Series Preview: Seattle Mariners @ Kansas City Royals
Seattle: 36-56
Royals: 41-52
GAMES
Game 1: Felix Hernandez vs Luke Hochevar
Game 1: Jarrod Washburn* vs Gil Meche
Game 3: Carlos Silva vs Kyle Davies
Hochevar has certainly been overshadowed by his draft class mates and for a pitcher soon to be 25 he needs to step up his performance shortly or else he might be a cautionary tale that while holding out a year might net you a better draft slot, it doesn't do much for your development. Then again, we're also talking about just one case.
Gil Meche went to Kansas City and immediately cut down his walks by a significant amount in 2007. That number has since rebounded and the new found groundballs have also regressed, moving Meche's tRA from 4.29 in 2007 up to 4.89 this season.
Middling stuff, pretty much zero control. Dime a dozen righty if it weren't for the high line drive rate which makes him barely a rotation candidate.
Likely Starters:
C John Buck/Miguel Olivo
1 Ross Gload*
2 Mark Grudzielanek
3 Alex Gordon*
S Tony Pena/Mike Aviles
L David DeJesus*/Jose Guillen
C Joey Gathright*
R Mark Teahen*
D Billy Butler
Tony Pena is still getting starts, hopefully because of good defense, because he's holding steady at an OPS+ of 1. Yeah, 1. The rest of the lineup isn't as bad, naturally, but it's not pretty either. Miguel Olivo has somehow resurrected a season based entirely on power because he still rivals Yuni in terms of plate discipline.
CONTEXT
Richie Sexson is gone, but it's not like we have anyone at all better to take his spot at first base and over the past 20 or so games, he was actually a decent hitter, albeit with almost no power. Then again, this team just had Miguel Cairo, Willie Bloomquist and Jose Vidro in the same starting lineup.
The team is spending nearly $120 million dollars on payroll.
Not nearly enough people have been fired.
THIS SERIES BROUGHT TO YOU BY:
Free State Oatmeal Stout
Free State Brewing. Lawrence, KS
Outside of Kansas City (which might actually be in Missouri, I honestly have no idea), this beer was the high point of my trek across Kansas. That's not actually saying much because there's nothing in Kansas. Still, this doesn't reflect on this brew which has a good malty taste and a creamy palate.
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I think
thhat Kansas city is in both, but the majority of it is in Missouri. Or maybe their are two Kansas Cities, but the nationally known one is in Missouri. Somone google it.
by LantermanC on Jul 11, 2008 8:55 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Or just know the answer off the top of your head.
by LantermanC on Jul 11, 2008 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That would have caused a border war.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Never been past Denver
but I’m inclined to agree.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait what?
You’ve never been to St. Louis?
by LantermanC on Jul 11, 2008 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is blowing my mind right now.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 11, 2008 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We should find out if Jeff has been to Ottawa.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ok, point taken in a way, but I think hockey is slightly different.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 11, 2008 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In what way?
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess any sport is different in which you don't necessarily have a home team to support.
But I don’t know Jeff’s history (I’m not Robert) and perhaps he rejected a home team when he chose the Sens.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 11, 2008 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jeff is a travel whore who has lived everywhere
I have no idea what his natural home team would be.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A dumber man might take this as an invitation to talk about himself.
I know better now.
by Jeff on Jul 11, 2008 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
NOT MY INTENT
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Awww but we enjoy the LookoutLanding Livejournal.
by BrianL on Jul 11, 2008 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I only like it when it leads to hilarious personal revelations.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jeff's from SD
They don’t have a hockey team. Jeff chose Ottawa because they were in last place.
by ningwers on Jul 11, 2008 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well... different like this...
I can see myself being a Lakers, Suns, or Mavs fan. But I could never see myself being a fan of anyone else except the Mariners. Though you have two teams… which team has priority? Hypothetical situation, Mariners and the Cards meet in the WS, who do you root for?
by LantermanC on Jul 11, 2008 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you talking to me or to JI?
by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 11, 2008 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, I didn't know you were a cards fan....
