Friday Bird Droppings
by duck on Oct 22, 2010 6:54 AM EDT
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PrintIN THE PLAYOFFS
Doc gives Phils a shot, prescribes home remedy | MLB.com: News
The Phils won, and MLB.com needs to fire most of their writing staff.
Colin Cowherd sticks by his accusations of Rangers' Cliff Lee | The Dallas Morning News
"Yet when he faced Baltimore and Kansas City, two teams with no shot to get him that he'd never play for, he mailed it in. Say what you want - he couldn't get to the fifth inning against the Orioles. But he owned the Yankees, owned the Rays, what does that tell you? It tells you that he's a human being. What I would say to that is when you go on a date with a pretty girl, you amp it up." In case you needed any more reasons to despise Colin Cowherd.
IN ORIOLES NEWS
School of Roch: Allenson, Matusz, Tillman, etc. (updated)
Gary Allenson isn't exactly fretting over his job security, since he's never had any as a minor league manager and coach. And Brian Matusz and Chris Tillman aren't in Arizona at Athletes Performance Institute, they're headed to California for a place closer to their homes.
School of Roch: Some spring training dates
The Orioles will not play the Cardinals next year, and other details about the O's Spring Training schedule.
Steve Melewski: Will there be a logjam at the upper levels on the farm?
We may not have the best prospects in MLB, but we may have too many players vying for the same spots in AAA Norfolk's lineup in 2011.
Showalter, front office meet on state of O's | orioles.com: News
"We talked about the club, where it is, where we hoped it would be," Showalter said of a squad that went 34-23 after he took over the club on Aug. 2. "I think it was more Andy, kind of updating him on some things he didn't know about. It was good."
Orioles Insider: Townsend to have surgery; AFL stint over
"Orioles infield prospect Tyler Townsend will have surgery to remove a cyst from his hand." Please, more details!
Orioles Insider: Crowley, Orioles discussing change in roles
"The Orioles are currently discussing an adviser/instructor type position with Terry Crowley, an arrangement that will end his long stint as the team’s hitting coach but keep him in a prominent role in the organization. The deal has not been finalized, according to multiple sources, and the Orioles remain open to Crowley returning for his 13th straight season as Orioles’ hitting coaching and his 17th overall." Looks like Britt was right yesterday.
Sanchez learns from Harper, goes deep | MLB.com: News
Scottsdale in the AFL goes down in defeat, and Oliver Drake doesn't have a good day.
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Jammin'
I think a more interesting log jam for me will be at Delmarva with the loss of Bluefield. Not super significant to write a story about but the filler will be weeded out and should create some better competition there. Not sure who is slated to go where yet but between Machado, Narron, Givens, et al., it is going to be a pretty sick infield making it’s way north the next 4/5 years.
…and I hope you like jammin’ too.
Someone just emailed this to me
And I think maybe you all need to watch it.
http://socialitelife.com/if_you_just_need_a_break_from_life_heres_a_cat_eating_a_banana-10-2010
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
why
do people insist on dressing up their pets? Also, strollers are made for humans that cannot walk yet – not your lazy ass Chihuahua. They have 4 legs – FOUR legs so they can walk – not so they can be carted around a store and get in everybodys way becasue God forbid you kept them at home.
I had no idea that a cat in a banana split costume eating a banana could bring out such emotion
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
it all started
when I had to spend money to buy a DOG a birthday present because I was going to a birthday party for a DOG that I don’t own. (wife’s friend).
Yea....thats stupid
Dogs shouldnt have birthday parties and get presents and shit.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 22, 2010 8:43 AM EDT up reply actions
But we are agreed
It’s OK to buy pets Christmas gifts, right? Nothing expensive, but a $10 thingee from PetSmart is cool, right?
"Walk not down that road, I cannot tell you where it goes. Ask me no more questions - some things you're not meant to know." - The Sword
I teach HS
stupid words creep into my vocab by osmosis
"Walk not down that road, I cannot tell you where it goes. Ask me no more questions - some things you're not meant to know." - The Sword
like totally lame excuse brah.
The stache is back!
by Knubles and Bits on Oct 22, 2010 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions
I'd say it is a perfectly valid excuse.
Final Thought for the Day: Men are like a fine wine. They start out as
grapes, and it's up to women to stomp the crap out of them until they
turn into something acceptable to have dinner with.
Dave Barry
The sense of sarcasm is weak in this one.
