Monday Bird Droppings
by Stacey on Nov 22, 2010 8:04 AM EST
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PrintQuestion of the Day: Tomorrow is the deadline to offer arbitration to free agents, so today is your last shot to convince everyone within hearing range that the Orioles need to offer Kevin Millwood or Koji Uehara arbitration. I am personally against both of those cases. Can somebody convince me otherwise on either? -Andrew
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And I don't know who this person is, but he seems to think that if the Orioles had just had a better spring training record they wouldn't have sucked in the regular season.
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I'm all for the signing of Minka Kelly
It is the type of outside-the-box thinking this organization needs. Saber-schmaber!
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
there are no sabermetricans who would be against Minka Kelly
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
I think any of them could be against Minka Kelly... if you know what I mean.
America was a farting country. - Ragtime, E.L. Doctorow
by Eat More Esskay on Nov 22, 2010 12:31 PM EST up reply actions
I don't know what you mean.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Signing Minka Kelly
would be inside-the-box thinking.
"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 Nov 22, 2010 12:39 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
apparently you're the only one who thinks so
I thought I’d get more love from the peanut gallery on that one.
"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 mom wouldn't want me recing that
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
time to rebel, Andrew, time to rebel
"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
good job, Andrew
rec’ing despite what your mommy would say.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
thank you all....
who rec’d after i pimped my own comment
"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 assume...
…you have seen this, then.
aka, the “response” to “dick in a box”
"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 believe I have seen that
Although not being able to look at you tube at work I can’t say definitively.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
It won't bite.
But it might scratch.
If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself? I know I would.
by Knubles and Bits on Nov 22, 2010 1:24 PM EST up reply actions
Robert Stack voice: "Update"
from mlbtr:
We’re operating under the assumption Koji Uehara is not eligible to be offered arbitration, under the typical terms of contracts for Japanese players.
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
well crap
On my drive into work I was thinking up a pretty convincing argument for offering Koji arb. Oh well.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
So much for the QotD.
Though if anybody wants to try arguing that we should offer Millwood arb, I could use a good laugh.
"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all." -- Earl Weaver
You can't put a price on experience, Vuff.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
This wins the internet.
If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself? I know I would.
by Knubles and Bits on Nov 22, 2010 9:57 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I think it depends on how much you value mentorship.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 9:56 AM EST up reply actions
here's one thing that's sticking in my brain
obviously Millwood would be both too expensive and too sucky if he stuck with the Orioles, but the Orioles want some “mid-rotation veteran starter” (even though, as we’ve discussed, this isn’t the easiest thing to rationalize on their part) and that means on the free agent market they’re looking at…who, exactly? Aaron Harang? Nate Robertson? Jeff Suppan?
IF the O’s are serious about needing a veteran starter, then seriously: why not Kevin MIllwood if he wants to accept arbitration? Okay, easy answer is money and I have no answer for that, but I’m playing Devil’s Advocate.
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
if we wanted him
we still wouldn’t offer him arbitration. it’s exceedingly rare that a player’s salary actually goes down if they’re offered arbitration. so it would make more sense to just wait out the market and see how his demands compare to those other guys (and at first glance you’re missing Jon Garland).
he sucks?
IF the O’s are serious about needing a veteran starter, then seriously: why not Kevin MIllwood if he wants to accept arbitration? Okay, easy answer is money and I have no answer for that, but I’m playing Devil’s Advocate.
and you can find sucky talent for cheap prices.
Your mother.
Hopefully it started and ended with 'sideburns'
If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself? I know I would.
by Knubles and Bits on Nov 22, 2010 9:49 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Come on, now. Hit me.
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
From Baltimore Sun
“Uehara, who is eligible for arbitration based upon a provision in his contract when he signed with the Orioles from Japan before the 2009 season, is really the only call the Orioles have to make.”
I love when that happens
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Why today?
Sick day on Wednesday gives you a 5 day weekend….
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 10:10 AM EST up reply actions
Don't work wednesdays anyway
I suppose taking off tomorrow would give me a 6 day weekend, but I just didn’t feel like going in today.
Not everyone
I’ll be here Friday
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
that sucks
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
It's not so bad, actually
I sometimes take off the day after Thanksgiving, but since I have taken off the last two Fridays it didn’t seem a prudent use of my leave. But I’ll probably be the only one in the office so there won’t be any meetings or emails or phones ringing. I’ll be able to get through the kind of stuff that normally goes on the back burner because of other crap going on, and Amazon.com has great Black Friday sales to help me pass the time.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Yea...the Friday after Thanksgiving is usually pretty awesome.
Stinks that you have to work, but the commute is easier and there isn’t much work to do. Plus you can usually leave early.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 10:23 AM EST up reply actions
We've already been given off two hours early on Wednesday
So I have that going for me.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
I wish I had that
since I’m going to Philly Wednesday night and wish I could somehow not kill myself driving during a ten hour long rush hour
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
It might not be too bad
Much of the federal government will be given early leave so there could be a lot less cars on the road.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
That's different from normal?
So you leave at like noon instead of 2pm?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 10:45 AM EST up reply actions
hardy har
I normally don’t leave work until six.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Good grief
The Feds I work with are gone by like 2-3pm every day. What a life.
Although I’m definitely planning on leaving by 4 on Wednesday.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 10:47 AM EST up reply actions
They probably get in between six and seven
I usually get in between 9 and 10. It’s a trade off.
Although when we get two hours leave I like to try to come in at six and that way I can leave at noon. It doesn’t usually happen, maybe 2 out of 5 times.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
No way
I’m here at 8 and they don’t answer their phones that early.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 10:49 AM EST up reply actions
Well I guess I'm just better than them.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
My girlfriend works for the man
And she gets off at 3 but she gets in at 6:30. IIRC Stacey goes in kinda late.
If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself? I know I would.
by Knubles and Bits on Nov 22, 2010 10:51 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Yea...it isn't all of them
But a fair number don’t seem to do much work
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 10:52 AM EST up reply actions
I used to work 7-3:30
It was the the best. I always think I’ll go back to that but I just can’t get into the habit.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
I used to do that too when i was doing an internship at the CDC
I started off 9-5 but realized i basically worked alone every day and started going in earlier and earlier. I loved getting home and having basically the whole afternoon to do what i wanted.
I'm working like 8-5 now
I’m here an hour earlier than pretty much everyone, but I tend to be one of the first out. Kinda stinks because nothing seems to happen around here until like 430, but I hate coming in late and leaving late.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 11:01 AM EST up reply actions
You must work with a different breed of feds than the ones I know.
They have very strict hours.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Everytime I've been in the building, its essentially empty
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 11:14 AM EST up reply actions
I'd rather
Go to work on Friday and have nothing going on and take another day off anyways.
If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself? I know I would.
by Knubles and Bits on Nov 22, 2010 10:32 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I dont really have a choice
It’s a firm-wide holiday. I’m sure I could work if i wanted to though…I just wouldn’t be paid for it.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 10:46 AM EST up reply actions
Being the shallow teenage girl I am
Black Friday is awesome if you can guess why. Of course, it’s actually a bit dangerous to set foot in a mall on Black Friday, but that’s a risk you have to take.
Where are my shoelaces?
