Friday Bird Droppings
by j.q. higgins on Dec 9, 2011 6:10 AM EST
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Pujols. Reyes. Wilson.
...Dana Eveland.
An action packed week in Dallas for thee, but not for me. At any rate, the long slog towards opening day continues and the Orioles continue to lay in the weeds.
Orioles start building pitching depth | MLB.com: News
Yes, yes! Depth!
PressBox: Orioles Again Appear Left Out In Winter Cold Stan "the Fan" is not impressed.
Ronnie Deck to Return as Orioles Bullpen Catcher | Baltimore Sports Report We have top men working out in the bullpen. Top. Men.
Oriole Park funding for improvements approved by Maryland board - Washington Business Journal
Woooooo! Camden Yards! Year round destination! Party time! Excellent!
December 9, 1965: A Day That O’s Fans Shall Never Forget
Happy Frank Robinson Day!
On this day in 2010, the O's acquired J.J. Hardy for Jim Hoey and Brett Jacobsen; in 1999 Harold Baines began his 3rd (out of four) tour with the Orioles.
It is the birthday of Juan "the Human Windmill" Samuel, Tony Tarasco and Tony Batista.
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So...
…it appears I made a blunder the other day when I showed the somewhat new gf an episode of “Eastbound and Down.” She wasn’t amused. Thought it was crude, rude and vulgar. And the episode I showed her didn’t even have any nudity. So I’m thinking I won’t show her any of my collection of “Ali G” episodes. Bummer
Whatever the opposite of "keeper" is... that.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Yes, that thought crossed my mind
it’s probably a good thing I didn’t show her this
http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-7-most-hilariously-badass-magazine-covers-ever_p2/
Cracked is on my daily list
I like the one with the nude clones doggy paddling to the boat
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Yeah bro... I know the feeling
I’m nervous even watching Homeland with the wife. Showtime will eff with ya. You’ll have the first three episodes completely nudity packed, and then BANG, NOTHING, for like 10 episodes in a row.
Same with the Wire. As I recall, there was a good much nudity the first season or two and then like NOTHING the rest of the way.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Dec 9, 2011 8:09 AM EST up reply actions
My girlfriend is pretty good with shows. She's even introduced me to ones, which I thought I would hate, but love.
Modern Family? That show’s hilarious.
The only failure was The Wire. Totally bored her, while I was enthralled.
I have been meaning to watch Eastbound and Down. Are they on the internet some place? netflix?
Some are on You Tube
that’s how I found out about it in the first place. There was a reference to it on CC, so I went to You Tube to see what it was and became instantly hooked. What that says about me is still to be determined…
Yeah I've seen people talk about it on here
and I’ve got a few friends who are diehard fans and swear on bibles that I’d love it.
The man with the golden dick...
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Dec 9, 2011 8:55 AM EST up reply actions
You didn't tell us you were dating Michele Bachmann
"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 Dec 9, 2011 9:08 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
yeah we watch that
it’s getting dramatically worse by the episode these days. I’m a few episodes away from abandoning it.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
The last one was pretty bad
This has been an incredibly uneven season. Theres been a few amazing episodes, but even more that did not work at all.
I liked Chardee MacDennis...
The movie one was pretty lame.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Dec 9, 2011 12:39 PM EST up reply actions
that one was good
the movie one sucked shit and the reunion one was bad too.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Chardee MacDennis was awesome
as was the “why Mac is fat now” episode. I also enjoyed the trendy bar episode.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
FLIP........
A……….
…….COIN!!!!
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Dec 9, 2011 12:44 PM EST up reply actions
PULL the BLACK card!
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Dec 9, 2011 12:44 PM EST up reply actions
i dropped off after season 3
it just seemed liek after it hit mainstream and everyones facebook feed was about always sunny that the material for the episodes just felt tired and rehashed. I loved it, buit havent seen it since the end of season 3.
"I don't have an on-deck circle for ideas. It's just 'Batter up!!' Even though they're bad" - Mike Birbiglia
by Parkinglotninja on Dec 9, 2011 12:39 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah the last few have sucked. Overdoing it big time.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
I understand the tendency to think this
I think they hold up better when not compared to the first seasons and here’s why: when you first meet these characters, you’re not expecting such insane things to happen, so it seems spontaneous, and funnier. Now that you know the characters, and have seen them do such despicable things, it’s harder to let it strike you as original. I happen to think that most of the new ones are just as good as the older ones, but you just have to take them one episode at at a time.
I don't know
I think they’ve become caricatures of the caricatures they originally were.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
I agree, very hit or miss season
Some episodes were absolutely hilarious – Jersey Shore, Frank’s Brother, How Mac Got Fat. The episode where they were trapped in the random Asian house was awful.
By the way (if this was advertised then I missed it) did anyone else notice the Kings of Leon guest starred last night? That would have been awesome if it was pre-2009 and they were not yet the biggest sellouts in recent history.
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 Dec 9, 2011 12:53 PM EST up reply actions
yes, noticed that
not quite as good of a random cameo as Rob Thomas from Matchbox 20
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
Hahaha that was great
Thomas was really good too, tweaking out and all.
