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whoops
I think I was the one who said take the under.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Well, I said they wouldn't put up 98 like you suggested
They did fall well short of that : )
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I didn't say they were going to score 98
I simply put them in the category of those good old fashioned Colts-Pats 50-48 shootouts as just an example. Shooting 30 points over the highest total of the week qualifies I think.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 9, 2011 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Here's what I was talking about yesterday...
I mean, I enjoy watching a 50-48 Saints-Packers shootout, or Colts/Pats too, but it’s just not nearly as intense to me.
I responded:
No way Saints-Pack is that high scoring
and later:
Well, Vegas probably knows better than me
but that’s still way under the 98 total points you posted above : )
The whole “take the under on 47.5” was Twisted, not me.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I get it
I wasn’t predicting the score, I was just giving an example of a high scoring shootout people enjoy watching. If I had put 42-34 shootout, I would have been saying the exact same thing. I was just grouping the teams together that when they play each other blow out the stat sheets.
In any case… it was a shootout.
They did not score 98 points, they scored 76.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 9, 2011 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions
I'll second the Ripken Stadium rec!
We went last week for the fan appreciation day and had a great time. Used a livingsocial 2-for-1 (with free hats!) deal from earlier this year that I have to imagine they’ll run again next season. Their fireworks display was more impressive than the one at Camden. The only disappointment was that the free hats ended up to be some sort of cheapie promo type of thing and not the normal merch. Then they gave them away to everyone else at the end of the game anyway. Still, definitely recommend.
Here’s a terrible iPhone pic.
Is it too much to ask for...
The Rays to sweep the Red Sox and the Angels to sweep the Yankees this weekend?
It would really make the last couple of weeks more exciting if the Yankees and/or Red Sox implode and one of them misses the playoffs. I guess it would make me happier if it’s the Red Sox; not because I hate them any more than the Yankees, but if it ends up being them, then we’ll probably have had a hand in it since we play them 7 times.
"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.."
Bunch of GB fans up in this bitch
Only one person picked NO last night in the pool
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 Sep 9, 2011 9:05 AM EDT reply actions
i wasn't too surprised by that
reigning SB champs, playing at home, juggernaut offense, plus a depleted Saints D
carolina in my mind...
SB champs have a pretty good win streak for the first game too.
Plus, its the Packers. That offense is unreal. If Grant returns to some kind of form, they’ll have Starks/Grant in the backfield, plus Aaron fuckin’ Rodgers slinging it out to like 5 good receivers.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Unreal how good that offense is.
1999 Rams good.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Sep 9, 2011 9:15 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
because...
They turned into such a brutal, offensive machine, I had forgotten how depleted they were last year. Scary.
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
by j.q. higgins on Sep 9, 2011 9:18 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I went with Philip Rivers in my money league, 6 pt passing TDs
Last night makes me think I should’ve chose Brees or spent a first round pick on Rodgers
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by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Sep 9, 2011 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions
I fully planned on taking Rodgers in the first round of both drafts.
Got a late pick in both and missed him. Sucks.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Yeah late/last pick sucks in football
I had second to last in that league. I took Andre Johnson, and then I took Rivers with the 14th pick because there was no way an elite QB would be there when it got back to me with 6 pt passing TDs. Totally fucked up my draft strategy
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by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Sep 9, 2011 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions
6pts for passing TDs is crazy.
That alone fucks with draft strategy. Sorta eliminates the value of having a high pick.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Also 3 pts for throwing for 300 yds
1 pt for rushing or receiving for 100 yds
.5 ppr
Never done a league like this before but that’s kind of what I like about it.
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by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Sep 9, 2011 9:32 AM EDT up reply actions
So everybody should have gone QB in the first round.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
They didn't though
Vick and Rodgers went, then I took the next QB to start off the second. Not sure if people didn’t pay attention to the rules, or they value PPR or what. Backs that catch a lot of passes went high. LeSean was top 5 pick I think.
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by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Sep 9, 2011 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't think people noticed the QB scoring.
We had a league like that here once and only like 1/2 people noticed the scoring. Pretty mad rush to get QBs on the waiver wire once everyone realized it.
Backs that catch always go high in PPR leagues, although .5 points isn’t huge.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Yea haha
Somebody else nabbed a QB early too. Everyone else went on without noticing.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
We had individual defensive players in that league too.
Most screwy scoring ever.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
I think it had passing yards worth the same as rushing and receiving
a good QB was worth 2 or 3 times the best running back
Yea....the first two picks were running backs.
You grabbed that QB and then everyone realized what happened haha.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
That's crazy
The commish was clearly a rookie.
I played with defensive players once, it was just weird.
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by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Sep 9, 2011 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions
I have a league that does IDPs every year
and I don’t really like because a lot of times i don’t feel like its not a good gauge of the best defensive players. Odds are, the best quarterbacks or running backs and the ones with the best stats pretty much overlap. But its not so with IDPs. You actually want to avoid the best defensive backs because they never see the ball. Revis for example is a terrible fantasy DB. You want hard hitting DBs who are terrible in coverage so that they make the tackle after giving up the pass.
