Friday Bird Droppings
by Camden Chat on Nov 6, 2009 6:15 AM EST
in Open Threads
152 comments
There isn't any real O's news out there on the wire at the moment, but there was a flurry of activity on the first day of the off-season.
Baseball Calendar
A handy calendar of all important off season dates. -Stacey
Joe Posnanski: The Yankees Payroll
It's nothing we haven't heard before, but Joe Posnanski has a wonderful way with words -Stacey
Arizona Fall League recap -- Nov. 5
Lots of O's prospects in yesterday's game, with Brandon Snyder going 2-4 with a double and triple. -Stacey
Erbe will miss Rising Stars game in Arizona
He tripped and jammed his pinky. Real smooth. -Stacey
White Sox acquire Teahen from Royals
Two GMs who love to make dumb trades traded with each other. The White Sox get Mark Teahen, the Royals get Josh Fields and Chris Getz. Let the off season begin! -Stacey
Daniel Cabrera is a free agent!
The D-Backs removed him from their 40 man roster and rather than go to the minors he's elected to try free agency. -Stacey
Giants' Lincecum cited for marijuana possession
Tim Lincecum? Marijuana? Surely you jest. -Stacey
Angels Re-Sign Abreu
Bobby Abreu won't have to spend the winter wondering where he'll end up as he signed a two year deal with the Angels on the first day he could. -Stacey
Eight teams that will go Holliday shopping
8 big market clubs are capable of going after Matt Holliday. I'm on record as saying I believe he'll be a Yankee, but it'd be a nice story if he stayed with St. Louis. -Stacey
Jockbeat's World Series Wrap
"The Yanks' real MVP was the Baltimore Orioles' Adam Jones, who, in the eighth inning of the All-Star game hit a sac fly which scored the winning run for the American League and gave the Yankees the home field advantage in the World Series. Without that, Game Six might not have been at Yankee Stadium and Matsui probably wouldn't have been in the lineup." I'll wait while you throw up. Back? Ok. You probably don't want to read the rest. -Stacey
Millar takes plunge into free agency
We still love you, Kevbo, but maybe it's time to hang 'em up? -Stacey
Happy 6th Birthday, SB Nation!!! - Blog Huddle
SB Nation started six years ago today and just continues to get more and more awesome. -Stacey
- People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. -- Rogers Hornsby
0 recs |
152 comments
| Add comment
|
Email
Print
Comments
Please take the D-Cabs item off the list quickly (i.e. before sunrise in LA). Z could have a, um, bad reaction.
‘Course, we could all have a worse reaction if…nah, I’m not even gonna joke about it. Plus, I can’t find The Daniel Cabrera Song in the archive, so what’s the point.
But hey, speaking of Great Potential, maybe we could sign Sid. Third time’s the charm!
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
by Titov on Nov 6, 2009 6:25 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Fit, tanned, game-ready...and a phone call way. And remember, the WBC drug bust (and its 2-yr int'l ban) doesn't inhibit an MLB signing!
http://www.emptythebench.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/sidney-ponson.jpg
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
by Titov on Nov 6, 2009 6:50 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Bring back Cabrera?
Sure, why not? What could go wrong?
by BrianS on Nov 6, 2009 3:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
WE SHOULD TOTALLY SIGN DCABs
HE WOULD BE A CRAFTY VETERAN PRESENCE FOR THE YOUNGSTERS
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
by zknower on Nov 6, 2009 3:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, zk, as a friend
I won’t let you go down that destructive path again. Danny is no good for you!
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
by Stacey on Nov 6, 2009 4:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You're scratching the backs of your hands again, aren't you?
"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK
by duck on Nov 6, 2009 4:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
OpEn ThReAdS RuLe
I now have a blog: http://justanotherbaltimoresportsblog.blogspot.com/
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Nov 6, 2009 7:39 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I don't think It'd be that crazy of an idea for a team to sign Kevbo.
He doesn’t makes stupid errors, he gives effort all the time, and seems to be a stroung clubhouse leader, there’s got to 4 or 5 teams who could get good use out of Kevbo.