“See you in Sinbad’s house, and you my bitch!”
“That’s Rob Thomas from Matchbox 20. Rob, sing a song. Shut up!”
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 Dec 9, 2011 1:01 PM EST up reply actions
I went with a past GF to see Borat when it was in theaters and had about the same result.
I’m not sure she realized it was all a joke.
"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 Dec 9, 2011 11:34 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I tried to explain the whole Ali G thing to her and it went completely over her head
and after the Eastbound and Down debacle, I realized it was a lost cause.
Yeah my wife is not a fan at all.
Although to be fair the episode I showed her had that herpes chick topless for a good chunk of it.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Holy crap! "Putin Contends Clinton Incited Unrest Over Vote" (NYT, Dec. 9)
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin of Russia said US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sent "a signal" that spurred Russian protesters to mass actions across the country. Hmm…Did she use
A) a finger
B) a finger plus that come-hither look, raising one eyebrow
C) THE finger
D) a shot from that missile thing in Poland…oh c’mon, what’s it called again?
We still suck, but on Sept. 29, 2011, we did a Very Cool Thing. Yeah, we did that.
Erm
Personally, if Hillary gave ME that come-hither look, I would run away. Very fast.
Also, gotta wonder whether PM Putin is aware that calling HRC an “instigator”, which he’s been doing for a whole news cycle now, makes him look a little silly. Many Americans wonder whether she could instigate her way out of a large paper bag.
Anyway, BIG demos on sked for Moscow tomorrow, as in 30-50,000 expected at one site downtown. How did she instigate THAT?
We still suck, but on Sept. 29, 2011, we did a Very Cool Thing. Yeah, we did that.
wtf? A double post, with the text under NEITHER
OK, forget it, I can take a hint…
We still suck, but on Sept. 29, 2011, we did a Very Cool Thing. Yeah, we did that.
I wonder..
How many minor league players the orioles had to trade to get Ronnie Deck back… You can’t put a price on a catcher.
What up?
i fanposted my "29 Trades with 29 Teams", i took the Cubs
please be kind
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
Quit stealing my pics out of my MOBILE UPLOADS album KBA!!!!!!!
I hope the magic show continues because it’s so damn fun. They’ll come back to earth, but I’m enjoying the ride for now.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Dec 9, 2011 9:07 AM EST up reply actions
I liken it to the end of 2010
but that works as well
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
The Os didn't win a Heisman and National Championship two years prior though...
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Dec 9, 2011 11:05 AM EST up reply actions
Maybe if we were playing collegiate competition...
nah, who am I kidding?
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
The Broncos won a national championship 2 years ago????
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Except the Broncos are probably going to make the playoffs.
"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 Dec 9, 2011 11:38 AM EST up reply actions
I don't think I'd go that far.
Half-horse, half-man… no.
"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 Dec 9, 2011 11:43 AM EST up reply actions
Nothing like a nice hangover on Friday morning.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
I am officially laying to rest...
…jokes regarding the bedroom proclivities of birdman’s mom. As with a great relationship that just couldn’t make it, I tried to hold on too long. Sometimes it’s just hard to let go.
Can we still make fun of duck’s lack of modern amenities though?
so...
risk?
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
so
yes.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 9, 2011 10:32 AM EST up reply actions
game on
"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 Dec 9, 2011 10:40 AM EST up reply actions
Camden Yards in the off-season
The 46,000-seat Oriole Park is turning 20 years old next year. Bader told the Baltimore Business Journal last week that the goal of the project is to create a year-round "casual, social hangout" in keeping with the ballpark’s tradition, he said
Are there other parks that try and do this?
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
eutaw street beer garden!
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
i approve.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 9, 2011 10:57 AM EST up reply actions
I can think of at least a few examples
Off the top of my head, PNC Park , Citizens Bank Park, the new Yankee Stadium have restaurants built in that are open all the time.
The Hard Rock in Toronto is somewhat built into the stadium.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 9, 2011 10:57 AM EST up reply actions
Plus the hotel is open year-round.
Warehouse hotel!
by Tezcatlipoca on Dec 9, 2011 10:59 AM EST up reply actions
Are the bars going to serve Bud Light for 8 bucks year round?
Because no.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Nothing reminds me that I'm not a millionaire
quite like trying to drink 5 beers in 30 minutes across the street before going in to OPACY.
Only 5?
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
by PBR me ASAP! on Dec 9, 2011 12:04 PM EST up reply actions
the flask is the way to go
if I’m drinking at the game, I’ll buy a natty boh draft when I get in, and then get vendors to re-fill it with ice for my bourbon.
That's bro-tastic
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 Dec 9, 2011 12:55 PM EST up reply actions
WW should have no problem sneaking in alcohol with his diaper bag.
Kids are useful even at a young age! /Sandusky’d
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 9, 2011 12:57 PM EST up reply actions
Rays just locked up Matt Moore.
$14M for his next five seasons; can total $40M+ for his next eight years with three club options (Arb3, FA1, FA2) and escalators.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/12/rays-lock-up-matt-moore.html
"Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs." -- Earl Weaver
It must be nice to be a fan of a real baseball team.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
by salvotion on Dec 9, 2011 11:38 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Well maybe we could find the Rays' fan and ask him what it's like.
"Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly; Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why?' Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land; Man got to tell himself he understand.."
They'll need him to replace Price's production once he likely leaves after next season.
But another coup for them, to lock up a potential Ace for roughly $5M per year for 8 years.
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
by PBR me ASAP! on Dec 9, 2011 11:39 AM EST up reply actions
Definitely seems like a steal for the Rays
I’m wondering why Moore settled on this though? On the one hand, it is nice to get paid this handsomely off of like 5 starts in the majors or whatever. But his ceiling is so high that he could be setting himself up to be grossly underpaid
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 Dec 9, 2011 11:45 AM EST up reply actions
He'll still be young enough to sign a big old fat contract if he really is that good.
And if he blows his arm out tomorrow he’s still got millions of dollars.
He signed for $115k.
$14 million guaranteed probably sounds pretty good… and if his ceiling is that high, the last year or two will probably see salary increases if he signs another contract with the Rays.
by Tezcatlipoca on Dec 9, 2011 11:46 AM EST up reply actions
This
this whole top-prospect thing might feel like a bit of a dream that he’s scared to wake up from.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
It's definitely the prudent thing to do
I bet that was a hard decision 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 Dec 9, 2011 12:57 PM EST up reply actions
they say the first ten million means a heck of a lot more than the next 100 million
Your cannonball trajectory, it always gave me hope
Gotta think a pitcher never really knows when his elbow or shoulder might suddenly have a career-ending twinge.
"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 Dec 9, 2011 11:46 AM EST up reply actions
Even better deal?
The Phillies signed Laynce Nix. He can sit on the bench with Jim Thome and Ty Wigginton.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 9, 2011 11:47 AM EST up reply actions
Price, Hellickson, Moore, Shields, Cobb, Niemann...
I wonder what it’s like…
by Tezcatlipoca on Dec 9, 2011 11:51 AM EST up reply actions
Maybe he saw what happened to Matusz last year
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Anyone know anything about Rochester, Minnesota?
There may be a job opening there but i’m reluctant to move that far
It's cold?
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 Dec 9, 2011 11:43 AM EST up reply actions
There is a Mayo Clinic there.
I think it may be the original Mayo Clinic, although I’m not 100% sure about 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 Dec 9, 2011 11:45 AM EST up reply actions
It's home to the Mayo Clinic...
… and Michelle Bachmann would NOT be your representative.
by Tezcatlipoca on Dec 9, 2011 11:45 AM EST up reply actions
It's in a state that nobody but hockey players even know exist.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 9, 2011 11:46 AM EST up reply actions
Minnesota is very pretty
Here’s some pictures I took last summer
Tommy hunter still sucks!
by Steve. on Dec 9, 2011 12:41 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I've been twice.
Very nice.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 9, 2011 12:48 PM EST up reply actions
i wish i had photography skills.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
I like this idea.
Submit your best 3 pics.
But limit the width in the thread—people can go to the source to see them hi-res.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
hahaha
yeah, let’s do this in a separate thread, so we won’t have to worry about subject lines and we don’t clutter this one up.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
here's a separate
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
and Tez, I'd say you can go wider than that so we can see more of them in the thumbs
Maybe 300 px?
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
you'd only be a 90 minute drive
from the Mall of America!
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
en el pagina frente...
transaction scorecard: dana eveland
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
Juan es muy guapo.
Hola… senor? Hay problema? Mi casa es su casa. Ay! Ayudame! Ayudame! Biblioteca!
"Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly; Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why?' Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land; Man got to tell himself he understand.."
You pooped in the refrigerator???
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 Dec 9, 2011 12:58 PM EST up reply actions
Mop mop mop, all day long...
mop mop mop while I sing this song
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I miss the late 90's when you could just sit around and quote Adam Sandler for hours
‘Go to sleep old man. You’ve got a big day of drinking and beating the fuck out of me tomorrow.’
Now all you get is just a string of low budget Adam Sandler movies that don’t look funny, and even lower budget Happy Madison movies that look even worse.
"Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly; Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why?' Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land; Man got to tell himself he understand.."
"fuck me in the goat ass!"
god that shit was hilarious
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
I just had Steve Polychronopolous (sp?) stuck in my head yesterday
Weird coincidence
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 Dec 9, 2011 12:58 PM EST up reply actions
Al lado del supermercado.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Was this anyone else's introduction to a foreign language?
Bonjour Philipe.
Bonjour Elise. Ça va?
Oui, ça va. Et toi?
Pas mal.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
I took both French and Spanish in high school.
Now, 12 years later, it is all one mushy blend of cognates and poor grammar. So now, I never try to speak in either, lest I make a bigger ass of myself than when I speak in English.
"Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly; Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why?' Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land; Man got to tell himself he understand.."
tiene dos pulpos in mis calcetines!
