Monday Bird Droppings
by Stacey on Nov 8, 2010 7:39 AM EST
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PrintGood morning, Birdland! I'm cheerful because it's just a three day work week for me. They should all be so short, don't you think? There are five days left to vote for us in the Mobbies, so get over there and do your civic duty. And while you're there, scroll on down and vote for Testudo Times (Terps) and Baltimore Beatdown (Ravens). They are our SB Nation brethren, they do a bang up job, and they need a little help.
Question of the Day: We've been talking a lot about potential free agents for the Orioles this winter, and a lot of talk has been given to potential stop-gap players due in large part to the generally weak free agent class. What qualities are you looking for in an ideal stopgap player (yes, I know - that's a contradiction in terms)? For example, you might want someone who above all else can stay healthy all year, or perhaps you want someone with solid defensive skills first and foremost. What makes your ideal stopgap player? -Andrew
Catching Up With...Ryan Adams | Delmarva Shorebirds News
Over the next several weeks, theshorebirds.com will catch up with former Shorebirds in the Arizona Fall League. This week, Ryan Adams took time out of his schedule to talk about his 2010 season, Bryce Harper and more.
Catching up With...Pat Egan | Delmarva Shorebirds News
Same thing but Pat Egan. Am I the only one who never heard of Pat Egan before the AFL?
Orioles Insider: Connor agrees to be Orioles' pitching coach
Mark Connor joins ol' buddy Buck Showalter as the new pitching coach of the Orioles. Expect an official announcement some time today.
Steve Melewski: Under the radar minor leaguers
Apparently Ronnie Welty is a pouter. That's just fantastic.
Orioles look to continue to 'grow arms, buy bats' as they gear up for free agency - baltimoresun.com
A nice long "welcome to the off-season" article, although I swear if the Orioles sign Aubrey Huff I will FLIP OUT. Oh, and the Rays used to be our ray of hope, now it is apparently the Giants.
Rays fans prepared for Crawford to bid farewell
Aw, this made me kind of sad.
Last night, the open thread came down from planet Vulcan and told me that if I didn't take Lorraine out that he'd melt my brain*.
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Wow, I recognize the quote for once.
Of, course, anyone who doesn’t recognize this one needs to correct that ASAP.
"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
I had to look it up
Although I did watch this video recently:
http://www.cracked.com/video_18203_why-back-to-future-secretly-horrifying.html
Can't watch that at work, unfortunately.
"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
Ahahahaha.
“Black people invented hoverboards!”
"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
Today is definitely a "GO FLYERzzzz" kind of day
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Nation Taking No Joy In Cowboys’ Pathetic Collapse
‘Actually, Never Mind, It’s Really Fun,’ Reports Populace
by kba26 on Nov 8, 2010 9:12 AM EST reply actions 2 recs
I don't know...
as a Redskins fan, I completely enjoy watching the utter collapse of that team. Especially now that they’ve proven themselves capable of getting blown the fuck out, I look for them to just barely win four games this year.
"No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." - H.L. Mencken
by TerroristFistJab on Nov 8, 2010 3:03 PM EST up reply actions
I really enjoy it too
as a Giants fan, but I’m not looking forward to that team getting a #1 or #2 pick. It’s about time for them to win some meaningless games (or rather, it will be after this coming weekend).
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
And helps get UA exposed to even more people
Remember, even as a clothing manufacturer, almost half their jobs are still located in MD.
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".
With the launch of their basketball shoes...
UA is moving big time to position itself as a competitor to Nike (and Adidas, to a lesser extent). This only helps them, as Brady is really the biggest name they have right now.
"No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." - H.L. Mencken
by TerroristFistJab on Nov 8, 2010 3:04 PM EST up reply actions
Their basketball shoes have been getting really positive reviews
and i’m a big fan of their soccer cleats. I was initially concerned about the move into footwear, but they’ve put out some great products so far.
I remember during my time at MD as we were...
transitioning to a UA program (out from under the absolutely awful Nike Elite stuff) that Plank really was pushing the design side hard, trying to have the gear be performance-minded first. The first few rounds of the BBall shoes were meh (according to the players) as performance gear, but they have improved mightily.
The old joke with Nike was that when they would send out all the shoes for the team JJ Bush would have the shoes fitted with New Balance ankle supports to protect them from rolling their ankles every few minutes.
"No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." - H.L. Mencken
by TerroristFistJab on Nov 8, 2010 3:11 PM EST up reply actions
I doubt that actually
As much as I dislike Brady, I’d definitely imagine him playing his entire career for whoever drafted him.
Michigan QB; sucks at life; plays for Yankees...
I think you were thinking of Drew Henson.
That guy failing miserably was 1000% more satisfying than Brien Taylor failing miserably. At least Drew can fall back on his degree from the cesspool of the north.
"Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly; Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why?' Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land; Man got to tell himself he understand.."
it's what came up when I googled 2010 Cowboys
Straight cash homey
Pro Football South
"smoke weed, eat yogurt"
by danielreese05 on Nov 8, 2010 9:44 AM EST up reply actions
Spend more then a few minutes.
Property of Baltimore Warrior (I lost a bet.)
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Nov 8, 2010 3:10 PM EST up reply actions
also
if you didn’t catch it, me and Channing Crowder are not alone!!
Straight cash homey
Pro Football South
"smoke weed, eat yogurt"
identifying with that just makes you look foolish
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
I mean, it IS foolish
and I know who the two people are and why they’re different and how they’re not connected at all, but for some reason I get them mixed up
Straight cash homey
Pro Football South
"smoke weed, eat yogurt"
by danielreese05 on Nov 8, 2010 10:25 AM EST up reply actions
I think I used to have this problem but then I learned that Hellen Keller was a socialist.
It helps me keep them straight because yeah they were both inspiring females of the 20th century who are now dead, but only one of them was a socialist. And Anne Frank was a child.
We should have no problems.
