Wednesday Bird Droppings
by Stacey on Dec 29, 2010 9:10 AM EST
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PrintOrioles Insider: Hobgood's 2011 season will be delayed by bad shoulder
Matt Hobgood has a rotator cuff strain, and will most likely stay for extended Spring Training rather than start the MiLB season on time. -duck
New Year's resolutions for every American League team - Cliff Corcoran - SI.com
"The Baltimore Orioles resolve to make the lives of the Rays, Yankees and Red Sox miserable." Eh, whatever. There's a great pic of Luuuuuke on the SI MLB homepage, though. -zk
Onion SportsDome - Baltimore Orioles | The Onion Sports Network
(VIDEO). The Onion weighs in on the future of the Orioles. Don't expect much, it's all of 15 seconds long. -zk
My Favorite Story: Orioles' Luke Scott says what’s on his mind - Big League Stew
David Brown recounts his interview with Luke Scott, including an IM conversation with 'Duk after it happened.
Steroids overpower Rafael Palmeiro's Hall of Fame candidacy - ESPN
Palmeiro is on the HoF ballot this year and has overwhelming career numbers, but, well, you know.
Orioles Insider: Who will O's turn to if spurned by Gregg?
Orioles, I have something to tell you. Kevin Gregg is just not that into you. Zrebeic talks other relief options for when the O's finally realize Gregg isn't The One.
Steve Melewski: O's can never have enough starting pitching
Melewski says he suspects "the O's add one or two pitchers that could push for the back end of the rotation." TWO? I'm on record as being against adding one, but one I could live with. If they sign two starting pitchers, I'll...just complain about it I suppose.
The Associated Press: Cops: Man playing real-life 'Frogger' hit by SUV
Off-topic, I know. But what the heck?
O's want D. Lee; does D. Lee want O's? - Yardbarker
LATE ADD: Ken Rosenthal sys the O's are back to focusing on Lee. Trouble is, Lee wants to play for a contending west coast team. Oops. -zk
Open thread, this Nazi wants to die for country. Oblige him!
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If that's a bad thing, I'm having an incredibly Hobgoody day so far
My intern deleted “can’t find” an incredibly important Excel sheet and another divison in our small company just spontaneously announced that they have hired the most obnoxious person I’ve ever met in my life. And it’s only 9:30
"I guess if there wasn't any luck involved I'd win everytime." -Phil Hellmuth
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Dec 29, 2010 9:26 AM EST up reply actions
you are having a work day that is the equivalent of a goofy, blonde, high school bonus baby with a shitty breaking ball
by thewaywardO on Dec 29, 2010 9:33 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
3 replies in...
and I’m already rec’ing posts. I think this thread has peaked.
From the Land of Pleasant Living...
And a weight problem?
"The United States is the New York Yankees of countries...powerful and respected until the year 2000." - Homer J. Simpson
by Brotz13 on Dec 29, 2010 9:45 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Check the recycle bin on his computer.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 29, 2010 9:45 AM EST up reply actions
Well it was in a public folder so that's the equivalent of saying
“It could’ve been anyone in the company but I know it was you, you little f-up!!!”
We’re supposed to back our system up every so often so I’m gonna try to retrieve it through IT before I ruin the kid’s day.
"I guess if there wasn't any luck involved I'd win everytime." -Phil Hellmuth
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Dec 29, 2010 10:21 AM EST up reply actions
Wot's this "blingee" shite?
From the Land of Pleasant Living...
by OEutaw on Dec 29, 2010 11:56 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Don't make Hobgood angry
You wouldn’t like him when he’s angry
"I guess if there wasn't any luck involved I'd win everytime." -Phil Hellmuth
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Dec 29, 2010 12:17 PM EST up reply actions
Wow.
It’s almost as if you aren’t using a p.o.s. program like Paint.
From the Land of Pleasant Living...
So I finally watched the Top Gear Middle East Christmas Special
and they did it. They disappointed me. A couple of good laughs at least, but the whole thing felt so incredibly contrived and forced and lacking. Too bad.
"I looked at the clock... because I was saying to myself... It's five to seven, where could he be going with that sawed off shotgun?"
As much as i like the show,
the Top Gear VW Bus race in Gran Turismo 5 might be the most mind numbingly boring level ever included in a video game.
I don't know what you are talking about
but I am intrigued.
"I looked at the clock... because I was saying to myself... It's five to seven, where could he be going with that sawed off shotgun?"
I know it's not his best movie
but is there anything in Tarantino’s filmography better than the basement bar scene in Inglourious Basterds? It’s freakishly good cinema.
"I looked at the clock... because I was saying to myself... It's five to seven, where could he be going with that sawed off shotgun?"
by Andrew_G on Dec 29, 2010 10:20 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
the opening scene of that movie
the best ten minutes he’s ever shot.
"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
really?
i’m sort of ashamed to admit i haven’t even seen it yet.
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 29, 2010 10:24 AM EST up reply actions
It's Jews killing Nazis
How can you not have seen?
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Dec 29, 2010 10:38 AM EST up reply actions
dunno...
didn’t see defiance, either.
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 29, 2010 10:44 AM EST up reply actions
it would have been better if Mel Brooks did it
by thewaywardO on Dec 29, 2010 11:46 AM EST up reply actions
OK, stupid cinema question
and maybe it just shows my ADD, but why do you say that? I kept thinking, “When the hell is something going to happen in this movie? Why are these two people talking for so damn long? I thought Brad Pitt killed Nazis in this movie? When do we get to the Nazi killing? What’s with all the damn talking?”
I’ll take the fight scenes in Kill Bill I & II
"I cover Baltimore, not the state of Maryland. And would rather have my eyes ripped out with a fork than study your state." - Jen Royle
there's a famous quote from Alfred Hitchcock
which I’ll have to paraphrase, “If you have characters sitting around a table talking about baseball for five minutes, it’s dreadfully boring. But if you show that there is a bomb with a 5 minute timer under the table before they talk about baseball, it becomes incredibly riveting”.