The stache is back!
by Knubles and Bits on Oct 22, 2010 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions
False
You used FOUR yuppie words in 5 to get your point across that you were intimating a high school student.
Im with ya K&B
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 22, 2010 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Sarcasm is a tough sell.
Final Thought for the Day: Men are like a fine wine. They start out as
grapes, and it's up to women to stomp the crap out of them until they
turn into something acceptable to have dinner with.
Dave Barry
I figured everyone would catch on to one of, if not all of,
like, totally, lame, or brah.
The stache is back!
by Knubles and Bits on Oct 22, 2010 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Why would you buy crap for a pet on any holiday?
The dog ends up having more shit than the person who owns it.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 22, 2010 8:58 AM EDT up reply actions
because you love your pet?
And you’d like to do something nice for it?
I am not a pet owner, for the record. But if someone wants to buy shit for a dog why should I care? You gotta do what makes you happy.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
by Stacey on Oct 22, 2010 9:10 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm against people being happy
being being unhappy is the only thing that makes me happy…so how does that fit into your little ideal, huh?
Ranger Brad, I'm a scientist, I don't believe in anything.
I don't know how to talk to you
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
by Stacey on Oct 22, 2010 9:39 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
actually
I love pets. I used to have a fuzzy little chinchilla, and I’d make sure to get him something for Christmas every year. Why not? Pets are a big part of the family, too.
Ranger Brad, I'm a scientist, I don't believe in anything.
our cat had a little stocking
We’d get her a few cans of fancy food and some catnip mice. She appreciated it.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
by Stacey on Oct 22, 2010 9:49 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
My GF has stocking for our two guinea pigs
they were her guinea pigs, but when we moved in together they became our guinea pigs. I love those little furballs.
Think about the pet tho.
Do you honestly think they like being stuffed in a box?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 22, 2010 9:32 AM EDT up reply actions
what?
Is there some rule that says when you give a pet a gift you first have to stuff it in a box?
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
by Stacey on Oct 22, 2010 9:39 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
When you leave the house, do you just let the dog roam all around?
Why do you think they chew up furniture and stuff?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 22, 2010 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions
So you've gone from
It’s stupid to buy pets presents to it’s stupid to have pets? My apologies to Andrew, you’re the one I don’t know how to talk to.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
by Stacey on Oct 22, 2010 9:55 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I already said I don't like pets
And no…I don’t really feel like people should own animals.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 22, 2010 9:58 AM EDT up reply actions
most pets have pretty awesome lives
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
by Stacey on Oct 22, 2010 10:01 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Heaven forbid they get fed, cleaned up after, and played with...
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 22, 2010 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Then you have my neighbors
Who let their pets roam wherever the hell they want. The dog shits all over the neighborhood and they don’t clean up after it. One of the 7 cats they own already caused an accident at the corner of the street because somebody swerved to avoid it when it ran out from under a car. He ended up hitting one of the cars parked there. Heaven forbid you walk into the house and see how bad it smells.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 22, 2010 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Cat people are... uncommon
They exist but are not the norm. People who own seven cats are not normal. My GF’s parents own 13 cats. Enough said.
DO NOT MARRY IN TO THAT FAMILY!
The stache is back!
by Knubles and Bits on Oct 22, 2010 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well I feel for you.
My GFs parents are horse people. Horse people can be VERY strange. They have like 10 horses and no money, but keep doing horse stuff.
The stache is back!
by Knubles and Bits on Oct 22, 2010 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions
That is how they treat my GF.
I don’t want to delve into the details because some people on here have met her, but it involved a very expensive horse trailer.
The stache is back!
by Knubles and Bits on Oct 22, 2010 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Have fun wiht that
At least take care of them if this happens. Don’t let them roam all over the neighborhood unchecked, crapping in others lawns, killing other animals, and digging holes in gardens and stuff.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 22, 2010 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions
they live in a rural area
in fact, they own a ton of land and basically the cats have free reign over it. They share a driveway with some other folks, but there’s very little traffic.
Also, growing up we had two outdoor dogs and two outdoor cats. We lived in a rural area as well, but there were neighbors closeby in every direction. And our cats and dogs rarely strayed off of our 2.5 acres except when the dogs would accompany my father on a walk. It sounds like you have one bad household clouding your image of pet owners.
