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When I went to college the first time, if the game wasn't televised, I would need to leave the CNN Headline News ticker on to follow the score from home.

Now, I'm in the middle of a class, listening to a professor yammer about something to do with Carthage or Edgar Allen Poe or genomes or something, and MLB Gameday just told me that Matt Cain's changeup just broke seven inches downward.

Progress is great. Still, don't get me started on how uncool my CD collection is now compared to that first time in college. I feel cheated.

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lol Jon just very forlornly said: “Not many old people up here. Just me’n’Dave.”

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on May 8, 2008 11:21 AM PDT reply reply   0 recs

NURST!

Aaron "Swag" Rowand

by victor frankenstein on May 8, 2008 11:21 AM PDT reply reply   0 recs

Coors light owns the sixth inning, huh?

Only 938 games until the end of Zito's contract

by thehavenot on May 8, 2008 11:22 AM PDT reply reply   0 recs

Grant,

Are you the creepy older guy in college now? I’ve been thinking about trying to go back to school for a law degree or maybe an MBA or something, but at age 25, I feel ancient.

/listens to cassette tapes

Bay City Ball

by xanthan on May 8, 2008 11:22 AM PDT reply reply   0 recs

25 or 26 wouldn’t be old at all for grad school.

Speed, defense... and an almost fanatical devotion to getting picked off.

by SF Pete on May 8, 2008 11:24 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

You have no idea. I went back to grad school at age 33. And am still not finished.

/owns and uses turntable

Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.

by Kitspool on May 8, 2008 11:24 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Put me down in the turntable group..

Except that would be 21 years for me. Can’t beat the sound quality from a good turntable and good speakers.

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by WalrusMan on May 8, 2008 11:26 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Another

Turnatable user. Although I did recently purchase a “USB Out” DJ turntable. I have about five hundred LP’s. It’s going to be a long process.

My adopted son Matt Downs. Bill Mueller without the two-flap helmet .

by nvsfg on May 8, 2008 11:28 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Well..

Get back to me if you digitize any Mono Beatles recordings.

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by WalrusMan on May 8, 2008 11:29 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

The Beatles LP's

belong to Mrs. NVSFG

Never a big fan, so they will be low on the list.

My adopted son Matt Downs. Bill Mueller without the two-flap helmet .

by nvsfg on May 8, 2008 11:31 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

That's fine..

But check through for any Monos…1. RARE 2. AWESOME 3. MONEY

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by WalrusMan on May 8, 2008 11:33 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Through a MacIntosh amp!

Listen to the Tubes through tubes.

Aaron "Swag" Rowand

by victor frankenstein on May 8, 2008 11:28 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Denon Pre-Amp for me. Wish I could afford an analog Macintosh amp :-(

My adopted son Matt Downs. Bill Mueller without the two-flap helmet .

by nvsfg on May 8, 2008 11:30 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

A Philips.

With that kewll separate platter/tonearm suspension!

Aaron "Swag" Rowand

by victor frankenstein on May 8, 2008 11:29 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Yea...

Right now I only got a cheapo turntable. $100 for a turntable, 5 CD changer, double tape deck.

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by WalrusMan on May 8, 2008 11:32 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Still have my Technics

Vinyl is a precious commodity

Adopted father of the AnVil / GIANTSPACE™ returns!

by SoFa King Mike on May 8, 2008 11:27 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Some stuff never makes it to CD.

And while I’m spending DAYS on Limewire you’re screwed there two ways: Modern recordings are saturated bcuz the engineers know you’re playing thru PC speakers…and you’re subject to what somebody else likes – which might not be what you like , and vice versa.

Aaron "Swag" Rowand

by victor frankenstein on May 8, 2008 11:33 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Yea...

New recordings fail…mp3s take off the high and low end of tracks and now songs are being produced so mp3s don’t hack off a lot, just making the entire song a worse quality.

FLAC FTW

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by WalrusMan on May 8, 2008 11:34 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

+1

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on May 8, 2008 11:35 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

I own a turntable, too!

Bay City Ball

by xanthan on May 8, 2008 11:29 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Last class I took was El Algebra.

I was 33. The rest of the class were giggling (but mathematically inept) 18-23 yr old girls.

I so wanted to tutor them…

...

...

..(cough).in Math , of course.

Aaron "Swag" Rowand

by victor frankenstein on May 8, 2008 11:26 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Are you the creepy older guy in college now? I’ve been thinking about trying to go back to school for a law degree or maybe an MBA or something, but at age 25, I feel ancient.

Oh, man, am I ever the creepy older guy in college. It’s given me a lot of material for my non-McC writing projects.

But 25 ain’t nothing for law or MBA. It’s a huge difference in, say, a Poli Sci 101 class.

by Grant on May 8, 2008 11:27 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Sweet.

When I graduated last May, I was already feeling ancient. Everyone around me was 18 or slightly older, loved Halo 2, and drank tons of Mountain Dew. And did I mention they were incredibly dumb?

Freshman.

Creepy old guys, unite!

Bay City Ball

by xanthan on May 8, 2008 11:31 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

I graduated from college at the age of 27.

I never felt particularly old. There were always people older than me in my classes. Perhaps it was just the history department…

Only 938 games until the end of Zito's contract

by thehavenot on May 8, 2008 11:32 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

First med student hear. There’s a guy in my class who is 39

by cornball on May 8, 2008 11:33 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

I had some of my English classes with these two elderly ladies. They only ever seemed to attend the lectures given by one specific professor, so I like to believe that they were really just going there to eye-bang him and possibly try and flirt after.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on May 8, 2008 11:43 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

some california universities still have cheap/free tuition for people over 65 i believe.

