Friday Bird Droppings
by Stacey on Dec 17, 2010 7:22 AM EST
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PrintRelievers Are Not Worth Multi-Year Deals | FanGraphs Baseball
FanGraphs makes the case that relievers aren't worth multi-year deals. They list the worst (in terms of WAR) deals of the past few years. Guess which team gave out multi-year deals to the worst, third worst and fifth worst relief pitcher for that period. I'll give you a hint - it's not the Rays. -duck
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MLB 11: The Show Launch Trailer Delivers High, Dramatic Heat; First Details Revealed - G4tv.com
MLB 11 apparently lives up to the hype. -duck
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Britt Ghiroli: LaRoche or Lee, backup plans, veteran innings eater, blah blah blah. -zk
School of Roch: Ohman: "I'm not going to close the door"
The O Man wouldn't mind returning to Baltimore. I wouldn't mind having him, especially in this crazy market for relief pitching.
Orioles Insider: Market for relief is moving fast
"If they don't land Gregg...they'll probably turn to trying to sign either Grant Balfour or Jon Rauch." NOOOOO Grant Balfour!
The Royle Rundown: First base appears to be O's priority
According to Royle, a source close to Adam LaRoche says that the Orioles offered him a three year deal. She is only person reporting this from what I can tell. NO NO NO three year deal!
Early Look At The 2011 Orioles | Camden Crazies
The other day I posted an article by Chris Stoner about how the Orioles can compete in 2011, and Daniel Moroz has written a rebuttal.
Stat Speak: History handed to Markakis, Matusz | MLB.com
Brooks Robinson played with Jim Palmer who played with Cal Ripken who played with Brian Roberts who plays with Brian Matusz and Nick Markakis who will hopefully be the next generation of awesome Orioles.
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Gregg is the exception.
He’s going to be worth that 2 years at 12 million. For Serious.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
Gregg will be Don Stanhouse Part Deux! :-)
I hope there are a few around who remember “Fullpack”!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Stanhouse
Sign ’em!
I love the phrase "veteran innings eater"...'cause it goes so well before "and drunk, de-knighted 4th Stooge found under a buffet table"
http://www.superbowlhomeboy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/ponson2.jpg
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
RE: the caption on the picture of BRob
How much more highly would we/baseball think of him had we won at all over his career?
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
We would probably think better of him
however, i do agree with the caption
The world is a mess and I just need to rule it.
by James (Lost in Boston) on Dec 17, 2010 8:50 AM EST up reply actions
Look at Stacey posting before 7:30!
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
by duck on Dec 17, 2010 9:04 AM EST via mobile reply actions
I went to bed early :)
Are you off today? Or a delay?
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
by Stacey on Dec 17, 2010 9:07 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Back roads haven't been touched - it's one big snow-topped skating rink.
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
MD is cool like that
up here in MA, it can snow a crap ton and work isn’t canceled.
The world is a mess and I just need to rule it.
by James (Lost in Boston) on Dec 17, 2010 9:16 AM EST up reply actions
Well he's a teacher
Don’t think work was cancelled for anybody down here either, but some of the schools are closed.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 17, 2010 9:18 AM EST up reply actions
Question: When do you think Moscow schools had their last Snow Day off?
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
Answer: Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
OK, I'm lying, it DOES happen
But they’re not Snow Days, they’re Cold Days. At -30’ and below the schools can be closed, although there has to be something else involved, usually (a power outage or transportation breakdown or sth).
And -30 doesn’t happen that often here in the city —as opposed to, say, the S region. But since we hit an all-time record high here this summer (101’ F) and these things tend to move in pendulum swings (goes the theory), we may see some big-time freeze-outs here this winter.
My family in NY regularly expresses a concern that one day, in a bad cold snap, I may not stay ahead of the wolves in my run to the bus stop and…they’ll find my bourgeois remains sometime duing the late spring thaw. They’re about as optimistic as Oriole fans, huh?
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
Ah, but if the schools close at -30... don't the thermometers stop at -29?
"One way to lower a flag to half-mast is just to lower the flag. There's another way, though. You can raise the pole to like twice its original height." - Infinite Jest
by Eat More Esskay on Dec 17, 2010 11:48 AM EST up reply actions
Fair enough
I assume based on my perception and memory, that schools get off less often up here for similar kinds of snows, but I could be wrong.
Local government up here can be incompetent at a lot of things, but they got the whole snow removal down pat.
The world is a mess and I just need to rule it.
by James (Lost in Boston) on Dec 17, 2010 9:26 AM EST up reply actions
I'm pretty sure you're right
Based on what I’ve been told by friends that live up in ND, it takes a lot more to close things down, including schools.
oh, it's totally true
It has a lot to do with resources. It always snows in New England, and some years it doesn’t snow at all in Maryland, so we don’t have the money or people devoted to it the way y’all do. Especially on a place like the eastern shore which is usually warmer than this side of the bridge.
I mean, I think Marylanders go pretty crazy about snow in a way that is not proportional to the actual threat, but every winter I have to listen to all of the people who moved here from Pittsburgh because there are no jobs there make fun of people in Maryland for getting days off for snow because they’re so much tougher in PA and shit. That’s not exactly what it is.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Agreed its a resource thing mostly
although I would say those people from Pitt probably are a little tougher about snow and cold as I am sure it is a bit worse there.
I for one am tougher about snow and cold now after 3.5 years here, although last year toughened all of you up a bit as it snowed more there than Buffalo, Madison, or here.
The nice thing about Maryland snow is that it goes away. After the first big snowfall here in Boston, it isn’t uncommon to see some snow through the rest of the winter due to lack of melting (and piling) and additional snowstorms.
The world is a mess and I just need to rule it.
by James (Lost in Boston) on Dec 17, 2010 9:46 AM EST up reply actions
Sure you're tougher if you're around it more
But I have no desire to be around it more. I always thought I loved snow until last winter. Last winter broke me and now I’m ready to spend every winter in Tahiti.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Agreed
Although I would pick Fiji.
The world is a mess and I just need to rule it.
by James (Lost in Boston) on Dec 17, 2010 9:52 AM EST up reply actions
I can't remember a yer
where it hasn’t snowed in Maryland.
"Tragedy is what happens to me. Comedy is what happens to you." -Mel Brooks
I wish that's how it was
Signed,
- A bitter non-.edu corporate worker who slipped and slid his way into the city today
:P
Just got the press release that the O's officially signed Accardo
The Orioles today announced that they have signed free agent RHP JEREMY ACCARDO to a one-year contract.