"I looked at the clock... because I was saying to myself... It's five to seven, where could he be going with that sawed off shotgun?"
unrelated thought
there is a bomb underneath this blog, but I forgot when it was supposed to go off, and whether it was the explosive killing kind of bomb, or more like a pinata with candy and prizes inside instead of death and fire.
"I looked at the clock... because I was saying to myself... It's five to seven, where could he be going with that sawed off shotgun?"
Shit just got real.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Dec 29, 2010 1:30 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
in the scene quoted with the bird dropping
the long dialogue served a purpose. the bastards captured three nazis with the intention of killing two of them in order to scare the last nazi into giving up military plans.
Spewing negativity.
I'm referring to the first 10 minutes that zk referenced.
"I cover Baltimore, not the state of Maryland. And would rather have my eyes ripped out with a fork than study your state." - Jen Royle
oh in that case, land needed to confirm that the jews were actually there
so the dialogue served an important function. plus, w/o the dialogue, landa couldn’t whipped out his awesome pipe.
Spewing negativity.
Not only that
but man that was some amazing genuine tension that was being built in everyday convorsation. It was as evil as evil can be. It was so casual and so everyday, but really it was insidious and vile and brilliant.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
this
this is why that scene was so awesome. it’s really not easy to build that much tension and suspense with people having an everyday pleasant conversation. it was really artful.
too bad about most of the rest of the movie. though i will grant you that the bar scene is pretty awesome.
"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 scene in the original script that never made it into the movie
it’s a flashback to how Donnie the Bear Jew gets the baseball bat that he takes with him over to the war. Too bad it ended up on the cutting room floor, it was pretty good.
double agree
"I looked at the clock... because I was saying to myself... It's five to seven, where could he be going with that sawed off shotgun?"
Hell no
We need more baseball bat wielding Jews beating Nazis’ skulls.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Dec 29, 2010 11:58 AM EST up reply actions
adam sandler was originally was suppose to play the bear jew. that would have been fun.
Spewing negativity.
as a wise person once said down below
that’s one word for it
"I looked at the clock... because I was saying to myself... It's five to seven, where could he be going with that sawed off shotgun?"
where did you see that?
I have the special edition DVD. I don’t remember seeing that scene.
Spewing negativity.
It never made it into the movie, although the special edition might have other scenes that were cut from the theater version
It was in the original script but for some reason was cut out of the movie. I don’t even know if they shot it and later cut it out.
It flashes back to Donnie in New York, where he works in a barber shop. He knows he is going over to Europe to fight in the war so he buys a baseball bat to beat the crap out of all the Nazis he meets. Then he goes around Brooklyn, or wherever he’s from, and gets all the Jewish people he knows who still have relatives in Europe to autograph the bat.
It is fucking awesome
The British officer is awesome. His final lines are epic. “They say there’s a special space in hell reserved for people who waste good scotch. Seeing that I’m rapping on that door (drinks scotch), I must say, damn good scotch.”
Spewing negativity.
The movie was good.
I prefer more realistic portrayals of the holocaust, like The Pianist (which I believe is the best holocaust movie ever made), but it was a good movie to me when I ignored the unrealistic subject matter.
Where are my shoelaces?
Basterds is definitely the last movie you should see if you realism
I thought the Reader was a fantastic movie that sort of dealt with the holocaust.
Spewing negativity.
well, I think Top Secret! might be somewhat less realistic than Basterds...
"I looked at the clock... because I was saying to myself... It's five to seven, where could he be going with that sawed off shotgun?"
I thought The Reader was strange.
It didn’t tug at my soul like The Pianist did, although Kate Winslet was fantastic in it.
Where are my shoelaces?
late add above:
Rosenthal says the O’s are back to focusing on Lee again. No real news, but offered up FWIW.
"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 are these “Os” you so blithely mention?
by thewaywardO on Dec 29, 2010 10:39 AM EST up reply actions
I could really get used to this not working thing.
I need to find myself a man to provide for me.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
by Stacey on Dec 29, 2010 12:35 PM EST via mobile reply actions
You forget how boring it gets after a while.
"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 29, 2010 12:42 PM EST up reply actions
I'd find things to do
Think of all the time I could devote to writing here. Not that I’ve done that so far this week. Maybe I’ll get on that when I’m finished getting this pedicure.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
by Stacey on Dec 29, 2010 12:49 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
And I bet the man providing for you would be SO excited to hear that
"I cover Baltimore, not the state of Maryland. And would rather have my eyes ripped out with a fork than study your state." - Jen Royle
The man providing for me wants me to be happy!
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
by Stacey on Dec 29, 2010 12:52 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
So says the future lead of Real Housewives of Baltimore
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
OMG Real Housewives of Baltimore would be amazing
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
by Stacey on Dec 29, 2010 1:02 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
That's one word for it
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
by James F on Dec 29, 2010 1:04 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Real anything of Baltimore would be amazing.
I am sorry for anyone who doesn’t agree with this statement.
"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 29, 2010 2:25 PM EST up reply actions
I'd watch that
They could work out at the Merritt in Canton before going to Harbor East to buy tons of clothes and drink $20 martinis at Oceannaire
"I guess if there wasn't any luck involved I'd win everytime." -Phil Hellmuth
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Dec 29, 2010 1:08 PM EST up reply actions
Pretty sure he's gonna wanna be happy sometimes, too.
That’s just the way guys are.
"I cover Baltimore, not the state of Maryland. And would rather have my eyes ripped out with a fork than study your state." - Jen Royle
Yeah we're selfish like that
"I guess if there wasn't any luck involved I'd win everytime." -Phil Hellmuth
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Dec 29, 2010 1:02 PM EST up reply actions
I would cook him dinner!
And do other things that would make him happy.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
by Stacey on Dec 29, 2010 1:04 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Steak, yams, cauliflower, whatever
If I didn’t have to spend time working I could be a fabulous cook.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
by Stacey on Dec 29, 2010 1:08 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Eh, I don't have the heart to fuck with you on this one
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
So I win?
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
by Stacey on Dec 29, 2010 1:13 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
It's a hollow victory.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
by Stacey on Dec 29, 2010 1:24 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Cauliflower?
