Wednesday Bird Droppings
by j.q. higgins on Nov 30, 2011 7:30 AM EST
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Not much going on in Birdland, though the release of the Spring Training schedule does tend to whet the appetite. No real dirt coming from the Warehouse, but the temperature gauge on the hot stove seems to be notching upwards.
Orioles P Jason Berken optimistic about 2012 season | Green Bay Press Gazette | greenbaypressgazette.com Almost as enjoyable as our periodic jaunts to Carroll County, I always get a kick out of Green Bay's perspective on the O's through the eye of Jason Berken.
2011 Orioles Retrospective: Chris Davis | November Brutal. Just Brutal.
Steve Melewski: After solid 2011 season, Miclat's winter ball run ends early
Short story is, no serious injury to the little man.
Camden Depot: 2012 Top 25 Prospects: #9 Clayton Schrader This is one of the more bullish rankings I've seen for Clayton Schrader thus far and given Nick Faleris's fairly detailed breakdown, thought I'd throw it out there for your consideration.
Bugs & Cranks " VH1 Has Anna Benson Batting Cleanup On New Reality Show Anna Benson? Now that's a name I've not heard in a long time.
On this day in 2000, Mike Mussina signed a six year, $88.5 million deal with those damn Yankees.
I know he wasn't an O, but on his birthday, please enjoy this video of Bo Jackson highlights.
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I didn't understand most of this,
but I’m sure a lot of you will…..
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Also,
have you tried pig wings yet?
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
yup, been up since 4:30
not even on the west coast yet.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
but hey....
at least i didn’t tweet LOTR last night.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
This kind of made me sad
"My relatives, my old uncles, they eat foods like shanks," she said. "They eat brains and other stuff, too. I like these, but shanks sound like those kind of old-fashioned foods."
I can understand some people being turned off by offal, but now even shanks need to be rebranded to get people to eat them?
Argh, and it gets worse.
Appert’s gets the fibulas from a plant in Sioux City, Iowa, that separates them from the rest of the shank and cuts some of them into two-ounce portions, using a saw developed by Mr. File. Appert’s workers tumble 2,000-pound batches in a paddle mixer that helps force a marinade of water, salt and "natural pork flavorings" into the meat.
Mr. File calls this process "the plump."
"Pig Wings are really lean," he said. "If we didn’t give them a plump, you wouldn’t be happy with the product."
Tasting a version flavored with rosemary and smothered with mushrooms at Appert’s, he told the corporate chef, "Call that one a French pork confit, and you might get $20 for it."
I really hate commercial food production like this. Its ruining food.
enjoy some chicken nuggets.....
made out of Mechanically Separated Chicken:
If that doesn’t stop people from eating McNuggets, nothing will.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
mmmm...
strawberry ice cream!
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
by j.q. higgins on Nov 30, 2011 3:48 PM EST up reply actions
I prefer my chicken mechanically separated while the chicken is still alive
Fear makes for a tasty nugget.
"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?" ~ Death
Snopes to the rescue!
http://www.snopes.com/food/prepare/msm.asp
The tumblr post you linked contains many half-truths and inaccuracies. It’s also out of date: since 2003, McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets are all white-meat rather than MSP.
YES!
MCDONALD’S IS TOTALLY HEALTHY AND ETHICAL!!!
"And, I'm guessing our soldiers are happy about this, that they're leaving Iraq. It is no fun being in a country where there is crumbling infrastructure and an ignorant population. But they said they are happy to come home anyway."
by WestcoastO'sFan on Nov 30, 2011 4:31 PM EST up reply actions
I was just being annoying.
"And, I'm guessing our soldiers are happy about this, that they're leaving Iraq. It is no fun being in a country where there is crumbling infrastructure and an ignorant population. But they said they are happy to come home anyway."
by WestcoastO'sFan on Nov 30, 2011 4:51 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Berken, Matusz, Hudson and Angle coaching baseball?
A generation of Wisconsin little leaguers, ruined.
"The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three-run homers."
by ThreeRunHomer on Nov 30, 2011 8:13 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
maybe they should coach each other...
i mean, hudson and angle could learn a thing or two from watching matusz and berken vids about hitting home runs and matusz and berken could learn the art of scrappy hustling.
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
by j.q. higgins on Nov 30, 2011 9:33 AM EST up reply actions
Why is Berken hanging out with those pathetic skinny pieces of shit in the off season?
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Um, excuse me
I think this is the greatest Bo Jackson highlight reel of all 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 Nov 30, 2011 8:36 AM EST reply actions
Every day on my walk home through Fells
I see places like the Natty Boh shop and those little boutique-y artsy/clothing stores and wonder how those places stay open. The inventory is so limited and the overhead seems like it would make long-term business unsustainable.
Thoughts? Explanations?
I have neglected the Wafers.
Other than the obvious explanation
People overcharging on the AmEx during Small Business Saturday.
/sarcasm
I have neglected the Wafers.
The little old guy in the Natty Boh store is awesome
He gives out free beer every once in a while. I’ve bought a tee and a coozie just because he’s pretty much the friendliest guy alive.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Haha yeah
I just dropped $60 in his store the other day. Love that guy.
Nafedawg, I think you underestimate the amount of wealth in Harbor East and Fells Point. Those boutiques like Su Casa are expensive as fuck, and people definitely shop there. My cousin who lives in Rodgers Forge makes an effort to go down there all the time. It’s the type of place where even though it looks dead most of the time, a handful of purchases probably more than makes up for their property taxes, etc.
Natty Boh guy on the other hand, yeah I’m not sure how he stays in business. Probably because that shop is the size of a shoe box, and he’s probably grandfathered in to a good lease rate. Soundgarden probably has a similar lease scenario. They’re doing good enough that the guy who owns bought Fletcher’s and opened up the Get Down.