I thought you were a Braves fan…
by LantermanC on Jul 11, 2008 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How did you come to that conclusion?
by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 11, 2008 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because you're so infatuated with Chipper.
by LantermanC on Jul 11, 2008 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh please tell me this is sarcastic.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 11, 2008 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love where this is going.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm tired of being the only one who goes insane.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He hasn't answered yet! Does he really think I love Chipper?
by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 11, 2008 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm starting to believe that he may confuse scorn and adoration.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I believe I have commented "Fuck Chipper" in the past.
Apparently this was taken the WRONG way.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 11, 2008 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Turn out pulling on that chick's pigtails
actually pisses her off.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, no.
I remember the Braves series. They seem to be your most hated team. And you kept talking about wanting to punch Chipper Jones.
by LantermanC on Jul 11, 2008 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So sarcasm. That was definite NOLA baiting.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 11, 2008 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
backtracking
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let me put it this way
M’s – Cards 2002, no one to root for, both teams needs wins. Fun for the novelty factor but arrrrrrghh.
M’s – Cards 2004, fuck the Mariners.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I never answered this, but my M's love outweighs my Cards/Giants love
Stronger connection to Seattle, I guess.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 11, 2008 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
To get back
This does come out of having no team to support. There was no Seattle baseball in the 60-70s (save one year of the Pilots) until the Mariners came along. Most family members rooted for St. Louis in the same way that many people root for the Cubs or Braves… except for one uncle that roots for Anaheim.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"except for one uncle that roots for Anaheim"
Good thing you dodged that bullet
by ningwers on Jul 11, 2008 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you still talk to this uncle?
What’s Anaheim?
by LantermanC on Jul 11, 2008 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No I am not.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So you could've just went with Ms allegiance.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 11, 2008 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That would have been stupid.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not missing much.
The only things you can do are tour the arch and visit the Brewery.
by LantermanC on Jul 11, 2008 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Budweiser is gross
why would I waste my time there?
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not sure.
But when I lived their, everyone’s like ‘yeah, you got to visit the brewery! You get free beer! ? You can drink it on the tour!”
by LantermanC on Jul 11, 2008 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just in case anyone calls me out on it.
Yes, I’m aware I use ‘their’ wrong. I think I’ve done it 5 times today actually.
by LantermanC on Jul 11, 2008 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It does suck, I got pulled over going 73 on a 65 highway.
Who does that?
Also, Eastern Colorado is the exact same as the rest of Kansas apparently.
by LantermanC on Jul 11, 2008 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And they lie about sunflowers. Hundreds of miles of billboards for sunflowers and then...nothing.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 11, 2008 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, and I can't remeember if it's in western Missouri
or middle/eastern Kansas, but their is a stop on the highway, where there are a like 10 billboards for porno. It’s bizarre. I wonder if a bunch of truckers stop their or something. Also in the midst of all these billboards is a ‘Jesus doesn’t like pornography’ billboard.
by LantermanC on Jul 11, 2008 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Please, please, please don't take this the wrong way.
I’m not trying to be a dick, but you’ve done this several times in this thread.
“I wonder if a bunch of truckers stop their or something.”
Their = possessive
There = refers to a place
by BrianL on Jul 11, 2008 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know I did. I mentioned that I did.
Their/There is the new Your/You’re.
by LantermanC on Jul 11, 2008 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also, I find it amusing that you went so far out of your way
to not offend…
And I get you and SeattleBruin confused, not sure why.
by LantermanC on Jul 11, 2008 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I-44 in central Missouri has this fo sho.
65 South to Branson is the most annoying stretch of billboard advertising ever though.
by hcoguy on Jul 11, 2008 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Washington.
):<
I reject your reality and substitute my own!
Also, I'm always down for some online Grand Theft Auto IV or Rock Band. Gamertag: Phildopip
by Phildopip on Jul 11, 2008 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Try living there for 2 years.. in high school no less.
by JuliaHope on Jul 11, 2008 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What the hell are you doing here...
Go work.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 11, 2008 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What the hell are you doing here?
Aren’t you at work?
by JuliaHope on Jul 11, 2008 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Isn't everyone here at work?
That’s what we get paid to do. Post on LL.
by LantermanC on Jul 11, 2008 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Isn't this how most of us spend our time at work?
