Monday Bird Droppings
by j.q. higgins on Jan 23, 2012 7:53 AM EST
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What an action-packed weekend. Championships! Fan Fest! How do I top that? Puppies for all?
...or maybe just some clippings.
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Today is Sherman Obando's birthday. I'm told he's gonna party like it's his !%^$#^&&^* birthday.
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Also the Sports Legends Museum is having its evening with [former Orioles manager] Buck Showalter.
"Work fast. Throw strikes. Change speeds." Ray Miller
Let's compare take a look at his tenure in Baltimore and compare him to
the late, great Earl Weaver.
Did I miss something?
Did Earl Weaver pass away?
What up?
by snakethejake on Jan 23, 2012 11:43 AM EST up reply actions
Nevermind
I think I see what’s going on here.
What up?
by snakethejake on Jan 23, 2012 11:44 AM EST up reply actions
I missed that whole thing,
Thanks, I got upset there for a second, and then I realized that I’m pretty slow.
What up?
by snakethejake on Jan 23, 2012 11:54 AM EST up reply actions
Best shape of...
No….I can’t say it.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
At least the entitled pricks playing in this year's Super Bowl wont be the Steelers.
That makes me happy.
absolutely nothing about this Super Bowl makes me happy
by kba26 on Jan 23, 2012 9:09 AM EST up reply actions 6 recs
yep...
awful.
"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 Jan 23, 2012 9:16 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
This.
I may not even watch it.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 9:20 AM EST up reply actions
i'll watch...
but i won’t be entertained!
"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 Jan 23, 2012 9:21 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
I'm gonna follow the AMD method and just go somewhere where I can easily ignore the game.
I got drunk enough last year that I didn’t even see the end of the game, so I’ll just get drunk earlier this year!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 9:23 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
since my birthday is also that same day
i will just be celebrating that now instead
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
I'm going to watch
And root for injuries.
by Holymittens on Jan 23, 2012 12:40 PM EST up reply actions
I am going to have to go for the Giants
My roommate from college is a Giants fan and he has had a rough year so I am throwing him my support. Otherwise, yup not much else about this matchup is good.
by Benhem612 on Jan 23, 2012 2:01 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I'll pull for the Giants
out of a deep-seated hatred for all things Boston sports related
by nattybroh on Jan 23, 2012 2:36 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Stepdad is big NYG fan
so for my Mom’s peace of mind I root for them.
"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
by sluggo 2.0 on Jan 23, 2012 3:02 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Um...
Boston vs. New York for another championship that their asshole fans get to be even more insufferable about??? This is only about 0.00001% worse than having the Steelers in the SB.
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 Jan 23, 2012 9:10 AM EST up reply actions
It's not good.
But I know I, at least, have to deal with more insufferable entitled Steelers fans on average than I do Pats or Giants fans. It’s so much easier to just say “Fuck it then” and not give a shit about the outcome of the game. If the Steelers were playing, I would have to be hugely invested in hoping that they lose. That’s not stress I need!
I will try to avoid talking about it in person with anyone for the next two weeks.
I certainly won’t be watching ESPN stroke off their two major markets for the next two weeks. And I wish I could say that I won’t watch the Super Bowl but that’s not realistic. I’ll probably go some place loud where I can easily ignore it, and drink very heavily.
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 Jan 23, 2012 9:18 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah I got a ticket to a big open bar party.
But everyone is randomly assigned point values for each quarter, half, and the whole game, with the winners getting a few hundred bucks. So I don’t have to root for either team, just for point values! awesome!
Yeah, I endorse this plan of action.
I’ll probably go to a Super Bowl party and just hang out stuffing myself with booze and food, rather than watch the game.
by Tezcatlipoca on Jan 23, 2012 9:33 AM EST up reply actions
I can't say I'd have really been any happier about the 49ers making it especially with Carlos f***ing Rogers on that team.
I do like Alex Smith though….he took a lot of crap for playing on a pretty awful team.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 9:19 AM EST up reply actions
devin thomas, though...
bum.
"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 Jan 23, 2012 9:20 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
He was a big part of the reason they're not going
Cruz made him his bitch all game long.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
That kinda made me happy.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 10:16 AM EST up reply actions
I live amongst the new england fans.
They were pretty obnoxious going into the game because the Ravens completely suck and wouldn’t be able to keep up with ‘their’ well oiled machine.
I wish the game were in one week. Go Giants, even though I doubt I watch the game. You have to admit that it is not easy to dislike Eli Manning anywhere nearly as much as that other QB.
I hate those people.
None of the teams in the playoffs suck. Do some teams have it way easier than others? (Giants this year….Seahawks last year……49ers this year too to a certain extent). Yes, but none of them suck.
Also, it’s plenty easy to dislike Eli Manning. I’ve hated him ever since he whined and complained about not wanting to play for San Diego and essentially forcing the team to trade him after they drafted him. Tough s**t, Eli. The worst NFL teams are supposed to get the best players in the draft.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 9:35 AM EST up reply actions
How did the Giants have it easy in the playoffs this year?
Having to play the 1 and 2 seeds in their homes is easy? Beating the 15-1 Packers? Beating the top D in the NFC?
And the Seahawks had it easy playing the SB champion Saints? What?
Oh, and I don’t remember Eli “whinging and complaining”, and I am pretty sure the Chargers got a more than fair deal for Eli. Also, it’s not like it’s the first time that ever happened (Elway).
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
No...not in the playoffs.
Making it to the playoffs, genius.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 9:44 AM EST up reply actions
And Eli absolutely whined and complained about going to the Chargers.
Not a chance they trade him otherwise. He was far better than Philip Rivers coming out of college and everyone knew that.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 9:45 AM EST up reply actions
Saying "I'm not playing for your team"
isn’t “whining and complaining”.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
When its a system that almost every other player abides by
and graciously just accepts the opportunity to play in the NFL, thats exactly what it is.
This
Fuck Eli and Elway (who did it to the Baltimore Colts, don’t forget)
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 Jan 23, 2012 9:50 AM EST up reply actions
HA!
Are you being serious right now?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 9:53 AM EST up reply actions
Did you ever turn down a job opportunity?
Were you whining while doing so?
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
This reeks of homerism daveh
kba put it best above. What Eli did was a completely elitist power move that no one who wasn’t part of a family with millions in the bank already and influence throughout the NFL would have pulled. He’s a little bitch, but he’s less of a bitch than Tom Brady.
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 Jan 23, 2012 9:58 AM EST up reply actions
I'm not saying it's the right thing to do
but calling it “whining and complaining” is weak sauce. And if I remember correctly everyone here thinks Eli is horrible anyway, so shouldn’t you all be happy he ended up with the Giants?
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Does anybody here argue that Philip Rivers is better than Eli Manning??
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 10:05 AM EST up reply actions
Eli sure looked better this year
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I put Eli in that second tier with Flacco
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 Jan 23, 2012 10:05 AM EST up reply actions
This.
Alex Smith probably gets a nod in the second tier this year as well.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 10:06 AM EST up reply actions
True.
I thought he was pretty crappy up until this year, so probably.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 10:07 AM EST up reply actions
This'll likely be his first consecutive seasons with the same coaching staff though
So he deserves some sort of pass for the beginning of his career
Within that second tier...
Eli>Flacoo>Alex Smith
At least for now. If Alex Smith’s even there, he’s at the bottom
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 Jan 23, 2012 10:11 AM EST up reply actions
Yea...he probably shouldn't be there.
Plus, I doubt anyone would even consider this convo had the Saints beaten them last week. Vernon Davis does a hell of a lot to make a QB look far better than he really is.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 10:15 AM EST up reply actions
What's Flacco done to get to that level?
by Holymittens on Jan 23, 2012 12:43 PM EST up reply actions
Perhaps this would be easier if you offered up your counter argument instead
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 Jan 23, 2012 12:51 PM EST up reply actions
18th in DVOA at 6%
Meaning he’s about 6% better than an average QB. Compared to Manning, who is 8th at 23.2% and Rivers who is 9th at 22.5% and Smith who is 14th at 10.4%.
this year?
in which I would like to factor in drops, of which the ravens led the league in.
by mdterps0325 on Jan 23, 2012 2:26 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
If you look at QB rating (which isn't great, I admit)
you get basically the same picture.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/statistics/player/_/stat/passing/sort/quarterbackRating/seasontype/2
He also was 24th in yards per attempt and 26th in completion percentage.
I like Flacco a whole lot. Jersey boy and all that jazz. But yea, I don’t think he’s there yet. Doesn’t mean he can’t be.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I'll agree
it’s his fourth year. he has earned some time. I’m not sure he ever will be elite, but he doesn’t need to be the way the ravens are built
by mdterps0325 on Jan 23, 2012 2:35 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
QB Rating is terrible
I don’t look at it, really.
But to say he’s in the same class as Eli Manning is pushing it. Flacco, right now, is pretty much an average QB.
I'm not a huge fan either
but it’s something more commonly used than DVOA and it shows the same outcome. That’s all I was getting at.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Again,
all I was saying is that more widely recognized stats (even though they are less accurate) agree, so people who don’t get DVOA have a similar picture. There isn’t some wild discrepancy that would have to be accounted for.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I dunno about that.
I’d put Eli Manning higher up on the bitch list. He might actually exceed Brady.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 10:04 AM EST up reply actions
For someone complaing about how Eli whines...
you seem doing your fair share of it
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I didn't force my team to trade me because I didn't feel like playing for a losing team.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 10:07 AM EST up reply actions
Yet you're still crying about it
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I'm with you on Eli being a whiny pussface
But I’m with daveh on the Giants earning their way to the SB.
“Waaaahhh…. I don’t WANT anymore vegetables mom!”
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 Jan 23, 2012 9:48 AM EST up reply actions
Oh I don't disagree they didn't earn the SB.
They got lucky as hell to even be there in the first place though. If Romo wasn’t an extreme choke, the Giants don’t make the playoffs.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 9:49 AM EST up reply actions
There you go with your "ifs" again
Hey, if the Redskins had only won more games they would have made the playoffs! If Grossman just didn’t throw all those INTs and Gano didn’t choke so hard they’d bein the Super Bowl! They’re probably the better team.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, we’d all have a merry Christmas
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
I'm gonna rec a Reagan reference
Wow. Strange times we live in…
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
I was going to try to put a confused looking Carter up there
but I didn’t think anyone would get it.
There you go with your completely ridiculous statements.
Because that’s exactly what I said.
The Cowboys completely threw the first NYG-DAL meeting away, mostly on Romo choke (and…like the Ravens…a late missed FG). That was the difference between you making the playoffs or watching from home.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 9:59 AM EST up reply actions
Yea. Good thing the Giants didn't choke
Guess that makes them better.
And BTW, that missed FG would have tied the game, not won it. But hey, facts aren’t necessary.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
by daveh873 on Jan 23, 2012 10:03 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
This.
I don’t get the whole, “The Giants were lucky because they were the best team.” The Giants won, because they played better than SF and GB and ATL. They didn’t turn the ball over at all in the SF game while the 49ers did.
"You're gonna be so sad when they get crushed by the Packers later." -kba26, on Jan 15, 2012 10:23 AM PST.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jan 23, 2012 12:33 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks to a timely whistle they didn't...
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Whine and complain all you want.
In two weeks dave and I will be celebrating SB rings for the 2nd time in 5 years.
"You're gonna be so sad when they get crushed by the Packers later." -kba26, on Jan 15, 2012 10:23 AM PST.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jan 23, 2012 3:15 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Aww sweet
I didn’t know you guys got rings last time. Lucky.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Jan 23, 2012 4:34 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
They did beat the Giants twice.
I guess, at least head to head, that does make them the better team.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Jan 23, 2012 10:05 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Oh, that makes MUCH more sense
seeing as the Giants had one of the toughest schedules in the league this year, including the Saints, Packers, 49ers, and Patriots.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
And didn't they lose all of those?
The giants got hot at the right time. Overall, i’d say that doesn’t necessarily make you a better team.
No, they beat the Pats actually
lost by 3 to the Pack and 7 to the 9ers
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Well, it showed they could play with them
Which they proved by beating the both Pack by 17 and the 9ers by 3 on the road in the playoffs
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Not really a giants fan
but didn’t they lose half their defense to injuries in the pre-season. It took like half the season for their actual team to be on the field.
It still isn't their "actual team"
They had safeties playing CB because they lost 5 different CBs throughout the year (including arguably their best corner, Terrell Thomas). Their 2nd overall pick went down for the year and their 1st pick (also a CB) was gone for half the season. Either Tuck or Osi was out for almost every game, sometimes both. They lost their middle LB for the year. Bradshaw was out for significant time.
Injuries happen, but the Giants lost more game time for starters than any team in the league, while SF lost the least amount of time for starters.
But yea, this is the healthiest they’ve been all year, and it shows.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
yeah then ill give them a pass on the 9-7
very different then the seahawks making the playoffs a year ago.
They went 9-7 and still won the division.
That’s not good. The Seahawks last year were even worse at 8-8.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 9:48 AM EST up reply actions
and you're looking at record without reference to the games they played
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
The rest of the division played good teams too, champ.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 9:51 AM EST up reply actions
Oh really?
I’m pretty sure the Giants were the only ones that had to play GB and NO, while Dallas got to play TB instead. But hey, the Giants still beat Dallas 2x and are in the Super Bowl. Champ.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
And New England didn't win against a team with a +.500 record until last week
Weak schedules happen.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
Yea...they had it easy as hell too.
The Ravens had an easy schedule as well.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 10:02 AM EST up reply actions
not being a poor sport
but the ravens played top ten defenses 11 times. 6 wins against winning teams. nit the hardest sched but certainly not easy
by mdterps0325 on Jan 23, 2012 10:05 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
Ravens went 7-0 against 5 playoff teams in the regular season.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
And New England.....
Lost to Pittsburgh, Lost to the Giants, and beat Denver in the regular season when they were 8-6. That’s one team team all season they beat with a winning record. One.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
They're good - just not THAT good.
And certainly not as good as ESPN will make them appear the next 2 weeks.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
Best is making surer you have more points than the other guy
And NE accomplished that yesterday.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
And yet they beat the team that was 7-0 against 5 playoff teams.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 10:12 AM EST up reply actions
My point is, NE also had an "easy" road to the playoffs
if people are gonna complain out the NYG and how they got in, also acknowledge the gift the Pats were handed in how little they had to do to “earn” home field for the AFC Champ game.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
Yea...I agree.
I was only talking about the Giants since we don’t have any Pats homers on this blog….other than that one guy who just came to troll yesterday.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 10:17 AM EST up reply actions
Sorry if you think i came over to troll
That has never been my intent, i came over to tell you folks it was a very close game . don’t think you can find one comment from me ever where i have knocked your team or blog. i like it that’s why i come here to read it .
by RED SOX are #1 in my heart on Jan 23, 2012 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
You're generally welcome here
last night though, was not a good time. Even a well-intentioned comment is not going to be appreciated after a loss like that.
I see your point
But i thought i have been around long enough to not be seen as a troll. again sorry for that.
by RED SOX are #1 in my heart on Jan 23, 2012 2:16 PM EST up reply actions
It wasn't anything against you specifically, friend
it could have been Gisele offering her condolences and they would have told her to go piss up a rope.
Depending on how she was offering her condolences, the response may or may not differ....
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 2:25 PM EST up reply actions
It's not the Pats' fault their schedule sucked
Pre-season, it looked a lot tougher and then almost all the good teams they were scheduled to play derp’ed all season. Jets x2, Philly, SD, Indy.
This season was what it was. No one got “lucky”. No one with the possible exception of the Packers was monumentally ahead of the pack.
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 Jan 23, 2012 10:27 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
The Ravens scheduled looked easier in pre-season too.
Did anyone think the Bengals were gonna win more than like 4 games this year?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 10:29 AM EST up reply actions
They still played farrrrrrrr better than I imagined pre-season.
Soft schedule or not.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 10:33 AM EST up reply actions
Our schedule was incredibly easy
Next year we’ll have a much tougher road. As one of my insufferable Steelers fan friends put it, this was our year and we totally blew it. No major injuries, we finally beat the Steelers in Pittsburgh, we finally get the first round bye.
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 Jan 23, 2012 10:34 AM EST up reply actions
I don't think it's going to be impossible to keep beating the Steelers.
I mean, I guess anything is possible, but they don’t seem as intimidating as they once did.
The Steelers are definitely beatable.
Especially how they seem to get banged up every season. Doesn’t appear to take much to hobble the rapist anymore.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 10:39 AM EST up reply actions
The defense is getting worse
But unfortunately, the offense is getting much, much much better. They lucked out and/or did a really good job developing Wallace and especially Antonio Brown. That passing attack could be scary with the right O coordinator.
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 Jan 23, 2012 10:44 AM EST up reply actions
It sounds like they're making a concious effort to scale back the passing game
and Ben’s not happy about it
He's gonna have to learn to like it.
