NRIs Were Great Big Blue Things With Timidities Inside
by Grant Brisbee on Jan 27, 2012 4:27 PM PST
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Next name to watch for Giants: Xavier Nady. There's some mutual interest, but almost certainly on a minor-league deal + invite.
Xavier Nady:
Just a little better than Miguel Tejada last year, but Nady can play only a corner outfield spot or first. Other than that, sounds good.
There are a couple of folks on Twitter asking why people freak out over non-roster invitations, and it's a fair point. This wouldn't be a big deal. But sometimes the NRIs make the team, and it's also a little tiny window into an organization's thinking. Remember last year when the Giants brought in a guy who was a pitching prospect way back when they played at Candlestick? He got released from AAA in 2010, and he was supposed to have any sort of shot at the roster? Terrible idea. Wonder what ever happened to that guy.
Point is, there's a .0001% chance that Nady could help the Giants next season, but there's a 1% chance that he makes the team. The risk/reward is out of whack, especially when you have an organization that prefers veterans to unknowns -- a description that the Giants would agree with. Not a big deal, but it's January. These little chestnuts are nourishing.
Still, I'm almost -- almost -- rooting for Nady to sign with the Giants and make the team, only because it would be hilarious to see Bruce Bochy give him playing time now.
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Zito reference ?
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by Myemail21479 on Jan 28, 2012 1:07 PM PST up reply actions
Apparently, Lincecum passed his physical
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 27, 2012 4:40 PM PST reply actions
He has all his fingers and toes
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 27, 2012 4:41 PM PST up reply actions
/Giants crack medical staff is slightly concerned about the extra rib
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 27, 2012 4:56 PM PST up reply actions
Don’t worry it’s a false rib.
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by Giant_in_la_area on Jan 27, 2012 6:52 PM PST up reply actions
“Why doesn’t this one connect at the middle?”
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by howtheyscored on Jan 27, 2012 7:20 PM PST up reply actions
I guess they don’t test for THC.
2012 is going to be awesome!
by Tortured on Jan 27, 2012 4:45 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
that fact that he does what he does while he’s stoned just makes him that much more impressive
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 27, 2012 5:26 PM PST up reply actions
So does this guy...
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 1:17 PM PST up reply actions
Both!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 29, 2012 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
Damn
I guess we’re stuck with him now.
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by Timorous Me on Jan 28, 2012 12:58 AM PST up reply actions
Xavier Nady’s another guy who belongs on the Giants.
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Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
because he hasn’t been good in 5 years
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jan 27, 2012 5:46 PM PST up reply actions
Progress
The Giants used to sign players who hadn’t been good in 10 years.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
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they’re making progress!
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"Orlando before Zod" doesn't have the same nice ring to it.
by nostocksjustbonds on Jan 27, 2012 5:50 PM PST up reply actions
This reminds me of the last round or two of fantasy baseball drafts where you have about 21 guys on your team and about 5 bucks so you just grab anyone who gets called out who you’ve heard just to fill out your roster
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 27, 2012 4:42 PM PST reply actions
that’s a very bad strategy
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"Orlando before Zod" doesn't have the same nice ring to it.
by nostocksjustbonds on Jan 27, 2012 5:46 PM PST up reply actions
Not after hour #3 and you just want to get home
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 27, 2012 5:47 PM PST up reply actions
I suppose
there are often practical considerations
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jan 27, 2012 5:50 PM PST up reply actions
I’m still not convinced that Sabean wasn’t actually trying to sign Charles Nagy.
The first six innings are overrated.
Xavier Nady
LOL CAL
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
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by Murray, Present on Jan 27, 2012 5:04 PM PST reply actions
SOPHIE'S CHOICE!
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Quick take: Theriot, Fontenot and Burriss appear to be competing for two spots. Or they all make it if Brett Pill fails to survive the cut
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Wouldn’t that be the exact opposite?
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 27, 2012 5:08 PM PST up reply actions
Yes
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/wolfcaslt’d
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 27, 2012 5:27 PM PST up reply actions
I will remember this though.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 27, 2012 5:27 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe they should be thrown into an arena and have to kill everyone else to get the spot like in the Hunger Games.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 27, 2012 5:12 PM PST up reply actions
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Talks about Moneyball
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So do the Diamondbacks.
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yeah!
they paid for it
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Sick
This is just sick. why are we …. Oh, never mind.
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I keep reading the last part of that as logjam
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by howtheyscored on Jan 27, 2012 7:23 PM PST up reply actions
shift-A
I’m waiting for my overdue baby to be born – any time now! – and thought I would pop in briefly:
1) Xavier Nady. Cal.
2) I personally witnessed a Ryan Theriot grand slam. Really. It happened. I saw it.
by North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan on Jan 27, 2012 5:38 PM PST reply actions
Quite a few McCovens have had babies recently.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
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championship babies!
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"Orlando before Zod" doesn't have the same nice ring to it.
by nostocksjustbonds on Jan 27, 2012 5:49 PM PST up reply actions
What are the late fees like on those things?
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 28, 2012 8:33 AM PST up reply actions
When I read that tweet from Schulman
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
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But is it really worth getting all goosed up over what’s essentially the 25th spot on the roster?
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 27, 2012 5:42 PM PST up reply actions
Burriss gotta go
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by Solidarity on Jan 27, 2012 5:44 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
This line -I am in it.
Burriss plays over 150 innings and that is either badb abd sign for the 2012 Giants or Alien Overlord have infested his body with cyborg upgrades.
Just trying to gruntle my Giants baseball Jones in the least destructive way available.
2010 was just a dream.can I have another please?
Considering there is enough to worry about who might be getting that spot
Yes.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
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Something else to freak out about
Commissioner Bud Selig expects baseball to expand its playoffs this season.
One game playoff
Eventually the baseball playoffs will be just like basketball and hockey.
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Should have retired before he went fully senile
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 27, 2012 5:50 PM PST up reply actions
I actually don't mind it
Makes winning your division more meaningful.
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It just seems like a slippery slope.
….something will happen and, well, one game just isn’t enough: best of 3!
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Give it 5 years and there’ll be a 3 game play in. I’m pretty sure of it
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 27, 2012 7:21 PM PST up reply actions
The Yankees will lose in that game each of the next two years.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 27, 2012 7:25 PM PST up reply actions
I agree
As long as it doesn’t expand any further, I think it’s cool.
(I am fully prepared to eat my words the first time an 82 win Marlins team squeaks in under the new rules and sweeps our division champion Giants,)
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jan 27, 2012 7:20 PM PST up reply actions
Wait… why would we already be freaking out today?
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What's the "problem of the day"?
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Correct. People freak out because someone likes wine over beer.
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O_o
woa… wait, what?
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People freak out about everything here. “OH NO!!! GIANTS MIGHT SIGN A (INSERT BAD PLAYER HERE)” “OH NO! PEOPLE SLEEP!!”
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To be fair, pouring wine over your beer is disgusting.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 27, 2012 6:09 PM PST up reply actions
what if the giants signed a "good" player? what would happen
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Going off the most recent sample
Their wrist would asplode.
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We’d be upset we had to give up Zach Wheeler for him.
by non sequitur on Jan 27, 2012 6:12 PM PST up reply actions
I’m not sure if I’m getting older or smarter. But… wine > beer
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Bobby Evans: "Ideally Gary Brown spends the whole year in the minors next year"
This from the hot stove show last night: Alright unleash the hounds. I am onboard with the anti-hatred of young players here. And I think we found the Quail hiding in the Bush. Evans is conservative beyond the other 2 who get so little love around here, he borders on fascism.
He says not even in Sept callups would Brown come up ideally; unbefuckinglievable. He also said he’ll start at AA.
Given the idiocy of Selig adding a playoff it’s just about guaranteed the Giants will play at least a few games at the end of the season that don’t mean anything. Why why why after the minor league season is over would you send a player like Brown home and not have him come up?
I was almost onboard with the Sabean bashing until he signed Theriot, that was the guy I wanted. But if he lets Evans run this kid Brown down like this I will believe something’s rotten in the stew.
Evans is correct. Maybe a September callup.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 27, 2012 6:03 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah? So you send home your starting CF for 2013 at the point closest to that season when he could play on a major league field: BS.
I am unable to parse your sentence, but Brown has exactly 0 games over A ball. I’m excited about the guy’s upside but he’s not the starting anything at the major league level yet.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 27, 2012 6:08 PM PST up reply actions
He is criticizing the notion of not giving Brown a cup of coffee in September after the minor league season has ended.
I’ll join in with Johnny here and say that it’s not a given he will be the CF in 2013. If he does well this year, he might start with the team on Opening Day 2013, but nothing is a given at this point. It’s a long road to there from here.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
2013
Look at your options, an older Cabrera who’s not really a CFer anymore, and Pagan who personally I never want to see over Brown. Who’s going to play CF for this team to win a championship, Melky Cabrera?
Somebody else™.
The Giants are allowed to win the World Series any year.
If Brown isn’t ready, he isn’t ready. No reason to force the issue with a half-baked call-up.
He’ll be with the team when he’s ready to help the team.
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by Solidarity on Jan 27, 2012 6:18 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, I don’t get this sentiment. Gary Brown is only plausibly the CF in 2013 if he does well in 2012 in a level higher than A ball.
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I would like to believe that he’ll be ready, since he played three years of college and is apparently ready defensively. But yeah, kid’s gotta hit.
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He did use the word “ideally” didn’t he? Ideally would mean it wasn’t even necessary to bring him up, because CF would not be a problem in 2012. They obviously don’t want to rush him and have him possibly overmatched by major league pitching. You’d also have to make a 40 man roster move. I don’t get the freakout over this.
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Heh.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I wouldn’t be opposed to a September callup, but I suspect it would be a ‘bring him up and let him get accustomed to being in the bigs while riding the pine’ deal a la Buster Posey.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 27, 2012 6:16 PM PST up reply actions
Yup.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I’m not saying anything more than that is guaranteed, but I do think Brown should set the goal to play well and make it in Sept. If Evans is telling you forget it kid, just stay in the minors WTF kind of goal is that?
You realize that most prospects, even the best ones, spend at least two years in the minors, right? Not everybody gets to be Buster Posey.
And if Brown doesn’t have sufficient motivation to work and reach the big leagues… why is he playing professional baseball?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Brown is not most prospects
How many of those 48 guys in front of him on the highest ranked prospects who had one season in A ball last year do you think won’t see mlb this year. Hector Sanchez, how many seasons did he have before last year?
Hector Sanchez
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"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I think you are unpacking a little too enthusiastically. He can have a full year in the minors and still get a cup of coffee in September.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 27, 2012 6:24 PM PST up reply actions
Read the quote: Evans says "ideally not in Sept"
Ray asked him the direct question, “what about Sept callups” in response to him saying he wanted Brown in the minors all year.
You know what that sounds like?
Someone not showing their hand before a single pitch has been thrown in spring training.
He’s allowed to re-evaluate once Brown has actually, you know, done something.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Bull, in this day and age that quote is flying around mlb at the speed of sound. That’s part of the problem, Brown is gonna hear that and I think that’s wrong.
hopefully by now it’s not just us that doesn’t believe a single word uttered by Giants management.
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Thank you
for the undying hatred. Part of me is just looking into the future and seeing GM: Bobby Evans. I will rue that day like all you have rued Sabean this past year.
wtf Bobby Evans has been one of the best things to happen to the Giants in years
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Doesn't mean he's a GM
I get his role as the voice of dissent against rushing players, which Sabean can and likely will overrule. But I don’t think he’s GM materia.
why are we freaking out about Bobby Evans as a future GM!? WTF?
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The time to stop him is now. Otherwise, next thing you know, he’s invading Poland!
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
More like jponry CHAMBERLAIN
amirite?
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'Peace in our time'?
Not while Bobby Evans is around! Do you think Brown is at peace right now? NO!
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Slap a VP!
But Panda hats!
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He’s already been influence by Sovereign, but he doesn’t know it yet.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 27, 2012 7:28 PM PST up reply actions
Most likely buying ME2 today, though I’m still just scouring the galaxy for experience and shit in ME1 before Ilos.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 2:37 PM PST up reply actions
what class were you
soldiers are useless in me2
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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by operation carrot on Jan 28, 2012 2:41 PM PST up reply actions
Infiltrator for my main dude. Whatever the mostly-biotic hybrid class was for my second playthrough.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 2:46 PM PST up reply actions
heck yeah
infiltrators are in my opinion the best class in me2. especially if you choose to take the assault rifle half way through the game.
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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by operation carrot on Jan 28, 2012 2:48 PM PST up reply actions
ME3
I’ve heard all classes can use all guns
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 2:50 PM PST up reply actions
yeah, that pissed me off
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by operation carrot on Jan 28, 2012 2:52 PM PST up reply actions
not useless
only way to survive insane is that slow down ability, right?
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 2:49 PM PST up reply actions
their ability is pretty cool
but their main advantage is that they get the ar
but infiltrators can get one too half way though
that plus the ability to one hit kill most enemies later in the game makes the infiltrators extremely deadly
turning invisible is hella cool too
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by operation carrot on Jan 28, 2012 2:51 PM PST up reply actions
i did vanguard because I’m a tactless american and want a shotgun and a cigarette
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 4:30 PM PST up reply actions
WTF?
Why talk baseball at all in January? If you can’t equate FO people to members of the 3rd reich.
I prefer Knights of the Round.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I don't think very many people care.
Gary Brown is a first round pick and a Top 50 page. He knows what he’s accomplished. If anything, it will probably only motivate him further to prove them wrong and “earn” that call-up.
After the Belt situation last year, we should be glad to hear that Evans wants to take things slowly with Brown.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I think you’re reading way too much into a radio interview in January. Brown won’t be hurt by not getting a cup of coffee in September, if that’s what ends up happening.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Fortunately Evans ain't the final say
Evans is already dead set against bringing him up at all and there’s not a whole lot of voices to the contrary. Even if Brown struggled mightily I would still bring him up at the end of the season when the minor league season (likely Fresno) is over. It’s better than sending him home period. I don’t think that dead set opposition serves the player or the club’s best interest. If Brown plays extremely well he should be rewarded likewise.
Don't forget that Brown fizzled in the AZL this year due to fatigue & illness
I’d rather he get the time off and get a full winter ball season so he has a chance at midseason callup in 2013, than get a cup of coffee this year.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 27, 2012 6:14 PM PST up reply actions
kripes, now I’ve got a Neil Diamond song stuck in my head.
Thanks.
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September morn…..
blah blah blah blah blah blah
a brand new day
blah blah blah blah blah blah
something, something romantic play…
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Definitely not one of his better ones.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 27, 2012 7:32 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah
I don’t see why you’d get mad about this. And let’s not get ahead of ourselves – the upper minors have stalled many a Giants hitting prospect before.
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I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
It ain't just about the hitting
It’s about the speed of the game in the majors. If he wants to be the starter at any point in 2013 he’s going to have to know what it takes. My preference is not to banish the kid to the minors. Fortunately I don’t think Sabean agrees completely about not giving him a shot if he plays well. This was more about Evans being the ultra-conservative that even pisses me off.
Saying that a guy who finished last year in Single-A shouldn’t be in the major leagues this year is hardly ultra-conservative.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
It does border on fascism, though, so… Czechoslovakian?
I'm as tall as Mel. Why can't I hit 500 home runs?
Do you say that to the kid?
Or publicly in the media, look kid you can maintain a .900 OPS throughout the year and we’re still not bringing you up? This is not about how good Brown will be, this is about the strategy to develop him. I think players in the minors should ALWAYS be working for a Sept callup. Plenty of GM’s feel that way too, I’m not sure Sabean the conservative one doesn’t even.
look kid you can maintain a .900 OPS throughout the year and we’re still not bringing you up?