The stock market will never recover, our armies will never again be #1, and our children will drink filthy water for the rest of their lives - HST
by the fix is in on Nov 8, 2010 11:14 AM EST up reply actions
They are nothing like each other!
It’s like me getting Martin Luther King and Winston Churchill confused because they’re both dead inspiring men of the 20th century.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
They do have one thing in common.
They’re often the punchline of jokes in poor taste.
"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
I often get Hitler and Ghandi confused
but then I remembered that only one of them had a Hitler mustache, so now that’s how I keep them separate in my mind.
Godwin’s Law: fulfilled!
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.
by Andrew_G on Nov 8, 2010 12:01 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Well in defense of the confused,
You learn a lot more about MLK Jr and Winston Churchill in middle/high school than you do Helen Keller and Anne Frank. To most people they are just two girls who you skimmed over a book about back in school. I can see how someone could get them confused. I guess.
If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself? I know I would.
by Knubles and Bits on Nov 8, 2010 12:20 PM EST up reply actions
Anybody can have a momentary brain fart and say something stupid.
Most of us just don’t have a bunch of guys standing around with tape recorders when we do so.
America was a farting country. - Ragtime, E.L. Doctorow
by Eat More Esskay on Nov 8, 2010 12:22 PM EST up reply actions
This is also true.
If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself? I know I would.
by Knubles and Bits on Nov 8, 2010 12:23 PM EST up reply actions
That's also the dude who was quoted as saying
That his teammate with the first name London was obviously not from London because he’s black.
And I was speaking less about the football player and more about fix who says he remembers the difference because one was a socialist.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
This.
It’s not like it’s hard to confuse names in general, either.
"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
My world history kids get Martin Luther and Martin Luther King confused
Really? I mean, 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".
Really? Doesn't everyone know Martin Luther King wrote The Ninety Five Theses on dreams.
"I believe in Earl Weaver's 'Big Inning Theory of Baseball.' The game was created by a Boog Powell three-run shot. You can look it up."
by Emperor Lrrr on Nov 8, 2010 2:19 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
and didn’t he live on a diet of worms?
"Real Orioles don't pout. Real Orioles don't gloat. Real Orioles just win."
by NewYorkOriole on Nov 8, 2010 3:08 PM EST up reply actions
Ideal stopgap player
is simple to me: someone above replacement level. Given the choice I suppose I’d choose defense over offense for the sake of the pitchers, but either way.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
so, the following guys are totally acceptable?
Nick Punto, Jerry Hairston, Orlando Cabrera, Lance Berkman, Melvin Mora?
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.
depends on the money
Although no to Mora because obvi.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
although let me also say
that in my opinion a “stop gap” should only be signed if you have a reasonable prospect in the high minors. I consider Josh Bell a reasonable prospect. Otherwise, get creative and find a better solution, you’re the GM of a major league baseball team.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Ideal stopgap player:
Cliff Lee.
If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself? I know I would.
by Knubles and Bits on Nov 8, 2010 11:16 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Kam Mikolio
Will Kam ever pan out? Trembley all but handed him a roster spot last spring, but Kam couldn’t hold onto it. Mikolio has a live arm, but will the command ever come? Any thoughts?
those big gnagly guys, they seem to always take longer to figure out command, no?
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.
most of those guys don't figure it out.
I see Kam was being very volatile. He’ll put one terrific season in big leagues followed by two bad ones.
Your mother.
kinda sorta...
pulling for sarfate.
At all hazards, a man must keep up appearances. Dignity, I say. Dignity above all, Governor. Hear, hear!
-Det. William "Bunk" Moreland
Hisashi Iwakuma bidding rights won by the A's
No word on how much he cost, but if the A’s got him it can’t be that much, can it?
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
ive heard its at least 13 million
at that price, I say good luck Oakland.
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.
Bidding rights crap is the stupidest thing
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 8, 2010 12:01 PM EST up reply actions
Why on earth would you pay 13 million dollars just to negotiate with a guy?
Did Oakland not learn from Boston’s gaffe?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 8, 2010 12:12 PM EST up reply actions
Well, maybe they did learn from Boston
They posted $13 million instead of $50 million. That’s a big difference.
If memory serves from the Daisuke process, and if they haven’t changed the rules, the posting fee is refunded if they don’t agree to a contract with the player anyway.
America was a farting country. - Ragtime, E.L. Doctorow
by Eat More Esskay on Nov 8, 2010 12:20 PM EST up reply actions
Yea...I still maintain its stupid considering he's 29 and not that good.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 8, 2010 12:27 PM EST up reply actions
And 13 mill insteand 50 mill?
Why pay anything at all?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 8, 2010 12:28 PM EST up reply actions
I was being tongue in cheek
I’d never before heard the name Hisashi Iwakuma in my life. I don’t know, or care, if he is any good.
Just making fun of Boston for paying $50 mill just to talk to Dice.
America was a farting country. - Ragtime, E.L. Doctorow
by Eat More Esskay on Nov 8, 2010 12:34 PM EST up reply actions
Oh I see
Snark fail on my part. Iwakuma had some 2.81 ERA in the Japanese League so that apparently gives him the potential, at 29 years old, to be the best pitcher in the major leagues. I’m sure people have all those fancy stats and stuff that’ll say he was really unlucky because players hit pitches that he threw, but to me, that’s a waste. He might be good, but I have no reason to believe that a decent ERA in the Japanese league translates in to a good ERA in the MLB. Dice-K was supposedly unhittable over there with his “gyroball” and shit. He’s definitely hittable here.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Japanese have smaller ball which could lead to tougher hitting
Personally i think that to get a Pitcher from Japan is hit or miss probability of being a bust, but a hitter has a much higher chance of being actually good.
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
boston claims that the posting price is part of the player's worth
Dice-K on the free agent market would have received a contract similar to what he received from the Red Sox once you factor in the posting fee. Of course, in retrospect that contract wasn’t so good.