No...multiple households
And these people act their their damn cats don’t cause problems.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 22, 2010 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions
the vast majority of people with pets
are not those people. Those people shouldn’t be allowed to have pets. But I don’t know how they provide the basis for a blanket “humans shouldn’t own animals” statement.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
It's like saying
alcohol should be illegal because some people are drunks or driving should be illegal because some people get in accidents.
The stache is back!
by Knubles and Bits on Oct 22, 2010 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Disagree with that one
I know an incredible number of people who are incredibly ignorant about their pets.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 22, 2010 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions
and I don't know any
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Okay....your point being?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 22, 2010 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions
my point being
small sample size! And also possibly that Virginia sucks. Because I like to work that in whenever possible.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Its not just Virginia
My cousin’s GF in California does the same shit. And she’s wicked ignorant when it comes to people telling her what she does with those cats is stupid.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 22, 2010 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions
California also sucks.
America was a farting country. - Ragtime, E.L. Doctorow
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 22, 2010 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions
probably a NoVA thing
We all know how THOSE people act.
by PhilR8 on Oct 22, 2010 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Is that why
you were angry I picked Vick off waivers? I’ve had to roll with Eli Manning the last couple weeks. Im 5-1 now.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 22, 2010 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Vick is a perfect example of why people shouldn't own pets
Although I’d be hard pressed to call those poor creatures “pets.”
And how is that trade working out? Considering Jackson has had all of about 1 good game since and Vick has played like 10 snaps.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 22, 2010 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Vick is a perfect reason of why VICK shouldn't own pets
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Vick wasn't alone in that whole thing
And don’t think he’s the only one out there dogfighting.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 22, 2010 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions
So
If I may ask, what is your contingent plan to humans not “owning animals”. Just let them all survive in the wild?
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 22, 2010 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions
I have a hard time believing there would be as many if nobody wanted them as pets
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 22, 2010 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions
How does this answer the question?
What do you do with all those cute little puppies and kittens?
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 22, 2010 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
there’s a cat in the kettle at the peking room
Did you ever think, when you eat Chinese
It ain’t pork or chicken but a fat siamese?
Yet the food tastes great, so you don’t complain.
But that’s not chicken in your chicken chow mein.
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
When I order the cold pork
intestines in hot sauce, I don’t really care if it’s cat guts or not.
Final Thought for the Day: Men are like a fine wine. They start out as
grapes, and it's up to women to stomp the crap out of them until they
turn into something acceptable to have dinner with.
Dave Barry
Couldnt eat snake...
Thats gross.
Or like Hippo balls or something
I have my limits.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 22, 2010 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions
What if you ate something
and it was the most delicious thing ever, and when you were finished, someone said, “That was hippo balls!” Would you eat it again?
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
I'd like to see the guy who harvests ..
… hippo balls.
I remember hearing that one of the leading causes of accidental death in Africa are kills by hippos. Forget about lions, rhinos and elephants. Hippos are the mean-ass killer of the wild.
Final Thought for the Day: Men are like a fine wine. They start out as
grapes, and it's up to women to stomp the crap out of them until they
turn into something acceptable to have dinner with.
Dave Barry
I know that at the beginning of this season of Eastbound and Down
Kenny Powers was cockfighting. Or, had some cocks that were fighting.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
indeed it was
I love that show. I feel like I should hate it, but I don’t.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
I believe it is illegal in all 50 states ...
… but still takes place.
Oregon doesn’t allow it, but is suppossedly one of the leading states in raising gamecocks and exporting the various equipment (like spurs).
Final Thought for the Day: Men are like a fine wine. They start out as
grapes, and it's up to women to stomp the crap out of them until they
turn into something acceptable to have dinner with.
Dave Barry
And Phil isn't the only one out there being kind to his guinia pigs
So why can’t we just say that everyone should have pets since there are multiple good people out there like Phil?
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
yeah, I don't know
A SINGLE PERSON who doesn’t put an extraordinary amount of care into their pet ownership. Ergo: it should be mandatory that all humans own at least one pet.
Also: All blanket statements are stupid. Every single one of them.
Ranger Brad, I'm a scientist, I don't believe in anything.
I know one.
Our son.
Buys a lab his senior year in college. (Knowing he’s already committed to the Marine Corp.) Then announces he’ll be staying with us when he graduates from school – with the dog – until he gets his commissioning date and slot at TBS (in Quantico).
OK, even though it is crowded in our two bedroom townhouse, we can manage. Problem is he pretty much abdicate’s all responsibility for taking care of the dog because he knows his mom and I will pick up the slack.
