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The dregs...

by Grant Brisbee on Dec 22, 2006 8:43 AM PST in News

It's been a tough week to pretend to be interested in baseball. After the introduction of the Klesko Era, there haven't been any rumors of any note. A stray Zito whisper here...another David Wells mumble there... but then, like a gift from Mt. Olympus comes a rumor to discuss:

Right-hander Aaron Sele has interest in San Francisco, where the Giants are looking for a veteran presence to bide time for the development of young arms

Perfect. If there's anything better than old, it's old and less effective. I'm not a huge Brad Hennessey fan, at least as a starter, but Hennessey would be a better fifth starter than Sele.

What bugs me most about...uh...whatever I was going to rant about.... .... .... oh, right Aaron Sele. What bugs me most about Sele is that, well, you know.

Can't even get worked up about this one. Lame rumor, lame idea, lame time of the year. Even Chris Begg and David Cortes are the subjects of two of the past five stories on sfgiants.com. I also happen to find this far more interesting:

An officer saw (Dontrelle Willis) stop his black Bentley in the South Beach neighborhood, get out of the car around 4:30 a.m. and urinate in the street.

There's living, and then there's livin'. I still think drunk drivers are worse than steroid users, but there is some romance to be found in stepping out of a Bentley to tinkle wherever you damn well please....

So consider this an open off-topic link dump, because if I want to keep your attention, baseball ain't the way to do it. My link contribution: a collection of top-ten lists of music.

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Re: The dregs...

No Pipettes, no credibility.

Signatures are for Dodger fans.

by lunaticfridge on Dec 22, 2006 9:22 AM PST reply actions

Re: The dregs...

Further...No Dan Sartain, no credibility

by Kelly Downsyndrome on Dec 22, 2006 9:33 AM PST up reply actions

Re: The dregs...

If I owned a black Bentley, and I really really really had to go, I'd pull over and get out rather than, as you say, "tinkling" inside.

He may have been drunk, but he wasn't crazy!

by Skaldheim on Dec 22, 2006 9:31 AM PST reply actions

Re: The dregs...

In fact, awareness that he needed to be outside of the Bently to whiz may indicate that he wasn't THAT drunk.

We'd be pretty good if we didn't suck so bad.

by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 22, 2006 9:44 AM PST up reply actions

Re: The dregs...

If he was really drunk, he'd have stepped out of the car, turned around and said "Hey some a-hole left his Bently out in the middle of the street...I'll show him!" and proceeded to whiz on it.

Biggest mankinder in the history of no brain.

by Goofus on Dec 23, 2006 3:20 AM PST up reply actions

Re: The dregs...

I love Dontrelle, so I'm disappointed he was drinking and driving. That said, maybe the Marlins will be so mad at him they'll try to unload him right now. Quick, Brian, get him for pennies on the dollar!

by Kitspool on Dec 22, 2006 9:58 AM PST up reply actions

Hey, Hey now..

No baseball talk here.

Here's to a good 2007. Or 2008. Or 2009. Or 2010. Or...

by WalrusMan on Dec 22, 2006 10:46 AM PST up reply actions

Re: The dregs...

I thought if you owned a Bentley you had to employ a chauffeur? It's not the law?

yob

by Sayhey on Dec 22, 2006 11:11 AM PST up reply actions

Top 5 Neko Case Songs of 2006

"Star Witness"
"Dirty Knife"
"Hold On, Hold On"
Cover version of Randy Newman's "Beehive State"
"Maybe Sparrow" as performed on Letterman

by Kitspool on Dec 22, 2006 9:33 AM PST reply actions

Blending Marbles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OmpnfL5PCw&eurl=

I have got to get a blender like that.

The Dodgers are evil.

by irwin on Dec 22, 2006 9:47 AM PST reply actions

Another Festivus miracle!

Somehow, I never caught the origin of Festivus. Brilliant!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festivus

by Gordo on Dec 22, 2006 10:04 AM PST reply actions

That must have been some doll..

She was.

Happy Festivus Eve everybody, prepare for your feats of strength!