And yes, the posting fee is returned. In Dice-K’s case, his posting team badly needed money. Dice-K was going to accept whatever the Sox offered him because he didn’t want to screw over his home town.
Your mother.
also bidding rights
were instituted to give the posting team compensation for letting a player out of his contract early.
Your mother.
I think it's a fair system for everybody, actually.
This way MLB can preserve some kind of working relationship with professional baseball in Japan, which is an important thing for them. Japanese teams get something back for their best player jumping across the ocean, and the player gets to play in MLB and get paid a hopefully fair price for their services.
America was a farting country. - Ragtime, E.L. Doctorow
by Eat More Esskay on Nov 8, 2010 12:41 PM EST up reply actions
I think the secret bids don't make much sense
if you really wanted a fair price, just hold a straight up auction
See...that's what I find dumb.
You signed a contract. Play out your contract. You might be good enough to come play here, but you have a contract there.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
The bidding team is buying out the contract.
The team that holds the players rights doesn’t even have to listen to offers.
If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself? I know I would.
by Knubles and Bits on Nov 8, 2010 3:39 PM EST up reply actions
Yea...I know how it works.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Well how is it dumb then
If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself? I know I would.
by Knubles and Bits on Nov 8, 2010 3:43 PM EST up reply actions
incomplete.
It isn’t like the player can really force his teams hand. They are entertaining offers because they want to.
If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself? I know I would.
by Knubles and Bits on Nov 8, 2010 3:43 PM EST up reply actions
Of course the player could ask to come to the US
but if his team doesn’t want to let him then they don’t have to.
If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself? I know I would.
by Knubles and Bits on Nov 8, 2010 3:44 PM EST up reply actions
Yea...I phrased my qualms poorly
They just want the money and that annoys me.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Ok. Fair enough.
If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself? I know I would.
by Knubles and Bits on Nov 8, 2010 3:48 PM EST up reply actions
it's a completely fair way to make money though
and you could even improve the team. by selling a hot asset, you could then convert that money into players who could make the team better. for example, if a team wanted to jim johnson for $5M, it would weaken the bullpen but you could possibly replace his production and add wins with that money depending on your position depth.
Your mother.
mobbies
Tony from OH sent me a courteous response to my concerns. I don’t agree with his points (mostly a rehash of what he was written before), but I’ll give him props for fielding questions in a friendly manner.
Your mother.
Bud Selig used to get Abner Doubleday confused with actual baseball dudes
but….
actually, nope. He still does:
http://deadspin.com/5684393/bud-selig-thinks-abner-doubleday-invented-baseball-of-course-he-does
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.. who is he kidding?
Abner Doubleday is the devil. I invented baseball.
"Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly; Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why?' Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land; Man got to tell himself he understand.."
Fan Graphs on how the O's can improve
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/getting-out-of-the-cellar-baltimore-orioles/
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Guh....well that wasn't depressing at all....
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." ~ The Dude
They weren’t the worst last-place team in 2010, but they have the furthest gap to reach fourth place (19 games, tied with the Mariners).
Tell me about it.
The only one that has a decent shot, Brandon Snyder, had a poor year in the minors following three very good years.
His 2007 season where he hit .776 OPS at low A is considered a very good year for a 20 year old? That’s doesn’t impressive for a 1B.
Your mother.
The Orioles could take a chance on someone like Andruw Jones or Magglio Ordonez: a veteran who can play the OF corners and take time at DH.
No, no, no. We already have Reimold as the 4th OF. Plus Luke can play LF. I much rather have Corey Patterson as a fifth outfielder than those statues.
Your mother.
At that point it's like he was throwing out names just to have an article where he throws out a lot of names.
Everything else he wrote at least made some sense. But I don’t understand how someone could look at the OF for 2011 and say, “Yeah, the Orioles really need Andruw Jones or Magglio Ordonez!”
America was a farting country. - Ragtime, E.L. Doctorow
by Eat More Esskay on Nov 8, 2010 2:20 PM EST up reply actions
What makes your ideal stopgap player?
On a rebuilding team, I like minor league vets with good minor league track records but who haven’t had an extended chance. Sort of like Dan Johnson (or Brian Daubach to use an older example). Or I like young guys who showed flashes of promise early on but have struggled recently. Sort of like Hank Blalock or a cheaper Garrett Atkins. Neither strategy is a great solution toward finding a long term solution, but it’s worth a gamble on a rebuilding team if the player comes cheaply.
Your mother.
I'll take a masher who brings confidence
A.Dunn
How many teams are willing to offer guaranteed time in the field. I mean besides the national league, there can’t be too many teams in such a dire position to make that offer.
P.Konerko
i dunno why not
D.Lee
no thanks i think this guy wreaks of lose
A. LaRoche
Mostly, i feel all who the fuck is this guy. But then again i feel like i know him better then gfatkins. so there is that.
N.Johnson
Always injured. why am i attracted to the pudge? inexplicable.
Dunn wouldn't be a stopgap
and anyway I was looking more for generic qualities, or at least to consider shortstop and third base as well as first.
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.
Short and third doesn't seem like much fun
Probably go with what we got. So by your definition with his resigning Izturis’s classification goes from free agent acquisition to stopgap. Or perhaps he is a three year stop gap?
Third is what it is. probably rather have jBell in the AAA for another year. and in that case my preference for stopgap characteristics would be? the best dude available. you make compromises. conventional wisdom goes D up the middle, pop on the corners. but all that depends on the available market.
see...
i kinda like branyan. yes, he is in decline and always an injury risk, but he should come cheaply and i think is an upgrade over the wiggs both offensively and defensively.
At all hazards, a man must keep up appearances. Dignity, I say. Dignity above all, Governor. Hear, hear!
-Det. William "Bunk" Moreland
Dan Uggla rejects 4 year deal with Marlins
How bout we go get him? Seems like a nice pickup to play 3rd and a backup to B Rob at second. It all depends on the cost.