I now have a blog: http://justanotherbaltimoresportsblog.blogspot.com/
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Nov 6, 2009 7:42 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
strong clubhouse leader
I now have a blog: http://justanotherbaltimoresportsblog.blogspot.com/
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Nov 6, 2009 7:42 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
he's horrible
I love Kevin Millar more than anyone besides 2632 but he’s horrible.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
by Stacey on Nov 6, 2009 7:46 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
See? Horrible
http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2009/11/6/1118484/free-agent-friday-first-base
Although Nick Johnson intrigues me.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
by Stacey on Nov 6, 2009 7:53 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I never said he wasn't horrible
I’m saying that he’s got intangibles that a really young team could use in the catergories that don’t show up in the box score.
I now have a blog: http://justanotherbaltimoresportsblog.blogspot.com/
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Nov 6, 2009 8:00 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
by Stacey on Nov 6, 2009 8:04 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Um, is it just me or is BSF posting at a "Mighty Wind" level of irony so deadpan that it can get too elusive fo its own good?
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
by Titov on Nov 6, 2009 8:09 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No, not possible
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
by Stacey on Nov 6, 2009 8:31 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Damn, I was about to award a Well Played. I really thought he'd hooked ya...
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
by Titov on Nov 6, 2009 8:32 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
“gives effort”, “strong clubhouse leader”, “intangibles” — we’re only missing “plays one game at a time”, and “just glad to be here, hope I can contribute”. Oh, and maybe “playoff experience” (a la Memlo). It’s just too good…
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
by Titov on Nov 6, 2009 8:48 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He's gritty!
"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK
by duck on Nov 6, 2009 9:20 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He's a "gamer"
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
by zknower on Nov 6, 2009 3:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He plays the game the right way...
"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK
by duck on Nov 6, 2009 4:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You mean
he runs counter-clockwise, holds the bat at the nub, and doesn’t let the ball go into his uniform when he’s trying to field it?
"I like baseball, movies, good clothes, whiskey, fast cars ... and you. What else you need to know?"
by Andrew @ TLC on Nov 6, 2009 4:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm going to throw another hissy
Next thing you know, you’ll say you love Felix Pie more than me and zk. Then you’ll say Luke Scott. Then Jim Johnson. Then Danys Baez….
"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK
by duck on Nov 6, 2009 9:20 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Stop being so sensitive
Danys lover.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
by Stacey on Nov 6, 2009 9:58 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Dude Roch is whack today!
http://masnsports.com/2009/11/choosing-a-snack-from-the-vent.html
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
by Stacey on Nov 6, 2009 7:45 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
For realsies
On the Top Ten List of Phrases I Never Want to Read in a Roch Post, “let’s snuggle” is a solid #3.
"The United States is the New York Yankees of countries...powerful and respected until the year 2000." - Homer J. Simpson
by Brotz13 on Nov 6, 2009 8:11 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Should I even ask what's two and one?
I now have a blog: http://justanotherbaltimoresportsblog.blogspot.com/
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Nov 6, 2009 8:20 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
My favorite
is when he called out the gold diggers.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
by Stacey on Nov 6, 2009 8:32 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
"Comcast cable exists only to torment me. I lose service multiple times a day, or the picture keeps freezing up."
Wait-wait, I know this one: “Welcome to MLB.com, Roch!”
And yeah, that snuggle line made me really nervous for Amber. I mean, he might try anything…
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
by Titov on Nov 6, 2009 8:20 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Rock is ill
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 Nov 6, 2009 8:53 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
oh god
ROCH
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 Nov 6, 2009 8:53 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That's what Amber said...
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
by Titov on Nov 6, 2009 8:55 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Booo!
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
by Stacey on Nov 6, 2009 9:01 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You laughed, admit it. OK, snickered, chuckled, something....Together they're a joke in itself. Remember the "interview"?
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
by Titov on Nov 6, 2009 9:06 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You got your MASN personalities wrong
I thought it was supposed to be Roch and Anita forever.
Cry havoc and unleash the Esskay hot dogs of war! - The Wayward Oriole, Opening Day 2008
by Eat More Esskay on Nov 6, 2009 12:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
+500
lol
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
by zknower on Nov 6, 2009 3:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Can I just say that after I saw the penalties that Lincecum is facing:
He’ll be on the West Coast forever…
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 Nov 6, 2009 9:06 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
The whole story is sad.