It’s for his own good.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 10:47 AM EST up reply actions
He's going to take it wether he likes it or not
It doesn’t matter if he cries! No one will hear him. And if he goes to someone, they’ll never listen. So he might as well just take it!
by Holymittens on Jan 23, 2012 12:47 PM EST up reply actions
You're gonna make this argument here...
and say the Giants didn’t deserve to go to the SB even though they had to beat a 15-1 Packers team in Green Bay? And then had to beat a 13-3 49ers team in SF?
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Did I ever say the Patriots deserved to be there?
Nope. Not once. Thanks for playing.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 10:17 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah... I disagree with the "don't deserve it" sentiment.
This isn’t the BCS. Voters and computers didn’t put the Patriots and Giants in the Super Bowl. As much as I dislike both of those teams, they won the games and other teams didn’t.
If you’re in the Super Bowl, you deserve to be there because you made it through the same system everyone else was in. There’s no subjectivity in selecting a team. You win games or you don’t.
And as far as schedule differences, it’s still better than college football where some teams play I-AA and low I-A cupcakes at home while others hit the road and play other BCS contenders. The variation between teams in the NFL is far less than in college football.
by Tezcatlipoca on Jan 23, 2012 10:05 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Good post, I agree
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 Jan 23, 2012 10:07 AM EST up reply actions
Oh, and I don’t remember Eli "whinging and complaining", and I am pretty sure the Chargers got a more than fair deal for Eli. Also, it’s not like it’s the first time that ever happened (Elway).
Of course he was. And he had Archie whining and complaining for him as well.
Yeah, Eli was a little bitch coming out of college
and little has changed.
Fuck that guy and his dad.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Well, now he's a "little bitch" that's led his team to 2 Super Bowls
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
by daveh873 on Jan 23, 2012 2:44 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
FTFY
Well, now he’s a “little bitch”that’swhose defense has led his team to 2 Super Bowls
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Oh really?
Did you see that defense this year? If it weren’t for Eli they don’t finish near the playoffs
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
pash rush is what is getting them through the playoffs
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Sure, that...
and the fact that Eli has thrown for the 3rd most YPG in the playoffs and has a 8 to 1 TD/INT ratio. But it’s definitely all the pass rush.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
blah blah blah
talking past each other at this point
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Are those refutable stats?
The pass rush is huge, but it isn’t like Eli is out there handing off the ball every play.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
we are not going to agree my friend.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
So be it
Every Redskins fan on here seems to want to bash the Giants, so I’ll happy leave a disagreement at a standstill
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
oh, i don't think it's only redskins fans
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
We had brunch in the hotel Sunday morning after the wedding
And pretty much ever single person there was wearing some type of Giants gear. Except me and Paul in our Ravens shirts. I heard Paul say to a few of them as we were leaving, “Go Giants!” and then he said, “They kept telling me they hoped the Ravens would win and there were so many of them how could I not reciprocate?”
Yeah, and I bet Trent Dilfer gave back his SB ring, too
QBs get way too much credit and way too much blame.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
Yeah, and I bet Trent Dilfer gave back his SB ring, too
QBs get way too much credit and way too much blame.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
I love this passive agressive shit
Look at the stats. Look what Eli did this year, and look what the defense did.
Or don’t and continue to be bitter. Either way.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Eli is a bum
He has cost the Giants a ton of games with his inconsistent and often bonehead play.
Yes, he came through in the clutch a lot, but the gmen didn’t even make it to the playoffs last year due largely to Eli’s 25 picks and a ton of fumbles.
That's fine
I’m sure Pats fans love having him as a QB. I sort of get the hate, I just will never understand how, in the face of statistics and visual evidence, people will never give him any credit for being a very good QB.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Really?
Read this site more often
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I will say that I think he's good but I don't like him.
I also wasn’t involved in any of those arguments because I don’t give a shit.
Oh, I realize now
my last comment could be read as all in reference to Brady. The later half was about Eli.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Brady = great QB
would not want to drink a beer with him.
Flacco – average QB and would probably be quite awesome to drink a beer with.
I'd have a beer with Brady any day.
I imagine he’s at a party with the hottest of hotties. I mean…Giselle’s gotta have friends, right?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 4:06 PM EST up reply actions
She's with Brady
I question her judgement
by Benhem612 on Jan 23, 2012 4:07 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, why would anyone get with a millionare like him???
"You're gonna be so sad when they get crushed by the Packers later." -kba26, on Jan 15, 2012 10:23 AM PST.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jan 23, 2012 4:09 PM EST up reply actions
This.
Plus, she’s hot.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 4:10 PM EST up reply actions
She could be with any millionaire
she chose him. Judgement still questioned.
Who else would you suggest?
Derek Jeter? Alex Rodriguez?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 4:12 PM EST up reply actions
You people are crazy
I’m questioning the judgement of one rich, beautiful, famous person that I don’t know who picked another rich, beautiful, famous person I don’t know to marry and make rich, beautiful babies with.
the jury is still out on the babies
sometimes 2 beauties = a beast
haha
I’m not questioning it at all! I’m just saying I’d have a beer with Brady because they are probably gaggles of gorgeous chicks nearby.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 4:15 PM EST up reply actions
to be fair
I am actually projecting my negative feelings toward brady beating the ravens onto giselle. It isn’t nice to do but it is done.
Me? Crazy?
Not a chance!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 4:19 PM EST up reply actions
The year they got married
she made more money than he did.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Jan 23, 2012 4:37 PM EST up reply actions
I think people over-rate him a bit who use championships as the sole measure of how good a QB is
that being said, I’d only rank him behind manning as best QB of this era and would point to the 2008 Patriots and 2011 Colts for my evidence.
Yes I agree with this
I would vote for Manning as the better pure passer any day of the week.
by Benhem612 on Jan 23, 2012 4:06 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I dunno about pure passer.
Manning (the Peyton variety) is a pro at reading defenses…better than Brady anyways. Brady might have the better arm though.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 4:11 PM EST up reply actions
It is mind twisting for me to think that 'those people' have made me root for NY teams.
This line of thinking used to be unfathomable but it is an indicator of just how entitled and boorish the New England fan has become.
I LOVED the Giants capping off the perfect season in Super Bowl XLII ( I think it was that one). I prefer the Yankees take a series and win the division over the Red Sox.. That is, if Tampa Bay doesn’t.
Baltimore isn’t doing the job. The Ravens need to keep plugging. They may never break through, but at least they are knocking on the door. The Orioles are just plain amateurs taking the fans money because they are stupid enough to keep paying for an inferior product. It has fallen on NY teams to beat New England teams and I’ll take a loss wherever it comes from.
Getting "almost there" and then losing in heartbreaking fashion is getting very tiresome
It’s killing my soul. Three consecutive crushing playoff exits. I’d rather lose like Tebow lost if it has to happen.
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 Jan 23, 2012 10:09 AM EST up reply actions
Shut your hole
As an Eagles fan, I don’t want to hear about ravens fans complaining.
by IggesRule13 on Jan 23, 2012 10:10 AM EST up reply actions
Haha
I was thinking about that yesterday. The 08-11 Ravens, mid-00’s Eagles, the Jim Kelly Bills… we’re all going down in history as teams who had the window of opportunity and just couldn’t get it done
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Jan 23, 2012 10:18 AM EST up reply actions
Ugh, yeah. And as long as Andy Reid is coach of the Eagles, that will never change. Even if they’d won one more game and been in the Giants’ sport, there’s no way I’d ever trust an Andy Reid team to play well for 4 consecutive games against playoff teams.
Congrats to the Giants and their fans, but wow, this matchup is almost unwatchable for me.
by BrianS on Jan 23, 2012 10:21 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I dunno if it's just Andy Reid.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 10:23 AM EST up reply actions
Atleast you done have to hear about 0 rings
that argument is impossible to combat.
by IggesRule13 on Jan 23, 2012 10:22 AM EST up reply actions
Denver played all-in on every hand.
A team that should have been 4-12 pulled off 9-9 by winning close or losing big… but they never left the fans feeling they could have done more.
by Tezcatlipoca on Jan 23, 2012 10:11 AM EST up reply actions
Hey...sorta like the Capitals.
They make me question why I even bother to watch hockey.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 10:13 AM EST up reply actions
agreed
at least the way the orioles break my heart I have a chance to be callous and expect it. watching ray finkle/ bill Buckner kick it like an actual goat would is the worst
by mdterps0325 on Jan 23, 2012 10:14 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
I disagree
The loss is tough, Cundiff certainly Orioled it up out there and the dropped catches need to change, heck a lot on the Offense needs to change, but otherwise we had a really good day out there. I think we can be proud that this team has gotten us as far as it has every year since Harbaugh and Flacco came on board. We lost a tough, hard played game and were in it until the end. I’ll take that any day over a blowout.
I think we may take a step back next year, it’s aharder schedule and with Ray Rice likely to get a big payday, we may have less cap space to work with, but look at this, we beat the AFC North, went undefeated at home. Aside from some bad losses to bad teams, the Pats, say what you want, have an exceptional offense. All I heard this week was about the TE combo and how it would be tough to stop them, and yet, we did. Looking back at this season, it was a great one, even with Flacco’s numbers being down.
I could copy/paste that to each of the last 3 playoff losses with minor changes
We’re not taking the next step
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 Jan 23, 2012 10:48 AM EST up reply actions
Peyton Manning on a 2 year deal!!!
Let’s go!
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
No.
He’s gonna get hurt again and it’ll all be a waste.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 10:52 AM EST up reply actions
Gotta hope they bring in a new OC who can push Flacco up to the next level.
I have this feeling that last night was the window closing on “great Ravens defense” for a while, though. I can’t shake the feeling that this is as good as it’s gonna get for a few years.
"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 Jan 23, 2012 10:50 AM EST up reply actions
I agree
I really like Pagano though, I hope he sticks around and doesn’t take a coaching job or something.
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 Jan 23, 2012 10:52 AM EST up reply actions
Pagano seems like a great balance between the two DCs before him.
Right in between Rex Ryan’s reckless hyper-aggression and Mattison’s boring whatever it was that dialed up a 3-man rush at all the wrong times.
"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 Jan 23, 2012 10:54 AM EST up reply actions
I'd like an O line that can hold solid a little longer
that is my off season wish list.
vontaze burfict time
I trust Ozzie to keep drafting well and keep us in it. even without Reed and Lewis we are a damn good d
by mdterps0325 on Jan 23, 2012 10:54 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
True, but remember they are PLAYOFF losses.
I’ll take that over 14 years (and counting) of futility.
I don't have any beef with New York Football Giants fans as a class, that I know about.
I mean, a lot of them may be Yankees fans but I can keep that stuff separate. The Patriots are my Yankees of the NFL. I’ll be rooting for the Giants here, no problem.
"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 Jan 23, 2012 10:16 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
The Cowboys are the Yankees of the NFL
They just win a lot less because there’s a salary cap.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Agreed.
The Patriots do a heck of a lot with no-name players. I mean….can most casual football fans even name a Patriots receiver outside of Wes Welker?
You’ve hit a soft spot, dave….because the only team I hate more than the Giants are the Cowboys. Even more than a Michael Vick’d Eagles team.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 10:19 AM EST up reply actions
Well, it's true that as a rule I don't like Texas.
But as far as hating football teams, the Cowboys haven’t been good enough in long enough that they and/or their fans aren’t on my shit list. To the contrary, really, the Tony Romo situation is pure comedy.
"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 Jan 23, 2012 10:25 AM EST up reply actions
The Cowboys are on my perma-shit list because of all the obnoxious kids that wore Dallas Starter jackets.
Also on my NFL shit list:
Oakland, Washington, San Diego, Kansas City, Philadelphia, and leading the way – New England.
Other teams pop up periodically, but those teams are on my perma-shit list.
by Tezcatlipoca on Jan 23, 2012 10:28 AM EST up reply actions
I had a Charlotte Hornets starter for a while.
Yea…the Charlotte Hornets. Remember them?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 10:31 AM EST up reply actions
Kendall Gill and Larry Johnson on NBA JAM acrcade version were just about unstoppable.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
Don't forget about Zo
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Jan 23, 2012 10:35 AM EST up reply actions
I miss Larry Johnson.
Watching a grown man dunk in drag never gets old… unless you count Juwanna Mann. And lets hope no one ever does.
"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.."
Kevin, have you met my grandmama?
All time classic
"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
I had a San Jose Sharks one.
I figure it was because it was the cheapest one that my parents could find. But, hey, I loved that jacket anyways.
"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.."
Got mine at Ross for 20 bucks!
Does Ross even exist anymore?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 10:37 AM EST up reply actions
Yes, we've got a million of them here in Florida.
The closest strip mall to my house has a Ross AND a Marshalls.
"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.."
Ha....I guess it does still exist.
Nowadays, I go to Marshalls or TJ Maxx for that kinda stuff.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 10:43 AM EST up reply actions
I love the sharks
simply because their color scheme is so very insanely 90s radicool era, and they haven’t bothered to change it. Now that the Marlins are new age colorful, I think the sharks are the lone holdout.
Tommy hunter still sucks!
I wanted nothing more than a Broncos jacket when I was in middle school.
My parents gave me my sister’s pullover. It was orange with one pink sleeve and one purple sleeve.
I think they were trying to get me killed.
by Tezcatlipoca on Jan 23, 2012 10:42 AM EST up reply actions
HAHAHA
The Starter jacket thing is so true. I had a Redskins jacket and used to go head to head with those fucks in the Cowboys jackets who couldn’t name more than like 2 players on the team.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 10:30 AM EST up reply actions
Wait....why are KC and Washington on your shit list?
They don’t harm anyone!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 10:31 AM EST up reply actions
Kansas City because they're a rival of Denver.
Washington because back in the ’90s, my dad told me one day that I could watch the Broncos game Sunday afternoon without him bothering me with more chores if I busted my ass all day carrying landscaping rocks.
I hauled ass.
Come 4:00pm, they announce that they can’t show the Broncos game because of the Redskins’ game at 1:00 and some asinine NFL rule.
I almost threw a shovel through the fucking TV.
by Tezcatlipoca on Jan 23, 2012 10:43 AM EST up reply actions
I would never get that angry over a football game.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 10:44 AM EST up reply actions
I was a young teenager who got to see Denver once, maybe twice a year.
And had it ripped away because of the damn ’Skins.
by Tezcatlipoca on Jan 23, 2012 11:24 AM EST up reply actions
And you lived to tell the tale.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 11:25 AM EST up reply actions
As long as he got the right answer,
he doesn’t need to show his work.
"Work fast. Throw strikes. Change speeds." Ray Miller
by Zeke McGeek on Jan 23, 2012 2:29 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Well, yeah...
Also, growing up in Redskins country made me surrounded by obnoxious Redskins fans all the time… then they’d start arguing with the obnoxious Cowboys fans.
by Tezcatlipoca on Jan 23, 2012 2:35 PM EST up reply actions
I hate them
because, as horrid as the fans are of the other teams in the NFC East (including many Giants fans) they seem to be the only ones that constantly complain about how unfair everything is and how lucky all the other teams (the ones that often win games) are. I know plenty of Eagles/Cowboys fans, but never do I hear excuses from them like I do from Redskins fans.
But yea, I don’t really hate the Skins all that much. It’s hard to when you have America’s Team® and Dog Killa in the division.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Excuses from Skins fans?
Homer Dave emerges again! Even Redskins fans projected the team to win 4 or fewer games this year.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 2:39 PM EST up reply actions
No waaaayyyyy
Redskins fans’ MO in all of my time has been that they think whatever they do in the offseason will magically propel them to the SB.
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 Jan 23, 2012 2:42 PM EST up reply actions
Gosh.
I hate that strategy, but you probably knew that from my anti-sign guys like Prince Fielder comments.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 2:44 PM EST up reply actions
I posted on Facebook on 9/11 of this year that this is a 4 win team.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
maybe you need to hang around smarter skins fans
the ones i hang with know that the organization has been orioled up for years.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Which fans are these, though?
You can probably find Orioles fans that think we’re a Prince away from winning the World Series.
Excuses for why other teams win
I am not so diluted as to think even a Redskins fan believes they are any good.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
we should pour some more water into you then
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
All the Eagles fans I know
spend just as much time bitching about how lucky the Giants are.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Yeah
The Giants are lucky not have Andy fucking Reid as their head coach.
by BrianS on Jan 23, 2012 2:43 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I think we're all lucky for that.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 2:44 PM EST up reply actions
Except Eagles fans, of course.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Jan 23, 2012 4:40 PM EST up reply actions
Andy Reid turned the Eagles from a laughingstock into a contender and I give him credit for that. He’s a good coach, but I think he’s the equivalent of Tony Dungy w/Tampa.