Accardo, who turns 29 on Saturday, went 3-2 with 24 saves and a 3.48 ERA (44.0IP, 17ER) in 42 games with Triple-A Las Vegas in 2010. In his six season major league career, the right-handed Accardo has held left-handed hitters to a .205 average, .292 on-base percentage and .279 slugging percentage. He set career-highs with 30 saves, 4 wins and a 2.14 ERA (67.1IP, 16ER) in 2007 for the Blue Jays, adding 57 strikeouts and a 1.11 WHIP.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Hey, I like that WHIP
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
That’s what SHE sa…na-a-a-a-ah.
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
I saw him pitch a few times for the 51s in Las Vegas
For some reason I can’t copy and paste off the 51s website, but besides what Stacey said, 52 hits in 44.0 innings, 37 saves overall for the 51s in 09-10, and is the 51s career saves leader (that and 50 cents will buy you a 25 cent cup of coffee). That’s like Kevin Costner leading the minor leagues in career home runs.
Bought a new car this summer
Its nice, fast, sporty, great handling, amazing turbo engine and apparently the worst car to ever drive in snow…
moral of the story: fuck snow. >:(
It’s the Ric Flair Theory of baseball – To be the man, you gotta beat the man. -duck
by Parkinglotninja on Dec 17, 2010 9:48 AM EST reply actions
RWD on aggressive summer tires?
Yeah, I’ve done that before. Getting stuck on spots that have already been plowed is not fun :P
I have winter tires
but I have an S-10 with nothing in the back, so it doesn’t really matter what kind of tires it has. It’s easy for me to spin my rear tires in the rain. But if I have a bunch of weight in the back (like last year during the huge snowstorms, I just shoveled the bed full of snow) it handles fine.
I was behind a guy in a pickup on Eutaw Street yesterday
just as you’re going up the hill into Bolton Hill, and he just couldn’t get going. I felt bad for him considering there was hardly any snow on the ground in the first place.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
i think im going to leave work and go buy some winter tires...
i was heading home last night just spinning tires on plowed major roads :/
my driveway is a 45 degree incline…needless to say that wasnt happing i parked at a bar down the road and walked…im done with snow..someone bring me march!
It’s the Ric Flair Theory of baseball – To be the man, you gotta beat the man. -duck
by Parkinglotninja on Dec 17, 2010 10:17 AM EST up reply actions
S-10 in the snow?
Better off dumping a bunch in the back of it to get some semblance of traction. Good luck!
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
Or a couple of deer carcasses
KIDDING, people! Kidding!
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
I have a 500 hp RWD with 3.91s in the rear on street slicks.
Needless to say I don’t even attempt to drive in the snow.
If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself? I know I would.
by Knubles and Bits on Dec 17, 2010 2:38 PM EST up reply actions
Completely OT
That’s the slickest kick I’ve ever seen. Dude jumped off the cage to hit that kick. Wow.
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
Yikes! So The Matrix was true after all...
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
Scary part is - he practices that
His coach bet dinner for the first fighter in his gym to hit that in a fight. He PLANNED that kick!
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
There was some debate about it after the match.
But the main rule about use of the cage is, don’t trap someone’s head against it and land strikes. Even then, refs usually stop the fight as a TKO for the strike, not give a penalty.
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
DRaysBay took out an ad in the Tampa Bay Times thanking Carl Crawford for his time with the Rays
It was in today’s paper, and this is what it looked like: http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/507269/CC_Thank_You.pdf
On one hand, it seems silly to thank a baseball player for making millions of dollars to play on your team, but on the other Rays fans had little to enjoy other than Crawford for many years. It’s nice that they are able to keep their good memories and not turn hateful the way some fans do when a star player leaves their team.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Maybe we should take out a similar ad for the Beav
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 17, 2010 10:04 AM EST up reply actions
You got around $5K to do it?
Half page in color in The Sun? Hope you brought your lunch money.
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
What if we went black and white?
"One way to lower a flag to half-mast is just to lower the flag. There's another way, though. You can raise the pole to like twice its original height." - Infinite Jest
by Eat More Esskay on Dec 17, 2010 1:01 PM EST up reply actions
Oh, we would NEVER do that around here...
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
I love that guy.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 17, 2010 10:07 AM EST up reply actions
moose?
or the king of queens looking dude w/ the sign?
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 Dec 17, 2010 10:09 AM EST up reply actions
what's going on with his arms?
is he wearing a poncho underneath his jersey? there doesn’t seem to be anyone else in the crowd with rain gear…
The dude with the sign.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 17, 2010 10:10 AM EST up reply actions
IIRC, we had the money to resign Moose
The Rays didn’t have enough money to do so. It’s not an even comparison.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Dec 17, 2010 3:08 PM EST up reply actions
It also seems weird
to wish him luck now that he’s playing for your rival.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
well I know they were planning it before they knew where he was going to sign
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
That's really cool
Carl better give some public acknowledgement of that gesture.
Spewing negativity.
He'll be sure to post a copy of it in the window of his new bookstore.
Now, Harold, he's a friendly guy. He rambles on and on. He'll talk the balls off a rhino-saurus.~Primus, Harold of the Rocks
by PBR me ASAP! on Dec 17, 2010 1:11 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
Gotta love Twitter fake accounts...
UnPeterAngelos Un-Peter Angelos
Holiday Tip #3: Liven up parties w/ themed games. I give my jr. attorneys pocket knives & have them fight for my respect under the mistletoe
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
unpeterangelos
is one of my favorite follows. funny stuff..
It’s the Ric Flair Theory of baseball – To be the man, you gotta beat the man. -duck
by Parkinglotninja on Dec 17, 2010 1:19 PM EST up reply actions
I downloaded a new game for my Droid last night
Slice it. So far it’s quite enjoyable.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
A writer for ESPN Chicago wrote an article about the White Sox potentially wanting to unload salary
with pitching being a main concern. He listed Peavy, Buehrle, and Edwin Jackson as candidates, with Peavy having little trade value due to injury, and Buehrle likely staying because he’s their best pitcher and fan favorite. Jackson is set to make 8.75 million in 2011. For the right price, would anyone be interested in him coming to Baltimore? He’s only 27 with loads of potential, but he’s gotten traded about 45 times in the last 3 years, he can’t seem to stick anywhere for some reason.
I have no idea why
but the thought of Edwin Jackson intrigues me. Probably just the sinus meds.
