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Hot Pockets, continued
I don’t want to lose the progress we’ve made on the Hot Pocket issue.
Please continue. . .
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He does. It’s fairly entertaining. I’ll go look for a youtube link.
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by howtheyscored on Jun 4, 2008 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
There’s a bunch.
Here’s one:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zewDAa99Ns8&feature=related
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Ah thanks. Saves me the search.
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by howtheyscored on Jun 4, 2008 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
As I was saying, the pizza flavored Hot Pockets are good, but I get sick of them really fast. It would take me a solid week of eating nothing but BBQ Beef Hot pockets for lunch before I got sick of those ones.
Most underappreciated Hot Pockets???
My vote goes to BBQ Beef.
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by howtheyscored on Jun 4, 2008 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
If they had a Keiichi Yabu flavor, that would definitely be the most underappreciated.
All-Father Watch: 1.32 ERA, 5 saves, 0.95 WHIP, 26 Ks in 27 1/3 IP
Fortunately, I never eat enough to get sick of them. Maybe once every two years.
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College was good to me this way.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jun 4, 2008 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I couldn’t afford them in college. That would have been fancy food.
Off-brand frozen waffles and ramen. That was about it.
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Government allotted Financial Aid was my friend in college. I wonder if they know they gave me like at least $7,500 that I absolutely didn’t need.
They probably did know, actually. Because now I’m paying it back with interest….
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jun 4, 2008 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
It sucked, though, because stupid Andronico’s didn’t have the BBQ Beef flavor, so I had to drive ALL THE WAY INTO OAKLAND just to go to Safeway to get what I wanted.
Andronico’s: They’ll have any kind of alcohol you want – in every aisle no less! – but they won’t have your favorite flavor Hot Pocket. Or Bagel Bites. And they’re overpriced and have awful produce.
But the alcohol.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jun 4, 2008 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
We all have our passions.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jun 4, 2008 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Though my Hot Pocket consumption has gone down in recent years, I’ll say BBQ is in a class by itself. All of the other kinds seem to be variations of the pizza or ham & cheese varieties.
Too bad they don’t have BBQ Croissant Pockets.
by rightcenterfielder on Jun 4, 2008 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
That would be Yum.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jun 4, 2008 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
She’s been the star of many plays.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jun 4, 2008 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
And the bottom drops out…
"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 Jun 4, 2008 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah good. I’m glad somebody’s with me here.
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by howtheyscored on Jun 4, 2008 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
That song was on many mixtapes I made in high school. Taped off the radio even!
"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 Jun 4, 2008 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Taped off the radio was the best because you’d miss the first few second of the song and then have to hear all the volume changes if you adjusted anything while the song was going. At least, that’s how our recorder worked.
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by howtheyscored on Jun 4, 2008 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep, and one I had picked up some background noise. I was recording a Joan Osborne song while my brother and I played chess, and you can hear us bickering in the background of WHAT IF GOD WAS ONE OF US.
"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 Jun 4, 2008 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Or the jackass DJ would talk over the opening bars all the way up until the lyrics started. That would always piss me off.
I’d always try to get the tape recorder queued up for album side Sundays. Those were awesome.
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Rowand
Just took a nasty shot.
I was THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME (for 3 days in 1995).
by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jun 4, 2008 3:02 PM PDT reply actions
UR DOIN IT RONG
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by howtheyscored on Jun 4, 2008 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
you mean shit
Seriously, where do you get off saying foul words like ‘shot’? There could be kids reading this are you trying to teach them violence is okay!?
Bengie
fat man or fattest man?
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by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jun 4, 2008 3:03 PM PDT reply actions
I joined a Facebook group in honor of Bengie called Fat, But Awesome.
"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 Jun 4, 2008 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I wanna be in that group!
(I liked how his belly jiggled while he was digging in at the plate)
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I just noticed
the Mets backup catcher’s last name is Cancel. Just imagine: Cancel canceled from the lineup.
Less arm, more talk. Raisingcain is a GAMER.
Adopted Giant: Henry Sosa
So...
Do we think Denker is for real or does the league just not have a scouting report yet?
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by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jun 4, 2008 3:06 PM PDT reply actions
Probably the latter...
...but let’s enjoy it while it lasts.
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Dang, now that’s what I call a forward stride.
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by howtheyscored on Jun 4, 2008 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
The Carlos Lee special.
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by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jun 4, 2008 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Burriss...
is more of a major league hitter than Omar is right now.
That's all I can stands, I can't stands no more!
Since Omar's 3-for-5 game...
...he’s looking like less of a major league hitter than Bocock, sadly.
All-Father Watch: 1.32 ERA, 5 saves, 0.95 WHIP, 26 Ks in 27 1/3 IP
gameday
gameday actually showed the catch on the otherside of the wall. What gives?