But if you look at the Eagles since 2007, the most consistent thing about the Eagles is how inconsistent they are.
My level of confidence that the Eagles, with Andy Reid as their coach, can string together the four quality games in a row against four playoff-caliber opponents to win the conference title and a Superbowl is exceeded only by my confidence that the Orioles will be the 2013 World Champions.
An Andy Reid brain-fart complete meltdown game is always just around the corner.
Are you trying to get kicked off Team Dave?!
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Team Dave is an alliance formed for strategic rec'ing purposes.
No interest in rooting for NY or Boston teams. MIND YOU I COULD. I have one parent each from New York and Massachusetts. My misery is my own.
The Giants play in NJ
so it’s ok. Rest assured if you root for the Giants, the rec’s shall flow freely.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I physically can't root for Brady, so I'll be secretly hoping the Giants win.
I also have a soft spot because of memories I have from super bowl XLII. That being said, the Ravens are a better team than either of those bunch of scrubs.
That being said, the Ravens are a better team than either of those bunch of scrubs.
Um…really?
Also, no way I can root for Eli Manning.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 9:31 AM EST up reply actions
The Ravens are the only one of them who didn't have either
a 25th or worse ranked offense or defense.
And that means what?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 9:37 AM EST up reply actions
No team with a worse than 25th ranked offense or defense
has ever won the super bowl before. This will be the first time. That seems significant to me.
$1.50 and a trip to WaWa will get them a cup of coffee
That’s about all it means right now.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
coffee is only a dollar right now
any size! competition with McDonald’s I guess
by mdterps0325 on Jan 23, 2012 10:06 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
Hey, I root for the Ravens in the AFC
and I think they had a great team this year. That doesn’t automatically mean they are better than both teams in the SB. The Pats had to get through the Ravens to make it to the SB and they did. The Giants had to beat the Falcons, Packers, and 49ers and they did. You can say whatever you want about the defenses, but it seems they had enough to get to the SB regardless.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
To be fair
The Pats didn’t get through the Ravens, the Ravens gave them the game.
To be fair, the Patriots shouldn't have even put themselves in that situation.
After Brandon Spikes picked off Joe Flacco, that should have been it. Nobody in the league outside of the Patriots (and maybe the Saints) would be throwing the ball on first down there. Instead, Brady chucks it 60 yards and gets picked off. That was just stupid and completely unnecessary.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 9:42 AM EST up reply actions
Just shows you
We don’t have a monopoly on bad decisions by a QB. Brady made a ton of them yesterday and had a bad outing. Don’t forget he had two other INTs taken away by penalties.
This
The Ravens led the league in drops this year, and that’s exactly how they lost this game.
No team was “better” or “should have won” anything this year. There was a ton of parity up and down the league.
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 Jan 23, 2012 9:44 AM EST up reply actions
My problem
is that all the pats fans I know are positively gloating right now as if they won by three touchdowns. If I were them I’d still be wiping the sweat off my brow and wondering how they managed to win in regulation.
Tommy hunter still sucks!
All the Pats fans I know are in the second category.
Wiping their brows and wondering how they managed to win. I’m kind of glad they are that way because otherwise I’d be raging a lot more than I am. Instead I am just heartbroken.
"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 Jan 23, 2012 11:52 AM EST up reply actions
that would be nice.
I think my friends (and likely my boston relatives, I haven’t heard from them yet) are just assholes.
Tommy hunter still sucks!
What pisses me off
is that on the radio this morning all of the broadcasters were covering for brady. Saying “well the patriots didn’t say he had any injury to his throwing arm but he did miss one day of practice so that may have had something to do with his day, nothing else is concievable to explain brady not being awesome”
That's fine
does that mean the Ravens are better?
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Good question
I asked myself the same thing about the Texans last week when they played a clearly better game than we did, but they had a number of costly errors by their QB which cost them the game. We had a few dropped passes and a blown field goal which could have taken the game into OT this week. Ultimately, I feel the Ravens played better overall yesterday in every way except the one that matters, which is the score at the end. So I’m taking solace in that… and holding out hope for a new OC next year.
well for us
the final kick in the nuts for this season will be when Eli throws some desperate pass while being sacked and Cruz makes some ridiculous catch and the Giants win the SB and I have to hear how Eli is elite.
The ridiculous catches are obviously what makes him elite
not the nearly 5,000 yards or making an undrafted FA a superstar. Not losing his starting TE, half his Oline, and one of his starting WRs and managing to improve regardless. It’s totally the ridiculous catches.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Well of course
Facts only get in the way
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
facts like the two picks he threw yesterday
that only weren’t picked because DBs ran into each other picking them
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
That's a pretty big assumption
Of course, even if they were intercepted he’d have as many INTs in the playoffs as Brady, but would have played one more game. Does that mean Brady sucks?
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
he wouldn't have played one more game
he’d be playing golf right now.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
And again, you're assuming both of those are picked
and assuming the rest of the game falls exactly the same way.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I'm rooting for a Giant...
Earthquake to swallow Indianapolis, taking Prince Tom with it, can’t stand that guy. And hey, if it takes the Colts with it, I’ll consider it a win in my book.
by Steven_G on Jan 23, 2012 9:33 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
I'd be all for that.
If the Colts disappear, Andrew Luck will be free for the other teams to fight over.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 9:37 AM EST up reply actions
More worried about RGIII
Since the Browns are interested in him. Then again, maybe I feel sorry for RGIII, the Browns are interested in him.
The Browns can have him.
I’d rather have Luck.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 9:40 AM EST up reply actions
Meh
I’m sure Cam would just Oriole him up, I’m not sure this would be a good system for him, which relies at lot more on it’s running game and then running a lot of deep routes on the passing plays. Also, I think Flacco once he learns to read defenses a little bit better will be excellent. I liked a lot of what I saw out of him when he start to scramble and make plays while on the move yesterday. So I’ll take a Flacco with 4 years experience over a rookie Luck next year, but YMMV.
Twisted is a skins fan.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Jan 23, 2012 12:40 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
With any luck.
He was far better in college than Joe Flacco. I don’t doubt he’ll be better in the NFL too.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 12:52 PM EST up reply actions
Can't disagree.
I hope yourr wrong though, just because I still believe Flacco can be a really, really good QB. I just don’t think Baltimore would be the best place for Luck. I know nothing about Washington’s offense, so I don’t know how well he would work there.
No amount is recs in the world is worth having to root for the Giants.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Parents...
Interesting how sometimes we have to correct the errors of our parents. My dad’s from western PA and my mom’s from West Virginia, but via eastern PA. That’s a lot of Steelers and Eagles influence, but over the years, I got both to root for the Broncos.
by Tezcatlipoca on Jan 23, 2012 9:35 AM EST up reply actions
Here you go
http://baltimoreanimalshelter.org/
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
only 25 days to opening day for college baseball!
/trying to distract myself
//it’s not working
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
Pitchers and catchers report soon!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 9:21 AM EST up reply actions
If only the games didn't start at 3 PM, making it nearly impossible to go to
by perpetualstudent on Jan 23, 2012 9:30 AM EST up reply actions
my sophomore year of shcool i lived in a dorm that was adjacent to the baseball stadium
it was awesome being able to go hang out and watch an early Friday afternoon game with a nice pre-made cocktail
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
I never actually went to a game at Maryland...
… but Maryland’s team sucks compared to South Carolina.
by Tezcatlipoca on Jan 23, 2012 9:36 AM EST up reply actions
Maryland's baseball team
sucks compared to most good HS teams. Now softball at UMd, on the other hand – actually pretty good.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
Give it a few years
they just pulled in the first top 25 recruiting class in at least recent history
Depends on if the Terps are going to Oriole up those recruits, though.
by Tezcatlipoca on Jan 23, 2012 10:07 AM EST up reply actions
When I played in college
our first game was normally mid-February.
Baseball should not be played in February.
yeah, at least in South Carolina it's in the 50's/60's by that time of the year
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
Yea, if I have kids i am going to move somewhere that supports sports all year round
yes, even running.
We're having a warm winter,
I think it could easily be 50 when Virginia opens this year.
by perpetualstudent on Jan 23, 2012 10:03 AM EST up reply actions
Well, that weekend fucking sucked.
Your cannonball trajectory, it always gave me hope
by Andrew_G on Jan 23, 2012 9:22 AM EST reply actions 3 recs
yep
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 9:23 AM EST up reply actions
Yep.
And in attempting to Rec, I think I may have flagged… whoops.
Half of it was good.
Unfortunately, the half that was bad didn’t quite made up for the good half.
"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 Jan 23, 2012 10:14 AM EST up reply actions
Time for some Oriole Magic
Wonder if Harry Potter is available… nah, we’d never get him. But I hear we could get a Malfoy at a discount.
Terrible humor I know, but I’m in a piss poor mood and work is blowing up around me.
Oooh, good point.
But I still don’t think we’d take home the House Cup, some old Headmaster would no doubt give a bunch of last minute points to New York or something for some weird trumped up reason.
conferences every day
preferably naked
by mdterps0325 on Jan 23, 2012 9:51 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
Are we talking about the fictional character, or the actress emma watson?
Hermoine was never that attractive in my imagination.
the actress. pre hair cut
by mdterps0325 on Jan 23, 2012 10:03 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
Can I rec this whole line of conversation?
Cuz it’s excellent.
Itd have to be Malfoy
We already have Lord Voldemort for an Owner.
"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 Jan 23, 2012 10:15 AM EST up reply actions
Lord Voldemort is dead.
please try to be realistic.
by IggesRule13 on Jan 23, 2012 10:17 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I don't know
People already all thought he was dead once, it’s possible he’s just biding his time away again after knowing some obscure dark magic.
@sibsinExile
All the Horcruxes were destroyed
he is done for.
by IggesRule13 on Jan 23, 2012 10:20 AM EST up reply actions
No. He just won the South Carolina primary
"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
Nah,Newt's not Voldemort
He’s a Star Wars Villian. Calling him Voldemort is giving him way too much credit.
You give more credit to harry potter villains than star wars villains?
What decade were you born in?
Voldemort is the greatest villian of all time
People were afraid to even say his name.
by IggesRule13 on Jan 23, 2012 10:42 AM EST up reply actions
Yea, he just hid behind that mask.
What a pussy. He was a Scooby Doo villain compared to Voldemort/Tom Riddle.
by IggesRule13 on Jan 23, 2012 10:46 AM EST up reply actions
that's Hayden christianson 's fault
and the asshat who casted him
by mdterps0325 on Jan 23, 2012 10:52 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
No, I don't... he was busy asking about Horcruxes
While Anakin was busy pining after Padme… and slaughtering Sand People… then went and slaughtered Younglings. Voldemort tried to kill a baby… you know what… I’ll give Vader an edge… only because he was much more successful than Voldy. Voldy certainly Orioled it up trying to kill a baby… a baby! Come on, that’s like missing a 32 yd Field Goal with seconds left! Vader slaughtered younglings, then goes and blows up a planet! Where was I going with this? Go Team Vader.
Nah....Vader was a whiny little bitch.
Exhibit two: Vader tried to be all “ohhhh I wish I hadn’t done any of this…forgive me, my son” at the end. Voldy had no regrets right to the grave, man.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 11:13 AM EST up reply actions
Also, this serves as evidence men can be bitches too.
Not gender specific!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 11:16 AM EST up reply actions
With glasses!!! Maybe 140 lbs soaking wet! Seriously!!!
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
But he had a secret weapon
Apparently, All You Need is Love.
Luke was preferred incest!
HP nailed his best friend’s sister. Point: HP.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 11:21 AM EST up reply actions
Crap...negative points for my grammar skillz.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 11:21 AM EST up reply actions
HP was wise beyond his years!
A beautiful animal. A destroyer of worlds!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 11:20 AM EST up reply actions
well really Voldy beat himself
the only reason he couldn’t kill Harry was b/c he used Harry’s blood to regain human form.
Harry Potter was never really a great wizard. he just had the courage to take on the Death eaters.
by IggesRule13 on Jan 23, 2012 11:21 AM EST up reply actions
Courage is what made the HP great.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 11:22 AM EST up reply actions
Voldy couldn't repel a spell of this
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 11:30 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
That would have required the Elder Wand.
by IggesRule13 on Jan 23, 2012 11:43 AM EST up reply actions
If only Dumbledore didn't have it!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 11:49 AM EST up reply actions
wait, no
Vader sucks. The only Vader I like is the one from WWE.
by IggesRule13 on Jan 23, 2012 10:49 AM EST up reply actions
What about Sebastian Vader?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 11:18 AM EST up reply actions
Who doesn't know Darth Vader's name?
I'd put it this way; if an offense is a sugar cookie, on base percentage is the pastry part of the cookie, power is the icing, and baserunning is like the jimmies that they sprinkle onto the icing. - Bill James
by J(O's)elskIL on Jan 23, 2012 10:54 AM EST up reply actions
Okay, let's try this again
Newt is a Star Wars Prequel Villian.
Between the Eli and Brady lovefest, Joe Paterno's death, and the NBA
I will be avoiding ESPN for awhile.
She's my ATF
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 Jan 23, 2012 9:52 AM EST up reply actions
She's no Lindsey Vonn
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 9:52 AM EST up reply actions
Exactly.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 9:54 AM EST up reply actions
Really?
And she hasn’t called me yet? She must have lost my number.
"Work fast. Throw strikes. Change speeds." Ray Miller
I'm watching the Aussie Open.
too bad it’s all re-runs until 9pm and the good matches aren’t on then.
Tommy hunter still sucks!
I agree, it's just making me depressed thinking about it.
Every sport just makes me depressed nowadays
@sibsinExile
UMd Wrestling is undefeated in dual meet competition!!!!
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
I saw that in my latest issue of Obscure Sports Quarterly
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 Jan 23, 2012 10:19 AM EST up reply actions
I'll take High School Sports for $800, Alex
This is the 6th most popular boys sports in American high schools by number of participants.
What is Wrestling, Alex?
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
We're ahead of swimming and tennis!!!!
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
Out of what....like 10 sports?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 10:27 AM EST up reply actions
Not according to you...
There are hundreds.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Jan 23, 2012 10:35 AM EST up reply actions
Sports at the high school level.
My HS only had a handful of varsity sports.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 10:36 AM EST up reply actions
Disregard then
I’m just insanely furious today. I’m just gonna sit a few plays out.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Jan 23, 2012 10:37 AM EST up reply actions
TAKE HIS HELMET!!!!
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
Anger leads to hate.
Hate is the path to the dark side, my friend.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 10:38 AM EST up reply actions
There's also a function of the sports involved...
Football has 50 something kids on the team, or more. Wrestling teams are typically in the 20’s, maybe 30’s in deeper areas. Tennis and golf won’t stand a chance when counting pure participation numbers.
by Tezcatlipoca on Jan 23, 2012 10:33 AM EST up reply actions
Do Maryland wrestling matches ever get televised?
I watched Penn State – Iowa last night on BTN. Penn State fell behind 12-3 and won 22-12. Good times.
by Tezcatlipoca on Jan 23, 2012 10:20 AM EST up reply actions
Penn State wrestling was on tv?
I don’t think I’ve ever seen non-fake wrestling on tv before.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 10:21 AM EST up reply actions
Big 10 Network
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
I remember in middle school
getting to go see a Minnesota vs Iwoa Dual where Lincoln Mcllravy and Willy Short were supposted to match up *1 and 2 in the country at he time. Short got ill and Mclravy whiped the mat with some scrub. Still an awesome match to watch though.
McIlravy was a beast
Got to see Good Counsel’s 220 lber, who’s ranked #2 in the country, this weekend at St. Michaels. He went against our 220 in the final, a kid who’s ranked #9 overall in MD, public, private, you name it. Made our kid, a 4th year starter and returning state qualifier, look like it was the first day he’d ever stepped on a mat. And the GC kid is a 10th grader.
Remember the name Kyle Snyder.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
wow
if he is that solid at 220 as a 10th grader I am sure he will have some doors open for him. Any potential of him focusing on football?
Not sure
He’s not that tall. He will get a full ride somewhere wrestling. He’s 102-0 in HS, and won National Preps last year and Beast of the East and Iron Man and the Fargo Nationals this year.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
Maybe he can take advance placement PE
and go work out with a college team. He doesn’t seem to have much left to prove in high school. Haha he could be the Bryce Harper of wrestling.
I've seen kids that started out in HS like that,
but then just seem to get burned out. Some that were multiple times state champs, but chose not to even wrestle in college. I think the level of year-round commitment takes its toll on a lot of them.
"Work fast. Throw strikes. Change speeds." Ray Miller
Certainly a possibility
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
It always bothered me when the WWF (or E) had real talented wrestlers in the ring at the same time
and didn’t have them go at it greco roman style. Kurt Angle and Brock Lesnar? I would a million times rather watch those two actually wrestle than pretend to hate Dwayne Johnson.