You really know how to impress the boys…
"I cover Baltimore, not the state of Maryland. And would rather have my eyes ripped out with a fork than study your state." - Jen Royle
IT'S VERY GOOD FOR YOU!
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
by Stacey on Dec 29, 2010 1:45 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
And since when
did guys worry about doing or eating things that were good for them?
"I cover Baltimore, not the state of Maryland. And would rather have my eyes ripped out with a fork than study your state." - Jen Royle
plenty of guys care
I need the man providing for me to live a long, healthy life.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
by Stacey on Dec 29, 2010 2:08 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
or else have a very large life insurance policy
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
by Stacey on Dec 29, 2010 2:09 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
This is rapidly turning into a CSI episode.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 29, 2010 2:09 PM EST up reply actions
well if he's just gonna spend his life smoking and drinking and eating disgusting foods
I’ll need to be prepared.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
by Stacey on Dec 29, 2010 2:14 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Well, from what I've learned on that show
Just make sure the money is actually going to you before you do anything bad.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 29, 2010 2:17 PM EST up reply actions
And wear gloves.
You don’t want to leave fingerprints.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 29, 2010 2:17 PM EST up reply actions
I'm not gonna murder him!
Sheesh.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Horatio doesn't believe you.
YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 29, 2010 2:57 PM EST up reply actions
Hold on...
…smoking and drinking is bad for you?
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
OK, I'l take the bait...
You were way more likely to be murdered in Baltimore in 2008 than you were in Tombstone in 1881.
"Thanks for slaving away at work all day, baby. Here's some cauliflower."
"I guess if there wasn't any luck involved I'd win everytime." -Phil Hellmuth
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Dec 29, 2010 1:55 PM EST up reply actions
I love cauliflower.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Dec 29, 2010 1:56 PM EST up reply actions
seriously, though...
99.9% of the vegetables i prepare are roasted w/ a little bit of olive oil, sea salt and crushed red pepper. cauliflower especially lends itself to this preparation (though w/ a light application of olive oil).
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 29, 2010 3:12 PM EST up reply actions
does it have bacon on it?
Spewing negativity.
by birdman on Dec 29, 2010 1:56 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I love cauliflower with bacon on it.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Dec 29, 2010 1:57 PM EST up reply actions
I love bacon with bacon on it
"I guess if there wasn't any luck involved I'd win everytime." -Phil Hellmuth
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Dec 29, 2010 1:57 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
mmmm
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Dec 29, 2010 1:59 PM EST up reply actions
Gross.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 29, 2010 2:05 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Now THAT'S just crazy talk.
"I cover Baltimore, not the state of Maryland. And would rather have my eyes ripped out with a fork than study your state." - Jen Royle
Sandwiches
Sorry, i couldn’t resist.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Dec 29, 2010 2:15 PM EST up reply actions
You'll be singing a different tune in the middle of a 9 game losing streak in June.
"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 29, 2010 2:25 PM EST up reply actions
Seriously. If you find one can you see if he'll provide for me too?
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Find your own man!
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
by Stacey on Dec 29, 2010 12:51 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Eh
It’s time I stopped caring about equality and started caring about luxury.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
by Stacey on Dec 29, 2010 1:22 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
You sound like my uncle
“If you’re in your 20s and you’re not a Democrat, you don’t have a heart. If you’re in your 30s and you’re still a Democrat, you don’t have a brain.”
"I guess if there wasn't any luck involved I'd win everytime." -Phil Hellmuth
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Dec 29, 2010 1:32 PM EST up reply actions
well, i still think it's smart to fight for social justice as you get older
but yeah, typically people less invested in such issues as one ages.
Spewing negativity.
Can I ask what "social justice" is?
Everybody getting the same thing regardless of what they do to earn it?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 29, 2010 1:48 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah because that's definitely what us pinko commie Dems want!
Divvy up all the wealth so everybody has the same amount! Duh!
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
I want more chocolate and Scrapple, personally.
"I cover Baltimore, not the state of Maryland. And would rather have my eyes ripped out with a fork than study your state." - Jen Royle
That isn't what I meant.
Also, go find something productive to do instead of start an argument.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 29, 2010 1:55 PM EST up reply actions
I want everyone on this blog
to have an equal opportunity to start an argument.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Dec 29, 2010 1:57 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Oh come on
you weren’t trying to be provocative??? Does anybody really think that’s what social justice means? That was like a direct quote from Glen Beck. If you want to get pissed that I took the bait, fine, but don’t act like that isn’t exactly what it was.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
No, I wasn't.
Merely curious. Although I didn’t need to throw my own views in there…you’re right about that.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 29, 2010 1:59 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe you really weren’t making a dig, but putting the words in quotes and then adding that seemingly absurd question sure felt like an attack to me.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
An attack on what?
Your way of seeing things? Also, note birdman’s response. Very very nice way of putting what I said (mine was a little harsh)
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 29, 2010 2:08 PM EST up reply actions
No his response is not at all similar to what you said.
There is a gigantic difference between believing that everybody should get the same rewards regardless of effort or skills (what you said) and believing that everybody deserves the same opportunity to get whatever rewards they can earn based on either effort and skills (what duck and birdman said). That’s exactly the dig – the Glenn Becks of the world make it seem like people who believe in social justice think everybody is entitled to an equal level of riches (or whatever reward) regardless of effort or skill or talent and that’s just not at all true.
And no it’s not an attack on my way of seeing things. That’s like saying the “death panels” argument is an attack on Obama’s health plan. It’s not an attack at all – it’s a total misrepresentation of the facts to convince people that their opponents believe something that they don’t and then attacking that belief.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
It isn't a misinterpretation at all
There are plenty of folks out there who want what everybody else has regardless of what they do to earn it. Not saying that’s a widely accepted view, but those people exist.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 29, 2010 2:29 PM EST up reply actions
But that's not what social justice means.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
And that's exactly why I asked
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 29, 2010 2:33 PM EST up reply actions
Also, how can you say that "death panels" is a misinterpretation?