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 Nov 30, 2011 10:49 AM EST up reply actions
Not gonna lie....I kinda want a Natty Boh tee.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 30, 2011 10:51 AM EST up reply actions
you need to get one of the BOHVECHKIN shirts to rock to Caps games
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
haha do they have those???
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 30, 2011 10:57 AM EST up reply actions
yeah buddy
http://thepintglass.wordpress.com/2011/03/24/bohvechkin/
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
want
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 30, 2011 11:01 AM EST up reply actions
I getcha. Also, second person in my life that has called me Nafedawg, well-played.
I probably am underestimating the clientele. But some of the art stores pieces are not even THAT jacked up price-wise, are often empty, and have limited inventory. Those are more of the places I don’t understand.
I remember being SHOCKED at Su Casa’s prices the first time I went in. Definitely not a store for poor grad students. However, some of the newer smaller holiday gifty stuff is actually kind of neat and decently priced.
Yes, the Natty Boh dude is awesome. My lady hates beer but I took her in, he charmed her, and she walked out with a Little Boh Peep shirt.
I have neglected the Wafers.
My gf wants everything in that store
She goes to Fells in her spare time to window shop and dream
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 Nov 30, 2011 11:00 AM EST up reply actions
I love Soundgarden too
That place always has the cheapest dvd’s/blu-rays and a solid cd selection.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I like Soundgarden
Especially Jesus Christ Pose.
by Holymittens on Nov 30, 2011 11:06 AM EST up reply actions
i love hot stove season...
and i know writers gotta write, but updates on adam kennedy negotiations are fucking worthless.
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
clint barmes! jose molina! adam kennedy!
it’s the hot fucking stove baby
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
And because NY is soooo close to Vancouver...
Loewen signed with the Mets
"You should put the secret group of people that you carry with you on your tech equipment second to the person you're sitting with."
- Merrill Markoe
O'sFan21 would be proud:
Matusz was a guest last night on the Mid-Atlantic Sports Report on MASN and told the hosts he is working out in Irvine, California this winter with former Oriole Brady Anderson.
“With Brady it’s getting on a good routine and lifting for power,” Matusz said of his workouts. “I lost a lot of velocity when I came back from my injury, so it’s important to get that back and get stronger and faster and be more athletic. I’m excited for these next few months to really get after it with Brady and prepare for spring.”
http://www.masnsports.com/steve_melewski/2011/11/matusz-on-masn.html
"Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs." -- Earl Weaver
Yea.....now where the fuck is Markakis??
He needs to be there lifting for power too.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 30, 2011 10:22 AM EST up reply actions
Well, Nick doesn't live in California and even baseball players deserve some time with family during the offseason.
As long as Nick is working on strength and conditioning, I don’t particularly care if it’s in Maryland or California.
by Tezcatlipoca on Nov 30, 2011 10:33 AM EST up reply actions
Fuck this weak ass bullshit.
He’s being paid $60 M dollars and working out in MD has gotten him progressively worse every year he’s done it. Suck it the fuck up and bring your family to live in some cushy ass condo while you actually work out for a change.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
I don't think Nick's issue is brute strength.
I think it has more to do with his plate approach. It looks like every passing year Nick is getting more and more into his own head and over-analyzing everything about his at bat.
I think he needs time doing hitting work more than he needs to lift weights in California vs. Maryland. Does it really make a difference if he does squats in Maryland, Iowa, or New Zealand?
For what it’s worth, we also don’t know if Matusz is going to benefit from working with Brady, yet. Though, if the O’s wanted to hire Brady as a strength and conditioning coach and bring him to Maryland to work with the entire team, I’d be absolutely cool with it.
by Tezcatlipoca on Nov 30, 2011 12:50 PM EST up reply actions
He looks weak as fuck to me
And I don’t know if it makes a difference, but it seems to me that he’s NOT doing squats in MD – that’s the problem.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
I don't think he looked noticably different in 2011 than he did in 2009.
It does appear that the Orioles do not have any kind of organizational structure to monitor off-season conditioning programs and I do think that is a problem.
Every player should be accountable for maintaining an off-season program. If that means going to California to work with Brady, okay. If that means showing up at Oriole Park every day to workout, that’s okay. If that means having a quality home gym built (for the guys who can afford it) and demonstrating adherence to a program, that’s okay.
This is certainly an issue which the Orioles could absolutely use improvement on.
by Tezcatlipoca on Nov 30, 2011 12:55 PM EST up reply actions
That's cool
he’s looked skinnier pretty much every year to me.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
I think this calls for a photo montage.
STACEY!
by Tezcatlipoca on Nov 30, 2011 1:12 PM EST up reply actions
This has been done
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 Nov 30, 2011 1:55 PM EST up reply actions
if only nick markakis was there, too.
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
by j.q. higgins on Nov 30, 2011 10:22 AM EST up reply actions
I so beat you to that.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 30, 2011 10:30 AM EST up reply actions
did you, now?
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
by j.q. higgins on Nov 30, 2011 10:34 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, he did.
Refresh if you don’t see it.
I'd put it this way; if an offense is a sugar cookie, on base percentage is the pastry part of the cookie, power is the icing, and baserunning is like the jimmies that they sprinkle onto the icing. - Bill James
by J(O's)elskIL on Nov 30, 2011 10:34 AM EST up reply actions
Dave Stocksill, take note
Anna has a cartoon bird cap.