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
That's it.
But we can fix him!!!!!!
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
Who doesn't?
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Dec 17, 2010 10:59 AM EST up reply actions
Can I say
Fuck Virginia and Maryland in the snow. Everyone always told me that Rochester in the winter is the worst ever, but they are wrong. It took me two hours to drive from Silver Spring to Frederick because of the rampant fear that the glorified flurries yesterday morning struck into the hearts of motorists. So frustrating.
"This is a time when if we weren’t cynical we’d shoot ourselves."
by Andrew_G on Dec 17, 2010 10:28 AM EST via mobile reply actions
you got to take brink road to lost knife, then go right on brighton damn
by thewaywardO on Dec 17, 2010 10:31 AM EST up reply actions
Agreed
People up north actually know how to drive in the snow. But they absolutely suck when the pavement is dry. I’d rather deal with the drivers down here on the half dozen days it snows.
by BirdFanInPhilly on Dec 17, 2010 12:02 PM EST up reply actions
Last winter here Houston...
it snowed
Basically it was flurries for 90 minutes in the mid morning with nothing at all sticking. By noon I was all but literally the only person left in the office.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Dec 17, 2010 12:04 PM EST up reply actions
Massachusetts drivers are often considered the worst in the country.
I’m not driving there any time soon.
Where are my shoelaces?
They aren't called Massholes for no reason!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 17, 2010 1:59 PM EST up reply actions
I thought that had more to do with them just being assholes...
In addition to their bad driving.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Dec 17, 2010 2:02 PM EST up reply actions
well of course
But the driving is a key part.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 17, 2010 2:03 PM EST up reply actions
I always have problems with Ohio drivers too
Speeding must be a capital crime there. They love going 5mph less than the speed limit in the left lane.
by BirdFanInPhilly on Dec 17, 2010 2:17 PM EST up reply actions
QotD, maybe
Would you extend Guthrie? If so, for how long and how much cash? Guthrie has pretty consistently outperformed his FIP ERA, but you have to figure that will continue. Right?
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
I wouldn't
Guts will be a FA in 2013 at the age of 34. No reason to extend him before we see what he looks like at that age.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
I love GUTS
So… give him a 5 year 30 million dollar deal
by Wieters Wieners on Dec 17, 2010 10:40 AM EST up reply actions
Nah
7 years…..120 mil
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 17, 2010 10:40 AM EST up reply actions
You're funny
I love him too, he’s one of my favorite Orioles in a while. But that’s just silly.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Yes, it is. Really :P
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
O RLY?
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Dec 17, 2010 12:06 PM EST up reply actions
Fine
5 years, 23.5 MIL, but I’m not budging a cent lower… as they said in Blue Chips “WE OWE IT TO HIM!!!!”
by Wieters Wieners on Dec 17, 2010 10:44 AM EST up reply actions
i would. he’s got the upside. and he doesn’t appear to be injury prone.
by thewaywardO on Dec 17, 2010 10:39 AM EST up reply actions
He does occasionally succumb to extreme bouts of homeritis though.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Dec 17, 2010 11:00 AM EST up reply actions
i don’t know why you have to bring stats into this
by thewaywardO on Dec 17, 2010 11:02 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Every year...
I’m all like “nope, not getting the show this year,” but then it always looks awesome, and I end up getting it.
What up?
The Show and Fifa are the two games that I innevitably get every year.
Madden and NCAA I get them in alternating years. Like I had Madden 08, Ncaa 09, Madden 10, Ncaa 11. I guess next year is a madden year.
If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself? I know I would.
by Knubles and Bits on Dec 17, 2010 2:45 PM EST up reply actions
I just had to take a break from gt5 and went back to fifa.
Doing a player-manager career mode with Zenit St. Petersburg.
If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself? I know I would.
by Knubles and Bits on Dec 17, 2010 2:52 PM EST up reply actions
yeah i was doing the same thing...
but i stopped buying football games for some reason..
What up?
by snakethejake on Dec 19, 2010 2:50 PM EST up reply actions
"Coneheads" on ComCen
Nope, can’t do it. Sorry, ComCen. Some movies are so bad, even I won’t watch them.
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
yeesh...
were the coneheads even that funny in the first place? maybe i’m missing something, but i don’t think so.
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 Dec 17, 2010 11:12 AM EST up reply actions
No, he sketch wasn't funny
when it was originally broadcast a decade and a half before the movie came out. But, IMO, besides the Albert Brooks short films, nothing all that funny came out of SNL in it’s first five seasons.
"Tragedy is what happens to me. Comedy is what happens to you." -Mel Brooks
see, and I think just the opposite
the first five seasons are the last time that show was consistently funny.
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
It could be for sentimentality
but I think the cast from 1995-1998 was outstanding. If anybody tells you the second best female cast member of all time behind Gilda Radner is Tina Fey, they’re lying, it’s Cheri Oteri.
"Tragedy is what happens to me. Comedy is what happens to you." -Mel Brooks
The Eddie Murphy/Joe Piscopo years were funny.
The two parter of the Assassination of Gumby was hilarious. James Brown’s Hotub? Speed Duets with Frank Sinatra?
And Phil Hartman was good.
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
is it so wrong
that I’m actually more interested in watching now? I really really want to see how bad it can get.
cxcxcxcxzzzzzzzzz
For reals, playa
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
I don't get it.
I know McNabb hasn’t been doing well, but Grossman fucking sucks. Everybody knows he fucking sucks. So what’s the point? It seems like something weird is going on with Kyle Shanahan, like he’s trying to prove a point or something.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
a noble spirit embiggens the smallest man.
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 Dec 17, 2010 11:36 AM EST up reply actions
i was hoping all the conspiracy theories about kyle were just hot air but it’s looking more and more like they’re on point
by thewaywardO on Dec 17, 2010 11:43 AM EST up reply actions
i don't think it's a conspiracy
mcnabb has sucked this season. he was hitting receiver’s feet right and left last week.
the skins are eliminated. time to find out whether rex has grown up or not. it’s obvious mcnabb is not the future of the franchise. why not use the end of the year as a rex audition?
"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 hear you
but Rex is fucking TERRIBLE.
And also I don’t necessarily have THAT big of a problem with the decision. What I have a problem with is the awful way it’s been handled and communicated. This is the fucking NFL and you wait until Friday to inform your team who’s starting at QB on Sunday? My god that is awful.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
I suspect they informed the team sooner than today.....