He said this?
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by howtheyscored on Jan 27, 2012 7:30 PM PST up reply actions
You are taking this way out of context. He never said it was set in stone just ideally he spends the whole season in the minors which I have no problems with whatsoever.
"He knocks a stake through the heart of the Cardinals! The Cardinals are dead! The Giants are going to the World Series!!!" -Jon Miller
It's Posey time!!
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by sanfrankid on Jan 28, 2012 8:42 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
I think a fairer criticism is asking why he didn't get moved up to AA last year
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OK
I’ll take that, I came here for the gaddamn dead set hatred against bashing players. There were media members shocked when Evans wanted Belt to stay in the minors until Sept last year after his injury. And I’m not convinced Evans would’ve brought him up at all even with the injuries that supposedly necessitated it. But Sabean did think Belt needed to come up, even though Bochy wouldn’t play him. That was THE WRONG strategy, plenty here have said as much.
I think there are much bigger problems than Bobby Evans...
…He may be conservative in his desire for players to be called up, but mayhaps its because he knows what Sabey-Sabes and Bork will do to those players.
Evans is pretty astute in his analyses of player development.
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Job 1:14-15
It's almost like it's his job.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Yeah, that's what I'm fuckin talking about!
Evans will be the boss when Sabean is done, that’s what I’m worried about.
I would like to see Brown as a viable MLB OF...
…but I trust Bobby Evans’ opinion more than my own desire.
If it were up to me, Brown, Panik, Oropesa, Payne, Joseph, Peguero, etc. would all be on the opening day roster.
That is why I am not the GM, assistant GM, or VP of Player Development.
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Job 1:14-15
We could carry three catchers on our bench!
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
This whole chain is crazy.
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Jan 27, 2012 10:17 PM PST up reply actions
My computer still thinks it’s 6:02. It’s been stuck there for some time now. This is strange.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
My guess is 13 minutes...
It’s not even 6 yet, here.
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Job 1:14-15
It was just stuck there. Now it says 6:17, which is right.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
You should have gone outside and checked to see if people had stopped moving.
Giants Baseball: Hope like hell™
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This reminded me of that late 1980s sitcom where this girl had magic skills and when she touched her two fingers everyone froze. Forgot the name of the show, though.
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Out of this World.
Oscar Wilde may have been a brilliant and talented man, but at the end of the day he was still a cocksucker, just like the Dodgers.
by ptizzy on Jan 28, 2012 7:11 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
That’s it. It wasn’t very good.
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Theme song was great though! Would you like to swing on a star…
by GameSix on Jan 29, 2012 3:06 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
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Interesting RT @Jim_Duquette Source – Roy Oswalt and the #Cardinals are close to a deal. #RedSox and #Astros are also still in the mix
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with whining coming back that's a really solid rotation
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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by operation carrot on Jan 27, 2012 6:48 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
Even without Pujols, I have to think the Cardinals are one of two or three best teams in the NL now. Let’s just hope that special agent Matheny can bring them down from the inside.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Pitching should be very good especially with Oswalt
Not sure I trust their lineup, though. There’s a lot of creaky veteran injury potential there.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jan 27, 2012 7:26 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, being anchored by Holliday, Berkman, and Beltran is a slightly volatile situations, but on the other hand…
Furcal
Freese
Beltran
Holliday
Berkman
Craig/Jay
Molina
Schumaker
Wainwright
That lineup can fucking hit.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
You can throw Furcal on the list of guys who are injury risks too… And I’m not totally sold on Freese/Craig yet… And I have no idea if Berkman can continue to hit like he did last year…But I agree, on paper it looks good.
Still, although its early, I think I’d be tempted to take Cincinnati in the central.
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jan 27, 2012 8:21 PM PST up reply actions
They were my pick last year, but the pitching was completely MIA.
My read on the teams in the central:
Cardinals: They can pitch and hit, but injuries.
Reds: They can hit, but can they pitch?
Brewers: They can hit, but why aren’t they pitching well? Also, Nyjer Morgan.
Cubs: Theo, but not a lot to work with so far.
Pirates: Always a year away from contending.
Astros: LOL
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Just another year in the NL central in the 21st century.
So can count on the ’Stros padding other NL central teams by about 5 games. One of the others will implode doing the same and the division will still be challanged to have a 90 game winner.
Just trying to gruntle my Giants baseball Jones in the least destructive way available.
2010 was just a dream.can I have another please?
Wow.
Cardinals are going to be good next year.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
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They still scored the most runs in the NL last year
and their pitching is going to be better this year.
They lost Pujols, but they got Beltran who could off set a good chunk of it. Plus Beltran probably plays defense better than Berkman who goes back to first, so their defense improves.
I think they will be pretty good.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
They should. I haven't heard much about him though
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
They will however be without Dave Duncan's pitcher saving magic for awhile
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jan 27, 2012 7:27 PM PST up reply actions
I will be very interested to see if this has a measurable impact.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Over the short term I doubt it will. Always seemed to me like his major contribution was the occasional “holy shit” reclamation project. Like the Jeff Weaver incident of 2006 (although looking at the numbers now, that’s not quite as impressive as I remember it being).
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Jan 27, 2012 8:17 PM PST up reply actions
I think Mike Matheny knows how to handle a staff.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jan 27, 2012 7:42 PM PST up reply actions
I wonder if LaRussa interviewed before hand to see if Matheny believed in an acceptable number of pitching changes per inning
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 27, 2012 7:44 PM PST up reply actions
Yea I am Paniked a bit
This kid is super green, but so is Sanchez’s health. I think they have to push Panik through the system, he can’t linger in A ball once he’s ready for AA. I think that’s already been decided to be his tract, but I am generally in favor of getting a 2Bman and CFer ready ASAP. Strength up the middle = strength in the game.
let's chill out on panik until he plays some full season ball
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I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
You Are Blinded By Your Anti-Prospect Bias.
You would play Huff until the cows come home!
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
How long do you really think Lincecum is going to stick with this club Bochy’s vets? In reality they have 2 years to make hay while the sunshines. If Brown and Panik are ready to contribute by 2013 at any point and they show promise that makes a Lincecum all that more willing to want to stay. And Evans did say that conversation with Lincecum will likely come back for good around the middle of 2013.
My point is that Panik is far from a sure thing and pretty far from contributing
short season A ball is a far cry from even the Cal League, let alone the majors. Chill out and stop concern trolling about them not moving him fast enough until he’s hitting .350 in A+ at least, geez.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Trolling? That's quite an accusation.
2 threads with a bit of sardonic humor if read right, a discussion that seemed to get everybody involved. You really think that? Please, do me a favor delete them, take my ridiculousness right off this elite blog. I am a shit disturber, but you went low with this one, you kicked me right out for another few months.
sorry for the misunderstanding
concern trolling is different from straight-up trolling. it’s posting comments that are freaking out about something that hasn’t come close to happening yet.
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WHAT WILL WE DO WHEN THE STROS MOVE TO THE NL?
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WHAT WILL WE DO WHEN THE STROS MOVE TO THE NL? AL AND CHANGE THEIR NAME ?
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
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All of the prospects are always going to work
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I am a 28 year old... semi grown person
and I am weeping like a baby during 500 Days of Summer.
Yes, I’m just out of a “Summer-ish” relationship, no Hollywood ending, though.
Matt Cain is better than you, but apparently not cool enough for Showtime.
by homegrowntalent on Jan 27, 2012 6:54 PM PST reply actions
I liked that movie quite a bit, but I know some people who hate it and I totally understand that position.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
It’s pretty well done, but I’m a sucker for non-linear story telling.
Matt Cain is better than you, but apparently not cool enough for Showtime.
by homegrowntalent on Jan 27, 2012 7:03 PM PST up reply actions
lolxanthan
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jan 27, 2012 7:39 PM PST up reply actions
The kid from “3rd Rock” really ended up being quite the actor.
Matt Cain is better than you, but apparently not cool enough for Showtime.
by homegrowntalent on Jan 27, 2012 7:18 PM PST up reply actions
The two of them were in "Manic" together, and were wonderful.
I worked in Psych hospitals for ten years, with adolescents, and apart from a couple issues, closest accounting to the actual job I’ve ever seen (I was Cheadle).
Less flaws than Moneyball.
But I didn’t like (500) Days…
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Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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Job 1:14-15
I don't want to get killed for saying this.
But not a Zooey Deschanel fan. I feel like she stole Parker Posey’s career.
Matt Cain is better than you, but apparently not cool enough for Showtime.
by homegrowntalent on Jan 27, 2012 7:46 PM PST up reply actions
(This is too easy…)
Parker Posey had a career? :)
Seems like its all been down hill since THE DOOM GENERATION.
Or wait… maybe I’m thinking of Rose McGowan
:) :)
Yes! I DO have Nate's number tattoed on my ass. It's a long story.
http://www.leftymalo.com/2011/08/the_number_twelve.php
by jeremy.lassen on Jan 28, 2012 1:12 AM PST up reply actions
PARKER POSEY ! QUEEN OF THE B's
I'm a Giants Fan, but I'll always be rooting for Matt Downs
Adopted Son:Dan Burkhart , Future Backup To Buster Posey.
Advice....
Keep things in perspective. Whatever the fuck that means.
Matt Cain is better than you, but apparently not cool enough for Showtime.
by homegrowntalent on Jan 27, 2012 6:56 PM PST reply actions
reply fail, to A_Lew
Matt Cain is better than you, but apparently not cool enough for Showtime.
by homegrowntalent on Jan 27, 2012 6:57 PM PST up reply actions
Trying. I’m in a ‘who is more independent’ stand off. I don’t know how to win this battle.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I would say “play it cool” but that never seems to work for me.
Matt Cain is better than you, but apparently not cool enough for Showtime.
by homegrowntalent on Jan 27, 2012 6:58 PM PST up reply actions
Right?
I’m much better at being quasi-crazy and letting the chips fall as they may.
Matt Cain is better than you, but apparently not cool enough for Showtime.
by homegrowntalent on Jan 27, 2012 7:00 PM PST up reply actions
Be more independent!
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by howtheyscored on Jan 27, 2012 7:40 PM PST up reply actions
Wait, Selig said this?
We’re working on dates right now. That’ll all take place. It looks to me like we’ll have it because I’ve told everybody we have to have it. It’ll be exciting. One-game playoff, it will start the playoffs in a very exciting manner," he said.
(Emphasis mine)
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
The MLB Wild Card Playoff...
Sponsored by Corn Pops™.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
What a fucking waste.
I hate this idea so much, even if it’s the only way we make the post-season next year.
Guys... i'm freaking out
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hi everybody!
Mark DeRosa , he had his moments.
by oldjacket on Jan 27, 2012 7:14 PM PST via Android app reply actions
HELLO!!!!!!
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Is it me you're looking for?
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
HI, DOCTOR OLDJACKET
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
’sup
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 27, 2012 8:47 PM PST up reply actions
The Giants were an answer to a Jeopardy question tonight.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I’m not giving too much away because it’s only a question. The category was something like “Last place National League teams” and the answer was “This team finished in last place in 2007 and won the World Series in 2010”.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
SPOILERS!
Now I’ll never know if I would’ve gotten it on my own!
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by Smoke on the Water on Jan 27, 2012 7:38 PM PST up reply actions
If a Giants fan seriously didn’t get that one, they should be banned for life on any Giants board.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
and made to wear a Tommy Lasorda jersey at AT&T Park every home game for the next 10 years.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I was at a Giants game last April (the loss to the Braves where Vogelsong pitched in young belief). We’re sitting in section 119, and two “fans” are sitting behind us. One of them very loudly asks, “Wait, who was our shortstop last year?”
Things nearly got ugly.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Pitched in young belief?
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jan 27, 2012 7:46 PM PST up reply actions
I new a guy whose arms where so short.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 27, 2012 7:46 PM PST up reply actions
LONG RELIEF
No clue what happened there.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
“I can play professional baseball one day” certainly fits that bill.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 27, 2012 7:49 PM PST up reply actions
Wait, the Giants won the World Series?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Visual confirmation
The Dude: Oh boy. How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus.
My friend's cancer has not spread. He has a fighting chance.
I believe this calls for some celebration.
Rock Hard Ride Free
by Cap M on Jan 27, 2012 7:18 PM PST reply actions 7 recs
That is beautiful news.
Matt Cain is better than you, but apparently not cool enough for Showtime.
by homegrowntalent on Jan 27, 2012 7:19 PM PST up reply actions
We're not out of the woods.
He’s got a non-lymphoma tumor in his left lung that’s decreased his breathing capacity to 60%. We have to hope chemo takes, but any good news I’ll take, damnit.
Yeah, my buddy's colon cancer seems to be getting fought pretty good.
So here’s to good news on all those fronts.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
:(
yea, fuck cancer. seriously. He’s definitely going through alot i’d suppose. My mom was i think in and out of chemo for 5 years… just nobody should deal with it, especially at 25? wow, good news though it hasn’t spread
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That is definitely some good news
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
I fucking hate cancer. I’m hoping I can post simalr news soon.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Jan 28, 2012 6:09 AM PST up reply actions
Pablo Golfdabol (Terrible, I know)
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
I am not a fan of position players swinging a golf club.
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Jan 27, 2012 10:22 PM PST up reply actions
Will Clark refused to play golf until his career was over.
He was concerned it would affect his swing.
by mrs. owlcroft on Jan 28, 2012 12:23 AM PST up reply actions
I’ve tried to play golf multiple times since I stopped playing baseball, and to this day my golf swing disturbingly resembles my baseball swing.
Needless to say, I am awful at golf.
by free f.p. #14 on Jan 28, 2012 3:22 AM PST up reply actions
I got a hole-in-one on the loop-de-loop in mini golf one time. So theres that.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 28, 2012 3:25 AM PST up reply actions
Steph Curry is so, so awful at the fast break.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
it's his ankle... doesn't know what foot to jump off of
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Unless you’re talking about the bones in his ankle.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 27, 2012 7:49 PM PST up reply actions
Toucheé.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Man, I cannot type tonight.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
And.... BOOM GOES THE DYNAMITE
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Warriors-Thunder is being seen live in China.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Jean Quann in the building!!!
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
BTW
Dave Flemming on the call for St. Mary’s-BYU tomorrow for ESPN U.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Nice. Pretty big game tomorrow
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
And for those Cal/Stanford fans, Gus Johnson on the call for that game Sunday.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
wow...
i asked this on twitter… what would be really awesome would be to see games like this: SMC vs. CAL, Stanford vs. Santa Clara, WCC vs. Pac 12… definitely think those would be some fantastic games
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Probably won’t get it unless they add games since the Pac-12 has signed a deal with the Big 10. You are more likely to see a Stanford or Cal vs. Ohio State. than any of those games.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I wouldn’t mind that either actually… but seriously, that would be some fun basketball to watch, Bay Area teams going at it. That’s unfortunate they’re signed with the Big 10. If Michigan plays at CAL or Stanford i’m definitely going though
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Knowing the schedule makers, it will be Ohio State or Michigan vs. USC or Oregon and Cal would get Indiana.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Yea… i know Damon Bruce was talking about that the other day. CAL at home vs. Michigan… if that ever happened, i’d go in my Michigan jersey for sure…
Is next year going to be the first year they’ll play?
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Don’t know. I heard about the deal a few weeks ago.
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I'm very content with this though
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Some fear the disappearance of USC-Notre Dame and Stanford-Notre Dame.
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
well..
IamaGM IamaGM.com
Warriors television revenue has increased from $9 million to $25 million dlvr.it/17jbHv
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
That should help pay for that new arena next to AT&T park.