Like a bad, suave dude. You know what I'm sayin'. COOL. SC 7/24/08
LOLNFL at KSK is one of my favorite things about tuesdays
http://kissingsuzykolber.uproxx.com/2011/11/lolnfl-2011-week-12.html#more-41822
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
I pretty much believed all the hype about Skyrim, but damn
I’m pretty sure not even crack is this addicting
Still finishing up Skyward Sword
Before I think about delving into Skyrim. My step-son has been playing it alot, although I think he’s finished with it for the moment and is back into Minecraft. It’s next on my list, with the goal to finish it up before Dec. 15-20th. That’s when I’m planning to take up WarCraft in Space… I mean The Old Republic.
I saw this yesterday and couldn't stop laughing
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 Nov 30, 2011 11:12 AM EST up reply actions
lol!
That thing didn’t even know what hit it.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 30, 2011 11:16 AM EST up reply actions
I don't know, but it was funny.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 30, 2011 11:19 AM EST up reply actions
I've had an Arkham City-sized hole in my heart
for the last few weeks, but I’m hesistant to pick up Skyrim.
I’ve heard all the hype, but I’ve been known to abandon an RPG or two. So I’m crowdsourcing the Skyrim debate. Is it really so addictive that I’ll have trouble walking away?
"Girls laughed at me my whole life, doesn't mean I was funny"
-Gary Thorne
I've put 118 hours into the game.
Yes.
"Roberts is unconscious!!!!" - Jim Hunter, after Brian Roberts hits his second HR of the night. 9/21/09
True story.
Steam keeps track for me. The explosions my Incinerate makes are like the sounds of my addiction, man.
"Roberts is unconscious!!!!" - Jim Hunter, after Brian Roberts hits his second HR of the night. 9/21/09
I'm close to 15 hours online with MW3
and I thought that was a lot.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
So, as of yesterday when you posted this...
Skyrim had been out for 20 days (including yesterday). That’s 6 hours a day, every day.
Step away from the controller, man.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
6 hours straight of that game is nothing
I’m guess there were a few 12+ hour days the week of release.
If you consider 1/4 of your day nothing, sure
but still, every day for 20 days? Or 12 hours every other day? That’s sheer insanity. The game I logged the most hours on ever was Warhawk for PS3 (just an amazing online game… man that game rocked). I put up 180 hours before giving it up, but that was over more than a year. I thought THAT was a lot.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Currently unemployed. Layoffs suck.
And now I’m back in school, getting a 2nd degree. And my classes all hit that weird point when your major projects for the semester have all been turned in, and the only grade left is the final exam. Which for me is two weeks away. So I’d study an hour, play an hour, study, play, etc.
"Roberts is unconscious!!!!" - Jim Hunter, after Brian Roberts hits his second HR of the night. 9/21/09
So I went to the Terps game last night.
That’s all really. We suck.
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 Nov 30, 2011 10:58 AM EST reply actions
Could you hear the "Nate Britt Sucks" chant in the arena?
Came through loud and clear on tv, but it may have been mic placement. Pretty classless.
Haha yeah I heard that.
We gotta tap into DC Assault. Fucking pathetic that we’ve never pulled anyone big from there.
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 Nov 30, 2011 11:03 AM EST up reply actions
Its gonna take time
Gary never wanted to play the recruiting game, and its gonna take Delonte Hill more than 6 months to get someone UNC has been working on for years.
Other notes (this is admittedly the first game I watched this year)
1. Terrell Stoglin is the new Greivis Vazquez. He better be able to back up his ball hogging and terrible shots.
2. We are awful in the paint and cannot box out.
3. Nick Faust looks timid. Good thing this year is practically a wash. Hopefully he’ll be acclimated by next year.
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 Nov 30, 2011 11:08 AM EST up reply actions
Its hard to ask Faust to play out of position as a freshman
losing Howard for so long really was the final nail in the coffin for this season
What's up with Alex Len?
Is he sitting out this year or did he end up not coming here? I was trying to dig up info on him last night but couldn’t figure it out.
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 Nov 30, 2011 11:13 AM EST up reply actions
So, anyone remember a month ago when my house got broken in to?
My neighbor had seen the guys breaking in. They told her they were from a foreclosure company prepping the house for the bank.
Well, last night I come home and see two dudes in a white van taking shit out of my house. I naturally stop them and call the police. They pull out a work order for a foreclosure on a house. Except it wasn’t my house, but one down the road, because they are idiots and read 13104 (my house number) as 13204 (the right house number). They were definitely legitimately confusing my house for the other one, as they were in the process of winterizing the drains when I got home.
They return the stuff they were taking at that time, but of course despite admitting that they were at the house before (to mow the lawn and take pictures of the outside), they don’t admit to taking anything before. I get all their information anyway and we all talk to the police when they arrive. The police don’t make any arrests, since there was no actual theft this time.
But now I get the lovely experience of trying to get the company who got the wrong house to admit responsibility. Since today they’re refusing to acknowledge that they were ever down at the house the first time around.
Yahoo.
How did they get into your house? Breaking and entering?
I'd put it this way; if an offense is a sugar cookie, on base percentage is the pastry part of the cookie, power is the icing, and baserunning is like the jimmies that they sprinkle onto the icing. - Bill James
by J(O's)elskIL on Nov 30, 2011 11:18 AM EST up reply actions
Disgusting.
I'd put it this way; if an offense is a sugar cookie, on base percentage is the pastry part of the cookie, power is the icing, and baserunning is like the jimmies that they sprinkle onto the icing. - Bill James
by J(O's)elskIL on Nov 30, 2011 11:49 AM EST up reply actions
Those dudes aren't still on the hook for breaking and entering, even if they didn't take anything this time?
I mean, does a “Whoops, my bad” and a foreclosure paper despite their being in the house take them off the hook if you want to press charges? You could leverage those guys a little, with the insinuation that your stuff returned would mean the B&E goes away.