…. and it just came out in the news this morning because someone broke the story.
If I were them I’d want to give Dallas less time to prepare.
"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 heard rumors yesterday as well
I think it was in the making all week. Isn’t his hammy still bothering him as well?
maybe it's his cardiovascular condition
"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
ahahaha
“Donovan has handled himself with nothing but class, not just in Washington but as an ambassador for the league. To treat him this way … it’s beyond disrespectful.”
Who gives a fuck if he’s a league ambassador? Try not sucking so much, and then maybe you won’t get benched. For chrissakes, when did becoming a starting QB turn into a right instead of a privilege?
"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
Ehhhh
I don’t buy this idea that it’s because he’s sucking. Rex Grossman sucks way worse than McNabb on his worst day. Something else is going on here.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
when was the last time rex grossman started a game?
i think he sucks too, but maybe riding the pine for a couple of years has matured him a bit.
to put it another way, what is the cost of finding out? there’s absolutely zero downside.
"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
There's a reason he hasn't started a game recently!
He fucking sucks! The cost is embarrassing ourselves against the fucking Cowboys.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
sadly...
this.
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 Dec 17, 2010 12:36 PM EST up reply actions
Like the Skins haven't embarrassed themselves already this year?
After MNF against Philly, a game in Dallas (who is also eliminated) will be on nobody’s radar.
You’d rather Rex starts against NY?
Seriously, there’s 3 gams left, it’s obvious McNabb is not going to be around next year. It makes perfect sense to see whether Rex is worth holding onto. Even as a backup.
"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
No I'd rather Rex sit his ass on the bench where shitty players belong!
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
then do you recommend a forfeit?
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 Dec 17, 2010 1:03 PM EST up reply actions
No I recommend starting the best player at each position.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Must be, if all our shitty players are on the bench
Won’t Cooley get lonely out there all by himself?
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Dec 17, 2010 1:07 PM EST up reply actions
Orakpo can keep him company
"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
and maybe something else IS going on,
but better for it to come out after the season’s over than in the middle.
maybe mcnabb is jawing back at Kyle’s play calling or the 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
My suspicion
is that nobody respects Kyle because he fucking sucks and McNabb is just a nice scapegoat for him and a way to exert his power.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Kyle sure didn't suck in Houston
Look at this:
Offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan is using McNabb as a scapegoat, according to multiple Redskins players. The coordinator’s credibility has been questioned by players and members of the staff, according to team and league sources.
“The guys are extremely pissed,” one Redskins player told me.
….Mike Shanahan was evasive when asked Wednesday if McNabb would start against Dallas, saying that he was “not committing to tell you who the starters are at any position.”
McNabb didn’t appreciate that, as of Wednesday, he hadn’t been told whether he was playing.
“I would have hoped,” McNabb said at the time. “That’s professionalism. Communication.”
So basically, you have a situation where anyone on the team, from everyday players, to the quarterback, feels comfortable complaining to the press about the coaches. Questioning their credibility and professionalism. What the hell kind of culture is that?
McNabb gets paid a shit-ton of money to play football. His job is to shut up and do what the coaches tell him to do, not question their professionalism to the press. The same goes for whichever players and staff members are questioning Kyle’s credibility.
If a head coach has this much open dissent, he needs to clean house. Mike has a right to pick whomever he wants to be on his staff, and the players are duty-bound to play as hard as they can for those coaches. That’s how it works.
"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
Right
don’t you think there’s a reason for that? They obviously don’t trust Kyle, believe in his play-calling, or feel like he respects them enough to communicate at a professional level. The culture is what you make of it man – if the Shanahan’s aren’t in control, exactly who else is there to blame but them??
As far as whether he sucked in Houston, their offense has REALLY suffered without him. In fact, they miss him SO much that their offense has dropped off the cliff to the tune of nearly two entire yards per game!
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
re
Right
don’t you think there’s a reason for that? They obviously don’t trust Kyle, believe in his play-calling, or feel like he respects them enough to communicate at a professional level. The culture is what you make of it man – if the Shanahan’s aren’t in control, exactly who else is there to blame but them??
Oh well by all means, let’s reward the players for their insubordination by catering to their whims.
I think what the Shanahans are doing is taking control. And I fully support that, I don’t really care about the Dallas game. I mean, I care, but I’m far more interested in Shanahan whipping the team in to shape than whether or not we beat Dallas a second time this season.
"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
Who said anything about rewarding the players for it?
I’m all for them taking control, but I don’t think this is the way to do it. Benching a decent guy for a shitty guy doesn’t scream control to me.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Agreed.
Rex is terrible. I’d much rather have a shitty McNabb than standard Grossman.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 17, 2010 1:34 PM EST up reply actions
All the players seem to be really pissed
and McNabb had a quote on Wednesday evening saying he was frustrated not to know his status for the week. So, maybe the players found out yesterday and not today – does that make it much better?
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
I think they all need to grow up a little.
It’s Shanahan’s team. Who’s starting at QB shouldn’t affect their routes, their blocking assignments.
If McNabb was seriously injured, they’d have uncertainty up until Friday, and I’m sure they’d figure out a way to play.
I swear, it’s the inmates running the asylum over there.
"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 sure
but Shanahan is not the one jerking McNabb around – it’s his son.
As far as who’s starting at QB not affecting routes, blocking, etc I completely disagree.
And of course there’d be some uncertainty IF he were injured, but that’s not the situation. In a game full of uncertainty, why on earth would you want your coaching staff to unnecessarily create more of it?
I’d say Kyle’s one of the inmates at this point and daddy’s just letting him run wild.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Mike determines who starts, not Kyle
….so “daddy” is complicit in this decision.
Remember earlier in the year, they were trying to work on McNabb’s throwing motion? He was not particularly receptive. Fine, he has a right to say, “i throw the way i throw”.
But he has been TERRIBLE on the field. He’s certainly earned a benching. It’s less about what Rex can do, and more about what McNabb clearly can’t do.
"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
How can you earn a benching when the guy behind you is 100 times worse???
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
My high school basketball coach used to bench me for scoring
He had a “just pass it around until you turn it over” offensive philosophy…. that does kinda sound like the Skins though.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Dec 17, 2010 12:52 PM EST up reply actions
mcnabb has hit receiver's feet for the past 10 years
To be positive I just always looked at that as it could have been a pick-6… hope that helps
He leads the leave in PSARF*
*Putting it Squarely At the Receiver’s Feet
"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
Want to make a bet on the Giants game in Was. week 17?