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
I don't mind Uggla.
Although it would probably mean the end of the line for Tyberious von Wigglypuffenstein, no? I like Wiggy :(
If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself? I know I would.
by Knubles and Bits on Nov 8, 2010 3:17 PM EST up reply actions
We could put him at 1st...............
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
Won't be room with Luke and Dunn.
If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself? I know I would.
by Knubles and Bits on Nov 8, 2010 3:20 PM EST up reply actions
Man I really want Dunn.
If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself? I know I would.
by Knubles and Bits on Nov 8, 2010 3:20 PM EST up reply actions
If we really went after Uggla i think Luke would be gone
then we could get Dunn. Lineup with Dunn and Uggla would be awesome.
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
Luke is not going anywhere.
And how would signing Uggla have any effect on Luke?
If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself? I know I would.
by Knubles and Bits on Nov 8, 2010 3:23 PM EST up reply actions
It really depends on the signing of Dunn
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
Even with Dunn.
C-Wieters
1st- Dunn/Scott
2nd- Roberts
SS- some waste of space
3b- Uggla
Lf- Pie
Cf- Jones
Rf- Markakis
DH- Scott/Dunn
bench- Wiggy, Reimold, Fox(?), some other bum
If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself? I know I would.
by Knubles and Bits on Nov 8, 2010 3:36 PM EST up reply actions
Yea
Still need that shortstop. Lets go get Jeter. Ya know he is the Capitan.
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
MACHADO
god I wish…
Straight cash homey
Pro Football South
"smoke weed, eat yogurt"
by danielreese05 on Nov 8, 2010 4:27 PM EST up reply actions
Cal Ripken Jr
god i wish we could go back in time. bring back Frank Robinson, Brooks Robinson, and Mike Mussina
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
Damn
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/Dan-Uggla-turns-down-Florida-Marlins-contract-offer-110810
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
unless we sign him to an extension, he's a one year rental
He can’t play defense so he really should be a 1B. His hitting is good for a 1B but nothing special. I wouldn’t give up anything terribly valuable for him.
Your mother.
Interesting question
Which will happen first, Ravens-Skins SB or O’s-Nats WS?
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by BaltimoreSportsFan on Nov 8, 2010 3:17 PM EST reply actions
Ravens-Skins SB
Nationals are too bad to get anywhere. But they will both take a long time i think
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
I think Nats-Os WS.
If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself? I know I would.
by Knubles and Bits on Nov 8, 2010 3:22 PM EST up reply actions
Because I feel like once they both get good
they will be good for a while and just overall have a better chance of making it to the WS at the same time. The NFL it’s playoffs are so unpredictable and I just feel like that even if both the skins and ravens are good teams that it would be very unlikely that they would both be good enough in a given year to make the SB. I don’t really know how to explain it. I think that there is a better chance of the ravens or skins making a SB than either the Os of Nats making a WS, but a better chance of a WS matchup than a SB matchup. /confusion.
If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself? I know I would.
by Knubles and Bits on Nov 8, 2010 3:33 PM EST up reply actions
same here
I just went with Ravens Redskins because of the unpredictably of the NFL playoffs.
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
Ok. It could go either way I guess.
I used the unpredictability of the NFL playoffs to go in the opposite direction.
If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself? I know I would.
by Knubles and Bits on Nov 8, 2010 3:37 PM EST up reply actions
I would like for both of those things to happen in the same year
It would be all kinds of awesome.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
As long as the O's and Skins one of course.
If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself? I know I would.
by Knubles and Bits on Nov 8, 2010 3:41 PM EST up reply actions
Won.
Fail.
If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself? I know I would.
by Knubles and Bits on Nov 8, 2010 3:41 PM EST up reply actions
I'd live with the Skins beating the Ravens in the SB if it meant I got an O's WS win.
America was a farting country. - Ragtime, E.L. Doctorow
by Eat More Esskay on Nov 8, 2010 4:10 PM EST up reply actions
I'll second 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.
I have a feeling
that neither will happen for at least 50 years.
what are the odds that two teams from the same state (sort of) make it to the pinnacle of their sport in the same year?
Straight cash homey
Pro Football South
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by danielreese05 on Nov 8, 2010 4:27 PM EST up reply actions
Let's see...
I don’t know the odds, but it happened in my lifetime (just barely): 1983!
"No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." - H.L. Mencken
by TerroristFistJab on Nov 8, 2010 4:30 PM EST up reply actions
of course
I mean from the DelMarVa area, not New York or some other metro bullshit
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by danielreese05 on Nov 8, 2010 4:32 PM EST up reply actions
Ahem...
The 1983 Washington Redskins and Baltimore Orioles count, don’t they?
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by TerroristFistJab on Nov 8, 2010 4:36 PM EST up reply actions
they kinda have to play one another
I think that was the scenario
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by danielreese05 on Nov 8, 2010 4:36 PM EST up reply actions
that'd be a heck of a pickup basketball game
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here's my starting 5
PG: Darrell Green
SG: Joe Theismann
SF: Art Monk
PF: John Riggins
C: Russ Grimm
VERUS
PG: Al Bumbry
SG: Dan Ford
SF: Palmer
PF: Dempsey
C: Cal Jr.
advantage Skins, no doubt.
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by danielreese05 on Nov 8, 2010 4:44 PM EST up reply actions
Really?
We aren’t playing Hendrickson?
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
in 83?
he was about 12, so no, we’re not playing Hendrickson
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by danielreese05 on Nov 8, 2010 5:46 PM EST up reply actions
Oh sorry
Missed the point there
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Hahah...I was halfway thru typing Hendrickson when I realized we weren't doing present day
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Ok, fine...
then the 1983 World Series still kinda applies, since it was the Phillies and the Orioles, right? No team in Washington and Philly is incredibly close.
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by TerroristFistJab on Nov 8, 2010 4:38 PM EST up reply actions
Mets-Yankees in 2000.
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by Knubles and Bits on Nov 8, 2010 4:33 PM EST up reply actions
see above comment
like we couldn’t see that one coming a mile away. I say that Jets/Giants or Mets/Yankees or even Nets/Knicks happens before O’s/Nats, Ravens/Skin, or Bullets/Wizards (keep the faith!)
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by danielreese05 on Nov 8, 2010 4:34 PM EST up reply actions
Wade Phillips fired.
Is anyone remotely surprised?
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by BaltimoreSportsFan on Nov 8, 2010 3:19 PM EST reply actions
A little
Jerry Jones has never fired a head coach midseason, and has stated numerous times he doesn’t think it does any good. This is also already a lost season for the Cowboys, I’m not sure what sort of success can make a new coach worthwhile at this point.
Jim Harbough i am willing to bet will coach them next year.
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
Whomever it is I hope they fail miserably.
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by Knubles and Bits on Nov 8, 2010 3:23 PM EST up reply actions
Oh they will
they will
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
If it's Harbaugh he won't
He took Stanford from absolute crap to a team that will go the a BCS Bowl in a matter of a few years, he has a coaching style that works with any team.
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by BaltimoreSportsFan on Nov 8, 2010 3:40 PM EST up reply actions
College =! Pro
Just ask Steve Spurrier.
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by Knubles and Bits on Nov 8, 2010 3:42 PM EST up reply actions
Spurrier runs a spread
Harabugh runs a pro-style offense, huge difference.
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by BaltimoreSportsFan on Nov 8, 2010 3:43 PM EST up reply actions
Yes it is a huge difference
but pro-style does not translate to pro-success. In fact all “pro-style” means is that the run is used primarily to set up the play action pass, which can be done in any variety of ways, the spread offense being one of them. The Colts and Patriots run varieties of the spread offense for example.
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by Knubles and Bits on Nov 8, 2010 3:47 PM EST up reply actions
No. Not a huge difference.
I hate the term “pro-style” offense in college. They might run an offense similar to the pros, but it is still being run against competition far below the pro-level. The spread is usd in the pros as well.
The spread and the “pro-style” offense are different, yes, but success isn’t guaranteed. A lot of it has to do with the players needed for your system. Running a spread in the pros requires quick receivers and a quarterback with a quick release. Take the Pats for example…qb with a lightning quick release and small, fast receivers. If you have the personnel, you can make it work.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
All good points
I think the Cowboys can/have the personal to run that system. I also think Harbaugh can change a team, of course there’s no recruiting in the NFL, but in 4 years, Harbaugh took a 1-11 to a team that very likely will go to BCS bowl, you can’t just shrug and ignore that.
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by BaltimoreSportsFan on Nov 8, 2010 3:59 PM EST up reply actions
You really can't compare pros and the NCAA
Steve Spurrier has worked “wonders” (that isn’t really the word i’m looking for, but i’ll work here) with SC. He couldn’t do that in the pros. Changes like that are harder to work in the pros than in the NCAA
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Maryland - 2001
would disagree…
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by TerroristFistJab on Nov 8, 2010 4:14 PM EST up reply actions
Nick Saban would...
like a word with you.
As would Pete Carrol1.0
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by TerroristFistJab on Nov 8, 2010 4:13 PM EST up reply actions
That couldn't be further from the truth
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
He'll go to Michigan.
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by BaltimoreSportsFan on Nov 8, 2010 3:34 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe Brian Billick to Cowboys?
or is he going to Minnesota?
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
Brian Billick to Maryland!
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by Knubles and Bits on Nov 8, 2010 3:42 PM EST up reply actions
Not if the Fridge...
can get himself over .500 with a Frosh QB and a mess of an OL.
Fridge deserves better than being dumped after a “meh” bowl when this team was 2-10 last year and picked to finish in the cellar again this year.
"No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." - H.L. Mencken
by TerroristFistJab on Nov 8, 2010 4:15 PM EST up reply actions
I was wondering what it accomplished
then it hit me; when have the Cowboys ever been about accomplishing stuff?
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by danielreese05 on Nov 8, 2010 4:28 PM EST up reply actions
Ideal stopgap
Some characteristics:
- youngish. If a guy is young, he prolly wouldn’t be a considered a stopgap player to begin with. But someone like Kevin Millar was too old to have much value
- one standout skill. This can be a lot of things, really. But take a guy like Chris Gomez. He wasn’t starter material, but he could always hit lefties, so thusly he could have a role on a good team (utility infielder, who starts against lefties giving one of your infielders the day off). So in this sense, Ty Wigginton is a good stop gap for a guy like Josh Bell assuming Bell will one day be good enough to play third in the majors.
Librarians are hiding something
why?
what’s wigginton’s standout skill? he’s versatile, but doesn’t really play any position well and he has decent pop for a middle infielder, but doesn’t really profile at the corners.
At all hazards, a man must keep up appearances. Dignity, I say. Dignity above all, Governor. Hear, hear!
-Det. William "Bunk" Moreland
decent pop for a middle infielder
This is why. He is versatile. While that really means he can play multiple positions somewhat effectively (1B, 2B, 3B), and might be able to put up an OPS+ of 90, as opposed to say, 53 (or whatever Izturis put up this year).
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by dfa on Nov 8, 2010 7:27 PM EST up reply actions
Those stupid [insert off-color slur here] in Toronto stole our guy!
The Fightin’ BJs just announced Wakamatsu as their new bench coach.
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.
Whaaa?
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by Knubles and Bits on Nov 8, 2010 4:03 PM EST up reply actions
I thought it was a lock that he was coming here if he couldn't find a managerial position?
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by Knubles and Bits on Nov 8, 2010 4:04 PM EST up reply actions
It's okay.
The BJs get a lot of our castoffs. We’ll just have to find better personnel.
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Cal Ripken Jr.
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
i actually would not be surprised if Billy ended up on the bench
that’d be fun, too
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.
any Ripken in the dugout would be awesome.