Yes! I DO have Nate's number tattoed on my ass. It's a long story.
http://www.leftymalo.com/2011/08/the_number_twelve.php
by jeremy.lassen on Jan 28, 2012 1:16 AM PST up reply actions
Klay Thompson looks like a pretty alright player
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
He’s picked it up, I’m glad that he’s not getting Udoh’d.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
although... Udoh looking lost again tonight
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
He barely played last year, so I can hardly say I’m surprised.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
no, i mean, even when he was playing he looked lost
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
Hard to get better when you don’t play.
At this point I’m willing to concede he probably was not a good pick, but yeah, he looks way too green to be in his second year.
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lol
even when he was playing he didn’t grab a rebound. I totally agree he should be playing more… but man, the problem with Udoh is that he isn’t grabbing rebounds, at least, not often.
It should be Udoh/Tyler at C… but to be honest, warriors don’t have a true center, Udoh’s a PF
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Yeah. He doesn’t have the size to play in the middle, and the defensive upside is a wash when he can’t shoot or distribute well.
I haven’t gotten to watch Tyler much. He’s the one who has good size but is pretty raw, right?
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Yup, no doubt, put him in there with a decent Center, he’d be productive, don’t ask him to be the “big man”. Totally agree.
Tyler played tonight, 13 minutes, wasn’t bad, made two shots from like, 20 feet. You’re right, he’s the 6’10 kid, 20 years old, very raw. Showed a ton more effort and heart than Andris
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Showed a ton more effort and heart than Andris
#notsayingmuch
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LOL
why he’s on the team still is absolutely beyond me
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Maybe he’s got incriminating pictures of Lacob or something.
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Man... this is getting old doing nothing during the weekends
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You said it sister.
Matt Cain is better than you, but apparently not cool enough for Showtime.
by homegrowntalent on Jan 27, 2012 8:57 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, even though I’m sure we mean different things by that.
Can you plan something to do with your girl? The Mr. and I spent a few years apart and we would do things like rent the same movie to watch together while talking on the phone. We talked about what kind of house we wanted to have and would send floor plans back and forth via email.
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Actually that’s pretty interesting, should definitely try doing that. We’re definitely talking about houses or apartments to live in, what we’ll do when that happens. My neighbor the other day back in Moraga reminded me of something where if we don’t look forward for something you get bored very quickly.
But, yea, being here with not many friends around Santa Cruz, kinda sucks. All my friends are in Cincinnati, Chicago, Columbus… But, Mr. Merope isn’t home yet, huh?
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Yeah he is, he’s playing his guitar and we were talking about what we were going to do for Opening Weekend. We take his birthday & Valentines (Feb) our anniversary (March) and my birthday (April) combine them all together and do a weekend in the Bay Area on Giants opening weekend. Usually 2 Giants games and a Sharks game. This year though no Sharks.
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Cool. That’s kinda like what my girl and i do, her birthday is so close with Christmas, so we just get presents for eachother then, so we basically just don’t get eachother gifts for birthdays. So you were saying you could go to California Academy of Sciences, would be sweet.
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Yeah, spend a day at GGP LoL I should drag out our roller blades, that’d be a sprained ankle or two!
We already went to a Sharks game this season and it’s so expensive, so we might just skip that.
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Hahaha, that would be a pretty awesome day, why not, if the weather’s nice?
That’s the reason why my dad and i don’t go to Sharks games, so expensive, and we can just enjoy it here at home, why not, don’t have to worry about driving or anything
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We like to go to one game a year, and we already did so… I don’t think we’re as emotionally invested in this years team either. So that makes a difference.
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Ha, i hope the go to the Championship series this year then, and win it all. I just enjoy watching hockey. Hurts with Havlat out so far and a lackluster defense
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Clowe being out hasn’t helped either
hopefully him and Wingels will return after the break.
That reminds me, the skills competition is tomorrow got get the Mr. to set the dvr.
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Most definitely about the injuries to Clowe and Wingels, that’s just experience and energy that’s out.
and the skills competition will be the only thing i watch from the All Star weekend really
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Si
Setting goals, planning a vacation, big night on the town. You got to have something to look forward to.
Giants Baseball: Hope like hell™
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Yup. Pretty much what helps all the time
if you have nothing to look forward to, you’ll go crazy
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yup
We also once got out a US map and crossed off every state where we wouldn’t want to live… lol I think we ended up with CA, AZ, OR, WA, and Mass. as the only inhabitable states for us.
We spent a lot of time on the phone. And that was in the days before unlimited calling plans…oy.
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Hahaha.
she wants to live in NC… i just can’t do that, way too far away from home. Chicago or that area is perfect in terms of relative distance for her and i, 6 hour drive to Cleveland, 3 and a half hour flight to SF. Plus a big enough city for her and i to find an opportunity.
She’s doing student teaching now.
Yea, the phone thing, well, we’re texting alot, lately she’s been quiet due to student teaching and she’s made alot of friends, which is great
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Doing nothing on the weekends is, like, my ideal schedule.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 27, 2012 9:26 PM PST up reply actions
Relaxing for sure... but EVERY weekend
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would howie be interested in an assistant professorship teaching English writing? Between lack of sleep and cold medicine I may be getting my McCoven confused.
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I saw you posted that in one of these threads. I bookmarked the page. They’re taking apps through March, so I’m okay timewise. Still getting a few things together letters-wise. I have slim chances at full-time positions because of lolexperience, but there’s no harm in trying. I always find it frustrating that “Give me a classroom and I’ll more than justify my paycheck” doesn’t count as a valid application.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 27, 2012 10:31 PM PST up reply actions
Yea, good for you man. No ham in applying at all. And this is how i feel all the time with any job:
"Give me a classroom and I’ll more than justify my paycheck"not in a classroom, but in a job
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This is pretty much the reason
that I’m working as an “independent contractor” right now.
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Hmm, well, here’s a question for you, job related, actually this is open to anyone… if i’m applying to jobs in Chicago, not getting any calls back or anything, is that possibly due to me not living in the Chicago area? Even though i point out countless times that I am willing to move without financial aid.
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What’s in your cover letter? I’d come right out in the cover letter and say "I am moving to [city] "
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Basically saying that i am planning on moving to Chicago in the next few months… good point, basically say that i’m moving there. It’s either that or i put my friends address on my resume
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these days, I wonder, do you have to put an address on a resume? your cell phone number and your business email address, you do have a “grown-up” email address right?
cuz if you are having people email you at studboy69@hotmail.com that might be part of the problem.
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Nope, i don’t put an address on my resume, just phone number, and email. And yes, i do have a gmail account, so that helps. It’s basically my last name and the first letter of both my first and middle name at the end.
haha, that would definitely be an issue if that were the case.
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Employers just hate hotmail.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 27, 2012 10:51 PM PST up reply actions
The problem is that there is no shortage of clowns who will say the same thing, but with no justification.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 28, 2012 7:37 AM PST up reply actions
But I’ll say it with conviction.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 9:24 AM PST up reply actions
yeah the few places I’ve gone in to sub and they put me in a classroom with kids… they’re like “Wow, you’re good, too bad we don’t have anything permanent.”
I’m going to apply for the ECE one, I’ll get called for an interview but I won’t get the job. Oh well.
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But seriously, they should just hire me.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 27, 2012 10:37 PM PST up reply actions
Girlfriend is getting worried about jobs… Still hasn’t graduated, but she’s worried about what will happen, meaning she’ll take a job anywhere, even if that means not living together or close… Education’s a tough business to get into
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Seriuosly
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 27, 2012 9:53 PM PST up reply actions
Nothing going on at SLO?
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Not really. Just frat stuff that I can’t get in to.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 27, 2012 9:58 PM PST up reply actions
meh
freshman year for me was pretty bad since all i did was do nothing, and hang in the dorms, by myself. Finally started hanging out with others in the dorm just playing board games and stuff
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Yeah. I really hope I can get a house next year with my friends.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 27, 2012 10:06 PM PST up reply actions
that'd definitely be sweet
kinda regret not living in a house with some friends… just lived with a kid freshman year, insane
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Guys
Quote from my adopted son Mike Krukow: "We're the Giants. We're San Francisco. And we're World Series Champions!"
by DFARowand on Jan 27, 2012 8:59 PM PST reply actions 4 recs
LOL, that is awesome
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We’ve decided to skip opening day this year -sorry jcb9 no calendar – and we’re going to go to that first Sunday home game instead.
We’re thinking of going to the new Cal Academy of Science Saturday, maybe the Sat nite game, and definitely the Sunday game.
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Have you been yet? I've still yet to have gone
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No we haven’t been and every time we think we might go it turns out there’s something going on at GGP.
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Sounds fantastic, very nice
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I want to see the living roof thing. I read all about it on line.
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I know that the 49ers are thinking of doing that
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at the new stadium or the practice facility?
I think the Raiders or the A’s have some solar something or other at their buildings.
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Stadium
Definitely a good idea, go green. The warriors have that on their practice facility.
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maybe that’s what i’m thinking of
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Remember to buy your tickets next Saturday online. Don’t go to Stub Hub unless it’s seems cheaper.
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Do they sell out pretty fast?
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I got an email about tickets going on sale next week sometime? I didn’t really look at it so I can’t say for sure what days they were going to be selling.
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oh... thought we were talking about California Academy of Sciences, my bad
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They are selling opening week tickets and that Garden Gnome day to early bird season ticket holder right now and the rest of the season ticket holders get a chance Tuesday,
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here it is:
Use your Visa card for an exclusive opportunity to purchase tickets to 2012 regular season Giants games before they go on sale to the general public! As an official sponsor of the San Francisco Giants, Visa is making this special offer available to Visa cardholders only, and tickets must be purchased with a Visa card. Take advantage of this special Visa only offer and be a part of Giants action.
This presale will begin on Thursday, February 2 at 10:00 a.m. PT and ends on Friday, February 3rd at 11:59 p.m. PT.
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You can do this if you have a Visa.
Depends on where you want to sit.
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Academy of Sciences is pretty darn cool.
My recommendation is as soon as you get in, get seats for the planetarium show (it’s free, but you have to go get tickets for a particular showtime), they fill up fast.
One of my favorite places in SF =)
I came, I saw, I told bad jokes and left.
So, Trine 2 is awesome.
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Warriors games are definitely entertaining, even though they continue to lose
that much closer to the top draft pick
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Skyrim
So I’m a werewolf now apparently. I wonder if being a dragon and a werewolf will mess me up
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Haha.
At least you’re not a vampire!
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I could try to be that too
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Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I think vamp and werewolf are mutually exclusive, but I’m not sure.
Plus, I understand that being a vampire gets to be hard as balls in the later stages.
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They are NOT mutually exclusive. But you do smell like a wet dog.
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by jeremy.lassen on Jan 28, 2012 1:18 AM PST up reply actions
it could make you a YA literature rock star
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 27, 2012 10:42 PM PST up reply actions
I dislike that Young Adult Romance is now a section at Barnes & Noble
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by howtheyscored on Jan 27, 2012 10:44 PM PST up reply actions
Young Adult Romance is unhealthy.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 27, 2012 10:45 PM PST up reply actions
friend of mine wrote a Young Adult Romance novel that will be published this and is already talking movie rights
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 27, 2012 10:51 PM PST up reply actions
I actually thought of a cool YA book premise. First person. Female lead. War/battle backstory. It’s probably the next long project not associated with my fantasy novel or any of these novellas.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 27, 2012 10:52 PM PST up reply actions
Just throw in some teenage romance into your fantasy novel and…..profit!
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 27, 2012 10:55 PM PST up reply actions
I dislike that people under 21 years of age exist
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 27, 2012 10:45 PM PST up reply actions
That’s the main reason I didn’t go into teaching
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 27, 2012 10:51 PM PST up reply actions
I’d like to, but it’s frowned upon by Mrs. Disaster.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 28, 2012 7:42 AM PST up reply actions
there's like no downside to it tbh
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I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
For some reason we are watching the X games
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Gonna have to change to that now, since the warriors game is over
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Sportscenter now, sadly.
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PISS
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SSIP DOC
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LOL, i guess that works?
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It's late on a Friday, cut me some slack.
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Oh hell, now you’ve crossed the words Sip and Piss in my brain. I did not need those words in such close proximity.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 27, 2012 10:33 PM PST up reply actions
Just concentrate on the word "TOOTBLAN."
It’s like the anti-earworm.
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AWKWARD MOMENTS:
A women in an open marriage blatantly hitting on you while her husband is sitting right there, and her friend who you’re actually interested in is on the other side of you.
I need to re-evaluate my priorities.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 27, 2012 10:21 PM PST reply actions
O_O
… i wouldn’t know what to do in that situation to be honest
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my answer was to just drink a whole lot.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 27, 2012 10:22 PM PST up reply actions
Hooray beer!
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Man, i think that is the only answer, cheers
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In college
I was dating this girl, who I didn’t realize was in an open relationship with someone else, til she told me. Which was like, oh man, too much for me.
I’m open minded, but when it comes to my own relationships, I’m kinda non-patronizingly old school, and always on the look-out for a partner and a friend in addition to sex. I like romance and heavy metal, sue me.
ANYWAY, so turns out, the dude was cool with it and took us both out to see Thank You For Smoking. Which was awkward enough, but this guy could totally kick my ass, so who am I to say no? Then the gal played footsie with the both of us. And then I was invited back for a late dinner.
I found a way to go home without stopping by what could only be described at the most awkward apartment ever.
She mellowed out eventually, we’re still friends, but man oh man I never want to deal with a situation like that again.
I like romance and heavy metal, sue me.
Words to live by, my friend. Words to live by.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 27, 2012 10:30 PM PST up reply actions
no problem with that whatsoever
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Open relationships are unhealthy.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 27, 2012 10:35 PM PST up reply actions
I would tend to agree with this.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I know some people in healthy and happy open relationships
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 27, 2012 10:37 PM PST up reply actions
Same here.
Who am I to judge, anyway? I think the difference is, I don’t think you can do it til you’re both mature enough to handle the ramifications.
Without getting too far into it, I think maturity is not the quality that allows that arrangement to be functional.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 27, 2012 10:39 PM PST up reply actions
I'd argue an understanding about ones needs physically
And coming to a mutual agreement in partnership can certainly be mature.
I was in one in college
ask me anything?
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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by operation carrot on Jan 27, 2012 10:56 PM PST up reply actions
I think I’ve already taken this subthread as far as it will go.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 27, 2012 10:57 PM PST up reply actions
Not always.
It just takes a lot of work.
Too many underestimate that.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Coincidence!
I dated a girl who was in an open relationship. While I thought that she was great, the entire thing was weird for me and I didn’t see a future so I decided to call it off. But she still liked me and I still liked her so things spiraled on for a while, here and there, off and on. Eventually she stopped taking my calls/texts. I let it go.
Fast forward to tonight. My roommate runs into the girl in question while out at a concert. They get to talking, and apparently girl is still pretty fond of me. And now is friends with my roommate. So, weird. Who knows about the open relationship thing. And of course I’ve got other issues to contend with.
I’m gonna be in a relationship explosion sometime in the near future. It’s so happening.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 28, 2012 4:39 AM PST up reply actions
Haven’t checked the board in awhile and when I returned it said “109 unread comments”.
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That’s my second favorite number of unread comments.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 27, 2012 10:46 PM PST up reply actions
I missed out on the 109 meme so I never know what it the joke is when it’s posted
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 27, 2012 10:53 PM PST up reply actions
I think it has something to do with one person asking what Barry Zito pitch count was and a dozen people all typed “109” and it became the meme.
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This was in a GDT in 2008, I believe.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
I think it was a Giants home game as I don’t remember being here.
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Oh yeah…..forgot about that. Thought it was more of a pop culture thingy which made me feel even more out of it because I usually get pop culture thingys
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 27, 2012 11:50 PM PST up reply actions
there should be something about MLPFIM in there.