Bring back Luis Matos.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Dec 17, 2010 12:26 PM EST up reply actions
lol
i’ll get back to you. prolly not. ;)
"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
unleash the dragon!
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
in case anyone hasn't seen the brilliant source of this logo
here’s the hysterical post it’s based on.
"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, good point
NSFW. but who’s working in the snow, anyway?
"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
The Sex Cannon is locked and loaded.
"One way to lower a flag to half-mast is just to lower the flag. There's another way, though. You can raise the pole to like twice its original height." - Infinite Jest
by Eat More Esskay on Dec 17, 2010 11:51 AM EST up reply actions
Ok guys...
Need a quick tip. I need to split a PDF file ASAP, and I did it before online in like under a minute but now Im having problems finding where I was. Everything I find is trying to make me download stuff (which I cant cuz’ Im at work).
Advice?
by Wieters Wieners on Dec 17, 2010 11:42 AM EST reply actions
(head spinning)
you’re trying to split a PDF file using an online file splitter or the like?
do you want to just email it to one of us?
"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
Sure...
I need it to be someone I can trust. Can I email it to you.
Its 4 tickets to tomorrow night’s Wizards-Heat game that I sold but I need to split it into pairs.
by Wieters Wieners on Dec 17, 2010 11:54 AM EST up reply actions
yeah, you can trust me, since i'm 3,000 miles away
although I DO have a stubhub account. ;P
you have my email?
"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
on their way back.
"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
Thanks alot bro...
I really screwed the pooch… thats gonna eat me up all day. I just gave my lead back FOR NOTHING!
by Wieters Wieners on Dec 17, 2010 12:04 PM EST up reply actions
also, what the hell
you picked SF yesterday?
"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
WTF
I picked SF!?!?! MOTHERFUCKER! I swear (OBVIOUSLY) I intended to pick SD… what a blunder!
by Wieters Wieners on Dec 17, 2010 11:55 AM EST up reply actions
the week i won all but one of the games, I was sure I'd picked CHI
but i hadn’t. i was royally pissed.
"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
AHAHAH
Large amount of win (for the rest of us at least)
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 17, 2010 1:45 PM EST up reply actions
also
maybe this site works?
"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 googled "online pdf file splitter"
crazy, huh?
"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
Bro
I googled for like 15-20 minutes and the guy was getting impatient since he already paid me. I guess I put in “how do I spit a PDF” and “PDF Splitter”. Close, just not the exact query…. ass. lol
by Wieters Wieners on Dec 17, 2010 12:05 PM EST up reply actions
Get 'em
"One way to lower a flag to half-mast is just to lower the flag. There's another way, though. You can raise the pole to like twice its original height." - Infinite Jest
by Eat More Esskay on Dec 17, 2010 12:08 PM EST up reply actions
Fashion QotD: Scarves?
What makes a good one?
Bring back Luis Matos.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Dec 17, 2010 12:09 PM EST reply actions
i have no help for you there.
i am not a scarf wearer. perhaps i should be.
"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 have been known to live on the east coast, ya know
also, i ski.
but when i ski, I always wear one of those neck-tube-thingies
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
when i see people wearing those things,
i want to punch them with my ski pole.
"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
Dead foxes seem to be popular...
Though it also seems to be 1915 around here, so I don’t know.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Dec 17, 2010 12:12 PM EST up reply actions
As usual, Ace Ventura has the answer...
And you must be the MONOPOLY GUY!
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
by arlingtonOsFan on Dec 17, 2010 2:27 PM EST up reply actions
low itchiness Quotient
or I call it “iQ”
preferably adjusted for SSy (Skin Sensitivity) and Layers Above/Beneath as well as the F factor (fahrenheit factor) and wind speed and direction.
cxcxcxcxzzzzzzzzz
casual or not?
I don’t generally like a guy in a scarf casually unless he’s out in super super cold weather. But with a nice coat you can’t go wrong with cashmere.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
I only ever really wear a scarf
when i’m also wearing my heavy wool coat. Which currently, is almost always.
Scottish people
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 17, 2010 1:46 PM EST up reply actions
oh wow thanks man
Im buying one right now!
Bring back Luis Matos.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Dec 17, 2010 3:09 PM EST up reply actions
Also, who watched the Daily Show last night?
Bring back Luis Matos.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Dec 17, 2010 12:11 PM EST reply actions
He's beating the networks and cable news channels at actual reporting a good story.
That was a great episode, humor wise and news wise.
Bring back Luis Matos.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Dec 17, 2010 3:08 PM EST up reply actions
Caught the replay
Sen. Jon Kyl probably would have been better off not explaining his non-vote.
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
by duck on Dec 17, 2010 1:26 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Hobgood
MASN posted an interview of Dave Schmidt on Matt Hobgood’s absent fastball and non-breaking curve. His statement that “we can’t sugarcoat it” pretty much sums up the interview. I hope against hope that Hobgood will develop, because we could sure use another top pitching prospect. At this point, however, things are not looking good.
He's still very young
but for your own sanity, I wouldn’t expect anything out of him. Low expectations are the way to go.
"Tragedy is what happens to me. Comedy is what happens to you." -Mel Brooks
You can plug it in, turn it on
and bask in its warmth. Also, when you get a tv, there are tons of free demos to download. And, of course, online play and downloading is free of charge as well.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Yeah, i at least hooked it up to my old crappy tv
so i can get firmware updates and whatnot out of the way. Anyone who wanted/wants me to add them as a friend once i get the network thing set up should post their username.
Haha
This is pretty funny.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Lee: I've heard what Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez do in the showers and I did not want to be part of that.
Spewing negativity.
They are dumb
Why?
They’re from Texas
by BirdFanInPhilly on Dec 17, 2010 2:26 PM EST up reply actions
What are you going to do in October?
Well….I bought an XBox!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 17, 2010 2:33 PM EST up reply actions
My fave xmas video this year
Rudolph the red nosed reindeer
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
first half: genius
song: not so much.
"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 feel the opposite way
I love the song
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
off topic: Wii nunchuk controllers? Are they necessary?
If I buy a Wii remote plus, do I really need another nunchuk controller?
Spewing negativity.
"Another" nunchuck controller?
If you already have one and are playing single-player, I don’t think you’d need to get another nunchuck.
"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
Ah.
Well, yeah, if you’re playing anything that requires the nunchuck, you’ll need another one to play it in multiplayer.