Apparently, Brock hassled Kurt enough for a real match
they did one once the afternoon before a house show.
Brock got his butt handed to him by Angle.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
Did they really? That outcome doesn't surprise me.
But that is awesome. I’ve always thought there would be a market for big time real professional wrestling.
Real Pro Wrestling tried
Lasted two seasons in syndication
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
No shit!
The more you know. I’m totally going to see if I can dig up some videos of this once I get home from work.
Of course Angle would have beaten lesnar
Angle = moves named after him, dude has his own take down
Lesnar = huge freakish athlete, great college wrestler
Yeah, there's a difference between being a NCAA champ and a Olympic gold medalist
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
Which he won
with a broken freakin’ neck!
"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
I think Angle always had a beef with him
after the botched shooting star press at WM 19.
"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
I can see this
didnt he legit break angles neck with that move?
"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 Jan 23, 2012 10:39 AM EST up reply actions
That was Owen Hart vs Steve Austin
"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
I just did some research
it was Bob Hollys neck he broke. He did it with a powerbomb. I remember he hurt someone but wasnt sure who.
"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 Jan 23, 2012 10:51 AM EST up reply actions
It always bothered me when freshmen came in thinking they were the shit because they were WWF fans.
That notion was quickly squashed in the first practice when they experienced real wrestling and not that bad acting shit.
I hate WWF (and whatever other acronyms fall in that category) more than I hate the Yankees.
by Tezcatlipoca on Jan 23, 2012 10:30 AM EST up reply actions
As I tell freshmen
when they tell me “Man, I’d just punch the guy….”
I can teach you techniques within the rules that will hurt way more than a punch.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
Yeah... favorite moves for shutting up a WWF-babbling freshmen:
1) Guillotine
2) Double chicken-wing (followed by walking around the head to roll ’em over.
3) 3/4 nelson, just for the fun of showing their ass to everyone else.
4) Near-side cradle (with head firmly embedded in their ribs).
5) Leg splits from legs.
by Tezcatlipoca on Jan 23, 2012 10:34 AM EST up reply actions
Best way to get out of a double wing?
Don’t get in it.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
So you're this guy?
DEY TOOK OUR JERBS!!!!
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 Jan 23, 2012 10:42 AM EST up reply actions
Dude, I haven't wrestled in practice in years
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
Well, east of the Mississippi, anyway
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
I for one would like to see a 9-7 team win the whole thing
One step closer to Pete Rozelle’s dream of a league full of nothing but 8-8 teams.
Hard cap = enforced mediocrity
http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/harrison.html
"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
by sluggo 2.0 on Jan 23, 2012 10:23 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
6 teams won at least 12 games.
That’s pretty far from enforced mediocrity. Smart organizations can still build good teams.
A 9-7 team winning the Super Bowl says nothing about the salary cap. It just says that do-or-die playoffs are going to have upsets.
by Tezcatlipoca on Jan 23, 2012 10:26 AM EST up reply actions
And how many of those 6 will be as good or better next year
Too many one season wonders. Where’s the sustained greatness of the Steelers, Raiders, Dolphins & Cowboys of the 70s?
I guess the present day Pats fall into that category, but they’re an exception.
"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
There's a couple of teams that have had sustained success over the past few years...
Green Bay’s won 10 or more the past 3 years and 4 of 5.
New Orleans has won 11 or more the past 3 years.
Until this year, Indianapolis had a hell of a run.
Obviously New England.
There’s good organizations that have sustained success and there’s been bad organizations that fail. But there’s no fan base that doesn’t feel like it’s team can’t contend for the playoffs within two years and I think that’s important. That’s not the case with baseball.
by Tezcatlipoca on Jan 23, 2012 10:39 AM EST up reply actions
Baltimore
has had continued success, even before harbaugh
by mdterps0325 on Jan 23, 2012 10:45 AM EST via Android app up reply actions
I'd like to talk about the San Fran Giants
I am a big Tim Lincecum fan, and they are the team I root for from the NL.
Why the hell do they continue to not sign a big bat for their lineup? After a historical year of ineptitude at the plate they aren’t doing much in FA this off season. It seems they are wasting the opportunity to win while they have all these awesome pitchers?
Do you think their offense, lead by Kung Fu Panda, can win it all?
it would help if they didn't dick around with Brandon Belt so much this year
leave the kid up and let him get some regular ABs
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
That pissed me off last year
I think they thought he was holding back their team. Which is a crock.
by IggesRule13 on Jan 23, 2012 10:39 AM EST up reply actions
Sandoval is going to be BIG this year (he he he).
If he was better eith the glove, people would be talking about him in the same breath as Zimmerman and Longoria.
I'd put it this way; if an offense is a sugar cookie, on base percentage is the pastry part of the cookie, power is the icing, and baserunning is like the jimmies that they sprinkle onto the icing. - Bill James
by J(O's)elskIL on Jan 23, 2012 11:01 AM EST up reply actions
lead by Buster Posey, actually
getting him back will do their offense a world of good.
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
by PBR me ASAP! on Jan 23, 2012 12:34 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Holy Crap!
completely forgot about him (knew I was forgetting something).
Pitchers love him as well.
by IggesRule13 on Jan 23, 2012 12:41 PM EST up reply actions
This is via Al Yellon of Baseball Nation
Orioles reporter Jen Royle says there might be another team in the mix:
Source: Orioles trying to squeeze $$$ out of Peter Angelos for Prince Fielder. Heard Showalter met with owner late last week & asked for $
I thought Little Miss Bitch was off the O’s beat.
I'd put it this way; if an offense is a sugar cookie, on base percentage is the pastry part of the cookie, power is the icing, and baserunning is like the jimmies that they sprinkle onto the icing. - Bill James
Let's try again on the dismissive nickname
and go with something not attached to gender.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
Hey now, guys can be bitches too...
Look at Billy Cundiff
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Jan 23, 2012 10:47 AM EST up reply actions
And Lee Evans.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 10:52 AM EST up reply actions
And Billy Cundiff
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Jan 23, 2012 10:59 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
And Eli Manning of course.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 11:01 AM EST up reply actions
Sorry...
[goes and sits in the corner]
I'd put it this way; if an offense is a sugar cookie, on base percentage is the pastry part of the cookie, power is the icing, and baserunning is like the jimmies that they sprinkle onto the icing. - Bill James
by J(O's)elskIL on Jan 23, 2012 11:02 AM EST up reply actions
Considering her location on Twitter is listed as "BOSTON! (in one week)"
I think it’s safe to say that Jen Royle is not on the Orioles beat.
Though there are, apparently, people in the warehouse who tell her things, because she was the person who broke the substance of the story of the scouting dept. shakeup first.
I have a suspicion that the woman herself would bristle at being termed an Orioles reporter, which fact is probably one reason why a lot of people around here don’t much care for her and won’t miss her.
"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 Jan 23, 2012 10:48 AM EST up reply actions
Fielder
You know what, I’ve been thinking about this. I’d do it.
No, signing Fielder would not mean a winning season. Not by any stretch of the imagination, the only way we are going to get a winning season is through pitching. So why sign him?
First, he’s only going to take a long term deal, although I’m sure with teams dropping out of the race, his demands will have to come down a little. So give him a few years, true this year is going to be a 90+ loss season, but next year, next year we’ll have a better opportunity to go after that number one and number two starter, and heck, we might finally strike gold with our young talent.
Really it comes down to this: we need a first baseman. He’s a first baseman. I hear he’s pretty good, and with other teams dropping out, now might be a good time to go after him.
Which is why I'm against it.
No matter what, he’s going to get more than 5/100 and I don’t think we should spend that and be hobbled by it for so long.
I'd put it this way; if an offense is a sugar cookie, on base percentage is the pastry part of the cookie, power is the icing, and baserunning is like the jimmies that they sprinkle onto the icing. - Bill James
by J(O's)elskIL on Jan 23, 2012 11:23 AM EST up reply actions
But would it really hobble us that much?
We assume the money is not there, and yet we’ve made similar offers before? Granted there’s always the chance he could be the next Albert Belle, and I certainly wouldn’t give him more than 5 years, but I would be willing to at least roll the dice and make an offer, see what happens. What should we be using the money on instead? How expensive is a good international program?
I phrased that badly.
I think 5/100 is the perfect deal to get Prince but he is definitely going to get more years and probably more $/yr.
That’’s why I don;t want the O’s to sign him.
I'd put it this way; if an offense is a sugar cookie, on base percentage is the pastry part of the cookie, power is the icing, and baserunning is like the jimmies that they sprinkle onto the icing. - Bill James
by J(O's)elskIL on Jan 23, 2012 11:32 AM EST up reply actions
There's always going to be a Prince Fielder to throw money at
I’d rather get that big FA after a year where young talent on our team takes steps forward, not gigantic debilitating steps backwards across the board, leaving the future a total mystery
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 Jan 23, 2012 11:35 AM EST up reply actions
this
but on the bright side, at least this year we’re debating whether or not to sign someone who we can all agree is pretty good at the baseball.
Your cannonball trajectory, it always gave me hope
I'm all for bringing back Vlad Guerrero.
The scouts love him.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 11:38 AM EST up reply actions
bring him back and trade him for that high WAR clubhouse cancer guy nobody wanted
Your cannonball trajectory, it always gave me hope
Ahahaha...no...not me.
I’m just poking fun at the dude who kept saying all of the scouts mentioned the Orioles were gonna trade Vlad for a high WAR clubhouse cancer at the trade deadline.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 11:45 AM EST up reply actions
True, that's what makes it interesting
Prince is as close to the right age as you’re likely going to get if you are going to sign a big star long term. For argument’s sake, if he was available at a reasonable cost then it’s definitely worth considering.
Let’s say our young guys make positive strides this year. Would we want to sign the big man in next offseason, Josh Hamilton? He will be 31, plays a demanding position, and has an extensive injury 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 Jan 23, 2012 11:48 AM EST up reply actions
I think Hamilton would be a disaster waiting to happen.
Definitely don’t think we need to keep the powder dry to sign him or something like that.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Jan 23, 2012 11:51 AM EST up reply actions
I agree
As much as people talk about Prince’s weight, it’s all really speculation that he will crash and burn in a few years if you sign him to a big contract. As far as options for big FA signings go from year to year, I think he might be one of the better (read: safer) people to sign long term. I’d much rather give Prince a 6 year deal than Josh Hamilton. But we’re unfortunately not in a position to give Prince one now.
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 Jan 23, 2012 11:55 AM EST up reply actions
it's hard to wait for a certain Fa
because they could be re- signed, but votto could be oh so sexy. we get marsukas and roberts contracts off the books and bundy, schoop, and machado will be in or near MLB ready. I love the 3 pitchers becoming Fa this year but they might all resign before next year.
by mdterps0325 on Jan 23, 2012 2:31 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
AMD, that's right on.
The time to open the wallet is the season after the young talent shows it belongs. Then there’s really something worth building on. We aren’t there yet and that’s the biggest reason it’s pointless to sign Prince.
"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 Jan 23, 2012 11:38 AM EST up reply actions
What if...
… adding Prince stabilizes the offensive production, so Reimold gets a full season at LF instead of being benched or shipped to Norfolk the first time he doesn’t go 3 for 5?
… adding Prince lets the young pitchers relax a little after they win a game after giving up 4 runs in 4 innings, instead of losing it. Then the next start, the pitcher doesn’t panic and success breeds success?
I dunno… we may not win any more games, but at least we might see the first real shot off The Warehouse in a game.
by Tezcatlipoca on Jan 23, 2012 11:43 AM EST up reply actions
I can appreciate the knee-jerk excitement at the idea of Prince in an O's uniform.
I am not immune to this. And like Andrew was hinting at above, this sure beats the hell out of wondering whether or not the O’s will/should sign Vlad.
My main thing with the whole Prince saga is that I just feel like there’s no point in anyone getting their hopes up. If Boras gets a bid out of the O’s he’s just gonna take it to someone else and get more.
"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 Jan 23, 2012 11:45 AM EST up reply actions
Completely Agree.
And certainly my hopes are at an all time low for this team.
Well, if the O's are a pawn in Boras' game...
… at least it drives up the cost for another team. That’s less money they’ll have for something else.
by Tezcatlipoca on Jan 23, 2012 11:57 AM EST up reply actions
Wow. Complete and utter internet fail.
That should have finished, “… at least it drives up another team’s operating costs and that team presumably has less money to spend elsewhere.”
by Tezcatlipoca on Jan 23, 2012 11:59 AM EST up reply actions
Not much consolation.
"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 Jan 23, 2012 12:03 PM EST up reply actions
What is the harm in being the guy that say "YUUUUUUUUP"
In many arenas, being the guy that bids up the other team is seen as a good business strategy. Why can’t the O’s be that guy and spin it like we are Dave. Same thought as Tezca.
Birdland and Buck both start with B... coincidence? I think not.
by Birdland in NC on Jan 23, 2012 2:24 PM EST up reply actions
I think.
I’m just looking for any reason to get excited for the team, and I keep coming up short. Maybe there’s a glimer of hope our young guys finally “turn the corner” and become all star pitchers. Heck, I don’t even think bringing Koji back would cheer me up about them right now, and he was probably my favorite Oriole…
you need to first show why
the pitching is awful in large part because the pitchers are nervous about the Orioles’ averageish offense compared to anything else.
Your cannonball trajectory, it always gave me hope
I thought we had decent if not spectacular offense...
Of course me the “average” fan still looks at batting average as a measure, and there we certainly looked mediocre.
I mean it literally
2011 average AL team scored 723 runs. The Orioles scored 708 runs. Pretty close to average.
Your cannonball trajectory, it always gave me hope
This too.
If signing Prince won’t impede the team’s developement (and I don’t see why it would if we sign him to a reasonable contract), why not?
Entertainment is a value as well.
I'd put it this way; if an offense is a sugar cookie, on base percentage is the pastry part of the cookie, power is the icing, and baserunning is like the jimmies that they sprinkle onto the icing. - Bill James
by J(O's)elskIL on Jan 23, 2012 11:46 AM EST up reply actions
I freely admit to this.
"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 Jan 23, 2012 1:24 PM EST up reply actions
I don't disagree about the timing.
But how often does a guy like Prince come around and most of the major markets (save Texas, I guess) are out of it? Seems like regardless of whether the club is ready, you at least have to consider taking advantage of an opportunity like that.
"They're throwing bottles at your house...Come on, let's go break their arms." - Henry Fool
by Fahrenheit 451 on Jan 23, 2012 12:54 PM EST up reply actions
it seems to me that
a) the price is still likely to be quite high even without the yankees and red sox involved, and b) the readiness of the club is of the very utmost importance in free agent splurging.
Your cannonball trajectory, it always gave me hope
Agree on the price tag
But as far as being ready, say the Orioles string together a couple of 90-95 win seasons and proclaim themselves “ready.” Regardless of how the Yankees , Sox or Phillies did during that time, what are the chances the Os land the big over the top FA any of those teams covet? I’m just saying opportunism ought to be part of the equation.
"They're throwing bottles at your house...Come on, let's go break their arms." - Henry Fool
by Fahrenheit 451 on Jan 23, 2012 1:23 PM EST up reply actions
I think that if the O's strung together a couple of 90-95 win seasons
the free agents would definitely come. I think the only reason they haven’t come recently is because the Orioles haven’t offered the most money.
7 / $150
Hell, it’s Peter Angelos’ money.
by Tezcatlipoca on Jan 23, 2012 11:36 AM EST up reply actions
Just went on a monoprice shopping spree to rewire all my electronics
No more unnecessary cable lengths!
Monoprice is amazing
You can get stuff for 15% of what BestBuy would charge.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
Unintentionally dirty-sounding item from Monoprice...
High-Quality Copper Speaker Banana Plugs – Closed Screw Type
by Tezcatlipoca on Jan 23, 2012 1:02 PM EST up reply actions
What a joke
BestBuy always pretty much = WorstBuy
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
They have good deals on cell phones with a plan
Usually among the cheapest. Everything else = way overpriced.
I use Best Buy as a place to kill time, and to browse products that I will later buy from Amazon.com. Sometimes I’ll use my barcode scanner on my smartphone and buy products from Amazon right there in the store.
Lincecum rejects a five-year, 100mm deal.
According to Heyman, at least.
This seems like the stupidest thing anyone could do, right?
Tommy hunter still sucks!
If he doesn't sign a bigger contract before the season
Pitchers get injured all the time and Timmy’s on a bit of a decline. Maybe he wants out of SF.
I'd put it this way; if an offense is a sugar cookie, on base percentage is the pastry part of the cookie, power is the icing, and baserunning is like the jimmies that they sprinkle onto the icing. - Bill James
by J(O's)elskIL on Jan 23, 2012 12:03 PM EST up reply actions
I think he wants more years
no chance he wants out of SF.
by IggesRule13 on Jan 23, 2012 12:05 PM EST up reply actions
When he's just another starter three or four years from now
we’re gonna wonder how the hell the 2010 Giants had a winning record much less won a World Series.