The name is poor, yes, but “advising elderly patients on end-of-life options” is incredibly ambiguous. That means a number of different things to me and while I don’t believe it’s going to involve figuring out how to kill off old people faster, she’s entitled to her belief whether it’s correct or incorrect. She’s also entitled to say that.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 29, 2010 2:32 PM EST up reply actions
oh my god
because the lunatic right is trying to convince people that “advising elderly patients on end-of-life options” is the same thing as withholding medical treatment so that they’ll die cheaper and faster based on the decision of some government bureaucrat! And it’s nothing even remotely close to that. It’s no different than the birthers.
I never said people couldn’t say it, so I don’t know why you’re bringing the “entitled to say it” argument into this.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
The best part, to me, about people arguing about death panels...
…is the way they act like profit-minded insurance companies aren’t already engaging in the exact behavior they claim to fear from the government.
"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 29, 2010 2:37 PM EST up reply actions
"In the long run, we are all dead" - John Maynard Keynes
You were way more likely to be murdered in Baltimore in 2008 than you were in Tombstone in 1881.
haha...
yep. one of may favorite quotes.
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 29, 2010 3:15 PM EST up reply actions
That isn't true at all.
Some members of the right certainly argue that, but it is by no means all of them. You, like most liberals, seem to think that every conservative is Sarah Palin, which just isn’t true.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 29, 2010 2:41 PM EST up reply actions
And we (conservatives) think that all liberals
are socialist pigs. The argument goes on forever. Just let it die. No one is ever going to win this argument and we are way outnumbered on this site anyways.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Dec 29, 2010 2:44 PM EST up reply actions
For the record
I don’t think that all of you democrats are socialists. I was just saying that it goes both ways.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Dec 29, 2010 2:46 PM EST up reply actions
I totally am
Just sayin’. Workers of the world unite!
You were way more likely to be murdered in Baltimore in 2008 than you were in Tombstone in 1881.
Anti-American!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 29, 2010 4:07 PM EST up reply actions
Countries are just lines on a map
Show me a border in real life, then I’ll worry about them.
/totally not true, just trollin’. I’m an Eagle Scout, for goodness’ sake!
You were way more likely to be murdered in Baltimore in 2008 than you were in Tombstone in 1881.
Also not true
I don’t believe that. I consider myself conservative because I’m not in favor of expanded government control (to include such things as healthcare etc.), but I don’t believe in the socialism thing.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 29, 2010 2:47 PM EST up reply actions
Yes that was my point.
Most people only notice the extremes, because they are just that, extreme.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Dec 29, 2010 2:55 PM EST up reply actions
It'd be nice if Palin could keep her damned mouth shut sometimes, though.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 29, 2010 2:57 PM EST up reply actions
Or if anybody from the GOP publicly called out her BS.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Yea...that's what I don't get
Nobody (and I’m totally serious here) wants her to run for Pres. since that’s 100 percent death to the Republican party, but nobody seems to want to say it. Other than me of course. Consider this my public endorsement of the anti-Palin for Pres. lobby. Also my public endorsement of the “spare the caribou in Alaska” lobby.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 29, 2010 3:00 PM EST up reply actions
lol
Well in some of the anonymous polls recently she’s been getting pretty well hammered by the GOP, but like you I don’t get why they won’t say it publicly. She’s approaching Rush Limbaugh territory where lots of GOP politicians probably disagree with them but don’t dare say anything.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
The only thing that a GOPer would gain from calling out Palin
would be an emboldened Tea Party opponent in their next primary. It might endear them to the moderate voters, but what good would that do if you don’t make it to the general election? Just look at Florida. Two moderate Republicans, Crist and McCollum (McCollum isn’t even that moderate). One went to bat for the teachers by vetoing an absurd pay based on standardized testing law, and one said Arizona’s immigration law wouldn’t work in Florida. Both would have won the general election easily versus the democratic challengers. Both are on the unemployment line come January.
"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.."
This is true
but it only remains true as long as everybody stays quiet.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Well there's no point to calling out Limbaugh since he means nothing
A politician who, while not specifically mentioning it, will likely run for president is another story.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 29, 2010 3:15 PM EST up reply actions
I think they both mean something
there are a lot of really stupid people who hang on every word they each say and while one senator or congressman speaking out against them isn’t likely to change any minds, a bunch of them doing it regularly might help.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
I really, really, really hope she rus
You were way more likely to be murdered in Baltimore in 2008 than you were in Tombstone in 1881.
She won't make it out of the primary.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 29, 2010 4:07 PM EST up reply actions
I want her to run for President
I badly want her to run for President. It will be awesome.
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
Did I say all of them?
I said specifically the lunatic right. And I would put anybody that uses the phrase “death panel” in that category.
Although I will say it’s getting harder and harder to tell the legitimate conservative politicians from the Sarah Palins given how much they all seem to argue the same points.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Sorry...I took "lunatic right" to mean that you thought the right was lunatic.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 29, 2010 2:48 PM EST up reply actions
Ensuring everyone has the same opportunity to earn what they can
"I cover Baltimore, not the state of Maryland. And would rather have my eyes ripped out with a fork than study your state." - Jen Royle
oh don't make me define it!
i’m going to give a cop out answer, broadly speaking, social justice is whatever you want it to be. in terms of economic “justice”, i would equal opportunity to earn the same amount (even if that’s an inadequate answer).
Spewing negativity.
Here's some social justice for you: gay people being able to marry other gay people.
"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 29, 2010 2:40 PM EST up reply actions
Or being able to visit their partner of 20 years in the hospital after a car accident.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
My dad tells me this roughly once every three weeks.
"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 29, 2010 2:23 PM EST up reply actions
yeah my father-in-law
says it regularly. I don’t see it happening, but who knows.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
There would have to be another Republican-Democrat polarity shift for me to ever be a Republican.
"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 29, 2010 2:28 PM EST up reply actions
i would TOTALLY be a republican...
in 1904.
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 29, 2010 5:13 PM EST up reply actions
Melewski's Bit on SP
I’m confused. Is the point that we need a) more competition for starting pitchers in the minors or b) more starters sitting in the pen as insurance/competition or C) Mentor Part Deux and…what?…a six man rotation? I generally like Steve’s stuff and I don’t I disagree with the premise that starting pitching is a good thing (duhyee), I just don’t know where he’s going with this one.
