Friday Bird Droppings
by j.q. higgins on Oct 14, 2011 9:15 AM EDT
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PLAYOFFS?! PLAYOFFS?! So, these championship series games have been pretty fun, huh?
On the GM front, rumors are starting to come fast and furious. DiPoto and LaCava still seem like the fashionable picks while J.P. Ricciardi apparently seems to have some very chatty backers.
Orioles GM Links: Dipoto, Reagins, Levine, Ricciardi: MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
All the news that's fit to print.
Orioles Insider: GM search: And so it begins ... - baltimoresun.com Connolly's take on things.
School of Roch: Graham a leading candidate for farm director
A change gonna come real soon.
2011 Orioles Arizona Fall League Scouting Notes: 10/13/11
Don from O-N checks up on the youngsters.
Q&A: Chris Davis, Quotable Quotes | FanGraphs Baseball
Are we REALLY going to have this guy and Luke Scott on the same team?
On this day in 1969 the O's were shut out by the Mets 5-0 in Game Three of the World Series and they were shut out 4-0 by the Buccos in Game Five of the 1971 World Series.
Happy Birthday to Kiko Garcia! It is also the birthday of momentary O, Midre Cummings.
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I feel like a wet dog.
Two days in a row its been pouring when I’ve gotten to work.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Shouldn't you just feel wet then?
Where does the dog part come in to this?
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Mike Vick is in town this week.
I have to make as many dog references as possible.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Should be a real dog fight
Wonder who will prove to be top dog. DeSean is such a hot dog, I hope someone puts a muzzle on him. Mike Vick murdered dogs.
Is that enough?
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
by daveh873 on Oct 14, 2011 9:28 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
lol.
Yes.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 9:29 AM EDT up reply actions
That's what black people think white people smell like.
That and bologna.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
WW is the high-WAR clubhouse cancer we were gonna trade Vlad for.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 9:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Where are you getting this inside info?
Who is your dciswe of the black community?
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions
I saw he was back talking about what the scouts are saying regarding the Orioles GM candidates.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 9:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Man, I'm like Bill Clinton. They love me and tell me everything.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Dude, it's true.
Go up to a black friend and ask them “What do black people say white people smell like?”
You’re going to hear:
1) A wet dog
2) Bologna
I’m telling ya… its an inside joke for them. TRUSSSSST me!
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Make it more fun
Ask a random black person.
"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?" ~ Death
you mean WW isn't full of shit about something?
what is the world coming to
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
Yes
I’ve heard the bologna thing more than once before.
by Holymittens on Oct 14, 2011 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions
google it.
it’s everywhere.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
I asked someone, who said, "Maybe their wet dogs and bologna smell different than mine."
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 14, 2011 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Were they.... African American
Haha… speaking of which did anyone see Modern Family last week?
A great exchange:
Phil: “Like that black tight end from the Blind side”
One of his kids: “Offensive line”
Phil: “Sorry, African American Tight End”
Something close to that… I bust out laughing. Phil makes that show.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I wouldn't have asked a non-black person when the challenge was go up to a black friend.
Although she is the white sheep of her family, so maybe not a good source to settle this challenge. In any case, there’s enough other outside corroboration that I’ll believe WW isn’t full of it… this time.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 14, 2011 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn't see it
but a friend told me and I thought it was genius.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
That was a great line.
My wife and I were dying. It’s one of those that takes a second to sink in, then when you get it, it’s great.
"I may make you feel, but I can't make you think." Ian Anderson
by Zeke McGeek on Oct 14, 2011 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions
If you go to Google and type in "White people smell like"
it autocompletes as
dog
bologna
milk
baloney
by Holymittens on Oct 14, 2011 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions
lol
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Hahahhaha.... WET POTATO chips.
It even says Wet chicken.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions
hahahaha
wet chicken.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions
This changes everything about Mike Vick
Instead of just killing dogs for fun, he was actually subconsciously taking out racial frustrations on white people.
by Holymittens on Oct 14, 2011 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Mike Vick hates white people
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Oh, lemme try again
Nothing, because if he were white he never would have done anything wrong because of the societal pressure he wouldn’t have faced because I hate ESPN so so much.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I like ESPN, but they definitely have a big agenda a lot of times.
That Vick mag was trash. I was close to forgiving him (not forgetting) until I saw that. They made every excuse under the sun for him. So biased.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions
oh...jq....you're up in the game from yesterday.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
there soon...
i know i’m toast, but things have been blowing up at work. not literally, thankfully…
"If it sounded like I was delighted by Tony Romo’s failure last week, I was."
-chris cooley
by j.q. higgins on Oct 14, 2011 9:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Open a RISK thread already jackwagons....
I don’t want to hear about your world domination wetdreams every day all day Brain.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Calm down zk
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions
ahahahaha.
too shay
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO, ASSHOLE
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions
WTF is Brandon Marshall smoking?
Wondering if I should bench him now. He’s already got his bags packed for Reivis Island before this dumb shit even came out of his mouth. No other solid options though.
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 9:27 AM EDT reply actions
That's my plan for today at CC actually.
I want to be ejected by the second half!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 9:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Also...bench him anyways.
He’s got Matt Moore throwing to him.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 9:28 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah i read that and was like, WTF?
but then i remembered that he is legitimately insane so it makes some sense
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
Fangraphs interview
Chris, we know you’ve become master of the strikeout. Please work on something else now.
"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?" ~ Death
i thought he actually came across pretty well
thoughtful and such. until all the god stuff came out.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
So, hockey.
I’m an Avalanche fan, but I had on the Caps-Penguins game last night and saw Beagle get destroyed in a fight.
Yea...he had a little bit of facial rearrangement.
Poor decision but he had good intentions.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 9:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Career NHL fights after last night:
Asham- 76
Beagle- 1
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Oct 14, 2011 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Happy iPhone Day!!!
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 9:39 AM EDT reply actions
i stayed up way too late downloading the new OS for my 4 last night
so i haven’t had much time to mess around with it yet, but it does seem pretty sweet
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
I can hardly tell a difference.
I was disappointed. The notification center is ok, but I turn all my notifications off because I don’t want previews constantly popping up on my lock screen.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah i mean other than the wireless syncing function, it's nothing too major
but the new ON/OFF buttons are just so cool!
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
Haha.. that's about it.
Worthless update.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions
You mean the Cloud?
I’ll have to go home and play with it but the Cloud should be amazingly convenient once you get the hang of it. Go into your iPhone’s music tab. you should be able to see every song that’s on your iTunes at home and be able to transfer anything you want to the phone.
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions
I use Pandora and Rhapsody
The only time I transfer music is on to my Nano to run with.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Losers.
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions
ASSHOLE.... I was just typing that cuz GC had it as his gChat status.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Oops.... He's Sean
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Iiiiiii have it as my gchat status
derp derp derp
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Dude, can't believe I had you two confused on my G-chat.