"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 tend to avoid third-party accessories,
but I’m a bit paranoid in that regard. Plenty of people get third-party controllers, but with the motion control stuff, Wii components might be trickier. So, I dunno.
"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
LaRoche and relievers
I don’t see any major argument to signing LaRoche for 3 years. Seems reasonable considering his age and the complete lack of prospects in the organization.
I agree that paying big money for a reliever, even if it is only on a one year contract, makes no sense at all.
Commenting on allegations on the use of torture against terrorost suspects: "If hooking up one raghead terrorist prisoner's testicles to a car battery to get the truth out of the lying little camel shagger will save just one Canadian life, then I have only three things to say:
Red is positive, black is negative, and make sure his nuts are wet"
Don Cherry
It's not like he will be blocking any of our highly touted prospects.
And we aren’t signing Fielder or Pujols next year. I’m not sure what the big deal is either, but I’m sure everyone else will chime in as to why it is a horrible idea.
If you were a hotdog would you eat yourself? I know I would.
by Knubles and Bits on Dec 17, 2010 2:51 PM EST up reply actions
3 years of Laroche
will only tell me that MacPhail doesn’t want to do anything to make this team better. I want them to go in a bidding for Fielder and Pujols (assuming he doesn’t sign an extension). Yeah, chances are we won’t sign them but, who would be serious bidders for them? Braves, Dodgers, Cubs, and Rangers?
by LoveForTheGame13 on Dec 17, 2010 2:54 PM EST up reply actions
The Prince Sweepstakes
Braves have Freddie Freeman manning 1B for the foreseeable future
The Mets have Ike Davis
Dodgers ownership is still a mess until the McCourt’s divorce is finalized
The Cubs are still hamstrung by the contracts to Zambrano, Soriano, Ramirez, Silva, & Fukedome
The Rangers, Astros, Rockies and the always lurking-in-the-weeds ‘Mystery Team’ look like they would be the primary serious contenders in signing Prince. I like our chances.
Say no to 3 year deals for not very good 1B.
Now, Harold, he's a friendly guy. He rambles on and on. He'll talk the balls off a rhino-saurus.~Primus, Harold of the Rocks
by PBR me ASAP! on Dec 17, 2010 4:23 PM EST up reply actions
MacPhail has to live in the real world, not some fan fantasy one.
He has to realistically evaluate what is out there that is attainable. Albert Pujols is not attainable.
Three years is not an eternity and as Z points out below, if Baltimore has the opportunity to acquire someone much better at 1B in another year or two, they look to move LaRoche. Meanwhile, LaRoche offers the team a decent 1B who adds 20 – 30 HR’s to the lineup.
Commenting on allegations on the use of torture against terrorost suspects: "If hooking up one raghead terrorist prisoner's testicles to a car battery to get the truth out of the lying little camel shagger will save just one Canadian life, then I have only three things to say:
Red is positive, black is negative, and make sure his nuts are wet"
Don Cherry
he's just so... blah
blah bat, blah glove. he’s a 1.5 win player. he’s a good guy to have a 1 year deal. do we really want to lock in such mediocrity for multiple years?
Spewing negativity.
i'm not really into a three year deal,
but we wouldn’t be “locked into” anything. if we go out and buy fielder, it’s not like we can’t flip LaRpche for some prospects or the 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
So, I bought my daughter a book on title alone
"I am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want To Be Your Class President."
Any teen book with a blurb from Jon Stewart on the front is gonna get her attention. She’s liking it so far
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
Young Adult Fiction = generally...BLECH.
But some is bearable. I don’t think this was YA Fiction, though, right?
Where are my shoelaces?
Actually, in the grade 7-9 section.
Maturity wise, a few years lower than she usually reads, but couldn’t resist after reading the recommendation by Jon Stewart on the cover.
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
She's liked The Hunger Games series, Percy Jackson, and a few others
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
Naturally, anything with Jon Stewart must be good.
Still, sappy teenage romances? Pass. And…dare I mention…Twilight?
Where are my shoelaces?
HATES Twilight with the energy of a thousand exploding suns
Unfortunately, my wife on the other hand, is addicted to Twlight FanFic.
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
She and I both. I'm guessing you have some hefty disdain for it too?
It’s poorly written and just…dumb.
Where are my shoelaces?
I'm just avoiding it
No interest at all.
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
YA is valuable
Here’s a great blog about YA and why it’s important:
http://fortheloveofya.blogspot.com/
You’re obviously way beyond the intended audience for YA books, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have an important place on library shelves.
yay? as in yayo?
Yes, i hear prices are up these days, it’s quite valuable.
Bring back Luis Matos.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Dec 17, 2010 3:20 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Young Adult = YA
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" has single-handily kept my son reading the last year
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
Forgot about that
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
It's nice that it keeps kids reading.
That’s a very good thing. But there’s little substance to a lot of the novels, and I can’t stand the fact that people publish works like it and get very rich and famous while other authors of good books struggle to get published and/or sell books. I don’t think we should be teaching tweens and teens to read stuff like that when we could be teaching them the classics (which we do in schools, but that doesn’t count) and other serious books. Comedy books are always fun, and I have no problem with them. But it’s books like Twilight, utter pieces of crap in my mind, that should be off the shelves.
Where are my shoelaces?
Because you don't think it has value, it shouldn't be available?
Wow, glad you’re now in charge of music stores…
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
Glad you're NOT in charge of music stores....
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
Music is different than books that kids are supposed to read
First of all, I’m a firm believer in reading to books to teach yourself how to write. Twilight isn’t going to do that. In fact, it will most likely steer you in the wrong direction.
Nobody should publish stuff like that in the first place. It’s an insult to good literature.
Where are my shoelaces?
I'm not a big fan of restraint of trade
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
Well...people get rejected from publishers all the time.
Do you think every author in the world should get every work they do published?
Where are my shoelaces?
No, I don't
But I don’t want a 15 year old deciding who does or doesn’t, either.
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
And if you read Twilight
Maybe you’d be in a better position to judge whether it should have been published or not.
Where are my shoelaces?
I mean if people want to read it; it should be published.
It shouldn’t be read in school and parents should make sure their kids don’t use it as a blueprint. But it shouldn’t be held from the shelf.
Bring back Luis Matos.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Dec 17, 2010 3:43 PM EST up reply actions
People might want to read things that are rejected too
But they’re rejected so nobody ever knows.
Where are my shoelaces?
I'll let the free market decide
Rather than appointing one person.
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
It is unethical to imply
your opinion should dictate the availability of art to others.