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by jeremy.lassen on Jan 28, 2012 1:25 AM PST up reply actions
Cool
I had no idea either. That game had a sweet ass lineup.
Blerg
by Myemail21479 on Jan 28, 2012 1:02 PM PST up reply actions
This was back before people posting things simultaneously was old hat. It was still fresh hat.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 9:26 AM PST up reply actions
OT: Has anybody heard about Freakonomics? Damon was talking about it today on KNBR
sounded pretty crazy about how first names can definitely impact somebody’s life, in terms of getting a job for example
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Assface a terrible first name to have financially. That’s why he changed it to Damon.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 27, 2012 10:56 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I read it.
It’s definitely pop economics, but there is some decently interesting stuff in there.
And yeah, I don’t doubt the name think in the least. His theory about the drop in violent crime is also pretty interesting.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I should probably read it… Damon was talking about how they took 3,000 resumes, 1500 with the name Greg, 1500 with the name Tyrone, and Greg got called back 33% more of the time
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MURICA!!!
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More like MURIKKKA
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
i see it, you did thurr
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Yup.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
The book got annoying after awhile. It’s a lot like Slate, completely contrarian just to be contrarian with a slight whiff of smugness attached
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 27, 2012 11:01 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
i don’t think i’ve ever really browsed Slate, huh
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Smug is the word
I appreciate some of the stuff they offer but a lot of the writers just bask in their sense of superiority. The progressive movement isn’t making any friends that way.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 27, 2012 11:03 PM PST up reply actions
ehhhh, so basically it’s pretty meh, with some interesting stuff…
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essentially
Anything Hitchens wrote for them is well worth reading, cause the dude was just a word-style genius. Otherwise, it’s…well, depends on how much back-patting you can deal with.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 27, 2012 11:07 PM PST up reply actions
Hitchen’s annoyed the hell out of me because he was like that guy at a dinner party who starts pontificating about everything, won’t let anybody get a word in edgewise, and causes everybody to either leave to the room or the party all together because they’re tired of hearing him speak and think he’s a big asshole
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 27, 2012 11:09 PM PST up reply actions
I can understand that
And I dunno how I would have done at dinner with him. But if I’m sitting down specifically to read one of his columns, then I can just soak in the excellent writing.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 27, 2012 11:10 PM PST up reply actions
I think the Mr. used to read that. Are they the ones who had the first people involved pull away or quit the project and then it all went to shit? Or was that something else? [everything else, I know]
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
Check out this article on their front page today: “Why Don’t People Sing About Disease Anymore?”
Uhhh….because songs about malaria don’t rock?
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 27, 2012 11:06 PM PST up reply actions
Ronnie James Polio
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I can’t remember when the last time I read a Slate article was, but I’m pretty sure whenever it was, it pissed me off.
GROUGTHINK ALERT
lol, so is this the usual case with Slate?
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Either that or stuff like “why letting the internet die is a good idea” for no particular reason other than to get people to go their site and charge higher rates to advertisers
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 27, 2012 11:10 PM PST up reply actions
So basically just absolutely random articles
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So, making their own case.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 27, 2012 11:12 PM PST up reply actions
Oh my God, that article about how independent bookstores should die
made me enraged. And then they had him on their podcast to “defend” himself, and he was completely unapologetic. Fuck you Farhad Manjoo.
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
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by Murray, Present on Jan 28, 2012 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
Oh man that was so fucking dumb
A friend of mine in the industry did a great takedown of the post.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 28, 2012 10:39 AM PST up reply actions
My guess is he didn’t believe a word of what he wrote but was happy for the bonus he got from the editors for increasing page views.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 28, 2012 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
I think the last time I read one was Bill James’ article that argued that the computer rankings groups that are associated with the BCS should withdraw themselves from the BCS. I think his main point was that the since BCS kept telling them how to change their formulations (to add more poll data, etc.), the computers were just becoming more and more like the polls themselves, so the computers people should roll out until they get to formulate their rankings their own way. Or something like that
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
Come to think of it, didn’t Rihanna do “Malaria…aria…aria…hey hey?”
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 27, 2012 11:13 PM PST up reply actions
So if Barack Obama was a recent college graduate, he would have a tougher time than if his name was Mark Obama?
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haha, good question
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Went by Barry in college!
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Barack Greg
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by howtheyscored on Jan 27, 2012 11:07 PM PST up reply actions
OHHHHHHHHHH HALFWAY THERE
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
HAHA, LIVING ON A PRAYER!!!!
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(towards mecca, amirite?)
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I know a Tyrone and he’s Chinese.
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I remember about 10 years ago now we had a student drop and we waited in dread to find out what we would get to take her place. Then the admin office called to tell us Tyrone would start on Monday. We were terrified as to how this was going to upset the classroom dynamic, which was already a little crazy.
Turned out Tyrone was a sweet little kid with a thumb sucking fetish and a love of stuffed animals. Go figure.
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Or you could be Tyrone Greene
And be a poet:
Dark and lonely on the summer night.
Kill my landlord, kill my landlord.
Watchdog barking – Do he bite?
Kill my landlord, kill my landlord.
Slip in his window,
Break his neck!
Then his house
I start to wreck!
Got no reason —
What the heck!
Kill my landlord, kill my landlord.
C-I-L-L …
My land – lord …
(waits to see if anyone gets this)
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
I always loved how he misspelled “kill” in the poem. Also the line “got no reason…what the heck?”
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 27, 2012 11:14 PM PST up reply actions
but why does he want to kill his landlord so bad
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In case I’m not about to fall into a chasm- it’s an Eddie Murphy skit from SNL. And if I did fall into the chasm………..help me….I’m falling…..
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 27, 2012 11:16 PM PST up reply actions
to be honest? I did not know that
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Eddie Murphy stopped being edgy after Haunted Mansion. It can be hard to remember what it was like back then.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 27, 2012 11:18 PM PST up reply actions
you’ve inspired me to watch Eddie Murphy youtube clips now
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SO much emphasis on the
C-I-L-L… man, i want to watch “Trading Places”
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/i know that was SNL
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did not know he imitated Stevie Wonder, wow
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Here is Eddie Murphy as James Brown in the “hot tub” skit (it’s mirrored due to copyright); http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TESW8LMo2OY&feature=related
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I always loved Velvet Jones and his “How to Be a Ho” book
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 27, 2012 11:27 PM PST up reply actions
SNL was pretty good back then
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I might be the only person who still thinks Joe Piscapo was funny
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 27, 2012 11:29 PM PST up reply actions
The Carl Lewis skit was pretty good
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I heard this once and I thought it was Joe Piscapo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szLD-XYQL5g
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"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
i think i listened to Frank Sinatra
more than anything else when in middle school, that and Dean Martin
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You, Data, and Whoopi Goldberg, apparently
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
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by Murray, Present on Jan 28, 2012 10:39 AM PST up reply actions
Wasn’t Eddie Murphy part of the worst season of SNL ever?
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
I’d say underrated but it was the cast I watched when I was finally allowed to stay up late and watch the show so I probably look upon more fondly than others
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 27, 2012 11:51 PM PST up reply actions
I think that would be 1980-1981. But he survived that season along with one or two others. Everyone else was canned.
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Eddie Murphy as Buckwheat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgFDv_4oKsw
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this is epic
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i literally just watched it
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That was about 1981 or 1982. Then he got into drugs and made an awful record in 1985.
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He’s started pretending to be edgy again the last couple of years. It’s kind of sad.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 27, 2012 11:23 PM PST up reply actions
Read the Bill Simmons retrospective of Eddie Murphy’s career that is unbelievably too long.
Matt Cain is better than you, but apparently not cool enough for Showtime.
by homegrowntalent on Jan 27, 2012 11:20 PM PST up reply actions
What, a Simmons’ column that’s way too long? He never does that. Was too much column space used for Shawshank references?
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 27, 2012 11:22 PM PST up reply actions
Man, you’re all completely unphased by my joke.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 27, 2012 11:22 PM PST up reply actions
drop in violent crime = 16 years after Roe v wade?
:)
Yes! I DO have Nate's number tattoed on my ass. It's a long story.
http://www.leftymalo.com/2011/08/the_number_twelve.php
by jeremy.lassen on Jan 28, 2012 1:26 AM PST up reply actions
I read some of it and the main gist is that if you have a really messed up name— in particular African American names— people will less be likely to hire you. But if you’re name if Bob, Fred, or Joe, there’s a better chance of you being hired because it’s normal.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 27, 2012 10:57 PM PST up reply actions
So a guy named “JaMarcus” would not get work?
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Especially if you mention drinking Purple Drank as being one of your favorite things to do
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 27, 2012 10:59 PM PST up reply actions
whoops... yea, that's it
what if your name is “Apple”?
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Then your dad is Chris Martin, so you are hired.
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or don’t need to worry about work ever
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 27, 2012 11:02 PM PST up reply actions
Chris Martin has two first names, just in case one doesn’t get him the job.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 27, 2012 11:02 PM PST up reply actions
He could also get as a reliever for the Padres.
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yeah, I read it too. Kinda what everyone’s been saying. Less educated people are more likely to give their children wack-a-doodle names.
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how bout this.
Girlfriend’s already telling me names she wants for our kids…. O_O
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Well, they’re most likely names that she wants for kids, and you also happen to be involved.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 27, 2012 11:06 PM PST up reply actions
I’m the center of attention, and i’m basking in it
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How about your name, Jr?
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Or they name their kids after baseball players or something stupid like that.
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http://www.leftymalo.com/2011/08/the_number_twelve.php
by jeremy.lassen on Jan 28, 2012 1:27 AM PST up reply actions
I have been sadly watching my niece purposely misspell her kids’ names… what can you do? Kids these days.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 28, 2012 7:48 AM PST up reply actions
Just got my espn the magazine
Bowden, the rain man of contracts, says 6 years 132 for cain
and that its a 50/50 chance he will leave
for comparison he says that hamels will get 5 years 90 million
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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by operation carrot on Jan 27, 2012 10:55 PM PST reply actions
WOW... 132 million for 6? ...wow
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lol jim bowden
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I wish that was his real name.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Mock Bowden all you want
The man knows money: http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7182272/putting-price-albert-pujols-prince-fielder-other-top-free-agents
Bowden Prediction :: Contract Recieved
Reyes
6/108 :: 6/111
Buehrle
4/64 :: 4/58
Wilson
5/75 :: 5/77.5
Aramis Ramirez
3/42 :: 3/35
Papelbon
4/52 :: 4/50
Rollins
3/39 :: 3/38
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
s
He totally ducked upped his aramis prediction.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Jan 28, 2012 8:11 PM PST up reply actions
I really don't see that much difference
If anything Hamels will get a contract slightly better than Cain’s; not significantly less value than Bowden predicts.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 27, 2012 10:58 PM PST up reply actions
Also drunk
Cain v. Hamels is really tough. They’ve been worth the exact same fWAR over the last 3 years (12.2 fWAR) but Hamels is lefthanded. OTOH, Hamels is also 10 months older. It’s super close.
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RAJ joined you in a bender
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Why?
They have similar results, but Cain is a year younger.
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Lefty.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I guess, maybe.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
They’re almost always in higher demand than RHP, for obvious reasons.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Yeah
But Cain is just as good if not better and younger. I just don’t think “lefty” is enough to make Hamels get paid more.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
Younger, but with more miles on his arm. And I wouldn’t say that he’s obviously better than Hamels. The K/BB, for instance, leans waaaay in Hamels’ favor, and the main area where Cain holds an advantage is HR/9, which is the main bugaboo people have about him anyway.
Plus, the Phillies probably give Hamels extra leverage because they have a more substantial payroll.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
“More miles on his arm” also means “more durable”.
The most delightful ecumenical contradiction in nomenclature.
Dursh nerf darsh narf. Poop.
I see some teams still thinking that Cain's a product of AT&T
LOL MATT CAIN’S XFIP and all that, so that’ll shrink his market. Mostly there’s the lefty thing.
I do think they’ll get paid about the same, but if one of them gets more it’ll be Hamels. Not by much.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 28, 2012 4:19 PM PST up reply actions
Is that a thing ZiPS does?
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
THE ZiPS HAS SPOOOOOOOOKEEEEEEEEEN!
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I’ll go 6/118 and 5/92
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
What of the HOMETOWN DISCOUNT DOUBLE CHECK?!
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 28, 2012 11:00 PM PST up reply actions
what?
SergioRomo54 Sergio Romo
Im out twitterlandia! Peace out to all my followers! U are all much appreciated! #ireallyamblessed
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thought he was leaving twitter, lol
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I MUST KNOW
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So I finally got around to watching the most recent "Inside the Clubhouse."
Anyone else notice that Posey was wearing an old style breakaway mask and not a a new style hockey mask?
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Oh wow
William Shatner sings Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM3J5B2rVBc
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I guess this is from the same album. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyk7rR-VcGQ&feature=related
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He must still use drugs. He even copied Golden Earring’s Twilight Zone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfHPbxawzUI&feature=related
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I think Zakk Wylde has something to do with the Iron Man song above.
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He has 20 songs on his new album: http://www.amazon.com/Seeking-Major-Tom-William-Shatner/dp/B005HMUPYW
Includes guest appearances by Zakk Wylde, Sheryl Crow, Ritchie Blackmore, Lyle Lovett, Steve Miller and Peter Frampton PLUS members of The Strokes, The Kinks, Tangerine Dream, Alice In Chains,
Deep Purple, Yes, MC5 and more!
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Zakk Wylde has a great voice. He can sound eerily similar to Ozzy.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 28, 2012 10:53 PM PST up reply actions
Watching this now:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58rsv0bYuGw
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 28, 2012 10:55 PM PST up reply actions
All I remember about Xavier Nady is reading in Baseball America
that he won the Golden Spikes award at Cal.
"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
Today is Lyle Overbay’s birthday. That’s all I’m saying.
Celebrating 60 years of NBC News Today, January 14, 1952 - January 14, 2012
For every Hollywood actress who gets a leading role, approximately 1200 are forced into the pornography industry.
We need more actresses in leading roles.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
The baseball gods do not always punish the wicked but they will not just allow people to spit in their faces -- Joe Posnanski
Kudos, You are a sick, sick man, but you are very good at it -- wcw
or
have hardcore penetration in hollywood movies
how much better would the artist have been with a hard core sex scene thrown in the middle
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by operation carrot on Jan 28, 2012 2:37 PM PST up reply actions
Also Avatar.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 2:38 PM PST up reply actions
idk
plugging the hair into the holes was basically penetration
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by operation carrot on Jan 28, 2012 2:42 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, but there must be some kind of erotic penetration that they don’t also do with the animals.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
OT
So on the 12th of January I got into a car accident that was my fault. I had forgotten my license and wallet at home and told the officer my DL number. My registration was paid for but I hadn’t put the tags on but the cop didn’t say anything about it. So my question is: 1. If the cop didn’t give me a ticket then for not having my license with me should I be expecting one in the mail? 2. And if so how long should I wait before its safe to say I’m not getting one?
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by sanfrankid on Jan 28, 2012 8:29 AM PST via iPhone app reply actions
You have to sign for your tickets when they give them to you. If he didn’t have you sign, he didn’t give you a ticket.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 9:30 AM PST up reply actions
At least… I think. When I got ticketed, I had to sign and the guy went out of his way to explain what signing meant. Seemed important.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 9:31 AM PST up reply actions
Although, I guess stoplight cameras can give you tickets and can’t make you sign. So I don’t know.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 9:32 AM PST up reply actions
1. Yes. 2. The way it works is that you have the responsibility to deal with the ticket even if it doesn’t arrive in the mail. Having it not arrive does not mean that you are not charged. Maybe pulling your driving record from the DMV would be a good idea; you can get a transcript from off the web for maybe two bucks or so. But I’d give it a little while. You don’t want to have it sit for too long and then have a court day come and go without knowing it. That would mean more fines, fees, what have you.