Every time I talked to you I thought it was GC. Damn, I even MET you!
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions
man now i'm curious on what types of conversations have been going on between you two
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
a/s/l stuff
You missed out
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Ugh
You’re… just ugh.
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions
haha...
i had to laugh at the people standing out in the rain in front of the att store on l street.
"If it sounded like I was delighted by Tony Romo’s failure last week, I was."
-chris cooley
by j.q. higgins on Oct 14, 2011 9:54 AM EDT up reply actions
I have never owned an Apple product in my life...
Doubt I ever will.
by Tezcatlipoca on Oct 14, 2011 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions
I preordered the 4S
Look forward to mobile commenting with you guys where I just dictate to my phone:
“NOBODY FUCKING CARES!!!”
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
by zknower on Oct 14, 2011 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
So how many here are getting the 4S today.
(raises hand)
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 9:40 AM EDT reply actions
back? or white?
I hear the white iPhone 4S smells like bologna.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Haha
I got a black one.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions
i got a white one.
my phone be keepin’ your phone DOWN.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
I'm sure since I only got 16GB
I don’t keep much music on it, and transfer my pics every couple of months. Usually have about 100 apps though.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions
i got 16GB as well.
are you selling your iPhone 4?
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Yup
They are going for just under $400 on Ebay in good condition. I’m even going to throw in an OtterBox so I might get a few extra bucks.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions
I sold my Evo + OtterBox commuter for $300 back in March
That’s really why I’m sold on cases – keeps the phone looking good and easy to sell after a year. Then I can buy a new phone outright at some ridiculous $400-600 price, and in the end I’m paying the same as I would if I used my upgrade, but I’m not extending my contract. I love eBay.
Anyone see Lieutenant Daniels on It's Always Sunny last night?
The fact that he’s so serious in everything he does made him that much more hilarious.
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 9:43 AM EDT reply actions
hell yeah, i wish they would have given him some more screen time
it was also incredibly weird seeing him with hair
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
is he sort of...
the anti-samuel l. jackson? always cool, dignified and even tempered in everything he plays.
"If it sounded like I was delighted by Tony Romo’s failure last week, I was."
-chris cooley
by j.q. higgins on Oct 14, 2011 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions
as solid as Sunny was last night
Community was 10X better. that was an amazing episode
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
Yeah that was a good one
Troy was hilarious
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Why'd the man you beat get 6 years in prison?
Because he was black. Those were the days.
You sound as if you liked that…
No, those were just the days.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
His colon is getting routed...
http://joeposnanski.si.com/2011/10/12/the-cubs/?sct=hp_t11_a2&eref=sihp&sct=mlb_wr_a2
Check the picture of the replica Wrigley Field scoreboard in Thailand.
I'd like to see Schoop get a chance to improve at 3B.
I think that’s a bigger weakness for us than 2B, because it’s likely that if Machado, Schoop, and Hardy are ever all on the team at one time, Machado would slide in at SS and Hardy could pop over to 2B.
by Tezcatlipoca on Oct 14, 2011 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions
I know I'm late to teh game
But Plants vs Zombies is a tad addictive.
"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?" ~ Death
You're right
you are late to the game.
In other news, the cake is a lie.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Cake never lies, but is outdone by pie.
"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?" ~ Death
so, what is this a reference to?
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
being late to the game re: video game fads
and then dave said the cake is a lie, which is either an uncanny coincidence or he was directly referencing the comic.
right.
but what is “the cake is a lie” a reference to?
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
I was looking for that for about 20 minutes
I forgot it was xkcd though. I thought it was dual analogs or something.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
dang kba...you coulda taken jq out and got his cards
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
oh snap!
didn’t see that one happening
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions
If you had taken the cards, you coulda fortified your lines a bit.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Not that it really mattered....jq all but guaranteed GC was gonna win when he wasted his few remaining armies on me
Instead of letting me complete my master of plan of knocking GC out of the continent bonus in Asia.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions
haha...i didn't realize you still had cards.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Seriously.
Talk about dropping the hammer.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Sure.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Holler atcha boy
i know I said I’d quit but I’m hooked.
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Aight thats four
Anyone else? kba? jq?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Five.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Yea...I'm counting him in the 5
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Right now its you, me, kba, tez, and amd
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions
i'm in.
too late?
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
you're in!
let’s get started.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions
zk...need your email
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions
it's not on the previous one?
zknower at earthlink dot net
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
got it.
AMD is sean right?
/wieters wiener’d
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Hold up...
Gotta get that site figured out. Conquer Club is better. >.<
by Tezcatlipoca on Oct 14, 2011 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Well get a move on.
I don’t have all day.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions
any of you gus ever play Castle RIsk?
That was the tits. Loved the hidden armies feature.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Any day now, zk.
Take your time. It’s your world, man.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Goddammit zk
Forcing my hand again
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions
what the hell?
I have to go somewhere. Not many spots left when there are 4 people deploying in front of me
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
why don't you battle for indonesia?
there’s a good boy.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Yea....with 6 people, there aren't a whole lot of options.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions
I know
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions
And once again we're just giving kBa Europe
In a 6 person game no less. Well done everyone.
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions
because you couldn't hae deployed
in ural and afghanistan?
look in the mirror dude
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Those aren't in Europe
And kBa has 16 armies right by them I’m not interested in only playing kBa spoiler and not trying to actually win.
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions
fair point
i’m glad you are at least challenging for australia
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Yea but you could have forced him a bit.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
meanwhile, where is GC?
let’s roll!
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
seriously
I gotta grab lunch here in a few minutes. Meetings later. If we’re not going to keep this moving, we can’t really play.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions
well, it IS an email-based game
in my day, we sent letters to each other with chess moves!! IN THE SNOW!!
You young whippersnappers have no attention span.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Wait, it's email based?
I dont have to log in to some site?
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
no, you do....
….but it emails you when it’s your turn.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
had to bolt
i resigned without attacking anyone. who says I don’t care?
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Where you at TL?
I’m done all my work and officially bored until 5pm
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Your mom's from Philly/South Jersey
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Sorry...just got out of a meeting
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought i was in trouble for a while
i just had to hold europe for long enough to fortify and collect some cards. Once i was able to do that uninterrupted for a few turns, i was in good shape.
I was just trying to take shots at GC to prevent him from getting the continent bonus.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Wanna talk about RISK?
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions
OMG
Were you not going ape-shit when Gus just strolls out of the room and fixes his tie?
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions
haha that was a little over the top
but I loved it. Even though at first I was like “NO WAY HE’S ALIVE!”
Giraffes have absurdly strong necks.
that really was...
they should have had that guy (the liquid terminator) do a cameo in that epi
"If it sounded like I was delighted by Tony Romo’s failure last week, I was."