We recently called him on it – after he got pissed due to my frequently asking him if he had fed the dog or taken it out for a walk. Apparently he didn’t appreciate my tone. (I get that a lot.) His excuse for not being responsible? It was our fault. He wasn’t able to because we were doing it. It took a fair amount of willpower on my part to keep my mouth shut and not voice my opinion that it had to be one of the lamest, most piss poor example of an excuse I’d heard in a long time.
For his part, he has taken over primary responsibility for feeding the dog and does let it out at night before going to bed. My wife and I are still the ones who have to get the dog out of the house and burn some of that still puppy like lab energy off. I remind myself I hadn’t quite reached perfection in the responsibility department at 24 either.
Final Thought for the Day: Men are like a fine wine. They start out as
grapes, and it's up to women to stomp the crap out of them until they
turn into something acceptable to have dinner with.
Dave Barry
I love animals
Especially with barbeque sauce.
"Walk not down that road, I cannot tell you where it goes. Ask me no more questions - some things you're not meant to know." - The Sword
I love animals
Especially with a little K-Y…..
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
by zknower on Oct 22, 2010 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
hey! hey you...
Bear Fucker! ….do you need assistance?
Ranger Brad, I'm a scientist, I don't believe in anything.
Now this is how you one up somebody.
Rec.
Final Thought for the Day: Men are like a fine wine. They start out as
grapes, and it's up to women to stomp the crap out of them until they
turn into something acceptable to have dinner with.
Dave Barry
um. wow.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 22, 2010 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Resorting to animals is a little extreme don’t you think? Have you ever heard of E-harmony?
The Orioles are going to open a can of Buck-Wieser on your ass......
by Zachary Beard on Oct 22, 2010 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions
mormon matchmaking?
no thanks.
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
lol
The Orioles are going to open a can of Buck-Wieser on your ass......
by Zachary Beard on Oct 22, 2010 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Is this a good time to bring up cock fighting again?
Final Thought for the Day: Men are like a fine wine. They start out as
grapes, and it's up to women to stomp the crap out of them until they
turn into something acceptable to have dinner with.
Dave Barry
I'm not going to open that because I'm at work
but don’t be an asshole.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 22, 2010 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions
it's a funny sketch
you’ll laugh when you get home, I assure you. And if not I’ll buy you a butterbeer.
Yea....i'll wait till i get home
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 22, 2010 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions
that's fucking hysterical
a little of the ultra-violence.
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
So...
You’re logic to people shouldnt own pets is that they let them roam free and wreak havoc… so you’d rather let them ALL roam free wreaking havoc?
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 22, 2010 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Dogs shouldnt have birthday parties and get presents and shit.
Thats about it. Listen I had 3 dogs growing up and I loved them. what I didn’t love is when they pissed and shit and hair got everywhere. I am anally retentive when it comes to cleanliness and my kids will grow up without pets. plus my wife is allergic.
My kids won't have pets either
I’m not anal about cleaning, but I absolutely hate walking into pet owners homes only for them to smell like shit and walk out with dog/cat hair all over me.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 22, 2010 8:56 AM EDT up reply actions
I have cats
and love them. The hair can be annoying but they’re short hairs so its no big deal. Dont mind dogs but we’ve always had small apartments and I wont subject a dog to an environment thats not conducive to them enjoying life.
My cats are close enough to small dogs anyway. They’ll go out on a leash when we let them.
also,
lots of cats don’t shed to any noticeable degree. i.e., since they clean themselves 5 TIMES A DAY, they keep the fur from getting on furniture.
we have one such cat. and I assure you, twisted, it does not wreak havoc in the neighborhood. nor does it, or our house, smell.
pets are great companions for older people who are living alone. it has been proven that they extend people’s lives.
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
Newest CC tagline
Camden Chat – Where we hate expensive cupcakes and dogs better walk on their own four legs!
"Walk not down that road, I cannot tell you where it goes. Ask me no more questions - some things you're not meant to know." - The Sword
Unless of course they only have three.
Final Thought for the Day: Men are like a fine wine. They start out as
grapes, and it's up to women to stomp the crap out of them until they
turn into something acceptable to have dinner with.
Dave Barry
I went to a puppy shower once
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
by Stacey on Oct 22, 2010 9:02 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
No way
"Walk not down that road, I cannot tell you where it goes. Ask me no more questions - some things you're not meant to know." - The Sword
way
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
by Stacey on Oct 22, 2010 9:04 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Was it a pure-bred, at least?