"I don't have an on-deck circle for ideas. It's just 'Batter up!!' Even though they're bad" - Mike Birbiglia
by Parkinglotninja on Dec 9, 2011 12:38 PM EST up reply actions
Guys and gals, it's Friday.
I’m trying to do as little work as possible and y’all are not providing an appropriate level of comments for distracting me.
I expect a Tebow-ish effort from all of you in the second half.
you're getting jitters...
after several days of nearly 1000 comments, less than 100 by lunch seems a touch pedestrian.
"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 Dec 9, 2011 12:27 PM EST up reply actions
Topic for debate.
True or false: VW’s are more likely to be driven by attractive females than any other make of vehicle.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
True... at least it was in college.
I used to be so pissed when a Passat would drive by and I would get all excited… and then some dude is driving. Thanks for ruining my afternoon by driving your sister’s car, douche.
"Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly; Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why?' Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land; Man got to tell himself he understand.."
Hmm... that is a good topic.
I don’t see as many VW’s as I used to in this area. In the late ’90’s and early 2000’s, it felt like every other car was a VW, but now, not so much.
I would be inclined to suggest that Hyundais and possibly Mazdas would give VW a run for their money.
by Tezcatlipoca on Dec 9, 2011 12:32 PM EST up reply actions
back in the day...
i feel like it was all about the jetta and the cabriolet.
now, i don’t know.
"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 Dec 9, 2011 12:34 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I've been noticing a trend around here with Mazdas.
"Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs." -- Earl Weaver
I can see the trend towards Mazdas and Hyundais.
Both are pretty stylish, affordable, and reliable (at least recently). VW has been making similar looking models for years, decreasing interior quality until very recently, and has consistently been on the low end of reliability ratings.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
I do think VW makes very attractive looking cars
not sexy or anything but they’re kinda like a well cut suit. Just, nice. I do hear that they break down as often as, well, something that breaks down a lot.
Tommy hunter still sucks!
IIRC, the biggest problem with VW is electronics.
which tend to be the most annoying, pretty expensive, but usually non-essential repairs.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
Not to my knowledge.
It’s just something I’ve been curious about for a while.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
confession
the first car i drove in high school was a Jetta, but my parents were paying for it so i wasn’t going to complain. it turned out to be a piece of shit and started falling apart though so my parents traded it in and got me something less gay, so i was happy
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
"Homophobic? Nah, you're just heterophobic"
/drops mic, walks off stage
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
Edited for political correctness:
my parents traded it in and got me something
lessmore gay,so i wasi.e. happy
Mother, did it need to be so high.
I can't say anything...
I drive a Subaru Forester and it only has sexual relationships with other Subaru Foresters…
My series of cars goes:
1) Dodge Daytona – Had to drive with the windows down, even in the winter, because the engine constantly leaked oil and emitted fumes into the passenger compartment.
2) Mitsubishi Montero – Solid car. Crappy mileage.
3) Mazda Protege – That little bastard took a pounding and just kept right on going. I’m sure it’s still hauling ass somewhere.
4) Acura Integra – By the time it was handed down to me, the paint looked like crap, but the engine was still in good shape.
5) Subaru Forester – First new car. Pay it off next month. Love it, even if it has some faults (rattles quite a bit).
I loved the Integra.
Never had one but it was just a great looking car. It’s sad that Acura has since taken the Lexus route of solely producing boring sedans, though Lexus seems determined to change that now. I had a Subaru Outback and Legacy station wagons before getting my new car earlier this year. Both ran like champs with no problems. Subarus are really underrated cars. If I ever felt motivated to learn to drive a manual, I would think about an STI.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
i love subarus...
especially the old, boxy gl wagons.
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
It's at 22 - 26 for the model I have, though that's up to 23 - 29 now, I believe.
It kind sucks pulling 18 mpg regularly, but that’s mostly because I drive less than two miles to work.
When I’m heading out to Garrett County, I get 27 on the way out and 32 on the way back.
It’s about as good as a small SUV gets these days… and I needed the cargo space and AWD.
Yeah I hear you
I’m just cheap, and 80% of my driving is urban stop-and-go commuting, so with a Forester I’d be getting 20mpg or worse for most of the life of the car. I actually bought a 2012 Hyundai Accent GS (hatchback) over the summer primarily because it’s cheap, safe, reasonable attractive, and is rated at 30 city/40 highway. Six months in, my granny-like driving habits have paid off with a solid overall average of 31ish MPG.
Mine
1) 1988 Ford Crown Vic – Fix or Repair Daily really lived up to the acronym
2) 1987 Lincoln Mark VII – ok, how did I go backwards one year? Got at 200K, and got about 2 years out of it, can’t complain.
3) 2003 Dodge Neon – dropped transmission at 45K miles (at least it was still under warranty), had it towed from car repair shop to trade it in at 99K.
4) 1999 Honda CRV – what I drove to work today. Still going strong at 207K.
5) 2009 Honda Civic – Have had it for a year and already driven it up to NJ and back twice (I live in Tampa). Man am I going to pack the miles on this sucker.
"Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly; Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why?' Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land; Man got to tell himself he understand.."
In the first two years that I had my Forester...