Here's to a good 2007. Or 2008. Or 2009. Or 2010. Or...

by WalrusMan on Dec 22, 2006 10:44 AM PST up reply actions

Re: Another Festivus miracle!

http://www.festivuspoles.com/pages/festivus/Video.htm

by seyheystretch on Dec 22, 2006 11:30 AM PST up reply actions

10 tracks I liked from 2006

1.    The Pipettes - "Pull Shapes"
2.    Boris - "Just Abondoned My-Self"
3.    Bardo Pond - "Destroying Angel"
4.    Nelly Furtado - "Promiscuous"
5.    Camera Obscura - "Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken"
6.    Massive Attack - "Silent Spring"
7.    Portishead - "Requiem for Anna"
8.    Shakira - "Hips Don't Lie"
9.    Mogwai - "Black Spider 2"
Colleen - "Petite Fleur"

Signatures are for Dodger fans.

by lunaticfridge on Dec 22, 2006 10:31 AM PST reply actions

You've got to be kidding me...

Hips don't lie?

Here's to a good 2007. Or 2008. Or 2009. Or 2010. Or...

by WalrusMan on Dec 22, 2006 10:46 AM PST up reply actions

I have no sense of humor

Yah! Great song! You could say I have a, ahem, soft spot for Shaki, esp. when she goes "ethnic."

PS -- why not grief for the Nelly Furtado song?

Signatures are for Dodger fans.

by lunaticfridge on Dec 22, 2006 10:59 AM PST up reply actions

Because..

The Nelly Furtado song I didn't hear once every hour or so when I was working.

Here's to a good 2007. Or 2008. Or 2009. Or 2010. Or...

by WalrusMan on Dec 22, 2006 11:02 AM PST up reply actions

Re: Because..

I wish I could hear "Hips Don't Lie" every hour at work!

Signatures are for Dodger fans.

by lunaticfridge on Dec 22, 2006 11:06 AM PST up reply actions

I might not have minded seeing her hips not lying

Here's to a good 2007. Or 2008. Or 2009. Or 2010. Or...

by WalrusMan on Dec 22, 2006 11:11 AM PST up reply actions

Ditto

SPROING.

Signatures are for Dodger fans.

by lunaticfridge on Dec 22, 2006 11:15 AM PST up reply actions

Re: Ditto

Check out Bill Bailey's version of "Zippity Do Da" as performed by Portishead: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WktxIqbGAj0

DFA Everybody

by JakeS on Dec 22, 2006 12:59 PM PST up reply actions

Re: The dregs...

Rough year for music, I don't like any of this stuff.

Enslaved - Ruun
Nogacto Rd. - Nogacto Rd.
Ihsahn - The Adversary
Danny Elfman - Serenada Schizophrana
Beat Konducta - Vol. 2

by Stoned Slacker on Dec 22, 2006 10:48 AM PST reply actions

Re: The dregs...

SS's black metal choices draw crickets...

...freak.

by Grant Brisbee on Dec 22, 2006 12:16 PM PST up reply actions

Re: The dregs...

haha....the Enslaved bandwagon is still rollin a little light.

by Stoned Slacker on Dec 22, 2006 12:54 PM PST up reply actions

Movie of the year

I only saw 3 movies this year, the lowest total since the year of my birth. Pathetic. They were: "Thank You For Smoking," which was great; "An Inconvenient Truth" because it was a first date, and it will surprise nobody that the relationship didn't end up going anywhere; and "Casino Royale" because I've seen the last 15 Bond films the first day they opened & wasn't going to break a streak-- turns out to be a really good movie. So, given my eclectic and small sample:

Movie of the Year: "Casino Royale"

Once more unto the breach, dear friends (where "breach" = another meaningless October.)

by Mayor of 311 on Dec 22, 2006 10:54 AM PST reply actions

Re: Movie of the year

Thank You For Smoking=brilliance.

Read SFDugout. It'll make you a better person.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Dec 22, 2006 10:57 AM PST up reply actions

Re: Smoking Brilliance

I LOVED the group of friends calling themselves the Merchants of Death & arguing over which industry has killed more people. I don't think that is at all far-fetched. I thought it was hilarious.

Incidentally, the Baron is a great baseball writer, as I've recently discovered.

Once more unto the breach, dear friends (where "breach" = another meaningless October.)

by Mayor of 311 on Dec 23, 2006 2:26 AM PST up reply actions

You beat me..

I saw two. The Da Vinci Code and John Tucker Must Die. Pick the one I went to with my girlfriend.