"Walk not down that road, I cannot tell you where it goes. Ask me no more questions - some things you're not meant to know." - The Sword
yup
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Totally adorable. I was anti initially, but there was alcohol so whatever.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
by Stacey on Oct 22, 2010 9:09 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Alcohol always makes puppy showers better
"Walk not down that road, I cannot tell you where it goes. Ask me no more questions - some things you're not meant to know." - The Sword
Alcohol always makes puppy showers EVERYTHING better
FTFY
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Oct 22, 2010 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Alcohol always makes puppy showers EVERYTHING better
FTFY
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
I gave a puppy a shower.
Once.
Final Thought for the Day: Men are like a fine wine. They start out as
grapes, and it's up to women to stomp the crap out of them until they
turn into something acceptable to have dinner with.
Dave Barry
Do cats ever look pleased about anything?
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Never
There are times, however, where they appear to tolerate the presence of a human.
"Walk not down that road, I cannot tell you where it goes. Ask me no more questions - some things you're not meant to know." - The Sword
oh, so not true!
If I scratch my cat under the chin, she purrs like a banshee and looks like she’s grinning. she certainly looks pleased.
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
my cat never looked pleased
she had two looks: shocked and disinterested.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
You should have made darth's acquintence.
He was our next door neighbors cat. Probably spent more time in other people’s homes than his own. He acted more like a dog than a cat. My folks not only would stock cat treats, they let the cat sleep with them. And my parents were most certainly not cat people. We never owned a cat.
Final Thought for the Day: Men are like a fine wine. They start out as
grapes, and it's up to women to stomp the crap out of them until they
turn into something acceptable to have dinner with.
Dave Barry
Today's lyric
I lurk in the alley wait for the kill
I have no remorse for the blood that I spill
A merciless butcher who lives underground
I’m out to destroy and I will cut you down
I see you and I’m waiting for Black Friday
Dave Mustaine won’t play the song live anymore since he converted to Christianity. I am a sad panda.
"Walk not down that road, I cannot tell you where it goes. Ask me no more questions - some things you're not meant to know." - The Sword
more awesomeness
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
by Stacey on Oct 22, 2010 9:07 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
That's weird
I’m def not friends with Chris Hoiles and I can see it. Maybe his settings are for friends of friends because we have a few in common.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
by Stacey on Oct 22, 2010 9:37 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
You keep linking to stuff I can't access. :(
"Walk not down that road, I cannot tell you where it goes. Ask me no more questions - some things you're not meant to know." - The Sword
Do you ever go to work on time?
"Walk not down that road, I cannot tell you where it goes. Ask me no more questions - some things you're not meant to know." - The Sword
mind your business!
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
by Stacey on Oct 22, 2010 9:37 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
also
Your idea of on time and my idea of on time are totally different.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
by Stacey on Oct 22, 2010 9:42 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I prefer fashionably late.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 22, 2010 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Except I'm not late
Jack Bauer doesn’t work 9-5 and no one accuses him of being late.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
by Stacey on Oct 22, 2010 9:58 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
and gandalf was never late, either
and he kept pretty strange hours, too
Ranger Brad, I'm a scientist, I don't believe in anything.
Jack Bauer does what he wants
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 22, 2010 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Seems to me he was ALWAYS late
since he was always screaming….
WE’RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME!!!!!
If he’d gotten to work earlier, he would have had enough time to save the world and gone to the bathroom and maybe even coffee.
"Walk not down that road, I cannot tell you where it goes. Ask me no more questions - some things you're not meant to know." - The Sword
That is true
There is a plus to my work day ending at 3:20 in the afternoon
"Walk not down that road, I cannot tell you where it goes. Ask me no more questions - some things you're not meant to know." - The Sword
Best family portrait ever
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Oct 22, 2010 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions
So I see that Roch is copying us again
the other day I bring up Mark Reynolds. Today: he brings up Mark Reynolds. Suspicious? Oh, you betcha.
Ranger Brad, I'm a scientist, I don't believe in anything.
Never much cared for Roch
Now, as it turns out, he steals ideas!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 22, 2010 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions
I wish the playoffs would end
I’m ready for the hot stove! i LiKe CoOkInG tOo!