Oh I don't go to the mall on Black Friday
It’s not worth it to me to be around all of those crazy people.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
christmas is serious business
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
Every year I tell my family
That instead of buying each other presents we should buy a goat for some Africans or something, and they never take me seriously.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Oh you mean from that organization
Heifer? My family has done that a couple times.
Where are my shoelaces?
Yeah
My family has not. We’re selfish.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
lol.
We give to a lot of different organizations but I always push for Heifer.
Where are my shoelaces?
I used to like Heifer
but they don’t rate so well on a lot of the non-profit rating systems.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Over the years we've been giving more items like clothing and toys etc. etc. to organizations than money.
We still give a fair amount of money to a lot of good causes, but a lot of collection trucks for Purple Heart and Salvation Army come around periodically so we give all we can to them.
Where are my shoelaces?
I am psyched to hear of a teenage who actually wears a watch
Apparently, most of you don’t.
"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
*teenager
"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
Doesn't mean they know how to read it.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 11:23 AM EST up reply actions
Sorry...not a jab at you DCO'sfan
This kid sitting in front of me at the Caps game on Saturday couldn’t read his non-digital watch. He had to be HS age. Pretty funny.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 11:24 AM EST up reply actions
Being able to read it is one thing.
Bothering to take the extra five seconds to do it is another.
And I didn’t take it as a jab, don’t worry.
Where are my shoelaces?
This kid seriously couldn't read it.
His dad asked him what time it was, he looked at his watch, and his response wasn’t even close to the actual time. Dunno if it was just his watch that was wrong, but either way, he missed.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 11:27 AM EST up reply actions
haha...maybe
That’s asking for somebody to ask you if you know the time though.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 11:31 AM EST up reply actions
Very true.
There’s a substitute hebrew teacher at my school who has one pair of sunglasses that he wears outside and another that he just wears on his head as decoration.
Where are my shoelaces?
What a tool.
Sunglasses inside are lame.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 11:36 AM EST up reply actions
How do you feel about sunglasses at night?
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Even more lame.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 11:37 AM EST up reply actions
At night AND inside is the most lame.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 11:38 AM EST up reply actions
only when you're 100 miles from chicago
and you have a tank full of gas and a pack of cigarettes
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
And you're on a mission from God
Hey look, mister - we serve hard drinks in here for men who want to get drunk fast, and we don't need any characters around to give the joint "atmosphere".
I agree.
I just think it’s funny that he doesn’t even use the ones he wears on his head for blocking out the sun.
Where are my shoelaces?
Sensitive scalp maybe?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 11:42 AM EST up reply actions
I had a pocketwatch for a play I was in once
that was fun. I felt like the monopoly man.
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
My dad despises wrist watches.
He actually wears a pocket watch. He’s the only person I know he does.
Where are my shoelaces?
I hate wristwatch tan
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 11:27 AM EST up reply actions
I take it off when I'm in the pool.
I haven’t gotten a wristwatch tan before. I guess I’m lucky.
Where are my shoelaces?
It's the running.
Can’t run without it (superstition?) so I get a pretty bad watch tan. Really hard to put in lots of summer miles and not get one. Plus, the only time I go to the pool is after a run, so it stays on by default.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 11:33 AM EST up reply actions
I'm not a big runner.
I play basketball because Jews are short and I can actually make the team. I do some cardio on the tredmill and stationary bike. I also bike around a lot, but I don’t like running.
Where are my shoelaces?
Did you also have a monocle?
In my head pocket watches and monocles go together.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
And top hats
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Nov 22, 2010 11:37 AM EST up reply actions
oh yes.
Top hats also. And maybe a snappy mustache.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
I was a train conductor
so I had a funny hat at least, but no monocle
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
I don't wear a watch
Congrats on this week in football, btw. I thought I might have a chance for a second when the Giants pulled ahead, but they ruined it.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Yea...they stopped me from winning my point spread pick em in my office.
Only person who picked them to beat the 3 point spread.
Also, did anyone notice the ESPN article on the game? Possibly a mention that LeSean McCoy MIGHT have had a great game, but the rest is all about Vick leading them back to victory.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 11:35 AM EST up reply actions
Thanks.
The weird thing about my watches is that I’m really girly but my watches are not stylish in any way.
Where are my shoelaces?
I think the congrats on football was to zk
He won the week in our pick em pool. Only one freakin game ahead of me.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 11:37 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah if the Giants had won this week
zk and I would have gone into MNF tied for first for this week’s pool (we are also tied for last overall, but hey, I take what I can get)
But also congrats on the Redskins win :)
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Well it wasn't a bet per se
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 11:42 AM EST up reply actions
Well then I don't understand what you're talking about with all these spreads and pick ems...
Where are my shoelaces?
Top secret
Requires a full clearance, credit check, etc etc
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 11:47 AM EST up reply actions
we all pool some money at the start of the season....
….and then pick every game, win or lose.
each week, the week’s winner wins a few bucks. at the end of the season, the overall winner wins half the original pot.
it’s 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
I'm not winning
Therefore, not fun. Not fun at al.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 11:56 AM EST up reply actions
Old People don't win
Don’t blame me. You told me you were 65
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
Old people are full of win.
And i’m 66 now. Just had my birthday last week.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 8:31 PM EST up reply actions
not a chance you're 66
I don’t buy it for a minute.
Straight cash homey
Pro Football South
Get 'em.
by danielreese05 on Nov 22, 2010 8:41 PM EST up reply actions
Oh, it's legit
Before you signed up, we used to have to do age verification for every account. He’s totally 66. Every day of it.
Hey look, mister - we serve hard drinks in here for men who want to get drunk fast, and we don't need any characters around to give the joint "atmosphere".
you're shitting me.
I thought he was like 25ish-30. learn something new every day I guess.
Straight cash homey
Pro Football South
Get 'em.
by danielreese05 on Nov 22, 2010 8:46 PM EST up reply actions
Wait i thought he lived in DC and was an Engineer?
I thought only young people lived in DC…..
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
I don't live in DC
but I am an engineer. Old folk can have jobs too, you know.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 9:01 PM EST up reply actions
oh well i guess i get my CC'ers mixed up
66 is eligible for social security right? Yea they can work but just not driving buses.
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
I ride a bus
Don’t drive one.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 9:11 PM EST up reply actions
I was just stating facts
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
KNEW IT
assholes
Straight cash homey
Pro Football South
Get 'em.
by danielreese05 on Nov 22, 2010 9:38 PM EST up reply actions
thanks!
unbelievable that I won the week and am still tied for last.
that one week i missed really hurt me.
"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
Yea...you got screwed there
WW didn’t get hurt the week he missed since nobody at the top of the standings had a good week outside of kba.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 11:55 AM EST up reply actions
Not so bad
One good week has you right back up at the top.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 12:40 PM EST up reply actions
You get money for 2nd place too
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 12:45 PM EST up reply actions
true
though i’m still 6 games back of 2nd too. I’m not out of of it for sure, but i probably need to win a week again soon.
So do I
Stacey does too so we’re not the only ones who don’t win ANY money in the pool.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 12:52 PM EST up reply actions
Hey I haven't won a week.
Tied a few but lost the tiebreakers
If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself? I know I would.
by Knubles and Bits on Nov 22, 2010 12:56 PM EST up reply actions
So three of us.
Sucks to be us. I keep getting close and just never winning. I won’t win the big pot either (if my luck continues).