Pulling up LL on a secondary monitor that’s positioned just right so your boss can’t see it?
by BrianL on Jul 11, 2008 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
...
Do you have me on camera or something?
by Matthew on Jul 11, 2008 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's gathering information so he can kiss your ass, too.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 11, 2008 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If that were true, you'd know that I'm desiring of a blueberry muffin right now
and be getting me one.
by Matthew on Jul 11, 2008 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This sounds disturbingly familiar...
by ningwers on Jul 11, 2008 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In a deja vu sense or in the sense that you want a blueberry muffin now as well?
by Matthew on Jul 11, 2008 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I want beef barely soup.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
At first it was the former
but I’m slowly leaning toward the latter
by ningwers on Jul 11, 2008 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Muffins are the devil's baked goods.
They seem so delicious and healthy, but instead they’re delicious and terrible for you.
by Matthew on Jul 11, 2008 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can problem make them healthy.
Just make them out of bran and carrots or some sort of fibery stuff, put little to no butter in it. I don’t know, maybe mix a little wheat grass, and voila, one healthy but bad tasting muffin ready to go.
by LantermanC on Jul 11, 2008 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll eat the unhealthy muffin and just go run a lap or something
by ningwers on Jul 11, 2008 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, you'd have to run 16 laps about...
to burn it off.
by LantermanC on Jul 11, 2008 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But making the muffin healthy renders the muffin bad
which takes away the whole point of the muffin.
by Jeff on Jul 11, 2008 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Muffins are cake for breakfast.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 11, 2008 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still think there's too much stump.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What the hell are donuts then?
Ice cream?
by LantermanC on Jul 11, 2008 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He has demanded waffles in the past.
by ningwers on Jul 11, 2008 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I bet Matthew is easier to gather information on, though.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 11, 2008 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm far too open with personal details.
Mostly because my life is boring.
by Matthew on Jul 11, 2008 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Matthew's Journal Entry, 7/11/08 7:30 AM
I had a bowl of Raisin Bran and toast for breakfast. On my way out the door, I found a penny on the ground.
Today is going to be a wonderful day.
by BrianL on Jul 11, 2008 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pennies are worthless.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You'd think he wouldn't need the muffin already then.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 11, 2008 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously.
And like I get up by 730. pffft.
by Matthew on Jul 11, 2008 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Matthew's Journal Entry, 7/11/08 9:30 AM
I know I had breakfast, but I feel like a blueberry muffin. They’re ever so delicious, but I know they’re bad for you. I really should watch what I eat.
I think I deserve one, though.
by BrianL on Jul 11, 2008 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How do you think I'm able to maneuver through the middle of intersections?
by Matthew on Jul 11, 2008 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, I've graphed out a function
of the timing of auto through an intersection based on how long the light has been green. Turns out after 15 seconds they reach a predictable frequency which I can exploit to shorten my route.
by Matthew on Jul 11, 2008 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is by far the nerdiest thing you've ever done
by ningwers on Jul 11, 2008 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It got a laugh
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh God this could get interesting.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 11, 2008 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed. what a boring state to drive through.
I actually got pulled over there doing 84 on a 70. Cop asked why I was speeding. I told him (figuring there was no way out of the ticket anyways) I was trying to get to Colorado as fast as I safely could.
He let me go.
by Matthew on Jul 11, 2008 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice. The cop let me go too.
One of my goofy ass friends (skinny as hell) was shirtless in the backseat, and the cop was female, and afterward, he claimed we didn’t get a ticket because he was shirtless.
I don’t know why you get pulled over if you don’t get a ticket. 84 is not dangerous when you’re on a long stretch of road surrounded by nothing.
by LantermanC on Jul 11, 2008 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got pulled over there for 77 in a 70.
He let me go, but first he brought out the drug-sniffing dog. That was a new experience for me. I thought the dog was going to tear my face off.
by patsfan on Jul 11, 2008 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you have a confederate flag sticker to put on your back windshield?
by Matthew on Jul 11, 2008 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he did, he'd get out of the ticket.
Or is that what you were implying?
by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 11, 2008 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't speed in freaking Lynnwood either
by OlSalty on Jul 11, 2008 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Never had a problem there for speeding.
by Matthew on Jul 11, 2008 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of which, Google wants me to break several traffic laws

by Matthew on Jul 11, 2008 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
Admissible in court?