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
El Syd
On this slow day, I ran across the following article on Syd Thryft. It lists the many, many pitchers he drafted over his tenure as the Orioles player drafting and development guru (an oxymoron). Of the many executives who mismanaged the Orioles, Syd stands at the forefront.
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/thetoydepartment/2009/04/in_a_post_yesterday_i.html
Orioles drafted Cliff Lee?
That’ll make for a funny story when he signs with the Orioles in December.
As much I loathe Robothal, he proved pretty effing prophetic re: Thriftie. Although I was particularly surprised to catch this part:
“It’s our intent to make major strides in improving our farm system,” Foss proclaimed, neglecting to mention that the system was progressing just fine under the evil Doug Melvin.
Librarians are hiding something
Thifty actually had a great track record with the Pirates
I don’t know what the fuck happened once he landed with the Orioles. I think a monkey picking names out of hat could have drafted better than him.
Your mother.
Holy fuck! Haha
…The brickbats thrown at [Foss] were absolutely misdirected and offensive in the extreme. Those particular comments represent the caterwaulings of an insolent twit whose journalistic fulminations vilify and randomly splatter written bile upon those with whom, in his distorted state of mind, he disagrees.
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Oct 22, 2010 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
THis ranks up there.....
….with “AJ Burnett’s stuff is SO ELECTRIC, he can’t control it!”
When they leave the ballpark early in droves, it turns out the most storied fans of most storied team do so because they’re the most ….. sophisticated?
Marty Appel, who is writing a book on the history of the Yankees, took issue with the claim that their followers, or enthusiasts of any other New York teams, were fair-weather fans. He said, however, that the New York fan was a realist, with the acumen to size up when to abandon a game.
"These are sophisticated fans, and they have a sense when the game is unlikely to be tied up, late in the game or not," Mr. Appel said. "This has been going on for a century: people using judgment and wisdom in determining that this may not be the day for their team."
Bwahahahahahahahaha! Talk about spin.
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
link fail
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
oh, no, yours is fine now.
my page must have loaded funny.
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
Yours is there, but zk's is bigger
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
I'm sure I don't know what you're talking about
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Well.... it goes something like this
TWSS!!!!!!!!!!
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 22, 2010 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
You couldn't just let that one lie?
It’s funnier if one slips by that everyone knows it belongs there but nobody actually says it.
America was a farting country. - Ragtime, E.L. Doctorow
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 22, 2010 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions
nuance isn't one of Wieters Wieners fortes.
In case you couldn’t tell by his name.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Shoulda made it Wieters Wee-Wees
Just to keep people guessing.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 22, 2010 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions
at least it isn't
“Matt Wieters’ Twelve Inch Penis”
Ranger Brad, I'm a scientist, I don't believe in anything.
ahahaahahahah I wish it was
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
I feel like this is really easy to take out of context
but i’m struggling to quite form a joke around it.
I think we all understand what you're getting at
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Oh I get it
Stacey wishes Wieters had a 12-inch penis!
How’s THAT for nuance ESSKAY!
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 22, 2010 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't really know how that would affect me in any way, though.
So I guess it doesn’t matter.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Yeah
But it’s just nice knowing he does, ya know?
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 22, 2010 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Be careful what you wish for!
I have more than one e-mail address ya know!
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 22, 2010 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Wieters, Choke Up On The Wood
No?
America was a farting country. - Ragtime, E.L. Doctorow
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 22, 2010 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Which you can order in Orange and Black ...
… for $17.99.
Batteries not included.
Final Thought for the Day: Men are like a fine wine. They start out as
grapes, and it's up to women to stomp the crap out of them until they
turn into something acceptable to have dinner with.
Dave Barry
I love Community
the fact that a show that can get bored enough with their meta jokes to start making jokes about the meta jokes is actually on network tv is amazing
I haven't watched last night's yet
My DVR hates the overlap between new shows and baseball season.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
i do wonder how long it can maintain its amusement
but damn I will enjoy it while it lasts.
Ranger Brad, I'm a scientist, I don't believe in anything.
the cancellation bear says it’s a tossup, as there are a few shows ahead of it.
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
"yup, those are my readers" kills me every time
I wish there was a column of just “yup, those are my readers” emails.
Your mother.
My summary of the open thread
Catdogcatdogcatdogcatdog, Michael Vick, booze, catsdogscatsdogscats, community, roch kubato and andrew.
"Breathe if you hate Duke." - Brenda Frese
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Oct 22, 2010 3:20 PM EDT reply actions
You missed something, although that's probably for the better.