Heck, I still wonder that and I remember Lincecum as being dominating for most of that season. Most anonymous World Series winner ever.
"Tragedy is what happens to me. Comedy is what happens to you." -Mel Brooks
Stoned is the way of the walk
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
by PBR me ASAP! on Jan 23, 2012 12:40 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Star Wars...
Dogs barking the Star Wars theme for Volkswagon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ntDYjS0Y3w&feature=player_embedded
Meh... I will always speed-z through conversations that involve Star Wars and / or Harry Potter...
… both series of which I despise.
But dogs barking are awesome. If someone else posted this in that conversation, meh.
by Tezcatlipoca on Jan 23, 2012 12:04 PM EST up reply actions
this
harry potter = z, z, z, z, z, z, z, z, z, z, z, z, z, z, z, z, etc….
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Why talk Harry Potter when we could discuss SAT scores!
by Stacey on Jan 23, 2012 2:48 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
i had almost nothing to do with that
joined very late.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
You were involved in the high school snobbery at some level
How deep I don’t know because I was super Z’ing through the thread just to make sure nothing awful that I’d need to know about happened.
not really
there was a legitimate debate about whether someone’s high school is any good if someone can graduate with honors while doing no work.
at least we didn’t make a 64-high school bracket and feature it in the fanposts for weeks. different strokes for different folks.
should we discuss bowl games now?
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
I didn't do "no work"
I just did the same work as everybody else much faster.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
the answer of course is that it depends on the person
Doogie Howser would have kicked ass without any effort if he’d stayed with his age group.
Not that I’m trying to resurrect the conversation. I just like Doogie Howser.
my friend got me that on DVD for Christmas
I’d watched it online a number of times, and now I have my very own.
I don't even dislike Star Wars or Harry Potter
but I’m damn sure not excited to talk about them.
Tommy hunter still sucks!
yeah someone posted this last week
and it inspired a “was the Empire more inspired by Nazi Germany or Imperial Rome” debate.
It also prompted me to ask if anyone else is really, really, really tired of Star Wars-themed commercials. As Don Draper said, “Celebrity endorsements are lazy.” So is using Star Wars.
Case in point:
during the Ravens game, there was a commercial for Verizon Wireless where a guy has to decide between buying a smartphone or R2-D2. Barf.
Seriously. Who wouldn't buy the R2-D2?
"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 Jan 23, 2012 12:08 PM EST up reply actions
Well, companies that use the "droid" name have to pay LucasFilms
so I guess they want to get as much value out of it as possible
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I just got a call from a guy named Michael Vick. I didn't ask.
When the fuck did we get ice cream???
Almost feel sorry for him...
Assuming it’s not THE Michael Vick, but not nearly as sorry as I do for Gerry Sandusky. I mean come on, what are the odds there.
Glad some people in HW still have some dignity.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/23/stars-diss-hollywood-clooney-edgerton_n_1223315.html
"You're gonna be so sad when they get crushed by the Packers later." -kba26, on Jan 15, 2012 10:23 AM PST.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jan 23, 2012 12:30 PM EST reply actions
haha
Megan Fox joined in…she is so, uh, dignified.
by IggesRule13 on Jan 23, 2012 12:33 PM EST up reply actions
Seriously?
Then there is George Lucas, who recently slammed Hollywood for not wanting to finance his Tuskegee Airmen film “Red Tails” because it had an all-black cast.
That’s pretty fucked up. It’s 2011 and you can’t get a film financed with an all-black cast unless it’s Tyler Perry’s.
by Tezcatlipoca on Jan 23, 2012 12:38 PM EST up reply actions
I really really really really really really really
(takes breath) really really really doubt that was the reason. I think it has a lot more to do with George Lucas than black actors.
He came in at number 2, beat by an Underworld movie.
Sounds like a flop to me. I haven’t seen it, but the word is that it’s best when the planes are in the air and everything else about it is utterly forgettable.
Don't forget that Kate Beckinsale was in that movie.
That right there is a reason to see Underworld over a George Lucas film.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 12:53 PM EST up reply actions
I just wish those movies had better lighting
I mean, we wanna see Kate Beckinsale in tight leather, right? Put some lights on her!
Hayire did $1M more than its projections
It did just fine.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
Ugh. I still can't type.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
What did you think of it?
I assume you saw it.
Interesting to note: Haywire was scored very poorly by audiences, which gave it a D+ (CinemaScore). BoxOfficeMojo compared it to Drive, which was also marketed as an action-packed thriller and was well reviewed by critics but received an CinemaScore grade of C-.
Not yet
Wrestling tournament all day Saturday, football yesterday.
Aud reaction sucked, but critics loved it. And it’s an action movie. Usually the reverse. Weird.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
Gina Cerrano was hot as hell in that skinny black dress.
That’s probably reason enough to see it.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 12:58 PM EST up reply actions
Carano
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
whatever
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 1:05 PM EST up reply actions
That's after he couldn't get it financed
marketing is a big part of what financing of movies goes towards, of course.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
You're just furthering the point with that
Howard the Duck was and always will be awesome
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
OH MY
Sarcasm right, Sheldon?
Birdland and Buck both start with B... coincidence? I think not.
by Birdland in NC on Jan 23, 2012 2:26 PM EST up reply actions
He is given waaaaaaaaaaaay too much credit for Star Wars.
He had little to do with the first two (awesome) movies and then churned out Return of the Jedi (not on the same level as parts 4&5) and the prequels.
I'd put it this way; if an offense is a sugar cookie, on base percentage is the pastry part of the cookie, power is the icing, and baserunning is like the jimmies that they sprinkle onto the icing. - Bill James
by J(O's)elskIL on Jan 23, 2012 12:53 PM EST up reply actions
I think saying he had "little" to do with them is going a bit far.
it’s just that OTHER people had far more to do with them than they did the others.
He had a lot to do with them.
Especially the original. He handed off the director’s reigns for the next two, so a better argument is that he had less to do with Empire, which is clearly the best entry in the series.
It was actually Dante who thought Empire was better
Randall called it blasphemy.
Oh, snap!
"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 Jan 23, 2012 1:25 PM EST up reply actions
Lucas' talent lies in running a successful fanchise into the ground.
See: Jones, Indiana
I'd put it this way; if an offense is a sugar cookie, on base percentage is the pastry part of the cookie, power is the icing, and baserunning is like the jimmies that they sprinkle onto the icing. - Bill James
by J(O's)elskIL on Jan 23, 2012 1:02 PM EST up reply actions
None of this is the point I'm trying to make
His movies make money, no matter if you think he made it worse or he had very little to do with it’s success. There are tons of directors/producers who are terrible, but their movies make money so Hollywood keeps giving them money…
@sibsinExile
I'm guessing it went like this:
Presenters: We have a Tuskegee Airmen movie we’d like financed!!
Hollywood: Great! Let’s do it! Who’s helming it?
Presenters: (mumble)
Hollywood: What was that? We didn’t hear you.
Presenters: Geo… er BOB Lucas.
Hollywood: George Lucas? The guy with a tin ear for dialogue? Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeee… NO.
When the fuck did we get ice cream???
Scott Swaim @MLBInsideNews tweets that the Nats are closing in on a 8 year deal for Prince. Is Swaim legit? Sounds bogus so far.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
I can't look at that from work
But I saw a tweet from him similiar this morning (may be the same one, I don’t know). I know this morning Holden Kushner was saying he’d heard from one source (maybe Swaim, I dunno) that the Nats were close to signing Fielder but he couldn’t get anyone to corraborate so it was starting to look stinky.
I don’t know how legit he is, his Twitter bio says he broke the Pujols to the Angels news.
I read (can't remember where) that it's an 8-year contract with an opt-out after 3 (or 5)
I'd put it this way; if an offense is a sugar cookie, on base percentage is the pastry part of the cookie, power is the icing, and baserunning is like the jimmies that they sprinkle onto the icing. - Bill James
by J(O's)elskIL on Jan 23, 2012 12:59 PM EST up reply actions
I'm going to barf if the Nationals let Boras fuck them like that.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
The Nationals have already slept with Boras (Werth) and they forgot.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Roofies can be a bitch.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 1:03 PM EST up reply actions
Cocaine's a hell of a drug.
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 Jan 23, 2012 1:04 PM EST up reply actions
Also MLB should get on that guy for using their logo as his twitter picture
It makes it look quite official when he is simply a reporter (maybe a good one, but not one who speaks for MLB)
he is not
he has a long list of rumors he’s tweeted that were wrong (like Garza to Detroit) and others he was wrong on that he deleted. And his twitter bio says “I have lots of sources in MLB” which sounds like something a middle schooler would say to try and trick you. You don’t see Robothal describing himself as “super-connected, seriously”, do you?
Your cannonball trajectory, it always gave me hope
I noticed that mlbtraderumors didn't link to him so I'm assuming he's not taken seriously.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
They might not have picked it up yet.
If he really did break Pujols to Angels that is pretty huge.
I'd put it this way; if an offense is a sugar cookie, on base percentage is the pastry part of the cookie, power is the icing, and baserunning is like the jimmies that they sprinkle onto the icing. - Bill James
by J(O's)elskIL on Jan 23, 2012 1:04 PM EST up reply actions
so he doesn't write for anyone
he uses the MLB logo has his profile picture, and he says, “I have lots of sources in MLB.” Yeah, let’s ignore him from now on.
Is this dciswe?
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 Jan 23, 2012 1:03 PM EST up reply actions
We should probably ask him about this.
The scouts probably know where Fielder’s going.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 1:07 PM EST up reply actions
Does anyone else think Dciswe's scout is the guy with the hearing aide in Moneyball?
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
by daveh873 on Jan 23, 2012 1:47 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Can't imagine this is true.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 1:07 PM EST up reply actions
apparently Terrell Suggs called Skip Bayless a douchebag live on First Take this morning
he serves to be MVP this year for that act alone
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
by Gamecock24 on Jan 23, 2012 12:55 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
I heard that Skip said
that Tebow could have made the field goal that Cundiff missed… hopefully Suggs called him a d-bag in response.
Skip was trying to bait Suggs in to admitting that the Patriots got some "home cooking" as far as calls from the refs
here’s video of it, the quality isn’t too great though
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=44HQGlTUyh8
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
by Gamecock24 on Jan 23, 2012 12:58 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I've got a link to recommend for everyone
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=15703#.TxlirfbLGgc.twitter
Your cannonball trajectory, it always gave me hope
Some great stuff in there
When every team has a smart GM, hiring your own might not give you an edge—it could just keep you from losing one. If we judged general managers by WARP, we’d have to keep raising the replacement level. It comes down to positional scarcity, also known as the "It’s Great That Your First Baseman Can Hit, But So Can Everyone Else’s" principle.
And we don’t even have one of those.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
What if the O's have found the new market inefficiency to take advantage of?
Almost every other team has a young, sabre-savvy GM who’s working on the cutting edge of player appraisal. The O’s could be one of many, or they could be one of one by hiring an old guy with no idea what any stats are beyond AVG, HR, RBI and “Looks Like A Ballplayer”. By going old school, we’re going new school!
by Tezcatlipoca on Jan 23, 2012 1:12 PM EST up reply actions
Duquette is hardly that
he is the guy who hired Mike Gimbel, after all.
Your cannonball trajectory, it always gave me hope
In all seriousness, I think Duquette believes that the market inefficiency is Asian players.
"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 Jan 23, 2012 1:31 PM EST up reply actions
We should hire some Indian cricketeers.
by Tezcatlipoca on Jan 23, 2012 1:33 PM EST up reply actions
and kiwi softballers!
"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 Jan 23, 2012 1:34 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
heh, I'm listening to the K-Law podcast from last week.
He said DD used the same strategy in Boston and it was largely unsuccessful. Unless DD has corrected his process since his Boston days, his mining of Asian talent will most likely be unsuccessful again. In terms of talent acquisition, I’m not sure DD is doing besides mining the Asian market.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
I mentioned that to somebody here the other day.
Not a big fan of this.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 1:43 PM EST up reply actions
Which part? Not a fan of mining the Asian market?
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Not a fan of DD's strategy.
1) It didn’t work before
2) If you’re gonna just throw money at every possible Asian baseball player, at least supplement it with legit FA that have actually played with some success in the MLB.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 1:51 PM EST up reply actions
Agree.
He’s not really targeting high ceiling guys. I’m not against his signings but it’s more “rearranging the chairs on the titantic” type moves.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
SSS
We all know what AM’s position on International signings was, along with the lack of scouts outside of the US. So of the retained staff and the recent experience/knowledge of the new staff to get reports on available players to DD since his hiring, can anyone really say they know the direction he is going? Clearly DD is behind the curve and I think we all agree he will be this season, but I don’t think the few signings he has made is any indication of what his direction or strategy will be as a whole. We all throw SSS out all the time and clearly this is one of those times where I think it should be.
Really?
I don’t think the SSS argument applies here. He went after gobs of Asian players in Boston and it didn’t work. He’s immediately reverting to the exact same strategy here. I don’t think it has anything to do with the entire international market. He’s just got an infatuation with Asian players.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 2:23 PM EST up reply actions
Hey, it's a great stategy if it works.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
My favorite strategy will be the one that works.
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 Jan 23, 2012 2:24 PM EST up reply actions
This.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 2:25 PM EST up reply actions
Asian players now aren't the Asian players of a decade ago.
"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 Jan 23, 2012 2:24 PM EST up reply actions
Or using assumed identities that show them to be about 20 years younger than they really are.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 2:31 PM EST up reply actions
So?
It’s the process that Law is talking about.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
What is the logic behind which players to sign?
Are you pulling names from a hat? Are you looking at certain metrics? Etc.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
well again
he’s been on the job for 3 months with a new staff. Do we really know what information he is getting and from who? And without a full season can we really say it isn’t going to work? If it does, was it luck? If it didn’t could it have been because of his first year? I respect that Law knows what he is talking about but I think there are too many variables right now to say because of what he did in boston, he is going to be unsuccessful now and in baltimore.
Do we really know what information he is getting and from who?
Well, this is exactly what Law is getting at. Is his sources the same or has he improved his sources. If he’s doing the same thing, that’s not a good sign.
And without a full season can we really say it isn’t going to work? If it does, was it luck? If it didn’t could it have been because of his first year?
These aren’t questions about process.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
sure it does
These aren’t questions about process.
he signs a player and the player succeded. Was that luck on DD’s part (player did well but not because of why DD signed him) or did he fail (but not becuase of what Law says was DD’s past failures). See what I am getting at? Is my point coming out clearly?
Like I said, I agree this year will probably be tough and I doubt anybody would argue he would come out of the gate and be the best GM in baseball.
Luck isn't process.
Luck by definition cannot be controlled or manipulated.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
clearly
you are not getting my point and taking everything I say too literally. If “luck” and “SSS” is the wrong word(s), then I am not educated enough to have a conversation with you. At this point explaing why I think “luck” was or was not the right word to use in attempting to get my point across, then my point is completely lost.
Yeah, I think we're talking past each other.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
but my arguement is
it’s all he has right now to go by and that he can still adjust. I really doubt the only signings DD feels will make the Orioles a contendor will come from Asia over the next three years.
I'd really hope that he learned that from his time in Boston.
Otherwise, the Orioles def. got the wrong guy (not that this would surprise anyone).
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 2:31 PM EST up reply actions
of course
I just think it is silly to say the next three years are going to be a waste because DD signed Wada and Chen 3 months into the job. (not that you were saying that).
though...
i think law has no args w/ those two as they were among his top 50 free agents for this offseason.
"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 Jan 23, 2012 2:38 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
And just to be clear, I'm not against those signings either.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Not sure how SSS is even relevant here.
We’re talking about process, not trying to predict future performance (where SSS would be relevant).
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
SSS
as in: DD has been in the werehouse for 3 months and has made a handful of signings. If you want to be more literal about it, maybe SST (small sample time) is better for you.
Ok, so he's made a few signings?
What are we discussing here? In terms of talent that already have a reliable track record, I’m sure those signing will perform to closely to what past performance suggests.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Werehouse
It’s a man who turns into a house during the full moon.
by Holymittens on Jan 23, 2012 2:59 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
yeah
well, we’ll see who’s laughing when I make millions off of teen werehouses and their abs and crap. yeah it’s a goldmine.
It's like a werecar, but a house
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
again
no rec for you until Eli wins the SB.
by Philly O's on Jan 23, 2012 3:13 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Ahahaha
I like how this was “until Eli is out of the playoffs” and now it’s “until Eli wins the Super Bowl”. Thanks for believing in him!