"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 Nov 30, 2011 11:19 AM EST up reply actions
Despite their being in the wrong house, I should say.
"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 Nov 30, 2011 11:20 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, that might be what we need to do
Threaten them with breaking and entering, because there were obvious signs that the house was lived in, like the heat being on, and two cats being there.
by Holymittens on Nov 30, 2011 11:21 AM EST up reply actions
Lawyer up yo
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 Nov 30, 2011 11:22 AM EST up reply actions
I've already called one
He said, “You should let the police treat it as a criminal matter first and work through that. If that fails, then call me back and we’ll do what we can.”
by Holymittens on Nov 30, 2011 11:24 AM EST up reply actions
Better Call Saul!
I drink more brewsters than Punky
by PBR me ASAP! on Nov 30, 2011 9:51 PM EST up reply actions
If I remember correctly, and kba is much closer to the bar than I am,
B&E requires intent. If they thought they were in the right house and doing the right thing, I don’t think you can prove the intent requirement. You can always press civil charges for conversion or trespass to chattels for the stuff they took from you. You can bring a writ of possession to get your stuff back.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
I just looked it up real quick
apparently Maryland has a 4th degree burglary charge with doesn’t require the intent to commit a crime, but its only a misdemeanor.
/not legal advice
The main problem right now is proving they were the ones who were here the first time
by Holymittens on Nov 30, 2011 11:45 AM EST up reply actions
They removed stuff from your house the first time?
If the bank removed items from your house they have to be itemized and stored somewhere by the bank right? Maybe there’s some way you can inquire about items removed from “13204” without leading on that you’re looking for hard evidence that they took your shit.
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 Nov 30, 2011 11:51 AM EST up reply actions
What would Lester Freamon would do?
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 Nov 30, 2011 11:52 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Bang a 20 year old stripper
And then carve some dollhouse furniture.
by Holymittens on Nov 30, 2011 12:05 PM EST up reply actions
No, he'd carve the dollhouse furniture first.
That was a big part of his seduction game, after all.
"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 Nov 30, 2011 12:06 PM EST up reply actions
It wasn't the bank that removed them
Not technically. I’ve actually done research on the foreclosure industry. Apparently, the first time they were supposed to only come and clean up the outside of the house and take pictures for the bank, which is what the guy admitted to doing (and which our neighbor witnessed them doing). They were not supposed to enter the property and take anything.
However, it is apparently a common practice in the industry to remove valuables from the house, with the grunt workers apparently being told “You can keep anything you want.” The worker at my house admitted this to me and the police when they arrived.
There would not be an itemized list by the bank, because it was not the bank removing the items. It was the subcontracting company that was removing items to keep for themselves. I doubt they would wish to keep an itemized list for a variety of reasons.
by Holymittens on Nov 30, 2011 12:04 PM EST up reply actions
Are you dealing with a repo company or a bank?
The repo company would probably be harder to deal with than the bank.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
We're dealing with everyone we can manage
The local subcontracting company has naturally been very evasive. The national company that contracted them has been more forthcoming with assistance.
by Holymittens on Nov 30, 2011 12:04 PM EST up reply actions
Document. Document. Document.
And then call the Baltimore Sun.
Newspapers go gaga over stories with solid evidence that banks are irresponsibly targeting incorrect people.
by Tezcatlipoca on Nov 30, 2011 12:27 PM EST up reply actions
This!
"The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three-run homers."
by ThreeRunHomer on Nov 30, 2011 1:58 PM EST up reply actions
It's not a bad idea
If we run into too many problems, we can give them a call. Or the Washington Post, since I live in PG.
Holy f@#$ing shit you guys.
The Miami Marlins just keepp making fools of themselves.
This is a picture from their website showing their “improved” mascot.
I'd put it this way; if an offense is a sugar cookie, on base percentage is the pastry part of the cookie, power is the icing, and baserunning is like the jimmies that they sprinkle onto the icing. - Bill James
How ridiculous is that?!
I'd put it this way; if an offense is a sugar cookie, on base percentage is the pastry part of the cookie, power is the icing, and baserunning is like the jimmies that they sprinkle onto the icing. - Bill James
by J(O's)elskIL on Nov 30, 2011 11:59 AM EST up reply actions
That's gonna get the kids on board
"Girls laughed at me my whole life, doesn't mean I was funny"
-Gary Thorne
I'd be afraid to put my son in the same stadium as that thing.
I'd put it this way; if an offense is a sugar cookie, on base percentage is the pastry part of the cookie, power is the icing, and baserunning is like the jimmies that they sprinkle onto the icing. - Bill James
by J(O's)elskIL on Nov 30, 2011 12:03 PM EST up reply actions
It;s like they took our cartoon bird, crossed it with the Blue Jays, and added a dildo to the face for the nose.
"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?" ~ Death
by NSOsFan on Nov 30, 2011 12:01 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
They're getting into Tony Montana's cocaine down there in Miami.
"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 Nov 30, 2011 12:02 PM EST up reply actions
Contraction is the only option at this point.
Unless we can relocate them to Tokyo.
#DuckAndCover
by Tezcatlipoca on Nov 30, 2011 12:29 PM EST up reply actions
I'm back!
Probably one of the streakiest posters on CC. I finally got a job (on Mondays and Wednesdays at least) that is conducive to posting on forums! And I get to be on the bus by 6 am to get to it!
"Girls laughed at me my whole life, doesn't mean I was funny"
-Gary Thorne
I no watch yet
Terps game
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 Nov 30, 2011 12:11 PM EST up reply actions
I love how they split it in 2
Allowed them to space it out, great move.