I really liked Lincecum. I find it rather hard to like a guy who know smokes pot.
I now have a blog: http://justanotherbaltimoresportsblog.blogspot.com/
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Nov 6, 2009 10:04 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
who I know
I now have a blog: http://justanotherbaltimoresportsblog.blogspot.com/
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Nov 6, 2009 10:04 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The REAL issue
is that he was smoking dope and driving at the same time. If you wanna smoke whatever, go nuts pal…but driving is just, well, we need a new word for how wrong it is.
"I like baseball, movies, good clothes, whiskey, fast cars ... and you. What else you need to know?"
by Andrew @ TLC on Nov 6, 2009 10:53 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Not sure he was smoking
He wasn’t cited for driving under the influence, only possesion.
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on Nov 6, 2009 10:59 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The article said the officer smelled pot when he pulled him over
by O Nina on Nov 6, 2009 11:05 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but
The officer also said he wasn’t impaired, which is why he wasn’t arrested DUI.
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on Nov 6, 2009 11:30 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ok
So he’d been smoking (we assume, since the officer smelled pot) but not enough or maybe not recently enough to be “impaired”… still doesn’t set a great example and could still endanger others on the road!
by O Nina on Nov 6, 2009 11:41 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I mean you can smell weed even when it's not being smoked.
by O'sFan21 on Nov 6, 2009 11:58 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i know!
i can smell the weed in chicago from here! mark teahan for josh fields and chris getz? shit, we shoulda traded them rich hill or something for those guys.
by twistedlogic on Nov 6, 2009 12:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well,
3.3 grams, tucked away? Whatever, I guess we won’t know if he’d actually been smoking. At this point I’m just expressing my disapproval at driving while under any sort of influence.
by O Nina on Nov 6, 2009 12:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like the pipe was just sitting in the console.
Pipes smell pretty strong if they’ve been smoked.
by O'sFan21 on Nov 6, 2009 12:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think you smoke all of the weed in the world
Without being “impaired.”
I’m not trying to be a pothead advocate, but marijuana is a big part of living on the West Coast. My brother has been in LA for less than 6 months – already got his MMJ card. THere was an article on Mendocino County in the WashPo a few months back (every third or fourth house has a garden there) , and all the politicians were talking about how much of problem all of the gardens were. But they all said in closing remarks “but maybe I should smoke a little pot.” These are POLITICIANS saying these things in California. Over here, a politician would be risking his career saying that stuff.
It’s different over there, and personally, smoking some pot, I think, is a safer choice than drinking.
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 Nov 6, 2009 12:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I disagree with your first statement
but of course you’re entitled to your opinion.
Yeah I understand it’s a different culture over there. And I’m not against smoking pot if you do it responsibly. I’m just against people altering their minds and them getting into a vehicle and possibly endangering other people.
by O Nina on Nov 6, 2009 12:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
but marijuana is a big part of living on the West Coast. My brother has been in LA for less than 6 months – already got his MMJ card.
I lived in SoCal for two years now and I haven’t seen a bud of dope. Of course, it’s all around me. It’s just something that I’m not into anymore since I’m getting old and becoming much more a square these days. And the friends I’ve made here aren’t really into that stuff either which is kind of a self selection thing. But the Lincecum incident reminded me of a personal story. I was 19 years old and my parent bought me a new sports year (94 Ford Probe, woot). It was a stick shift and I didn’t know how to drive one. So my buddy took out to a hill near my parent’s house and had me practice shifting gears on it. It’s super late at night and I imagine the sight of a new sports year crawling forward and moving backwards on a hill accompanied by the sound of grinding gears looked odd. A cop pulls us over and immediately says, “I smell pot.” My friend and I looked at each incredulously. There was no pot anywhere in car. Absolutely none. I told him I was learning to drive stick and there was no pot in the car. He calls back up (! hehe, I’m hardly an intimidating force in person but it feels good that a cop felt like he needed to back up to deal with me and my buddy), told us to get out, and searched my car. He turned my car upside down as he was determined to find pot. After not finding anything, he said, “Well, I don’t know what you boys are up tonight, but you sure got away with something.” Most offensive BS I’ve ever experienced. Like I said, I was 19 so my sense of political efficacy was rather undeveloped at the time, but man I was pissed. On a side note, I found out my mom drive past thing the whole incident the next morning. Needless to say, she was curious to know why I was sitting on the curb while two cop cars were rifling through my new car like Sidney Ponson at the buffet table.