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 12:57 PM EST up reply actions
four.
you two, stacey, and jeff (who’s a friend from grad school)
"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
2, 3, 4.......same difference
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 1:02 PM EST up reply actions
You may be tied for last but you are in very good company
We can have a losers party together.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
I really want to get a new tv, so i might get there really early on Black Friday
but once i do, I’m going straight home. I could never like make a day of it.
Even really early it's madness.
A lot of people try to get there early so I don’t think it really matters what time—all day is nuts.
Where are my shoelaces?
Well a lot of the really big sale items tend to sell out early
but i’ll be in and out for that one item and be gone. I’m not staying around to shop
So you'll be getting there the night before to get on line?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 11:26 AM EST up reply actions
Good luck getting one of the 5 tvs that they have in store.
Make sure that you go to a place that has an item guarantee, so when they sell out immediately you can get one shipped for the sale price.
If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself? I know I would.
by Knubles and Bits on Nov 22, 2010 12:37 PM EST up reply actions
People start lining up outside BestBuy on Thanksgiving afternoon
It’s insane.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 12:41 PM EST up reply actions
I find that kind of thing a bit distasteful.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
As do I
Slightly funny too. It’s great to point and laugh at those idiots who think they’re getting good deals on TVs and stuff.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 12:46 PM EST up reply actions
particularly since ANY purchase at Best Buy, even on a TG sale
will still be about 20% more than you’d pay for the same purchase from amazon or any other online retailer
"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
that's why I enjoy Amazon's black friday stuff
They’re already cheaper and you can get DVDs for like a penny.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Best Buy CAN have deals
but they are few and far between. I got my laptop from there in June, and nowhere online had a laptop with that processor for $100 of Best Buy’s price.
But a TV? Man, shop around. I got bit on that when I bough our LCD.
Hey look, mister - we serve hard drinks in here for men who want to get drunk fast, and we don't need any characters around to give the joint "atmosphere".
Yea...I actually have Friday off.
It’s crazy.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 10:22 AM EST up reply actions
Alternate QotD
I know it was discussed some over the weekend, but I wasn’t here dang it. I have no outrage whatsoever about who was and was not protected for the Rule V Draft. Dissenting opinions?
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
The one name that sort of irks me is Winn Pelzer....
Not because he’s any great shakes, because his minor league numbers show he’s not, but more because that means Tejada trade v2 could essentially have been meaningless if Pelzer is taken.
Viola?????
the hell????
Straight cash homey
Pro Football South
Get 'em.
by danielreese05 on Nov 22, 2010 10:31 AM EST up reply actions
Viola has nothing to do with the guys left unprotected
he’s just a straw man to express outrage over the roster, i.e. “They think Viola is more important than Pelzer?” but there are 5 open spots. Viola isn’t blocking Pelzer or anybody else.
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
I always harbor outrage for the Rule 5
Viola, Florimon, Lebron and Angle should not be on it. Adams and Pelzer should be on it. I’m much more of a ceiling guy, though.
Poor roster management has always been a trademark of the Orioles, and this is simply the latest example. IMO.
Librarians are hiding something
Adams doesn't really have a place on the Orioles
and the only way he sticks on a 25-man all season is as a bench bat, and I can’t see him being the Matt Stairs of his time. Not yet, anyway.
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
Adams could be Todd Walker, Angle could be the next 4th OF
Adams has the higher ceiling, which is why he is rated higher on prospect lists compared to Angle. I know his defense sucks, but I think he can work on that, more than Angle can work on being able to have a SLG over 305.
Librarians are hiding something
his defense is the worst thing ever
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
I still say
the Black Death is the worst thing ever. Killed 1/4 of Europe in 5 years, man.
Hey look, mister - we serve hard drinks in here for men who want to get drunk fast, and we don't need any characters around to give the joint "atmosphere".
I say Quiznos commercials with those stupid fucking cats.
seriously. fuck those things.
Straight cash homey
Pro Football South
Get 'em.
by danielreese05 on Nov 22, 2010 8:17 PM EST up reply actions
Actually, it's this
Hey look, mister - we serve hard drinks in here for men who want to get drunk fast, and we don't need any characters around to give the joint "atmosphere".
Now the night is gone....
Now the night is gone….
Awayyyyyyyyyyy…..
"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
Aside from Britton
is there anyone in our system that could even stick on a 25 man roster all season? None that I can think of. Anyone have a rough percentage on rule 5 players that get returned? I bet it’s most of them. With our current 40 man there isn’t one person left off of it that I am worried about getting selected and not coming back.
If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself? I know I would.
by Knubles and Bits on Nov 22, 2010 10:44 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
its really, really rare that Rule V guys stick
and even rarer that they stick and the surrendering team regrets it. I can only think of one example of that, but it’s a doozy.
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
Clearly you are speaking of Jay Gibbons.
If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself? I know I would.
by Knubles and Bits on Nov 22, 2010 10:53 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
you know, I suppose the BJs were sorry to see him find a modicum of success in the division
so I looked it up on the wikipedia and there are totally more famous guys, so I relent and apologize for such untrue comments as have been previously made. I think as scouting and other front office techniques (including sabermetrics) have advanced it’s become a lot harder to slip talent past everyone. And who is to say that a guy like Johan Santana would have found success if he had stuck with the Astros?
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
see JamesF's post
…in Saturday’s Open Thread:
[Would have protected] Peltzer for sure
Maybe Adams, but probably not. Maybe Johnson. Would have dumped Viola a long time ago, wouldn’t have put Angle on at all.
"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
Did not see that
but I simply disagree. There’s just nothing in my mind to get upset about. Pelzer’s too wild to stick in a ML bullpen, Viola is not actually a part of this conversation, and I’m guessing Angle will be the de facto 4th outfielder going into Spring Training (big whoop).
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
Agreed
Don’t really care about Peltzer. Might have put Johnson on the 40 man though. Maybe he’ll get picked in the draft and then returned to us like last year.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 11:30 AM EST up reply actions
Viola, Florimon, Lebron, etc.
I suppose they are not a part of this conversation, except for the fact that DFAing them opens up a roster spot. If the team wanted 5 open roster spots, fine. But you can still do that and DFA guys who won’t get claimed anyway. Like Frank Viola.
Librarians are hiding something
it's weird that they took Gabino and Hughes off the 40 but not Viola
it’s really weird in fact and I’ve been struggling to work it out in my head all morning to no avail. But if they sign too many guys (or whatever) and need to take Viola off later they can. There’s no deadline for taking guys off the roster.
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
that is the one piece that is interesting
I suppose it’s possible they are planning on DFAing Viola after they fill their roster up at 40. I’m assuming they are going to take a Rule 5 pick and try and sign a number of other free agents (Wigginton, Uehara, 1B, RP) would set the roster at 40 anyway. I just don’t think it’s smart to not protect a guy like Pelzer who can be the last guy in the bullpen.
Librarians are hiding something
i tend to agree about protecting peltzer and put adams in the sure list
although i’m not up and arms upset about it. I think we learned our lesson from last year that Johnson won’t stick on a roster.
Your mother.
So you guys know this Kinect thing that goes with the xbox?
Last night I played this dancing game that goes with it and holy crap was it fun.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
I don't have an xbox
But it kind of made me want one. It also made me look at the other games available to use with the kinect on amazon. I do love spending irresponsibly.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Black Friday Xbox/Kinect bundle deals will be good ones.