"They're throwing bottles at your house...Come on, let's go break their arms." - Henry Fool
melewski...
is on a bit of a cold streak. this w/ the adam jones for #2 campaign strike me as exceptionally poor ideas.
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 29, 2010 3:18 PM EST up reply actions
Nobody's perfect
But he and Jeff Z are pretty darn good. And to her credit, Britt got better as the season went on. She will win no Pulitzers for investigative reporting, but she gets the basics right.
You were way more likely to be murdered in Baltimore in 2008 than you were in Tombstone in 1881.
oh, i agree...
just making a comment. he’s very schizophrenic, though, in his analysis. i feel like he WANTS to embrace saber-stye analysis, but is such a creature of the old school that he can’t let that dogma go.
i’ve actually really warmed to britt ghiroli. not flashy, but informative and timely. can’t ask for too much more.
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 29, 2010 4:09 PM EST up reply actions
She stopped trying to be cute in her writing
and as a result, her writing got a lot better. Let’s face it, I’m not going to MLB.com to read prose. I want what happened in the game, and any pertinent details missed because I’m a fan, and I don’t know as much as the people she talks to. And she provided that this season. That’s why I like Amber Theoharris so much as a sideline/dugout reporter – she doesn’t go for cute, she goes with information that’s useful.
You were way more likely to be murdered in Baltimore in 2008 than you were in Tombstone in 1881.
haha, yeah...
what’d they tell you in your cub reporter days?
who? what? where? when?
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 29, 2010 4:14 PM EST up reply actions
Steve seems like more of "just putting it out there" type
So his analysis leaves something to be desired. Still really like he and Roch. You’ve gotta believe they’re drinking buddies these days for obvious reasons. Became a Britt fan after the way she handled the LaRoche non-story. You could just sense the “lady, you are so full of shit!” tweet waiting to be posted…
"They're throwing bottles at your house...Come on, let's go break their arms." - Henry Fool
by Fahrenheit 451 on Dec 29, 2010 4:37 PM EST up reply actions
I missed Britt's response to that rumor
You were way more likely to be murdered in Baltimore in 2008 than you were in Tombstone in 1881.
It was restrained.
For example, to this tweet:
wow who does this guy think he is lebron ? Make up your mind
she replied
Why? It’s not LaRoche’s fault reports keep claiming the Os are closing in on a deal, or they offered X $.
She repeatedly tweeted that she couldn’t confirm the 21/3 deal and was, I think, one of the first to tweet that Buck disputed it. Was pretty obvious she wasn’t going to take the bait. Good on her.
"They're throwing bottles at your house...Come on, let's go break their arms." - Henry Fool
by Fahrenheit 451 on Dec 29, 2010 4:57 PM EST up reply actions
that's awesome
good for her. i missed all that.
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
I need a twitter name.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Is that your twitter?
Or your suggestion
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 29, 2010 1:18 PM EST up reply actions
I hope it's not his twitter.
Unless he’s into “UFOlogy” in Kentucky.
From the Land of Pleasant Living...
twitter.com/twistedlogic
isn’t yours? Somebody’s got it, but they aren’t tweeting to it.
Better question: why do you need a twitter name?
From the Land of Pleasant Living...
No, it's not mine
Some jerk already has it. First thing I tried.
But I need a twitter name so I can have a twitter.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 29, 2010 1:35 PM EST up reply actions
Something clever
I thought of Bob JaCousy at complete random last night as username for some site.
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Dec 29, 2010 2:07 PM EST up reply actions
Why do you need to have a twitter?
Resist!
"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 29, 2010 2:31 PM EST up reply actions
It's cool to read
You were way more likely to be murdered in Baltimore in 2008 than you were in Tombstone in 1881.
You guys give me all the highlights.
I don’t need my own.
"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 29, 2010 2:33 PM EST up reply actions
O's interested in Grant Balfour..
….says Roch.
Fuck I hope he’s wrong.
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
Good
We don’t have enough Aussies on the team
"I guess if there wasn't any luck involved I'd win everytime." -Phil Hellmuth
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Dec 29, 2010 1:29 PM EST up reply actions
BANNED
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Dec 29, 2010 1:33 PM EST up reply actions
Ick
Zrebiec gives a lot of better options in his column and even points out that Balfour would cost a draft pick. Hope they choose to not be morons.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
by Stacey on Dec 29, 2010 1:34 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
You know what will be fun?
Running this site if we sign Balfour and LaRoche for three years.
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
But Balfour doesn't put things in a skillet and LaRoche couldn't be called Fatkins
What fun would that be?
"I cover Baltimore, not the state of Maryland. And would rather have my eyes ripped out with a fork than study your state." - Jen Royle
do you think...
he knows how to play knifey/spooney?
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 29, 2010 3:19 PM EST up reply actions
If we sign LaRoche and he sucks we can call him LaDouche.
I can’t take credit for that nickname. But I am going to spread its awesomeness.
"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 29, 2010 2:36 PM EST up reply actions
Because those two will lead us to the World Series?
You’re right, that will be fun.
I’m actually already figuring out in my head what I’ll write if they sign him.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
by Stacey on Dec 29, 2010 1:44 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
signing Grant Balfour
would basically be the Orioles giving everyone the finger and saying “we want this to be much harder for us to succeed”. At least with Michael Gonzalez they were signing a guy they hoped would be a closer (which is stupid, anyway, but that’s another show) and at least there was a significant dearth of quality non-draft pick-costing closer options. But here it’s giving up a pick in a deep draft class for a guy who only want to be a middle reliever when it is painfully obvious there are plenty of solid options available elsewhere.
Rant over. I would be shocked if the Orioles signed Grant Balfour, let me just put it that way. We aren’t that stupid.
…are we?
"I looked at the clock... because I was saying to myself... It's five to seven, where could he be going with that sawed off shotgun?"
yes, i think we are
I think Andy needs to show results fast. GMs make dumb moves when their jobs are in jeopardy.
Spewing negativity.
I suspect you're on to something there
"I looked at the clock... because I was saying to myself... It's five to seven, where could he be going with that sawed off shotgun?"