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
in DD's defense
and this is what he and buck used to defned themselves…
They feel that they have upgraded the roster in 10-15 positions on the 40 man this offseason. I haven’t put in enough thought to figure out what all of those would be, but it appears that in addition to the asian pitchers, he brought in guys that at least had a minor league track record of having a high OBP (Antonelli and Teagarden in place of Izturis and Tatum) or are very solid defenders (Chavez in place of Pie).
He’s also brought in quite a bit of mediocre pitching depth very cheaply, which is something I would have loved the team to have had last year. Perhaps there is a Colon in that shit pile.
Sure, pee in my Cheerios.
"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 Jan 23, 2012 1:45 PM EST up reply actions
Oh...those were YOUR cheerios?
Yea….that wasn’t milk in your cereal this morning, buddy. Sorry.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 1:52 PM EST up reply actions
I don't put milk in my cereal.
"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 Jan 23, 2012 2:13 PM EST up reply actions
You just use piss?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 2:14 PM EST up reply actions
I eat pieces of shit like you for breakfast.
You eat pieces of shit for breakfast!?!?!
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 Jan 23, 2012 2:18 PM EST up reply actions
you say that like it's a bad thing.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
DD is just like every other CEO
ship jobs to Asian labor force for cheaper wages and hope the customer is happy with the product and doesn’t complain.
Wasn't the Peterson hiring about reducing injuries?
I’ve heard injury prevention thrown around as a current market inefficiency .
'Market Inefficiency'
is an overused (or terribly abused) notion in baseball. I’m not picking on you, I guess I’m tired of hearing moves defined by someone leveraging a market inefficiency.
Duquette is looking at Asian players probably because he hopes it as a relatively cheap way to stabilize a struggling pitching corps. I seriously doubt the Asian players are undervalued to the point Duquette really thinks he is finding overlooked value that will result in significant payback. I.e., I don’t believe he thinks he’ll contend any time soon with these players. He’s mostly hoping that he finds some guys who won’t suck and can try to help stabilize the rotation. That’s a far cry from leveraging some advantage that will push the club into contention at some point.
I notice this is said below by a few. I am in firm agreement.
This.
Which is kind of the point that I was trying to make with “rearranging chairs on the titanic” comment. These moves will have value but they won’t push the football forward much.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
I think the Chen signing has a lot of potential to return significant value.
If he transitions well, he could easily be a #3 starter or be flipped to a team that needs that.
I'd put it this way; if an offense is a sugar cookie, on base percentage is the pastry part of the cookie, power is the icing, and baserunning is like the jimmies that they sprinkle onto the icing. - Bill James
by J(O's)elskIL on Jan 24, 2012 3:11 AM EST up reply actions
Damn it, left my phone at home.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Concordia tried to offer the survivors of the ship crash 30% off their next cruise
‘I know we’re still pulling bodies out of the water, but book your next vacation now for a minor discount!’
hahaha
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 1:37 PM EST up reply actions
No for them to have Orioled it up
atleast some of their ships would have to capsize every year
@sibsinExile
Seriously.
“Hey! Take 30 percent off your next big vacation and shave 50 percent of the years off your life!” What a bargain. Really makes you want to jump on board, doesn’t it?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 1:44 PM EST up reply actions
They should have learned from Oceanic Flight 815.
Survivors get a golden ticket for life.
"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 Jan 23, 2012 1:44 PM EST up reply actions
If i was on that boat, free cruises for life would have to be the starting point for me of any settlement
if i was even willing to go near the ocean ever again
Ah Lost.
A show containing possibly the only hot Canadian I know that isn’t blonde. (Cue HM with “blonde’s aren’t attractive!!!!”)
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 1:49 PM EST up reply actions
Blondes are indeed very attractive
just sayin…
Didn’t two ppl on that flight get married or something after they met on the plane?
Yikes.
Pass.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 2:00 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Pass.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 2:05 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
You're just proving my point that there is only one hot Canadian who isn't blonde.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 2:08 PM EST up reply actions
oh haha.
I see.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
If the picture looked bad, why wouldn't it be clear which side I was on?
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
I didn't post any other pictures.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
I know, but the one you did post looked just like the others to me.
But i see how we had the misunderstanding.
who is this?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 2:13 PM EST up reply actions
google image her
I can’t do the img thingy at work here.. but I thikn she’s a looker on a good day.
When the fuck did we get ice cream???
Oh yea....that show had multiple canadian chicks.
Can’t remember which one this is.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 2:17 PM EST up reply actions
Yea she is.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 2:20 PM EST up reply actions
Just to be clear now.
I am posting a picture of hot Canadian who is not blonde.
Sign me up.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
by birdman on Jan 23, 2012 2:17 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
DD's style.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
by O'sFan21 on Jan 23, 2012 2:23 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Pork Fried Rec'd
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Jan 23, 2012 7:05 PM EST up reply actions
Wait, this is the funny use of stereotypes right?
Crap, I don’t even know what’s PC anymore.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Jan 23, 2012 7:06 PM EST up reply actions
I don't like fried rice asian jokes.
I was in southern VA around 2000 or 2001 when I visited a McDonalds/gas station. I was standing in line to pay when some dude told me, “We don’t serve fried rice here.”
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
I don't think that qualifies as a joke
I think that qualifies as a dude being offensively racist.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
i was in a southern VA mcdonalds/burger king/arbys a couple years ago
and when the “chef” in the back brought out some food he asked the lady at the counter who it was for and she said “the colored gentleman over there”
Cobie Smulders
from How I Met Your Mother is a Canuck, right?
She is quite the hottie.
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
by PBR me ASAP! on Jan 23, 2012 2:33 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
double meh
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 Jan 23, 2012 2:35 PM EST up reply actions
triple
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 2:35 PM EST up reply actions
I dig Colbie
Not a huge fan, but she’s definitely attractive.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Meh
I know plenty of women more attractive than her. She has a blocky head.
Granted, I’ve only looked at pictures on the internet and that usually paints a vastly different picture than seeing someone in motion.
There are few things I enjoy on CC more than HM critiquing women who wouldn't tell him the time of day.
"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 Jan 23, 2012 2:52 PM EST up reply actions
Haha
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 Jan 23, 2012 2:55 PM EST up reply actions
I never said that!
I know like 3 girls I would say are hotter than Colbie.
They are not hotter than, say, Alison Brie or Jessica Alba.
LOL
I forgot your claim to fame around here is your totally money hottie descriptions.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Jan 23, 2012 7:06 PM EST up reply actions
There ya go
She’d be the hottest chick in any of our offices.
Except zk, ’cause he works in LA.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
LA woman are made of plastic
your offices would probably still win
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Not mine
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 Jan 23, 2012 2:57 PM EST up reply actions
Speaking of which (since you work for the feds)
I feel like the hottest chicks must work for the government. Being the private contractor employee that I am, I didn’t have a two hour delay and went to work on time. There were hardly any ladies on the metro. Normally there are scores of cute chicks. Do they all work for the government or something?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 3:00 PM EST up reply actions
if they do, they're not working over here where Stacey and I are
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
They don't work near me either.
Then again, hardly anybody works over this way. What a crummy place for an office building.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 3:02 PM EST up reply actions
Nerds can be cute too!!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 3:05 PM EST up reply actions
Lobbying firms whose hiring decisions are made by horny old me...
… and they want nothing but cute fresh college graduates to say, “Yes sir” all day to them.
by Tezcatlipoca on Jan 23, 2012 3:02 PM EST up reply actions
I read this as "horny old me"
Is that what you meant to say?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 3:03 PM EST up reply actions
You've made it worse.
Now I’m reading this as you telling me to bang horny old dudes.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 3:05 PM EST up reply actions
I don't know what the hell is happening!
I’m going back to work.
by Tezcatlipoca on Jan 23, 2012 3:12 PM EST up reply actions
/timg'd
Didn’t timg disappear just about the same time Tez started commenting on the regular?
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 Jan 23, 2012 3:04 PM EST up reply actions
Dude, I teach HS on the Shore
Pretty sure not.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
I saw the Sun paper article today about that teacher that did that thing that we think teachers shouldn't do.
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Jan 23, 2012 3:01 PM EST up reply actions
hell, put her in a bar in dc
and she would still be attractive. i’m not saying she would be hottest girl in the room, but i would still find her attractive.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
I'll take real world attractive!
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
I'm lost but I'm hopeful, baby
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Pass on both.
KK was definitely the lesser of two chicks in Smallville.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 2:20 PM EST up reply actions
I find interesting the selection of photos my work station blocks
There’s no rhyme or reason.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
Same here.
It’s always interesting when I go home and see what was blocked.
"Work fast. Throw strikes. Change speeds." Ray Miller
My work at least goes by site, not by picture
like, the for some reason they block everything from photobucket, but not other image hosting sites. Who the hell knows why.
Pretty sure mine does the same thing
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
Duck is a teacher, so it probably is.
My old HS used to block everything that showed even an inch of skin.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 2:24 PM EST up reply actions
Well, with duck I understand
You’d get burned at the stake as a witch if you showed any skin beyond your hands and face in his day.
Always a shame.
Then again, like Tez below, I mostly just have teenage memories to go on, been years since I really watched the show.
Jadzia was...
… well, I was a teenager when she was on the show every week.
by Tezcatlipoca on Jan 23, 2012 2:46 PM EST up reply actions
We know what Bashir did on the holodeck off-screen.
"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 Jan 23, 2012 2:49 PM EST up reply actions
I am shamed.
It was holodeck on the Enterprise and on Voyager though, right?
"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 Jan 23, 2012 2:53 PM EST up reply actions
No. I'm not.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 2:13 PM EST up reply actions
yuck.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Seriously??????
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
This.
Really?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 2:56 PM EST up reply actions
yeah she's a total babe
JJ Abrams has a thing for tall skinny brunettes. Jennifer Garner, Evangaline Lilly, Michelle Monaghan in MI:III. I approve.
I had the biggest crush on Jennifer Garner
During Alias
"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 Jan 23, 2012 3:14 PM EST up reply actions
I just don't know who you people are anymore
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
when i think of horsey, i think of alanis.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
www.sarahjessicaparkerlookslikeahorse.com
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 Jan 23, 2012 3:17 PM EST up reply actions
when I think of horsey, I think of Sarah Jessica Parker
But when I see Jennifer Garner, I think of horsey. It’s just a little horse.
Jay Gibbons
"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
this
"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 Jan 23, 2012 3:22 PM EST up reply actions
She's built kinda like a dude
Pretty, but something is off
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
She's "handsome"
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Jan 23, 2012 7:10 PM EST up reply actions
I’m not dumb but I can’t understand
Why she walked like a woman
But talked like a man
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Samesies
Definitely horsey
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Jan 23, 2012 7:10 PM EST up reply actions
seriously
i find her moderately attractive AT BEST, and her being completely devoid of talent is a boner-buster
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
That's a different story.
She’s a crummy actress, but she’s pretty attractive.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 3:04 PM EST up reply actions
i can't always separate the two
maybe for an “actress” who reeks of sexiness. EL is not that person.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
I'm guessing you're in the minority here in regards to her attractiveness
I don’t think any of us want to have a conversation on the validity of the Method school of acting.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
because that's what i said.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
You're linking attractiveness to talent
The rest of us seem to be unencumbered by the linkage.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
Seriously
That’s why Megan Fox is still so hot.
And… GO!
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
I need to post
to ensure the ant- megan fox contingent is represented. Fake attitude, fake fake fake, trailor trash overly entiteled “actress”.
but you would still screw her.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
You'd probably encounter a dozen different diseases if you did.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 3:42 PM EST up reply actions
megan fox = NO
in a purely judgmental response based on information about a person i haven’t met – I don’t think I could stand being in her presence for very long.
well, i'm saying remove that infiormation
if a woman who looked like megan fox was waiting at home for horizontal tango, i think even most people in the anti-megan fox would give it go once you remove the baggage of megan fox.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
You'd have to remove the trashy tattoos too
And teach her how to not let her mouth always hang open. And not always look vapid.
if we’re talking strictly about a one night stand, any kind of tattoo isn’t a big deal.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
In general tattoos make me physically ill to look at
by Holymittens on Jan 23, 2012 3:36 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm not a huge fan of tattoos as well,
but I’m not err screwing a tattoo (trying to keep it clean here).
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Tattoos are part of how she looks
Which is kinda the whole point here.
She might as well have a huge growth on her shoulder for all that I care.
yeah, I know,
I’m just saying I can ignore it. Others can’t. Whatever. To each his own.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
i didn't say jack
about the Method school of acting.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
That was my literary device
showing how the rest of us couldn’t care less if she knows jack about acting.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
I have to agree with Z here.
One of the reasons why I could never vote for models in the tournament was that besides them being hot, there’s nothing there.
I like a more well-rounded person who happens to be hot
Yeah, but it's hottie tournament not who would date tournament.
If you can’t mentally separate personality from looks fine, but I think there a lot of people can achieve that mental task and act accordingly.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
yup.
I think Tina Fey is a major hottie once you factor in personality.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Tina Fey is pretty damn attractive even without her personality.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 3:51 PM EST up reply actions
yeah, but she can't win a hottie invitational
with people like Heidi Klum, Kate Beckinsale etc. and other professional hotties in the tournament.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
and that's my point
sort of like winnie cooper. she’s hot but she can’t compete against the professional hotties.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
I think Winnie Cooper could compete
She wouldn’t win, but I think she’s comparable in attractiveness to many others.
yes, i agree
she deserves a spot in the tournament but she wouldn’t win.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Then she doesn't deserve a spot.
Only potential winners, man.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 4:03 PM EST up reply actions
Yep
Like Meg White and Hellen Mirren
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
Yea but Winnie Cooper was in the buzzsaw division.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 4:07 PM EST up reply actions
Well, I think contestants should be invited to play based strictly on hotness not on a projected winner.
Upsets happen. That’s why you play the games!
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Don't tell that to the Redskins fans
on this site who seem to think that despite the Giants beating the Packers. That since the Packers were the #1 seed, nobody is allowed to beat them, and if someone does, it doesn’t really count.
"You're gonna be so sad when they get crushed by the Packers later." -kba26, on Jan 15, 2012 10:23 AM PST.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jan 23, 2012 4:08 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yea, because that's what everyone said.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 4:09 PM EST up reply actions
Pretty much.
You keep trying as hard as possible to downgrade the Giants victories. Never admitting that they actually are playing better than all the other teams right now.
"You're gonna be so sad when they get crushed by the Packers later." -kba26, on Jan 15, 2012 10:23 AM PST.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jan 23, 2012 4:11 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Upsets did happen.
Olivia Wilde won.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 4:08 PM EST up reply actions
Oh I thought TL was being sarcastic
I don’t see Wilde as being an upset but that’s my two cents. Mirren or Meg White would have been a major upset.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
I called that shit from the start
and I was with the Giants from the start too, for that matter.
Maybe you’re just not good at picking a champion.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
You're a homer.
Who else would you pick? The Eagles? Don’t bother saying something stupid for the sake of saying something stupid.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 4:35 PM EST up reply actions
That's what happens when you're a fan of a good team
You’re likely to pick them to win because you have faith in them. Orioles fans and Redskins fans don’t really get to do that.
by Stacey on Jan 23, 2012 4:36 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
There are plenty of fans out there who don't pick their own good team to win a championship.
I had the Caps losing in the ECF last year even though they’re a good team. Although a lot of that had to do with the fact that they sucked in the playoffs the year before.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 4:39 PM EST up reply actions
I always put a small amount of money on that actually.
Mostly because in the event they actually DO win the WS, I can quit my job w/o requiring any kind of personal injury.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 4:41 PM EST up reply actions
I put $20 on them to win the WS
when I was in Vegas in November. The payout is $1800, which seems pretty low. But if they win it’ll pay for a really nice trip to Vegas to claim my prize.
Yeah, sure
I think they have a 1.1% chance to win the World Series. I’d actually say it’s more like 2%, so you’re playing the odds!
I'd give them less than 1 percent chance.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 4:51 PM EST up reply actions
Yea...that's the max I'd give them.
Until they crack .500 for a season, I wouldn’t put them above 1 percent.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 4:54 PM EST up reply actions
dang...was it really that low?
I didn’t give the Orioles that good of a chance.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 4:47 PM EST up reply actions
Wow, you've become adept at being an ass
It was a joke. Chill. I didn’t think the Giants were SB good at the beginning of the season. Glad I was proven wrong.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
But her funniness is what makes her more attractive
Flip on the TV at any time, day or night, and start channel surfing. You’ll find a hot girl at least on every other channel, but they’re just empty shells. Hotness should be more than just physical
not necessarily
every person is attracted to something different. the world would be boring as shit if everyone liked the same person you did for the same reasons.
by Stacey on Jan 23, 2012 3:58 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Emmy Rossum
Seriously, as the only person here who watches Shameless, I think I would know, she is really fucking hot in that show, def. top tier, I regret not voting for her.