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
Fred, come on down!
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.
Hey he coaches Softball
He could give discounts on motorcycles to the team. Imagine Buck on a bike like this
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
I give up on images
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
I heard rumblings of this the other day
reasons he might take that job over the O’s offer is because the thought is that Buck is around for awhile and if the Blue Jay’s manager gets the boot, Wakamatsu will be next in line as the bench coach.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
ack!
Blue Jays. Not Jay’s.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Although that reminds me of a sign I saw in my cafeteria today
“Additional muffin and pastry selections are available at Starbuck’s.”
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Makes sense.
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by Knubles and Bits on Nov 8, 2010 4:08 PM EST up reply actions
I can't blame him but this just means Buck needs to pull out his backup plan.
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
I don't think you're seeing the big picture
which is a huge billboard proclaiming “FUCK YOU RIGHT BACK AT YOU, BLUE JAYS”
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.
We should take a collection to get that put up in left field
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
And then just below that in a smaller font, the same phrase except translated into French
America was a farting country. - Ragtime, E.L. Doctorow
by Eat More Esskay on Nov 8, 2010 4:19 PM EST up reply actions
That has to set up an interesting work dynamic
if the main reason your subordinate took the job is because he thinks you’ll be fired
Yeah, who knows if that's true or not
I don’t even remember where I heard it, honestly.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Why else would he not come to Baltimore?
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
How should I know?
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
maybe he really likes Molson?
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.
maybe he heard about those great Toronto strip clubs
from Nestor.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
I don't know what exactly you're referring to
but if he was talking with Nestor, he probably got into a fist fight
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 didn't hear him talking about hitting the Toronto strip clubs?
That’s fair, because I was there and listening to the story and I still can’t believe I heard it.
America was a farting country. - Ragtime, E.L. Doctorow
by Eat More Esskay on Nov 8, 2010 4:22 PM EST up reply actions
no, sorry, I was busy
WATCHING A BASEBALL GAME
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.
HEY!
Are you saying I wasn’t watching a baseball game, jerk?
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
well I know Nestor wasn't
and I know certain characters were involved in chicken finger eating contests. I can’t speak for the rest of you.
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.
pshaw
If there is a baseball game on, I’m watching it. I can multi-task between watching baseball and rolling my eyes at Nestor and eating that awesome crab mac and cheese.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
I can verify you never said anything about shoes.
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by Eat More Esskay on Nov 8, 2010 4:28 PM EST up reply actions
well once my friend left I was the only girl
so I had to pipe down on the shopping talk.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
that was some awesome crab mac and cheese
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.
yeah sometimes my friends and I are like
Let’s go get some of that crab mac and cheese. And then we remember it’s all the way in Dundalk.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
oh maybe it was just me and Esskay who got to hear that awesomeness
about Nestor and Mike Devereaux at the strip clubs in Toronto.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
well I don't think it's exactly like
the mirror, mirror star trek universe out there. It seems like a pretty rational career move.
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.
WHAT THE BUCK
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
I haven't watched last night's episode
so no spoilers, but The Walking Dead has already been renewed for a second season.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Last nights episode wasn't nearly as good as the first.
Sets the next episode up to be great though.
If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself? I know I would.
by Knubles and Bits on Nov 8, 2010 4:21 PM EST up reply actions
I was a tad disappointed
the “character moments” felt out of place in such an intense situation…but I mostly could not be happier with the show.
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.
Yea. I really liked the character development and the ability to relate in the first episode.
The one scene with Morgan upstairs in the house was so good that it will be hard to top. I felt like there wasn’t any solid characters introduced in this episode. The whole rooftop scenario just really didn’t grip me like Morgan’s scene did.
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by Knubles and Bits on Nov 8, 2010 4:31 PM EST up reply actions
it just felt weird and out of place
you need to set that stuff up a lot better. Oh, but the ending was delicious.
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.
Yea. I just didn't give a shit about that guy. He was a dick in his few minutes of
screen time and they didn’t develop him enough to care.
If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself? I know I would.
by Knubles and Bits on Nov 8, 2010 4:34 PM EST up reply actions
trust me, he didn't spoil anything
whatsoever.
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.
as long as we're on it
how nasty is it? blood and guts flying everywhere like the comic or is it toned down for TV?
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by danielreese05 on Nov 8, 2010 4:47 PM EST up reply actions
It is fairly graphic
without being ridiculous.
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by Knubles and Bits on Nov 8, 2010 4:50 PM EST up reply actions
its pretty disgusting
I made the mistake of actually eating while I was watching last night and I do not recommend that at all.
Especially spaghetti.
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.
Yea there was that one scene.
But for the most part it isn’t over the top disgusting.
If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself? I know I would.
by Knubles and Bits on Nov 8, 2010 4:52 PM EST up reply actions
yes...but its a memorable scene
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.
is it the horse scene?
I remember thinking that would be gross if they ever put it on TV…
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by danielreese05 on Nov 8, 2010 4:53 PM EST up reply actions
well im going to say for stacey's sake
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 going to say, rather
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 the horse scene was in the first episode, right?
Unless…please tell me there isn’t another horse scene, because that made me kinda ill.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
I'm pretty sure that there's only one
but I’ve been wrong before
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by danielreese05 on Nov 8, 2010 4:57 PM EST up reply actions
there are some scenes that I'm absolutely dreading though
you’ll probably know them once you see them
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by danielreese05 on Nov 8, 2010 4:58 PM EST up reply actions
There are a few
bot theyre a ways down the road. But man oh man am I waiting for those scenes.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Yea the horse scene in the first episode
is the only one. This is a bit more gross.
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by Knubles and Bits on Nov 8, 2010 5:11 PM EST up reply actions
I'm trying to think of something that happened early on
and I just can’t. guess you’re just gonna make me go back and read aren’t you?
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by danielreese05 on Nov 8, 2010 5:21 PM EST up reply actions
I'm watching it now
I’ll let you know if I vom.