Basically, you should find a friend in a rural area with a Wal*Mart nearby and have s/he case the joint for you to see if one’s available.
Too bad you don’t know anyone like that.
Hey look, mister - we serve hard drinks in here for men who want to get drunk fast, and we don't need any characters around to give the joint "atmosphere".
Too bad I always avoid country folk
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
You could be gettin' some sweet Xbox Kinect action
But you keep lookin’ with your high-falutin’ city internet connection. :)
Hey look, mister - we serve hard drinks in here for men who want to get drunk fast, and we don't need any characters around to give the joint "atmosphere".
eh, I don't really need an Xbox
What the hell would I do with it? I’ll just use the bf’s when I need to dance around on a video game.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
And both of you will have fun...
Hey look, mister - we serve hard drinks in here for men who want to get drunk fast, and we don't need any characters around to give the joint "atmosphere".
QotD
I’m still unsure why the Orioles can’t offer Uehara arbitration. Roch and Melewski have been mentioning it in their blogs. Assuming we get a pick, there is no doubt you offer Koji arbitration. Worst case: 1 year deal (which is the way it should be for relievers), best case: top 40 pick. It’s win-win.
Librarians are hiding something
apparently it's a thing with japanese players
not being able to be offered arbitration. Though this is the first I’ve heard of that.
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
Gentlemen's Agreement
Signed in 1907, I do believe.
(not really)
Hey look, mister - we serve hard drinks in here for men who want to get drunk fast, and we don't need any characters around to give the joint "atmosphere".
Anybody need a room to rent?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
I know
I would so rent that out if they were hot.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 12:58 PM EST up reply actions
you're saying you'd like to get into their 'nook'?
"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
mmmmm, kranny
"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
Isn't that not actually Kranny?
But Leo Mazzone?
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
it looks like mazzone, doesn't it
teh Google ID’d it as kranny but I think you’re right.
"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
nook or cranny
Either works.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 1:02 PM EST up reply actions
If they're hot.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 1:06 PM EST up reply actions
I never know whether or not to click these from work...
"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all." -- Earl Weaver
yeah I have the same problem.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
This one is safe
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 1:08 PM EST up reply actions
Heh, it's blocked anyway.
If I get a visit from IT, I’m blaming you guys.
"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all." -- Earl Weaver
phew
Good thing you don’t where I live.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 1:15 PM EST up reply actions
It really needed pictures though.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 1:16 PM EST up reply actions
So I was in the car a lot over the weekend
and will continue to be in the car a lot this week, so I’ve been listening to Haruki Murakami’s Kafka on the Shore.
And it is effing outstanding and a half. It is really, really, really good. And not safe for children. Definitely switching to the second person future tense during graphic sex scenes is something that is far more powerful than man ought to be.
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
Linking to OH?
I’m not opposed if it’s quality writing.
But Tony’s writing is so shitty, it’s kind of embarrassing to me that we give him more page views.
That article can be summed thusly:
Britton didn’t like his current agents, and although he was wary of signing with Boras, the superiority of Boras’ operation won him over, particularly with regards to training facilities and support for his fiancee.
That summary is buried in a repetition of “I think…” and “I talked to….” and “my impressions are…” which seem designed to cast the author in some sort of special light. Oooooh, you talked to Zach Britton? Whoa! Even for a column called “Tony’s Take”, it’s egregious. We know it’s an opinion column, you don’t need to remind us every three seconds.
Plus? It finishes with this sentence:
Although it’s unknown what the future will hold, the one thing is clear is that going under Boras is not going to change Zach Britton.
- Grammar: “The one thing is clear is that …”? Do you even proofread before you hit post?
- Analysis: It’s not clear at all! Zach Britton says he won’t change ≠ Zach Britton won’t change. Do you think he’s the first kid ever to say, “Oh, I won’t let fame change me, nosiree.”
Seriously, I think it’s good for us to link to other blogs and get the Orioles word out, but I vote we skip over the fluff and reward good journalism and analysis.
"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
He would give BR a run for it's money
Notice my ironic incorrect use of “it’s”.
"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 linke it just for you!
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Also
I vote we skip over the fluff and reward good journalism and analysis.
says the guy who linked to Jen Royle ;)
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Maybe he just did that for gratuitous cleavage....
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 11:38 AM EST up reply actions
I linked to her only to show how idiotic she was.
and that was in an OT, too!
"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 linked to that because I knew you'd point out the issues with it.
I was counting on you and you didn’t let me down.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Oh, I see.
This is a good cop/bad cop thing?
You can get credit for making nice with the OH gang, while I do your dirty work for you?
Okay, I guess I’m down with that. :)
"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
hahah except now it's right here in the comments for the world to see!
Foiled!
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Yes, except
it’s apparent from previous interactions that nobody at OH HQ actually reads the comments over here.
Except for that character duck’s comments.
"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
If he actually he read them
he’d know I didn’t say 90% of the things he said I said.
Hey look, mister - we serve hard drinks in here for men who want to get drunk fast, and we don't need any characters around to give the joint "atmosphere".
Yeah, and I get blamed for it all and banned
for what you guys said.
Gee, thanks a lot, guys.
Hey look, mister - we serve hard drinks in here for men who want to get drunk fast, and we don't need any characters around to give the joint "atmosphere".
that column isn't good
it’s pretty bad actually. he simply takes britton’s word at face value. he stars with a dubious assumption (e.g., only low “character” guys sign with boras).
Your mother.
I don't see what's wrong with it personally
Boras and his clients have this devil reputation in most if not all fanbases which is totally unjustified, and Tony showed why. It’s not a long rambling post about the subject, and it gets the point across.
You want to see bad journalism? There’s this little radio station in Towson….
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
I don’t think if you sign with Boras it’s a sign that you have bad “character”. These guys are chasing for the biggest bucks. We discuss what that tells me about your “character” but I wouldn’t start that discussion by assuming that’s a bad thing.
Your mother.
Oh I agree 100%
but there is undeniably a certain stigma in fanbases for Boras clients and Boras himself. It’s basically the place you have to start when you’re writing about a guy switching to Boras.
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
it sounds like it to me
This is why I felt it was disappointing to see a high character guy like Britton make the jump. In my dealings with Zach over the years, I never saw any kind of arrogance from him. He was certainly self confident, but I never got the feeling that he was doing this just for a pay day. He seemed to genuinely care about the fans and most importantly, becoming the best pitcher he can be.
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
ummm
it’s not “totally unjustified”. And Tony didn’t “show why”.
What he did was reported some hearsay from a phone call. There’s nothing to corroborate anything he wrote about Boras. I don’t doubt that a lot of it’s true, but the only conclusion he poses is, “Zach Britton won’t change”, and he doesn’t even back that up.
"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
care to expound on the justification?
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
seriously?
Boras and his clients have this devil reputation in most if not all fanbases which is totally unjustified
I was disagreeing with your modifier more than anything. If you’d said “somewhat unjustified”, I’d have left it alone, as Boras is probably overly villified.
But “totally unjustified”? That means there’s zero justification for Boras or his clients to have a “devil reputation”. I don’t think you really need me to point out a few examples where one or the other has earned 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
well that implies that the reputation is solely due to the Boras-jerk player connection
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
you lost me there, sorry.
my point is, Boras and his clients have certainly had some negotiations with some ballclubs that earn a devilish reputation. therefore, that reputation is not totally unjustified.