I want to believe, Andrew. I really want to believe.
"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 29, 2010 2:35 PM EST up reply actions
anybody know where i could go shopping for a good deal on a north face jacket in NoVA?
Spewing negativity.
campmor.com maybe
REI, EMS, and such charge wayyyy too much.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 29, 2010 1:49 PM EST up reply actions
I'd try amazon.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Dec 29, 2010 1:52 PM EST up reply actions
Might be worth taking a trip to Marshalls or TJ Max
It’s definitely hit or miss, but that’s going to be the cheapest place by far if they have what you want.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Wait, what?
People still shop in stores?
You were way more likely to be murdered in Baltimore in 2008 than you were in Tombstone in 1881.
where are you in NOVA?
mid-day this week it might be a pretty quick trip. I made it in 40 mins from Alexandria last week.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
yeah, if NOVA were always like it has been this week
I might like it down here.
"I looked at the clock... because I was saying to myself... It's five to seven, where could he be going with that sawed off shotgun?"
The one near Dulles Airport?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 29, 2010 2:13 PM EST up reply actions
no it’s in alexandria or someplace, sorry — i’m five years removed from my NoVa days. hard to remember.
I think there's one in Arlington? right in Clarendon maybe?
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Ah okay
There is one in Dulles too. Right down 28.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 29, 2010 4:08 PM EST up reply actions
filene's basement
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 29, 2010 3:20 PM EST up reply actions
city sports...
was also having a 15% off sale on north face stuff before christmas. may be worth a shot.
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 29, 2010 3:21 PM EST up reply actions
Wanna hear something kinda old-farty but, let's face it, really cool?
Today is my parents’ 65th wedding anniversary!
"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.
Congrats to them!
You were way more likely to be murdered in Baltimore in 2008 than you were in Tombstone in 1881.
Cheers to your folks!
My grandparents celebrated #62 in June.
"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 29, 2010 2:39 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks, I'll pass it along!
Y’know, I think they’re getting smarter over the years, too: they’re still not gonna take ’Zona…
"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.
Who else is excited about the Onion Sports Dome premiere?
Orioles Eliminated from Sports
I’ll let this slide.
"I guess if there wasn't any luck involved I'd win everytime." -Phil Hellmuth
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Dec 29, 2010 2:40 PM EST reply actions
Did I do it wrong?
It’s working for me.
\noob
"I guess if there wasn't any luck involved I'd win everytime." -Phil Hellmuth
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Dec 29, 2010 3:04 PM EST up reply actions
that's in the clippings above, btw
"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
Oops, sorry
It’s been a long day of not doing work and jumping from page to page and clip to clip
\double noob
"I guess if there wasn't any luck involved I'd win everytime." -Phil Hellmuth
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Dec 29, 2010 3:10 PM EST up reply actions
sigh
The old, “ooh 30 new comments!…..oh crap they’re all about politics”
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
We've kept it fairly civil this time though.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Dec 29, 2010 2:58 PM EST up reply actions
Fuck you.
No we aren’t. This was pretty good though. Much better than normal.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 29, 2010 3:01 PM EST up reply actions
I don't really care about the civility
It’s just boring as shit.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
Well you forbid us from talking about Schmen Schmoyle
so what else do we have to talk about? Baseball?
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Dec 29, 2010 3:04 PM EST up reply actions
If something interesting actually happened in baseball
then we might talk about it.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Dec 29, 2010 3:07 PM EST up reply actions
I'd rather there be nothing happening than having something happen but it's signing Grant Balfour.
"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 29, 2010 3:09 PM EST up reply actions
THAT should be twisted's twitter handle
And he can report false contract offers and talk shit about the area but then end it with “Go Ravens!”
"I guess if there wasn't any luck involved I'd win everytime." -Phil Hellmuth
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Dec 29, 2010 3:07 PM EST up reply actions
Or end it with
“At least the Ravens are in the playoffs!”
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Dec 29, 2010 3:08 PM EST up reply actions
I'd rather stab my eyes out with a spoon.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 29, 2010 3:17 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Well played.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Dec 29, 2010 3:18 PM EST up reply actions
Why a spoon?
"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 was just being funny.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 29, 2010 3:23 PM EST up reply actions
I was doing Robin Hood Prince of Thieves...
"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.."
Fork, dude
Get it right
You were way more likely to be murdered in Baltimore in 2008 than you were in Tombstone in 1881.
No...the Orioles don't exist.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 29, 2010 3:17 PM EST up reply actions
Second
"I guess if there wasn't any luck involved I'd win everytime." -Phil Hellmuth
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Dec 29, 2010 3:04 PM EST up reply actions
luckily my alternative is not work
So I’ll see you suckers later.
You never know when someone is gonna sneak up on ya at the dolphin show! -wrb1990
You've got some cauliflower to cook.
"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 29, 2010 3:10 PM EST up reply actions
And a man to keep happy
You were way more likely to be murdered in Baltimore in 2008 than you were in Tombstone in 1881.
Baseball-related topic
It makes me feel like a naive little idiot, but I’ve never backed down from that stance before, so:
I believe Rafael Palmeiro. And more than that, it wouldn’t matter to me if he took fifty million steroids everyday of his life including today. I don’t see what it has to do with his career as a baseball player. But I do believe him, and I think he ought to be in the Hall of Fame.
"I looked at the clock... because I was saying to myself... It's five to seven, where could he be going with that sawed off shotgun?"
(shrugs)...well, I tried.
but that’s okay. The Hall of Fame is kind of boring to me, too.
"I looked at the clock... because I was saying to myself... It's five to seven, where could he be going with that sawed off shotgun?"
I'm not sure I understand entirely
he tested positive early in the season, right? So that means that after the media made a big deal of steroids, after he was in front of Congress, after a big deal was made about new testing procedures put in place, after he already had 500 home runs and nearly 3000 hits and was a strong bet to make the Hall of Fame, he was still doing the juice? What did he have to gain from the risk, even if all he was doing was just continuing to take the same steroids he had been taking for years and years.
I understand that professional athletes are pretty stupid critters and probably full of “I am invincible and I’ll believe you can bring me down when I see you do it”…but it just feels like too big a logical leap to make on Palmeiro’s part.