They're wrong
it was on the warning track
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by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jun 4, 2008 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
The warning track on the other side of the wall, though.
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by howtheyscored on Jun 4, 2008 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
That's just how gameday rolls...
It always adds several feet to fly balls.
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There has been some talk of storing Gameday in a humidifier between games
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maybe if Cain hadn't walked the pitcher...it would be a tie game
25-34.... But who really cares when you turn a triple play? Right?
Maybe if the score was tied, it would be a tie game.
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by howtheyscored on Jun 4, 2008 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe...
...or maybe not! Ever think about that?
All-Father Watch: 1.32 ERA, 5 saves, 0.95 WHIP, 26 Ks in 27 1/3 IP
Not until you just mentioned it. And now it’s ALL I can think about. Thanks a lot, jerk!
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by howtheyscored on Jun 4, 2008 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
You're welcome!
It’s just one of many jerky services I provide free of charge.
All-Father Watch: 1.32 ERA, 5 saves, 0.95 WHIP, 26 Ks in 27 1/3 IP
Man, I’d LOVE to write copy for a jerk-store. Right now the coolest thing I wrote copy for was a tanning salon, and it was really sarcastic copy on my part (it reads completely seriously, though, I’m not going to screw with our clients).
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by howtheyscored on Jun 4, 2008 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ll go for the obvious:
maybe if we didn’t suck, it would be a tie game.
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now we have to score 2 runs off of f'in wagner
25-34.... But who really cares when you turn a triple play? Right?
Fin Wagner?
Now there’s an old school name for ya.
All-Father Watch: 1.32 ERA, 5 saves, 0.95 WHIP, 26 Ks in 27 1/3 IP
I think Yabu's about done here
Anybody up in the ‘pen?
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That guy! All right.
"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 Jun 4, 2008 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Can he play CF?
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by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jun 4, 2008 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
That Guy has unknown powers.
"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 Jun 4, 2008 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
You know, that guy who likes hot pockets.
All-Father Watch: 1.32 ERA, 5 saves, 0.95 WHIP, 26 Ks in 27 1/3 IP
Not ONLY the BBQ Beef ones. Just MOSTLY those ones.
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by howtheyscored on Jun 4, 2008 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Somehow I don't think
Vizquel’s leaping catch was the “defining moment” of this game. It might be the 5-pitch walk to John Maine that immediately preceded Reyes’s 2-run HR.
Now Castillo has nothing to do
Pointless to move the runner along, and he can’t swing, so it’s hope-for-a-walk time.
Are Hot Pockets strictly a microwave product?
Or do they say, “Microwave Instructions: Remove wrapper. Cook on HIGH for 3 minutes. Oven instructions: Remove wrapper. Heat at 400 degrees for 2 hours.”
The idea of baking a Hot Pocket in the oven is amusing in a sad way, to me.
"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 Jun 4, 2008 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d just as soon make my own little pocket calzones to bake in the oven, on a day where I have a few hours to kill.
"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 Jun 4, 2008 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d just as soon have you make me my own little pocket calzones to bake in the oven on a day where you have a few hours to kill, too.
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Feeding
Hey I can add McCovey Chronicles Catering to my resume!
"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 Jun 4, 2008 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d sign up. I’m a lousy cook. And a lazy cook. Probably more of the latter, which contributes to the former.
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It would probably end up a misshapen mass of golden baked dough with good stuff inside. Tastes great, looks like a wreck. My presentation is pretty bad.
"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 Jun 4, 2008 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I made chocolate truffles for the holidays, and they came out looking like little round turds. They tasted like heaven, but yeah, it looked like I was serving my friends little poops on a platter.
"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 Jun 4, 2008 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I would probably purposely make the truffles look like turds, just to be funny.
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Plus it’s really fun to squish the chocolate between your fingers. It looked like poop everywhere.
"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 Jun 4, 2008 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
A POO POO PLATTER
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by howtheyscored on Jun 4, 2008 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
It ain't the meat it's the misshapen mass
that makes your daddy want to rock
Aaron "Swag" Rowand
by victor frankenstein on Jun 4, 2008 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not a fan, myself. I can probably make something very similar in ingredients—dough, tomato sauce (or BBQ sauce, there Howie), cheese, and the meat products and bake the things. I already make my own pizza with hand tossed dough from scratch.
Now I’m on a mission to make homemade Hot Pockets…
"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 Jun 4, 2008 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
One of the eventual perks of getting out on my own is that I’ll be doing my own cooking and I won’t be college lazy about it anymore (I really, really want to cook all the time now…).
Thus, fewer store bought Hot Pockets and more special homemade dough pockets with all sorts of awesome meats and veggies.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jun 4, 2008 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I did try the turkey and broccoli Hot Pockets once, seeing as I like those two things together. Bleck.