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ok that was pretty disgusting
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
it wasn't that bad
just watched it on youtube and if that’s the worst the show has to offer so far then I’m fine. I don’t handle gore too well all the time
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by danielreese05 on Nov 8, 2010 8:52 PM EST up reply actions
Dude that was like nothing
I dont handle gore too well all the time either but god damn i might have to watch the show.
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
I know right?
the benefits outweigh the risks in this case. I just watched another scene (where Duane’s father is upstairs gunning down zombies) and it is extremely well done.
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by danielreese05 on Nov 8, 2010 8:59 PM EST up reply actions
That is the scene that I was referencing
earlier in this thread. One of the best scenes in recent television history.
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by Knubles and Bits on Nov 8, 2010 11:57 PM EST up reply actions
That scene was fucking awesome
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Yea. I went out of my way not to spoil it.
If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself? I know I would.
by Knubles and Bits on Nov 8, 2010 4:37 PM EST up reply actions
That's because most of those charecters are made up
and not from the book.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
wait what?
there are made up/new characters? not like, main characters but like supporting characters that are just zombie-food right?
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by danielreese05 on Nov 8, 2010 6:52 PM EST up reply actions
Well, I don't know yet, but a few of them def. were not in the book.
The second episode definitely changed what happened in the book. Not in any important way, but it was different.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
now assuming you read the comment I made about how it would be very hard to screw it up
this would be one of the very few ways they could screw it up. rule number one should be “don’t fuck with the story”.
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by danielreese05 on Nov 8, 2010 6:55 PM EST up reply actions
Agreed
but it was nothing terrible. The main way to fuck up a zombie story is to humanize the zombies by having them start remembering how to be human and using tools (i’m looking at you, Romero…)
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
THANK YOU
the thing that makes zombies un-scary as anything is when they can run fast and use tools. just not ok in my book, takes the suspense out of everything. I want them to approach slowly and to shuffle/crawl, stuff like that. the runners just make it too human-like.
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by danielreese05 on Nov 8, 2010 8:54 PM EST up reply actions
The runners don't bother me so much
but I dont enjoy zombies because they are scary. I enjoy zombies because they are usually pretty damn awesome looking and zombie killing is tremendously fun. The fact that they are dehumanized makes it fun in the first place. Watchig someone take a sledgehammer to another person’s head would be disturbing, but when it’s done to a mindless shuffling zombie it’s hilarious and awesome.
The other thing that makes a great zombie story is the tale of survival and hardship of the humans. When you give the zombies a hint of emotion and humanity you make the story about them, and that isn’t when the best stories lie. Just watch Land of the Dead and compare it to a masterpiece like Night of the living Dead and you’ll see exactly what i’m talking about.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
it can go either way
the shuffling can make it funny like in Shaun of the Dead or scary like in the Walking Dead. agree with the last part too.
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by danielreese05 on Nov 8, 2010 9:23 PM EST up reply actions
While we're on TV
For those who said they’re watching the Event, what do you guys think so far?
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by BaltimoreSportsFan on Nov 8, 2010 4:23 PM EST up reply actions
The first few episodes weren't anything special
but did just enough to keep me watching. I thought the most recent episode was outstanding though. I really like where they went with Simon’s character and how his backstory affected his actions.
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by Knubles and Bits on Nov 8, 2010 4:27 PM EST up reply actions
I've been kind of bored by it, honestly
I haven’t watched the most recent one, though. So if it’s outstanding, I look forward to it.
Also I feel like they’re trying to make it complicated for the sake of making it complicated in some parts, with all the jumping around in time and such.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
There was no episode last week
so if you saw the episode two weeks ago then you saw the one I’m referring to.
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by Knubles and Bits on Nov 8, 2010 4:32 PM EST up reply actions
Hm. I don't know, maybe I watched it.
Whenever baseball was on I kept canceling recordings and then trying to remember to go watch them on demand. It got confusing.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
It was the one where Simon ran into a woman from his past.
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by Knubles and Bits on Nov 8, 2010 4:35 PM EST up reply actions
I lost interest once i found out it was about aliens
but at some point i probably go on a binge once season 1 is over and watch the whole thing at the same time.
My wife and I were debating whether we should DVR it
this week, or just give up on it. We are giving it one more week The last episode was ok, but it introduced a new character, a reporter with conspiracy theories. That was about the worst 5 minutes of acting I have ever seen. And nothing is happening, but not in a good way. I feel like the only reason we have given it this long is that we need something to fill the void left behind by Lost and 24.
"Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly; Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why?' Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land; Man got to tell himself he understand.."
I'm watching it in large part to fill the Heroes void.
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by BaltimoreSportsFan on Nov 8, 2010 4:51 PM EST up reply actions
there was no way they could cram it all into one season
there’s a whole lot of material…
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by danielreese05 on Nov 8, 2010 4:30 PM EST up reply actions
They werent planning on it
they said they want to do one book an episode, and they’ve been doing one comic an hour. That’s insane, but that means they are planning on doing at least 70 episodes. Lofty goals.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
with the success the books had
I’d have a hard time believing that they could find a way to screw this up
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by danielreese05 on Nov 8, 2010 6:52 PM EST up reply actions
Did anybody stick with Boardwalk Empire?
because I did not. The pace just ground to a halt like three episodes in.
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.
ha.
no. it was really promising, but in the end (middle, whatever) it just totally fell flat.
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by danielreese05 on Nov 8, 2010 4:31 PM EST up reply actions
I stopped watching it
After about three episodes it just felt like a chore.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
I gave up after about 3 episodes
It was just really boring to me. Like i could see all the reasons it should be good, but it felt like everyone involved was just mailing it in.
Yup
Getting better, but I’m still not loving it.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
You must be a very patient person.
Seems everyone else quit at episode 3.