Yea....I drafted Ed Reed in that league.
Got screwed cuz he A) got hurt and B) never saw the ball even when he was playing. Picked up some scrubs (although Jason Lauranitis isn’t really a scrub) and started getting points.
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Hey all of you.
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by zknower on Sep 9, 2011 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Poker bad beats and fantasy football
Two things no one really cares about, unless it’s for a lot of money.
yeah, about that...
Only one person picked NO last night in the pool
yeah, what a dumbass that guy is … wait … didn’t I pick NO last night? … ok, never mind
"I may make you feel, but I can't make you think." Ian Anderson
da...
HURK!
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
by j.q. higgins on Sep 9, 2011 9:22 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Sweet...won the one game I was sure of this week in pick'em
Now we enter all of the others that I’m not sure of.
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I'm fairly certain I picked all favorites except one.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Sep 9, 2011 11:10 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I think I did too
Lots of chalk this week.
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by twistedlogic on Sep 9, 2011 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
bill simmons can eat a giant bag of dicks
Of the Eagles, Falcons, Jets and Ravens, isn’t Baltimore the most likely free-faller? Tough schedule, weak corners, semishaky QB, soft pass rush, two aging defensive stars, a sketchy offensive line … what am I missing? Do you realize that, right after the lockout ended, the Vikings waived Bryant McKinnie because he showed up weighing nearly 400 pounds. They didn’t have a replacement and didn’t care; they just wanted him out. Now he’s guarding Joe Flacco’s blind side ahead of the guy from The Blind Side? OK.
meanwhile good old billy has this beloved patriots going 13-3, but he’s totally not a homer or anything so it’s ok
carolina in my mind...
We have one of the easiest schedules in the league
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by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Sep 9, 2011 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions
what pisses me off the most (other than the phrase "semishaky QB", is he turning in to peter king now?)
is that he spends the entire introduction to his stupid fucking article talking about “continuity” and how important it will end up being for this season. well we do have the same QB/Head Coach combo, plus don’t you think having two veterans like Ray and Ed on defense would provide a tremendous advantage in acclimating the new guys to the team? piss off simmons
carolina in my mind...
And i really don't think our pass rush is going to be that weak
Kindle should be able to take some pressure off Suggs, Ngata is going to continue to improve, and I think Pagano is going to be far more aggressive than Mattison.
I met Chuck Pagano's nephew at Claddagh's last night
And by “met” I mean he was absolutely trashed and loudly telling everyone that he was Chuck Pagano’s nephew.
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by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Sep 9, 2011 9:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Maybe, but I will say he isn't the only who's written something similar.
I think some folks are concerned about the age on defense and Flacco’s ability to win when it really matters. I’m not, personally, but I’ve seen that written a few times.
Of the teams listed there, I’d say the Jets are going to “fall” the furthest out of any of those teams. Mark Sanchez sucks.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Agreed
Both on Flacco and the Jets. If Flacco can’t get it done this year, I’m not sure that he ever will. And we’re gonna have to rebuild sooner rather than later, so the time to win is now. it won’t have to be a full fledged multi-year rebuilding effort but it already started with all the veteran cuts this year. Ray and Ed won’t be on the team in two years and things will be different.
BTW, how can you not love how well the Ravens front office runs the team? A well-oiled machine. Our “rebuild” might drop us from the top 5 in the power rankings, but we’ll always be competitive. I don’t see any 4-12 seasons anytime soon.
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by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Sep 9, 2011 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions
And you can't really talk about the holes on the offensive line
without also mentioning the addition of vonta leach
Semishaky QB?
The same one that’s taken his team to the playoffs every year in the league (including as a rookie when he didn’t become starter until one week before the season started) and is 33-19 as a starter (for a 63% winning percentage)? THAT semishaky QB?
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Curious....what's Flacco's playoff record?
Not bashing him or anything, but I think Simmons might mean semishaky in the playoffs. Maybe. I dunno.
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That's just retarded
With our easy schedule and the general lack of good teams in the AFC, I would be very surprised if we don’t make the playoffs. The AFC South and West are a mess. The wild cards will def be Pitt/Bal and NYJ/NE
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by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Sep 9, 2011 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, we can have a mediocre season and get in the playoffs this year.
I think 10 wins are almost a complete given.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 9, 2011 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh...fair point.
Can’t imagine that happening. The division is Pitt/Bal and two shitty teams.
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by twistedlogic on Sep 9, 2011 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Ron Jaworski on Mike & Mike this morning
“Flacco will take about 65 snaps a game. And usually 60 or so will be just fine. But there are always 4 or 5 that leave you scratching your head.”
"If you don't like the effect, don't produce the cause."
- George Clinton
That's a good point
He does make strange decisions on occasion, but I’d still take Flacco as my QB over at least half of the starters in the league right now. He’s no Aaron Rodgers, but whatevs.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Sep 9, 2011 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions
I think he's made less and less as he matures in the position.