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
by birdman on Nov 6, 2009 1:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
that sucks
I’ve had my car searched three times so far in Annapolis. It’s such a pain. And it feels bad when they just presume guilt. You know, cars + teenagers = they’re up to something.
What I’ve learned though, is if you refuse to consent respectfully, they just run a dog around your car and let you go (if the dog doesn’t smell anything, obviously). Of course, if you live on the Eastern Shore (heh) and the drug dog is 45 minutes away, might as well just let them rip your stuff up.
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 Nov 6, 2009 2:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Good story! Glad I don't have a better one...though I was pulled over on 101 south of SF for DWH once...
Or I guess that’s what it was: late 70’s, late at night, ‘65 VW bug (my first car, sniff; I still miss ’er), long-haired dude @ the wheel (guess who) and CHP pulls me over for…license plate light failure. LICENSE PLATE LIGHT FAILURE?!? I didn’t know there WAS a license plate light.
No, they didn’t find anything.
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
by Titov on Nov 7, 2009 1:26 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Much better than driving after drinking
that is a good word for it.
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 Nov 6, 2009 12:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What????? Is that a serious comment????
by O'sFan21 on Nov 6, 2009 11:39 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Remember his age
and remember how black & white that wrong and right seemed to you at that age.
"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK
by duck on Nov 6, 2009 11:45 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Still funny.
My parents were hippies (in the 60s/70s that is), so I never really had a negative association with people who smoked weed.
by O'sFan21 on Nov 6, 2009 12:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ha
Dude, not saying you’re going to smoke weed when you get older, but one day you’ll realize that this statement is a bit absurd.
by VB O's Guy on Nov 6, 2009 3:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
seriously?
you need to broaden your horizons and be a little less judgemental
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
by zknower on Nov 6, 2009 3:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'll defend BSF for a bit here
I’d say he has the right to not like Timmy L as a baseball player. It’s a strong belief he has that is defensible, but not universally shared. He’s not saying Tim should be suspended or thrown out of baseball, just that he personally would have a hard time rooting for him.
I had a hard time rooting for the Phillies because Brett “Damn Right I’ll Smack My Wife In Public” Myers is still employed by them. Many didn’t want to support Manny Ramirez due to his DIY pharmaceutical approach to the off-season. It’s when those with strong beliefs start insisting that others be punished because their belief system has been violated that we have a problem.
"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK
by duck on Nov 6, 2009 4:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
As of today
the Phillies aren’t pursuing a new contract with that jerkface.
And you’re right on with your original comment to this whole thing (“remember how black and white right and wrong was at that age” or something to that effect). Actually your comment that I’m responding to is right on, too. Yay duck.
by O Nina on Nov 6, 2009 4:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
and personally
I love being judgemental.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
by Stacey on Nov 6, 2009 4:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And I'd argue that's loaded language itself
“Being judgmental” means you’re assuming someone is being negative about something you view as neutral or a positive. I view people who advocate for strict gun control as judgmental. People who live in a major city may view my opposition to strict gun control as judgmental. Yet, neither one of us is approaching the situation with an open mind -we’re each assuming we’re right and others who disagree are “judgmental,” but surely not us.
I’m just saying BSF has a right to not like athletes who smoke pot. I’m not saying I agree with him, but I’m also saying it’s not anaglous to being “judgmental” or racist, etc.
"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK
by duck on Nov 6, 2009 4:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think it's loaded
I think everyone knows what it means.
For example, when I see a girl with her muffin top and belly shirt, I judge her for not being able to 1) dress for her body type and 2) accurately identify in the mirror that she looks like a fool. She probably thinks she looks hot and therefore disagrees with me and calls me judgmental. And you know what? She’s right.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
by Stacey on Nov 6, 2009 5:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe I've just been to too many sensitivity professional days...
There’s that, too.