It drove to Western Maryland two dozen times, drove to Lake Huron (Canadian side), and drove to Jacksonville. There was also a time where I was going Columbia to Greenbelt to Columbia to Greenbelt to Columbia every day or another period going Columbia to Rockville and back every day.
This is fun.
1) 1982 Volvo 240 turbo – it was gold, it was ugly, and it was mine. The turbo didn’t work and it had a top speed of 85 mph, or at least that was the speedometer limit. There were plenty of times where I had it bouncing at the end. It had almost no mechanical problems and ran for well over 200k miles. Great car.
2) 1992 Honda Accord wagon – had for six months and broke down when the transmission disintegrated (literally, as told to me by the mechanic). I was on my way back from an all night party and was cracked out. Bad day.
3) 1992 Subaru Legacy wagon – went over 150k before trading it in. No mechanical problems.
4) 2001 Subaru Outback wagon – another great car. Ran well through 100k before I traded it in. Again, no mechanical problems.
5) 2010 Dodge Challenger SRT8 – my pride and joy. I love this car. We’ll see how well it holds up over time but so far, no problems after 30k other than a mysterious incident where the car alarm decided to go off randomly.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
love the Challenger
The Charger is nice but still awkwardly ugly; the Challenger, on the other hand, does everything right and is just a beaut. It’s pure sex.
I'm proudly rocking a jetta
purchased in 2005 before I realized that it was a chick car. My wife makes fun of it, but I view cars strictly as a mode of transportation so I’ll drive it until it breaks.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
i'm surprised to see you sticking to your guns
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
by dfa on Dec 9, 2011 2:43 PM EST up reply actions
ahahahahaha
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
A remake of Evil Dead is in pre-production
and the word leaking out is that it’s going to be a ‘serious’ horror film. If you take the campiness out of Evil Dead, then why bother calling it Evil Dead. Effing bastards and their marketing ploys.
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
by PBR me ASAP! on Dec 9, 2011 12:29 PM EST up reply actions
If there is no blood spewing from barely concealed hoses, I'm not interested.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
Good answer, good answer......
X
"Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly; Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why?' Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land; Man got to tell himself he understand.."
I feel very uncomfortable with this usage...
… because it makes me want to make an even more inappropriate joke that I would never, never make to anyone but my equally disgusting-minded best friend.
by Tezcatlipoca on Dec 9, 2011 12:53 PM EST up reply actions
Survey says no.
Otherwise, that’s a pretty sadistic chick. And/or just plain disgusting.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Dec 9, 2011 12:55 PM EST up reply actions
That's a veto.
"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 Dec 9, 2011 1:03 PM EST up reply actions
K-Law on DD
Josh (VA)
Thoughts on DD as GM in Baltimore?
Klaw (12:01 PM)
I think this is going to go very poorly. Latest thing I’ve heard out of there is that, despite an industry trend where teams have decoupled amateur and pro scouting, he’s recoupled them in Baltimore because … that’s how they did it in Boston.
Not sure what this coupling means… sounds kinky though.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
fighting off.... temptation... to make obvious joke... about someone's mother....
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
I assume they're two different mindsets
Amateur scouting, you want to know how a guy projects and what he might become.
Pro scouting, you want to know what a guy IS.
I suppose they might be different in some way. But this sounds to me (as an uninformed observer) to be something that KLaw is just using to pick on DD and Baltimore. Without more information on why the industry trend is to decouple those two, it doesn’t really ring as a particular denouncement of Duquette.
Of course, I don’t have particular faith in Duquette in the first place anyway… I am mainly buoyed only by blind hope.
If the teams with the best scouting staff are doing it,
I’ll say it’s probably a bad move.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Eh I don't know
A good bit of pro-scouting is minor league focused which is very much still how a guy projects and what he might become.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
This is what makes sense to me.
I would think that a great deal of minor league projecting would focus on what qualities make a good MLB player, whether a prospect has those qualities, and how to develop them. Having a current understanding of MLB players and their backgrounds would aid in this process. Detaching the two would seem to diminish an obvious connection. But there must be something I’m not understanding here.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
And
I could be wrong, but I’m pretty sure scouts travel back and forth from the pro to the amateur sides of the house with a lot of regularity, so even if teams are decoupling them from an organizational structure standpoints, it’s a much more fluid separation than the description by Klaw would indicate.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
also, i'm expecting ampontan to defend this move shortly.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
by birdman on Dec 9, 2011 1:27 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Along the lines of two mindsets...
I’d be concerned if keeping them combined was resulting in a misallocation of resources. If the resources become more of a zero-sum situation, that could be bad.
i would think....
…pro scouting might also place more emphasis on value of player against his current contract?
i.e., an “efficiency” rating?
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
costanza...
maybe he just thinks the best thing to do for the o’s is the exact opposite of what they’ve been doing the last few years?
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
that's how DD got the job.
My name is Dan. I’m unemployed and I live with my parents. Petey: You’re hired!
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
so, why stop 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
Sometimes I really dislike the chat format.
It’s great for Law’s snarky shtick, but things like this just raise more questions than they answer.
"Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs." -- Earl Weaver
It would be nice to see KLaw's explanations of the benefits of decoupling.
Other than the fact that other teams are doing it and the O’s aren’t.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
Keith Law being Keith Law
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
by dfa on Dec 9, 2011 2:22 PM EST up reply actions
In the photo above, Harmon Killebrew looks like he is in his 80s
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
Seriously?
It’s only fucking 3:00pm.
It feels like it’s 8:00pm and I’ve put in 3 hours of overtime. This day needs to be fucking over.
ha....my officemate and I were just complaining that it was only 245.
What a slow day.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
It doesn't help that...
… I keep getting little 15 minute tasks with half an hour in between. I have one long-term project, but I get nothing done in 30 minutes… it’s one of those things that I need to sit down and work on for a day. These little 15 minute jobs are absolutely killing my productivity and making the day feel ten times as long.
OK, lemme try.
(Year = model year, not purchase date)
#great car
M meh
+ piece o’ cheet
1. 1965 VW Bug #
2. 1973 Variant S (aka Deviant S) +
3. 1975 Bug M
4. 1985 Subaru GL M
5. 1989 H Accord#
6. 1993 Subaru SW#
7. 2000 Acura#
Yup, never owned an American car. Don’t plan to. Nothing personal. Never owned a Russian car either. R U kidding?
We still suck, but on Sept. 29, 2011, we did a Very Cool Thing. Yeah, we did that.
My family actually DID have a Fiat 124 at one pt.-- which is basically what the Lada (Zhziguli) is.
It’s not a bad car. The Italians can make cars. But c’mon, it’s 60s technology. And too little-boxy.
We still suck, but on Sept. 29, 2011, we did a Very Cool Thing. Yeah, we did that.
hard to remember them all
1. 1977 Volvo 240 (+++++++++)
2. 90ish Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme (M)
3. 91ish Ford Taurus (M)
4. 89 Ford Taurus (+)
5. 88ish Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera (+)
6. 90ish Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera (+)
7. 92 Honda Civic #
8. 94 Chevy Cavalier (M)
9. 99 Nissan Altima ++
10. 07 Honda Fit #####
A museum of crappy cars, except for the Hondas. By far the worst was the volvo… the speedometer didn’t work, had no AC, and you actually had to leave the heat on all the time or it would overheat.
My Oldsmobile is similar.
Shitty design of the cooling system. Starts to overheat because the water pump doesn’t spin fast enough to push coolant thru the radiator. You’ve gotta get the RPMs up over 2000 just to get coolant running thru the system.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Duck, it's something you ride in... kinda like Birdma..... ahhhh, shit.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Dec 9, 2011 3:24 PM EST up reply actions
It's mechanized thing that sits on four wheels.
Shit…now I’ve gotta describe wheels.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
No cars out his way
just trucks and tractors
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
This reminds me of the first day of philosophy 101 in college
This football player argued with the professor for the whole class trying to prove he could describe a car. He could not.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Oh, in college people laughed
at the big-ass Ford pick up his dad let him use – but on moving day he seemed to be the only one who could fit all his gear without a problem.
"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
aaand
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxQk7z1nmhQ&list=PL806073715B7781AB&index=16&feature=plpp_video
Looks like stacey would love that car.
That's what mine looks like.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Love all the Oldsmobiles
My first car was a ’92 Cutlass Cruiser. A wagon with the flip up seats in the back, and bench seats up front. You could fit 8 in that thing. Loved it.
Now I drive an ‘02 Saturn station wagon. it’s a mom car, but it goes well and I can move in it.
Tommy hunter still sucks!
1992 Dodge Dynasty
LOOK AT IT! DON’T TURN AWAY! IT’S JUST AS SCARED OF YOU, AS YOU ARE OF IT!!!
Bought it from my grandfather for $1 on my 16th birthday.
(then 2004 Toyota Prius)
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 Dec 9, 2011 3:46 PM EST up reply actions
This was my first car
or at least one similar to that. My uncle sold it to me for a buck as well. 1986 Marquis I think. The driver side door didn’t lock. One time not only did I forget to take the keys with me to class, I forgot to turn the car off. I came back from class (this was at college mind you) and the thing was still there, still running. Good times.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Oh yeah I got a million of those from college too
Like in Sin City, only I could keep that hunk of junk running.
Notably:
-It was stolen, taken for a joyride, and returned to my frat lot one night, covered in feathers (think this was a pledge class prank)
-It got stuck in 1st gear after I had driven 3 hours away for a concert with my friends, and we had to drive 30mph or whatever all the way back in the middle of the night on the highway.
-The upholstery started coming undone from the roof and sagging down to the top of the headrests, so eventually I had to just cut it all off and I had a metal roof on the interior.
