Gameday Thread: O's (39-36) @ Cubs (48-29)
by duck
on Jun 25, 2008 6:00 PM EDT
Baltimore Orioles @ Chicago Cubs
Matt Albers makes the start instead of the scratched Brian Burres. This is not duck. I am not duck.
| Today's Starting Pitchers | GS | IP | ERA | WHIP | BAA | HR | BB | K | W-L | |
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Matt Albers - RH | 2 (27) | 48.2 | 2.77 | 1.25 | .229 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 3-2 |
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Ted Lilly - LH | 16 | 91.2 | 4.71 | 1.34 | .247 | 16 | 34 | 91 | 7-5 |
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Baltimore Orioles |
Chicago Cubs |
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B. Roberts 2B |
E. Patterson LF |
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N. Markakis RF |
R. Theriot SS |
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M. Mora 3B |
D. Lee 1B |
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A. Huff 1B |
A. Ramirez 3B |
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J. Edmonds CF |
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L. Scott LF |
G. Soto C |
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J. Payton CF |
M. DeRosa RF |
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A. Cintron SS |
M. Fontenot 2B |
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T. Lilly P |
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burres is scratched...
tummy ache.
hey, hey, hey! it’s matt albers.
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/roch/blog/2008/06/new_starter.html
foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08
by j.q. higgins on Jun 25, 2008 6:06 PM EDT 0 recs
I hope it's not whatever knocked Vlad and La Douche out of last night's Nats game.
That would suck.
by getxstoked on Jun 25, 2008 6:08 PM EDT 0 recs
this should be fun
ive been wanting to see phat albers start. lets see what the boy can do.
"I’m sure glad he didn’t try to bunt." - DD on Melmo's game winning double, 6/17
by daveh873 on Jun 25, 2008 6:10 PM EDT 0 recs
am I the only one
missing an actual Gameday thread?
"Chickens are hard to catch." Jennifer Scott (Luuuuuuuke's Mom)
by dayzd toe on Jun 25, 2008 6:15 PM EDT 0 recs
well...
this is a gameday thread, but it IS a little, uhhh, austere?
foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08
by j.q. higgins on
Jun 25, 2008 6:24 PM EDT
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Welll....
I did a rough draft for last night and SC killed it and replaced it with better stuff, so I didn’t bother with a rough draft today, figuring SC would add stuff. I guess I will now.
:)
I know, I know, TMI.
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
by duck on
Jun 25, 2008 6:54 PM EDT
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BTW
all the stuff is SC’s. By the time I saw it needed stuff, SC was already adding it.
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
by duck on
Jun 25, 2008 7:20 PM EDT
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holy cow!
has anyone been over to bleed cubbie blue recently? their gamday thread(s) for yesterday’s game got 1593 comments, compared to our sub-700. i knew the cubbies had a big fan base, but daaaaaaaamn…
"I’m sure glad he didn’t try to bunt." - DD on Melmo's game winning double, 6/17
by daveh873 on Jun 25, 2008 6:26 PM EDT 0 recs
Imagine if everyone over at Orioles Hangout posted on our game thread.
We could probably hit 1500, but would you want to? Who could read it?
From the Land of Pleasant Living...
by OEutaw on
Jun 25, 2008 6:32 PM EDT
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i dont want it to be that big
they are going to have 4 threads up for tonight’s game after all is said and done. thats a pain in the ass. it just shocked me a bit. and as for o’s hangout, i dont know how many people are even over there. ive never really cared to check it out. this is my home.
"I’m sure glad he didn’t try to bunt." - DD on Melmo's game winning double, 6/17
by daveh873 on
Jun 25, 2008 6:40 PM EDT
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is a home...
not superior to a hangout? i’d say so!
foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08
by j.q. higgins on
Jun 25, 2008 6:45 PM EDT
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personally, I’d love it to be that big.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on
Jun 25, 2008 6:48 PM EDT
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i cant believe i'm doing this, buuuuut...
thats what she said? (ugh, i hate myself)
"I’m sure glad he didn’t try to bunt." - DD on Melmo's game winning double, 6/17
by daveh873 on
Jun 25, 2008 7:45 PM EDT
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schwing!
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on
Jun 25, 2008 7:49 PM EDT
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well, look at it this way...
chicagoland is more than twice the size of the dc b’more metro area.
foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08
by j.q. higgins on
Jun 25, 2008 6:33 PM EDT
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No it's not
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_of_United_States_Combined_Statistical_Areas
Chicago is more populous, but DC/Balt is catching up.
by dkdc on
Jun 25, 2008 7:04 PM EDT
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There’s also Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Missouri, Iowa, the Dakotas. Plus the Cubs are also a pretty national team thanks to WGN over the years. It’s not just about the size of Chicago. It’s a huge, huge fanbase.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on
Jun 25, 2008 7:05 PM EDT
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"This is not duck. I am not duck."
You say that like it’s a good thing…...