And if a girl with a muffin top and a belly shirt is calling herself hot, she isn’t right. :)
"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK
by duck on Nov 6, 2009 5:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
he didn't say not like him as a baseball player"
he said, “I find it rather hard to like a guy who know smokes pot.”
It’s like saying you wouldn’t like a person who drinks, or smokes cigarettes, or, I dunno, wears wing-tips. Smoking pot is legal in this country in certain circumstances, and even when it isn’t it’s a victimless “crime”.
It’s kind of a broad-based bias, and there’s way too much of that in society as it is. Imagine if someone said, “I find it hard to like a guy who I know reads Proust”. Maybe meet the guy and then decide, instead of arbitrarily deciding in advance.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
by zknower on Nov 6, 2009 4:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He's like 13!!
Kids that age aren’t exactly open-minded. My brother was a rigid “straight edger” until he was 15 or 16… he thought drugs were evil and couldn’t comprehend how anyone that did them would be worth associating with. But the more time he spent in the world, and the more different types of people he met, the more his mind opened. Now he’s in his 20s and still doesn’t do pot but he certainly wouldn’t write someone off if that person did.
by O Nina on Nov 6, 2009 4:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think you're stretching the analogy a bit
There is a defensible argument for pot being illegal. It’s not a point of view a lot of us share, but there is a rational discussion to be had. To find out a professional athlete engages in behavior you find immoral, I would argue, is a reason not to favor him. That’s different that deciding not to like someone who reads Proust.
Also, I think I’m reading the word “like” in this context differently than you are. I believe he means “like” as in support or root for a famous person/athlete, not in a personal sense. But maybe that’s just because I’m around 14-year-old ALL DAMN DAY…
:)
Yes, I really do like my job. Really. I do.
"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK
by duck on Nov 6, 2009 4:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
To find out a professional athlete engages in behavior you find immoral, I would argue, is a reason not to favor him.
Sure, but I think it’s to fair to ask whether he should find the behavior in question immoral in the first place.
And little man, just say no.
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
by birdman on Nov 6, 2009 4:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree, there's a discussion to be had
and to throw around words like “judgmental” stops that discussion before it starts
"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK
by duck on Nov 6, 2009 4:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
aren’t the two connected? you think about morality of the action before you reach a judgmental conclusion. so you think about the morality of being a pot user and then reach a judgmental conclusion about stoners. so our little buddy should think about the morality of Timmah’s actions and then decide whether he “likes” him. if so, it’s fair to compare stoners to people who “drink, or smokes cigarettes, or, I dunno, wears wing-tips” in order to decide to whether we like stoners…. or drinkers or people who wear wing-tips.
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
by birdman on Nov 6, 2009 5:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think my problem with the word is...
we only call people “judgmental” who don’t already agree with us. :)
"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK
by duck on Nov 6, 2009 5:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ok,
“You wanna see me feed a mouse to my snake?”
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
by birdman on Nov 6, 2009 5:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I have no idea what that means
but I bet it’s funny.
"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK
by duck on Nov 6, 2009 5:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Almost Famous (skip to the two minute mark). Russell Hammond goes on some inane rant about the existence of “real” things. The teenager gives the above non sequitur. I had nothing left to say so I figured it was a good moment to pull that line out.
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
by birdman on Nov 6, 2009 5:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Outstanding movie. Greatest moment: the would-be agent is explaining to the band why
they (and rock groups in general) need management: “You think Mick Jagger is going to be jumping around on a stage when he’s 60 years old?”
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
by Titov on Nov 7, 2009 1:32 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You're real Titov. Your friends are real. This website is real. Real, man, real.
Love Almost Famous. I bought the out-of-print Director’s Edition a few months ago. So much good stuff.
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
by birdman on Nov 7, 2009 1:52 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
In 11 years it'll be 1984!
If you think Mick Jagger will still be out there trying to be a rock star at age fifty, then you are sadly, sadly mistaken.