I definitely saw some great strides last year over the year before.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 9, 2011 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions
C'mon now
I love Flacco, but are we really going to point to W-L record? We trash it when people do it with baseball. They are a defense-first team that has won a SB with Dilfer. Like I said, i’m a Flacco fan, but the wins and playoff appearances aren’t soley because of him by any stretch of the imagination. The defense and running game are much more responsible IMO.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I'm saying he's had success that's rare straight out of college
And NFL QBs don’t really have a WAR or ERA+ stats to point to. To call him semishaky is really without evidence.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
The absence of evidence isn't the evidence of absence.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Sep 9, 2011 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions
I know there is really no great stat to point to with QBs
but that doesn’t make w-l record any more credible. ESPN’s new stat seems somewhat better than QB rating, but that isn’t a huge feat because QB rating might be the worst stat of all time. I also don’t really know what “semi-shaky” even means. I’d argue any QB outside of Brady, Peyton, Brees, and maybe Rodgers now could qualify as “semi-shaky”.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Uhhh.... Rivers?
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 9, 2011 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Whatever
You can add or subtract whoever you’d like. My point was there are many QB’s that are very good that con still be called “semi-shaky”. It all depends on how shaky “semi” is.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Gotcha
Flacco is definitely “semi-shakey”. He’s made too many big errors in big games and not many big plays in big games. And I totally agree that all these playoff berths and first round playoff victories don’t have a whole lot to do with him. He’s had some good games, and seems to be improving, but he is definitely not close to a bigtime NFL QB yet.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 9, 2011 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Disagree
The payoff berth the past few years have a ton to do with him. What’s the difference between the 08-10 Ravens and the 03-05 Ravens? Kyle Boller and Joe Flacco. It could easily be argued that the defense and running game were better under Boller. Jamal was running wild, racking up 2000+ yards in 03. And the coaches were much better under Boller, with a straing of coordinators that went on to become head coaches elsewhere.
The difference between a crappy starting QB and an adequate starting QB is monumental. And the difference between an adequate starting QB and an elite starting QB is the Super Bowl.
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by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Sep 9, 2011 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Not true.
And the difference between an adequate starting QB and an elite starting QB is the Super Bowl.
Rex Grossman has been in a Super Bowl. Trent Dilfer has been in a Super Bowl. So has Eli Manning (although he was better then than he is now). You could probably name a few others, but those names immediately come to mind when you think of mediocre QBs in the Super Bowl.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Exactly
Big Ben isn’t an “elite” QB but has a nose for making big plays. That guy lives in the Super Bowl.
Joe is what he is… a completely middle-of-the-pack NFL quarterback. I put him about 13-15 out of 32.
It’s not a diss, he just hasn’t done enough to boost himself into the top 10. He isn’t even in the conversation with the second tier guys like Shaub and Big Ben.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 9, 2011 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Big Ben is an elite quarterback
He’s been to three Super Bowls and won two. He’s elite. Probably a HOF’er when he retires if he wins another one or has a long career.
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 Sep 9, 2011 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Winning a Super Bowl does not make a QB elite.
Peyton Manning was putting up elite numbers even before he won a Super Bowl.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
The Steelers are 8-4 without Big Ben...
They are a rock solid franchise no matter who is under center. Them getting to the SB doesn’t make him “elite”. Again, not just going on fantasy numbers, but I put him around 8-9… right in that second tier of QBs. I already gave him the fact he makes the big plays when it counts.
You can’t use SBs to argue “eliteness” as TL said. Plenty of average and even poor QBs have gotten there. Dilfer was strictly a game manager.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 9, 2011 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Last year
Flacco’s numbers are pretty much exactly on par with what Ben’s numbers would have been had he finished a whole season. So what makes Flacco average and Ben a second tier QB in your book if not for success?
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by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Sep 9, 2011 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Well
I’d say the difference there (since we aren’t talking fantasy) is that Big Ben makes Big Plays in Big Games where Flacco tends to lose his cool and make Big Blunders in Big Games.
But they aren’t far apart. If I ranked the QBs 1-32 there would probably be 5 QBs between the two.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 9, 2011 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
That's exactly what I've been saying all along
So what are we arguing about? Usage of the terms “elite” “adequate” and “second tier”? Clearly there’s decision and play making abilities that set quarterbacks apart
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by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Sep 9, 2011 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
And those abilities can separate a Big Ben from a Flacco. But not elevate Big Ben into an elite category with the aforementioned “studs”.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 9, 2011 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions
There are 53 guys on a team
why does the QB get the credit for those SB’s? Especially on a defense-first team like Pitt? So is every player on those teams elite because they won those rings? It’s the same argument as saying CC was better than Felix Hernandez last year because w-l numbers. It takes a team, especially in the NFL.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
You're going by fantasy rankings.