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If the Officer decides to cite you for the violation which caused the accident and any other subsequent violations discovered during the investigation, it will be sent to you in the mail. The officer has around 10 days to complete the investigation and turn in the report. Approx 60 days are given for a court date from the day the cite is issued. If it was a name exchange between you and the other party the officer may not have written a report and you should be ok. If a report is being written then you should have been given a case number and you can track the cite process through the police department.
Pitching and defense wins championships, but oh those dingerz....
Hmmmm Dave Flemming has a twitter dealie…
Oh great, I decide to follow USGSLive, and Alaska has an earthquake 10 seconds later.
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TBF, Alaska has earthquakes every few minutes.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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by bigboneded on Jan 28, 2012 3:13 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
why do the Phillies hate Domonic Brown so much?
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I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
Yeah, remember when he was gonna just slide into their lineup to replace Jayson Werth?
For all his shit-talking of the Giants, Charlie Manuel is basically Bruce Bochy.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 28, 2012 9:25 AM PST up reply actions
If Bruce Bochy mated with Foghorn Leghorn.
2010 World Series Champions!
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 28, 2012 11:48 AM PST up reply actions
Is Egghead Jr suppose to be Joe Maddon?
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 28, 2012 10:48 PM PST up reply actions
Brown for Brown?
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
Because jhon mayberry has figured it out and is now one of charlie’s “guys” . Also Thome is already one charlie’s guys.
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Jan 28, 2012 8:18 PM PST up reply actions
Wow
Buster Olney @Buster_ESPN Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
Source: Bidding on Dodgers now north of $1.2 billion, and counting.
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Man, I could really go for owning and selling the Dodgers.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 10:30 AM PST up reply actions
“As my first order of business, I will be trading Clayton Kershaw for Barry Zito.”
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 28, 2012 10:36 AM PST up reply actions
Heh
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what the fuck Aldon
KTVU KTVU
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i guess the long arm of the law got him
how ironic
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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by operation carrot on Jan 28, 2012 11:55 AM PST up reply actions
C'mon Aldon
you make plenty of money and you are a pro athlete. Take a freaking towncar.
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
bleah
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
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by Murray, Present on Jan 28, 2012 5:09 PM PST up reply actions
from what i’ve heard its a bit of a misunderstanding and it was at 9:30 in the morning, maybe he thought the alcohol was out of his blood stream by then and thought he was sober enough to drive
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by Romosexual42 on Jan 28, 2012 5:36 PM PST up reply actions
Woohoo
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Dallas Mavs owner @mcuban confirmed to me he’s out of the Dodgers bidding. Did not publicly disclose specifics of his bid.
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Woohoo because Cuban would be a competent owner?
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Yep
He turned Dallas around from a laughing stock to one of the NBA’s best organizations
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But he might be good for the game overall.
And a healthy NL West might pry innovative thinking out of the giants.
Sundrendy!
The NL West doesn’t need the Dodgers to be good to be healthy. It needs the Rockies and Padres to pull their heads out of their asses.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Hope like hell!
Henry Schulman May 19, 1998
(Larry)Baer insisted the Giants will not try to match the Dodgers dollar for dollar, but he conceded that if the Dodgers do bid to become the Yankees of the West, Giants owners might have to rethink economics.
``We’re going to have to compete by being very crafty and intelligent and by making some shrewd moves,’’ he said.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 28, 2012 10:28 PM PST up reply actions
``We’re going to have to compete by being very crafty and intelligent and by making some shrewd moves,’’ he said.
So then, a reversal?
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 11:05 PM PST up reply actions
Dallas
is really beastly now. To have the Dodgers like that would really suck and no it would not make the Giants more innovative. They would continue to throw shit against a wall and see if it sticks.
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 2:06 PM PST up reply actions
Apparently KNBR has a local Saturday morning “show” now. Whoever it was on there this morning was trying to be a shit disturber saying stuff like “What if the dodgers start spending money again? How will you feel when timmy signs with them in 2014?” Luckily I had reached my destination so I could turn that crap off.
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KNBR
some of those people….. the trades I have heard on there have killed parts of me.
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 2:18 PM PST up reply actions
Just think of all the crappy players the Dodgers have been signing that they wouldn’t sign under Mark Cuban, that the Giants would then be able to sign because the Dodgers weren’t swooping them all up.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
Agent Ned learned from the best
the pupil has become the teacher! And the teacher is still the teacher.
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 2:34 PM PST up reply actions
They’re teaching each other, but nobody seems to be learning anything!
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 2:35 PM PST up reply actions
It’s very difficult to ignore things like stats and talent on a daily basis.
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 2:37 PM PST up reply actions
Worse. A cocky, fanboyish and annoying competent owner.
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 28, 2012 12:26 PM PST up reply actions
He would definitely be irritating and appear on TV all together too often.
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Don’t forget one who has no problems spending whatever money he has to win.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 28, 2012 4:36 PM PST up reply actions
Seattle update
I can get a group of 10-15 of us onto the field for BP before one of the night games
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awesome
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
it’s pays to stay in touch with old friends every 15 years or so.
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for reals!
On a semi-related note, if folks want to do Seattle touristy stuff while they’re in the city I can facilitate that. I’ve been living here long enough to count as a local.
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 28, 2012 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
Hank is speaking at the SABR meeting?
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At the ballpark to speak at #sabr annual meeting and ran into Dave Groeschner and Clay Hensley, likely getting physical. Nice guy.
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Dave Groeschner and Clay Hensley, likely getting physical.
Hey-o.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
As Olivia Newton-John would say, you know what I mean.
by non sequitur on Jan 28, 2012 2:13 PM PST up reply actions
can't stand her
and her constant churn of below average to average movies. She was good in Knocked Up though (then talked shit about it to the media)
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
BUT... SHES PERRTY
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She's regular pretty
and she can deliver her lines. Which is why her movies aren’t terrible all the time.
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 2:24 PM PST up reply actions
she can definitely deliver. /only really seen her in Knocked Up
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She can
she’s basically the actor equivalent of Cisco stock. Steady.
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
not too terrible, not too great, just right
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Exactly
at this point in time she seems to be focusing on RomComs.
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 2:32 PM PST up reply actions
CSCO is 'steady'?
You have a funny definition of ‘steady’
LoLd I have no idea who that is.
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Here she is
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 2:25 PM PST up reply actions
I have no idea whatever why this woman is a star
When she first appeared on Roswell, she was just plain awful.
didn't see her on that
I guess I’m in the the lucky majority
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 2:59 PM PST up reply actions
Some actresses and actors improve over time.
Don't think he can cut it in the bigs? Brock Bond will be the bigger man and walk walk walk away.
She seemed to have such promise in that weird Hollywood world of women hired to be funny based more on their faces than on their abilities to be funny, in that she seemed like she could actually be pretty funny on screen.
But she’s not making anything even remotely worthwhile anymore.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
She makes movies that make a little money
she won’t win any oscars for it, but she’s found a niche.
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 2:32 PM PST up reply actions
The horrible movie niche.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 2:33 PM PST up reply actions
it's a niche
she laughing to the bank. THE MONEY BANK!
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 2:33 PM PST up reply actions
Well, I mean, it’s not like I wouldn’t make a horrible movie for a cool million. I’d make three. But I still reserve the right to be critical as a viewer.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 2:35 PM PST up reply actions
completely
she’s literally the plain rice of the actor world. No one notices.
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
PIKA
SMC v. BYU
6 pm ESPNU
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gotta watch on DirecTV
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or a bar
with hot wings and/or a beer
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
haha
i think my dad’s making kofta, with rice Bulgur and some broccoli or something. Maybe a beer, got to get a workout in
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kofta
you persian?
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 2:57 PM PST up reply actions
Armenian... haha
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Randy Bennett broke his fucking thumb
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How?
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 4:27 PM PST up reply actions
a whiteboard fell on it
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thats kind of funny
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 5:42 PM PST up reply actions
WTF is going on in Oakland
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don’t think so, apparently Occupy Oakland again, listening to KCBS.
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i'd be soooooo pissed if i were driving to oakland today
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I was thinking about going to the gym in Oakland this afternoon, not anymore.
Is it February 19 yet?
Yea...
guess that’d be a bad idea, damn, how about a run around lake merritt?
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I've actually never done it
how far would that be
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
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wow, that's not bad...
perfect day for it
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Yeah, there’s an Occupy thing happening this weekend. Occupy Building or something.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 3:30 PM PST up reply actions
Now there are reports of police firing projectiles.
Jeez.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Good ol’ Oakland Police.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 3:37 PM PST up reply actions
yup... seriously glad i didn't have to go up to Oakland today
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BREAKING!!!
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Seriously, took them long enough.
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The monkey who writes the articles on SF Gate was napping at the time
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 28, 2012 4:38 PM PST up reply actions
CNN was the first TV network to show any footage. CBS is making sure that no one misses their fix of The Doodlebops.
Is it February 19 yet?
KCBS is covering it SLIGHTLY
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Just watched my World Series Blu-Ray for the first time in a few months
Just sunk in.
Man am I going to miss Andres and Cody
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what's the difference between blu-ray and just a regular DVD
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Picture and sound are better on blu-rays
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Starting to think about going out and buying a blu-ray dvd
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Just buy a PS3
You can play blurays on it plus video games, netflix, mlbtv, nfl sunday ticket, etc.
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Yea, i got a PS3, wait, mlbtv…? i must know more haha, only thing i’ve done on it is play games
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Yah when you buy the mlb.tv online package
There’s a free app for the PS3 so you watch the games on your television.
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Ohhhh, ok, so i have to subscribe online for mlb.tv… i think when i move out to Chicago, i’ll sign up for mlb.tv then i’ll be able to watch on the ps3
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Right
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Not bad.
NFLnetwork free though?
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Nah same system
I actually bought NFL Sunday Ticket and then cancelled it because the quality was pretty shitty
Just bought NFL Network and Red zone channel for like 5 bucks a month. Found I was watching Red Zone channel most of the time on Sunday ticket anyway
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That's a hell of a deal, 5 bucks a month, nice
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It seems like the home opener is later this season. April 13….waaaaaaaaait… the home opener is FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH?!?!?!?!
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!
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Wow
Also just realized that 5 of the 8 position players on the field when we won the World Series aren’t on the team anymore
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LOL ROWAND
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Uribe, Rentaria, Ross, Torres… Pat Burrell.
Dang.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 3:34 PM PST up reply actions
Wasn't even talking about Burrell cuz he was DHing but ya him too
Actually on the field for the last strike..
Uribe, Renteria, Ross, Torres, Rowand
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The part of my brain that is rational refuses to believe that Rowand was playing in that game.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 3:49 PM PST up reply actions
Yes. I was sitting here thinking, “No, Pat ran in from the dugout… Ross, Torres… who the hell else was out there?”
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
I wonder how many years you have to go back to find a World Series winning team with none of the same players anymore.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 3:36 PM PST up reply actions
By next offseason
It might only be Posey left
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Good God, they really had a player named Tim Spooneybarger?
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 4:19 PM PST up reply actions
Looks like he had a few decent years, too. Wonder what happened to ol’ Spooneybarger.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 4:22 PM PST up reply actions
His arm must have busted. He didn’t play at all the year after the WS, then resurfaced in A ball with what look like busted arm stats. Then he disappeared for a few more years and resurfaced again in A ball with what look like busted arm stats. Poor guy.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 4:23 PM PST up reply actions
Actually, those two years I mentioned amounted to all of 10 innings. So iono.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 4:25 PM PST up reply actions
Or, possibly, he had a tragic career-ending tattoo.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 4:29 PM PST up reply actions
According to Wiki, it was the arm busted thing. But also, this:
Spooneybarger plays in a rock band called Mad Ink with former Marlins teammate A. J. Burnett. The group is so named because Burnett and Spooneybarger both sport many tattoos.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 4:31 PM PST up reply actions
Tattoos or not, I love that last name.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 4:32 PM PST up reply actions
As far as I can tell, that team fits the bill.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 4:27 PM PST up reply actions
The cherry-picked stats to highlight his greatness are
games played at SS and putouts?
He was great because he was there!
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by RichHerreraHomer on Jan 28, 2012 4:06 PM PST up reply actions
After 5 loyal years my friends and I have offically moved on from super smash brothers brawl
and we are now Street fighter 4 players
may god have mercy on our souls
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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by operation carrot on Jan 28, 2012 4:12 PM PST reply actions
Yay, hockey skills competition is on. I’ve got my kleenex and my oj. Go Teeth!
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TEETH IS NOT ON
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He will be, he said so.
Logancouture Logan Couture
Worked on the moves all warmup. Hopefully I can pull them off when the pressures on
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Making sweet goals
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Edler>Couture?
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Gosh, he’s going to be the last one introduced isn’t he?
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nope
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k, can i go work out now? yes? good... haha, SMC vs. BYU is alot more important
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or did I miss him already?
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he literally just got announced, haha
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Sounds like a teeny-bopper movie. “I Married a Werewolf”
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So I Married A Duel-Wielding Axe-Murdering Werewolf
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Are you Edward and Bella’s daughter in Twilight?
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 28, 2012 4:41 PM PST up reply actions
I am currently getting my ass kicked by the Silver Hand in that one quest with Farkas.
I’m not fighting honorably either. I cast Flame Atronach and run away like Tom Haverford, but at a certain point, there’s like 4 or 5 of those guys and they overwhelm Farkas and my atronach almost immediately.
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
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by Murray, Present on Jan 28, 2012 5:06 PM PST up reply actions
FUS ROH DAH is a big help there
Gives you time to heal/mana up while they’re all recovering. I assume you’re being a caster?
by Lies and Perfidy on Jan 28, 2012 5:11 PM PST up reply actions
Finally beat it
And that’s just step 1 in becoming part of the Companions. Ugh.
I think I’m gonna go kill that woman in the orphanage next.
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
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by Murray, Present on Jan 28, 2012 8:35 PM PST up reply actions
Married Camilla of Riverwood...
Currently trying to complete the puzzle to fight Alduin.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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by bigboneded on Jan 28, 2012 5:14 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
OT: WOW, Pat Hill of Fresno State is going to Atlanta to coach the offensive line
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“Of” Fresno State.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 6:46 PM PST up reply actions
Dinner
Beef Curry fried rice. Nerves = calm. Calm before the storm.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
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Rabbit Stew
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 28, 2012 5:36 PM PST up reply actions
Supposed to be cassoulet but the friggin duck won’t defrost, so spaghetti.
COMIN' ATCHA, FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA!
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
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by bigboneded on Jan 28, 2012 6:05 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
dinner
fiesta salad from La Comida
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by operation carrot on Jan 28, 2012 6:28 PM PST up reply actions
Baked chicken with a corn flake crumb coating. Grandmother’s homemade recipe version of Shake ’n Bake.
by non sequitur on Jan 28, 2012 7:26 PM PST up reply actions
What's Tommy's job in Parks and Rec anyway
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OMG!
The City Planner from Parks and Rec is the principal from Election.
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I have opinions about that show! They are not necessarily negative!
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 6:43 PM PST up reply actions
For instance, Ron Swanson is pretty great.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 6:43 PM PST up reply actions
However, I feel terrible for Jerry.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 6:43 PM PST up reply actions
Also: Louis CK really improves things.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 6:44 PM PST up reply actions
Although, I don’t care for Tom most of the time.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 6:44 PM PST up reply actions
Louis CK is on this show?
As who?