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
by Titov on Nov 8, 2009 3:45 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
that's crap
we only call people "judgmental" who don’t already agree with us. :)
my wife and i agree on lots of stuff. i don’t like hanging out with people when they’re smoking, and neither does she. but if she said, “i don’t like people who smoke” (i.e., don’t like the people, not the “vice” if you will), then SHE’s being judgemental.
my point is, don’t say you don’t like someone because of an activity they engage in that poses no harm to other people. you can not like the activity all you want. but to say you don’t like the person, particularly a person you don’t actually know, is pretty close-minded.
See: “I don’t like Christians”, “I don’t like homosexuals”, etc.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
by zknower on Nov 6, 2009 5:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
" because of an activity they engage in that poses no harm to other people."
I’d say that’s an arguable statement. Tim L. was pulled over driving a car. I wouldn’t want myself, my wife or my kids on a road with someone who’s been smoking pot (or drinking vodka, for that matter). That’s posing a harm to other people. Now, if you want to say you mean those who enjoy in their own homes, well, that’s another situation.
Still your move, btw. I’m trying real hard for that stalemate.
"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK
by duck on Nov 6, 2009 5:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, didn't see note below
I’ve been off work for 3 hours. Not everybody has. My bad. :)
"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK
by duck on Nov 6, 2009 5:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i just played. window of opportunity.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
by zknower on Nov 6, 2009 6:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
if you want to say
“I find it rather hard to like a guy who I know smokes pot while driving” I’d have zero problem with that.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
by zknower on Nov 6, 2009 6:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know
(for the record I agree with zk, I’m just saying)
You said above that you’re being judgmental /closed-minded if you don’t like someone based on an activity they engage in that poses no threat to other people." I think if someone is baked it might affect their driving skills and become a threat to other people.
Personally when it comes to stuff like that it all comes down to personal convictions. I think driving drunk is abhorrent and dangerous to everyone on the road, but people in my life have done it and I am still their friend and still love them. But if someone chose to dislike a person based on the fact that they drive drunk, I would totally understand.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
by Stacey on Nov 6, 2009 6:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
you and i are agreeing
it’s fine to say, " i can’t see liking a person who drives drunk".
it’s not fine to say, “i can’t see liking a person who drinks.”
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
by zknower on Nov 6, 2009 6:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yes and no
“drinks” is very ambiguous. that could be referring to drinking in excess, in which case, it would be just fine to say, “i can’t see liking a person who drinks”
by twistedlogic on Nov 6, 2009 6:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What the hell is wrong with drinking in excess?
Talk to me after my 3rd 40 tonight!
by O'sFan21 on Nov 6, 2009 6:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Only the best!
Might make some brass monkeys although not sure just yet.
by O'sFan21 on Nov 6, 2009 7:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
that stuff is revolting
but i drink it anyways
by twistedlogic on Nov 6, 2009 7:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The 2nd or 3rd
tastes a lot better than the 1st that’s for damn sure.
by O'sFan21 on Nov 6, 2009 7:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Throw a little OJ in there after you've had 3-4 gulps and it tastes just like orangina.
by O'sFan21 on Nov 6, 2009 7:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously
don’t knock it ‘til you try it. It’s astounding how good it is.
by O'sFan21 on Nov 6, 2009 7:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
next time i get 40s, i’ll try that. i’ll stick to beer for now tho
by twistedlogic on Nov 6, 2009 7:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
3 40s later I feel fucking spectacular!
I think I’m going to be hungover though. Fuck.
by O'sFan21 on Nov 7, 2009 2:53 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
3 beers and i feel just fine
and wont be hungover!
by twistedlogic on Nov 7, 2009 10:02 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
how could “drinks” ever be referring to “drinking in excess”?.
and in any case, the original line was “who smokes pot”, not “who gets totally baked out of his mind”.
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
by zknower on Nov 6, 2009 6:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You're right
I’ve obviously forgotten how to read.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
by Stacey on Nov 6, 2009 7:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Your move, btw
"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK
by duck on Nov 6, 2009 4:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i can
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
by zknower on Nov 6, 2009 5:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I can’t keep the board up long enough to really think about it with all these pryin’ eyes. i’ll try to find a moment of freedom…..
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
by zknower on Nov 6, 2009 5:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Forgot, you're still on work time.
My bad. Sorry for the harassment. I forget you’re 3 hours behind civilization….