"And, I'm guessing our soldiers are happy about this, that they're leaving Iraq. It is no fun being in a country where there is crumbling infrastructure and an ignorant population. But they said they are happy to come home anyway."
by WestcoastO'sFan on Nov 30, 2011 12:20 PM EST up reply actions
After hearing about Walking Dead here I watched an episode yesterday.
And then another, and another. I finished the first season and am working on the second. Great show, few complaints.
I'd put it this way; if an offense is a sugar cookie, on base percentage is the pastry part of the cookie, power is the icing, and baserunning is like the jimmies that they sprinkle onto the icing. - Bill James
you will have complaints w/ the second season...
but it’s still pretty watchable.
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
by j.q. higgins on Nov 30, 2011 12:19 PM EST up reply actions
I haven't watched the last three episodes
(or the last three eps of hell on wheels)
is it worth going back and watching? I heard Sunday’s had a crazy ending, but I don;t know what it is
"Girls laughed at me my whole life, doesn't mean I was funny"
-Gary Thorne
yeah...
sunday definitely redeems some of this season.
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
by j.q. higgins on Nov 30, 2011 12:22 PM EST up reply actions
who ever said they were gangsters?
"And, I'm guessing our soldiers are happy about this, that they're leaving Iraq. It is no fun being in a country where there is crumbling infrastructure and an ignorant population. But they said they are happy to come home anyway."
by WestcoastO'sFan on Nov 30, 2011 12:23 PM EST up reply actions
Don't let anyone scare you away
It’s enjoyable.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
another drop...
he talks about brady anderson and scott beerer, but the interesting get is brady’s quote at the end of the post.
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
Brady sez
He’s one of the ultimate longshots in pro sports in a way, but he has the athletic ability to pull it off.
Brady said roughly same thing about himself before going to have his career die with a whimper at Cleveland.
Like a bad, suave dude. You know what I'm sayin'. COOL. SC 7/24/08
by 33 on Nov 30, 2011 2:24 PM EST up reply actions
Funny story
My roommate is leaving on some sort of “medical leave” although he didn’t say what was wrong so I didn’t ask. I know he has back issues in the past but it is very strange to just up and leave with a week before finals. Also as far as I could tell he seemed to stop going to classes a little while ago, maybe he is just using “medical leave” as an excuse to leave without telling people it is some other reason. He said he isn’t coming back this winter so who knows if I get another roommate or not. Anyway he was gone when I woke up. His last act as my roommate was deciding he was going to stay up until his shuttle came at FIVE, so yeah, I didn’t get much sleep. Anyway he is heading back to Alaska never to be seen again and I have the room to myself this week and finals week!
"And, I'm guessing our soldiers are happy about this, that they're leaving Iraq. It is no fun being in a country where there is crumbling infrastructure and an ignorant population. But they said they are happy to come home anyway."
by WestcoastO'sFan on Nov 30, 2011 12:21 PM EST reply actions
the double single...
is a cherished prize in dorm living. relish these moments.
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
by j.q. higgins on Nov 30, 2011 12:22 PM EST up reply actions
I had it both spring semesters of my fresh & soph years.
’twas quite pleasant.
I drink more brewsters than Punky
by PBR me ASAP! on Nov 30, 2011 9:55 PM EST up reply actions
I think you know what needs to be done.
"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 Nov 30, 2011 12:22 PM EST up reply actions
man stable
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 30, 2011 12:25 PM EST up reply actions
Well first move a ton of shit to the other side of the room.
And now I don’t have to worry about people coming in and having a roommate there to make things weird.
"And, I'm guessing our soldiers are happy about this, that they're leaving Iraq. It is no fun being in a country where there is crumbling infrastructure and an ignorant population. But they said they are happy to come home anyway."
by WestcoastO'sFan on Nov 30, 2011 12:28 PM EST up reply actions
Did he leave you his crappy tv so you can still play xbox?
"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?" ~ Death
HAHAHA
Yes, he did! I will probably pick up something better over winter break, at least now I can move it onto his desk or something.
"And, I'm guessing our soldiers are happy about this, that they're leaving Iraq. It is no fun being in a country where there is crumbling infrastructure and an ignorant population. But they said they are happy to come home anyway."
by WestcoastO'sFan on Nov 30, 2011 12:35 PM EST up reply actions
I had an absentee roommate for 3 semesters on campus...
Loved it.
I had a sofa AND a lazy-boy in my room.
by Tezcatlipoca on Nov 30, 2011 12:30 PM EST up reply actions
Nice! When I was a junior, I complained enough about the terrible single that I was in
because it was literally a closet, with an extremely loud heating pipe going through it, that I got moved in to a double with no roommate. Newly renovated building too. It was awesome!
So awesome
One semester my roommate moved across the hall to live with a guy he was friends with (that guy’s roommate left for some reason) in like the third week of class, so I had a single double. I had a bed to sleep on and a bed (and desk) for all my stuff. It was awesome! Enjoy it
no, not Olney. But I hear good things.
by joe from onley on Nov 30, 2011 9:19 PM EST up reply actions
oh I almost forgot to mention
guess who is going to Las Vegas for New Years? This guy!
"And, I'm guessing our soldiers are happy about this, that they're leaving Iraq. It is no fun being in a country where there is crumbling infrastructure and an ignorant population. But they said they are happy to come home anyway."
by WestcoastO'sFan on Nov 30, 2011 12:41 PM EST reply actions
Man, if you're expecting us to guess, you need to insert a pause there.
"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?" ~ Death
Bear in mind...
… we don’t know who is being pointed to when he says “This guy!” He could be standing next to Floyd Mayweather for all we know.
by Tezcatlipoca on Nov 30, 2011 1:13 PM EST up reply actions
I got it
Hedberg’d
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 Nov 30, 2011 1:57 PM EST up reply actions
Las Vegas at New Year's is a blast.