"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
That's fair. We're just arguing wordings anyway.
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
Robert Stack voice: "Update!"
from mlbtr’s twitter feed:
Jeff Zrebiec of the Balt Sun tells me Koji Uehara can be offered arbitration tomorrow if the Orioles so choose. Not that I expect them to.
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
Well then, back to the original QotD.
I want to offer Koji arb. If we do, there are three possibilities:
- He accepts, and we end up paying him ~$5mil for a one-year deal.
- He declines, and we re-sign him under other terms.
- He declines and signs elsewhere, and we get a sandwich pick.
If he accepts arb, we get an effective but oft-injured reliever for around the same price we paid him each of the last two years. It would suck if he accepted arb and were then injured all year, but we have a lot of money to put into the payroll this year, and $5-6mil isn’t going to kill us even if that happens.
If he declines, we either re-sign him for a deal we like better than arb, or we get a draft pick. Both of those sound good.
And, let’s say he re-signs here for a year, whether we offer arb or not. Then he goes on to have a full, or nearly full, season, being almost as good as he was last year for most of the year. Could he end up a type A?
"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all." -- Earl Weaver
5-6 million dollars is too much for Koji
On an open market without arbitration, I have a real hard time seeing him get that much to be an injury-risk pray for 60 innings reliever. It’d just be wasting money to give him that much when we don’t have to.
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
How much do you think he's worth, then?
And how much do you think he’ll get?
"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all." -- Earl Weaver
oh, im really no good at the contract prediction game
but as awesome as Koji was, 60 innings of relief work with high injury risk and an aging player…well, Benoit just got 5.5 per year and that looks completely insane. Mike Gonzalez got 6 million last year and that was totally insane. I’d like Koji to come back, but that’s a sentimentality thing more than anything – I wanted BJ Ryan to come back, too…God, he was awesome – so I wouldn’t really be happy if he got more than say, 4 million or so.
Not that the Orioles can’t afford it. They can. But it’s still really foolish to make two relievers two of your top 4 most expensive players.
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
For one year, when we have a lot of money coming off the books?
I’m thinking its a worthwhile gamble that we offer arbitration and he declines, seeing all the other crazy contracts relievers have been getting. At that point we can either resign him at a lower salary or take the pick. 5-6 million dollars for Koji next year is the worst case scenario, and its one the Orioles should be able to absorb without any serious impact elsewhere.
there's no way he declines it
Why would he turn down a ton of money – Jeff Z has it higher than me, saying he could probably make 7-8 million – in order to test a market that IMO won’t give him a long term deal or a deal worth more than half that?
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
if you were him, would you turn down 7 million dollars guaranteed?
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
Not to mention he already has his Ray Lewis jersey
If he goes to the Red Sox or something he’d have to pony up for a Tom Brady.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
I guess I'm not arbitration expert
but i don’t see with the number of innings he’s pitched over the last two seasons his salary would go up.
in arbitration, salaries always go up
you could have cesar izturis’ offensive season and Derek Jeter’s defensive season, but if you’re up for arbitration, your salary is going up. That’s just the way the world works.
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
Agreed
If somebody wants to pay Koji 7 mil, they can have him.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 12:43 PM EST up reply actions
I think it's contract years, not per year money
I would think 3/12 is more valuable to him than 1/5.5. I think 5.5 is reasonable because he won’t be getting starter money.
Librarians are hiding something
couple of problems with that logic
his injuries aren’t arm or shoulder related. they were mostly conditioning issues which would be less significant as a reliever. while relievers are generally overpaid, Uehara was actually worth 1.4 WAR last season, the 12th most valuable reliever in the AL. in comparison, Benoit was only worth 1.5 WAR despite pitching 15 more innings. in fact, of the 11 players ranking ahead of Uehara, only J.J. Putz pitched fewer than 60 innings…
so sure, you pray that he’ll reach 60 innings. but even if he doesn’t he’s still a reasonably valuable reliever. worth $5-6 million? in a vacuum, probably not, but you also have to realize that free agent relievers are generally overpaid compared to their true win value. if I’m not mistaken there are 4 free agents in both leagues who were clearly better than him: Rivera (earned $15 million last year), Soriano (earned $7.5 million last year), Putz ($3 million coming off an injury-hit season with a 5.22 ERA), and Benoit (signed a 3 year / $16.5 million deal). 3 of these 4 players have checkered injury histories, and obviously Rivera’s not going to leave NY…. Uehara for $5-6 million sounds pretty good to me actually.
you're missing one thing yourself
and that is that reliever performance is highly variable. Koji was great last year (although even as a reliever he was hurt more than once) but that does not mean he will be great or even good next year.
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
For the second time in a row
I was turned down from donating blood for having low iron. This time I only missed it by 0.1. I’ve been donating blood regularly almost my entire adult life and these two are the only times I’ve been turned away. I guess I need to start eating some liver.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
I do not want to eat more offal
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
It still seems gross to me, but I'm trying to convince myself it isn't
Mentally i’m not sure why I think of it as different than any other part of an animal.
I don't know. It just is different.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
or pate?
banh mi, even? loaded w/ pate…delicious.
At all hazards, a man must keep up appearances. Dignity, I say. Dignity above all, Governor. Hear, hear!
-Det. William "Bunk" Moreland
by j.q. higgins on Nov 22, 2010 3:11 PM EST up reply actions
pate is sorta cheating
since its all ground up and doesnt really look like anything anymore. I was thinking more offal that is still very recognizable for what it is.
not so hot stove >>>>>>> honors Spanish...
has ANYTHING happened today?
Straight cash homey
Pro Football South
Get 'em.
uhh
I discovered zero puncutation video game reviews.
Oh wait, that was yesterday.
Nope. Nothing has happened today.
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
Somebody call lunch
“LUUUUUUUUUUUNCH!”
That’s lunch, everybody.
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
I do believe that looks like a Who Framed Roger Rabbit reference
America was a farting country. - Ragtime, E.L. Doctorow
by Eat More Esskay on Nov 22, 2010 12:38 PM EST up reply actions
EME is the best. Why can't the rest of you slubs be more like EME?
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
*not to be confused with AMA
"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
God, I hope not
Hey look, mister - we serve hard drinks in here for men who want to get drunk fast, and we don't need any characters around to give the joint "atmosphere".
Because I quote only the MOST AWESOMEST MOVIES
Not that WFRR isn’t good…
Hey look, mister - we serve hard drinks in here for men who want to get drunk fast, and we don't need any characters around to give the joint "atmosphere".
NL MVP
Joey Votto! Instructional video on how to act like a badass after crushing a walk off below (dig the bat drop). Congratulations to JV.
http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=11977613
What's crazy is that, when you look into the voting details....
somebody actually voted Ryan Howard for #2.
The same Ryan Howard who wasn’t even the fifth-best player on his own team.
You gotta love the BBWA.
And Aubrey in there at 7th.
Who knew?
by Fahrenheit 451 on Nov 22, 2010 2:51 PM EST up reply actions
Quote from Votto
“It’s pretty freaking awesome to have beaten Albert Pujols for the MVP.”