"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK
by duck on Nov 6, 2009 5:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
east coast bias
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
by Stacey on Nov 6, 2009 5:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What?!?!?!?!
BSF doesn’t like me as a baseball player?!?! :-)
Trying to hit off me is like trying to eat soup with chopsticks.
-Ryohei Tanaka, with AA Bowie
by Timmy L. on Nov 6, 2009 11:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That is pretty steep
$622 plus the speeding ticket!
I really think congress should step in here, we need hearings about he role of weed in baseball.
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on Nov 6, 2009 10:11 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Rich ball player
hanging out in the northwest. Bet that was 3.3 of super sticky!!
by sickuvitall on Nov 6, 2009 11:15 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
oh hell yes
My brother brought back on the bus like 2 g of “OG Obama Kush”
Smoking the president of the You-Nine-Ted States.
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 Nov 6, 2009 12:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
People will put anything
with Kush to make it sound good. Not saying that this was the case for you…just sayin’.
by sickuvitall on Nov 6, 2009 3:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Simply OUTSTANDING line from that Jockbeat piece:
“[Let] me thank Roy Edroso for the headline on his [Village Voice] piece, ‘Congratulations Douchebag Yankee Fans.’ We accept your congratulations, and we assume you mean douchebag in the best possible sense.
And, yes, we are douchebags. We don’t care that we are, so long as we win. And we did win, and we will continue to win as long as there are douchebags."
Classic ‘“shock of recognition” stuff. On the other hand, the guy’s nutbar ramblings about an AL advantage in WS play (because of the DH; yes, that’s what he wrote) and his deeply wierd notions about the Phuddies having the finest nucleus of young talent in MLB — unless he meant the Mexicana Liga de Beisbol or something — is well below the standard of, well, substandard standards. Cheez Whiz, guy.
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
by Titov on Nov 6, 2009 10:04 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
David Steele, you're my hero
So if Riggo is so wrong, does that mean that suing season ticket holders into bankruptcy and re-selling their tickets to brokers is now right? Taking a woman’s greeting to her husband in Afghanistan, tearing it up and throwing it in the trashcan outside the stadium is right? Vilifying the local paper for publishing the facts about the shitty way they treat their customers is right?
I now have a blog: http://justanotherbaltimoresportsblog.blogspot.com/
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Nov 6, 2009 11:25 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
hahahahahahahahaha
that might be the funniest thing I’ve ever seen
why doesn’t she just keep him on a leash????
by O'sFan21 on Nov 6, 2009 12:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Mike Bordick!
Interesting choice
I now have a blog: http://justanotherbaltimoresportsblog.blogspot.com/
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Nov 6, 2009 12:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
JJ Hardy traded to the Twins
for Carlos Gomez
http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/69379917.html
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
by Stacey on Nov 6, 2009 1:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
i think the brewers got the better end of that.
I now have a blog: http://justanotherbaltimoresportsblog.blogspot.com/
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Nov 6, 2009 1:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think it for the Twins, personally
"I like baseball, movies, good clothes, whiskey, fast cars ... and you. What else you need to know?"
by Andrew @ TLC on Nov 6, 2009 1:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Like, rather
"I like baseball, movies, good clothes, whiskey, fast cars ... and you. What else you need to know?"
by Andrew @ TLC on Nov 6, 2009 1:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
They totally did
I have no confidence in Carlos Gomez.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
by Stacey on Nov 6, 2009 2:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
So I'm going to NYC this weekend
to visit some friends and just get away for a couple days. I’ve been pretty excited about going and seeing my friends. But it JUST hit me… I’m going to NYC this weekend, of all weekends. At least I missed the parade. And my MWF t-shirt is now getting packed and I am going to walk all over the city and flaunt that shit. Maybe even throw a nasty comment or two toward a Yankee fan, if the mood strikes me.
by O Nina on Nov 6, 2009 1:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Nice
Which MWF shirt do you have?
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
by Stacey on Nov 6, 2009 2:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The "Hope" one
in black. My brother got it for me for my birthday last month.
And might I just add that I LOVE it, not just because of what it says, but because it’s so comforable! It fits really well. I’m definitely putting more of them on my Christmas list…
by O Nina on Nov 6, 2009 2:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes I have that one too!