America was a farting country. - Ragtime, E.L. Doctorow
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 22, 2010 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, some REALLY COOL Megadeth lyrics!
"Walk not down that road, I cannot tell you where it goes. Ask me no more questions - some things you're not meant to know." - The Sword
*bestiality
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
We really talk about the most random things
This off-season has been interesting to say the least.
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Javier Vazquez?
Any interest? Career ERA: 4.26, FIP 3.93, xFIP: 3.75. Projected Type B. 9 200 IP seasons. Age: 34. Assuming Cliff Lee spurns us, which I know won’t happen, I think he would be a good addition.
Librarians are hiding something
Negatory
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 22, 2010 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I personally really don't get...
why we need to add another vet pitcher. It seems to me that Guthrie-Matusz-Tillman-Bergesen-Arrieta would be fine, and Britton is waiting in the wings for the 1st injured/ineffective player. Unless we really think we are going to make a run at a wild card or something, I don’t know why spending money on anyone but a super top teir guy (cliff lee) would make any sense (and even then, losing the picks and spending the money probably wouldn’t make a ton of sense). As far as i’m concerned, starting pitching shouldn’t be a priority this offseason unless we can find a great deal somewhere along the line.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
eh.
Although I would take him over Javier freaking Vasquez. But still…..Cliff Lee.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 22, 2010 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Hernandez isn't good, he's incredibly lucky.
"Breathe if you hate Duke." - Brenda Frese
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Oct 22, 2010 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree
MacPhail has somewhere had it put into print that he wants 7 starters at the beginning of the year (two as backups plans for the inevitable single bad outing that Chris Tillman has that proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that what he needs to go back to Norfolk despite his domination of the previous two games), and we’ve got right now:
Guthrie, Matusz, Tillman, Britton, Bergesen, Arrieta, VandenHurk. Now, I only minored in math, I didn’t major in it, so I might be as wrong as zk’s insinuation that he has sex with animals, but that looks like seven to me. Why bring in anybody who’s name doesn’t rhyme with “biff me” and push our young guys Chris Tillman back some more. At some point they just gotta pitch and deal with it. Also, it’s not like subbing in Jake Westbrook for Tillman for half a season pushes us into playoff contention.
Ranger Brad, I'm a scientist, I don't believe in anything.
VandenHurk?
seriously? maybe a bit premature.
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
well Buck indicated a desire to start him
and I heard other folks talk about moving a reliever to the rotation….but do we really want to repalce the 7th position on the depth chart with some crappy mentor in the 2nd spot? It would have been awful nice to not have to put up with Millwood’s crap at the end of the season…
Ranger Brad, I'm a scientist, I don't believe in anything.
Vet starter
So it looks like I’m alone in my desire for Javy. More points:
- I’m not sure that Tillman is ready for the majors. I’m not sure what he has to prove in the minors, but it sure looks like he needs work on a few things, he had 31K and 31BB this season. I’m not sure why his seemingly impressive minor league numbers haven’t been any where close to realized, but I’m hoping for another 25 impressive starts in Norfolk.
- I’m also not sure how confident I am in Arrieta and Bergesen, either. So, really this move would allow 2 of first 3 (Arrieta, Bergesen, Tillman) to stay in the rotation, without having to call anyone up out of turn or before they are ready. (And I really don’t want to see Britton pushed in 2011 like he was in 2010.)
- I’m really not sure Vandenhurk has a future outside of long relief.
- Re: Vazquez being an NL pitcher. I thought this too, but he did well with the White Sox, which is only kinda-NL.
- I think Vazquez is something of a buy low guy, and I think he may have trade value at 7/31.
Librarians are hiding something
Brad Bergesen ...
… has made 47 career starts in the majors, and has a career WHIP below 1.4 and an ERA+ of 101. How anyone thinks he is not a ML pitcher is beyond me. Yes, he’s a #4 or #5, but it’s ridiculous at this point to suggest he somehow doesn’t deserve a spot in the rotation.
Also, let’s not give guys a starting job because they “may have trade value.” That’s just a non-factor IMHO. People said this about Kevin Millwood, and as it turns out, he had zero trade value. If we pick up someone it should be because they will stabilize the rotation and win us games, not because we might be able to fleece some other team if the planets align.