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by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Sep 9, 2011 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Again, this is why you annoy me
First off, Rex Grossman didn’t win the Super Bowl, so why are you even bringing that up?
Of course there’s some elite quarterbacks that didn’t win the Super Bowl, but look at this list and you see a trend of elite quarterbacks winning super bowls spanning the entire history of the event. In the past 20 years I count 4, maybe 5 Super Bowl-winning QB’s that aren’t “elite.”
You always gotta be the one to point out the George Mason’s in the Final Four and be like “So There!”
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by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Sep 9, 2011 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions
You didn't say "win"....you just said "Super Bowl"
He was in the Super Bowl and was the absolutely definition of “along for the ride.”
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
And furthermore...
Big Ben had the lowest QB rating in NFL history with a 22.6 and they WON the Super Bowl. Further proving that it wasn’t him that they needed to be Super Bowl champions.
The Steelers are gonna be an elite team with or without Ben. Having him is good, but they manage either way.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 9, 2011 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions
He went
9 for 21 for 123 yards and threw 2 picks and had no touchdowns…
The Steelers won that Super Bowl by double digits.
I’m not saying there aren’t arguments for Big Ben being “elite”… Im saying just making it or winning a Super Bowl aren’t one of them.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 9, 2011 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions
You're pretty much saying it doesn't matter who their QB is
And that Ben should just thank God every day that he got drafted into that organization, which is ridiculous. There’s no way Boller or John Skelton could switch places with Ben and no one would notice.
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by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Sep 9, 2011 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, like I said
The Steelers are 8-4 without Ben and thats under the likes of Tommy Maddox, Charlie Batch and guys like that…
So yeah, Im saying if you put Boller in there, they’d probably still be a playoff team. The Steelers don’t ask Ben to do much. He isn’t dropping back slinging it 45 times a game like Brees, Rodgers, Brady, Manning. He isn’t that kind of QB that just takes over a game by himself. He plays within the system set up for him that is all about running, defense, field position. And that’s fine. He’s a good QB for that role.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 9, 2011 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
And I'm saying
That the difference between a playoff team and a championship team is the quarterback (USUALLY TL). So we’re saying the same thing.
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 Sep 9, 2011 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, it all started
With you disagreeing that Flacco is “semi-shaky”.
I still maintain he is.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 9, 2011 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Flacco would look a lot better with a better OC.
Not impressed by Cam Cameron.
On the other hand, I guess you could turn that around the other way and say maybe Cameron would look better with a better QB than Flacco. I dunno. My perception is Cameron’s not willing to take the kid gloves off though, and he really should.
"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 Sep 9, 2011 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed.
Cameron is better than Kyle fucking Shanahan, but I’m not a fan.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Yeah
I’m sure we all hate Cameron.
He’s the only guy I know that’ll pass three times on first and goal from the 3 in a huge game when you have a pro bowl Fullback.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 9, 2011 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I disagreed with you saying
That Flacco had little to nothing to do with getting to the playoffs, which clearly isn’t true because they had a better all around team before Flacco got there and they’ve had more success with him.
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 Sep 9, 2011 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
And they had a worse QB before THAT
And won the Super Bowl.
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by Wieters Wieners on Sep 9, 2011 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd also argue that Flacco's receiving targets are better than the used to be
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Nothing
I’m just trying to get my comment count up. That’s what this whole thing has been about.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 9, 2011 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
BTW, you're a little behind, bro.
Gettin’ closer to 10k though.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Also
I think we should spend some time apart. It’s not you, its me. I think we have a future together, I just need some self-improvement time.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 9, 2011 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions
It's another blogger, isn't it!?
I have nothing against you… I don’t know where all this hostility is coming from. I don’t even think we’ve disagreed on anything recently. Keep calm and blog on.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Haha... I was kidding
We just butted heads over semantics on my saints-pack talk.
You’re in my Top 7 CCers. Sandwiched comfortably between chuckthefan and Guess Who’s Back?.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 9, 2011 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions
lol!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Sep 9, 2011 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't even know who Guess Who's Back is
I must be slacking on my CC’ing. I’d love to see the WW top 10 ranking though. And if I’m ranked in the lower part of the top 7, does that make me a semi-shaky blogger?
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Who said lower part?
chuckthefan is #1 in my heart
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by Wieters Wieners on Sep 9, 2011 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I just assumed
Generally if you say someone is in a top 10 (for instance) it means they are right near the bottom, or else it would be a top 5, top 3, etc.
I am honored though. Truly.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Yeah
I was making another failed CC handle joke:
chuckthefan is #1 in my heart
Red Sox are #1 in my heart
Two CC cornerstones.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 9, 2011 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I bet WW tells all the bloggers they're in his top 7.
"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 Sep 9, 2011 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions
That's how he seduced them.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Sep 9, 2011 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions
seduces**
fack.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Sep 9, 2011 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Guess Who's Back is a guy who got banned
and came back with another name and who seems to think his banning was legendary, but I barely even recognize his original, banned name.