There should be plenty of people there to buy you tons of booze if you aren’t bringing your own source.*
- this comment in no way suggests that I support underage drinking.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
Ah, Mitch.
This is what my friend said to me; he said, “Guess what I like? Mashed potatoes.” It’s like,“Dude. you gotta give me time to guess. If you’re gonna quiz me, you must insert a pause in there.”
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
There are very few exclusively stand-up comedians most people would
but if you’re a stand-up fan, you know who he is
I'm here to announce
that I too had an affair with Herman Cain.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Oh where oh where does the list end?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 30, 2011 1:07 PM EST up reply actions
The list ends with birdman's mom.
Even Cain wouldn’t go there.
by Tezcatlipoca on Nov 30, 2011 1:13 PM EST up reply actions
But you just did.
"And, I'm guessing our soldiers are happy about this, that they're leaving Iraq. It is no fun being in a country where there is crumbling infrastructure and an ignorant population. But they said they are happy to come home anyway."
by WestcoastO'sFan on Nov 30, 2011 1:15 PM EST up reply actions
Boom....
ROASTED
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 30, 2011 1:16 PM EST up reply actions
If you ever see my wife, you'll know I have no reason to stoop to birdman's mom...
I married way out of my league.
That being said, birdman’s mom is not short on the lovin’. Salisbury doesn’t have the same standards for women that Cain does.
by Tezcatlipoca on Nov 30, 2011 1:32 PM EST up reply actions
And we promise not to give them to a maintenance man
who then proceeds to wax it into the floor.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
by salvotion on Nov 30, 2011 1:40 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
hehehe
+5 for League reference.
"And, I'm guessing our soldiers are happy about this, that they're leaving Iraq. It is no fun being in a country where there is crumbling infrastructure and an ignorant population. But they said they are happy to come home anyway."
by WestcoastO'sFan on Nov 30, 2011 1:43 PM EST up reply actions
That's a lovely shade of Cinnamon
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Can we agree that Ruxin's wife should be invited to the next Hottie Invitational?
She is amazingly hot.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
I've been a fan
since the My Name is Earl days. Gave Jaime Pressly a run for her money.
"Girls laughed at me my whole life, doesn't mean I was funny"
-Gary Thorne
One of my all time favorite episodes
is the HS reunion one from season 1 where he wants to show off how hot his wife is and bang her in the HS. Then he gets caught in the vinegar strokes. Awesome.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
When you're starting in Little League
it’s not particularly challenging to marry up…
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
What the hell is happening here?
I thought we only roasted on birdman’s mom here…
by Tezcatlipoca on Nov 30, 2011 6:38 PM EST up reply actions
It's true that she takes the majority of the hits
but only because she’s so used to getting slammed.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
by O'sFan21 on Nov 30, 2011 6:41 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
This went unappreciated
but rec’d
"And, I'm guessing our soldiers are happy about this, that they're leaving Iraq. It is no fun being in a country where there is crumbling infrastructure and an ignorant population. But they said they are happy to come home anyway."
by WestcoastO'sFan on Nov 30, 2011 8:22 PM EST up reply actions
I definitely laughed.
Just burned my “oh snap” and "roasted’ already.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
Oh and yeah.
Birdman’s mom got butt wrecked too!
"And, I'm guessing our soldiers are happy about this, that they're leaving Iraq. It is no fun being in a country where there is crumbling infrastructure and an ignorant population. But they said they are happy to come home anyway."
by WestcoastO'sFan on Nov 30, 2011 8:40 PM EST up reply actions
Where do you go to find out all the birthdays?
If you don’t want to tell, that’s cool too. Magician shouldn’t reveal his tricks and all.
"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 Nov 30, 2011 1:07 PM EST reply actions
baseball-reference
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
by j.q. higgins on Nov 30, 2011 1:59 PM EST up reply actions
Abracadabra!
I'd put it this way; if an offense is a sugar cookie, on base percentage is the pastry part of the cookie, power is the icing, and baserunning is like the jimmies that they sprinkle onto the icing. - Bill James
deep breaths, everyone...
ADAM KENNEDY HAS SIGNED WITH THE DODGERS!
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
is he related to the dead kennedys?
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
z
"And, I'm guessing our soldiers are happy about this, that they're leaving Iraq. It is no fun being in a country where there is crumbling infrastructure and an ignorant population. But they said they are happy to come home anyway."
by WestcoastO'sFan on Nov 30, 2011 2:31 PM EST reply actions
In case anyone was wondering
That quote is from Leslie Knope. Verbatim.
Contrary to popular belief, I am not Jewish.
I know it's on Netflix but I don't have time to start a new show.
I’ll just get lost. Plus I don’t get AMC so I don’t want to be left hanging after the Netflix episodes run out.
Contrary to popular belief, I am not Jewish.
I hear the internet is a good place to find current episodes of every show imagineable.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
Eh
I have my excuses and I’ve used them. Maybe over winter break, which is coming up. I’m also prone to nightmares, so I don’t want to watch something that’s going to fuck with my subconscious.
Contrary to popular belief, I am not Jewish.
What kinds of things do you have a problem with?
If it’s just horror/gore stuff, I wouldn’t worry too much about it. Gruesome scenes occur but are not common. It’s also not really a psychological thriller or anything either.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
Disturbing things in general.
I stay away from horror for obvious reasons, but really intense things freak me out. I was able to get through season one of the The Wire but couldn’t last through season two (which is a shame because it’s a fantastic show, I just couldn’t handle it). And my troubles with nightmares are pretty bad, so anything that can remotely trigger one is hands off.
Contrary to popular belief, I am not Jewish.