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
3e1n
4.70 FIP, xFIP. I’m not saying he sucks – or that he doesn’t belong in the majors (where did I say this?), I just don’t see him as much more than a #4 or 5 starter. I’m not advocating signing multiple free agents, it just seems like a rotation of Guts, Matusz, Bergesen, Tillman and Arrieta is a recipe for rushing Britton and losing 100 games.
As much as the mentor sucked in 2010, there is some value in throwing 200 innings, no?
Librarians are hiding something
oh, ok
as long as we’re agreed that 3E1N is solid in the 4th or 5th role.
I think Guthrie/Matusz/Arrieta/Bergie should all be locks. And I don’t see any point in sending Tillman back down to AAA. To me, there’s no point in signing a retread when the best they’re going to do is slot in at #3 and push down Arrieta/Bergy. Or to put it another way, apart from Cliff Lee, there’s no one on the market I’d put in front of Guthrie or Matusz.
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
agreed 1000%
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
Vazquez seems to have proven himself an NL pitcher
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Story behind the necklaces
"Breathe if you hate Duke." - Brenda Frese
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Oct 22, 2010 5:04 PM EDT reply actions
Does anyone else besides me think Clueless is amazing in its own right?
The 1995 movie.
I'm back. YAY SUMMER!
Kind of surprised you've even seen that movie.
America was a farting country. - Ragtime, E.L. Doctorow
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 22, 2010 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Released the year she was born, right?
"Walk not down that road, I cannot tell you where it goes. Ask me no more questions - some things you're not meant to know." - The Sword
I can understand that
I was staying with a family friend for a week last summer when my parents and brother went on a college road trip (I didn’t want to go) and we watched a great movie every night. Dirty Dancing, Some Like It Hot, Clueless, Casablanca…those are the ones I remember.
I'm back. YAY SUMMER!
Clueless does not belong
in the same category as Casablanca and Some Like It Hot.
The stache is back!
by Knubles and Bits on Oct 22, 2010 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Sure it does
“Movies DCO’sfan enjoys”
Nothing wrong with having a wide spectrum of tastes in movies.
"Walk not down that road, I cannot tell you where it goes. Ask me no more questions - some things you're not meant to know." - The Sword
Well that's true
As for greatness, no it does not belong in the same category. Think AFI 100 Years of Movies. Some Like It Hot was the #1 comedy…and although great I’m not sure if I agree with that. I would put Strangelove before Some Like It Hot. Casablanca was #2 after Citizen Kane for greatest movies of all time.
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ugh, citizen kane
i have no idea why that movie is at the top of so many lists. it’s a fine movie, sure, but best ever? not seein’ it.
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
I actually don't like it when people try and rate the best movie ever
Or the best book ever. It just can’t be done. Can you really compare To Kill a Mockingbird to Pride and Prejudice? They’re both iconic novels, but they’re completely different. Same for movies. In terms of movies, take Casablanca and The Godfather. These are both brilliant works of art but how can you pick one over the other? Completely different subject matter, style, and acting/actors. They’re from completely different eras for god’s sake! It doesn’t make sense to me when people try to do that.
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you just named two of my three all-time favorite films. :)
add The Sting and you’d have the trifecta!
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
I'm squeamish so I didn't think I would like The Godfather that much but there's wasn't that much gore
So I enjoyed it. Amazing. Oh and I have a major crush on Humphrey Bogart.
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read the book!
The original novel by Mario Puzo is even better than the movie.
Which is not to say the movie isn’t amazing. This is one of the rare cases where the movie certainly did the book justice.
But there’s so much more detail in the novel. GREAT fun!
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
It is very rare
I can’t tell you how many countless times a crappy movie has ruined a reading experience for me. Is the book originally in English?
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not even the best orson welles movie
which is of course the muppet movie
Ranger Brad, I'm a scientist, I don't believe in anything.
one of these things is not like the others.....
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
In other news,
A-Rod is stupid.
“These are life and death games, literally,” A-Rod told the New York Daily News. “I think we showed what this team is capable of doing, so hopefully tomorrow we’ll show a little more.”
Wait, so if Texas wins tonight, do we get to see A-Rod burned at the stake?
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
I was just bitching about use of "literally" yesterday
there’s some minivan commercial where they say “and, oh yea, it literally gave birth to all other minivans”. Oh really? I would have loved to see that. I imagine Mrs. Optimus Prime poppin’ a bunch of minivans out her inverted sunroof.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
When i first heard this commercial
I was pretty sure they were intentionally misusing literally. It would make sense considering how ridiculous the whole series of commercials has been.
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