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
by duck on Jun 25, 2008 7:06 PM EDT 0 recs
I have to watch this game at the bar with a bunch of Cubs fan idiots who aren’t going to know Nick Markakis from Adam.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Jun 25, 2008 7:06 PM EDT 0 recs
So is it just me
or every time you hear “stomach ailment” or especially “flu-like symptoms,” you think hangover?
I’ll give Bri-Bri the benefit of the doubt, but at least some of the time, I have to think that’s true.
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
by duck on Jun 25, 2008 7:29 PM EDT 0 recs
yeah
Dudes are human. F it. Everybody misses a day or two of work with “flu-like symptoms.”
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on
Jun 25, 2008 7:50 PM EDT
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Seems to me
you make that much money and only have 162 work days, you better damn sight do what you can to make all of them.
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
by duck on
Jun 25, 2008 7:56 PM EDT
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they work more than 162 days
spring training, winter leagues, etc… and 162 days of work with nary a day off in between and tooooons of travel isnt exactly fun. i dont know about you, but i wouldnt want to work 21 days straight. or show up to work and find out 4 hours later work was cancelled for the day and I have to work twice as long the next day. when you look at it as a job and not as baseball, its pretty f’ed up.
that being said, they make waaaaaaaaaay enough money to compensate for any of that and i’m just excited for albers to start. obviously they shouldnt be missing starts due to hangovers (ahem ponson…)
"I’m sure glad he didn’t try to bunt." - DD on Melmo's game winning double, 6/17
by daveh873 on
Jun 25, 2008 8:01 PM EDT
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the travel is ridiculous
They also have to stay in shape over the winter, which is no picnic.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on
Jun 26, 2008 1:20 AM EDT
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"obviously they shouldnt be missing starts due to hangovers "
That we can agree on. Dude’s sick, dude’s sick. That’s understandable. I would have a problem with a player tying one on the day before a game and THAT being the reason he can’t play. That’s unprofessional.
Getting a cold or a blister on a finger when you’re a pitcher, well, shit happens, and if you can’t go, you can’t go.
But taking actions that LEAD to you not being able to do your job, that’s just unprofessional.
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
by duck on Jun 25, 2008 8:04 PM EDT 0 recs
No Adam Jones, son!
JayPay in center.
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
by duck on Jun 25, 2008 8:08 PM EDT 0 recs
so i just checked out o's hangout
its all… respectable. i dont know about you guys (actually i kinda do) but i like a little vulgarity and passion with my baseball.
not knocking o’s hangout, just seems a bit boring for my taste.
"I’m sure glad he didn’t try to bunt." - DD on Melmo's game winning double, 6/17
by daveh873 on Jun 25, 2008 8:09 PM EDT 0 recs
Some like the club seats
some like the bleachers. I’m a bleachers kinda guy. That’s why I’m here. It’s all the shit I’d yell if my wife let me.
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
by duck on
Jun 25, 2008 8:13 PM EDT
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I like the O's Hangout
It’s quite different from here, yeah. But there are a lot of folks over there who really know their stuff, so it’s a good read. The problem is since they’re so big you sometimes have to sift through some crap to get to the good stuff. That and some of them tend to spend as much time talking about each other as they do the game, that can get a little tedious. But it’s not a bad place to go when I’m bored at work.
"We’re not concerned about what other teams think. I know teams come in here thinking we’re playing the Orioles. And then 9 innings later, they got the loss, they know what we’re about." ~Adam Jones
by Stacey on
Jun 26, 2008 9:06 AM EDT
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O's Hangout is an awesome site
Not my cup of tea ‘cause, let’s face it, a brother can’t be a brother over there, but they’re wonderful fans and do a great, great job, and they have done so for many years.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on
Jun 27, 2008 2:02 AM EDT
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eh..
"Chickens are hard to catch." Jennifer Scott (Luuuuuuuke's Mom)
by dayzd toe on
Jun 27, 2008 9:02 AM EDT
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Just prior to the draft I spent a lot of time over there
Their draft coverage was quite good. I know there were a few guys on here who really knew what they were talking about, but over there it was very comprehensive. They do a number of things very, very well, and the draft is one of them. And the game recaps are also very good. I know a lot of people here trash talk them, and I see that angle, but it’s actually not a bad place to spend some time.
"We’re not concerned about what other teams think. I know teams come in here thinking we’re playing the Orioles. And then 9 innings later, they got the loss, they know what we’re about." ~Adam Jones
by Stacey on
Jun 27, 2008 9:24 AM EDT
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BUNT!
he wanted to do it.
"I’m sure glad he didn’t try to bunt." - DD on Melmo's game winning double, 6/17
by daveh873 on Jun 25, 2008 8:10 PM EDT 0 recs
So, if Matt does well
do we have a rotation question on our hands? Does he replace Burres?
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
by duck on Jun 25, 2008 8:14 PM EDT 0 recs
hope so
"I’m sure glad he didn’t try to bunt." - DD on Melmo's game winning double, 6/17
by daveh873 on
Jun 25, 2008 8:15 PM EDT
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Yeah, kinda moot now
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
by duck on
Jun 25, 2008 9:37 PM EDT
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That was some purrrrty pitching
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
by duck on Jun 25, 2008 8:15 PM EDT 0 recs
Uh, Melvin?