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe it's just because I used to live in the area
But there were speed traps everywhere, and Lynnwood cops are real assholes. I actually got a ticket for going 5 over…..FIVE?!
by OlSalty on Jul 11, 2008 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got pulled over in Olympia for going 27 in a 25.
The road had four lanes wide enough for semi trucks.
by acblue on Jul 11, 2008 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There are two.
They are separated by the river/border. KC Missouri is a lot bigger.
by gpsn on Jul 11, 2008 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How long until
Wlad--> LF, Ibanez—-> DH
yeesh
What a dull ball squadron.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 8:59 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It's already happened in some alternate dimension.
by BrianL on Jul 11, 2008 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wish we still had Greg Norton.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Isn't that a damning indicator of how badly this season has gone?
by BrianL on Jul 11, 2008 9:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You could say that.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think
if we still had him, Richie wouldn’t have been cut. The idea of cutting your starting 1b when there are no decent alternatives is what really turned on the Mariners.
by LantermanC on Jul 11, 2008 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Richie would have been cut regardless
because he sucks and the fans hate him.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why, JI, why?
Despite having the 3rd best OPS in the National League the Cardinals have scored just the 7th most runs - middle of the pack - and they’ve gotten the 3rd most at bats. I’d love to throw down some research right here about consistent hitters but I don’t have any, which makes my following claim specious in it’s subjectivity. It seems like the Cardinals consist of one great bat (Pujols), 3 streaky sluggers (Glaus, Ankiel, Ludwick), a bunch of complimentary and useful offensive players, and then some absolute offensive zeros (Izturis, Ryan, Kennedy). It turns into a feast or famine situation when the sluggers stop slugging.
God bless you Matthew, and have a merry Christmas.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:05 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
so nobody wants to talk about the Royals huh?
by Matthew on Jul 11, 2008 9:30 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I tried.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I actually really like the city of Kansas City.
It’s the only place I like in that area.
St. Louis was meh.
by Matthew on Jul 11, 2008 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes yes yes
but boo
because I’m suppose to hate the Royals.
I dunno this is what happens when you a fan by proxy.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unless you're vegetarian.
I think living in the midwest is part of what made me a veg though.
by JuliaHope on Jul 11, 2008 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait, what?
I didn’t notice any good food. Except for perhaps all the sweet potato concoctions.
by LantermanC on Jul 11, 2008 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then you somehow didn't have any KC BBQ.
by Matthew on Jul 11, 2008 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Though I did eat some old nachos off the floor
at Kauffman stadium. Those were good, but a bit soggy due to the rain.
by LantermanC on Jul 11, 2008 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
At least they took out the Astroturf.
If Russ Davi doesn’t break his leg we still have David Ortiz.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fucking Jeff Manto
"Holy Shit, It's Steve Perry lead singer of Journey". "ha, FORMER Lead Singer."
by RafaelCarmona22 on Jul 11, 2008 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still hate Russ Davis
Defense that awful really sticks with you.
by OlSalty on Jul 11, 2008 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone see Teahen's
inside the park? That was pretty awesome. He’s got more wheels than I thought.
by LantermanC on Jul 11, 2008 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
At least we'll have a chance to use this:

by BrianL on Jul 11, 2008 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I miss that.
I think it was the first jpeg I ever made for LL.
by Matthew on Jul 11, 2008 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If we keep Moyer and Meche we're in the playoffs last year. >:(
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just realized he shut down St. Louis yesterday. >:|
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
God this team is stupid.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
> Washburn, Batista, Silva
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't decide if I should start slipping in little lies about my life to throw Robert off track
by Jeff on Jul 11, 2008 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am currently applying for a job at Radio Shack
by Jeff on Jul 11, 2008 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am currently applying for a job with the Padres?
by Jeff on Jul 11, 2008 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gotta start somewhere.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I found it:
I reject your reality and substitute my own!