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
for as much as HBO has done for television
they should be able to do better
Straight cash homey
Pro Football South
"smoke weed, eat yogurt"
by danielreese05 on Nov 8, 2010 4:37 PM EST up reply actions
cut to some HBO exec
saying “What the fuck did I do?”
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.
He probably gave a fuck when it wasn't his turn to give a fuck.
America was a farting country. - Ragtime, E.L. Doctorow
by Eat More Esskay on Nov 8, 2010 4:39 PM EST up reply actions
Or was ungrateful...
to the guy who pulled him off of the mother-fucking boat.
"No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." - H.L. Mencken
by TerroristFistJab on Nov 8, 2010 4:41 PM EST up reply actions
Victim of your own success...
Rome, the Wire, the Sopranos (though overrated in my opinion), Curb, Deadwood, etc. All the miniseries (the Corner, John Adams). It’s hard to constantly put out A+++ stuff, ya know?
"No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." - H.L. Mencken
by TerroristFistJab on Nov 8, 2010 4:40 PM EST up reply actions
don't forget Treme
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 salty about Treme
Is it on DVD yet, I wonder?
I was watching it On Demand and after I think the fourth episode they took them all down and I never got to finish.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Not yet...
I’m hoping they get to work on shooting the second season. I enjoyed it, but the pacing is slower than the Wire if that’s even possible.
"No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." - H.L. Mencken
by TerroristFistJab on Nov 8, 2010 4:44 PM EST up reply actions
it's a much, much smaller, vignette-style story
but it was soooo good. Yeah, it takes it time, but I’m pretty David Simon would say something like “life takes its fucking time, too, doesn’t it?”
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.
Right on...
and the way they hit you hard in the face in the final episode was pretty amazing.
"No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." - H.L. Mencken
by TerroristFistJab on Nov 8, 2010 4:53 PM EST up reply actions
Egads!
You’re right – and it wasn’t forgettable at all… I really enjoyed the ending.
"No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." - H.L. Mencken
by TerroristFistJab on Nov 8, 2010 4:43 PM EST up reply actions
So far
I’m not putting Treme much higher than Boardwalk Empire.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Really?
I don’t have HBO and my go-to place to mooch HBO (mom & dad) dropped their HBO. Did you not like Treme?
"No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." - H.L. Mencken
by TerroristFistJab on Nov 8, 2010 4:59 PM EST up reply actions
Oh I liked Treme
but I didn’t love it. I might need to rewatch the season.
Boardwalk Empire though I think has some serious potential – there’s a ton of character development that hasn’t even started to happen and could make it really interesting. Right now I still feel like I know very little about even the main characters, which I think is a little frustrating, but it’s keeping me watching. I also really like the production quality – every episode is like watching a movie.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
I understand...
I’m looking forward to watching it all after the DVD’s get released.
I think Treme will work better if watched in 2/3 hour blocks. Watching it week to week made it harder to get into, but that was true with the Wire as well. It’s also a lot more of a human story told about characters most of the world would never even think much about.
"No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." - H.L. Mencken
by TerroristFistJab on Nov 9, 2010 10:04 AM EST up reply actions
On the other hand
the world didn’t really go crazy about The Wire until further along than Boardwalk Empire is at the moment…
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
off topic
STD? There’s an app for that.
http://www.observer.com/2010/daily-transom/future-alert-std-test-theres-app
Your mother.
I am soooo to get that one.
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
I am sooooo going to get that one.
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
Peeing on your phone oh come on
I am sooo there first. I just gotta check ya know last night was a real doozy.
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
yeah, there's a follow up story in the posted link
basically, you would pee into microSD card (or something similar) and then insert that into your phone. So you wouldn’t be peeing directly on your phone.
Your mother.
Did the article happen to say when this might just come out?
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
nope
i imagine if this works though, there could all sorts of tests. Pregnancy, sperm count, blood tests for cholesterol levels, etc.
Your mother.
I was um kinda kidding but umm okay
It probably will be some kind of peripheral but would still be kind of cool. Also good for people who are sexually active. Interesting though why americans didn’t think of this sooner.
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
did you just admit that you weren't sexually active?
you sir have some cojones like no other.
Straight cash homey
Pro Football South
"smoke weed, eat yogurt"
by danielreese05 on Nov 8, 2010 6:18 PM EST up reply actions
Man you guys love to twist around words and find other meanings
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
heyoo
16 hombre
Straight cash homey
Pro Football South
"smoke weed, eat yogurt"
by danielreese05 on Nov 8, 2010 10:48 PM EST up reply actions
Yo
I would rather not have AIDS by the time i am 20
"If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?" Yogi Berra
Wow
That’s some leap you just made there.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
You mean that's not how it works?
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
did he just imply that I have AIDS?
Straight cash homey
Pro Football South
"smoke weed, eat yogurt"
by danielreese05 on Nov 9, 2010 2:34 PM EST up reply actions
wow
I just finished through number 49 of the Walking Dead books. I’m not even sure I want to see it as a TV series, this just gets too heavy for some audiences. it’s a depressing as hell chapter. if you haven’t read them yet, get on it and don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Straight cash homey
Pro Football South
"smoke weed, eat yogurt"
Hardcore shit, right?
Trust me, it doesn’t stop there.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
you're kidding right?
what else could possibly happen???
Straight cash homey
Pro Football South
"smoke weed, eat yogurt"
by danielreese05 on Nov 9, 2010 8:29 AM EST up reply actions
I'd tell you
but i’m sure you’ll find out soon enough.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
well you were right
I just finished 55. the full page picture with the silhouette showed me all I needed to see. this is going to be some groundbreaking TV.
Straight cash homey
Pro Football South
"smoke weed, eat yogurt"
by danielreese05 on Nov 9, 2010 3:07 PM EST up reply actions
wait just kidding
false alarm. they almost had me there.
Straight cash homey
Pro Football South
"smoke weed, eat yogurt"
by danielreese05 on Nov 9, 2010 3:10 PM EST up reply actions
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