-chris cooley
by j.q. higgins on Oct 14, 2011 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions
I also thought the last shot was a little heavy-handed
but i can understand wanting to leave no doubt after the 2nd season’s unintended “did Jesse shoot Gale?” debate
Its makes the shot in episode 12 really epic
and i think 95% of people, myself included, totally overlooked it the first time
count me in that group
after the finale ended i was like “ohhhhh that’s why he got up after the gun didn’t land on him that last spin”
i still want to know how he actually made it happen, but i guess part of the mystery is what makes the show great
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
Saul must have been involved, right?
He knew where they lived, and Mr. White had to get the ricin cig out of Jessie’s pack somehow.
Giraffes have absurdly strong necks.
The ricin pack was almost definitely lifted when Jesse got patted down at Saul's office
how he managed to poison the kid is less clear i think
yeah I dunno if we'll ever know
not that it really matters. But Saul had to give up their location, I’d think.
Giraffes have absurdly strong necks.
most likely
i hope they manage to keep Saul around for this next season, he’s the tits
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
He's my favorite guy.
“Well, if I ever get a couple of Anal Polyps, at least I know what to name them….”
Or something like that.
Brilliant.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions
ha!
it seems like they didn’t quite know how to use the character at first, but he seems sort of indispensible at this point.
"If it sounded like I was delighted by Tony Romo’s failure last week, I was."
-chris cooley
by j.q. higgins on Oct 14, 2011 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions
It also really changes Gus's actions in episode 12, especially the scenes in the chapel
At first he seemed like this diabolical villian, but he actually probably was just giving jesse a week off of work and trying to put him in touch with the right doctors
THE SHOW GOES ON!
KBA,
Good points. He was actually being benevolent I guess (no matter how selfish his motives).
Walt is going to go to a really dark place the last 16 episodes. It was mentioned elsewhere, but he’s way past the point of every being able to transition to a normal life even if the opportunity presented itself.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions
His pride is astounding....
“I won”….
He’s like the honey badger and Strop, he just don’t give a shit anymore.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah...
if there was a question as to how far gone he is, that sort of summed it up.
"If it sounded like I was delighted by Tony Romo’s failure last week, I was."
-chris cooley
by j.q. higgins on Oct 14, 2011 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Not to be all trendy
But the website kba put me on to AVCLUB dot com…. has an awesome 4-part interview with Vince Gilligan on this season.
Gives you a nice different perspective on where the writers come from and how they arrive at some of the storylines.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions
i.e. Jesse was supposed to be killed in Season 1 but he just did such a good job they couldn’t NOT bring him back.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions
I also saw that the big bad guys were supposed to be those twins, not Gus
Giraffes have absurdly strong necks.
Also, Tuco
He was supposed to around for at least several seasons, but they had to kill him off because he’s on some other show and couldn’t do both. Gus only exists because of that.
It was a dumb show too... arghhhh what was it.
I can’t see Tuco ever not being Tuco.
That being said, Gus is a way better villain because he’s psycho AND brilliant. Tuco was just a thug.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
I love the Tuco character
But I don’t know how he could have lasted any longer than he did. Crazy motherfucker.
Giraffes have absurdly strong necks.
I've only seen half of an episode of The Closer, but Tuco is a cop in that show
and I just couldn’t wrap my mind around it. Tuco is a cop?!? So I changed the channel.
OH SHIT!!!
I remember that! I’ve only seen like 2 episodes of that and on one of them his brother was killed and he was going all rogue trying to find the killer!
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions
i totally see that...
they were like these big shadows in the background and then…GONE!
created a nice angle for developing tio salamanca, though.
"If it sounded like I was delighted by Tony Romo’s failure last week, I was."
-chris cooley
by j.q. higgins on Oct 14, 2011 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions
not to mention sending that old lady into his house to maybe get popped
Giraffes have absurdly strong necks.
Haha.. I was kind of laughing at that.
Walt is such a dick and pussy at the same time.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah i like a lot of people would have been like "huh I don't get it" if they hadn't zoomed in like that
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
remember the last scene in the second-to-last episode
pretty much said the same thing. the gun spun around and pointed at the same plant. So you got a little subtlety there, and then in the last ep they made sure you knew what was going on.
Let's talk about Wieters Wieners.
I have it on good authority that he smells like bologna and wet dog.
by Tezcatlipoca on Oct 14, 2011 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions
we'll be starting up a new game here soon!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm in for a game today...
tezcatlipoca {dot} diplomacy {at} gmail {dot} com
by Tezcatlipoca on Oct 14, 2011 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Dear People Who Want JP Ricciardi
Shut the fuck up. You don’t know anything about anything.
Thanks!
"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?" ~ Death
Although, are they all his anonymous leaks?
"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?" ~ Death
....and I've lost access to CC on work machines.
Just get timing out errors for any SBN site. Doesn’t matter which browser I use.
Darn.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
by duck on Oct 14, 2011 10:51 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Even Maxthon?
It’s an IE shell but it was my go-to browser for years.
"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?" ~ Death
The Man is onto your schemes.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 14, 2011 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Westie and whoever else
I finally watched SoA yesterday. Holy FUCK Juice what are you doing???
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 11:01 AM EDT reply actions
He's obviously terrified of the club finding out he's half-black
which i don’t really get. They’re presenting that as fact right now, but i never really got that kinda white-pride vibe. Sure, all the MCs seem fairly segregated, and it may prevent them from taking on a new member or something, but i don’t buy that Juice would be in that much trouble.
It's in the original by-laws
That’s what he was talking to the Scottish guy about in that one scene. It’s an outdated rule from the 70s but it’s in the SoA bylaws that there’s absolutely no blacks in the club and they’ll have to remove his ink dishonorable discharge-style (like the guy in season one where they burned it off his back) and kick him out, or kill him since he knew the rule ahead of time.
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Cuz he neverknew his father
Had no idea he was black. The sheriff is threatening to whistle blow with factual evidence that he’s half black
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
it just says "not black" in the bylaws
That’s what I gathered from the convo with Chelsea Grin on the ladder. They obviously wouldn’t even have given him the chance in the first place if it was white-only.
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Michael K. Williams is out, Jennifer Beals is in.
That’s kinda how I take it.
"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?" ~ Death
Okay fellas!
Game’s up…although I misspelled GC’s name by accident.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
haha sorry dude.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions
http://gamesbyemail.com/Games/Gambit#983533779
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions
okay tez
You’re up. I expect you’ll want to take over Japan….
:-)
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
WAKE UP TEZ
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
I know.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions
well, he said he was available at 7:50
he’s probably in a meeting now or something
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
*10:50
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
It's not me holding things up anymore!
by Tezcatlipoca on Oct 14, 2011 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Now it's really not me holding things up.
I am the Baltimore Orioles of Risk. >.<
by Tezcatlipoca on Oct 14, 2011 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions
WW
Any new attacks from the rogue pooper?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Nope
After security made threats that NEXT TIME they were going all the way to find the culprit, he’s been silent.