Also, I'm always down for some online Grand Theft Auto IV or Rock Band. Gamertag: Phildopip
by Phildopip on Jul 11, 2008 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dear LL, I'm desiring of a blueberry muffin right now
by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 11, 2008 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Listening to: my A/C at work whirl away like a blade about to cut my life
by Matthew on Jul 11, 2008 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My life is looking up:

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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There is a particularly jersey I wanted to wear but never could
by Jeff on Jul 11, 2008 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd have to hurt you if you ever wore it outside of the Stanley Cup Finals and/or Championship celebration
by ningwers on Jul 11, 2008 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why did I actually count out the words...
by ningwers on Jul 11, 2008 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Please, continue the out-nerd each other contest.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 11, 2008 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't believe this to be true.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 11, 2008 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You declared yourself a loser.
Not the same thing.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 11, 2008 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm just saying what everyone's thinking.
At least everyone who’s nerdy enough to be a judge or contestant in the competition.
by ningwers on Jul 11, 2008 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I really want to win this I will need to go become single again
by Jeff on Jul 11, 2008 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am so glad there's an actual baseball post going up in 14 minutes so people don't find this thread, roll their eyes, and never come back
by Jeff on Jul 11, 2008 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I tried talking baseball
it didn’t take.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A dumber man might take this as an invitation to talk about himself.I know better now.
by Jeff on Jul 11, 2008 9:15 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions 0 recs
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But talking about one's self
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
When I get flustered I start to feel boxey
by Jeff on Jul 11, 2008 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's a fort
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's your fault.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought all boxes were forts.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Turn it upside down.
That way there is less of a floor.
by Jeff on Jul 11, 2008 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Glad the reference was caught.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 11, 2008 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I only respond to references obtusely now.
by Matthew on Jul 11, 2008 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rec'd for Shawshank reference.
I reject your reality and substitute my own!
Also, I'm always down for some online Grand Theft Auto IV or Rock Band. Gamertag: Phildopip
by Phildopip on Jul 11, 2008 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I also have a pair of these hanging in my car

by BrianL on Jul 11, 2008 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stolen from NOLA?
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can order them from the official Steam website.
Weighted companion cube fuzzy dice. Always a good decision.
by BrianL on Jul 11, 2008 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fuzzy d20s

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by Llewdor on Jul 11, 2008 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Funny
but a mere shadow of the glory of Jeff’s real jersey
by ningwers on Jul 11, 2008 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fortunately I do not understand hockey.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I also sniffed it
It smells like fabric and pen
by Jeff on Jul 11, 2008 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And awesome?
Did it smell like awesome?
by ningwers on Jul 11, 2008 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was better for me
Just the way I like it
by Jeff on Jul 11, 2008 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good God the two of you make it hard not to make snarky comments.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 11, 2008 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
by Jeff on Jul 11, 2008 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The lesson to be learned is
only use TWSS once the mods have lost interest in the thread.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The lesson to be learned from that is to not try to carry on muliple conversations and paint things at the same time. Too nerve wracking.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 11, 2008 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not good at multi tasking
which I why I could never play the drums.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That he's a man?
We’re bad at multi-tasking.
by Matthew on Jul 11, 2008 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I had to learn to play drumkit for one of my college's terrible jazz combos.
I hate it so much.
by BrianL on Jul 11, 2008 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wanted to be Matt Cameron. >:(
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I want to be Taylor Hawkins.
Saw the foo fighters last night – meh, but damn Taylor Hawkins is a good drummer.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Jul 11, 2008 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Travis Barker (Blink-182)
is a surprisingly good drummer. I fucking hate Blink, but I have to respect that guy.
I reject your reality and substitute my own!
Also, I'm always down for some online Grand Theft Auto IV or Rock Band. Gamertag: Phildopip
by Phildopip on Jul 11, 2008 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Joe Morello was the greatest drummer ever to walk the planet.
by BrianL on Jul 11, 2008 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Keith Moon would strongly disagree.
And then he’d probably throw up on you, but that’s beside the point.
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by pdb on Jul 11, 2008 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Keith Moon is wildly overrated.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not so much
He and Bonham pretty much defined an entire decade’s worth of rock and roll sounds.
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by pdb on Jul 11, 2008 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I know
I’m the biggest Who fan I know. But there were very basic things that a drummer should be able to do but he couldn’t.