You might want to stay away then.
Too bad. It’s a great show. Maybe try it later if you’re able to work through the nightmare thing. That sucks.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
I'm hoping for the same
I think I’ll eventually grow out of the nightmare thing, but it’s possible I just have an inherent low tolerance for disturbing images/scenes. That’s something I’ll never grow out of, in which case I may never be able to watch Breaking Bad or The Wire. Mad Men is cool, though!
Contrary to popular belief, I am not Jewish.
Are you getting any kind of help for the nightmares?
I don’t know if they really affect your ability to function much. But if they do, you might consider it.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
that box cutter scene
one of the most disturbing things I’ve ever seen.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
20 minutes of him not saying a word
When he retreated up the steps I thought I was going to puke.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Nov 30, 2011 9:41 PM EST up reply actions
Dan Connolly tweets that Chong Tae-Hyon signing is being held up
because Chong has offers to stay in Korean baseball. Is it not extremely sad that the O’s might not have enough pull to sign a guy away from a Korean baseball league?
Mother, did it need to be so high.
playing for the York Revolution or the Baltimore Orioles?
kind of a toss up…
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
Aight....meeting's over for the day.
Risk?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
In an hour?
Yes.
"And, I'm guessing our soldiers are happy about this, that they're leaving Iraq. It is no fun being in a country where there is crumbling infrastructure and an ignorant population. But they said they are happy to come home anyway."
by WestcoastO'sFan on Nov 30, 2011 3:01 PM EST up reply actions
whenever...
slow as molasses over here.
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
by j.q. higgins on Nov 30, 2011 3:03 PM EST up reply actions
Okay....I'm gonna set up the game now if we've only got an hour.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 30, 2011 3:04 PM EST up reply actions
game's up.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 30, 2011 3:06 PM EST up reply actions
random placement again?
surprising.
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
by j.q. higgins on Nov 30, 2011 3:08 PM EST up reply actions
yea...it beats the continent grabbing we all do at the beginning of every game on the other setting
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 30, 2011 3:09 PM EST up reply actions
I could play if you havent started already
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 Nov 30, 2011 3:06 PM EST up reply actions
damn...just started the game.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 30, 2011 3:08 PM EST up reply actions
Did I read that wrong
I thought Westie and GC couldn’t play for another hour
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 Nov 30, 2011 3:09 PM EST up reply actions
that's sort of how i read it, too
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
by j.q. higgins on Nov 30, 2011 3:10 PM EST up reply actions
i was saying if we can play it within the next hour i can
leaving at 4:15
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
I was saying that I can't play for another hour
lol
"And, I'm guessing our soldiers are happy about this, that they're leaving Iraq. It is no fun being in a country where there is crumbling infrastructure and an ignorant population. But they said they are happy to come home anyway."
by WestcoastO'sFan on Nov 30, 2011 3:12 PM EST up reply actions
now that i re-read Westie's comment i think he was saying he couldn't play for another hour
i can play now though
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
alternate game w/ amd?
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
by j.q. higgins on Nov 30, 2011 3:12 PM EST up reply actions
okay...gimme a sec to set it up.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 30, 2011 3:13 PM EST up reply actions
aight
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 30, 2011 3:16 PM EST up reply actions
bluetooth stereo adapters
anyone have a preferred solution for streaming to your home stereo system?
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
The Apple router is good for that
Other than that I dunno. I just use a good old AUX cable with a headphone jack… run it under the carpet to my couch/coffee table
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 Nov 30, 2011 3:17 PM EST up reply actions
Sports Illustrated blurb about O's in FA article...
O’Day missed most of the 2011 season due to surgery to repair a torn left hip labrum and some shoulder inflammation upon his return, but I was surprised to see the Rangers let him go. The righty sidearmer posted a 1.94 ERA in 140 appearances for the Mets and Rangers in 2009 and 2010 and didn’t get killed by lefties, holding them to a .234/.284/.328 line in 148 plate appearances. Then again, he was an extreme fly-ball pitcher with a .236 opponent’s average on balls in play over those two seasons, making his performance unsustainable in Arlington.
Roch: Orioles interested in Cuban Outfielder Yoenis Cespedes
Link. In a related story, I’m interested in the Astros GM position.
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
I'm interested in winning the Powerball and developing technology able to de-Jeter Minka Kelly, then lowering her taste in men enough to have a shot with her.
"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?" ~ Death
Well, they broke up... but I wouldn't say she's de-Jeter'd.
If you know what I mean.
"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 Nov 30, 2011 3:45 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I meant take away any evidence she was ever with him, DNA wise as well as collective memory wise.
"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 ask myself the same thing.
Except much earlier. Like when I get into work. How come I can’t leave yet?
Mother, did it need to be so high.
rizk?
"And, I'm guessing our soldiers are happy about this, that they're leaving Iraq. It is no fun being in a country where there is crumbling infrastructure and an ignorant population. But they said they are happy to come home anyway."
by WestcoastO'sFan on Nov 30, 2011 4:31 PM EST reply actions
we have another one set up w/ your name on it
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
by j.q. higgins on Nov 30, 2011 4:33 PM EST up reply actions
yea...I'm gonna be leaving soon, but let's play that one.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Nov 30, 2011 4:36 PM EST up reply actions
why are we playing random distribution with 4 people?
that’s total bs
"And, I'm guessing our soldiers are happy about this, that they're leaving Iraq. It is no fun being in a country where there is crumbling infrastructure and an ignorant population. But they said they are happy to come home anyway."
by WestcoastO'sFan on Nov 30, 2011 4:37 PM EST up reply actions
San Francisco...
Has anyone here been there? I’m flying tomorrow for five days and haven’t done any research about it. Actually, I haven’t even found a hotel yet.