Giraffes have absurdly strong necks.
I've been trying to figure out who it is
but he’s done absolutely nothing memorable for me to have any idea
His other screen name was The Last Shall Be First
and he got banned from nearly every SBN blog ever, but our only comment on banning him is that he was a troll. It’s not like he was O’sGirl21 or even that guy who called me a fat skank on Birdland Day. But if this Guess Who’s Back incarnation wants to just be kinda weird, I don’t mind him sticking around.
Giraffes have absurdly strong necks.
Every comment he makes now
Is begging for someone to get into it with him.
Calling Adam “Pacman” over and over again despite a bunch of us being like “cmon dude…”.
I mean, he’s not doing anything bannable, I guess. But he is pretty annoying.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 9, 2011 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Kinda like that one Yankee fan who keeps coming around
Asking what he is and isn’t allowed to say every 5 seconds. He’s also been banned from 11 blogs.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 9, 2011 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm sure he'll get banned again soon
I’m giving him just enough rope.
Giraffes have absurdly strong necks.
i would welcome JP coming back
I like the guy when he’s not rubbing on the sensitive skin lotion.
I would even give him a cupcake!
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and a little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
everyone always wants to get all righteously indignant when someone criticizes their team
Jim: Why?
Gary: I don't know why.
but isn't that kind of the whole point?
If you’re reading Bill Simmons, aren’t you just kind of looking for the detached, quick-glance assessment?
And he’s certainly notes some things that have me bothered to some degree going into the season.
Jim: Why?
Gary: I don't know why.
Some of the points are valid
but as soon as he said “tough schedule” it undermined the rest of the article. Its the equivalent of Van Halen’s brown M&M.
Likewise about the "sketchy offensive line".
And that one keeps getting repeated around the media-sphere:
The Ravens’ OL will need several weeks to “gel” because it’s so patchwork.
Starting OL is McKinnie, Grubbs, Birk, Yanda, Oher – McKinnie’s the only new guy! Yet they’re repeating “the starting OL has never played a down together”.
The other new guy is effing Pro-Bowler Gurode, who we’re not sure will start or whether he’ll play C or G.
Sketchy? Patchwork?
Only the Ravens can add 2 pro-bowl players to their OL and have the media question it as a flaw.
From the Land of Pleasant Living...
Saying they have a tough schedule is inexcusable.
We play the weakest division in football this year and we have Cincy and Cle in our own.
We may very well have the easiest schedule in the NFL this season.
And I’m a card-carrying member of the Simmon’s fanclub.
Flacco is still unproven so I can get behind that. He hasn’t really “lead” us to the playoffs as much as he’s been along for the ride and not douched it up as bad as he could have. He could go either way.
We do have soft unproven corners and yet to see if Jimmy and Cary can carry us. But I think our pass rush will be fine. Aggressive D-coordinator and like was mentioned Suggs, Ngata, Cody etc… I think we’ll be find there. And Pollard is a QB headhunting machine.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 9, 2011 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions
But now they have KERRY COLLINS
Championship!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Sep 9, 2011 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions
AFC South is gonna suck
Titans are a mess
Jax is a mess and now is starting a terrible QB
Colts suck without Peyton but unfortunately for us they might have him back by the time we play them.
This is Houston’s 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 Sep 9, 2011 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions
I kind of hope Manning is back in time for the Bmore game
am I alone in that? I don’t want to just beat the Colts, I want to beat the best Colts team possible.
Jim: Why?
Gary: I don't know why.
I know what you mean
If we beat the Manning-less Colts, people will still say we haven’t been able to beat Peyton since his rookie season.
But I want wins and first round byes and I’m willing to swallow my pride and crush a Colts team without #18
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 Sep 9, 2011 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Dont you have tickets? Haha
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 9, 2011 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions
I want to see the Ravens win the Super Bowl.
If part of that road is beating a Manning-less Colts, I don’t especially care.
"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 Sep 9, 2011 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Don't get me wrong, I'm not agreeing with him
but I think his overall point, this is a Ravens team that has a lot of “ifs” to it, is worth noting and pondering.
Jim: Why?
Gary: I don't know why.
But what team doesn't?
Outside of maybe the Packers, every team has serious issues. The steelers still have a really old offensive line and a shaky secondary. The eagles are one hit away from starting Vince Young. The Chargers have to prove they know how to play football before week 8. Sure, the Ravens have some big question marks, but i think its still to claim they still aren’t a part of the first tier of teams that are near playoff-locks and have Super Bowl aspirations.
Yeah
But the Ravens “ifs” aren’t enough to keep them from the playoffs.
Even if 80% of their “ifs” go the other way, they’re still a playoff team. If all the “ifs” go the right way, they’re a superbowl contender. I think our floor is first round playoff exit. Our median is probably, win 1 playoff game like every year… and our ceililng is obviously the superbowl.