"You're gonna be so sad when they get crushed by the Packers later." -kba26, on Jan 15, 2012 10:23 AM PST.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jan 23, 2012 3:56 PM EST up reply actions
Actually, I said that because she's Greek
But the UVA thing works too. That and she’s attractive.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 4:01 PM EST up reply actions
Not The Greek, that's for sure.
"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 Jan 23, 2012 4:03 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Tina Fey
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 4:03 PM EST up reply actions
...and blocked at work.
Ugh.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
Seriously, duck?
It’s just her in front of a mirror wearing a regular business blouse (no cleavage) putting on lipstick. There’s math-type things written in lipstick on the mirror.
by Tezcatlipoca on Jan 23, 2012 3:52 PM EST up reply actions
I kinda agree with zknower
A woman’s personality (or my perception of it, at least) can make me feel someone is more or less attractive than they probably objectively are.
thanks.
i have no doubt three are others here who agree.
Who here wants to have sex with Sarah Palin?
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
she's kind of old
but if she was younger, sure, why not. it’s just sex not dating.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Fuck some liberal into her.
"You're gonna be so sad when they get crushed by the Packers later." -kba26, on Jan 15, 2012 10:23 AM PST.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jan 23, 2012 3:29 PM EST up reply actions
Flagged for making me look at a shirtless dude
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 Jan 23, 2012 3:32 PM EST up reply actions
Sure, pics of hot chicks get blocked at work
but this one gets through.
"Work fast. Throw strikes. Change speeds." Ray Miller
IDK, a few drinks, it's 2 am, she's my age bracket...
I’m just saying.
That being said, short of time travel allowing me to go back to 1986 Meg Ryan and with express written permission, no way I’d ever cheat on my wife, no matter what female is involved. And even the time travel thing I’d eventually turn down. But I’d think about it for 5 seconds or so.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
Good man, duck.
My last month in China, I walk into a new class and there’s a student named “Goddess” (Chinese often picked odd ‘English’ names). And by god, she was.
After class, she asks me if I have a girlfriend and I tell her that I’m married. She says, “That’s okay. Every husband needs a girlfriend, too.” I got the hell out of that situation as quickly as possible.
by Tezcatlipoca on Jan 23, 2012 3:37 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Hurm...
Lose the glasses, do something different with the hair…
After reading Game Change it would be out of pity. She damn near had a nervous breakdown in ’08.
You know from The Wall where the promoter is trying to get Bob Geldof on stage? That’s how McCain’s staffers treated her.
"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
from the books description on Amazon.com:
"This shit would be really interesting if we weren’t in the middle of it."—Barack Obama, September 2008
Maybe I’ll add this book to my list.
No, glasses on hair down.
Glasses off hair down.
GLASSES ON HAIR UP!
"You're gonna be so sad when they get crushed by the Packers later." -kba26, on Jan 15, 2012 10:23 AM PST.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jan 23, 2012 3:47 PM EST up reply actions
Yup, I think she's very attractive.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Let's not bring things like "talent" or "personality" into a perfectly good hottie debate.
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 Jan 23, 2012 3:05 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
hahaha
rec’d
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 3:06 PM EST up reply actions
not yuck.
but meh. a def. meh
"You're gonna be so sad when they get crushed by the Packers later." -kba26, on Jan 15, 2012 10:23 AM PST.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jan 23, 2012 3:27 PM EST up reply actions
*risque
I'd put it this way; if an offense is a sugar cookie, on base percentage is the pastry part of the cookie, power is the icing, and baserunning is like the jimmies that they sprinkle onto the icing. - Bill James
by J(O's)elskIL on Jan 24, 2012 3:28 AM EST up reply actions
So that's the girl who gave me crappy service at Applebee's last week.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
He was the pinch-runner who scored the game-tying run on Nolan Reimold's double.
Sheesh.
"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 Jan 23, 2012 2:15 PM EST up reply actions
I totally juxtaposed the "Sheesh" and "He" and got...
“She was the pinch-runner who scored the game-tying run on Nolan Reimold’s double.”
by Tezcatlipoca on Jan 23, 2012 2:16 PM EST up reply actions
I'm disappointed that this isn't a rickroll.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 1:56 PM EST up reply actions
It's a trap!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 2:01 PM EST up reply actions
Today's mid-afternoon jam
Duran Duran’s “(Reach Up For The) Sunrise”
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
Sadus' Unreality.
Awesome bass work on this track.
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
by PBR me ASAP! on Jan 23, 2012 2:35 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Mitch Hedberg's entire "Mitch All Together"
that I legally purchased on iTunes, people!
“I was gonna get my teeth whitened, but then I said, ‘F—- it, I’ll just get a tan instead.’ "
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
by duck on Jan 23, 2012 2:56 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
If you had a friend who was a tightrope walker, and you were walking down the street with him, and he fell, that would be completely unacceptable.
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 Jan 23, 2012 2:59 PM EST up reply actions
Not on "MAT", but funny
I gotta get his other CDs.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
Sorry, I haven't memorized it yet.
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 Jan 23, 2012 3:02 PM EST up reply actions
Get on that.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
I went to a doctor, all he did was suck blood from my neck, don't go see Dr Acula
"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 Jan 23, 2012 3:17 PM EST up reply actions
In unrelated news
I feel like WW today.
Someone showed me the Michael Bolton/Lonely Island/Cpt. Jack Sparrow vid this weekend. I haven’t stopped laughing yet. Fucking hilarious. How did I miss this first time around?
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
you can't youtube at work?
Enjoy this on your phone or at home:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI6CfKcMhjY
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
You're missing out.
"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 Jan 23, 2012 2:56 PM EST up reply actions
It's rather funny
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
the Jester of Tortuga!
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Raven locks sway on the ocean's breeeeeze
"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 Jan 23, 2012 2:57 PM EST up reply actions
NOW BACK TO THE GOOD PART!
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
this would be a sensational thread-hijacking device
Like, every time someone’s talking about baseball, and you want to get back to discussing bike lanes.
Instead of posting a new subject, you just put up this image:
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
We're threeeeee young white friends in Japannnnnn
Throw it in the river!!
When the fuck did we get ice cream???
Over the weekend I watched Lost in La Mancha for the first time
It made me sad for what could have been.
Your cannonball trajectory, it always gave me hope
I saw that at The Charles years ago
all I really remember is the slow-motion footage of the old, shirtless spanish dudes and their manboobs.
By the way
I’m totally only going to get half the work I need to get done finished today thanks to Camden Chat.
Who says I haven't been?
Though it’s difficult right now considering I already have a vacation planned in like 2 months. Even if I were hired tomorrow, I figure it would be difficult to get a week off on such short notice.
i have to move to a different area in order to get a new job
probably about $30k underwater on our house.
So…..I’ll be here a while.
It’s actually the getting-out-of-baltimore part that I want more than a different job.
Pennsylvania border is just a jump away
3 times the house for 1/3 of the price and 1.5 times the commute
meh...there are worse things
and our situation certainly isn’t unique.
And, to be honest, even if we could move, I’m not sure that we would. We’re close to family and friends here. I think i just don’t like the idea of being trapped in a job and trapped in a house.
When Steve Jobs died
like eveyrone on my FB decided to post his thoughts on working where you love it or have passion or whatever it was that he said. I find that to be BS; someone has to pick up the garbage/do data entry/take money at the toll booth/whatever.
I don’t hate my job, but I don’t love it either. My problem is I make too much money to start over now. They’ve got me.
by Stacey on Jan 23, 2012 4:10 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I agree w/you, and I’m one of the ones who posted that quote, I think. It’s easy to be inspired by a quote like that when you hate your job (like I do — actually, it’s not so much hate my job as dislike/distrust my employer), quite another to find a job that’s enjoyable that pays enough etc.
I think if work is generally tolerable that’s pretty much a win.
I’m kind of stuck where I am, too. I’ve been at this company for 8 years, I’m far more valuable to them than I am to any other company.
I figure as long as I’m not miserable during the day and I make enough to support the lifestyle I want and I don’t have to work weekends, I’m good to go.
Andrew and my step-dad are the only people I’ve ever met who truly love their jobs anyway.
The thing is
I’m pretty fucking miserable at my job. I literally wake up in the morning and spend like five minutes going “Do I even want to get up today?”
I just do this job for benefits and to maintain my life of spending lots of money on sports teams that don't win.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 4:23 PM EST up reply actions
yeah, you gotta get out of that kind of situation
That’s where I was before I found this job. Sometimes driving to work I’d imagine getting into a car accident that’d put me in the hospital just long enough to give me a break from that place.
Hah! Me too
Today there were some icy steps and I thought “Hmm… If I fell down them and broke an arm, I couldn’t work!”
seriously.
I dunno if I can go as far as to wish I’m gonna break my arm or something.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 4:33 PM EST up reply actions
hahaha...i dunno about that.
I’m just anti-injuring myself since I seem to have enough injuries even without injuring myself on purpose.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 4:36 PM EST up reply actions
It's not a serious thought
And I wouldn’t purposefully inflict harm on myself, because that’s just crazy and I like to think I’m safely on the “not crazy” side of the precipice. But if it were to just happen, there would definitely be an upside to it.
haha right
I was never about to actually throw myself down a flight of steps or something, but if I fell, would it really be so bad to lay in bed for a week or so?
This is more what I meant
being miserable is just the worst. Obvious point, I know, but I would do lit-terally anything not to be miserable with my job.
Your cannonball trajectory, it always gave me hope
my job started out as a dream job
but after 10 years, the luster fades. I think part of this (for me anyway) has to do with the fact that I’ve never left central maryland and have worked here since the day after I graduated college.
How I've mismanaged my career in 5 paragraphs.
Yeah, that was my old job. (My career is like a job sandwich. I started with Company #1. It was horrible, and after 3 years went to company #2 for a big raise. It was generally enjoyable work, and I didn’t take stress home or have to work weekends. I worked hard, but since I liked what I did, I was content to not kill myself for promotions. Then we got moved to a different division and my role changed, and it wasn’t as fun.
So I took a long-standing offer to back to Company #1 for an even bigger raise and promotion from where I’d left them. It’s completely miserable again and after 4years there I’m super burnt-out. I’d say that most weeks I"m only happy from 5:30pm on Friday till Saturday night, since I’m either doing work most Sunday’s or am dreading the work week.
I kick myself every day because I knew what I was getting into and took the money. I kind of imagine it’s how Miggy felt after coming to Baltimore the first time.
(In my defense, “Company 2” was clearly not much longer for the world at the time and I had reason to believe the first job wouldn’t be as bad as it was the first time around.)
I’d love a new job, but I’d have to accept a significant pay cut and would probably lose $ on our house if we moved.
I am 100% in this exact boat
It’s not my passion, but I’m definitely over compensated and can’t really start over.
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Jan 23, 2012 7:38 PM EST up reply actions
Oh yeah, and I don't hate it whatsoever
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Jan 23, 2012 7:38 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think there are any jobs out there that would be my passion.
I’m cool with a job I don’t hate that pays the bills. I’m also sort of hoping that eventually one of my friends will start a business and I can just tag along.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Yeah my problem too
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 Jan 23, 2012 4:18 PM EST up reply actions
When Steve Jobs died
like eveyrone on my FB decided to post his thoughts on working where you love it or have passion or whatever it was that he said. I find that to be BS; someone has to pick up the garbage/do data entry/take money at the toll booth/whatever.
Oh that annoyed the crap out of me too.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
I do want to work where I actually like it and do something I actually want to do.
I don’t make any money. I don’t even know why I’m still here.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 4:30 PM EST up reply actions
Do you know what that job is?
That’s my problem, I couldn’t tell you my dream job if you asked me. I mean, other than marrying a rich guy.
I want to brew beer.
No, really! (I also don’t want to marry a rich chick. I don’t mind if she makes more than I do, but I don’t want somebody rich.)
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 4:37 PM EST up reply actions
I can't tell if that's a joke or not.
I’m serious though (mo’ money, mo’ problems?). I want to have a decent amount of money, but not be rich.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 4:40 PM EST up reply actions
that's obviously a joke
Everyone has problems, why not be rich also? I’m happy to try on some of those rich people problems.
Rich problems are much better than everybody else's problems.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
whitewhine.com
I'd put it this way; if an offense is a sugar cookie, on base percentage is the pastry part of the cookie, power is the icing, and baserunning is like the jimmies that they sprinkle onto the icing. - Bill James
by J(O's)elskIL on Jan 24, 2012 3:41 AM EST up reply actions
I'm pretty sure she's being sarcastic
But define rich?
I am pretty sure if you gave me a million dollars right now (tax free), I’d be able to live my life happily without ever having to do anything I dislike again.
Apparently I'm rich according to my tax bracket....
But yea….rich is having way more money than I’ve got now. Being able to pay my bills like 10 times over and still have money left to buy whatever I want.
As of now, I can only pay my bills once over.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 4:44 PM EST up reply actions
I doubt it
Even if you only planned on living another 40 years, thats only 25,000/year. I guess thats doable, but it wouldn’t be that comfortable a living.
Well, I would be able to invest it and earn interest on it and stuff
But I live on $25000 a year right now and consider it “acceptable”.
You got it, man.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 4:40 PM EST up reply actions
i dont care what my job actually entails...
as long as:
4 weeks minimum vacation
flexible schedule
ability to work from home
get a raise every year in accordance with inflation/cost of living
well, this is a dream job I am talking about
Although, my vacation kicks up to 4 weeks next year.
Didn’t you just start a new job? 3 weeks is pretty awesome to start at.
yeah, IBM is really good about starting at 3 weeks
but i’d have to be here for a decade before i get a 4th
I get four weeks now
It’s pretty nice. I’ll go up to six weeks when I’ve been here 15 years (only 8 years away!)
i've about to enter my 10th year
start at 2, bump to 3 weeks at 5 years and 4 weeks at 10 years. We also get very little holiday time off
I actually get a lot of holiday time too (i think)
12 holidays a year, but only 8 are actually scheduled. the last 4 days are ‘personal holidays’ that i can use whenever i want.
that's pretty fuckin sweet
we’ve been begging for personal since I’ve worked here, but my boss is a bit of a prick
Start at 3
Get bumped to 4 after 10 years, 12 holidays a year, 12 EDOs a year (extra half hour a day adds up to an extra day off a month paid), and 4 floaters.
When the fuck did we get ice cream???
damn, son.
I started out getting like 9 hours a month of PTO.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 4:46 PM EST up reply actions
Yea.
It just takes forever to actually get that 2.5 weeks.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 4:48 PM EST up reply actions
Mine all vests immediately,
but if i quit before the first year and already took the time, i owe them money.
I think ours was no time off during the 1st 6 months,
and you can take off up to a week for the 6 months following, then you get 2 for the following year
that's how my vacation time is
I like it that way. At my old job I got two weeks and they gave it to me on January 1. By like June it was gone. But here you always get a little more every paycheck, it’s nice.
It sucks for the first couple of months though.
I had to miss time for a slew of dr. appts. during that time and had to go “negative” on PTO, meaning I couldn’t take any legit personal time until I got back into positive figures.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 4:52 PM EST up reply actions
oh PTO is vacation and sick leave?
I get six hours vacation time and four hours sick time every two weeks. It was only four hours vacation for the first three years, though.
sweeeeeettt
i hit the 3 year mark this July, something to look forward to now
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
Yea....ours is meshed together.
PTO is whatever you want to use it for. No designated sick leave.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 4:56 PM EST up reply actions
This is the #1 thing I would want.
I'd put it this way; if an offense is a sugar cookie, on base percentage is the pastry part of the cookie, power is the icing, and baserunning is like the jimmies that they sprinkle onto the icing. - Bill James
by J(O's)elskIL on Jan 24, 2012 3:43 AM EST up reply actions
How about if SB nation asked you to run this site full time for six figure salary?
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
well sure
I’d take a marginal pay cut to what I make now to do that. But that’s not actually a job so it doesn’t really count.
Sheesh?
You’re making 6 figures? And you said feds get paid less?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 4:44 PM EST up reply actions
she's older than you, more time to move up the GS scale.
I know people who started at GS15, but they were older.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
I don't make six figures
He offered six figures for that fake SBN job, I was saying I’d do it for much less than even that.
I wonder how much Rob Neyer gets paid?
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Oh haha.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 4:47 PM EST up reply actions
although I am almost ten years older than you
So I better make more ;) When I was 23 I made 30K a year.
shizzle,
I made $21,000 when I was 21. If I would have stayed though, they were willing to bump me to $27,000. Boo ya.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Older than you, son
Respect your elders.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
I'm Asian. It's been pounded into my brain.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
I make only slightly more than that.
And I have two degrees.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 4:53 PM EST up reply actions
Yep.
Supposedly I’m “engineering” too. I just don’t know what I’m engineering if that’s actually what I’m doing. My labor cat for the feds is “systems engineer” though, which is what my main degree is in.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 4:57 PM EST up reply actions
I remember when I was 22 years old in 2001
and I got a job making $30K, I thought I was gonna have a lot of money. It was harsh realizing how wrong I was.
Yea...I remember thinking I was starting at a good salary when I took this job 2 years ago.
No…no….I really wasn’t.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 4:59 PM EST up reply actions
I interviewed for a job right out of college that paid $30,000 a year. It sounded like so much money to me.
(I got one that was $21,000/yr, but ended up living quite comfortably in $350/mo apartment)
Man....rent for only 350 a month.
I was paying more than that in college and I lived in a dump.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 5:02 PM EST up reply actions
during undergrad i was paying $250/month for a place off campus
gotta love the cost of living in the South
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose...
i paid $225 for rent in college
of course that was in the mid 90s.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
the apartment itself was nice and a good size for the price (1 bedroom/livingroom, separate kitchen, and 1 bath), landlord was kind of a scumbag though. (Stuff would take forever to get fixed, like when I didn’t have heat for two weeks in January)
42nd & Pine in Philly.
Oh shit 42nd and Locust here for 3 years
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Ours was on the west side of 42nd
pretty much middle of the block between Locust and Walnut. I think it’s all row houses, but there might be an apartment building at the corner of Walnut.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
30k seems like it'd be a pretty sweet amount of money for me
I make $25k a year now (give or take) and I keep my bills paid and have a little to stick in a “retirement” fund I have going (I really use it for random shit).
An extra $5000 (or whatever it is after taxes) a year would be killer.
I can't imagine living on 30k a year in NYC
but then again, that’s NYC.
The 23k you’d get annually (after taxes) wouldn’t even pay for an apartment.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Easy solution!
Don’t live in New York.
by Holymittens on Jan 23, 2012 7:42 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
rec'ing the suggestion to live somewhere other than LA and NY
we got high speed internet all over. My company can do just as banging of a job as some fancy NY or LA company, and we probably cost less.
False, there are only 3 cities in America.
LA, NY, and CHI.
"You're gonna be so sad when they get crushed by the Packers later." -kba26, on Jan 15, 2012 10:23 AM PST.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jan 23, 2012 10:13 PM EST up reply actions
Hey, I have DSL!
And if I actually lived IN Salisbury, I’d have access to Comcast internet.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
I started out making 30k a year when I was 23 and out of college
I think I felt more comfortable then financially than I do now. My rent was $200 at the time, so that probably had a lot to do with it.
Expectations plays a role too. I had never seen that much money before. Now, I’ve been making the same amount for 5 years, so it just keeps getting stretched.
I pay $750 a month on my place
That’s not counting utilities, which are separate.
I feel like I have plenty of extra money to spend on stuff I want.
Although, to be fair, "slightly" more was an exaggeration.
Probably pretty accurate when you consider cost of living, etc, but for base salary it is.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 4:58 PM EST up reply actions
the fed GS category must be around at least 8 or 9 right for that job? jump ship bro.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Yea....I could definitely get a higher paying fed job (I've been offered).
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 5:00 PM EST up reply actions
OK, obligatory "duck is old" stat
When I was 23, I was making $17K, working 55-60 hours a week at the local newspaper. 2 weeks vacation that I could never take.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
Yeah, but your hours dropped to normal...
… after they invented the printing press, right?
by Tezcatlipoca on Jan 24, 2012 8:58 AM EST up reply actions
I'd Tonya Harding Stacey if SBN was giving out six figures to run CC full time.
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Jan 23, 2012 4:48 PM EST up reply actions
I'd be sorry to do it, if it makes you feel any better.
"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 Jan 23, 2012 4:55 PM EST up reply actions
(I'm just kidding, you know)
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Jan 23, 2012 4:59 PM EST up reply actions
I'd totally ride your coat tails into riches, though.
"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 Jan 23, 2012 5:01 PM EST up reply actions
I think a lot people Tonya Harding you and then Stacey if that was the case.
That said, I do think cushy writing jobs with SBN do exist, but you have to be Rob Neyer to get them.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
I'm curious what some of the secondary personalities on the Baseball Nation page get.
There are a number of times where I see some of those articles and I think, “I could do better than 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 Jan 23, 2012 4:58 PM EST up reply actions
Although I am presently trying to write up my FanFest adventures
and feeling like I must be the worst writer in the world, but I guess we all go through 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 Jan 23, 2012 5:08 PM EST up reply actions
I'll probably shoot you a draft when I get one.
Maybe I can keep it under 4,000 words this time. :p
"So I said, 'Looks like they've finally got Ogea in the pen. I wonder if the glove fits.' I thought I was going to get fired." - Mike Flanagan, RIP
by Eat More Esskay on Jan 23, 2012 5:11 PM EST up reply actions
your game recaps and previews are the shit bro.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
I don't even bother reading the Sun because of EME.
His stuff blows them away.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Yup this
I found all that Steve Jobs quoting shit sooooo annoying.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Today was actually going pretty quick for a Monday until about 10 minutes ago
I think my clock stopped
I just got sick, my day is really dragging now.
I’m totally vibing of this ibuprofen though!
"You're gonna be so sad when they get crushed by the Packers later." -kba26, on Jan 15, 2012 10:23 AM PST.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jan 23, 2012 4:07 PM EST up reply actions
Don't you have some lawyering to do?
according to all these lawyer shows, lawyers work 15-hour days poring over paperwork. Is that what you’re doing at IBM?
So here's some make your own Doctor Who theme thing.
Except it can easily end up an earfuck of noises.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/news/radiophonatron.shtml
So some good news out of the Ravens this afternoon.
No, thay have not fired Cam Cameron (yet, give it time), but according to their twitter feed the locker room just got a lot better looking as the fu manchu, ahem handlebar moustaches are gone.
thank you for not continuing this inanity of calling those fu manchus
Your cannonball trajectory, it always gave me hope
I need a quick solution...
… I worked on two projects today. Which project do I charge the extra hours to considering that I only did like 22 minutes of work today?
So here's a question for those of you still here
Next weekend my boyfriend is moving into my house temporarily. He put an offer in on a house to buy last week and it’s been accepted and the ball is rolling and all that, but he has to be out if his place this weekend, so he’ll be staying with me for probably 3-4 weeks until his house is ready (or I guess much longer if something falls through).
Normally when he’s at my house during the week I cook dinner, but if I’m by myself I just have a bowl of cereal or a can of soup or something. When he starts living with me should I start making dinner every night?
I'd say no
You shouldn’t be expected to start cooking every night. He should also cook some of the nights and if neither of you particularly feel like cooking one night, neither of you should feel pressured into doing so.
Let him cook occasionally.
If he’s not willing to cook, let him buy pick up somewhere. Or he can join in on the cereal or fend for himself. So no, don’t make dinner every night.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
I think he'd be down for cereal and soup from the can
Your cannonball trajectory, it always gave me hope
I would also make him a grilled cheese with the soup!
Mmm…grilled cheese.
He never cooks, not even for himself. He normally eats gross frozen meals every night that take five minutes to cook in the microwave. I’ve always cooked myself dinner a couple times a week and had the fast thing like cereal the rest of the time, so now I just arrange my cooking around when he’ll be over.
I’m glad everyone says don’t make dinner every night. I’m not ready to be someone who makes dinner for her man every night.
Soup and grilled cheese isn't considered cooking?
I wish I had a girlfriend who would make soup and grilled cheese!
soup from a can isn't cooking
grilled cheese is kinda cooking but it can be done in the time that it takes soup from the can to heat up, so it’s ok.
Rec'd for a proper equation.
I love french toast for dinner.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Jan 23, 2012 9:43 PM EST up reply actions
And make sure he changes his blog's tagline to say "Now brought to you by Stacey's interwebs"
When the fuck did we get ice cream???
Grilled cheese is awesome
It’s one of our “I have no desire to cook tonight” fallback dinners.
Unfortunately the other backup plan is Sheetz.
*you're
unless you think someone here has a duck as a pet
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
you could have responded there with any joke about duck, bread, and cheese that you wanted to
and instead, you make fun of my grammar
lighten up, francis
you’d already made that joke.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Yeah
One of my ideas for something to do with myself was to open a grilled cheese stand. Offer different types of bread, different types of cheese, and you could get it lightly grilled, medium, or dark.
I think that would do well.
there's a grilled cheese truck in LA
I’ve seen them but I’ve never bought a sandwich.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
ha
i follow them on facebook and twitter
have yet to eat form them tho
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
of course the best LA truck would be
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Did you ever watch the new Southland?
There was a bit about a food truck.
"You're gonna be so sad when they get crushed by the Packers later." -kba26, on Jan 15, 2012 10:23 AM PST.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jan 23, 2012 6:20 PM EST up reply actions
just the other night
i thought it was kind of overplayed
not a fan of liu’s character so far. we’ll see.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
I wasn't a fan of her character either
And why were all those guys making fun of her for getting the absolute shit kicked out of her? I didn’t get that part.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
weak episode overall
does not bode well
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
I didn't see any problems with the Sammy - Sherman portion
although the whole police station thing was a little out of nowhere.
"You're gonna be so sad when they get crushed by the Packers later." -kba26, on Jan 15, 2012 10:23 AM PST.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jan 23, 2012 8:13 PM EST up reply actions
Sammy-Sherman dynamic
not as interesting as the Sherman-Cooper one.
And the Lydia stuff was really boring and predictable.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
True, not as interesting.
Yeah, Lydia needs to find a new schtick. The whole “cop from the bad part of town” thing has been played out at this point and the CI bit was just annoying. Does she get that personal with all her CI’s? That def. took a lot away from the episode.
"You're gonna be so sad when they get crushed by the Packers later." -kba26, on Jan 15, 2012 10:23 AM PST.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jan 24, 2012 12:51 AM EST up reply actions
Though it looks like 75% of what they sell isn't grilled cheese
As soon as you start adding meat, it’s no longer a grilled cheese.
I agree they stretch the limits of grilled cheese
but really there is only so much you can do with grilled cheese only and still sell enough to run a restaurant. But I don’t think adding any meat makes it not a grilled cheese, but when they add meat and onions and sauce it kind of strays. But it’s all still delicious.
You put a piece of ham on it and you get a hot ham and cheese
That’s not a grilled cheese! That’s not a grilled cheese at all!
There also didn’t seem to be any options for different sort of cheeses. You have a plain grilled cheese with American, or you get grilled cheese with vegetables on it. There’s no, like, one slice of Swiss and one slice of American. Or American and Pepper Jack (which is awesome). It’s all “You get it plain” or “You get something which cannot rightly be called grilled cheese!”
Also, how dare they not have a grilled pizza sandwich
Mozzarella with some pizza sauce in the middle; pepperoni optional.
That is far more passionate than anyone should be about grilled cheese
I'd put it this way; if an offense is a sugar cookie, on base percentage is the pastry part of the cookie, power is the icing, and baserunning is like the jimmies that they sprinkle onto the icing. - Bill James
by J(O's)elskIL on Jan 24, 2012 3:58 AM EST up reply actions
when i went therea while ago
I seem to recall they were offering something more along the lines of a grilled panini, though the pictures on the website suggest they are actually grilling them now.
The recipe itself was quite good though. No meat, because I respect what a true grilled cheese is (and i because I dont eat meat anyway)
i live across the sheet from a subway.
that’s my fallback dinner even though subway subs are kind of tasteless.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Are you being paid to be his maid?
No?
He can make his own damn Hungry Man TV dinners.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
Amusing.
http://www.dynamicdiscord.com/BrianStuff/Episode_3/episode-iii-backstroke-of-west.html
"You're gonna be so sad when they get crushed by the Packers later." -kba26, on Jan 15, 2012 10:23 AM PST.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jan 23, 2012 6:20 PM EST reply actions
DO NOT WANT
Hey, that was a nice WW impersonation though, digging up an internet joke from 2005.
"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 Jan 23, 2012 6:23 PM EST up reply actions
Well sorry, I just found it.
"You're gonna be so sad when they get crushed by the Packers later." -kba26, on Jan 15, 2012 10:23 AM PST.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jan 23, 2012 6:26 PM EST up reply actions
This is my new thing huh?
lol
Will work for Recs.
by Wieters Wieners on Jan 23, 2012 8:03 PM EST up reply actions
It's called a meme.
Give it a couple of years. You’ll figure it out.
Say no to Prince Fielder in 2012.
by Knubles and Bits on Jan 23, 2012 8:21 PM EST up reply actions
lol stfu
srsly though, I can’t be much younger than you.
"You're gonna be so sad when they get crushed by the Packers later." -kba26, on Jan 15, 2012 10:23 AM PST.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jan 23, 2012 8:10 PM EST up reply actions
have you guys seen
this?
An entirely crowd-sourced recreation of Star Wars.
I can’t stop watching it. If you click, be sure to at least stay past the opening crawl, which I think is a little lame.
"End of season like this, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I’ll take it all day."—Robert Andino
Watched about 30 mins of it on Sat.
and found it quite enjoyable.
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
by PBR me ASAP! on Jan 23, 2012 8:22 PM EST up reply actions
Couple O's related articles up on the Baseball Nation main page
http://mlb.sbnation.com/2012/1/23/2727825/baltimore-orioles-prince-fielder-rumors
http://mlb.sbnation.com/2012/1/23/2727678/brian-matusz-2012-comeback
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
convinced that the O's should sign Fielder?
I’m all for it given the right price.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
If the price is right, I'm all for bringing in Prince
but a) he ain’t coming here for what I probably consider to be ‘the right price’
and b) we do have to think long term about financial flexibility in order to retain Wieters should he continue to progress and turn into a 5+ WAR type player.
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
by PBR me ASAP! on Jan 23, 2012 8:51 PM EST up reply actions
Also, there was discussion upthread regarding Duq and whether he has evolved as a GM since his days in BOS
Duq went out and got Pedro to be helm the rotation. I wonder if Duq wants to punt on any big acquisitions this off-season so he will have money to throw at any of the big name SPs who stand to be free agents next off-season? (Run on sentence much?) Namely:
Matt Cain
Zach Grienke
Cole Hamels
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
by PBR me ASAP! on Jan 23, 2012 8:58 PM EST up reply actions
Give them Chris Davis.
"You're gonna be so sad when they get crushed by the Packers later." -kba26, on Jan 15, 2012 10:23 AM PST.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jan 23, 2012 9:57 PM EST up reply actions
Please
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
by PBR me ASAP! on Jan 23, 2012 10:01 PM EST up reply actions
I'll be certain to call my season ticket rep tomorrow
to get my seats reserved for the playoffs.
He praised my creativity, though he spoke sarcastically...
by PBR me ASAP! on Jan 23, 2012 10:03 PM EST up reply actions
If this takes ABs from Dino I will stop watching Orioles baseball.
"You're gonna be so sad when they get crushed by the Packers later." -kba26, on Jan 15, 2012 10:23 AM PST.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jan 23, 2012 10:13 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think this is about Dino
Maybe Mark Reynolds just became a DH?
That'd be a mistake
I’d be willing to bet Reynolds is a better defender than Betemit
Your cannonball trajectory, it always gave me hope
UZR/150 agrees with you
at 3b:
reynolds -10.5
betemit -14.1
Ouch.
So is he our opening day DH? Just another warm body to throw out at 3rd in case reynolds sucks again?
who would be the other half of the DH platoon?
I think reynolds is a bat to have in the lineup everyday. Andino hits LHP much better than RHP — maybe they platoon offensively, with the defense adjusting accordingly?
Additionally
Betemit is older than Reynolds, which gives Reynolds a good edge going forward
Your cannonball trajectory, it always gave me hope
started to watch the 2nd season of the Wire
Looks interesting so far.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Sickels ranks all 30 farm systems
The Orioles place 19th. Blue Jays rank 1st. Remember when everybody was saying the O could finish ahead of the Jays this time last year. Yeah that was awesome.
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Not that farm system rankings have much impact on where a team will finish in the immediate season.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
So I interviewed for a job last week.
I just added someone on facebook and there’s a picture of that person that I interviewed with in her front page. I think they might be related. Crazy. Should I say something?
Kevin Gregg-"You obviously haven't acquired my taste for pitching yet"
Yes
But do it in a private message, not post it publicly. “Hey, I know _ too! I interviewed with them last week.”
"Work fast. Throw strikes. Change speeds." Ray Miller
CC is on a serious roll this offseason.
Last year OTs were getting ~450 comments a day. This year we’re over 700 usually.
I'd put it this way; if an offense is a sugar cookie, on base percentage is the pastry part of the cookie, power is the icing, and baserunning is like the jimmies that they sprinkle onto the icing. - Bill James
Last year there was no Tim Tebow and the Giants weren't in the playoffs
Also, SAT scores.
"things like locig and prrofreading are actually valued here" - zknower
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