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7/7: Open Game Thread, Part 3

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Brad Ziegler is Sean Green on megasteroids.

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Why not go to the dump instead?

Bigger selection, same quality, and you may meet some hot chicks there.

by Jed MC on Jul 7, 2008 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yep.

I wish we would’ve made a more serious run at him. Looking back, Silva was the only pticher I didn’t care for, and we paid him big time.

by LantermanC on Jul 7, 2008 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

Night all LL guys

it was fun

Top Josh Paul Pornos- Big Navi Stroking, 2pitchers1cup, BJ to the Balls, Riggans Your Thingans

BELIEVE in 08!

by SRQman on Jul 7, 2008 8:53 PM PDT reply actions  

Seriously?

If you did, I’d actually think that was kind of cool…

by LantermanC on Jul 7, 2008 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

wait who

Determined, Jonesing Commentor

by Corco on Jul 7, 2008 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

I hear you have someone new.

by JI on Jul 7, 2008 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

She likes you

aaaaaaaaaaaand this is getting way too LL LiveJournal.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 7, 2008 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

Awwwww hi Jeff's girlfriend!

Don’t worry, I only pretend to kiss up to him!

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jul 7, 2008 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

Judging by things people say around here...

I’d be surprised if they had spent more than 5 minutes with a girl

by pakipaki on Jul 7, 2008 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

I hear self confidence is all you need.

Not sure how true it is, but it’s something that gets repeated a lot.

by LantermanC on Jul 7, 2008 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

But everyone knows that's a good idea

How the hell are you supposed to meet the girl during a movie? And if you don’t know her at all if she’s the kind of girl you want anything to do with you won’t be able to make any moves

Movies are way pointless

Determined, Jonesing Commentor

by Corco on Jul 7, 2008 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

Self confidence is good...

but you also need to be less concerned with whether or not they are trying to hide their stomach

by pakipaki on Jul 7, 2008 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'd be more concerned with the fact

that she was posting on craiglist in the first place. We all know what kind of weirdo responses you can get.

by LantermanC on Jul 7, 2008 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh snap!

One Vision, One Purpose
Peace Through Power

by Goose on Jul 7, 2008 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

Didn't one of the guys in Marilyn Manson play one of those?

I thought it was tough to be scary with a hand held synthesizer.

by Jed MC on Jul 7, 2008 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

Haha

Kuroda is a sucker

Determined, Jonesing Commentor

by Corco on Jul 7, 2008 8:56 PM PDT reply actions  

You know what's awesome?

Driving freeways in Washington State.

by chinn on Jul 7, 2008 9:00 PM PDT reply actions  

That's too bad

Determined, Jonesing Commentor

by Corco on Jul 7, 2008 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

I am that one.

Though I did go to Seattle 3x over this past 4 day weekend. However, I made my mom drive me so I could read Dean Koontz and Ha Jin books.

by LantermanC on Jul 7, 2008 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

Just saying, I get around.

I have been to the big city. Though after softbal a week ago, I couldn’t find a restaurant 5 blocks away, so my sens of direction is definitely not there.

by LantermanC on Jul 7, 2008 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

No car, less insurance costs.

1 bedroom is just 11000 in a decent area.

by LantermanC on Jul 7, 2008 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ding ding ding.

Not to mention computer gear for work.

by BrianL on Jul 7, 2008 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

That would be bad

then everyone would know how pathetic my life really is.

by JI on Jul 7, 2008 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

What's our equivalent of the rally monkey?

Do we even have one?

The ornithoscelidaphobic LL "Man" censored me. The rights of the raptor populace cannot be oppressed indefinitely...

by Frosty Raptor on Jul 7, 2008 9:02 PM PDT reply actions  

Not really

Like all of our equivalents to anything Anaheim (sans baseball team), it is infinitely superior.

by Graham MacAree on Jul 7, 2008 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

What

Determined, Jonesing Commentor

by Corco on Jul 7, 2008 9:06 PM PDT reply actions  

Why

Determined, Jonesing Commentor

by Corco on Jul 7, 2008 9:06 PM PDT reply actions  

NO GRAHAM!

WAIT UNTIL AUGUST WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING!

by BrianL on Jul 7, 2008 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's oakland.

No one is watching anyway.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 7, 2008 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

JESUS FUCKING CHRIST

THEY’RE TALKING ABOUT A-ROD’S RELATIONSHIP WITH MADONNA ON THE POST GAME SHOW!?

WHAT THE FLYING FUCK IS THIS!?

by BrianL on Jul 7, 2008 9:16 PM PDT reply actions  

I'm not a fan of sacred cows

but I’ve gotta side with Five Tool Tool on the A-Rod thing.

by Gomez on Jul 7, 2008 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

Well written.

I wish people would leave it at that.

by BrianL on Jul 7, 2008 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

This place has became fucking weird.

One Vision, One Purpose
Peace Through Power

by Goose on Jul 7, 2008 9:18 PM PDT reply actions  

So because I haven't been here to post weird shit

the thing has become weird?

Determined, Jonesing Commentor

by Corco on Jul 7, 2008 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

Me either.

This place has been over run by weird ass inside jokes, pointless side conversations, and just weird happenings in general.

No Sir, I don’t like it.

One Vision, One Purpose
Peace Through Power

by Goose on Jul 7, 2008 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

Goose needs to be DFAed

over the hill, past his prime, out of touch

by JI on Jul 7, 2008 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

I don't know. Maybe you're right.

Maybe I’m the crazy one.

Is it time for me to remove myself from the lineup? Come on guys, let me know.

One Vision, One Purpose
Peace Through Power

by Goose on Jul 7, 2008 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

Maybe just a quick stint to the minors will help.

I used to read damn near every comment around here. Now it just kinda blurs together. Maybe I need to take a break. Stick to the main page for a while.

One Vision, One Purpose
Peace Through Power

by Goose on Jul 7, 2008 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

I only read every comment because I feel obligated

I can’t imagine anybody else trying to do the same thing.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 7, 2008 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

That's Robert though

Determined, Jonesing Commentor

by Corco on Jul 7, 2008 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

I, for the record, have never rec’d or flagged anyone

by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 7, 2008 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

That's it

Bring back the old format. I still miss it

Determined, Jonesing Commentor

by Corco on Jul 7, 2008 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

CANT STOP WONT STOP

CANT STOP WONT STOP CANT STOP WONT STOP CANT STOP WONT STOP

by Robert on Jul 7, 2008 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

Once I see the mega-threads

If I find nothing of interest in the first few comments, I skip ahead.

by Gomez on Jul 7, 2008 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

I usually just search for "corco" "craigslist" and various other key words

if none of those show up I don’t even bother

Determined, Jonesing Commentor

by Corco on Jul 7, 2008 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh if it's a baseball related thread

I enjoy reading that. But those just don’t come up in Game Threads unfortunately so I don’t even bother trying

Determined, Jonesing Commentor

by Corco on Jul 7, 2008 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

I've actually been thinking about this for a while to be honest.

I’ve been here either daily, or every other day, or every other other day for 3 straight years. 22,000+ comments. That’s a lot. This place is awesome and you guys are fun, but sometimes yeah just need to take a sabbatical.

Isn’t it JI that’s coming up on me for All Time Comment Leader? Well here’s your chance. Make good use of it while you can.

One Vision, One Purpose
Peace Through Power

by Goose on Jul 7, 2008 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

You'll be back for good when the team doesn't suck

...and then the community will be even worse because of the bandwagoners…

by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 7, 2008 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

It was controllably crazy before

Now it’s just retarded

Determined, Jonesing Commentor

by Corco on Jul 7, 2008 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

I already passed you

I blame the lively balls and smaller parks.

by JI on Jul 7, 2008 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

If needed, a sabbatical is fine

But definitely come back.

FWIW, I disappear myself from game threads for a few days at a time sometimes. They are such a train wreck of WTF these days that time away ain’t so bad. Obviously I’m still here everyday and I still read the recaps and other main stories, but the present day GTE is quite a bit of nonsense. Funny nonsense sometimes, but nonsense nonetheless.

But no, really, take some time off if you need to, and come back soon.

by Gomez on Jul 7, 2008 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

FWIW I'd rather Goose stick around

And yeah, DRB was nuts tonight, but the threads have been nutbar-ing quite a bit lately.

by Gomez on Jul 7, 2008 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh thank God it's not me

I work Fridays

Determined, Jonesing Commentor

by Corco on Jul 7, 2008 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

Keep in mind I haven't really posted in two months

and in the last two months the place has become really weird

Determined, Jonesing Commentor

by Corco on Jul 7, 2008 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

11 hits 5 walks

3 runs? on a 3 run blast, wtf?

by LantermanC on Jul 7, 2008 9:29 PM PDT reply actions  

Ideal scenario

Step 1: KA Walks
Step 2: Sexson gets two strikes
Step 3: Ichiro attempts to steal home while Sexson swings at a low breaker
Step 4: Ichiro feasts on Sexson’s heart.

by Jordan of Boise on Jul 7, 2008 9:30 PM PDT reply actions  

Also, I think the main problem here is that the M's suck.