But he’ll be back.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Alcholo Update
Still sitting on 1. However, going to the mountains this weekend and that usually entails drinking.
You people are pathetic.
I feel like this is a contest to see who can NOT drink the most.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions
whatever happened to that plan to drink all the beers on that list?
who knows what I’m talking about?
Giraffes have absurdly strong necks.
I do!
I have completed a HUGE chunk of that list.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions
It took me awhile if I remember correctly
But I did it on a really boring Friday night when like four of us were hanging out in the open thread. z
Giraffes have absurdly strong necks.
Founder's Kentucky Breakfast Stout should be on that list, for sure.
That’s a benchmark. And how can there be only one St. Bernardus on there?
Mother, did it need to be so high.
I think that's the inventory for some local store
and it’s a year old, too. So distribution area is the reason why there are a lot of “omissions” to that list. Example: no Bell’s or Great Lakes beer on that list because those beers aren’t distributed in Maryland.
I've had about 20% of those beers.
Also, you’re missing some Dogfish Head stuff.
by Tezcatlipoca on Oct 14, 2011 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Don't know how many are in the list. I've had a little over 200 of those beers.
College and law school were good to me in that way.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
It came from whatever liquor store we were talking about
It was basically, “Look how many beers this place has!” “Yeah let’s try to drink them ALL”
Giraffes have absurdly strong necks.
Not sure
But I’m still plowing my way through the hottie bracket.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Restraining orders
"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?" ~ Death
Hacking their phones and looking for nudie pics
“Let’s see … ScarJo is taken care of, who’s next?”
"I may make you feel, but I can't make you think." Ian Anderson
by Zeke McGeek on Oct 14, 2011 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I have the list somewhere
haven’t worked on it in a while though.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Oct 14, 2011 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions
zk quit???
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 11:51 AM EDT reply actions
yeah, being called away, don't want to hold you guys up.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Thanks bud.
It’ll take awhile to chop down that army in America, but at least I’m not dead before my first turn.
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions
I have to run and grab lunch after my next turn
at the rate we’re going though, i may be back before the turn after that
gah...we gotta hurry!
I have meetings starting at 1!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions
This won't be done by 1
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Nope.
Turns should be moving a bit faster though.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Now that I know the system, I'll be faster next time.
Sign me up for next game.
by Tezcatlipoca on Oct 14, 2011 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm leaving for about an hour soon
I can just resign if you guys want
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by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Nah...I'm going to be out from 1-3
Let’s get as far as we can and then pause for a while.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I used crazy demon magic!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions
There is an "air attack" option or something that i thought you turned on
where you can attack an non-adjacent territory if you hold that territory card
yea...i saw that option.
looks sorta lame since there’s really no way to defend against it.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, this sounds like a good thing, at least:
One final thought today. Here’s hoping the new Orioles president of baseball operations upgrades the club’s efforts in international scouting. There seems to be no doubt the team has made some minor upgrades there in the last year or two, but it still needs more in scouting and resources put into the international effort.
Manager Buck Showalter seems to be on board with upgrading here also. Not only does he seem to be a believer in acquiring talent from the Dominican, but also Venezuela.
That nation has produced some young talent on the O’s farm including pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez and catcher Gabriel Lino, and that’s a good start in a country where the Orioles were nonexistent for several years.
"Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs." -- Earl Weaver
That's promising
If any of the guys on the supposed short list get hired, I assume they’ll expand the international scouting. Even Riccardi, I have to imagine.
by Holymittens on Oct 14, 2011 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions
So apparently i'm qualified to be a lawyer
by kba26 on Oct 14, 2011 1:01 PM EDT reply actions 19 recs
Congrats, dude!
You earned it.
Now go get bombed. In honor of the JD, I suggest Jack Daniels.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 14, 2011 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Which reminds me,
A friend of mine came out with a drink that tastes ok but with a pretty great name: the Jack & Squirt. I think y’all can figure out the ingredients (and, no, it does not include bodily fluids).
Mother, did it need to be so high.
FUCK YES!!!!
CONGRATS BRO!!!!!
Now get out there and take the REAL bar exam…
#mountainsareblue
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Flagged AND Rec'd
I flagged it for bragging.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Well done, sir.
So, hypothetically, if I were to have inserted a knife into another person several times without their permission, then relocated their body into the Chesapeake Bay, what would my legal options be?
by Tezcatlipoca on Oct 14, 2011 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!
FREE LEGAL ADVICE FOR EVERYONE!!!!!!!!
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Good stuff
Enjoy the celebration
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Gratulatione!
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
by duck on Oct 14, 2011 1:37 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Congrats!
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions
awesome...
well done, sir.
"If it sounded like I was delighted by Tony Romo’s failure last week, I was."
-chris cooley
by j.q. higgins on Oct 14, 2011 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Congrats!!!
Now get a job!
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Oct 14, 2011 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Do you think it's just the small sample size,
or is something else going on? Can’t see it being ballpark (yeah, Texas, but AL East parks are plenty hitter-friendly) or competition (again, AL East), so it seems like it has to be something wrong with Koji. Minor injury he’s not talking about? Personal issues, maybe related to having been traded? It just seems like too many innings and too many homers to be merely a SSS issue at this point.
"Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs." -- Earl Weaver
That's 1/3 to 1/4 of a season for a relief pitcher...
I’d consider 40-50 games for a position player getting into the “sample size significant enough to start drawing conclusions from” area.
by Tezcatlipoca on Oct 14, 2011 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions
but it isn't
one of the truths about relief pitcher performance is that it is volatile precisely because their season stats are themselves built on a small sample. To take a fraction of that and try to derive meaning from it is foolish.
Tommy Hunter is Number One in my heart
But because their season is so "short", they need to be more consistent.
I’m not saying that Koji is a terrible pitcher because he’s gotten shelled as a Ranger for 20 innings. What I am saying is that 8th and 9th inning guys typically fall into “reliable” and “unreliable” categories. Koji was pretty damn reliable as an O. He’s not as a Ranger. Any pitcher is capable of getting shelled. But, if I’m a manager, I’m going to have guys in my bullpen that I feel comfortable bringing in and knowing that 9 times out of 10 that they come in, they’ll be lights out, even if they get shelled once. These guys typically have sub-3.00 ERAs and low rate stats against them. Then there’s Kevin Gregg.
Now, it also looks like there’s a very different way that he’s been used and I think that should be considered.
As an Oriole, Koji had 47 innings in 43 appearances. He was also used every 2 or 3 days, very consistently. His average time between appearances was 2.8 days and the standard deviation for his usage was 1.6 with the O’s.