He’s still great though.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is why I love him so much
because at times he completely forgoes the fundamentals, and yet he still sounds more awesome than almost any rock drummer ever.
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by pdb on Jul 11, 2008 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I prefer this to technical proficiency.
I’m far more interested in creativity.
by acblue on Jul 11, 2008 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, but some do both
And I’m not slagging on Moon, I think he’s far more musical than he is usually given credit. Listen to Sea and Sand, there’s a lot of subtlety on that drum track—it’s just gorgeous. Or give Dr. Jimmy a spin, it’s almost as if he were playing with a big band (considering the synth strings, piano, several guitars, bass, multiple Entwistle brass overdubs),his drumming on that track is brilliant and often forgotten.
Having said that, he’s no Matt Cameron.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dale Crover is my favorite drummer.
Followed closely by Coady WIllis, the Melvins other drummer. Then Grohl.
by acblue on Jul 11, 2008 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Grohl is a favorite too
but he doesn’t do much besides hit hard and sing good backing vocals .
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, I disagree.
Some of the fills he pulls out of his ass (especially on In Utero) are absolutely ridiculous.
by acblue on Jul 11, 2008 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Coady Willis ist rad
I’d throw in Brian Chippendale (preaching to the choir here, I know), Chris Hrasky, Jeremiah Green, Damon Che, Chris Weingarten.
What gets you about Crover? Wouldn’t have thought of that one…
by marc w on Jul 11, 2008 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crover is insane.
His drum sound is absolutely out of this world, and his ability to completely alter tempos in the middle of a song and pick up right where he left off coming into a bridge or chorus is phenomenal. He’s really really great in an unconventional way, but great nonetheless. And the way he and Coady play off of each other on the last Melvins album was absolutely batshit.
by acblue on Jul 11, 2008 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Mevlins are playing
in Portland soon. I don’t think they ever stop touring.
by Jed MC on Jul 11, 2008 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just to record, pretty much.
If you haven’t seen them since they absorbed Big Business, you should definitely check them out. They’re absolutely stunning live.
by acblue on Jul 11, 2008 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is exactly what makes Neal Peart great.
I don’t like Rush, but Neal Peart is a fucking talented drummer.
I reject your reality and substitute my own!
Also, I'm always down for some online Grand Theft Auto IV or Rock Band. Gamertag: Phildopip
by Phildopip on Jul 11, 2008 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I went to a concert just for the drum solo.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that was one of the best parts of last night.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Jul 11, 2008 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would have to agree
and Rush is pretty much the antithesis of everything I like about music. But he is a very good drummer.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Jul 11, 2008 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was at a Rush show last month
and some guy behind me asked me to SIT DOWN during Neil’s solo.
I almost lost my shit. But then I realised that by doing so I’d miss even more of Neil’s solo.
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by Llewdor on Jul 11, 2008 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I doubt he can sing, play the guitar, keyboards and is proficient in jazz.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not saying he's the best.
Just that he is unexpectedly good considering the shit band he plays in.
I reject your reality and substitute my own!
Also, I'm always down for some online Grand Theft Auto IV or Rock Band. Gamertag: Phildopip
by Phildopip on Jul 11, 2008 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It can be used to go back in time and take back regretted comments.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 11, 2008 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I need me one of the those for text messages
by ningwers on Jul 11, 2008 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But who would ever share those text messages?
by Jeff on Jul 11, 2008 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Noone
but I’m pretty sure Alfred-Jesusson would still know :(
by ningwers on Jul 11, 2008 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well Alfred Jesusson knows everything there is to know
There’s no reason to be embarrassed by this.
by Jeff on Jul 11, 2008 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You really want to go there?
by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 11, 2008 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It it saves me from my cosmo-induced shame then yes.
Yes, I do.
by ningwers on Jul 11, 2008 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
>:(
Oddly enough the guy who bought it for me was also named Matthew
by ningwers on Jul 11, 2008 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This whole conversation sounds really bad out of context
by ningwers on Jul 11, 2008 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I probably wouldn't have reminded people of this
by Jeff on Jul 11, 2008 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You laugh at a cosmo?
I would think you drink cosmos.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 11, 2008 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No more girly stuff
I’m off the smack.
by Robert on Jul 11, 2008 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dear god...