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
I read Twilight
And I enjoyed it.
Something doesn’t have to be a complex work of literature to be enjoyable.
I would love if you tried to be a little bit less judgmental. How does it affect you at all what other people enjoy?
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
You have to work up to "great literature"
and you can’t expect middle schoolers to read it right off the bat. You put “great literature” in front of kids and they’ll hate reading.
This
I hated the Prince and the Pauper, but I guarantee if I read several years from now, I’ll like. There’s a certain literature level people have at my age, and most classics are above that, but that’s what makes them classics, because there’s such a high level of writing.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Dec 17, 2010 3:42 PM EST up reply actions
I'm not saying put Tolstoy or Hemingway or Faulkner or Twain or Fitzgerald in front a middle schooler
But at least put a book that isn’t written like Twilight.
Where are my shoelaces?
You keep saying Twilight
like it’s indicative of the quality of all YA. I don’t think that it is. It’s the flavor of the month, but hardly the end-all be-all of YA.
True, but it's what's out there.
And there’s a lot like it. And we shouldn’t put those kinds of books in front of kids.
Where are my shoelaces?
ahahah
+1
"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
Haven't you ever heard of gateway drugs?
"One way to lower a flag to half-mast is just to lower the flag. There's another way, though. You can raise the pole to like twice its original height." - Infinite Jest
by Eat More Esskay on Dec 17, 2010 4:05 PM EST up reply actions
I feel like my whole childhood was a lie.
"One way to lower a flag to half-mast is just to lower the flag. There's another way, though. You can raise the pole to like twice its original height." - Infinite Jest
by Eat More Esskay on Dec 17, 2010 4:10 PM EST up reply actions
yes, but before that, it was harry potter, which is also horribly written
there’s always a flavor-of-the-month for young adults to read. it doesn’t mean they can’t learn to read the good stuff as well.
"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
No one is saying they can't
But to indict the entire genre of YA as garbage is ridiculous and frankly elitist. It’s the same sort of attitude that genres like Science Fiction have been suffering from for the past 70 years and it’s complete bullshit. No one is saying Twilight and Harry Potter are high art, but reading those books will lead to reading more books and eventually they’ll graduate to whatever you consider to be a “good” book. Or maybe they won’t and they’ll continue to read what you classify as garbage and for some reason it’ll continue to chap people’s asses. Maybe one day we’ll all learn to be tolerant of others.
whoa.
read more closely. you and I are in agreement. i never said there isn’t good YA stuff. I said that just because there’s bad YA stuff out there doesn’t mean kids can’t look around it for the good YA stuff.
"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 just read Tintin
> most kids books
Bring back Luis Matos.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Dec 17, 2010 3:29 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd
because Tintin is the absolute tits.
"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
And a boss way to learn French
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
That was hyped when we had the book fair
I didn’t know the quote was by Stewart, now I’m interested.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Dec 17, 2010 3:17 PM EST up reply actions
Here it is
“If War and Peace had a baby with The Breakfast Club and left that baby to be raised by wolves, this book would be the result. I loved it” – Jon Stewart.
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
I kinda remember the synopsis
Kid buys stocks, then successfully operates a ponzi scheme, and then takes over the stock market.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Dec 17, 2010 3:23 PM EST up reply actions
oooooooook, once again,
What did I miss?
Bring back Luis Matos.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Dec 17, 2010 3:05 PM EST reply actions
Today is torture. I'm seriously thinking about going home right now.
Yes. I’m going to do it. I can’t be in this office one more minute.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Adam LaRoche is like... a Corolla or Pam from the Office
Perfectly nice. They’ll get the job done. But you’re leery about committing long term because you want the option to move on in case a BMW or Anne Hathaway become available.
Spewing negativity.
Haha nice.
Except that the Pam example is a little off because Jim did commit to her long term…
Where are my shoelaces?
Are you kidding?
Dowdy sweaters aside, Jenna Fischer is an extraordinarily beautiful woman.
Which is why she plays the love interest on a sitcom, but I digress.
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
by James F on Dec 17, 2010 4:15 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Oh, and this, too.
"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
Just my cents
Anne Hathaway > Jenna Fischer > Kelly Kapoor, Angela, Phyllis, Meredith, and Holly (who I love on HBO’s In Treatment).
Spewing negativity.
Arguing about whether Anne Hathaway or Jenna Fischer is hotter...
…makes me think about arguing whether Back to the Future is better than Ghostbusters. When two things are that good, who cares which is better?
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
by James F on Dec 17, 2010 4:30 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
You're out of order!
This whole damn blog is out of order!
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
by James F on Dec 17, 2010 4:36 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
James F is on fire right here.
"One way to lower a flag to half-mast is just to lower the flag. There's another way, though. You can raise the pole to like twice its original height." - Infinite Jest
by Eat More Esskay on Dec 17, 2010 4:45 PM EST up reply actions
If that's not rec worthy
then take the damn button away.
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
if saying Anne Hathaway is hotter than Jenna Fischer is wrong,
then I don’t want to be right!
(doing my z snap).
Spewing negativity.
I think his point is...
Both are pretty damn hot. But I’m with you, between the two, it’s totally Hathaway.
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
Neither do I.
It’s like choosing between warm blueberry muffins and warm banana bread. Can you really make a wrong choice in that scenario?
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
you certainly can...
tis why I got back together with my old flame, Monica Bellucci. Then Alicia Witt, Isla Fisher, Zorro-era Catherine Zeta-Jones (a-BUH), and Amy Adams. I may be dating myself when I thought for years that Diane Lane was the most beautiful woman ever.
I don't really think you can
At some point, it is just a matter of personal preference. If you happen to prefer muffins while I prefer banana bread, then we just have different tastes.
And in the end, in a world where none of us are actually going to get to enjoy the company of these women, were any of us fortunate enough to get warm baked goods, we’d be thanking our lucky stars regardless of which we got.
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
That being said, I married well above my pay grade
as Stacey and zk can attest, as they’ve met the Mrs.
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
it's true. duck's a lucky man.
that said, nobody is above duck’s pay grade, IMHO. he’s a keeper.
"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
word. duck is awesome.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Aww, thanks, guys.
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
"warm baked goods"
is that what they’re calling it nowadays?