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by luved the stick on Jan 28, 2012 9:54 PM PST up reply actions
He’s good on the show.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 10:07 PM PST up reply actions
Thanks,must have missed him. guess he’s not a regular,
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by luved the stick on Jan 28, 2012 10:31 PM PST up reply actions
He shows up in a handful of season 2 episodes, and I know he leaves at some point. Not sure if he ever has regular status.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 11:07 PM PST up reply actions
I used to feel terrible for Jerry.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
But he’s going to retire soon. And he’s got a big schlong
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 28, 2012 7:55 PM PST up reply actions
Dammit, Jerry!
Ron Washington really Britta'd that Series.
Please follow my Twitter
by Murray, Present on Jan 28, 2012 8:36 PM PST up reply actions
And I remember you thought you wouldn’t like him.
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C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
Yeah, his character is a lot more well-rounded and hilarious than his memes.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 7:51 PM PST up reply actions
He would be awful on a lesser show.
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C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
but what about April & Andy, the show’s secret weapon?
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 28, 2012 9:13 PM PST up reply actions
So perfect
I love how excited Andy was in the last episode about everything April did.
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C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
just watched the new episode
Ron’s part was freaking awesome
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"you did not see me here"
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I love when Tom bowls like that the first time and Ron’s like, “Son, people can see you!”
My boy Joe Staley plays lineman on Sundays.
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by Soulbrother16 on Jan 28, 2012 11:31 PM PST up reply actions
FUCK YEA GAELS
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BEAT THOSE SOBER BASTARDS
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 6:14 PM PST up reply actions
haha
Bennett’s hand.
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 6:15 PM PST up reply actions
STEVE HOLT
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BYU has some size
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 6:17 PM PST up reply actions
and some skill, just too young
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Clint Steindl might be the purest shooter on the Gaels
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fucking pathetic rebounding
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oh my god
it’s so white in that stadium
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 6:23 PM PST up reply actions
Wonder what the racial make up of Provo/Salt Lake City is
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haha
so true.
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 6:25 PM PST up reply actions
Salt Lake City looks like San Jose, but entirely populated by white people.
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C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
oh... i've been there quite a bit, love Park City more,
NOTHING going on in SLC
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Walking around downtown on a Sunday is a really weird experience.
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Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
Haha
must be insane, and busy with people huh? People out shopping, and going to get food and stuff?
I’m perfectly ok here, or in a big city like Chicago
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haha
At one point we saw like half a dozen people in fifteen minutes.
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C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
impossible
to see that many people at one time, that’s incredible
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Bible Belt
was an experience on sundays too. I couldn’t find food to save my life.
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 7:03 PM PST up reply actions
driving from Cincy to Panama City... yup
had the same experience on Sunday, wow
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CURSE YOU CHICK-FIL-A
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wow
you let them shoot 60 3’s and yeah they will make 1
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 6:20 PM PST up reply actions
naughty naughty
Oakland police used tear gas and “flash” grenades Saturday to break up hundreds of Occupy protesters after some demonstrators started throwing rocks and flares at officers and tearing down fencing.
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GIMME THE LOOT!
but seriously Oakland doesn’t need help destroying itself.
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 6:24 PM PST up reply actions
STEINDL
STEINDL
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STEVE HOLT
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WOW, bullshit call
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worst call of the year so far by the way,
the WVU game today, absolutely horrible call
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goaltend
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i'll have to look for the highlights for that
must have cost the game against a big team
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 6:31 PM PST up reply actions
Either way, WVU will probably make the tournament, they got the 2nd toughest schedule in the NCAA
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that's good
but a bad seed can devastate
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 6:34 PM PST up reply actions
they’ll probably get a 7 seed or something. SMC if they lose any of these, like tonight, or Gonzaga, they’ll be a 10 seed
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yeah
that’s usually where we’re at. right in the middle.
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 6:36 PM PST up reply actions
that's unless they continue to win though
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what happened?
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 6:29 PM PST up reply actions
WVU was down by 2 to Syracuse with about a minute or so left, maybe a little less
WVU Center puts it up, went off the backboard and the guy from Syracuse blatantly touched it. Nobody called it
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wow
against Syracuse no less… ouch
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 6:37 PM PST up reply actions
yup
i was pretty pissed off. It was AT Syracuse as well. They’re not bad, i reallllly like WVU, was heartbroken 2 years ago in the final 4
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they sold it
sucks.
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 6:28 PM PST up reply actions
Sorry BYU
you got to back off, there’s a line between aggressive and fouling
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HOLY HELL STEINDL
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SSSSteindl
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good rebound
get those fouls to pile up
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WTF
abc7newsBayArea abc7newsBayArea
LIVE VIDEO: Oakland police have announced all protesters at the YMCA on Broadway near 24th are under arrest. awe.sm/5eLIJ #Occupy
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I don't buy it
I think the police is using the media.
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 6:38 PM PST up reply actions
how does that happen
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downplay the chaos
nothing to see here folks, we got the evil doers! General downplaying. I bet it’s pandemonium.
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 6:43 PM PST up reply actions
19th and telegraph at remember them statue being blocked in on all sides. OPD is firing cs gas- two women puking in street #oo #ows
Occupy Oakland’s twitter, which of course I don’t take as gospel but still.
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wow
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Oh okay here it is:
#OccupyOakland #OO OPD blocked us in & police announced we r all under arrest 4 not disperse.We r in front of YMCA.
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Is there telemetry data on this?
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by Johnny Disaster on Jan 28, 2012 6:58 PM PST up reply actions
It was here just a second ago….
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I think it’s in Van Allen’s belt.
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The hell is he doing around Occupy Oakland VAN ALLEN YOU ARE WAY TOO OLD FOR THIS.
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OCCUPY THIS!!
/grabs Natto’s crotch
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 28, 2012 7:50 PM PST up reply actions
/sits, folds hands, gazes expectantly
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Timeout
for prayer
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did i tell you my dad talked to one of the SMC players at the game while they were practicing?
he’s all “HEY!! HEY!!!!!!! Where the HELL is your coach? Where’s Randy?”
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was he praying?
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 6:42 PM PST up reply actions
he was chillin in his office. Came out last
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too busy being a badass in the office
making his calls to chuck norris
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 6:48 PM PST up reply actions
haha, well as soon as he walked onto the court
dad talked to him
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you know where randy lives right? grew up next to him?
I want to send him a fucking gift basket for signing that 10 year contract
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 6:50 PM PST up reply actions
so close Steindl!
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Terrible call
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I’m sorry, if you’re 6’10/7’ and out there taking charges, get the hell out. GO UP FOR A BLOCK
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Delly should have known better
every single team is looking to pile fouls on him. Thats how SMC used to beat Gonzaga back in the day
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 6:48 PM PST up reply actions
Yup, plus you DONT pass out of that, just GO UP
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yeah
that was weird. really against Delly’s usual attack to the hoop
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 6:51 PM PST up reply actions
Wow... fuck you BYU
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listen to all that anger, and they're sober!
these are the same people that are part of purple row
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 6:49 PM PST up reply actions
hahaha. Seriously man. I can't take all these bullshit foul calls
there’s literrally a call every single minute
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They're called "mormons."
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haha
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 6:53 PM PST up reply actions
Fans got warned because they were throwing flags and stuff onto the floor
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yeah
they are just coming out super aggressive. I’m sort of glad too, i didn’t want SMC coming out sleeping on BYU.
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 6:54 PM PST up reply actions
12 point lead
I will take it.
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Food
I want to find something like this around the east bay. Any thoughts?
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GO TO MORAGA
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where there?
havent been in ages
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 7:02 PM PST up reply actions
actually there's a place called Turquoise
a mediterranean grill in Orinda… or Babalou’s in Walnut Creek on Bonanza street
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hmmm
babalou looks promising. I just wont do Daphne’s
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 7:11 PM PST up reply actions
eh, greek food?
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it can be okay
I just miss Zankou’s, which is run by a huge family of armenians if im not mistaken. that chicken tarna plate is amazing and feeds you for 2 meals
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 7:14 PM PST up reply actions
Haha, making armenian food tonight, love it. Definitely will try Zankou’s then since it’s Armenian/Greek food
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Huh... only in southern california
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yeah
that’s what sucks. When I’m down there I go there even before my own grandmother
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 7:28 PM PST up reply actions
Ooo. If you do find something like this in the East Bay, let us know where.
by non sequitur on Jan 28, 2012 7:31 PM PST up reply actions
im sold then
will have to go try it out
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 7:23 PM PST up reply actions
Haha
thanks for the technical foul jerkwads!
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oh my
BYU is mentally out of this at the moment. they CANNOT let them get close.
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can NOT let them into this game
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WHERES WALDO?
IN YOUR FACE WITH THE AND 1!
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SMC! NO MERCY!
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ok hungry
must. fine. babalou.
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There's almost no point to being anywhere near a player if they're going to call the foul
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ridiculous dirty play
enjoy the loss BYU
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by Giant Voodoo on Jan 28, 2012 7:29 PM PST up reply actions
i'm appalled... just literally a foul call EVERY TIME
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Do BYU fans know anything about basketball? or are they drunk
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Don’t they have some sort of ethical/moral code they are supposed to live up to?
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joke
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but you're right
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We’re watching x-games.
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nice
i mean, this is on ESPN U… so yea
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some snowboard thing.
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JIMMER
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I reallllly fucking hate BYU
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WTF?
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Literally... calling EVERYTHING
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OT
If a youngish couple were looking to move to Oakland and find a BART-accessible neighborhood for a hipsterical wine-business pair such as themselves, are there any secrets I should let them in on?
Honest to god, I don’t know what anything costs over there so I wasn’t able to offer much.
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tip 1
dont move to oakland
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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by operation carrot on Jan 28, 2012 7:52 PM PST up reply actions
I suggested taking a long weekend and wandering a bit north to see if anything in Berkeley/Albany struck their fancy, but I don’t know what their priorities are.
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jcb9 or oldjacket might have good info for you.
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They don’t follow me on Twitter :( HOW DO I COMBRUNICATE
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see if their e-mails are on their SBN profile pages?
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That is some forthright next-level ish.
Thank you, I’m gonna rock it.
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I feel like it’s a pretty good designation for the overt hipster-type!
(No really I was typing “hipster” and my fingers didn’t know when to stop.)
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Rockridge most comes to mind, if it has to be Oakland.
by non sequitur on Jan 28, 2012 8:39 PM PST up reply actions
I mentioned Rockridge, Merritt, Allendale as starting points, but I was hesitant because what do I know about finding a place in Oakland.
Had to snuff the urge to say “Come to the city and we’ll find a place” but I’m looking pretty hard at getting out of the Richmond.
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rockridge
or temescal
Mark DeRosa , he had his moments.
by oldjacket on Jan 29, 2012 9:12 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
I seriously hate BYU
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way too many turnovers, need to settle down, be under control
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NICE, ROB JONES
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LOL NIBLETS
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 28, 2012 7:59 PM PST up reply actions
SMC wins, sweet!
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Beer Status:
Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout.
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Helping Tigers Liquor get rid of their Lagunitas Sucks stash.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
sounds delicious
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Keystone!
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 29, 2012 3:28 AM PST up reply actions
I went to the bar tonight and had a De Randke XX Bitter (Belgian IPA) and a Rivertown Roebling Vanilla Espresso Porter. Both were great.
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Mayor of Smug.
WOW, both sound amazing. One thing though i can’t stand in my beer is chocolate, anything with beer and chocolate is a bad mix
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There are some very nice microbreweries on the west coast,
but I do sometimes miss the variety around the Great Lakes. Although I was not a fan of the Great Lakes Brewery itself, excepting their Holy Moses.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I think Great Lakes is spectacularly good, and I find Holy Moses to be one of my least favorite, so to each his own.
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
this
although i’ve never tried the Holy Moses, i definitely love Burning River
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Burning river sounds like an std.
Just sayin’
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I think their Edmund Fitzgerald is just about the best traditional american porter that you can find.
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"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
I had very different tastes back in college. These days I drink a lot of pales and IPAs, and am experimenting with stouts and porters. Back then, I lingered very much on the wit, blonde, and heffe side of things. So I might well have a different opinion if I tried it now. My palate was not very developed at all back then; I just thought their stuff tasted like cheap Sierra Nevada, which I didn’t much like either at the time.
Could be different now, I guess.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
My tastes definitely moved in the direction you describe. I used to love wheat/wit/hefes in college, but now they’re my least favorite variety.
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Mayor of Smug.
I started really drinking beer when I toured the Swiss alps after high school, and that’s where I fell in love with hefs. So I’m always going to have a soft spot for the good stuff, but most American forays into hef are still pretty lousy.
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Sierra Nevada crystal wheat beer is one of the best beers i've ever had
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Pretty amazing on tap
But I’m at the point where I’ve concluded that SN does a shitty job of bottling somehow, so I never drink it outside of Chico.
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Yup, that’s definitely the problem. Apparently they’re expanding to cans. And also, i think they’re starting a plant or something out in North Carolina
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Yup
Although it doesn’t sound like either of these will really help matters. It just means more bad storage of their beer, and now more of it will get to the East Coast as well.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Exactly. I’d rather they just kept it close here, i’m not sure why they’re going out to the east coast, all i know is, my step-brother is considering going out there with Sierra Nevada to work. Since he works for them up in Chico
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That just looks wrong
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Jan 28, 2012 10:59 PM PST up reply actions
That’s awesome. Canning is superior to bottling in virtually every way (harder to spoil the beer, easier to recycle, etc)
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Mayor of Smug.
I don’t think so. I think that the CO2 has to escape for fermentation to occur. You can carbonate in cans, though.
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"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
But you can have secondary fermentation in bottles, which makes them better than cans surely?
Sundrendy!
You can “condition” in bottles, but that is different from secondary fermentation.
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"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
How? I’m not great on the precise mechanics of brewing. I just know bottle-conditioned beer has yeast and sediment in.
Sundrendy!
Well, I am trying to research an answer, and what I am coming up with is that there are different definitions for secondary fermentation.
Some define it as the same thing as carbonation, whereas in my experience as a home brewer, secondary fermentation is done by racking the beer from the primary fermenter to a second fermenter——just to allow it to continue fermenting, but with less of the yeast cap present (so that it doesn’t create off flavors).
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"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
after the secondary fermentation is done in my case, then I’d add sugar to the beer and then bottle, and in the process, the yeast converts the sugar to C02 (which would have escaped in the fermenter).
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
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Mayor of Smug.
Ah, Ok
I was going by: http://www.camra.org.uk/raib There’s quite a lot of bottle-conditioned ale out over here, it’s way, way better than anything in a can.
Sundrendy!
Yeah, I think that’s all it is. I think cans have basically all of the good aspects of bottles without the negatives. With the exception being that home brewers like me cannot use cans.
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
That’s because English real ale is amazing.
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
*high fives self*
Yes, I am a fan.
As a point of interest, here’s the list of winners of the American cask beer award from the Great British Beer Festival:
2011
Green Flash Brewery – Palate Wrecker Double IPA (Gold)
Sierra Nevada – Torpedo Extra IPA (Silver)
Brewers Union 180 Wotcha (a la Chinook) Best Bitter (Bronze)
2010
Smuttynose – Big A IPA (Gold)
Clipper City – Heavy Seas Loose Cannon (Silver)
Lost Abbey – Older Viscosity 2009 (Bronze)
2009
Cambridge Brewing Company – YouEnjoyMyStout (Gold)
Brooklyn Brewery’s East Indian Pale Ale (Runners up)
Stone Brewery’s Levitation Ale
Sundrendy!
do you live in chico
Ive been try to figure out if any other mccoven live here
Although I actually just moved out of chick and into paradise but close enough
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by operation carrot on Jan 28, 2012 10:27 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Nah, I just work with a lot of people who go/went there.