I also have the “Matt Wieters took BP today. There were no survivors”. I couldn’t decide which so I got both. And they are a nice fit. It’s not that small, clingy type of women’s tee that you see so much. It is just like a regular tshirt except in girly dimensions.
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
by Stacey on Nov 6, 2009 3:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm getting one for Haunkahh
I now have a blog: http://justanotherbaltimoresportsblog.blogspot.com/
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Nov 7, 2009 7:07 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm in NYC..now
I was in the city for the Yankee Parade. Wasn’t near it, although I was in Manhattan. Bleh, it was my worst nightmare even though I didn’t see anything. (I did have to ride the subway with a TON of Yankee fans that got off in Lower Manhattan…boo!)
by NewYorkOriole on Nov 6, 2009 6:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
So somebody just sent me quite possibly the best Yankees WS celebration picture ever.
Not sure if I can post it here – there’s some nudity involved…
by O'sFan21 on Nov 6, 2009 3:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'm gonna say no
But if it’s a link you can post the link. Just make it super clear that it is questionable content so no one gets fired from their job or offended. Although I guess if you reply to this we’ll all know :)
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
by Stacey on Nov 6, 2009 3:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I think that's wise.
It’s a jpg in an email so no link. It really is fucking hilarious, but I don’t think it can go on the board.
Somebody took a pic of Arod being sprayed with champaign and photoshopped it to have a guy pissing in his face. Definitely offensive and job-threatening.
by O'sFan21 on Nov 6, 2009 3:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
ew
Some Day, Matt Wieters Will Make The Cooperstown Crowd Laugh By Talking About The Time He Batted Behind Melvin Mora And Luke Scott. -Keith Law via Matt Wieters Facts
by Stacey on Nov 6, 2009 3:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
seriously, golden shower? earmuffs!
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
by birdman on Nov 6, 2009 3:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The joyful humor in it is difficult to explain unless you see it. It's really priceless.
by O'sFan21 on Nov 6, 2009 4:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
upload the picture to flickr
Or forward it to me (svlee75@yahoo.com) and i’ll post it.
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
by birdman on Nov 6, 2009 4:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s quite graphic and it definitely should not be posted to camdenchat.
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
by birdman on Nov 6, 2009 6:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i think i was just so shocked to see a dude’s package that i was like whoa, close pic fast.
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
by birdman on Nov 6, 2009 6:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
what were you expecting?
he did say there was nudity….
by twistedlogic on Nov 6, 2009 6:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, i know, i was saying that to myself after wards. but curiosity got the best of me. a golden shower? eyemuffs!
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
by birdman on Nov 6, 2009 6:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
plus he said, “a guy pissing in his face.” it’s easy to picture that scenario w/o actually seeing a dude’s package (e.g., a guy’s hand is blocking the package but you still see the golden shower).
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
by birdman on Nov 6, 2009 6:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The joyful humor in it is difficult to explain unless you see it. It’s really priceless.
Now that I’ve seen the picture, what’s difficult to explain about its humor? Your description pretty much sums up the picture… there’s nothing in the picture that conveys something that you can’t explain with words.
Vizzini: Let me put it this way. Have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates?
Man in Black: Yes.
Vizzini: Morons.
by birdman on Nov 6, 2009 6:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
So MLB Network...
…is showing highlights from a bunch of previous NYY WS victories, from 6 P.M. tonight till the AFL Rising Starts game starts tomorrow at 8 P.M. What were they going to show if the Phillies won, I wonder?
Ugh.
Weaver's Fourth Law: Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs.
by Vuff on Nov 6, 2009 4:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
highlights from a bunch of previous NYY WS victories methinks
by twistedlogic on Nov 6, 2009 4:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
zing!
"I like baseball, movies, good clothes, whiskey, fast cars ... and you. What else you need to know?"
by Andrew @ TLC on Nov 6, 2009 4:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You're right.
I’m gonna go cry in a corner now.
Weaver's Fourth Law: Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs.
by Vuff on Nov 6, 2009 4:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Join the community and dive in!
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Recent FanPosts
SBNation.com Recent Stories
GAMETHREAD SPONSOR
Certain photos copyright © 2009 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