Just because you missed it doesn’t mean the play’s over.
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
by duck on Jun 25, 2008 8:16 PM EDT 0 recs
Error on Melmo?
Nick Markakis: The Actual Greek God of Walks
by wickedwitch on Jun 25, 2008 8:16 PM EDT 0 recs
Better be.
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
by duck on
Jun 25, 2008 8:16 PM EDT
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Talk about some weak hits
that found good spots….
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
by duck on Jun 25, 2008 8:18 PM EDT 0 recs
Where was Cintron on that?
The ball was on the left side of the bag,
Nick Markakis: The Actual Greek God of Walks
by wickedwitch on Jun 25, 2008 8:18 PM EDT 0 recs
This is
a really Albers-like inning here. Bunch of 3-0 counts ain’t gonna cut it
by dan the man on Jun 25, 2008 8:22 PM EDT 0 recs
THis, this is not good
Bases loaded, 1 out, and he ain’t Shutdown. This is not a night we needed to kill our ‘pen eating innings.
Great, and here comes the athletic trainer. Great….
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
by duck on
Jun 25, 2008 8:24 PM EDT
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And for our THIRD starter of the day...
please welcome Lance Cormier….
Guys and gals, I think this is God’s way of saying, “It ain’t yer night.”
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
by duck on Jun 25, 2008 8:25 PM EDT 0 recs
What the fuck is wrong with Albers?
"We might as well just win this game." -Adam Jones
by exitfare on Jun 25, 2008 8:25 PM EDT 0 recs
Yes, what's the hell is going on?
Wolf, wolf, wolf.
by birdman on
Jun 25, 2008 8:26 PM EDT
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TV didn't say
We just saw the trainer trot out, and Palmer speculated it might be physical, and DD took that ball. Go to commercial, and here’s Lance Cormier.
Now you know as much as we do.
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
by duck on
Jun 25, 2008 8:27 PM EDT
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i wonder if he caught something from brian
maybe something is going the clubhouse.
Wolf, wolf, wolf.
by birdman on
Jun 25, 2008 8:28 PM EDT
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We just don't know
Jim and Jim weren’t in a guessing mood, and we won’t know unless the O’s tell us. And I seriously doubt they will announce “Matt Albers had to leave the game due to the shits.” Although that WOULD be hilarious.
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
by duck on
Jun 25, 2008 8:30 PM EDT
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that would be the worst leg kick ever
"We might as well just win this game." -Adam Jones
by exitfare on
Jun 25, 2008 8:31 PM EDT
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If I saw a stain in his crotch...
I’d have to give up baseball for a week.
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
by duck on
Jun 25, 2008 8:32 PM EDT
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I guess tonight will be the blow out
"We might as well just win this game." -Adam Jones
by exitfare on Jun 25, 2008 8:26 PM EDT 0 recs
we can't concede yet!
We need to make Lilly throw his glove on the ground.
by PhilR8 on
Jun 25, 2008 8:26 PM EDT
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the more negative I am
the better we do
"We might as well just win this game." -Adam Jones
by exitfare on
Jun 25, 2008 8:28 PM EDT
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it may not be all lost
the cws did end at 19-11
"What good are fans. You can't eat applause for breakfast" -Bob Dylan
by gwill2k8 on Jun 25, 2008 8:29 PM EDT 0 recs
Cintron better hit a 8 run homer tonight
to make up for his defense.
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
by duck on Jun 25, 2008 8:31 PM EDT 0 recs
1 out, and no DP available.
Great throw, ALEX.
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
by duck on
Jun 25, 2008 8:32 PM EDT
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I think it just did.
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
by duck on
Jun 25, 2008 8:32 PM EDT
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cintron sucks
he got lazy on the follow up and let the 3rd run score
"What good are fans. You can't eat applause for breakfast" -Bob Dylan
by gwill2k8 on Jun 25, 2008 8:32 PM EDT 0 recs
He tried to play hero
and gun down a run at the plate he had NO CHANCE of getting, and let a runner go from 1st to 2nd doing it.
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
by duck on
Jun 25, 2008 8:33 PM EDT
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On the bright side,
maybe we’ll see Markakis pitch
Nick Markakis: The Actual Greek God of Walks
by wickedwitch on Jun 25, 2008 8:33 PM EDT 0 recs
Palmer was mentioning Adam Jones pitched before he played infield
before he played CF.
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
by duck on
Jun 25, 2008 8:34 PM EDT
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i betcha SC is driving to chicago right now to volunteer his services.
Wolf, wolf, wolf.
by birdman on
Jun 25, 2008 8:37 PM EDT
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Come on everyone....
Orioles Magic….
The stock market will never recover, our armies will never again be #1, and our children will drink filthy water for the rest of their lives - HST
by the fix is in on Jun 25, 2008 8:36 PM EDT 0 recs
More like
Orioles Divine Intervention
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
by duck on
Jun 25, 2008 8:36 PM EDT
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See?
Look at that purty nice K
The stock market will never recover, our armies will never again be #1, and our children will drink filthy water f