I’ll be up there in about 3 weeks for a reunion, but… well, you probably know how weekends in Chico are.
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Case of SN Pale Ale
Giant Dirtbags: :(
Jeremy Affeldt is terrible.
by Giant among Angels on Jan 28, 2012 8:52 PM PST up reply actions
i'm drinking wine
2001 “The Sisters”
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
lolitest
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OT
Sherlock is an awesome show. episodes 2 and 3 are on PBS today and tomorrow. it’s a modern take on Sherlock Holmes, but i think it’s much more faithful to the books than the movies
Ignoring Tim Mccarver since 2002.
I think I had a pee two days ago that was more faithful to the books than the movies, though.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 8:57 PM PST up reply actions
It’s starting to get a Dr Who like buzz from overseas, where I’m starting to see it mentioned and talked about more and more to the point I might check it out. It’s supposed to be really good and the finale pretty crazy
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 28, 2012 9:12 PM PST up reply actions
its an amazing show
their take on Moriarty will be what makes it or breaks it for you though
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by operation carrot on Jan 28, 2012 9:13 PM PST up reply actions
The showrunner guy is the same guy who does Dr. Who and I like most of his stuff on Dr. Who so it’s definitely on my list of show’s to catch up on
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 28, 2012 9:16 PM PST up reply actions
won't take long
there are six 2 hour episodes so far. it’s an interesting format. they are movie-like without the urge to go big with the storyline like most movies do. i think something like James Bond would be better suited to this kind of format. maybe i’m getting old, but i am tired of the world being at stake and 1 person can stop it from happening. or like the new Holmes movies, the established government will be destroyed if Sherlock doesn’t save the day. the simple murder mystery is much more fun for me
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Yeah, the Doctor Who fangirls I know have switched to talking about Benedict Cumberbatch.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
Obviously a fake name, of course.
Cash rules everything around me
C.R.E.A.M.
Get the money
Dollar dollar bill y'all
Tim Spooneybarger.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 10:08 PM PST up reply actions
Zingelbert Bembledack. Yingybert Dambleban. Zangelbert Bingledack. Wingelbert Humptyback. Slut Bunwalla. Kringelbert Fishtybuns. Steviebuns Bottrittrundle.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Tim Spooneybarger was 42 effective relief innings worth of the Florida Marlins’ 2003 season.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 10:13 PM PST up reply actions
Do you think the kids in school called him Spoon’o’boogers?
Sillybugger?
Sonnybarger?
2010 World Series Champions!
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Jan 28, 2012 10:14 PM PST up reply actions
That must be why he got all those tattoos.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 10:17 PM PST up reply actions
Naturally.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
hehehe I’m doing a crossword puzzle. The clue for 5 down “Andean pack animal”
hmmmmm…
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TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
GROUG!
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Any shitty signings by the Giants today?
Still the father of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum.
"Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." - John Wooden
Sabean tried to do a lyrical signing of “Rollin’ in the Deep” but he just kept saying “popcorn, helicopter, hungry” over and over again.
My son, so I'm told. And this stalwart young lad (Hi, free f.p. #14!).
Sabean will sign Xavier Nady because of "REASONS!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehSmLq9J4yc&feature=player_detailpage#t=8s
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 28, 2012 10:13 PM PST up reply actions
Anyone have a good horror movie rec on Netflix?
Matt Cain is better than you, but apparently not cool enough for Showtime.
by homegrowntalent on Jan 28, 2012 9:57 PM PST reply actions
Kazaam.
Ross on Halladay: "I’d tried everything against him…going the other way, taking pitches, trying to walk…and nothing worked. I’d never tried going up there and just trying to hit a home run off him."
My boy has mad hops
I rant on Twitter
Oh you.
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by homegrowntalent on Jan 28, 2012 10:11 PM PST up reply actions
Nothing in the last several years. Paranormal Activity 3 was fine, but don’t even bother with the first two. The first half of House of the Devil is really good, but then it gets pretty stupid. For my money, Child’s Play is the way to go. Nightmare on Elm Street has some really awesome moments, but, again, silly ending. You’ve probably seen those already, though.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 10:12 PM PST up reply actions
House of the Devil was probably the best I’ve seen in awhile, although agreed, the ending was pretty silly. I usually ending up going Korean when I get in one of these moods.
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by homegrowntalent on Jan 28, 2012 10:15 PM PST up reply actions
The guy who made House of the Devil has another one coming out in several days called Inkeepers. Of course, you won’t be able to Netflix it for a while, but you might be able to catch it in theaters depending on its release.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 10:19 PM PST up reply actions
I actually liked Insidious quite a bit, and there were parts that were very scary.
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by homegrowntalent on Jan 28, 2012 10:42 PM PST up reply actions
I haven’t seen it, but I don’t think I’ve heard from anybody who didn’t like it.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 11:07 PM PST up reply actions
Parts of it were really good, parts of it were dumb but it’s better than most
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 28, 2012 11:14 PM PST up reply actions
I just watched Inkeepers (as in ten minutes ago) on On Demand. Not much happens but it’s a really good lead up but then the ending is awful. Awful Somehow the main character goes from being highly intelligent to one of the dumbest people shown in a horror movie.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 28, 2012 11:14 PM PST up reply actions
Paranormal Activity 1 I loved and was throughly creeped out by- I had trouble sleeping for a couple of nights after seeing it (I actually closed the bathroom door shut before I went to bed because the cat likes playing with it at night). PA2 was meh but PA3 was more twisted and disturbing. Something about a kid being best friends with a murderous demon always gets me.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 28, 2012 11:17 PM PST up reply actions
I hated PA1 because it violated my one unbreakable rule for horror movies: Don’t let the characters whose lives are at stake be assdouches.
PA3 was good because they did all the creepy stuff AND gave me characters whose continued ability to live I might have some interest in.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 11:26 PM PST up reply actions
I liked the couple in PA1 because I liked Katie (the actress is adorable) and the guy was kind of an ass but in a believable, Alpha Male kind of way. I could see plenty of guys who 1)would have trouble believing their girlfriends when they complain about weird things going on and 2) think they can solve all their problems through technology and wouldn’t know how to handle it when they realize they can’t.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 28, 2012 11:30 PM PST up reply actions
THE EXPERT TOLD HIM NOT TO DO ONE THING. ONE THING. ONE SIMPLE, LITTLE THING. DON’T USE THE FUCKING OUIJA BOARD. THE OUIJA BOARD IS OFF LIMITS. THAT IS THE ONLY THING. DO NOT DO THAT ONE THING. FORGET ABOUT THE GODFORSAKEN OUIJA BOARD.
AND WHAT DOES HE FUCKING DO?
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 11:36 PM PST up reply actions
HE USES THE MOTHERFUCKING OUIJA BOARD. THAT’S WHAT.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 11:39 PM PST up reply actions
He deserved what he got.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 11:39 PM PST up reply actions
but if you account for the curse shifting in pa2
from what’s her name to katie then his ouija boarding just sped things up. but it was an inevitability.
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
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by operation carrot on Jan 28, 2012 11:41 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
I understand that his actions did not contribute to a clean cause and effect. If anything, they just allowed the demon to toy with them more. But it’s not a matter of what he caused so much as what he did. He did the one thing he was told under no circumstances to do, because he wanted to be an asshole.
Mission accomplished.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 11:55 PM PST up reply actions
And there was no excuse. At that point, he had sufficient experiential and video evidence to be at least reasonably aware that shit had got real. You don’t try to have a bigger dick than the demon living in your house when you are reasonably aware that the demon is actually living in your house.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 29, 2012 12:00 AM PST up reply actions
did he know that the demon was an agressive wanting to hurt them demon at that point
I remeber at one point he thought being haunted could be fun
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by operation carrot on Jan 29, 2012 12:01 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
I think he didn’t believer her at first, then he thought it was kind of fun ("awww….who’s a cute demon….’) and then when he realized things were kind of messed he, as I said, thought if he searched things online and studied all the video, he could figure it out. Notice he thought the Psychic dude was a joke because he put his faith in logic and technology to figure it out and only called the Psychic again when he to realized he was in way over his head
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 29, 2012 12:07 AM PST up reply actions
His wife was terrified out of her mind, and the expert had come and told them that not only was it a demon and not a ghost, but that it was too frightening to even be in the house with. If he didn’t at least have a clue, it was willful ignorance.
And, I mean, I’m not trying to convince you or anyone not to like the movie. This is strictly a condemnation of Micah’s general qualities as a human being including his decision-making skills.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 29, 2012 12:11 AM PST up reply actions
The bit with the Ouija board does reek a little too much of dumb people in horror movies doing dumb things but it’s a credit (I think) to the movie that the reason why it sticks out so much is that the characters aren’t as stupid as many other stupid horror movie characters (such as the Innkeepers which had an otherwise smart character do something so totally ridiculous that I felt like asking everyone involved my On Demand money back for coming up with an ending so dumb)
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 28, 2012 11:48 PM PST up reply actions
the ouija board fit his character
oh man that rocking scene. so so creepy
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by operation carrot on Jan 28, 2012 11:51 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
I like pa1 the most
it honestly scared the crab out of me. I couldn’t sleep with one of my legs uncovered for like a week
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by operation carrot on Jan 28, 2012 11:42 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
For some reason, the scene that got me the most is where she just wakes up inthe middle of the night and stands over him for hours. The first time I saw it, somebody in the audience shouted out “oh, that’s messed up” during the scene
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 28, 2012 11:49 PM PST up reply actions
The decent is a great monster movie
I like all the paranormal activity movies
Devil is good but not scary
Let the right one in
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by operation carrot on Jan 28, 2012 10:24 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
the Descent almost killed me
fucking caves are horrible. even before the monsters when they were going through incredibly tight spaces the fear of getting trapped almost did me in
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Let’s be reasonable here. The Decent is a pretty good monster movie. Not bad, not great.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 11:08 PM PST up reply actions
Oh, you know, I don’t even think of Let the Right One In as a horror movie, but that’s a good call. I love that movie so much.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 11:09 PM PST up reply actions
I love Let the Right One in too. Was obsessed enough by it I even bought and read the book. Haven’t seen the American version, though
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 28, 2012 11:18 PM PST up reply actions
Is Let the Right One In scary? Or is it just a well done movie?
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by homegrowntalent on Jan 28, 2012 11:21 PM PST up reply actions
Both. It’s more creepy than scary and the ending is pretty awesome but what I loved about it is because in it’s way, it’s really a twisted sorta coming of age love story between a really lonely 12 year old boy and a really lonely vampire who’s been about 12 years old for hundreds of years.
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 28, 2012 11:26 PM PST up reply actions
It has a really great, ambiguously happy ending.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 11:29 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t think I would even be able to give Let Me In a chance. The name change alone is already a frustrating downgrade.
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by howtheyscored on Jan 28, 2012 11:28 PM PST up reply actions
Crazy, Stupid Love was horrific.
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
"You don't go out with the pressure that you've gotta be perfect. It's more, 'I know I'm capable of throwing a shutout, so I should probably strive for that every time I go out. And if I don't, then I bite myself in the ass, not everybody else.' "--Tim Lincecum discussing how he deals with the shitty Giants offense.
by Sabean's_Folly on Jan 28, 2012 11:11 PM PST up reply actions
SHIFT-A
Ryan Theriot is a fully eaten, sandwich that a seagull has digested and shat on our collective heads. Thanks, Brian, you dim-witted troglodyte.
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
"You don't go out with the pressure that you've gotta be perfect. It's more, 'I know I'm capable of throwing a shutout, so I should probably strive for that every time I go out. And if I don't, then I bite myself in the ass, not everybody else.' "--Tim Lincecum discussing how he deals with the shitty Giants offense.
by Sabean's_Folly on Jan 28, 2012 11:08 PM PST reply actions
HAHAHA, TOO BAD
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One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
What ever happened to Fire Sabean?
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 28, 2012 11:11 PM PST up reply actions
Probably rocking on the floor in the fetal position in anticipation of the next few decades of Sabean.
Giants baseball: So hollow, so empty.
"You don't go out with the pressure that you've gotta be perfect. It's more, 'I know I'm capable of throwing a shutout, so I should probably strive for that every time I go out. And if I don't, then I bite myself in the ass, not everybody else.' "--Tim Lincecum discussing how he deals with the shitty Giants offense.
by Sabean's_Folly on Jan 28, 2012 11:13 PM PST up reply actions
LOL (It will rise again!)
Giants Win Blog November 03, 2010
A few minutes ago, I went to the Fire Sabean site — which delivered solid commentary all year long — to find out that it’s being taken down and replaced by www.bleedorangeandblack.com
CSN Bay Area Jan. 20, 2011:
“Where have you gone, Fire Sabean dot-com? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.”
To find the answer to that question, we took a trip to the home of the fringe, the redoubtable Fire Sabean dot-com, where there creed is “To share the pain, glory and all the drama in between. It’s the essence of Giants baseball.”
We were greeted with the headline:
“Site Under Construction For Obvious Reasons”
with this message below:
“We will be undergoing A LOT of changes as we move out of our firesabean home and into our new site.
It should all be finished within 24 hours, so stay tuned and see you soon!”
Fire Sabean:
One of the nice things about the Internet is that it preserves sites like this so that people can look back and say, "wow, look at how wrong I was!" So often, in times before the Internet, people would say one thing and have no one to call them on their BS because it wasn’t recorded anywhere. If someone did remember, then the person who was wrong could say, "No no no, I said that IF x THEN y. And x never happened, so I’m not really wrong!"
Case in point: This site. Fire sabean, calling for his head, then enter 2010 season. Win world series, site shuts down. LOL. Dinner is served my friends, and it’s cold.
Q&A With FireSabean.com
http://www.sfgiantsbaseball.net/qa/qa-with-firesabean-com
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 28, 2012 11:29 PM PST up reply actions
OT: Need to gush for a moment
I know there are gaming enthusiasts on here, so I’m just going to go ahead and say this. I had heard Jamestown was one of the best Indie games of 2011, and so I picked up on Steam for $10 a few nights ago, and unlocked the final stage tonight.
omfg, that game.
It’s a top-down shooter/bullet hell type game, and while the bulk of the content is reasonably challenging, holy crap does it ever make you earn the end credits. Great, great, game. If you enjoy retro 16-bit gaming, please go give that company your money.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I got it for 5 bucks as a part of the humble indie bundle around xmas
I played it but its super hard. if you’re looking for an 8 bit indie game check out vvvvvvv
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Come check out the McC Book Club Start Date 1/21
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Jan 29, 2012 12:38 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
I just spent like... an hour to 90 minutes on the last level.
Now I get why people raved about Dark Souls. Been a long time since I played a game that challenging.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
While I like Djokovic, I would like Rafa to beat him at least once. When rivalries get too lopsided it isn’t as much fun anymore. And I like Novak and Nadal and Federer.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 29, 2012 12:55 AM PST up reply actions
Right now Nadal is beating Federer too much for that to be fun and Novak is beating Nadal too much for that to be fun.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 29, 2012 12:57 AM PST up reply actions
The men’s side of the sport has been so dominated by the Nadal vs. Federer narrative for so long, I actually find it kind of refreshing to see Djokovic kick everybody’s ass for a year or two.