"I looked at the clock... because I was saying to myself... It's five to seven, where could he be going with that sawed off shotgun?"
Maybe he's so damn full of himself
he never thought he’d get caught.
That, or he’s fucking stupid.
You were way more likely to be murdered in Baltimore in 2008 than you were in Tombstone in 1881.
The argument for that..
… the stupid, that is, is that he supposedly got contaminated with Tejada’s shiznit. Well, why didn’t Tejada ever test positive for the same stuff? Or anyone else? It wasn’t some fancy-schmancy stealth steroid, it was freaking stanozolol. If that was floating around there would have been more than Raffy getting popped.
From the Land of Pleasant Living...
Tejada did
Why the hell do you think we made sure to trade him THE DAY BEFORE the Mitchell Report came out?
You were way more likely to be murdered in Baltimore in 2008 than you were in Tombstone in 1881.
Yea Tejada was definitely named in the Mitchell Report.
Overshadowed by the fact that his real age came out at the same time.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Dec 29, 2010 4:15 PM EST up reply actions
how else...
does a 57 year old man stay on the field w/o chemistry?
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 29, 2010 4:16 PM EST up reply actions
I resemble that remark!
"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.
miggi?
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 29, 2010 4:19 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I’m visiting Titov’s parents here over the hols. After dinner we’ll roll a couple bombers.
"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.
rock on, brother!
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 29, 2010 4:25 PM EST up reply actions
Tejada never tested positive.
The Mitchell Report named him as receiving steroids in a transaction.
He never got popped for taking stanozolol. Which, from what I’ve read, is really easy to detect.
From the Land of Pleasant Living...
They don't all get tested at the same time though, so that doesn't really say much.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Which he handed out at Halloween as candy to trick or treaters?
If you order steroids, it’s not a large leap of faith to assume you’re taking them.
You were way more likely to be murdered in Baltimore in 2008 than you were in Tombstone in 1881.
Not to mention the fact
that if he was an experienced juicer like Canseco made him out to be, there are plenty of things that yield about the same results that don’t test as easily as what he tested positive for.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
"What did he have to gain from the risk?"
His job. If he doesn’t perform, no teams will give him a job.
Spewing negativity.
The Pirates signed Garrett Atkins this offseason, so....
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
minor league deal, no guarantees he'll make the team
a person of raffy’s stature would not take a minor league deal.
Spewing negativity.
Nor should he.
He was one of the greatest hitters in the history of the game.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Dec 30, 2010 2:57 AM EST up reply actions
Yea, I know
Garrett was never Raffy though. However, it was kind of a joke.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I don't care about the Hall of Fame...
…and I don’t care about steroids.
But I’ll say this – all the home runs that I saw Rafael Palmiero hit, they went over the fence. Discount them however you like, but they were home runs.
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
Amen.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Dec 29, 2010 5:47 PM EST up reply actions
I believe Tim Wilson said it best...
Barry Bonds hittin’ a bunch of fake home runs
And a fake-ass Larry the Cable’s ass
And Git ’er fucking Done!
You were way more likely to be murdered in Baltimore in 2008 than you were in Tombstone in 1881.
don't know if i believe him...
i just don’t care one iota about steroids/peds and i think his career warrants inclusion in the hall if it means anything.
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 29, 2010 3:24 PM EST up reply actions
seems like its awfully pertinent to his career if you ask
But I won’t be all up in arms if he makes the Hall
Get 'em.
"it ain't no sin in goin to da scrip club."
by danielreese05 on Dec 29, 2010 3:24 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Why is it pertinent to his career?
If you can neither prove definitively that any of his numbers are due to taking steroids or that his opponents (pitchers he was facing and hitters he was competing against) weren’t taking steroids?
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
I kind of believe him
I’m sure athletes just sat around the locker room (at that time, before the shit hit the fan) trading pills around like old people in a nursing home.
“Oh this is aching? Here try this, it works for me.”
“Is it a banned substance?” "
“No way. I mean I don’t think so, I got it at GNC it’s gotta be legal.”
But you have to draw the line and not let people in on a case-by-case basis. You can’t vote for Raffy for the HOF and snub McGwire, etc.
"I guess if there wasn't any luck involved I'd win everytime." -Phil Hellmuth
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Dec 29, 2010 3:28 PM EST up reply actions
I think he should get in (and Bonds, McGwire, etc) based on the fact
that Alex Rodriquez will get in no matter what.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Dec 29, 2010 3:32 PM EST up reply actions
I'm with you
I believe him and also think he should be in the HOF regardless.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
IIRC
Raffy claimed that Tejada gave him roids when under the impression that it was B12. This is frankly ridiculous and Raffy damn well knew what he was taking. It was common knowledge that B12 was a euphemism for roids among players. To suggest that Raffy didn’t know this is plausible but I found it highly unlikely.
Spewing negativity.
I don't care who took them.
Either you don’t let anyone who played from 1990ish-2005ish into the hall, or you don’t let roids influence the voting.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Dec 29, 2010 4:26 PM EST up reply actions
i don't care who used them either
i’m just saying raffy damn well knew he took steroids.
Spewing negativity.
Agreed.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Dec 29, 2010 4:29 PM EST up reply actions
I mean I want to agree with that
but then I think about him waving his finger in everybody’s face in that hearing and it’s just mind boggling how he could be so stupid to risk it after that.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
it's because the political environment at the time doesn't allow him to tell the truth w/o massive repercussions.
Spewing negativity.
I wasn’t talking about the stupidity of not telling the truth. I was talking about the stupidity of making such a big bravado show about it and then being stupid enough to get caught. If he had just denied it like everybody else did (other than Big Mac obviously) it wouldn’t have been THAT big of a story when he tested positive. Instead every news show in the world had that beautiful clip of him waving his finger…
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
the bravado was important though. f he didn't wave his finger
people would have suggested that he didn’t give a strong denial (see Sosa). he was in a no win situation.
Spewing negativity.
Right it was important
but then it was unbelievably stupid to do something to risk getting caught a few months later. That’s the whole point – how incredibly stupid it was to risk a positive test after putting on that display.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
terps
anyone watching?