Adopted papa of a bouncing new waiver wire 27 year old. Castillo hits doubles.

by kennv on May 8, 2008 3:13 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

UC + Cheap tuition = Wha???

I love UC, but they’re screwing the students as much as they’re getting screwed.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on May 8, 2008 4:09 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

One thing I love about San Jose State and what made me choose them as my first choice is that the undergrad stuff really accomodates the working adult, and not just for business or finance programs. They really understand that not everyone is cut out for college at 18, not everyone can afford it right away, and not everyone is happy with what they picked right out of high school. There, the atittude is “hey, you wanna learn? Great. We have it for you.”

It’s how me, a 26 year old dumb little girl who never had shit in her life, can still have dreams of doing all the extra curriculars, excelling in political science, and getting on with her life. Sure, I’ll be the old bitch at the parties, but who gives?

"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 8, 2008 12:03 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Hey I went to SJSU

And graduated at 25.

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on May 8, 2008 12:04 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

I’m starting there Fall 2009. I’m really excited. Of course, if Stanford takes me, I’m going there. But that’s less than a snowball’s chance in hell and SJSU was my first choice all along. I guess it’s a good thing that people mistake me for a 19 year old all the time…

"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 8, 2008 12:06 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Hmm, you look like a 19 year old?

J/k…. haha State is cool, I played water polo there.

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on May 8, 2008 12:07 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

At my last eyebrow appointment the lady in the chair before me said, “are you in high school dear?” And I just laughed.

I’m really looking forward to getting into sports journalism at SJSU. The boxing and judo programs are really intriguing and the men’s club hockey team is highly ranked. Would be cool to branch out from covering baseball, there.

"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 8, 2008 12:08 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

I knew a few of the guys who played Hockey whilst I was there

I’m sure none of them are currently, however. Also was friends w/ a few Judo guys.

If you want to do anything on the WP team, let me know. I am still friends with those guys.

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on May 8, 2008 12:10 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Rock and thank you, FF. I knew I liked you for a good reason.

"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 8, 2008 12:12 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Np

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on May 8, 2008 12:13 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Anything...?

I think you meant anyone.

Amirite?!

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on May 8, 2008 12:34 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Congrats on starting back up...

I’m trying to get back into college this fall and..yea..it’s tough.

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by WalrusMan on May 8, 2008 12:07 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

It is. Part of the reason I’m so far behind is because I dicked around for two years at CC before I realized I was going nowhere that way. Plus I had to work fulltime out of HS to support the family, and didn’t even get started in college untl I was 20. So yeah. What matters is just doing it.

"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 8, 2008 12:09 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Yea..

I went to CC for a year and a half out of high school, then moved across the country and am just working. And yea been doing that for another year and a half so here I go.

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by WalrusMan on May 8, 2008 12:12 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Hmmm, I don’t think you had to say they were incredibly dumb AFTER you said “Drank tons of Mountain Dew.”

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on May 8, 2008 11:42 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

I love Halo 2….

SAVE_US.RAY
Nattowear: now featuring new crap!

by Natto on May 8, 2008 1:49 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Hay F U grant I was in Poli Sci 250!

"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 8, 2008 12:06 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

I’m 26 and still in community college. BEAT THAT, SUCKAS!

"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 8, 2008 12:01 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

come on Matt.

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on May 8, 2008 11:23 AM PDT reply reply   0 recs

ha Jon Miller

“LaRoche is LaRetired. Giants 4, LaPirates 2.”

Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.

by Kitspool on May 8, 2008 11:25 AM PDT reply reply   0 recs

Lol

What is in the air in Pittsburgh?

by bondslegend on May 8, 2008 11:26 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

I don't know

but it seems like everyone is in a silly mood today.

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on May 8, 2008 11:27 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

La is french for TEH

FIRE BRIAN SABEAN

by zenbitz on May 8, 2008 11:26 AM PDT reply reply   0 recs

Man..

You do have a GAMER manager if his jersey gets dirty.

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by WalrusMan on May 8, 2008 11:27 AM PDT reply reply   0 recs

bruce bochy is \m/

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on May 8, 2008 11:28 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

ok..

dammit…I’m too old at 21. What’s the \o/ thing?

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by WalrusMan on May 8, 2008 11:29 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

\o/ is someone raising his/her arms in triumph

\m/ is the internet equivalent of the hand signal for METAL

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on May 8, 2008 11:30 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

I though \m/ was someone bending over to moon you with arms raised in triumph.

Still in despair.

by Zetsuboushita on May 8, 2008 11:32 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

I like that one better.

"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 8, 2008 12:10 PM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Ahhhh.

Thank you.

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by WalrusMan on May 8, 2008 11:33 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

ftlog, can we end the Cain experiment already?

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on May 8, 2008 11:28 AM PDT reply reply   0 recs

We can only hope

that’s the last we see of him today.

Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.

by Kitspool on May 8, 2008 11:29 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Now pitching for the Pirates:

Franquelis Osoria, part-time shop teacher, apparently.

Eagerly awaiting Crazy Crab Bobblehead Night on 7/18.

by Kitspool on May 8, 2008 11:30 AM PDT reply reply   0 recs

Wait, Rowand ran into a wall in Philadelphia?

Only 938 games until the end of Zito's contract

by thehavenot on May 8, 2008 11:31 AM PDT reply reply   0 recs

Seriously,

that is the gnarliest injury

by bondslegend on May 8, 2008 11:32 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

That's how he Rows.

thank you.

Aaron "Swag" Rowand

by victor frankenstein on May 8, 2008 11:34 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Ever watch Garrison Hearst?

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on May 8, 2008 11:45 AM PDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs