7/15: All Star Game Open Thread
I guess I should probably put up an open thread for this giant pile of dumb.
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I've noticed that only old people like the All Star game.
by JI on
Jul 15, 2008 4:57 PM PDT
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I love the All-Star Game.
Only 17 year olds think I’m old.
by acblue on
Jul 15, 2008 4:59 PM PDT
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It is dumb
but we can still root for Ichiro having back to back ASG MVP’s. It’s better than nothing.
by marinator on
Jul 15, 2008 4:57 PM PDT
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At least it's not the Pro Bowl.
I’m still capable of getting at least a little bit excited for this.
by Teej on
Jul 15, 2008 4:58 PM PDT
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Remember when they wanted to change the format to America versus the world?
by Robert on
Jul 15, 2008 5:10 PM PDT
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They did that with the NHL for a few years.
Turned out it didn’t work too well.
JI/Robert '08!
by Fin on
Jul 16, 2008 12:48 AM PDT
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Starting to think Jeff isn't a big fan of the allstar game.
by Robert on
Jul 15, 2008 5:00 PM PDT
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Jeff/Matthew/Whomever
Have you tried the Stone Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout yet?
by acblue on
Jul 15, 2008 5:03 PM PDT
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Just picked some up last Thursday
Waiting for the right time. I plan on loving it.
by Jeff on
Jul 15, 2008 5:07 PM PDT
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I'm debating whether drinking one on a 75 degree day would be a bad idea.
by acblue on
Jul 15, 2008 5:08 PM PDT
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Well, yeah.
But I could also have a 90 Minute or a Brutal Bitter or something.
by acblue on
Jul 15, 2008 5:09 PM PDT
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Hey There
Did you get that Norman McClaren Boxed set yet? I finally got the Kenneth Anger Volume 2 here at the store. And speaking of things Canadien, Mon Oncle Antoine just came out and it is, (to finish a thought from a few weeks ago on the Blue Jays blog) the best Canadien movie ever.
Oh Yeah, Dave Foley just moved in the building above our store, so I had to catch up and order all the Kids in the Hall series. Actually, I’m ashamed we didn’t have them already.
And just to make this a completely facebook style post, I’m currently watching “Philosophy of a Knife” and it is the most violently brutal movie evah. And it’s over 4 hours long. Don’t say you haven’t been warned.
Your favorite meme is dead
by Edanger6 on
Jul 15, 2008 5:28 PM PDT
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Haven't got the McClaren set yet.
I’m going to put it off until I’ve got a bit more wiggle room, budget wise. Mon Oncle Antoine is indeed pretty fantastic.
by acblue on
Jul 15, 2008 5:29 PM PDT
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And
It turns out to be not huge renter from our experience. More of a big box of street cred that doesn’t really earn it’s keep.
Your favorite meme is dead
by Edanger6 on
Jul 15, 2008 5:32 PM PDT
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I hear ya
But you kinda gotta have ‘em. Oh, and I’m serious about this movie “Philosophy of a knife” it came out last week and is a psuedo doc. in the style of “Men Behind the Sun”. It’s about the japanese Unit 731 that did attrocious human experimentation in the run up to and during WW2 and it’s the most disturbing movie I’ve ever seen. “Salo” pales in comparison. If you guys have it, be sure to warn people before they rent it.
Your favorite meme is dead
by Edanger6 on
Jul 15, 2008 6:09 PM PDT
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Oh, I have to add
Beautifully shot though.
Your favorite meme is dead
by Edanger6 on
Jul 15, 2008 6:10 PM PDT
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So how long until we start hearing
“ICHIRO HURTS THIS TEAM BY NOT SWEARING AT HIS TEAMMATES IN JEST” from the casual fans?
by BrianL on
Jul 15, 2008 5:04 PM PDT
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I see how they're fast forwarding throught the introduction
ehich is the best part.
by JI on
Jul 15, 2008 5:04 PM PDT
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Lincecum's in the hospital.
Dehydration and flu-like symptoms.
by Teej on
Jul 15, 2008 5:04 PM PDT
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That sucks.
I was just going to ask where he was.
by Hustl504 on
Jul 15, 2008 5:05 PM PDT
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I swear I've been close.
AKA "BRO-RAY" according to drunk Graham...
by Thingray on
Jul 15, 2008 5:09 PM PDT
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You beat me to it.
AKA "BRO-RAY" according to drunk Graham...
by Thingray on
Jul 15, 2008 5:06 PM PDT
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Somebody get that man a Dixie cup of Gatorade
by Jeff on
Jul 15, 2008 5:07 PM PDT
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Vitamin Water.
AKA "BRO-RAY" according to drunk Graham...
by Thingray on
Jul 15, 2008 5:08 PM PDT
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I know you're being sarcastic,
but he wasn’t going to pitch tonight anyway.
AKA "BRO-RAY" according to drunk Graham...
by Thingray on
Jul 15, 2008 5:09 PM PDT
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Huh?
AKA "BRO-RAY" according to drunk Graham...
by Thingray on
Jul 15, 2008 5:07 PM PDT
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Turns out GISing "Big gay pile"
is a bad idea, even if you add “South Park”
by JI on
Jul 15, 2008 5:09 PM PDT
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GISing anything is always an adventure
by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on
Jul 15, 2008 5:10 PM PDT
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!
Now explain the Saunders part.
AKA "BRO-RAY" according to drunk Graham...
by Thingray on
Jul 15, 2008 5:10 PM PDT
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What did Joe Saunders ever do to you? >_>
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
by TheOptimist on
Jul 15, 2008 5:09 PM PDT
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It wasn't lupis.
AKA "BRO-RAY" according to drunk Graham...
by Thingray on
Jul 15, 2008 5:11 PM PDT
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Goddamn national blackout.
MLB.TV is the only way I could watch it today.
by BrianL on
Jul 15, 2008 5:16 PM PDT
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Do you have a nice working proxy?
JAP proxy is too damn slow.
by BrianL on
Jul 15, 2008 5:17 PM PDT
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Oh my god what an unnecessarily long ceremony
Longest starting lineups ever?
by Karma Police on
Jul 15, 2008 5:16 PM PDT
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Just going to say this.
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
by TheOptimist on
Jul 15, 2008 5:18 PM PDT
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I think it's neat
besides the Yankee suck off fest.
by JI on
Jul 15, 2008 5:19 PM PDT
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Decent idea, and I'm all for having the HOFers on the field
but GOD it could have been organized better, and the PA duties given to someone who doesn’t suck with the mic.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on
Jul 15, 2008 5:22 PM PDT
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The amount of cheers Jeter will be getting is going to be sickening.
To me anyway.
by krb on
Jul 15, 2008 5:18 PM PDT
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These are also the dumbest intros ever
by the time you get to the lineups, you’ve forgotten who’s even on the fucking teams.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on
Jul 15, 2008 5:18 PM PDT
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Buck and McCarver must DIE!!
I hate those two fucks with a passion!
My quick smells like french toast.
by RED29 on
Jul 15, 2008 5:18 PM PDT
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Agreed.
The AL has better teams this year, but I think the NL can probably put together a better 25-man team.
And Howard and Reyes aren’t even there.
by Teej on
Jul 15, 2008 5:26 PM PDT
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Ichiro standing next to Willie Mays?
Fuck. Yes.
by BrianL on
Jul 15, 2008 5:22 PM PDT
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The biggest problem with the AS game?
Lately there’s been a lack of centerfielders in the starting lineup.
by JI on
Jul 15, 2008 5:23 PM PDT
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DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS I MEAN ALL-STAR GAMES
by Two Rs and Two Ls on
Jul 15, 2008 5:31 PM PDT
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Oh God this rendition of the Star Spangled Banner is AWFUL.
by BrianL on
Jul 15, 2008 5:31 PM PDT
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Ugh.
Play the goddamn game.
(and if anyone can suggest a working proxy…)
by BrianL on
Jul 15, 2008 5:33 PM PDT
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YES SUCCESS!
TAKE THAT NATIONAL BLACKOUT RESTRICTIONS MWUAHAHAHAHAHA
by BrianL on
Jul 15, 2008 5:35 PM PDT
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You've missed nothing.
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
by TheOptimist on
Jul 15, 2008 5:35 PM PDT
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He was banned for life!
He reinstated after that owners forced out the neutral commissioner!
by JI on
Jul 15, 2008 5:35 PM PDT
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Why? WHY won't the game start? >_<
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
by TheOptimist on
Jul 15, 2008 5:35 PM PDT
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Wow
Reading through the comments today it’s nothing but complaints, bitches, and negativity.
More than usual.
by marinator on
Jul 15, 2008 5:35 PM PDT
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No one kidnapped you and forced you to read the comments.
by JI on
Jul 15, 2008 5:38 PM PDT
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Cut me some slack
I tried my hardest not make a nine elven comment during that whole spectacle.
by JI on
Jul 15, 2008 5:39 PM PDT
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You didn't comment during 9/11?
That must have been difficult.
by marinator on
Jul 15, 2008 5:40 PM PDT
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I suggest you end this line of commenting now.
by BrianL on
Jul 15, 2008 5:40 PM PDT
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Hey nobody kidnapped him and forced him to read my comments
Then tied him up, shoved a gun in his face, and told him to start provoking good ol’ marinator.
by marinator on
Jul 15, 2008 5:43 PM PDT
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There has not been one redeeming portion of this broadcast so far.
It’s all FOX trying to force and over produce a “classic” baseball moment.
by DCMariner on
Jul 15, 2008 5:39 PM PDT
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On the positive side
I haven’t heard anyone say “This one counts” yet.
by BrianL on
Jul 15, 2008 5:39 PM PDT
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Good Goly Miss Moly
I think I found not videos of not only Ankiels meltdown but also of Alfonso Soriano’s ALCS walkoff in 2001. Now if only I could find a working VCR.
by Robert on
Jul 15, 2008 5:39 PM PDT
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They took VCRS off the market in 1999.
None exist anymore.
by JI on
Jul 15, 2008 5:40 PM PDT
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HEY LOOK EVEN MORE COMMERCIALS
Baseball != not in the foreseeable future
by OlSalty on
Jul 15, 2008 5:42 PM PDT
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I am betting on one more commercial break
by OlSalty on
Jul 15, 2008 5:47 PM PDT
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It's a trick. In a minute they're gonna run a bunch more HOF's onto the field for great moments
in Yankee history.
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
by TheOptimist on
Jul 15, 2008 5:47 PM PDT
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Brandon Colon?
against Vegas reliever Casey Hoorelbeke, whose ancestors clearly couldn't spell Hurlbeck properly.
by Christian on
Jul 15, 2008 5:47 PM PDT
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You don't even watch baseball Buck
shut the fuck up
by JI on
Jul 15, 2008 5:48 PM PDT
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So...the international feed on MLB.TV has no commentary.
...Wait, now it’s cut to a shot of the commentators and isn’t showing the game. But I can’t hear any commentary.
MLB.TV has fucked up the feed.
by BrianL on
Jul 15, 2008 5:48 PM PDT
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so a webcam of Joe Buck?
You win.
against Vegas reliever Casey Hoorelbeke, whose ancestors clearly couldn't spell Hurlbeck properly.
by Christian on
Jul 15, 2008 5:49 PM PDT
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Okay, now it's showing me a neutered PitchF/X display.
Oh shit now I can hear Rick Suttcliffe.
by BrianL on
Jul 15, 2008 5:49 PM PDT
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run.
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by Christian on
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OH MY GOD NO IT'S JEFF NELSON AND THEY'RE STILL NOT SHOWING ME THE VIDEO FEED
by BrianL on
Jul 15, 2008 5:50 PM PDT
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So Lance Berkman isn't nearly as good right handed
way to make out a lineup Hurdle.
by JI on
Jul 15, 2008 5:49 PM PDT
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Ichiro is going to be the highlight regardless of what he does.
by Omerta on
Jul 15, 2008 5:51 PM PDT
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I hope he swings for the fences
That would be fun.
by marinator on
Jul 15, 2008 5:51 PM PDT
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Ichiro power swing to start it off, anyone?
by Two Rs and Two Ls on
Jul 15, 2008 5:51 PM PDT
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He was tryin' for it...
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
by TheOptimist on
Jul 15, 2008 5:54 PM PDT
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A Sheets injury would make this all worth while.
by JI on
Jul 15, 2008 5:55 PM PDT
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Would pay great money
to see Jeter strike out looking.
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by Christian on
Jul 15, 2008 5:56 PM PDT
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I love how much they're trying to make this some glorious event filled with history and mysticism.
Then A-Rod walks out to “This is Why I’m Hot.”
by Teej on
Jul 15, 2008 5:59 PM PDT
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welcome to the internet.
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by Christian on
Jul 15, 2008 6:00 PM PDT
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I hadn't actually seen the ad before
but they did a good job with Fresno and Tacoma in that ad.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on
Jul 15, 2008 6:04 PM PDT
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Worst movie of the summer.
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by Christian on
Jul 15, 2008 6:01 PM PDT
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If this game counts
then what the fuck is Saunders doing warming up?
by JI on
Jul 15, 2008 6:02 PM PDT
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Prepping to own some *****es.
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
by TheOptimist on
Jul 15, 2008 6:03 PM PDT
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Albert Pujols is the best hitter in this game?
You could make that argument?
Really?
by JI on
Jul 15, 2008 6:03 PM PDT
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Buck is from St. Louis.
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by Christian on
Jul 15, 2008 6:04 PM PDT
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Uh-oh I made need to get a set top converter.
Thank you ill-properly placed crawl.
by JI on
Jul 15, 2008 6:06 PM PDT
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Let the record show that I wanted Milton Bradley so hard back in 2004.
by JI on
Jul 15, 2008 6:12 PM PDT
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You guys would have waited a long time for real production for him.
~Till the Halo burns out...
by Zu Long on
Jul 15, 2008 6:16 PM PDT
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Averaging less than half a season for the last three years.
~Till the Halo burns out...
by Zu Long on
Jul 15, 2008 6:18 PM PDT
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If we trade for him last season we are in the playoffs.
by JI on
Jul 15, 2008 6:19 PM PDT
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Because Oakland was going to trade him to you guys.
~Till the Halo burns out...
by Zu Long on
Jul 15, 2008 6:21 PM PDT
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If you sign him in 04?
I’d still be right, you guys had to wait a while to get real production out of him. And that assumes he hits as well in Seattle as he did in AAAA.
~Till the Halo burns out...
by Zu Long on
Jul 15, 2008 6:25 PM PDT
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Oh that's right, you're a Cards fan too.
XD. Sorry ‘bout that.
Anyway, original point was, you sign him after 04, you guys wait a while for production.
~Till the Halo burns out...
by Zu Long on
Jul 15, 2008 6:28 PM PDT
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No, we get some production, he gets injured, we get frustrated.
by JI on
Jul 15, 2008 6:30 PM PDT
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Whichever way you like it.
He’d be a lot like Bedard right now, only as a hitter. Fair enough?
~Till the Halo burns out...
by Zu Long on
Jul 15, 2008 6:31 PM PDT
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Didn't say it wouldn't be.
Really frustrating for two years, but ultimately smart.
~Till the Halo burns out...
by Zu Long on
Jul 15, 2008 6:33 PM PDT
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He was released laast season, and yes he was injured
but he always was a good hitter and worth taking a chance on.
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Jul 15, 2008 6:28 PM PDT
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He was released?
Huh. I thought that Oakland sent him to SD for spare parts. Oh well. Guess you guys really missed the boat there. Did you want to pick him up over Wilkerson this winter too?
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by Zu Long on
Jul 15, 2008 6:30 PM PDT
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Yes.
Anyone with a functioning cerebral cortex would have.
by JI on
Jul 15, 2008 6:32 PM PDT
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Well, Wilkerson has occasionally remained healthy.
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by Zu Long on
Jul 15, 2008 6:35 PM PDT
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He played in 95 and 119 games the previous two seasons.
and he was not good.
by JI on
Jul 15, 2008 6:37 PM PDT
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I did say occasionally.
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Jul 15, 2008 6:39 PM PDT
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"Rarely" might be better for Bradley.
~Till the Halo burns out...
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Jul 15, 2008 6:41 PM PDT
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New all star game format: Yankees (w/ AL All Stars) vs. Red Sox (w/NL All Stars)
"Holy Shit, It's Steve Perry lead singer of Journey". "ha, FORMER Lead Singer."
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Jul 15, 2008 6:16 PM PDT
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I fucking hate Dustin Pedroia
"Holy Shit, It's Steve Perry lead singer of Journey". "ha, FORMER Lead Singer."
by RafaelCarmona22 on
Jul 15, 2008 6:20 PM PDT
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This game so far is more boring than Sony's presser at E3 today.
by BrianL on
Jul 15, 2008 6:21 PM PDT
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Nintendo's was worse.
"Holy Shit, It's Steve Perry lead singer of Journey". "ha, FORMER Lead Singer."
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Jul 15, 2008 6:21 PM PDT
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An injury to Saunders would make this all worth while.
by JI on
Jul 15, 2008 6:24 PM PDT
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Is the NL going to regress Saunders
Rays style?
Tools Whore
Sign Bonds!
by Tyler on
Jul 15, 2008 6:25 PM PDT
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SHUT THE FUCK UP JOE BUCK.
"Holy Shit, It's Steve Perry lead singer of Journey". "ha, FORMER Lead Singer."
by RafaelCarmona22 on
Jul 15, 2008 6:27 PM PDT
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You're telling me. Instead of talking about the year Joe's having, they
spent the entire time talking to Yogi Berra about Rivera and Steinbrenner. Fox = FAILURE.
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
by TheOptimist on
Jul 15, 2008 6:30 PM PDT
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The world cares about Saunders
as much as they cared about Ricky Bones in 1994.
by JI on
Jul 15, 2008 6:31 PM PDT
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Now the AL can score and get Saunders the win for All star game. ^_^
*Visiting Angels fan* Never give up, never surrender!
by TheOptimist on
Jul 15, 2008 6:32 PM PDT
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What now?
I’m listening to the radio feed.
by BrianL on
Jul 15, 2008 6:33 PM PDT
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Ichiro hurts this team by not hitting for power when he feels like it and not cussing at the opposing team during pre-game.
by BrianL on
Jul 15, 2008 6:34 PM PDT
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Lance Berkman kicked ass in the HR derby hitting right handed
BP does not equal game situations.
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Jul 15, 2008 6:35 PM PDT
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Buck & McCarver say Ichiro could be a power hitter
"Holy Shit, It's Steve Perry lead singer of Journey". "ha, FORMER Lead Singer."
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Jul 15, 2008 6:34 PM PDT
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Jeter is a fucking choker.
Why do they put up with his shit in New York?
by JI on
Jul 15, 2008 6:33 PM PDT
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Well no shit you have to think about Ichiro in the HOF
Moronic commentators.
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Jul 15, 2008 6:33 PM PDT
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The T1000 FUCK YEAH!
"Holy Shit, It's Steve Perry lead singer of Journey". "ha, FORMER Lead Singer."
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I really would like them to stop equating tattoos with drug abuse.
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There's probably a decent correlation.
Not if you only have one or two, but over 10 maybe?
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Jul 15, 2008 6:36 PM PDT
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Not necessarily. But if 5% people with no tattoos
do drugs, and 7% of heavily tattoed people do drugs, then I would say it is fine to say that it sort of equates. I’m not saying it’s true. I’m just saying it’s not such a terrible assumption to make.
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Jul 15, 2008 6:41 PM PDT
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Yes it is.
And my problem with these statements are that Hamilton’s tattoos are typically mentioned in a very “tsk-tsk” sort of manner.
by acblue on
Jul 15, 2008 6:44 PM PDT
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I think we should consult Sylar for a conversation of this type
He would know better than us.
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I know plenty of people with substance abuse problems.
I know plenty of people with tons of tattoos. There’s not a lot of correlation.
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I agree, they shouldn't say stupid things like
he used to be a bad person because he was addicted to drugs and had a lot of tattoos, because one is illegal and one isn’t. Though one could make the argument that drug use isn’t any worse than alcohol drinking, as long as it’s not overboard.
I still think there’s probably a correlation, simply because a lot of people are in jail because of drugs. And a lot of people in jail get jail tattoos.
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Jul 15, 2008 6:46 PM PDT
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Too lazy to look it up.
I didn’t say it was true. Just said that it was believable that there would be a correlation.
by LantermanC on
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It's culturally accepted, but it's not at all reasonable.
Unfair stereotypes of people shouldn’t be reinforced during baseball games.
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Not a great source or example but...
while the Australian survey noted a much greater prevalence of tattoos among injected drug abusers
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0PDG/is_5_7/ai_n26670240
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Jul 15, 2008 6:52 PM PDT
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The vast majority of people with lots of tattoos aren't drug abusers.
This is the key point.
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Oh, I'd definitley agree with that.
My only thing was, I can see how it would be easy to assume without looking at any studies, that a person with multiple tattoos chosen randomly had a higher chance of drug-use, than one a non-tattooed person.
by LantermanC on
Jul 15, 2008 6:58 PM PDT
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And my thing is, it's an unfair assumption to make.
People should stop making easy assumptions when they’re unfair and incorrect.
by acblue on
Jul 15, 2008 7:00 PM PDT
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Unfair assumption or not, it's probably true.
by redwolf75 on
Jul 15, 2008 7:31 PM PDT
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Higher? Perhaps.
High enough to warrant the assumption that tattoos=substance abuser problem, or to equate the two in any meaningful way? Absolutely not.
by acblue on
Jul 15, 2008 7:34 PM PDT
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So what? Jesus was into body piercings and nobody ever says shit about him!
by marinator on
Jul 15, 2008 6:37 PM PDT
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Agreed, plenty of non druggies are cleam
Even if Tattoos gross me out.
"Holy Shit, It's Steve Perry lead singer of Journey". "ha, FORMER Lead Singer."
by RafaelCarmona22 on
Jul 15, 2008 6:37 PM PDT
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ERR
non druggies are covered in tattoos. damn vicodin
"Holy Shit, It's Steve Perry lead singer of Journey". "ha, FORMER Lead Singer."
by RafaelCarmona22 on
Jul 15, 2008 6:37 PM PDT
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Hey look a game completely devoid of strategy!
zzzzz
by JI on
Jul 15, 2008 6:38 PM PDT
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