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by Wieters Wieners on Sep 9, 2011 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions
the floor is never first round playoff exit
That just sounds nuts. Things could fall apart way more than that. It’d be shocking for sure, but that’s not the floor of this team.
Jim: Why?
Gary: I don't know why.
Sure, with so few games the randomness factor of the NFL always leads to a couple of nightmare seasons
but if you’re talking realistic scenarios, i can’t imagine the Ravens not making the playoffs. Maybe say the -2σ of the Ravens season is a first round playoff exit. That last 2.2% is where things go completely wrong, but its not very realistic.
Ok, the floor is 0-16
I’m talking realistically. Barring any insane statistical deviation, they are going to the playoffs. The schedule is too soft and they just out-talent most of the other teams on their schedule.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 9, 2011 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Simmons talked himself into Cleveland as a sleeper team.
Therefore, some other team has to step back. I guess to him that’s the Ravens. If you are assuming that Cleveland is suddenly a tough team then I suppose your evaluation of the division looks a lot different. If memory serves, Simmons has a poor track record of picking out sleeper teams.
"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 Sep 9, 2011 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Cleveland may be better than people think
And they definitely have an up and coming team. but there’’s no way in hell they finish above the ravens. Just not enough talent (and too much choking).
@sibsinExile
They have nobody on offense other than Peyton Hillis.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Wow
You mean he picked the AFC sleeper team that everyone else in the universe picked? EDGY!
I’m guessing his NFC sleeper is the Lions. Just a hunch.
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 Sep 9, 2011 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Cleveland really is the only AFC "sleeper"
Unless you can call Houston a “sleeper” too. Either you’re really good or you suck on that side of football land.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
I don't even see it at all.
I don’t see McCoy doing much. I see more teams “gameplanning” for Hillis after his breakout season caught many off guard. Cribbs will be more neutralized with the new rules.
What am I missing about Cleveland?
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by Wieters Wieners on Sep 9, 2011 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Well...they could be an okay team.
Don’t think you’re missing anything, but there appears to be a pretty big rift between your top teams (NE, PIT, BAL, possibly SD) and your other teams (CIN, JAX, TEN, KC, MIA, etc etc)
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
That's pretty much it
People are looking at their running game from last year, ignoring that people will be game-planning for it this year, and combining that with McCoy’s strong preseason to think that they’ll be good for some reason.
And you’re right, their special teams was great last year and that will be sorely hurt by the new kickoff rules.
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 Sep 9, 2011 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions
when i used to read "the sports guy" that was the type of insight i was looking for
but his days as being the “the sports guy” are long gone, and disappeared completely when grantland started and he began to openly brag about his connections in the sports world. now, with an entire arsenal of interns at his disposal, it shouldn’t be that hard for him to put a little bit of actual research in to his writing and not just dump some stats in as footnotes.
carolina in my mind...
I think Grantland is pretty sweet.
At least it’s an alternate sports site with a variety of articles.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 9, 2011 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions
I think so
I think this board has an anti-mainstream philospohy a lot.
Yeah ESPN rams Bosox-Yankees down our throat. But I mean, despite their inherent economic advantages, it’s the best rivalry in baseball with the most starpower. Why shouldn’t they hype it up? Their job is to attract an audience and that’s the largest net to catch em with.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 9, 2011 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions
my issue with grantland is the general half-assedness that goes in to a lot of their writing
i know deadspin isn’t always the most unbiased site, but they’ve run a bunch of posts that accumulate all the lazy errors in both facts and grammar that have been made in grantland’s stories. and i’m talking about stuff that you or i could find out in a 30 second google search
here are the links to the deadspin stories
http://deadspin.com/5832705/dear-grantland-why-wont-you-let-yourself-be-loved
http://deadspin.com/5826047/dear-grantland-have-you-never-heard-of-motorhead
carolina in my mind...
That Motorhead omission told me I need to never pay attemtion to Bill Simmons writing abotu music, ever
OK, I’m a metalhead, but just about every 45 year old white male in America has heard “Ace of Spades” a few times in his life. There’s no excuse for Simmons to not know that.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
ha!
Why, if I could rec from my phone, you’d be getting one.
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
by j.q. higgins on Sep 9, 2011 10:42 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
He's not trying to be a pulitzer winning sports journalist.
The guy is simply for entertainment. If you look at it that way going in, I think he’s an enjoyable read.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 9, 2011 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Why not?
He’s been supplementing my poop-at-work-time for a decade.
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by Wieters Wieners on Sep 9, 2011 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think he probably sees himself as a more serious journalist now.
He’s tried to get his hands into a lot of things that are more respectable/mainstream – like how he was the exec. producer behind all the 30 for 30 documentaries and such.
"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 Sep 9, 2011 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
He’s probably in an awkward transition. The 30/30 series was fantastic and a completely different undertaking than just spitting out a column on Friday for his degenerate reading base (myself included).
Out of curiousity, where do you sit on Simmons?
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 9, 2011 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
On his head. With concrete underwear on.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
by duck on Sep 9, 2011 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'd call him a guilty pleasure.