"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 Jun 4, 2008 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Eee… that sounds like it would be awful in Hot Pocket form.
Hot Pocket is complete fail with vegetables, non-mozzerella cheese, and pretty much any sauce that isn’t tomato or bbq.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jun 4, 2008 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Would you use just regular pizza dough for that, or do calzones have their own dough?
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by howtheyscored on Jun 4, 2008 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
This calls for an afternoon of baking experimentation. My own edition of America’s Test Kitchen!
"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 Jun 4, 2008 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I think if you try it, then your oven will just stop working out of spite for not taking its services seriously.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jun 4, 2008 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
On the temperature gauge (if you have an electric oven) it will just read F U
"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 Jun 4, 2008 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not going to give Thighler the credit, however
25-34.... But who really cares when you turn a triple play? Right?
It would probably help if you had an illustrative LOL cat for the situation.
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It would probably help if Aurilia wasn’t coming up to bat.
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by howtheyscored on Jun 4, 2008 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s not a good sign
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by SoFa King Mike on Jun 4, 2008 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
if we score 2 runs, this lineup is going to be screwed up
25-34.... But who really cares when you turn a triple play? Right?
Move Bowker to left, Aurilia at 1st…
All-Father Watch: 1.32 ERA, 5 saves, 0.95 WHIP, 26 Ks in 27 1/3 IP
Aurilia has that effect sometimes.
Or so I’m told.
I’ve never actually seen it myself.
That's all I can stands, I can't stands no more!
Just a reminder
Fred Lewis can NOT hit against lefties. It’s unpossible.
by positiveuphemism on Jun 4, 2008 3:26 PM PDT reply actions
RallyKiller vs. Wagner
not optimistic.
25-34.... But who really cares when you turn a triple play? Right?
Don’t you have your own gameday thread for comments that are guaranteed to get no love over here?
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by howtheyscored on Jun 4, 2008 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, well, in that case...
...YOU SUCK!
Hope you feel better now.
All-Father Watch: 1.32 ERA, 5 saves, 0.95 WHIP, 26 Ks in 27 1/3 IP
DO NOT SWING
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by SoFa King Mike on Jun 4, 2008 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
DFA
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by SoFa King Mike on Jun 4, 2008 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Trade to Mets
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by SoFa King Mike on Jun 4, 2008 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
well, honestly
I’m more comfy with Winn here.
Go Randy!
25-34.... But who really cares when you turn a triple play? Right?
Yes go, Randy!
Go and enjoy the postgame spread with your teammates in the clubhouse!
Enjoy fine food! Cold cuts! Perhaps a glass of fine ale!
That's all I can stands, I can't stands no more!
Yeah, try a Turkey and Brocolli one. I hear those are awesome.
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by howtheyscored on Jun 4, 2008 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
He was just trying something new. The logic runs thusly:
Pitch Well = Lose.
Therefore, determine outcome of pitching poorly.
Proceed based on findings.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jun 4, 2008 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Kinda like seeing what happens if you cook a HP without the sleeve?
(have you tried this yet for us, to let us know how it goes?)
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I’ll try it just as soon as my stock is replenished.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jun 4, 2008 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
FP SAYZ
YOU HAV TO THROW STRYK ONE TOO & THREE IN SUXSESSION
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
He must have learned that from being a player. Or a coach.
(But he does look kinda good in that blue shirt)
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FP also had knee surgeries
just like Omar!
by rightcenterfielder on Jun 4, 2008 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
And what are they doing to those Hot Pockets?
by Grant Brisbee on Jun 4, 2008 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Having a sausage (and peppers) fest
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by SoFa King Mike on Jun 4, 2008 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Long story
Needless to say, it was dark and we were drunk.
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by howtheyscored on Jun 4, 2008 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
You can see Three Cheese in the background avoiding me.
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by howtheyscored on Jun 4, 2008 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Okay, now make FP stop!
“When I had knee surgery”
“Being a switch hitter myself”
“Did you know I used to play professional baseball”
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I’m just afraid they’re going to turn it into a bunch of “turtle jokes” and completely ignore the heart and spirit of the commercials for cheap laughs.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jun 4, 2008 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m just hoping they really take advantage of the TV-14 rating and get some real good edgy material in.
The sad thing is...
...I don’t even know whether you’re joking or not.
All-Father Watch: 1.32 ERA, 5 saves, 0.95 WHIP, 26 Ks in 27 1/3 IP
Yabu drives a minivan to the ballpark
GAMER
by rightcenterfielder on Jun 4, 2008 4:01 PM PDT reply actions
It makes me sad when one of the announcers has to pick an opposing player as player of the game, cuz our guys don’t produce well enough to merit the designation.
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