As a Ranger, Koji’s had 19 1/3 innings in 25 appearances. He’s also on a much more inconsistent schedule, being used every 3.2 days with a standard deviation for his usage of 2.05. (Note: For the standard deviation, I just took the days between each appearance and ran STDEV in Excel… very simple, but it demonstrates a point.)
I think that what we’re seeing is that Koji can be very effective as an 8th inning setup guy (or possibly even a closer). However, he’s not very effective as a 1 or 2 batter ROOGY. Inside of the samples of his ERA, HR allowed, and IP, there are other trends which, in my opinion, give greater weight to the statistical sample than they may normally warrant.
by Tezcatlipoca on Oct 14, 2011 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions
There just aren't that many relievers out there who
do stay consistent on a month to month basis in their careers. I think Koji is allowed to have a bad 20 innings with Texas without everyone saying “Maybe he’s hurt, maybe he misses us O’s fans, maybe he’s just Kevin Gregg without the glasses” or whatever. Bad 20 innings happen – especially when you get to the playoffs and you’re being brought in to specifically face the best hitters on the planet in pressurized situations. And I think that 90% or more of the relievers out there, you can look up their careers so far and find bad 20 inning samples. It happens.
I'll develop my own image. I'm an original man. A one and only. I just need some help.
I just think the 'maybes' are wrong...
I think that we should be saying, “Maybe Texas is using him incorrectly based on his historical track record of success with how the Orioles used him.”
by Tezcatlipoca on Oct 14, 2011 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Andrew is right.
20 innings is not a sample size you can draw conclusions from, especially when those 20 innings are facing some pretty ridiculous offenses.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
Does anyone know...
… if Koji’s pitch selection has changed in Texas?
Koji doesn’t seem to shake off his catcher much. Is Napoli not calling the game the same as Wieters did?
by Tezcatlipoca on Oct 14, 2011 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions
don't mess with mike napoli buddy! don't do it.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
k-law mentioned that he's been a homer prone since he gives up a lot of flyballs.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Yeah,
but he’s always given up lots of flyballs. It’s just that instead of 6-10% of them leaving the park, 25%+ are.
"Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs." -- Earl Weaver
Right,
but it was something like (just closed FanGraphs) ~10% with the O’s and 25% with Texas.
I know SSS is the most likely explanation, but 8 HR in <20 IP is pretty ridiculous.
"Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs." -- Earl Weaver
Texas is a homer prone park with those jet streams.
I imagine that’s partially responsible?
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
When I saw his face last night when he was coming out of the game...
I might be reading into this. But it really looked like he was MUCH MUCH happier in Baltimore, despite the losing.
I don’t even see the Texas crown immortalizing him like we did. Even the “KO-JI, KO-JI, KO-JI” chants at Camden made him feel worthy I believe. We did that because we didn’t have many other things going right to grasp on to and he was a bright spot. He’ll never get that kind of affection there.
I’ll love and miss Koji forever and wouldn’t even mind overpaying for him to come home in a couple years. We’re going to suck anyway, might as well suck with guys I like.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe he needs to shave the Lone Star into his sideburns, then the Texans will love him.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 14, 2011 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Nothing like that.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 14, 2011 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I had to hide that picture
that guy looked greasy and gross. Plus I didn’t like the way he was looking at me.
he's more than just sideburns!
I'll develop my own image. I'm an original man. A one and only. I just need some help.
well he's pretty much sucked since he got there
no reason for them to love him
Giraffes have absurdly strong necks.
Maybe he's trying to suck his way back to Baltimore
We should trade Chris Davis for him.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
25 Initial Questions for the next O's GM (er sucker)
I noticed that Chris forgot one question that I would like answered.
26. Buck Showalter will have a vocal presence in player acquisitions decisions. How will you manage potential conflicts between Buck’s opinions versus your own desires? For example, if Buck advocates for a player acquisition move which you do not support, how would you handle the situation? What are your thoughts if Buck campaigns for his move with Peter Angelos?
27. What is your greatest weakness?
28.. If you wife was murdered, would you support the death penalty?
29. How many baseballs could fit in this room?
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
30. How do you plan to focus easy?
31. How many cats do you own?
32. Isn’t Jim Palmer sexy?
Mother, did it need to be so high.
33. What… is your name? …Quest? …Favorite color?
34. Do you drink… responsibly?
"Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs." -- Earl Weaver
35. Maryanne or Ginger?
Wait… what’s the modern equivalent…
35a. Pam or Karen?
by Tezcatlipoca on Oct 14, 2011 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Modern equivalent is asking which Firefly woman you prefer.
OK… maybe that one’s just for nerds. (Kaylee is the only acceptable answer, btw)
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 14, 2011 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
i was going to start watching firefly this weekend.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
I recommend Firefly to all people.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 14, 2011 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Speaking of Firefly women
its a pretty good reason to watch [at least the first 15 minutes] of Homeland.
Most recognizable face that I've seen on promos for that show is Winters.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 14, 2011 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I watched Firefly last month.
I’m pretty sure if I ever had to choose between Kaylee, Inara, and Zoe, my head would explode.
by Tezcatlipoca on Oct 14, 2011 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Haha.
This is where I’m supposed to make a disparaging remark about Kaylee, but she’s awesome, so I can’t. Personally, I’d go with Inara, assuming we’re mostly talking looks and personality (i.e., I can ignore the whole Companion thing).
"Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs." -- Earl Weaver
I refuse to accept any GM hire who hasn't read Jim Palmer's Way to Fitness
by Jim Palmer
Giraffes have absurdly strong necks.
Pictures by Jim Palmer and Jim Palmer's tripod
Jim Palmer doesn’t trust just anyone with Jim Palmer pictures.
"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?" ~ Death
I haz iPhone!!! I haz iPhone!!!
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 1:54 PM EDT reply actions
FFFFFFF.....
They made the SIM card smaller! Gotta wait till after work and go to the ATT store to get it switched.
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
And I guess that means it smells like bologna.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 14, 2011 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
When did "First World Problems" become a thing?
Seen it the past month, can’t recall it before then.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
I was just going to transfer the SIM card from my 3G to the new phone
But the 3G SIM card is bigger. My friend says if I go home and update iTunes and then connect the new phone, it should activate it. Does that sound right or do you think I need to go to the AT&T store?
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, just backup your 3G on your itunes and then load your new one off that.
Screw that noise.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions
are sim cards user-replacable on iPhones?
Like, if you had an unlocked iPhone, could you have sims from different operators and insert them as desired?
I'm not really certain.
I’ve never seen an iPhone opened in my life. But I think I’ve heard of getting the SIM card replaced….. actually my wife dropped hers one time and took it in and got it swapped.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions
i think you still need an iPhone specific SIM card
you can remove/insert SIM cards on your own (there is a little spot next to the headphone jack that you can use a paperclip to push on). i gave my sister my old iPhone 3G so she could use it as a back-up, she put her SIM card in for a different AT&T phone and make and receive calls and texts but couldn’t use any of the other functions on it.
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
my hatred is sooo great that I might turn into the hulk any minute now.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Stop trying to steal KBA's thunder
ROBERT MOTHERFUCKING ANDINO!
by WestcoastO'sFan on Oct 14, 2011 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Okay, so my hellish half-month at work is done finally
and let me just say that last night’s Community was maybe the best thing ever.
“Guys, what does a pregnancy test look like? …Then this is definitely a gun!”
I'll develop my own image. I'm an original man. A one and only. I just need some help.
Yes, I loved it
I particularly enjoyed the credits scene. One-armed Jeff, dead Pierce, insane Shirley, blue-striped hair Britta.
i loved the scene where Troy goes in the bathroom with Britta
cause I thought he was about to legit smoke a cigarette, and then he just started chewing on it. Donald Glover is amazing at playing deadpan.
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
ARGHHHHHHH.... I wish I could get into it!!!
I watched the entire first season and maybe 2 episodes of the 2nd season.
Which show would you bid me to give a second chance (I’ve tried all of them): Parks and Rec/The Community/Louie
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions
you don't like Louie either?
I'll develop my own image. I'm an original man. A one and only. I just need some help.
Actually, I liked it but not enough to tune in every week.
I’ll catch it here or there when I think about it.
I watch sick amounts of TV and some of the shows I watch are MUST SEE for me, then there are several that just linger on the peripheral if I think about it or am in the mood. Louie falls into the latter. But I could probably be talked into it… you know like how TL talked me into the Giants last week and then switched his pick to the Saints at the last second.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Louie might be my favorite comedy on TV. Maybe even my favorite show.
I really think its brilliant.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
I got to see Louis live last night at The Grand in Wilmington, DE!
And it was awesome.
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn
by PBR me ASAP! on Oct 14, 2011 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions
All three
Though in my opinion, it goes Community, Louie, Parks & Rec. But the gap between them is small and if someone put them in a different order, I couldn’t really argue with them.
You seem non-confontational.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree
though I think P&R is more consistently funny than the other two. Louie in particular might have crossed over to the drama genre. Except then he’ll end his show with a standup bit about Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn and I will die laughing.
I'll develop my own image. I'm an original man. A one and only. I just need some help.
This settles it.
I’m gonna go download and watch all the Louies this weekend. I’ll get back to you Tuesday.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Also
I’m about to ditch the office and Two and a Half Men (ridicule away) for good soon so I should have a couple openings soon.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions
We're not here to judge
Sometimes good people don’t like good things.
"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?" ~ Death
I'm just gonna say it
I don’t think Parks and Rec is very funny at all.
Giraffes have absurdly strong necks.
this will really kill her
Modern Family is five times funnier than Parks and Rec.
Giraffes have absurdly strong necks.
by Stacey on Oct 14, 2011 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
AGREEEEEEEEED!!!!
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions
first one I saw was with Ron Swanson's hernia
and that pretty much sealed it for me.
“I was born ready. I’m Ron Fucking Swanson.”
Although, I will say that it has only rarely made me laugh as hard as FJM consistently did. Not that that is a good bar for these things. I love P&R.
I'll develop my own image. I'm an original man. A one and only. I just need some help.
I enjoy the show
But sometimes people act like it’s the funniest thing and I don’t see it.
Giraffes have absurdly strong necks.
The Office hasn't been funny for a few years
and I think this season of It’s Always Sunny has been a little lame. I didn’t watch last night’s episode yet, though.
Giraffes have absurdly strong necks.
Ten Funny Things on TV
Community
30 Rock
Parks & Rec
Archer
South Park
The Daily Show
The Colbert Report
The Venture Brothers
Metalocalypse
Family Guy/American Dad/Cleveland Show (I’ll count them as all the same show, because they’re close enough)
Unless you only mean things showing new episodes, in which case 4 of those are currently on break, but I could list some more.
i like that list
except i would sub out “Metalocalypse” and “Venture Bros” (have no idea what those are) and would sub in “It’s Always Sunny” and “The League”
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
They are hilarious cartoons
Venture Brothers is essentially a satire of Johnny Quest, but much much more. Metalocalypse is basically what the world would be like if the most popular band in the world was a death metal band and also was the 13th largest economy in the world.
Eh, I don't really enjoy grown up cartoons
I also don’t know what Venture Brothers and Metalolypse is.
I just mean shows that are current, not necessarly that they’re on the air now. Like 30 Rock is awesome.
I may have been hyperbolizing by saying there aren’t 10 funny things on TV right now, but not by much (although I admittedly haven’t watched all the TV). I’m just much more particular about my comedy than other kinds of shows. I’ll watch any kind of half-assed drama for some reason, but I’m tough on comedies.
Giraffes have absurdly strong necks.
I'm the opposite
Love Colbert, but Jon’s just a potty mouth most nights now.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
You're missing out
Grown up cartoons aren’t much different than typical shows, they just happen to be animated.
Since you like 30 Rock, Liz Lemon and Tracy Jordan are as much cartoon characters as Homer Simpson.
I'm not anti them
I’ve just never really enjoyed any that I’ve watched.
Giraffes have absurdly strong necks.
His taste in television reminds me of his taste in women.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Well...
Doctor Who, Fringe, House, Game of Thrones, and Pawn Stars, off the top of my head. I have a feeling there’s other stuff I like but can’t think of. And there’s other stuff I want to watch, but can’t find the time for (it’s easier to fit in a 24 minute comedy than a 48 minute drama), too.
I can handle an hour drama
but when they start making special epsidoes that are two hours, they sit on my DVR forever. It’s too much of a commitment!
I wanted to try that Terra Nova, but the first episode was two hours so I haven’t been able to watch it yet. Although I heard it’s not good.
Giraffes have absurdly strong necks.
It looked pretty to me
I figured the plot didn’t have much of a chance, but I wanted to see the scenery.
Giraffes have absurdly strong necks.
I think the CGI is disappointing
Its good, but nothing you haven’t seen before, and certainly nothing worth delaying the show a year to improve.
The concept seemed nonsensical
“Earth is dying, so let’s go back in time and live with the dinosaurs!”
What?
It's another timeline
Separate universe, so “our” timeline won’t be polluted. Except what about the humans/neanderthals/whatevers that would have evolved in this new timeline? They’ll never get a chance now! Seems unethical, but desperate times call for desperate measures.
I can't remember what
but there was already something that cast doubt on the separate timeline explanation
Yeah I only watched the first episode
and it was already clear that there was a “secret” that made it seem like the colony may not be in a separate timeline. I didn’t find the rest of the show interesting enough to stick around and find out.
Its why I hate Lost
so many shows feel like they have to have some serialized mysteries, but so few people are actually good at writing them. I would have loved to have watched a entertaining but unspectacular show about a family traveling back in time where dinosaurs are fought off with automatic weapons, but networks think thats not enough.
Fringe is a show I need to watch
I started it when it was new but didn’t stick with it. Now people say it’s very good.
Giraffes have absurdly strong necks.
Futurama is about the only adult animated show I enjoy.
by Tezcatlipoca on Oct 14, 2011 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions
There's your problem right there
Soon every HBO show made will be your favorite show.
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I'm working on it
I keep telling myself to use HBO Go and work through stuff, but I have about 30 things I need to watch, read, or play.
I still need to watch Boardwalk Empire
The first season started so slow I got bored and stopped.
Giraffes have absurdly strong necks.
That's the biggest knock on it, how slow it is
The costumes and sets make up for it.
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
ron swanson....
is just a fantastic character and nick offerman has done so much to make it that way.
"If it sounded like I was delighted by Tony Romo’s failure last week, I was."
-chris cooley
by j.q. higgins on Oct 14, 2011 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, Im pretty much there....
But I think the Big Bang Theory is enjoyable!
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I heard it's coming to TBS
I'll develop my own image. I'm an original man. A one and only. I just need some help.
I almost responded to this seriously.
DOH!
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Just finished watching Community
and while it was great, i got kinda annoyed with the dice throw over and over again. I feel like they could have cut it to just the graphic after the first throw and regained like 2 minutes.
GM search update:
O’s have received permission to interview LaCava (Blue Jays), have asked permission to interview Dan Jennings (Marlins).
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/10/latest-on-orioles-gm-search-lacava-jennings.html
"Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs." -- Earl Weaver
buck will pull a dick cheney.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
buck will accidentally shoot the new GM in the face,
not killing him, but making it awkward going forward.
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
baltimoresun.com informed me
that I’ve viewed 6 of my 15 available page views for the month unless I want to subscribe. So I guess I’m finished linking them in BD.
Giraffes have absurdly strong necks.
Seriously?
I go to their home page every day.
Are they trying to go out of business as fast as possible or what?
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I will be amazed if this works out for them.
What meager income might flow in will probably not even out the lost income from all their banner ads that are based on page views. When people hit their 15 views they will go elsewhere for news and in a few months they won’t even come back at the start of the month.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 14, 2011 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I know with NYT you can direct link without it counting against you
but the Sun said that won’t work with their site. But I really haven’t looked into it yet.
Giraffes have absurdly strong necks.
Insiders say it was forced on them by the Tribune Co. as a trial baloon
So, they’re willing to kill off Baltimore’s only newspaper, which has been around only 4 years shorter than Chicago’s been a city (1837 to 1833), to try some pay scheme anyone with half a brain knows won’t work.
Got it.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Heh, so Baltimore is the test market?
How much do you think the consultants made on this? Whatever they made, Tribune could have paid me 10% as much and I would have actually told them the truth, which is that print subscribers better get online access at no extra cost or don’t bother.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 14, 2011 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, you can link them, just only every third day. :p
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 14, 2011 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
anybody running in any of the races tomorrow?
i did the half last year but didn’t have any time/was too lazy to train for it this year
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
MD Homecoming tomorrow
I will be doing the opposite of healthy running – binge drinking
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions
i feel like everybody and their brother is going down to CP tomorrow
i may have to act like i’m an alum just so i have somebody to hang out with
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
Guess you'll just have to settle for having a real college football team to root for
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions
What is this "running" that you speak of?
by Tezcatlipoca on Oct 14, 2011 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions
my friends and i joked about doing that but never followed through with it
let me know how it is, it sounds like a fun time
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
Buncha my friends from down here are going up to do that.
I will not be among them.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
That fucking Seagull Century is tomorrow
Only thing I’ll be doing is screaming obscenities at bikers lined up 8 wide across my only road into town.
Fuckers. I hate them all.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
I did that shit last year. never again
Contribootin': Music City Miracles.
by danielreese05 on Oct 14, 2011 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm thinking rubber bullets from my window with my daughter's rifle.
I can get a scope at Wal-Mart later tonight. That’ll teach ’em.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
this reminds me of your former quote
immortalized by O’sFan21.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Yeah I'm tired of waiting for TL,
And the game goes slow enough that I think I can handle two at once. Anyone else?
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Sorry guys...I just got out of a meeting.
I’m back in the game now.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Well damnit...
That doesn’t do me any good!
by Tezcatlipoca on Oct 14, 2011 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions
okay, you're up
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
GC!
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Its aight...I'm headed out now anyways.
We’ll resume this a little later.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Oct 14, 2011 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Is there a good app to completely wipe your old iPhone before you ship it?
Also..
http://www.ebay.com/itm/220874654354?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649#ht500wt_1041
…. if anyone is looking for one. LOL
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 5:14 PM EDT reply actions
Here ya go
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/how-to-wipe-your-old-ipadiphoneipod-touch-ready-for-resale/11839
Setting > General > Reset
Then select Erase All Content and Settings
There’s no turning back once you do that.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
It's like the vacuum store on Breaking Bad huh?
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Haha.... thanks bro.
I tried to “unlock” mine before and gave up after like 10 minutes of being unsuccessful. It seems like those sell for a lot more. Are you familiar with how long it would take me to pull this off?
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions
you also have the throw the ring into the volcano on Mount Doom
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
23 hour auction? i would drag that sucker out longer to get more bidders.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Meh
Most all of the bidders come in at the last hour anyway. I figured ending it Saturday middle of the afternoon would give me a good shot. Anything over $300 Ill be happy with. Over $400 Ill be ecstatic but it should be in the $350 area.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions
just dropped a bid for you dawg.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
that's a lovely harvest floral arrangement you have on the table there, WW
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
yes, include it in the phone when i win the auction.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Haha... I read this to my wife
She laughed and then said “hey! It was one of a kind… HAND-MADE!”
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
get ready to pack it because I'm still the highest bidder.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
I'm guessing it sells for $347, but it all happens in the last ten minutes.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
that's fine.
i plan on pulling on rex grossman on this one. wait until the last minute and then THROW. IT. LONG!
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
unleash the dragon!
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Anyone know how to use Siri
When I hold the home button the old blue VOICE CONTROL screen pops up like regular.
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by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 6:12 PM EDT reply actions
Dude
How did you get yours to work? I connected to iTunes and tried to activate manually and i cant get the fucking thing to work. It gets to the verification step where it says please wait 3 minutes and then keeps saying there’s an error and to try again.
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions
So I just got off the phone with Apple
After being on hold for 45 minutes because everyone’s calling them. Apparently AT&T can’t handle the amount of people trying to activate at once, which doesn’t surprise me at all. So until the volume dies down, you just have to keep trying to activate and hope you catch on to their servers. Apparently Verizon is fine.
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Oct 14, 2011 6:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I just woke up, what'd i miss?
ROBERT MOTHERFUCKING ANDINO!
by WestcoastO'sFan on Oct 14, 2011 7:13 PM EDT reply actions
OK, I know it's Friday night already where you guys are,
but I have a question.