The thing about Simmons is I can read two paragraphs of an article of his and know whether or not I should read the rest. He still has some entertaining gags. I loved his sports collector convention photo journal.
He knows the most about the NBA, which is the sport I care none about. He knows a lot about the NFL but it’s mostly all through the lens of fantasy and gambling, neither of which I am involved in. He doesn’t know anything about baseball except for the Red Sox and the League of Dorks, so he really shouldn’t talk about it any more.
Of course, I care the most about baseball, so the amount of overlap between the sets “things I am entertained by” and “Bill Simmons columns/podcasts” is gradually less.
"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 Sep 9, 2011 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Beavis: Hey! What's Lemmy doing in this video?
Butthead: He’s Lemmy. He can walk into any damn video he likes.
"If you don't like the effect, don't produce the cause."
- George Clinton
by sluggo 2.0 on Sep 9, 2011 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
That's why I fight anyone who says the Orioles suck
Giraffes have absurdly strong necks.
by Stacey on Sep 9, 2011 10:07 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
What a dick he was to say the Orioles would suck
Giraffes have absurdly strong necks.
by Stacey on Sep 9, 2011 10:10 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I'll fight you too!
I saw you trashing Chris Davis the other day. I won’t have it! He is the second best low average, high strikeout, defensively challanged 1B/3B on this team and if everything goes right he could be a valuable piece pf this team.
Giraffes have absurdly strong necks.
by Stacey on Sep 9, 2011 10:34 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Simmons doesn't pretend to be anything other than a homer towards the Boston teams, though.
He even joked about his “homersexuality” in that same column.
"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 Sep 9, 2011 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 9, 2011 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
lol
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Sep 9, 2011 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions
I wonder what kind of ratings they could get
If comedy central let The Onion do their own Sunday or Monday night pregame show. I’d definitely watch that over Tony Dungy talk about how great the Colts used to be.
Sneaky below-the-radar joke there...
On the feed at the bottom of the screen, it said “Yanks, Os schedule 9 more games just to make each other mad”
ahaha
The Orioles made the Onion, and it wasn’t for their play!
SUCCESS!
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and a little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
As far as we know, anyway.
"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 Sep 9, 2011 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions
New Camdencast posted today, for those who haven't heard it yet
http://www.camdenchat.com/2011/9/9/2413983/camdencast-episode-11-new-directions
I was both informed and entertained recording this one, so I hope you will be the same in listening to it.
"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 Sep 9, 2011 11:10 AM EDT reply actions
Chase Utley has a concussion
they hope he’ll be back by late next week. I guess we’ll see.
Giraffes have absurdly strong necks.
I don't understand this at all
They keep saying its a “mild concussion”, when really there is no such thing. The Phillies can almost clinch the division without winning another game. Just DL him and rest him until the playoffs, or the series prior if you want him to shake off some rust.
not to be that guy
but i’m going to say it with the usual caveat that I checked and I didn’t see it posted but if I missed it, my bad. That said, why wasn’t Rob Neyer’s recent column about Flanny not posted as a bird dropping?
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
It was not
it was discussed either in the open thread or the gamethread, and I didn’t feel like rehashing it again. Bird Dropper’s prerogative :)
Giraffes have absurdly strong necks.
For birdman: “Andino was running on his own on the stolen base attempt.” Buck even threw in “you don’t make the last out at third base.”
Kewl. Thanks for checking! I was looking last night but I didn’t find anything.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
also,
and that’s why i didn’t give my MBP vote to Dino. You bum! Stay at 2B next time!
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
ditto
I believe Buck also gave some platitude about not taking a guy’s aggressiveness away from him, lest the guy turn into a pumpkin or something.
Jim: Why?
Gary: I don't know why.
I bought a case of DFH Punkin' Ale the other day.
Freakin’ awesome.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
I really wish I could find it in 12 packs.
Total only has the 4 packs or 24 bottle cases.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
I got a bottle of Flat Tire on my lunch break
Time to see what all the fuss is about.
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 Sep 9, 2011 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Fat*
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 Sep 9, 2011 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, speaking of beer...
I talked to the buyer from my local Whole Foods this week. They had a Heavy Seas Mutiny bottle a bit back, so I figured they had to be able to get distribution now. The guy said he’ll order me a case when i’m ready, so now I can finally get Gold ale in NJ! You have no idea how happy that makes me.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
That's awesome
Similarly, my neighborhood bar is now doing package goods and said they can get us anything we want as long as we put an order in and give them some time. So I’ll have to find out about some cool beers from you guys and try them.
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 Sep 9, 2011 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions
"I shower in that shit"
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Sep 9, 2011 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions
It really is great
I remember the first time I had a Clipper City golden ale. My buddy and I were in Bmore visiting and just ordered it at random at a restaurant on the skirts of little Italy. We gave cheers, took a sip, and looked at each other in awe. Damn that’s some good stuff.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
well, when we were at that rangers game in may or whenever
remember, I walked basically entirely around the lower seating bowl to get a gold ale.