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Having watched that video of Votto and done a bit of google image searching
I think that he might get to play first base on the all-hot team.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
they're all guys, silly
There are no girl major leaguers. But the other night when duck and 2632 and Andrew and I were basking in our Mobbies win, we were noting that there aren’t many good looking first basemen.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
well, that's true
but there are several very attractive ones
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
I'm just doing a quick scan trying to fill out my all hot team
There are even less hot SS than there are 1B. Most of the hotties appear to be concentrated in the outfield.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
what, you don't think Alexi Ramirez is a golden god?
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
ew
maybe on his home planet. I found one, though.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
hmmm...a current shortstop who has some physical value...
I can’t figure it out
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
Ok, here's the All-Hot Team
(it’s a slow week at work, other than a nearly two hour meeting I was in today where I gave a fuck when it wasn’t my turn to give a fuck and ended up with a bunch of work to do later)
C: Joe Mauer
1B: Joey Votto
2B: Brian Roberts
3B: David Wright
SS: Ian Desmond
OF: Matt Kemp
OF: Grady Sizemore
OF: Nick Markakis
DH: Luke Scott
Ok so I know that’s possibly some home town bias being that there are three Orioles, but who is cuter than Brian Roberts? And who is hotter than Nick Markakis? And most DHs are fat and/or old and/or gross.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Oh I forgot my starting pitcher
Cliff Lee or possibly Cole Hamels.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
ugh Cole Hamels really???
You choose him over Jake??
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
I did forget about Jake for real
A mistake on my part considering he looks like a movie star. He def outranks Cole Hamels.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
had him on my original list
took him off bc too many Orioles actually. But really, also kinda forgot.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Cole Hamels is not the most manly looking guy out there, although I guess he does sort of look like Jared Leto.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
I agree that Cole Hamels would make a pretty lady
I also think that Joe Mauer would make a pretty lady.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
looks like he's spoken for
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by danielreese05 on Nov 22, 2010 4:36 PM EST up reply actions
Ian Desmond?
I scoff in your general direction. And while I love many things about Luke Scott, there has to be someone better than him. (thinks about it for a second)…okay nevermind. Starting pitcher is Jake Arrieta, though.
I could dream it forever and still not do it, but when the time comes for it to be done, God, I want to be ready for it.
This is what I'm saying about Luke
Who is better than him at DH? And who would you take at SS? It’s a freak show over there.
Jake is so beautiful. You’re totally right about that. But I didn’t want to take another Oriole and I actually kind of really dig Cliff Lee.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
(also I enjoy Ian Desmond so shutty)
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
I've been informed on Twitter that J.J. Hardy should have been my SS pick.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Hardy isn't bad looking
He just looks like a douche.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Good list.
Especially Joe Mauer. Yum. In left field Ryan Braun is HOT. I think he could replace Matt Kemp. Luke Scott? Really? There has to be someone better. Of course you’re right, most people are DH’s because they’re fat and/or old.
Where are my shoelaces?
You know what? I had Ryan Braun on my list
But then when I google imaged him I changed my mind.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Yeah he's much hotter in person.
(I met him once) Those pictures look disgusting.
Where are my shoelaces?
The Hebrew Hammer
Do you only like him because he’s Jewish?
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Hebrew Serial Killer
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Hebrew Walker?
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Nov 22, 2010 5:47 PM EST up reply actions
Did that image come up at all?
I was trying to make a clever Zombie joke referencing the time of year, this thread, and AMC’s The Walking Dead, in which zombies are referred to as “walkers.”
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Nov 22, 2010 5:55 PM EST up reply actions
fdjslkfgedjhgakhsgk;hlk
WALKING DEAD FEVER
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by danielreese05 on Nov 22, 2010 5:59 PM EST up reply actions
Walking dead fever...
is caused by solanum.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
hell yeah
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by danielreese05 on Nov 22, 2010 6:34 PM EST up reply actions
Kevin Millar?
He’s not DHing anymore,but if the Orioles offered him a contract, he would.
"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
you used to LOVE him!
"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 never thought he was hot
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Oh, you mean like
"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
This is priceless
other than a nearly two hour meeting I was in today where I gave a fuck when it wasn’t my turn to give a fuck and ended up with a bunch of work to do late
Hey look, mister - we serve hard drinks in here for men who want to get drunk fast, and we don't need any characters around to give the joint "atmosphere".
If you watched the greatest show in the history of history you'd know that's a reference
to said greatest show.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Damn, that's good.
Hey look, mister - we serve hard drinks in here for men who want to get drunk fast, and we don't need any characters around to give the joint "atmosphere".
This thread needs more manliness
Here’s the man for the job
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEyP4Q8igQY
it needs
MENERGY
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 3:49 PM EST up reply actions
"You know who we got here?"
“Mutha fuckin Charlie Bronson!”
Let’s see if Drexel makes the all-hot team…
by Fahrenheit 451 on Nov 22, 2010 4:07 PM EST up reply actions
that video is such a win
wow, what is that goldblum scene from?
"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
Your scene is dead
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by Zachary Beard on Nov 22, 2010 11:02 PM EST up reply actions
This was expected
But the Yanks made a lucrative contract offer to Cliff Lee.
The Boston Globe reports the Yankees are offering Lee a five year deal in the $115 million-$120 range.
I like Cliff Lee but no thank you at that price range.
Your mother.
This is just...weird.
Disney is going to stop making princess movies? There goes my childhood.
Where are my shoelaces?
I was going to make a snide remark about this being a good thing,
because then maybe girls and young women would act less entitled. But then I read
The other reason, frighteningly, is that young girls consider themselves too cool to want to be princesses.Yep, my kids are going to be sheltered…
Media critic Dafna Lemish, who has written about the influence of film and television on children, said in the same article, “By the time they’re 5 or 6, [girls are] not interested in being princesses. They’re interested in being hot, in being cool. Clearly, they see this is what society values.” (That’s right: A girl born in 2005 already is worrying about how “hot” she is. Have fun with that, moms and dads of the world.)
"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all." -- Earl Weaver
Me too, much of the time.
"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all." -- Earl Weaver
pessimistic people
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
This is BS
I know a ton of 5 and 6 year old girls who love princesses.
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
You know a ton of five and six year old girls?
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
that's how I heard it...
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by danielreese05 on Nov 22, 2010 9:13 PM EST up reply actions
wait did i just say that?
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
Too cool to be princesses?
I’m a proud JAP.
Hehe just kidding. I know a bunch though.
Where are my shoelaces?
many a truth is spoken in jest!
"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 not sure how to respond to that.
Was that a swipe at my shallow JAPiness?
Where are my shoelaces?
just messin wit ya
"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
Or teach them how to handle guns.
That’s how I cope.
Hey, she won $100 towards college from the American Legion this weekend. That’s almost a textbook!
Hey look, mister - we serve hard drinks in here for men who want to get drunk fast, and we don't need any characters around to give the joint "atmosphere".
I'm hoping to take her out to dinner tonight and pitch our contract offer to her.
She hasn’t returned my call yet, though.
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Nov 22, 2010 6:13 PM EST up reply actions
That's because she's currently with me.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 8:34 PM EST up reply actions
Oh yea she most defiantly wants to spend her time with a 66 year old man who spends his time on a blog for the orioles
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
I get lonely sometimes.
And she’s ridonkulously hot.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 9:02 PM EST up reply actions
you're just going off tonight are't you?
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Pro Football South
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by danielreese05 on Nov 22, 2010 9:02 PM EST up reply actions
tough day
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
I love it when my tough days end with me going home to her.