That said, I have no real rooting interest other than cheering for Americans who are going to get knocked out before the quarterfinals anyway.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I just wish roddick or murrary would win a Damn slam every once in a while
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Come check out the McC Book Club Start Date 1/21
Proud parent of Jeff Keppinger's better half
by operation carrot on Jan 29, 2012 1:22 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
You can never count him out. He gets second, third, forth, fifth, etc. winds. And he often looks tired or injured between points and then comes out and kicks ass.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 29, 2012 1:03 AM PST up reply actions
Brian Sabean talks with Michael Urban 95.7 FM The Game
Sabean says there “wasn’t much common ground” between the Giants and Timmy on a long term extension. In response to a question by Urban about the fans concerns about Timmy staying a Giant, Sabean says there isn’t any “pressure” from Timmy for the Giants to improve the offense. He says that would be an “acrimonious position” to take and is the “furthest thing from the truth”. Sabean says the Giants are striving for “cost certainty” and that Pablo’s new contract was a part of that. With regards to Brandon Belt, Sabean says his “best position is at first base” and doesn’t think his future is left field. Aubrey Huff is “the type of hitter that should bounce back” and a lot of Belt’s situation “might depend on what Aubrey is able to bring to the table as perhaps a left field alternative”. As for how much rope Huff will have next season, “that is up to him and the manager”. Clay Hensley will compete with Dan Runzler and others for the last spot in the bullpen. Ryan Theriot will “protect” Brandon Crawford and “give him the opportunity not to put pressure on himself”. Theriot will compete with Mike Fontenot to see who will be used against left-handed pitchers. Right-handed Brett Pill offers some balance to the left-handed heavy lineup.
Sabean says that his continual use of a flip phone is some what because of superstition and because he also has gotten use to a certain method of texting with his thumbs. He has tried using an iPhone but prefers his RAZR. He says he also uses a iPad.
http://www.957thegame.com/topic/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=5660704
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
lol at accustomed to texting with his thumbs
I think that reflects a lot of his gm’ing as well. he got used to doing it one way and refuses to adapt
Sometimes you just have to look death in the face and say whatever man
Come check out the McC Book Club Start Date 1/21
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by operation carrot on Jan 29, 2012 1:20 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
The cost certainty thing is certainly consistent with how the offseason has gone. Also, I consider it good news that the Giants regard Belt’s future as first base, and that they are hoping Huff can be more flexible. It’s probably best for Belt in the long run.
Not sure I buy the logic on Crawford, and I don’t think Theriot can play shortstop worth a damn, but I think if it came down to it next year, Fontenot would stand a good chance of displacing Theriot as shortstop and relegating him to Freddy insurance and a RH platoon bat.
I am also hoping that Pill will be used sparingly, because that’s really about as much as he deserves.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
If Huff’s rope depends on the manager, well, lol.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jan 29, 2012 9:58 AM PST up reply actions
Pretty much
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 29, 2012 10:04 AM PST up reply actions
Hey guys, check out this email I got
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2006/12/20/12711/209
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/m0shm4n/howler_monkey.jpg
http://www.johnmaclean.com/old/costarica/costaricahome.html
http://www.johnmaclean.com/old/costarica/costaricamain25.html
Dear Natto,
It has come to my attention that you have used my image of the howling monkey. I do not have any record of having issued you with a license to use this image. I would be grateful if you would provide me with any evidence that you have been issued with a license by myself for such use.
Subject to that, as it appears that you have breached my copyright. I require you to provide me with information about where you sourced the image, the length of time that you have used the image, and any other usages that you may have made of that, or any other image that you may have reason to believe may be mine.
Unless you have a license from me for use of the image I require you to remove the image immediately, and will be requiring payment for use of the image to date. If you would like to make use of the image for the future, any such future use would only be permitted subject to negotiation with me of a separate additional license and payment of a license fee at my rates.
Yours faithfully,
John MacLean
agree. wow
I sit and await always faithful to the giants
by luved the stick on Jan 29, 2012 1:46 AM PST up reply actions
This guy?!
I think you better do what he says.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 29, 2012 1:50 AM PST up reply actions
Watch out! Who knows who else might get complaints about using copyrighted images.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 29, 2012 1:53 AM PST up reply actions
I’m seriously scared now.
Fuck you, internet.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 29, 2012 1:54 AM PST up reply actions
I was being slightly facetious. But it is pretty alarming. We used copyrighted images all the time in the comments section. If people start taking the time to track them down it could be a problem.
Although the number of people who would be nitpicking dicks like this guy are probably pretty tiny.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 29, 2012 1:57 AM PST up reply actions
It was six years ago, so I don’t remember where I got it, but I’m pretty sure it wasn’t from his site.
I wonder if he sent a letter like that to everyone on the internet who used it. That would be pretty crazy.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 29, 2012 2:01 AM PST up reply actions
If you really wanted to you could probably make an argument for his contributory liability. But it wouldn’t absolve you of liability in that case.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 29, 2012 2:07 AM PST up reply actions
I could Photoshop the monkey’s face on his body and send it to him, but he doesn’t seem like he has a sense of humor.
Yeah, might be a bad move.
You could argue that it was a fair use which you used for non-commercial humorous purposes. Therefore you would be happy to take it down but won’t make any payments to him.
(not legal advice, just a suggestion)
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 29, 2012 2:16 AM PST up reply actions
Um.
Not an IP lawyer or anything here, but given that the image is not being used for profit and he doesn’t have a clear attribution license anywhere on his website other than to slap ©s here and there on the web page, I’d cite fair use, tell him you’ve taken the photo down, and tell him to go fuck himself.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Basically, yeah.
If it went to court Natto might not win on the Fair Use factors, but the guy probably doesn’t want to take it to court.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 29, 2012 2:21 AM PST up reply actions
Might not. It is hard to tell how it would come out.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 29, 2012 2:22 AM PST up reply actions
The guy is just trying to troll for royalties. The guy would be seriously hard pressed to prove that his copyright had been infringed upon in any meaningful fashion. Since Natto has taken the image down I can’t really see how he used it other than that he has used it on McC and used it on his photobucket. As far as I can tell, he is neither trying to portray it as his own work nor profited from its use, especially since the image is freely available online.
Unless Natto used it on a personal/commercial website, I don’t see how this holds water at all.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Oh, this guy is totally just trolling for royalties. I don’t know how many people he is going to be able to intimidate into giving him money, but I hope it isn’t many.
My caution above was focusing more on the application of the fair use argument, though of course there are other factors that come into play when making a defense against a copyright infringement claim.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 29, 2012 2:42 AM PST up reply actions
What I am going off of:
Here’s what copyright.gov has to say about fair use:
Section 107 also sets out four factors to be considered in determining whether or not a particular use is fair:
1) The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes
2) The nature of the copyrighted work
3) The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole
4) The effect of the use upon the potential market for, or value of, the copyrighted work
1) Non-commercial use, arguably transformative as the context was changed
2) An image
3) The whole image
4) Doesn’t meaningfully impact the market for the work or demean its value
This seems like a pretty textbook case of a strategic lawsuit against public participation. I don’t know what the royalties on something like this would be, but they almost certainly wouldn’t be worth taking anybody to court.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
I agree with you.
All I am saying is that Natto “wins” on 2 of the four factors and the asshole “wins” on 2 of the four factors. (He might quibble on the fourth factor, saying that this use hurts his ability to make royalties off of selling his image online by making it more available for free use, but whatever. That argument isn’t great since it was already available online from other sources.). Courts are asked to balance the four factors.
Say 75% of the time a Court would find for Natto. But I am a cautious person so that 25% freaks me out.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 29, 2012 2:59 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah. I more or less agree with your odds there. My point is that MacLean also has to weigh his own prospects in trying to take this to court. What does he stand to gain by asking for royalties or a license for a low-resolution image. Obvious the artistic merits aren’t at stake here, but given that thumbnails have been found as constituting fair use in the past, and I imagine the original image is of higher quality, I don’t know what reasonable gain MacLean thinks he can make from this.
My best advice to Natto would be to get in touch with the Electronic Frontier Foundation or one of their linked partners to get a read on his situation. Since unlike us, they do offer professional opinions. But my main advice would still be to tell the guy to take his crappy stock photography and shove it.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Especially given that Natto has already quickly complied with unofficial cease and desist.
And that he will be hard pressed to prove that Natto took it from the official website, given that the image shows up on many other webpages and was originally sourced over five years ago. The original image doesn’t even show up on the first page of GIS, though copies and edited versions of the image show up on the first page at least twice.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Further invesitgation
The image was originally used in a magazine seven years ago. The copyright is not registered. He does not appear to have real legal counsel about this, and was advised to “Use good legal words” and “send messages and bills to all the ones that used it either as their own image or for profit or to enhance their site in an effort to increase traffic or sales of products.”
…Judging by this guy’s facebook page, he doesn’t really know what he’s doing. The lousy construction and editing on the email to Natto seems to back that up.
And now I’m done. Sleep. Bleh.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Here are some other sites with it:
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 29, 2012 1:56 AM PST up reply actions
It says there’s 63 sites that have this exact photo.
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 29, 2012 2:11 AM PST up reply actions
TinEye reverse search found 14 results
http://www.tineye.com/search/b6a8c77ac2abea6e12b9382157dd555c6ba69abb/
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 29, 2012 1:58 AM PST up reply actions
Here's the source of the original photo:
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 29, 2012 2:04 AM PST up reply actions
http://media.photobucket.com/image/howling%20monkey%20mccoveychronicles/m0shm4n/howler_monkey.jpg
Aubrey Huff: "My body is ripped."
by Grant_ME_MERCY on Jan 29, 2012 2:06 AM PST up reply actions
So we have this really neat picture of Yosemite Valley that we took, I’m going to find everyone with a similar shot and threaten to sue!!! It’s the new “I’m a prince in Nigeria….”
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
How much does he want?
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Jan 29, 2012 8:45 AM PST up reply actions
More than 0, it seems.
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jan 29, 2012 10:06 AM PST up reply actions
Wait a second… there are photos of me that somebody is using on the Internet without my permission.
I think my money woes are solved!
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jan 29, 2012 10:06 AM PST up reply actions
I don’t know the image, but if you modified it to parody the image (which I assume you did) then the guy has no case against you. Falls under the fair use clause.
by fishmicmuffin on Jan 29, 2012 11:55 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, tell him to go suck a lemon. He won’t do anything.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Damn. Arsenal game in 3 hours.
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 29, 2012 5:07 AM PST reply actions
So. Nadal loses to Novak again. After almost 6 hours of freaking tennis.
Longest final match ever. Longest Australian Open game ever.
LOL they look like they are going to keel over during the pre-award speech
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 29, 2012 6:48 AM PST up reply actions
Oh good, some smart person brought them chairs.
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 29, 2012 6:49 AM PST up reply actions
just because it's always fun to remind ourselves of how bad the ryan howard contract is
Ryan Howard is going to make $25 million a year for the next five years
This is a higher AAV than both Pujols and Fielder
Ryan Howard has been worth, according to Fangraphs, $13 million the last two years.
That’s not per year, that’s combined.
Ryan Howard has never put up a WAR total in a single year that translated to $25 million of value in his career.
The Phillies signed Ryan Howard to this $25 million a year extension two years ago. This is the first year of that extension.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
wow.
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
Like I've often said, this is their last year to be good
Things are going to get bleak in Philly and fast. They gutted their farm system, they’re tied to a ton of bad and decent contracts that are going to sour, and they’re probably going to have to let hamels walk
Pretty much, yes. The Phils have are a tech stock about to implode at any time
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 29, 2012 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
The phils have ine or two more seasons in them
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Jan 29, 2012 12:05 PM PST up reply actions
As long as Halliday and Lee are there, that’s true but the team’s aging fast and all that money they’re spending has to come back to hurt them at some point. Either by making them unable to replace somebody or going bankrupt or having to charge $20 for a cheese steak and pissing everybody off
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 29, 2012 12:07 PM PST up reply actions
Living in Philly it is amazing how many people think that the phillies paid market price on that deal. Not
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Jan 29, 2012 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
Also, in 2015 the phillies owe Howard, pas, and lee 63 million. If options vest they would owe that trio 65.5 in 2016
Kickham where it hurts
by say hey nation on Jan 29, 2012 12:18 PM PST up reply actions
Wow Crosby might have had a broken neck?
Brisson [Crosby’s agent] confirmed that Crosby had healed from a neck injury discovered this week by a specialist in Los Angeles. He did not confirm that Crosby had fractured C1 and C2 vertebrae, the bones that connect the skull to the spine. He said third-party doctors would review test results early next week.
That can’t be good.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
he should really consider not playing again
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
I remember back in the dinosaur days, players would get career ending injuries, Bo Jackson leaps to mind, these days you just expect medical science to be able to fix them right up. Seems weird to think a dude in his prime may have to retire like that.
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
how old is Crosby? like 25? 24? Yea, he basically was going to be the greatest hockey player, and all the sudden, something like this happens. Unbelievable, it’s terrible
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
He’s reminding me of Eric Lindros, a potentially all-time great hockey player who got too beat up at too early of an age, mainly because of concussions, to really do what everyone thought he could possibly do. It’s really sad
by Dingoes Ate My Baby on Jan 29, 2012 11:57 AM PST up reply actions
K, this kinda makes me mad, via deadspin
Jason Elia, a television writer living in Nashville, went to the trouble of getting Super Bowl tickets and was going to propose to his girlfriend at the game, but life got in the way. He was diagnosed with bladder cancer and upon hearing the news, his girlfriend apparently dumped him on the spot.
Now, she still wants the tickets because she claims they were purchased with her in mind. Rather than suffering such an injustice, Jason is auctioning the tickets off on twitter.
Proud adoptive father of the fastest guy in the Giants system, Jarrett Parker
One of the best moments in Giants history, 11/1/2010
She must be a second cousin of Gingrich.
/champagne room
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
Or John Edwards
heh
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
Azmanz Bet: 1st HoF: Clemens > Bonds
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 29, 2012 11:35 AM PST up reply actions
Holy shit
How could he have thought that proposing to her was a good idea?
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Suikoden is one of the greatest games ever.
I was out with my buddy Dante in the hospital yesterday just watching him play it. When he got to Rockland, we kept joking about how there’s nothing to eat but rocks in rockland. In fact Rocks are the only defining characteristic about rockland, other than their penchant for bandits stealing their only resources, which I assume are rocks.
They are great games. Especially 2.
"Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out." -Ty Cobb
"Ask GiantPain about my penis" - Billy Beane
Mayor of Smug.
2 is most certainly the better game, 1 is more charming as a relic of a forgotten era
The Pre-FF7, post Chrono Trigger RPG
I’ve only ever played 3, but I enjoyed it pretty well despite it belng like 6 years old by then.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
PS1 emulation is pretty easy these days
I’d highly recommend checking out 1 & 2 if you liked 3.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
If I get around to PS1 emulation, the first item of business will be to play Star Ocean: The Second Story. Man I miss that game.
I will definitely keep the Suikoden recommendations in mind, though.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
SO:SS is so fun
but i’ve always lost interest in it whenever I’ve gotten near the end, to the part where you start going to all of the shrines or w/e.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
omg I love Suikodens
I’ve still been meaning to find IV and V somewhere and play them for awhile.
But 1 and 2 are GOAT
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I heard IV was pretty bad, sadly.
"I see these guys walking around with rings on, and I want one. That's what it's all about." -Ryan Vogelsong
i heard that as well
but V was supposed to very good. And Georg Prime, the biggest badass in S2 was supposed to be a playable character.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
I call him gerald. he’s a pristine white handkerchief, though? nediB eoJ Joe Biden ‽ Joe Biden.
I love both of these games.
One of my roommates has ‘Potch’ for a last name.
Andre Ethier: Gross-o-Matic 5000
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
via NPR Cliff Notes films
http://www.cambio.com/2011/10/03/romeo-and-juliet/
Adopted Giant: Eddie I Have It Grant.
TSFGWTWS DESPITE Botchy, not BECAUSE of him.
New thread
Carter Jurica!
"Has anyone really been for even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?"
by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 29, 2012 12:14 PM PST reply actions
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