Here's to a good 2007. Or 2008. Or 2009. Or 2010. Or...

by WalrusMan on Dec 22, 2006 11:01 AM PST up reply actions

Re: Movie of the year

As a rule, I don't like Bond films (you can keep the cars and the gadgets... the ladies can stay, though). But I rilly dug the skullthuggery Craig brought to Bond and how (relatively) unadorned and blunt the aesthetic of Casino Royale was. Argot, my favorite film of the year (despite, like Il Duce of 311, having a limited ballot in terms of both quality and quantity).

Signatures are for Dodger fans.

by lunaticfridge on Dec 22, 2006 11:04 AM PST up reply actions

Re: Movie of the year

The Departed was pretty amazing too.

I've grown up a lot since before dinner, when we last talked.

by groug on Dec 22, 2006 12:13 PM PST up reply actions

Re: Movie of the year

Arrgh. I got distracted with work and let you beat me to the punch.

Vote for Pedro...to be DFA'd!

by W8ingForATitle on Dec 22, 2006 12:21 PM PST up reply actions

Re: Movie of the year

Winner hands down - The Departed.

Vote for Pedro...to be DFA'd!

by W8ingForATitle on Dec 22, 2006 12:20 PM PST up reply actions

Re: Movie of the year

Greatly enjoyed the Bond film... except for the ludicrous moves made by the poker players. I suck at poker, yet if they had stayed at the table for one more minute, it would've ruined the movie for me.

David
SPORTSZILLA - kickass sports writing

by David A. Arnott on Dec 23, 2006 2:54 PM PST up reply actions

Re: The dregs...

The Sele rumor made me say, "Oh Christ" out loud. That's not a good thing.

Dontrelle drinking and driving makes me very sad. He's one of my favorites, and now? Can't say I'm behind him so much anymore.

Read SFDugout. It'll make you a better person.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Dec 22, 2006 10:57 AM PST reply actions

Re: The dregs...

Drinking and driving, although illegal and potentialy dangerous, is not one of my pet peeves. Dontrelle is no different than you or me. Well, at least me. He's human and he's doing something stupid. And he's peeing in the streets.

But speakuing of bad actions. After signing Sele, Sabean should be sent to a padded isolation cell and have his GM licesnse suspended for 4 months. If he is caught trading without a license, he gets a lifetime ban.

"When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace." - Jimi Hendrix

by GiantJim on Dec 22, 2006 12:33 PM PST up reply actions

Re: The dregs...

the story I saw said that Sele wanted to play for the Giants, not that the Giants had any interest in signing him. I wouldn't knock Sabean for this before we have to.

by rxmeister on Dec 23, 2006 8:05 AM PST up reply actions

Re: The dregs...

Ladies and gents, I give you Vincent Gallo -- bon vivant, raconteur, flaneur, and manho.

Signatures are for Dodger fans.

by lunaticfridge on Dec 22, 2006 11:30 AM PST reply actions

Re: The dregs...

I remember when that first came out. I can't decide if Vincent Gallo's megalomania is ridiculous to the point of entertaining absurdity, or if it's just annoying. Roger Ebert did kick his ass though.

DFA Everybody

by JakeS on Dec 22, 2006 1:00 PM PST up reply actions

Re: The dregs...

But then he and Ebert kissed and made up, which, with the help of VG's hex, I'm sure made Ebert's cancer come back.

Signatures are for Dodger fans.

by lunaticfridge on Dec 22, 2006 1:09 PM PST up reply actions

Re: The dregs...

That site's really him? I was convinced it was a joke. Its actually much funnier that its his, but unbelievable.

by Stoned Slacker on Dec 22, 2006 2:14 PM PST up reply actions

Re: The dregs...

Isn't this the guy that got a BJ from Chloe Sevigny in The Brown Bunny?

Why isn't Sabean held accountable for leading the Giants into many years of mediocrity???

by oldrips on Dec 22, 2006 5:09 PM PST up reply actions

Re: The dregs...

True. He was playing first base at the time.

Save The Pitcher. Save The World

by E Ticket on Dec 22, 2006 5:46 PM PST up reply actions

Re: The dregs...

Wouldn't that be third?

DFA Everybody

by JakeS on Dec 22, 2006 11:20 PM PST up reply actions

D-Train Dialogue

Check this out--a reenactment of DTrain's night. I enjoy the lady cop's morality the most.

http://www.progressiveboink.com/dugout/

by tdenevi on Dec 23, 2006 8:22 AM PST reply actions

Re: The dregs...

Correia for Rotation in 07!

Hitler was a Dodgers fan.

by The Nick on Dec 24, 2006 1:19 AM PST reply actions

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