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 Dec 9, 2011 3:59 PM EST up reply actions
ah the roof upholstery thing happened to me too
Must be a Dodge thing. Had a 1988 Dodge Omni given to me third-hand and the roof upholstery was completely gone; it just had that yellow foamy stuff that my friends would pick off by the pinch-full. I would use it to drive my friends to school and one of my friends liked to kick open the front passenger door – the door handle was a latch you pulled up, and he’d karate-kick it up and open the door every morning. Eventually the handle broke off and he had to wait for me to open the door for him from the inside.
this is unrelated, but the joyride story reminded me of it
I used to have a coworker who lived in Canton and drove a jeep. He parked it on the street one night closer to the bar than to his house, got drunk, and walked home. When he went back to get it the next day it was gone. He reported it stolen but nothing ever happened, then like six months later he saw it parked on the street in Canton, so he got in and drove it home. He swears that someone stole it and then just left it there when they were finished, but I still believe that he just lost his car for six months.
he lost his car for six months,
for sure
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
by dfa on Dec 9, 2011 5:16 PM EST up reply actions
That is one of the best stories I've ever heard
I could totally see any number of my friends doing that
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 Dec 9, 2011 9:28 PM EST up reply actions
My grandfather also sold me a car, his 1989 Mazda MX-6
Only he made me pay him twelve installments of $1 per month.
That was actually my second car, my first was a 1987 Honda CRX that my dad bought me when I got my license. It lasted four months before dying on the beltway when I was driving to my father’s house for Father’s Day.
I looooooooove the old CRX.
I’ve wanted one forever. I still think about picking one up for cheap.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
your dad bought you a brand-new CRX when you turned 16?
Wow, pretty sweet.
by PhilR8 on Dec 9, 2011 5:22 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I was not 16 in 1987!
That would make me 40 years old!
by Stacey on Dec 9, 2011 5:28 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
well, i guess that's better than sleeping with my dad.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
...and thus began the "Birdman's dad" meme
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
1978 white ford fairmont station wage
I obviously had little problems with the ladies.
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
by dfa on Dec 9, 2011 4:27 PM EST up reply actions
Don't be too embarrased.
At least it was rear-wheel drive and shared the same platform with the Mustang and Thunderbird.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
A car is like a horse, but you get in it instead of on it.
duck: “I don’t understand, how is that different than a horse?”
apparently it's the whole west coast. yay!
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
That is nuts
Will have to check it out!
When Andino finally emerged, he looked up at the Red Sox fans filing out. "I just wanted to see them go," he says
by WestcoastO'sFan on Dec 9, 2011 10:21 PM EST up reply actions
Gregg Doyel is a complete nozzle, but he's right.
Pujols could have been Derek Jeter. He could have been Cal Ripken. He could have been Ernie Banks or Ryne Sandberg or, yes, Stan Musial.
Instead he’ll be Alex Rodriguez or Manny Ramirez or Gary Sheffield, just another big-bopping mercenary playing out the string in a city he chose because it offered the biggest selection of his favorite color: green.
Too bad.
I guess he’ll just have to settle for being a HoFer and one of the greatest MLB players of all time.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
by salvotion on Dec 9, 2011 4:41 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
honestly...
even if he were to never play another a game, he’s a lock on this score, no?
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
he'll go in an Angel now.
except he won’t.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Let's say...
Pujols has 3 seasons of offensive output like the last three years. Then Pujols has 3 seasons of .295 / 25 / 90 production. Then Pujols drops to a .240 / 15 guy.
What hat does he wear in the Hall, given his first ten years of St. Louis production?
Cardinals hat.
If they ask me, which they won’t. Come to think of it, I’m not sure how they determine that stuff.
"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 Dec 9, 2011 5:11 PM EST up reply actions
Here's the way I understand the process
it used to be the HOF deferred to the electee’s wish as to what team they wanted represented on the statue’s hat. For the past 10 years or so, the HOF has made the decision, while taking into consideration, somewhat, the electee’s wishes
After he spends the .240 / 15 year
batting clean-up for the O’s, think he’ll wear our cap on his plaque?
"Work fast. Throw strikes. Change speeds." Ray Miller
That was because of the Boggs thing, right?
Didn’t the Rays pay him off to choose to go in as a Devil Ray, but MLB stepped in?
"Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom?" ~ Death
Two WS rings (right?) + his best seasons
probably mean he goes in as a Cardinal.
"Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs." -- Earl Weaver
Total fWAR of 87.8, 88.7 rWAR, career average OPS of 1.037 (!!!!)
445 HRs, over 2,000 hits. That is rarified territory already and he’s played about half the seasons most other guys ahead of him in the HoF. He is ahead of HoFers Eddie Murray, Johnny Mize, Ernie Banks, and Harmon Killabrew. Yup, I would say there isn’t much debate for Pujols going in as a HoFer even if he retires today.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
Best hitter of the immediate post-steroid testing era = instant HOF.
When you actually look at his numbers, they are mind-boggling.
"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 Dec 9, 2011 5:20 PM EST up reply actions
almost bondsian!
"Three thousand years of beautiful tradition,from Moses to Sandy Koufax,YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I'M LIVING IN THE FUCKING PAST!"- Walter Sobchak
I don't get why people care so much about this
people leave their company to take a job for more money all the time. Or maybe Albert was tired of being a Cardinal or living in the midwest or maybe he just wanted a change. People aren’t villains for going to another team.