And the best thing about opening day was when everyone in pickles started chanting “John-ny Da-mon” but a close second was the one dollar loose cannons.
My preferred beverage is still the red sky at night though.
Jim: Why?
Gary: I don't know why.
The gold ale is delicious
I like Loose Cannon and Winter Storm better though.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
A little late I guess
But did anyone else actually go to the Grand Prix last weekend? Sorry if I missed the discussion. I went on Sunday and had a blast.
Eutaw Streen inside of OPACY was open during the event, and all the vendors – including Boog’s and the Bug Light Warehouse Bar – were also open for business. The rest of the stadium was predictably closed, but I just thought it was cool that the stadium was such an integral part of the weekend.
slowest day at work
i’ve been watching “green street hooligans” on youtube. what an awesome movie.
carolina in my mind...
I'm forever blowing bubbles!!!
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 Sep 9, 2011 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions
fucking hammers...
they’ll be back!
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
by j.q. higgins on Sep 9, 2011 7:00 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Moneyball clip
http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/moneyball.html?showVideo=1#belowNav
Gotta say, I’m really excited.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Funny
Camden Chat had 5 times as many “NFL Opening Game Open Thread” comments as Baltimore Beatdown (a football blog) did.
Maybe we are all just welcoming the distraction from the Os.
Will work for Recs.
Oddly enough...for what seems to be the first time this week
It is.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
I JUST CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!
"Real Orioles don't pout. Real Orioles don't gloat. Real Orioles just win."
by NewYorkOriole on Sep 9, 2011 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions
alternate photo caption
“The Baltimore Orioles celebrate with teammate Robert Andino #11, as Vladimir Guerrero #27 is heard to say ‘Hey guys, <pant, pant> wait for <pant, pant> me.’”
"I may make you feel, but I can't make you think." Ian Anderson
So it's off to a foreign country. Yeah, know the feeling...
But no empathy at the moment, since I’m still flood-trapped here. Yes, the water is now receding from the Susquehanna River flooding which forced lotsa folks in N. and Central PA into shelters. But many roads/bridges remain impassable in many areas, incl. where I am (near Towanda) — and we’ve been v. fortunate at the Estate, with only basement-level flooding.
There’s no running water, but I filled the bathtub for just that eventuality. With food, elec/wi-fi and phone, I can easily go another 48 hrs here, during which the roads should clear.
On to more important things than food, water and that crap: your PAC 12 Picks are up.
Go O’s!
If you've been away, we still suck. And yes, we willl step outside and say that.
Jon Heyman (scottboras.com)
has a really interesting column about the O’s. it’s full of interesting information attributed to unnamed sources of course, but all the speculation in it makes sense. I’ll try to write up a bird food thingmabob later.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
The second sentence makes me roll my eyes
“MacPhail’s expected departure is the latest in a string of blows covering more than a decade for the storied franchise gone south.”
Is it really a blow?
At least they refer to the O's as a "storied franchise"
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
they are a storied franchise
at least, that’s what my grandparents tell me.
Giraffes have absurdly strong necks.
It's just a very, very sad story.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
by daveh873 on Sep 9, 2011 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't doubt it
But its nice to get some recognition!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
Not your parents?
"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 Sep 9, 2011 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions
remember when they went to the playoff two years in a row… that was awesome.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
thats like the most boilerplate description of anything that happens to the O's ever
Jim: Why?
Gary: I don't know why.
Non sequitur
I will be attending my only baseball game of the year this evening. It will be the Mariners hosting the Royals,a nd I will finally get to see that ballpark and hear the 50 trains that pass it each night.
While I’m sure the game won’t be thrilling, the sad fact is the play of both teams will probably be superior to that of the O’s.
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and a little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
Eh...
Seattle has scored 113 less runs this year than the Orioles. At least the game will probably be quick.
Also, I object to classifying this as a non sequitur
As you are mentioning this on a baseball blog, it is not absurd to the point of humor or confusion.
If, however, you had suddenly stated, “I think people should be allowed to keep midgets as pets,” that would be a non sequitur.
I thought non sequitur simply meant
“unrelated to the present topic of conversation.”
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and a little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
nope
at least, not according to Webster’s:
2. : a statement (as a response) that does not follow logically from or is not clearly related to anything previously said"
Nothing in there about absurdity. Nor in Oxford.
"I put a pepper rub on the scallops so you have a little contrast. You have sweetness from the coconut oil and a little acidity from the splash of lemon." – Luke Scott
could be: the theatre of the absurd
which is often characterized with non sequitor exchanges…which is where I learned the term from.
Jim: Why?
Gary: I don't know why.
One could easily consider baseball a non sequitur in this thread today.
"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 Sep 9, 2011 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions
For those of you who feel television does not feature nearly enough people walking and talking simultaneously
HBO picked up a Aaron Sorkin show
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