I want to eat some buffalo wings during the Skins/Eagles game on Sunday. Most of my local places, I don’t have faith they’ll be making them at that hour of the morning. But there are a couple of chains I know will be open: Wingstreet (aka Pizza Hut….. shutter), which is near me, and a BWW about 5 miles away.
I don’t want to have average wings, I want to have AMAZING wings. Is it worth going to either of these places to get my fix, or should I just fold my cards and have breakfast instead?
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
If you want AMAZING wings
you’ll need to make them.
Otherwise, you’re depending on a chain restaurant to deliver “amazing”. That almost never works/
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Dude, hit up BWWs.... get the Chipotle dry rub.
It’s fucking delicious. The Asian Zing are pretty spectacular too.
Parm Garlic is a good sauce but will have your shit smelling like diapers for a week.
If you like spicey go with Mango Habanero or Caribbean Jerk.
Ok, Im on my way to BWWs now… I talked myself into it.
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by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I want Buffalo
Not Chipotle
Not Asian
Not Parm
BUFFALO
With bleu cheese and celery
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
SUCK IT TREBEK!!!!
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by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Get on a plane
fly to Buffalo, go to Anchor bar and watch the game there (along with Giants-Bills.
Later you can get beef on weck and it’ll all be totally worth it.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
If you want to travel into k-town, Chicken Day and Kyo-Chon chicken are the tits.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
I'm not too far from K-town
but are they buffalo wings, or just some kind of asian soy thing?
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
they have red pepper paste flavored wings
which would be closest to buffalo flavor. See here:http://www.kyochonfnb.com/en/menu/menu_red.asp
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Okay duly noted.
Not what I’m going for Sunday (I want authentic Buffalo), but it looks well worth a trip in the future.
I like the fact that
Red pepper has plenty of vitamins and cancer preventable
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Won't help for this weekend
But if you want the real thing, why not get the real thing
"I may make you feel, but I can't make you think." Ian Anderson
that's amazing
but do they come frozen?
also, $2 a wing seems bit pricey. ;)
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
I suspect they are indeed frozen
And that is pricey, seeing as how 50 wings are $37 off the regular menu. But, you never mentioned price, just that you wanted AMAZING. Hey, if you buy 200, it goes down to $1.50 a wing!
"I may make you feel, but I can't make you think." Ian Anderson
Here’s one suggestion.
Roscoe’s is really popular in LA, but I’m not sure if they have buffalo wings.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
melrose and la brea
that could work.
for that matter, if i’m going across town, i could just park my butt at barney’s beanery. they do a decent wing, if i recall, and they’ll carry the game for sure.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Hey, I was in that area for like 5 minutes this summer.
When I went to Vegas I drove into LA for a dodgers-dbacks game. Dodger stadium sucks big time. I may have mentioned that before though.
ROBERT MOTHERFUCKING ANDINO!
by WestcoastO'sFan on Oct 14, 2011 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Also,
maybe this has already been posted elsewhere, but did you guys know Willie Randolph is being let go?
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
he was on a 1-year contract,
and it’s not being renewed.
the sun article (now on FP) says,
Not renewing Randolph did not come as a surprise to club observers – and, in fact, was expected to be the primary change to Showalter’s coaching staff this offseason. Randolph was one of only two coaches to receive a one-year deal – along with Russell – last year, and his switch from bench coach to third base coach was a demotion for him and promotion for Russell, though the club attempted to spin it otherwise.
Roch says he has been hinting about this for a while as well.
But nobody says WHY. Was he arrogant? Doing a bad job? I dunno.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Hmm, that's a shame.
I got a sense that he was pivotal in helping Andino turn some of his stuff around.
ROBERT MOTHERFUCKING ANDINO!
by WestcoastO'sFan on Oct 14, 2011 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Buck professing faith in him probably helped more.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Here I thought Russell was a bad 3B coach and they had to get him away from there.
Although Randolph may not have been much better in the role, having been possessed by the ghost of the Windmill.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 14, 2011 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
That's certainly what I thought
they made the change after that one absolutely ridiculous send of Russell’s.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
They also had the excuse of Russell's knee surgery.
I thought it was protecting Russell by spinning, if anything. I guess that shows what I know.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Oct 15, 2011 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions
heh
that’s pretty funny. but it also kind of seem like someone is trying to create their own meme instead of it developing organically.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
It's not, really, though
Someone posted the original picture, then other people posted additional pictures.
It’s not really a widespread meme, though.
Ok, tech nerds
The UNLOCKED iPhone 4s are selling for almost $100 more than the regular ones. Is this a simple enough process I should do it and amend my auction?
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by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 8:19 PM EDT reply actions
why risk bricking it
do you really need $80 more? plus the time you take to unlock it?
#firstworldprobems
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Haha.... good point.
I mean, if it was like a “just hit a button and let it do its thing for an hour” thing… then yeah, I’d do it for $80.
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by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Did you get your 4S activated yet?
They said it’s now taking about 8 hours at least.
#BIGfirstworldproblems
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by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
my fucking 4S won't be here for a week
I just checked the order status.
I didn’t order it the first day you could, i waited a couple of days. it’s due on the 23rd.
GRRRRR.
Oh well, maybe the first bug release will already be out by then.
I’m updating the 4 to iOS5 as I type this.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
SUCKA...
Seriously… the iOS5 is pretty lame. I mean, thanks a bunch for the notification center Apple.
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by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions
making the camera so you can snap with the volume button is pretty cool.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
I thought that was just on the 4S though, not iOS5
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by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions
nope
it’s an OS5 update. works on the 4 and even the 3GS
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Huh... didn't realize that.
Siri is 4S only though right?
Feel free to jump in and make fun of my cousin for his iPhone nitpickiness haha.
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by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah
siri needs the 4S processor to work.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Fuck me... I want to play with her!
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by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I just want to play with Siri
And apparently I can’t because of the activation mess going on.
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by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
From Buster Olney's Twitter:
Diamondbacks’ Jerry DiPoto is viewed as the current frontrunner for the Orioles’ GM job. Has past AZ connection with Buck Showalter.
"Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs." -- Earl Weaver
on the surface, he seems fine.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
I'd say he's on the acceptable list
Which is pretty much everybody except JP Riccardi and the Ghost of Syd Thrift
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
It's not who you are underneath, but it's what you do that defines you.
ROBERT MOTHERFUCKING ANDINO!
by WestcoastO'sFan on Oct 14, 2011 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Up to 15 on the beer counter now.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
currently consuming #7 (a Buffalo Bill's Brewery Pumpkin Ale)
I will def. be in the 25-30 range after tomorrow night though.
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn
by PBR me ASAP! on Oct 14, 2011 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm an idiot
All I had to do was turn my phone off and back on for it to find the signal.
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by Wieters Wieners on Oct 14, 2011 10:07 PM EDT reply actions
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