I have to link this now, don’t I
by ningwers on Jul 11, 2008 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, short version of the story
After a few drinks at a bar a “friend” of mine showed up and asked me for a drink. I told him to surprise me. He seemed really confused, and the fucker bought me a cosmo. Needless to say I pounded it.
I also told Jeff all about it. I feel that’s where things went wrong.
by ningwers on Jul 11, 2008 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd ask what friend in quotes means
but it’s funnier to imagine the answer for myself.
by Matthew on Jul 11, 2008 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't blame me for this.
You made a series of bad decisions.
by Jeff on Jul 11, 2008 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Including telling us about it.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 11, 2008 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You make poor life decisions.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 11, 2008 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There is a support group for people like us.
by Robert on Jul 11, 2008 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought there was a free hat.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alright
If Matthew becomes a Sens fan he’s off the text message list
by ningwers on Jul 11, 2008 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm actually leaning that way at the moment.
by Matthew on Jul 11, 2008 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What can we do to pull you in for good?
by Jeff on Jul 11, 2008 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm too old to learn another sport.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I added college basketball when I was 17.
That was it.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm really not all that big on college sports.
by BrianL on Jul 11, 2008 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
College Football is awesome
And March Madness is the best 2 weeks in sports
by Robert on Jul 11, 2008 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sadly I am stuck rooting for the Cougars.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Our gear does not look like vomit.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You do mean Oregon, right?
Otherwise you’re off the Sens fanwagon.
by ningwers on Jul 11, 2008 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I despise everyteam that bears the ducks name.
by Robert on Jul 11, 2008 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even better
I just misinterpreted your comment.
by ningwers on Jul 11, 2008 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's still ripping on the Ducks either way.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fuck all ya'll
GO DUCKS
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Jul 11, 2008 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Show him highlights of Anton and his body sacrificing glory
by ningwers on Jul 11, 2008 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do I get an opt out clause if Seattle gets a team?
by Robert on Jul 11, 2008 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They'd be in different conferences
so it shouldn’t be a big deal
by ningwers on Jul 11, 2008 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Than sold!
When can I expect my first playoff heart break in the mail?
by Robert on Jul 11, 2008 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was going for the more realistic outcome
:(
by ningwers on Jul 11, 2008 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm going to be so pissed if they win the cup this year.
I want to start off with a few years of suffering.
by Robert on Jul 11, 2008 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We can apply it retroactively
Nick and I may regale you with tales of heartbreak.
by Jeff on Jul 11, 2008 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn't be pissed, but it does take a lot out of it.
My first international soccer love (Barca) won the CL two years after I started rooting for them. It’s not that emotional when you don’t have years of suffering as baggage.
by Matthew on Jul 11, 2008 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know who those people are.
You suck at helping.
by Matthew on Jul 11, 2008 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
All white people look alike.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chris Pronger
Alfred Jesusson
Anton Volchenkov
Know these names.
by Jeff on Jul 11, 2008 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's even better when it's used on the dictator.
Can’t see the chop though.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 11, 2008 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
SBN 2.0 right hand squish constraints
sry
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We should create a whole list of people to hate
The list just seems to keep getting larger.
by ningwers on Jul 11, 2008 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Quick stab:
Chris Pronger
Darcy Tucker
Gary Roberts
Tie Domi (retired)
Steve Downie
Mark Bell
Chris Simon (not Sens specific… just a douchebag)
Who’d I miss?
by ningwers on Jul 11, 2008 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is he the Duck that cross-checked Alfie in the back?
by ningwers on Jul 11, 2008 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think that was Beauchemin
Saucy little queen.
by Jeff on Jul 11, 2008 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bertuzzi?
But he’s a Flame now, so I’ll probably love him.
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by Llewdor on Jul 11, 2008 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He goes under the Chris Simon
category
by ningwers on Jul 11, 2008 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love Pronger.
But that’s just because his name was Chris and he was in StL at the time.
by LantermanC on Jul 11, 2008 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like to take pictures of my vacations.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A Braves fan would like this:

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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
See that endearing message below? I'm taking it back.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 11, 2008 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're not a Braves fan!