As a result, we do way more dicking around with stupid stuff than we did last year or any year when the M’s are okay. I could be wrong but I suspect that our main problems would simply be bandwagoners if this team had competed.

We’ll be fine.

Go Nova

by dbroncos31 on Jul 7, 2008 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

For example:

last year when I read/posted in GTs, I was only concerned about the team. I wanted to see other people’s opinions and see how everyone reacted to this or that. This year, because most of us don’t care about the team nearly as much as we used to, I look forward to some hilarious comedy in the GTs. The problem with this is we get some GTs that are fantasticly funny and then we get others that try to hard to be funny and cross the line/are stupid/are annoying/all of the above.

Go Nova

by dbroncos31 on Jul 7, 2008 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah I only started reading in '07.

But I think another explanation is live-posting. It was much harder/more annoying to post last year and now anything that pops into your head can be posted instantly. Less thought is required; more dumbness appears.

IMO this is still a great site; it’s the first one I check every day and I probably spend 90% of my comp time on here. But there are a few flaws.

Go Nova

by dbroncos31 on Jul 7, 2008 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

SBN 2.0 does seem like a potential cause

I like to think that this is all because I haven’t been nearly as mean as usual this year.

by Graham MacAree on Jul 7, 2008 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

I really think we should have an application.

Something that takes a couple minutes so idiots get discouraged

Go Nova

by dbroncos31 on Jul 7, 2008 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'd suggest 3 or 4 days

trolling / being an attention whore isn’t as fun if you have to plan ahead of time

by JI on Jul 7, 2008 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

But how many trolls have we had to deal with this year?

Granted it’s because the M’s suck, but I don’t recall too many trolls, just too many idiots

Go Nova

by dbroncos31 on Jul 7, 2008 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

I think idiots wouldn't mind the waiting;

they’ll still be dumb later. It would help, but I think the waiting period would be the most effective against an Angels fans wanting to talk shit.

I think a combo of waiting period/application would do the trick

Go Nova

by dbroncos31 on Jul 7, 2008 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

application is dumb

Some people just can’t write well in essay form but are not retarded none the less.

by JI on Jul 7, 2008 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

It wouldn't neccessarily have to be an essay.

Just something that shows that you know something about baseball and the M’s and aren’t here to go nuts

Go Nova

by dbroncos31 on Jul 7, 2008 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

Another big problem

too easy to post images:

It took me months to figure it out on SBN 1.0.

by JI on Jul 7, 2008 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

More mean would be great haha.

Another problem is recs.

Too many posters get too crazy for them and while it’s funny for JI/Robert/LFoJL (sometimes), it gets too ridiculous sometimes.

Go Nova

by dbroncos31 on Jul 7, 2008 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

Disagree

I prefer recs to

“good post”

or

“+1’

Go to VEB, every time someone says something half way intelligent everyone sucks the other person’s dick. It’s unbearable and tedious to read.

by JI on Jul 7, 2008 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

I think the idea is fine,

but I think we may have driven it into the ground. I think that we abuse them sometimes. I don’t think we should do away with them, but maybe there should be a box (like flagging) where you say why you rec’d the post.

Go Nova

by dbroncos31 on Jul 7, 2008 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah.

Like I said I think it’s hilarious most of the time, but others have followed your lead too much. Not really your fault though.

I just worry that this will turn into Deadspin where everyone tries to make the crudest and “edgy” jokes to top each other

Go Nova

by dbroncos31 on Jul 7, 2008 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

The live commenting leads to way more stream-of-consciousness nonsense

which is great news for SBN, since they’re all about popularity and traffic, but bad news for those of us who’d like to preserve some semblance of community.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 7, 2008 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

Exactly.

This brb stuff and random gifs and jpegs couldn’t have happened on 1.0

Go Nova

by dbroncos31 on Jul 7, 2008 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

They could have

it would have been far less likely though.

by JI on Jul 7, 2008 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

v 1.0

minus the lpeg button

by JI on Jul 7, 2008 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

Well, you know or don’t you kennet or haven’t I told you every telling has a taling and that’s the he and the she of it. Look, look, the dusk is growing! My branches lofty are taking root. And my cold cher’s gone ashley. Fieluhr? Filou! What age is at? It saon is late. ’Tis endless now senne eye or erewone last saw Waterhouse’s clogh. They took it asunder, I hurd thum sigh. When will they reassemble it? O, my back, my back, my bach! I’d want to go to Aches-les-Pains. Pingpong! There’s the Belle for Sexaloitez! And Concepta de Send-us-pray! Pang! Wring out the clothes! Wring in the dew! Godavari, vert the showers! And grant thaya grace! Aman.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 7, 2008 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

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