Why is she marrying Derek fucking Jeter again?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 9:05 PM EST up reply actions
Tom Brady is taken
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
He validated her parking
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
by PBR me ASAP! on Nov 22, 2010 9:07 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Hahahah.....I half knew that joke would be told.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 22, 2010 9:12 PM EST up reply actions
LOL
That’s a fucking rec.
America was a farting country. - Ragtime, E.L. Doctorow
by Eat More Esskay on Nov 22, 2010 9:44 PM EST up reply actions
this old person does not get the hip "validated parking" joke.
"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
Here you go
This should answer your question.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
see,
my mistake was I googled “validated parking” without the jetes.
thanks for the explanation, though. next i need you to explain “leave the casino.”
"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
Yeah I have no idea what leave the casino means.
I believe it’s a CC original meme, but I don’t know where it came from.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
by Stacey on Nov 23, 2010 1:34 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Yea...it was from Halo Heaven.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 23, 2010 9:19 AM EST up reply actions
Game thread this year
Someone was failing to impress in comments, and somehow, the conversation turned to Mob movies from the 80s and 90s, and “Leave the casino” was born as an insult to those who posted less than stellar responses.
Hey look, mister - we serve hard drinks in here for men who want to get drunk fast, and we don't need any characters around to give the joint "atmosphere".
so you take it out on old people?
mostly kidding…
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Pro Football South
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by danielreese05 on Nov 22, 2010 9:06 PM EST up reply actions
I like old people
except when they take all the hot girls cause they have money….
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
damn you Heffner
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Pro Football South
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by danielreese05 on Nov 22, 2010 9:10 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Well he did save the world from a much more overpopulated planet
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
so
anybody else here the early snow rumors? first or second week of December I hear…
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Anyone actually interested in the Rule 5 draft?
We really ought to take Marquez Smith from the Cubs.
Damn these people so much
[Bristol] has put her heart and soul into this show…and has stood tall no matter what was hurled at her. That took guts…and deserves reward.
America also deserves a chance to punch the Left in the face…and considering how much they hate the Palins, winning this competition for her would send them into spiraling, apoplectic fits some of them might not ever recover from.
Vote over and over and over again…vote as imaginary people and circus animals…just like Democrats do in real elections!
How exactly do you develop this twisted of a world view? At least whoever is organizing this is burning on all this energy on having the daughter of a hack politician win a pointless reality show instead of something that actually impacts people’s lives.
you mean Dancing with the Stars
doesn’t affect my life?!?!?!?!?
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by danielreese05 on Nov 22, 2010 9:12 PM EST up reply actions
I loved Frank Rich's take on it
“The next night Palin and her husband Todd were enshrined as proud parents in touchy-feely interviews on "Dancing With the Stars," the network sensation (21 million viewers) where their daughter Bristol has miraculously escaped elimination all season despite being neither a star nor a dancer.”
Because, honestly, it's an internet-based voting contest.
I can see why people would take this seriously.
Hey look, mister - we serve hard drinks in here for men who want to get drunk fast, and we don't need any characters around to give the joint "atmosphere".
by duck on Nov 22, 2010 10:06 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
ahahaha
and THAT’S a rec.
"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
gasp!
Who knew?
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by Zachary Beard on Nov 22, 2010 9:51 PM EST up reply actions
This is why i refuse to watch reality television.
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
I despise Palin as a politician.
I don’t give a shit about her daughter or the show. But I hate Palin, so I guess this will be a punch in my face.
My English class is now reading Lord of the Flies
Quite an interesting read. This has to be one of the better books I’ve read in a long time.
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I read it in 7th...
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by danielreese05 on Nov 22, 2010 10:03 PM EST up reply actions
MY parents made me read it when I was 4
Had to get ready for kindergarten recess, you know.
Hey look, mister - we serve hard drinks in here for men who want to get drunk fast, and we don't need any characters around to give the joint "atmosphere".
don't mock me you crazy duck character...
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by danielreese05 on Nov 22, 2010 10:08 PM EST up reply actions
Shine on you Crazy Duck
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by Zachary Beard on Nov 22, 2010 10:12 PM EST up reply actions
11th
But it is not a required read. Our teacher thought we should read a book over thanksgiving break, and I choose LoF. Ashton, Rachel, Mackenzie, and I choose it. So I said our class very loosely… But I have never read it before, so I am just now learning of this literature.
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by Zachary Beard on Nov 22, 2010 10:12 PM EST up reply actions
Sucks to your ass-mar
"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 had to read that book both in 9th grade and 12th grade.
Liked it a lot more the second time around. True of most of the things I read in 9th grade that I’ve since re-read, actually. Some stuff you just can’t expect 14 year olds to “get”. Or maybe I was just an idiot.
America was a farting country. - Ragtime, E.L. Doctorow
by Eat More Esskay on Nov 22, 2010 10:13 PM EST up reply actions
It has amazing symbloism for how corrupt governments are.
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by Zachary Beard on Nov 22, 2010 10:15 PM EST up reply actions
I would argue instead that it is a case for the necessity of government in the modern age.
Thus saving us from the Hobbesian state of nature to which we would otherwise be subjected.
America was a farting country. - Ragtime, E.L. Doctorow
by Eat More Esskay on Nov 22, 2010 10:19 PM EST up reply actions
+1
if anything, it advocates for the necessity of structure and rules. while no rules may seem like an awesome idea at first, things really get messed up near the end because Jack (is Jack his name…?)is all about no rules.
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by danielreese05 on Nov 22, 2010 10:20 PM EST up reply actions
Jack is the Brutus to Ralph's Caesar
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by Zachary Beard on Nov 22, 2010 10:21 PM EST up reply actions
you could say that
but Caesar had a lot of public support didn’t he? no one like Ralph by about page 50 because he was a hard ass and Jack wasn’t
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by danielreese05 on Nov 22, 2010 10:23 PM EST up reply actions
Well if you don’t count the conspirators, that’s true. But Jack was sort of like Casca, because he turned the people on Ralph. Ralph had plenty of public support, until Jack fed into the beliefs that there was “Beast”. By instilling fear into the littl’uns Jack undermined Ralph. Because when the Kids worried, Jack promised to slay the monster, making him look like the good guy, and Ralph the lazy unconcerned leader.
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by Zachary Beard on Nov 22, 2010 10:30 PM EST up reply actions
Could it be both?
That a society does in fact need government, but without a strong leader, it will collapse?
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by Zachary Beard on Nov 22, 2010 10:22 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think that's what it's supposed to symbolize at all!
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
I don't know if I fully got it or not
it seems like they raped a dead pig at one point with that stick but maybe I was just tripping like crazy when I read it
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by danielreese05 on Nov 22, 2010 10:15 PM EST up reply actions
You were not tripping; that definitely happened.
America was a farting country. - Ragtime, E.L. Doctorow
by Eat More Esskay on Nov 22, 2010 10:17 PM EST up reply actions
I figured
my tiny 13 year old brain didn’t want to believe it. that’s just rancid. then again, it totally fits with the decent into madness, collapse of society + lack of regulation = shit goes down etc. etc. but still…
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by danielreese05 on Nov 22, 2010 10:19 PM EST up reply actions
No. No.
They definitely raped a pig. You were pretty dead on about that.