"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 Dec 17, 2010 6:43 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
i do NOT get the Hathaway love. Not 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
witch
"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
Never a bad time to insert a lyric from The Sword. This one is apropos:
Three witches you shall meet
Upon the path to your fate
The first will love you, the second will deceive you
and the third will show you the way
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk9uevsHvAE
Now, Harold, he's a friendly guy. He rambles on and on. He'll talk the balls off a rhino-saurus.~Primus, Harold of the Rocks
by PBR me ASAP! on Dec 17, 2010 7:04 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Rhiannon rings like a bell through the night
And wouldn’t you love to love her?
"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
Icky
I must now cleanse my musical palate . With METAL!
Now, Harold, he's a friendly guy. He rambles on and on. He'll talk the balls off a rhino-saurus.~Primus, Harold of the Rocks
by PBR me ASAP! on Dec 17, 2010 7:36 PM EST up reply actions
Dude, we GOTTA hang out sometime.
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
You just KNOW I'm gonna rec this
Just got done singing alone to that chorus with my daughter on the way home from her swim practice. Damn, I’m mad we missed that Philly show.
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
The Philly show was very good. My ears are still ringing.
When I got home from the concert I posted a blurb on FB about each of the 3 bands. The 2nd band to play was named Karma To Burn. My brother, who went to WVU in the early 90’s recognized the name. Evidently, he saw them play in the basement of a frat house during his college days.
Now, Harold, he's a friendly guy. He rambles on and on. He'll talk the balls off a rhino-saurus.~Primus, Harold of the Rocks
by PBR me ASAP! on Dec 17, 2010 9:50 PM EST up reply actions
i do remember there was a side-boob shot of anne hathaway posted on CC the last time we had this discussion
"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 think i did post that pic.
and while I am not particularly into Anne, I will always be into side boob.
"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 there is such a thing as reincarnation
i want to come back as hathaway’s side boob.
Spewing negativity.
blasphemer
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
Totally agree.... she is so meh to me
I’d totally take Pamcakes
by Wieters Wieners on Dec 17, 2010 7:25 PM EST up reply actions
I would direct you to
the first 15 minutes of “Havoc.”
Just sayin’.
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
Me too
Jenna Fischer FTW
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 17, 2010 11:19 PM EST up reply actions
Personally, if I have to pick an actress ...
… my choice is Grace Park.
But then I’m a bit biased. She looks a lot like my wife when she was about that age. (And if Ms Park ages anything like my wife, she’ll still be hot for the next few decades.)
Commenting on allegations on the use of torture against terrorost suspects: "If hooking up one raghead terrorist prisoner's testicles to a car battery to get the truth out of the lying little camel shagger will save just one Canadian life, then I have only three things to say:
Red is positive, black is negative, and make sure his nuts are wet"
Don Cherry
I thought she was Korean?
Commenting on allegations on the use of torture against terrorost suspects: "If hooking up one raghead terrorist prisoner's testicles to a car battery to get the truth out of the lying little camel shagger will save just one Canadian life, then I have only three things to say:
Red is positive, black is negative, and make sure his nuts are wet"
Don Cherry
US citizen, but her family moved to Vancouver BC
when she was young and I think I read somewhere she considers herself Canadian.
She could be Martian for all I care. I’d still let her use me as a sex toy (where I not married).
Commenting on allegations on the use of torture against terrorost suspects: "If hooking up one raghead terrorist prisoner's testicles to a car battery to get the truth out of the lying little camel shagger will save just one Canadian life, then I have only three things to say:
Red is positive, black is negative, and make sure his nuts are wet"
Don Cherry
With that mentality,
no one would ever get married. But I agree with you on a multi-year deal with LaRoche.
"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
No, Anne Hathaway has to marry someone!
And that sentiment is the entire premise of Beautiful Girls, a sneaky great movie IMO.
Spewing negativity.
Good movie
One of Rappaport’s lines could be used ad nauseum in here: “When you say it like that, it sounds like a bad thing.”
"They're throwing bottles at your house...Come one, let's go break their arms." - Henry Fool
by Fahrenheit 451 on Dec 17, 2010 6:48 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Rappaport is a quote machine in that movie
Right before he says, "When you say it like that, it sounds like a bad thing," He gives the awesome, “You let her behind the curtain Willie, didn’t you. Women aren’t allow back there. They must not see the powerful Oz working behind curtain,” speech. And if “hope dancing in stiletto heels” isn’t poetic, then I don’t know what is.
Spewing negativity.
Also
What dude after getting shredded by his ex in public says “Ok. Ok…that…that’s fair.” I think I may have been there.
"They're throwing bottles at your house...Come one, let's go break their arms." - Henry Fool
by Fahrenheit 451 on Dec 17, 2010 8:32 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I think Baltimore is a Toyota Corolla kind of town.
With an esoteric vanity license plate, though.
"One way to lower a flag to half-mast is just to lower the flag. There's another way, though. You can raise the pole to like twice its original height." - Infinite Jest
by Eat More Esskay on Dec 17, 2010 5:21 PM EST up reply actions
Just finsihed school for the rest of the year.
College app work time.
Bring back Luis Matos.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Dec 17, 2010 3:38 PM EST reply actions
Here's your essay!
http://guim.org/hugh_gallagher_s_essay.html
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
FUCK!
I buy a Wii off of ebay as a Christmas gift and now I see Amazon is offering a much better deal.
Spewing negativity.
That sucks
Sorry, dude.
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
ah screw it, i bought a Wii for myself.
if I don’t like it, i can always sell it.
Spewing negativity.
I seem to remember another Maryland team that dumped its leader
just after he was named Manager of the Year.
How’d that turn out for the next 13 year?
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
Because, honestly
who hasn’t wanted to lock a concussed 20 year old son of a famous player in a closet for three hours?
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
Or
What son of a ESPN analyst hasn’t wanted to exaggerate a story to get back at a coach for a lack of playing time?
I wasn't being sarcastic :)
"It has nothing to do with corruption. It's sheer, complete, total incompetence." - Joe Rogan
The thought of
Mike Leach matching wits with Jimbo Fisher and Dabo Sweeney makes this Terps fan very happy.
"Tragedy is what happens to me. Comedy is what happens to you." -Mel Brooks
The Rays got 4 players in return for Bartlett (+PTBNL) from the Padres
I don’t know much anything about the guys they’re getting back, but since when did Jason Bartlett become some superstar shortstop?
Zach Greinke Asks for a trade
per MLB trade rumors. Future Oriole?
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
Nishioka signs with Twins
After $5.3M posting fee, he signed a 3 yr/$9M deal. Interesting use of funds by the Twins.
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
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