Any must-do’s, must-see’s, or must-tries? Also any good possible day trips? I heard Monterey is really nice.
by camdenchad on Nov 30, 2011 5:20 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Bring money if you want a decent hotel.
"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 can do REALLY well with priceline on hotels in san francisco
there are about 400 hotels in a square mile right in the downtown/union square area, and one of them is always going for less than $100 a night for 3+ stars.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
PERFECT time of year
I went in November of ’03, and it was low 50s and lows in the high 40s, and everyone local was in parkas while my wife and I were in jeans and sweatshirts. No fog that time of year (typically), so if you go to Twin Peaks, you can see out to Alcatraz in the bay. Do the sight-seeing bus that includes a ticket to Alcatraz. Money well spent.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
turns out im not going to vegas for NY
My best friend’s parents said no and I dont really want to go by myself. super lame. who still listens to their parents in college?
"And, I'm guessing our soldiers are happy about this, that they're leaving Iraq. It is no fun being in a country where there is crumbling infrastructure and an ignorant population. But they said they are happy to come home anyway."
by WestcoastO'sFan on Nov 30, 2011 6:07 PM EST reply actions
If I had a dollar for every time I went on a road trip after my parents told me not to in college
I’d have like 3 or 4 dollars. You guys should go for it
"Girls laughed at me my whole life, doesn't mean I was funny"
-Gary Thorne
I would love to.
Not really up to me though.
"And, I'm guessing our soldiers are happy about this, that they're leaving Iraq. It is no fun being in a country where there is crumbling infrastructure and an ignorant population. But they said they are happy to come home anyway."
by WestcoastO'sFan on Nov 30, 2011 6:20 PM EST up reply actions
Seriously. This is Kid 101, here.
Just tell the parents that you guys are going someplace else. Then go to Vegas.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
This is on you now when they're stranded in the desert after some shenanigans
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 Nov 30, 2011 10:05 PM EST up reply actions
Yes, which means he has to listen to them.
/not sarcasm
"And, I'm guessing our soldiers are happy about this, that they're leaving Iraq. It is no fun being in a country where there is crumbling infrastructure and an ignorant population. But they said they are happy to come home anyway."
by WestcoastO'sFan on Nov 30, 2011 8:23 PM EST up reply actions
good grief the jays have a stacked system
the Jays are going to be really good soon.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Good timing for them while the Yankees are aging and the Red Sox are in panic mode.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
The Jays could over take the Yankees next season.
The Yankees got really lucky with Garcia and Colon. I’m not sure if they can replicate that type of production next season. Garcia has to turn into a pumpkin any second now. Burnett is a wildcard. Nova and Hughes better step it up.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
They have some question marks in the rotation but I think they will still be strong.
Garcia is definitely due for a lot of regression. He outperformed his FIP and xFIP pretty substantially and without a career performance (like Matt Cain) indicating that he might have some sort of skill DIPS theory stats can’t figure out. Believe it or not, Colon actually underperformed, putting up a 4.00 ERA with a 3.83 FIP and 3.57 xFIP. Ivan Nova slightly overpeformed with an ERA of about a quarter point lower than his FIPs. Hughes was just a disaster, putting up the worst numbers of his MLB career. I assume NYY will also sign CJ Wilson this offseason which wil actually give them another very good rotation. It will also allow for NYY to jettison Garcia if he starts to suck or move Hughes back to the pen. They really have a lot of good options. I think their starters will be good again this year.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
so they'll have CC
and then Garcia who looks like a regression candidate. Colon hasn’t resigned. Nova who should be fine. Hughes who was a disaster. So that’s 2 good starters, maybe three if Colon resigns, but I think his body broke down toward the end. If they don’t get CJ Wilson or make a good trade, it’s not looking good.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Bill James has Burnett in for significant improvement next year.
Including a full run improvement in ERA. This predicition is strange and probably very optimistic given that he has been atrocious the last two years. I’ll wait to see what other systems predict for him.
I wouldn’t bet against the Yankees to fail to sign a top pitching free agent this off season or, like you said, make a trade for a pitcher. They have plenty of chips to make that move. Seems like a long shot that they don’t bring in a number 2 to go behind CC but it’s not impossible. I think you are right that the rotation will hurt a lot without that free agent pick up or trade. In that worst case scenario, they would have a mid-rotation guy (Nova) and a bunch of 5th starters (Burnett, Hughes, Garcia). Not a championship caliber rotation, for sure.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
Bill James almost always has everybody in for a significant improvement.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
by O'sFan21 on Dec 1, 2011 1:19 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Bill James is projecting Brian Matusz to win the 2012 Cy Young
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
by dfa on Dec 1, 2011 2:11 AM EST up reply actions
Bill James is predicting Tim Tebow will get a triple-double this year
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
I've been saying thsi for 5+ year
THIS is the year the Yankees get old.
Never happens. :(
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
If the Jays catch anyone in '12
it’ll be PHN. See, now they have a MANager instead of a nursery school teacher – and supposedly some of the overgrown infants are bitching up a storm before he’s even been officially introduced.
"You should put the secret group of people that you carry with you on your tech equipment second to the person you're sitting with."
- Merrill Markoe
do tell
link?
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
No link
Driving home yesterday I heard on the radio that “reports coming out of Boston” say that when Valentine’s signing was announced several on the roster took exception to a manager who would most likely disapprove of chicken & beer during a game.
"You should put the secret group of people that you carry with you on your tech equipment second to the person you're sitting with."
- Merrill Markoe
PS
take with however many grains of salt you wish
"You should put the secret group of people that you carry with you on your tech equipment second to the person you're sitting with."
- Merrill Markoe
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