At all hazards, a man must keep up appearances. Dignity, I say. Dignity above all, Governor. Hear, hear!
-Det. William "Bunk" Moreland
Yeah, though napping between snaps. It's that dull. Anyway, they're starting a three-fer sweep for me today...dammit
"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.
Yes.
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by Knubles and Bits on Dec 29, 2010 3:44 PM EST up reply actions
Also, why are the refs wearing sweatpants (or pajama bottoms?) instead of actual ref pants? Is it Casual Bowl Day?
"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, yes...
the sansabelt slacks casual bowl (not to be confused w/ the usdoj causal bowl). an unfortunate vestige of the 80s.
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 29, 2010 4:10 PM EST up reply actions
It's on?
Where?
You were way more likely to be murdered in Baltimore in 2008 than you were in Tombstone in 1881.
espn, dude.
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 29, 2010 4:11 PM EST up reply actions
Pssshhh
Yeah right. They don’t play Terp games on basic cable anymore
"I guess if there wasn't any luck involved I'd win everytime." -Phil Hellmuth
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Dec 29, 2010 4:11 PM EST up reply actions
Halftime.
16-3 Terps.
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by Knubles and Bits on Dec 29, 2010 4:14 PM EST up reply actions
Should be about 35-3.
3 forced turnovers with 0 points. One missed extra point and one missed 20ish yard field goal.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Dec 29, 2010 4:14 PM EST up reply actions
C'rect. The Terps have been as casual as the refs' pants.
"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.
Why, for fuck's sake, am I seeing Grant-Balfour-linked-to-the-O's rumors now.
Blech.
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
For those who like cute animals
I present, Cats in Christmas Trees:
http://thechive.com/2010/12/29/message-to-all-cats-the-christmas-tree-is-not-your-bed-22-photos/
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by Knubles and Bits on Dec 29, 2010 4:19 PM EST reply actions
for local fans of small batch bourbon...
moco liquor stores are having a ridiculous sale right now. just got a bottle of blanton’s (hard to find for less than $49-55) for $37. single malt scotch is also quite cheap…glenmorangie 10 for under $30? insane.
At all hazards, a man must keep up appearances. Dignity, I say. Dignity above all, Governor. Hear, hear!
-Det. William "Bunk" Moreland
Good lookin out.
I know where I’ll be heading tonight.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Dec 29, 2010 4:22 PM EST up reply actions
selling like hotcakes...
i had to hump out to wheaton from the df.
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 29, 2010 4:26 PM EST up reply actions
My closest liquor store
is kinda in the middle of nowhere. I’m sure I’ll find something good on sale.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Dec 29, 2010 4:27 PM EST up reply actions
t'is the season!
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 29, 2010 4:28 PM EST up reply actions
Full list of specials. One is monthly and one is weekly.
http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/content/dlc/licensee/Retail/monthly.pdf
http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/content/dlc/licensee/Retail/weekly.pdf
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Dec 29, 2010 4:33 PM EST up reply actions
just that...
they have a very arcane distro system so any shit they run out of before the monthly sale ends at this point would not be restocked before the sale prices expire on 1/4.
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 29, 2010 4:48 PM EST up reply actions
OK, 30-10: I'm callin ' it for Ralph Refrigerator.
And that’s one down, two to go…
"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.
And speaking of refrigerators, holy crap: look at the ECU coach, too— a Dick Tracy villain or sth. The pair of ’em have to go 600+ lbs.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/07/AR2010120707037.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.
brothers from another mother.
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 29, 2010 5:26 PM EST up reply actions
Whoa
And welcome ladies and gentlemen to the 2010 Chilli Bowl!
"They're throwing bottles at your house...Come on, let's go break their arms." - Henry Fool
by Fahrenheit 451 on Dec 29, 2010 6:31 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Fridge trying to run it up now.
A big fuck you to the bowls that passed UMd over.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Dec 29, 2010 6:04 PM EST up reply actions
In baseball mogul 2011
I just did a deadline deal looking like this: (Brett Jacobsen, Rhyne Hughes, Troy Patton, Caleb Joseph, Brandon Backe, and Kam Mickolio) for (Cliff Lee)
Bring back Luis Matos.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Dec 29, 2010 7:38 PM EST reply actions
And it let you?????
You were way more likely to be murdered in Baltimore in 2008 than you were in Tombstone in 1881.
jacobsen, Patton and Joseph are all rated pretty high in this game
Bring back Luis Matos.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Dec 30, 2010 3:49 AM EST up reply actions
Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell has retired
Dude majored in accounting at Cal-SLO before joining the UFC. Damn.
You were way more likely to be murdered in Baltimore in 2008 than you were in Tombstone in 1881.
And he was retained by UFC in an executive position.
Good for him, I say. He saved that company from bankruptcy.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Dec 29, 2010 9:10 PM EST up reply actions
Dana takes care of those who take care of him
Rich Franklin will get the same treatment. Dana basically straight out lied and said Shogun suffered his knee injury during his fight with Machida so UFC insurance would cover it, when everyone knew he suffered it in training camp. But don’t get on his bad side – as Todd Duffee quickly found out this year.
You were way more likely to be murdered in Baltimore in 2008 than you were in Tombstone in 1881.
As he should
Dana takes care of those who take care of him
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Dec 29, 2010 9:15 PM EST up reply actions
"Ace" is my boy
"I guess if there wasn't any luck involved I'd win everytime." -Phil Hellmuth
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Dec 29, 2010 10:09 PM EST up reply actions
Orioles Info
Hey you’all, I recently found a book (“It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts” by earl weaver), and it’s full of autographs. I recognize Earl Weaver’s autograph, Joe Kerrigan’s autograph, and Eddie Murray’s autograph, but I can’t make out the rest. I’m guessing it’s signed by an Orioles team somewhere around 1980-1982 (?). Any guesses on the other players on the O’s during this time? A Ricky Johnson, maybe? Ed Watt? Dick Hall?
baseball-reference.com is your friend
http://www.baseball-reference.com/pl/player_search.cgi?search=1982+BAL
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