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by Zachary Beard on Nov 22, 2010 10:19 PM EST up reply actions
yeah overreacting
getting bent out of shape over something
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by danielreese05 on Nov 22, 2010 10:21 PM EST up reply actions
No, dude...
Tripping is being high, generally on a hallucinogen such as LSD. e.g. “acid trip”
America was a farting country. - Ragtime, E.L. Doctorow
by Eat More Esskay on Nov 22, 2010 10:23 PM EST up reply actions
no no
in my generation, it’s to overreact about petty stuff
I was 13, let’s not get carried away
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by danielreese05 on Nov 22, 2010 10:24 PM EST up reply actions
Oh, I know you didn't mean it that way
I was just giving you a little lesson on old people slang. :P
America was a farting country. - Ragtime, E.L. Doctorow
by Eat More Esskay on Nov 22, 2010 10:25 PM EST up reply actions
yeah I read the Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
I know all about tripping in that sense…
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by danielreese05 on Nov 22, 2010 10:25 PM EST up reply actions
Well I've learned since my departure to South Carolina
That 13-year old’s can be pretty hard-core. Well in the south anyways….
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by Zachary Beard on Nov 22, 2010 10:26 PM EST up reply actions
oh sure
there’s some messed up kids out there. i was out skating with some friends Friday night in Ruxton which is a pretty well off area and some random kids came up and offered us some oxycotin and some kush n orange juice
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by danielreese05 on Nov 22, 2010 10:31 PM EST up reply actions
And you respectfully declined I hope.
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by Zachary Beard on Nov 22, 2010 10:32 PM EST up reply actions
yeah
about as politely as you can in a situation like that…
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by danielreese05 on Nov 22, 2010 10:33 PM EST up reply actions
So in other words:"Get the fuck out my face, bitch!"?
Give or take?
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by Zachary Beard on Nov 22, 2010 10:35 PM EST up reply actions
something like that...
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by danielreese05 on Nov 22, 2010 10:37 PM EST up reply actions
Painkillers seem pretty out of control these days.
Reefer madness gets a lot the press, but when you get people with real painkiller problems it is pretty messed up. Of course, oxycontin is generally a rich white person problem… then you have stuff like meth which wrecks the poor areas. But God forbid they have legal marijuana in California… there’s the real problem for society. Not.
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by Eat More Esskay on Nov 22, 2010 10:35 PM EST up reply actions
weed isn't a huge deal IMO
never done it, i’ve got football to worry about, but hey, to each his own. that being said, i’m not gonna let my friends wreck their lives over some pills and cough syrup
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by danielreese05 on Nov 22, 2010 10:37 PM EST up reply actions
You're friends with Jamarcus Russell?
If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself? I know I would.
by Knubles and Bits on Nov 22, 2010 10:38 PM EST up reply actions
Oh, you mean Jamarshmello?
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by Zachary Beard on Nov 22, 2010 10:39 PM EST up reply actions
Jamarshmelol amirite?
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by danielreese05 on Nov 22, 2010 10:41 PM EST up reply actions
Jamars-Dayaam! amiright?
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by Zachary Beard on Nov 22, 2010 10:43 PM EST up reply actions
You might have taken this associative game one step too far.
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by Eat More Esskay on Nov 22, 2010 10:59 PM EST up reply actions
One step too far, or one step just the right amount?
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by Zachary Beard on Nov 22, 2010 11:05 PM EST up reply actions
Side-by-side comparison
Funny: Jamarshmelol
Not funny: Jamars-Dayaam!
America was a farting country. - Ragtime, E.L. Doctorow
by Eat More Esskay on Nov 22, 2010 11:10 PM EST up reply actions
I agree with this assessment.
If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself? I know I would.
by Knubles and Bits on Nov 22, 2010 11:11 PM EST up reply actions
Now neither are even remotely funny
I thought we established that analyzing humor kills it.
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by Zachary Beard on Nov 22, 2010 11:24 PM EST up reply actions
That new K2 shit is out of control down here. A kid in my school had to go to the hospital the other week. What is wrong with people? Don’t they know this stuff can kill you?
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by Zachary Beard on Nov 22, 2010 10:38 PM EST up reply actions
that fake weed shit?
yeah it’s nuts, there’s some kids who came to our world cultures exam last year high as fuck. luckily for them, it was the mid-term and was all about mysticism and all that so they aced it. no lie.
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by danielreese05 on Nov 22, 2010 10:41 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, well I generally would say that’s epic. Except for the whole “fake weed shit” part. Our teacher brought it up the other day (He often goes off on tangents, this was one of them) and one of the kids were excited that it was legal. What it is wrong with the idiots of our generation? (While I may be calling the kettle black after a little quikrete incident…) But I’m in the same boat as you, I don’t drugs for two reasons; I have no desire to, and I have football to focus on.
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by Zachary Beard on Nov 22, 2010 10:49 PM EST up reply actions
It's the end of the day and the end of the open thread but I hope you see this.
But as an every day pot smoker for the last five years, I have to say it would be a great thing to be drug free. It’s fun for a while but it becomes a drain on your wallet and you can easily lose sight of what’s really important. Even people who “maintain” really well with alcoholism or marijuana, I think they (and me) become selfish people who don’t care about anyone as long as they know that they’re gonna get their fix, or that their fix will be waiting for them when they get home…
On the other hand I totally support legalizing heroin and cocaine and saving the Mexican people because shit they’re basically dying to get Americans their precious precious drugs. 31,000 dead in 6 years = a big problem. Meanwhile, prescription drugs kill more than heroin and cocaine combined….
Drugs are bad. But the war on drugs is a crime against humanity and freedom.
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by the fix is in on Nov 23, 2010 12:13 AM EST up reply actions
legalizing heroin and cocaine?
that’s where you lost me a bit…those are basically a gateway to fuck up your life.
Straight cash homey
Pro Football South
Get 'em.
by danielreese05 on Nov 23, 2010 4:51 PM EST up reply actions
Yes, Tripping
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by Zachary Beard on Nov 22, 2010 10:23 PM EST up reply actions
I added a subject line
You can hide it if you find no humor.
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by Zachary Beard on Nov 22, 2010 10:25 PM EST up reply actions
Oh my… Do you know a resizing program?
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by Zachary Beard on Nov 22, 2010 10:31 PM EST up reply actions
<img src=“http://”/ height=x>
replace x with pixel height. anything over 300 is usually unnecessary, but hit preview before you post to check.
Ok, Thanks bud.
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by Zachary Beard on Nov 22, 2010 10:34 PM EST up reply actions
I'd really like to work something about size being unnecessary
into some kind of that’s what she said, or didn’t say, or I don’t know. I can’t quite get it.
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brilliant.
"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 definitely grossed out by a lot of it.
Plus my English teacher was a complete tool so it didn’t help my ninth grade reading experience.
Where are my shoelaces?
This site is a bad influence
I told my Statistics teacher to “leave the casino” earlier today. And she just looked at me. That had to have been the ultimate face-palm moment in recent memory.
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As a general rule of thumb, don't use internet memes in real life.
Unless you are absolutely sure the audience will know what you’re talking about.
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by Eat More Esskay on Nov 22, 2010 10:36 PM EST up reply actions
This was a learn by experience moment for me.
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by Zachary Beard on Nov 22, 2010 10:37 PM EST up reply actions
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