Proof!
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll be back in your good graces before long.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow.
The appearance of NOLA has made LL even more entertaining!
by JuliaHope on Jul 11, 2008 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not individually, but puppy-flavored ice cream? Yes.
by Matthew on Jul 11, 2008 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn, only made that one batch and my reputation is ruined foreva.
by JuliaHope on Jul 11, 2008 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
shoulda used chocolate chips.
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by pdb on Jul 11, 2008 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The chocolate really takes the edge off the puppy taste
by ningwers on Jul 11, 2008 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you didn't want the edge, you shouldn't have purchased the puppy dog ice cream
by Jeff on Jul 11, 2008 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Go with the orphan. It's smoother.
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by pdb on Jul 11, 2008 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's the worst part of the horror Neapolitan.
by Jeff on Jul 11, 2008 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know, the hobo crunch is pretty sour.
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by pdb on Jul 11, 2008 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
For veggie dogs yes. Ice cream no. It remains glorious.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 11, 2008 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I had bacon ice cream last week.
It was…strange.
by BrianL on Jul 11, 2008 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks. Now that song is stuck in my head.
And I’m craving Canada.
by JuliaHope on Jul 11, 2008 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
See, I thought my comment implied TWSS
And then JI states the obvious after it has been implied. I nominate him for a post-thread banning for that usage of TWSS.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Jul 11, 2008 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LATE
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm 'busy' working..don't have time to read all the jibber-jabber.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Jul 11, 2008 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yet somehow his was funnier than yours.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 11, 2008 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's my exuberance.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uhhhhh...ok
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Jul 11, 2008 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
is there nobody else
that’s really taken aback by Pena’s OPS+ of 1?
by CKel on Jul 11, 2008 9:36 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It was negative for most of April and May. He's actually improved.
by Matthew on Jul 11, 2008 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Am I totally misunderstanding OPS+?
How can you be more than 100% worse than average?
by AnotherAaron on Jul 11, 2008 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OPS+ = 100 * (OBP/lgOBP* + SLG/lgSLG* - 1)
by Jeff on Jul 11, 2008 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So OPS+ double counts batting average just like OPS does.
Huh.
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by Llewdor on Jul 11, 2008 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm surprised it's positive.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Expect awesome things from Felix tonight
Mark Beuhrle shut them down for most of the game yesterday.
Plus, I nearly had visitor dugout seats, 8 rows back, in my hand but could not get off work to save my life tonight. Felix will be mad that there probably will not be anyone in the stands with his jersey on and pitch the best game of his life. Or not (reverse the jinx).
by hcoguy on Jul 11, 2008 10:48 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I've missed Felix Day so, so, so, so much.
by BrianL on Jul 11, 2008 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Never take this for granted ever again
by Robert on Jul 11, 2008 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This team has been so goddamn boring without Felix
by Matthew on Jul 11, 2008 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because it makes me happy to do so
I am going to assume that this inside joke is bitter-carrot related and pertains to Felix’s taste in women.
by acblue on Jul 11, 2008 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Buddy of mine who lives over there says Kauddman is really a shithole.
Is this true?
"Holy Shit, It's Steve Perry lead singer of Journey". "ha, FORMER Lead Singer."
by RafaelCarmona22 on Jul 11, 2008 2:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
*Kauffman
"Holy Shit, It's Steve Perry lead singer of Journey". "ha, FORMER Lead Singer."
by RafaelCarmona22 on Jul 11, 2008 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not according to the images I see on tv.
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by JI on Jul 11, 2008 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I found it ok. It's right next to Arrowhead, and they're both a bit outside of the city.
The parking lot is huge as hell, and there are lots of people barbecuing/playing lawn games/drinking out there. The stadium is ok, the ushers actually let you move behind homeplate if no one sits there, unlike the jerks at Safeco and the Brewers stadium. The only stadiums that I’ve been to that I hated are Yankees Stadium and US Cellular.
Also, note to KC (and most places), have more small sized t-shirts.
by LantermanC on Jul 11, 2008 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Metrodome was kind of crappy too.
I didn’t hate it though. Kind of like the Kingdome, cept not as awesome.
by LantermanC on Jul 11, 2008 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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