Sure, I don't think Pujols going to Los Angeles makes him a bad person,
but I do think he won’t be as legendary as he would otherwise be if he stayed in St. Louis. Essentially his career in part will be viewed in 2 halves, rather than in 1 whole. I guess what I mean is that he could have been more by taking $20M to stay in St. Louis.
It does make me wonder if the Cardinal management didn’t almost want this to happen because they were afraid of the back end of the deal.
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
by dfa on Dec 9, 2011 5:20 PM EST up reply actions
I don't get how being legendary in two cities instead of one
somehow decreases his legendary-ness. Especially when he’s moving to a bigger market.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Because he's not going to be legendary in two cities instead of one.
But he’ll probably be very, very good in Anaheim, which isn’t too shabby either.
"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 Dec 9, 2011 7:32 PM EST up reply actions
He also had a metric ton of steroids.
"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 Dec 9, 2011 9:22 PM EST up reply actions
Mike Mussina
Not that Mussina is equitable to Pujols, but how do you view Mussina’s legacy? Mussina didn’t win a ring in either city, and while he was clearly superior in Baltimore than in New York (130 ERA+ v 115), I’m not sure that he can be viewed as a Yankee or an Oriole.
Pujols really isn’t like Bonds either. Pujols won 2 rings in St. Louis. Bonds played twice as many games as a Giant than as a Pirate. I’m not his biggest fan because of the steroid implication, but that’s a conversation for another matter. Do people really think of Bonds as a Pirate? Do they remember him fondly?
I hate to be all Tim McCarver-ery, but I think legendary players become icons by being on the same team their entire career. I mean, do you equate Posada to Pettitte?
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
Mike Piazza is another good example.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Being a bad thing?
Seemed to me like he loved being a star in NY.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
don't know if it's good or bad.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
If anything he's an example of my point
I think he was more popular in NY than he was in LA.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Your first sentence says it all
He was approaching legendary status in bmore when he left, but then he tapered off. Sure he would have been way more loved in bmore than NY, but it’s not like he was a multiple CY and WS winner.
I don’t know if people think of Bonds as a Pirate, but he was still very popular there until the steroids thing.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
I wish I could leave my current job for $25 million a year...
I don’t get why people care so much about this… people leave their company to take a job for more money all the time.
I think it comes down to some people believing in social responsibility. Pujols is a tremendous talent and works hard at his craft… as do many of us. But he’s also become extremely wealthy, in large part thanks to the people of St. Louis and the Cardinals’ fan base. Leaving that to become even more extremelier wealthier feels to many like a shirking of the social responsibility… a kind of informal contract between the fans of St. Louis and Pujols. They get one of the best players in MLB history; Pujols gets to be something even beyond a living legend. But instead of that, he tainted his legacy (in a similar manner as LeBron James or to an extent, Brett Farve) to chase an amount of money his fans can barely comprehend when he was already making an amount of money his fans could barely comprehend.
social responsibility of baseball players?
I’m sorry, but I just think that’s bonkers. What about his responsibility to his parents and his children and grand children and great grandchildren? Or what about if someone wants to take a new job, it’s not the business of his former customers. Social responsibility.
by Stacey on Dec 9, 2011 10:54 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yep me too.
This is a fucking business.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
by O'sFan21 on Dec 10, 2011 2:33 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
why would he ever want to be Derek Jeter?
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Or he could be Barry Bonds (minus the steroid issue)
hopping ship doesn’t necessarily destroy legacy.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Because Taiwanese animation is a meme...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYQMs6i1GBE
Fucking love the Texan whipping CJ Wilson during training camp.
That's pretty great.
Now that newspapers are fading away, it gives me something to roll up and whack people with.
Mother, did it need to be so high.
I think it's a great goal for Samsung.
Koreans are definitely on the leading edge of technology advancement.
First car
76 VW Bus
Like this one, but a darker blue, and it had a roof rack.
I remember loving the sliding door, as that was pretty newfangled. It was also our first car to have backup lights.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
It's the Libyans!
"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 Dec 9, 2011 7:00 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
My first
1970 Chevelle sedan, straight six, 2-speed automatic
So much room in the engine compartment, I could literally stand inside there to change the spark plugs. It was a tank.
"Work fast. Throw strikes. Change speeds." Ray Miller
1989 Dodge Dakota
With a cap over the bed, which I pimped out with a customized carpeting and sofa kit, along with some speakers. ’Twas the party mobile all through high school and college.
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
if this truck's rockin'.....
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Mine was a '91 Chevy S-10
That I bought new in summer of ‘90. LOVED that truck. Stick on the floor, no A/C, heck, didn’t even have a radio. Brand new for $6,600.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Just got back home, slept, and just woke up.
My favorite car… THE BUS. sustainability’d
When Andino finally emerged, he looked up at the Red Sox fans filing out. "I just wanted to see them go," he says
by WestcoastO'sFan on Dec 9, 2011 10:23 PM EST reply actions
I'm late to the party. BUT
92’ Cutlass supreme (just died on me about a month ago)
09 Chevy Aveo (just got it, and it’s cheap but not bad)
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