Series Preview: Seattle Mariners @ Anaheim Angels
by Matthew on Apr 24, 2009 11:00 AM PDT
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PrintSeattle: 10-6
Angels: 6-9
SUMMARY
| MARINERS | ANGELS | EDGE | |
| HITTING (wOBA) |
-24.1 (30th) | -9.9 (24th) |
ana |
| FIELDING (UZR) |
8.4 (1st) | -5.1 (28th) | SEA!!!! |
| ROTATION (pRAA) |
19.5 (1st) |
2.6 (15th) |
SEA! |
| BULLPEN (pRAA) |
6.6 (4th) |
-1.3 (19th) |
SEA |
| OVERALL(RAA) |
10.4 | -13.7 |
Seattle |
GAMES
Game 1: Erik Bedard* vs. Shane Loux
Game 2: Carlos Silva vs. Anthony Ortega
Game 3: Jarrod Washburn* vs Jered Weaver
Erik Bedard looks to continue rolling and faces off against our opponent in the home opener, Shane Loux. Loux is no prospect; he's really something akin to our Chris Jakubauskus except probably a touch better. He doesn't throw strikes and he doesn't miss bats, but does get ground balls. If the Mariners actually made a cognizant game plan, they would be patient and wait for Loux to pitch himself into hitter's counts requiring him to throw his pedestrian junk in their wheelhouse. Instead, they'll be swing happy and consistently ground out over and over again. Any rally that starts to maybe suggest that it could form sometime in the future will be squashed by an immediate double play ball. Hopefully we can win on an error again.
Anthony Ortega split last year between Double and Triple-A with most of the time spent in Double-A Arkansas. The 23-year-old has middling strikeout and walk rates, especially for the minor leagues. His batted ball profile is mundane and he shows nothing extraordinary on his pitch profile either. Essentially perusing his various numbers, he looks like a run of the mill minor league starter. tRA agrees with this. He's not even Quad-A quality, but firmly Triple-A. With Carlos Silva on the mound, as weird as this sounds, this should be a big advantage for us since the Angels' line up is so righty-heavy.
The battle of Jareds! The Angels version has settled into being a slightly above-average strikeout-to-walk pitcher with a rather big flyball fetish. In so doing, he's turned out so far to be slightly better than I pegged him for back in 2006 based on his stuff, motion and core results, and far far far worse than your typical Angel fan pegged him for based on things like HR/FB, BABIP and amount and quality of SoCal-approved hair.
The rotation and bullpen continued to gain steam over the series with Tampa, even with the 9-run defeat on Wednesday. The lineup however, fell another seven runs against average just over those three games and as a result the team's overall profile lost a 1.5 runs versus average, not counting defense.
THIS SERIES BROUGHT TO YOU BY:
Pizza Port Hop 15
Port Brewing/Lost Abbey. San Marcos, CA
"15 of our favorite hops which were added every 15 minutes to the boil."
Yeah, it's not big on balance, but it has a wonderful blend of hops flavors, from pine to grapefruit to more astringent and more traditional citrus as well. And while it doesn't have much in the way of a malt backing, the palate is still smooth and not overly bitter. Also, it clocks in at 10.5% ABV and it masks that very well.
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So we really are the worst hitting team in the majors
can’t say I’m the least bit surprised
The Port beer reminds me....
What are your thoughts on Midnight Sessions, that black lager they produce?
I like how the battle of Jareds
doesn’t actually involve a Jared.
I'm more like I am now than I've ever been.
I'm gonna take Jarrod in the battle of the Jareds.
"Get up you crazy black man, I'm gonna make you drink my piss!" - Will Ferrell.
All of a sudden I want a Subway sandwich and I'm not sure why
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Subliminal messaging does work!
"Get up you crazy black man, I'm gonna make you drink my piss!" - Will Ferrell.
With the Angels sending three meh to ugh righties to the mound
I’m looking for both Branyan and Griffey to go deep this series. I will be sorely disappointed if they don’t.
by Bearskin Rugburn on Apr 24, 2009 11:27 AM PDT reply actions
I am going to cry when/if Griffey goes yard
by seattlebruin on Apr 24, 2009 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
When Griffey goes yard on Sunday, I will only be loud just to be obnoxious to the Angels fans.
I’ll be silent on the inside.
I had no idea Shane Loux and Anthony Ortega existed until today.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
I must have been in a coma at the time.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
It's right in the first sentence of the whole bloody post!
against our opponent in the home opener Shane Loux
To be fair, Shane Loux is a pretty non-descript pitcher who pitched a pretty non-descript game against
the only way he could have been more generic is if his name was Joe Williams or something and he was #33 or some such
by seattlebruin on Apr 24, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Bill Krueger even made a funny* about it!
- “No such Loux”
Loux is such an anonymous pitcher, I glazed right over that sentence.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
This is assuming that the offense actually woke up from its coma.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
Wasn't there a Jarrod/Jered battle last time we dealt with Los Angeles?
I could’a sworn…
the offseason sucks
Yes, in the 11-3 game.
"Get up you crazy black man, I'm gonna make you drink my piss!" - Will Ferrell.
Hopefully the sequel turns out just as well.
Although I doubt Jr. will hit #400 as a Mariner in that one.
I'm more like I am now than I've ever been.
Not exactly something crazy, but this is my favorite beer lately:
http://www.newbelgium.com/beer/mothership-wit
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
Still, I shoul try it.
I seem to be on a Belgian Wheat beer kick lately.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
Do you know if you can find that in the Seattle area?
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
You can get it at Ballard Market (which means most Town and COuntry Markets, generally,) Bottleworks and Pike Street Beer and Wine
Pike Street Beer and Wine is my new favorite store in the whole wide world.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 24, 2009 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Bit far from home for me,
but I could check Ballard Market one of these days.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
If you work in Shoreline you could always try Top Foods.
Their beer selection is pretty decent, especially for Belgians. Greenwood Market has it too, which is closer than Ballard Market. Isn’t there a Town and Country up in Shoreline?
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 24, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Not that I know of.
Other than going to work I don’t spend a lot of time in the area. But I might check Top. They might even have it at Top Foods up in Everett for that matter. They do have a really good beer section.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
Central Market just off of Aurora at 155th should have it.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 24, 2009 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought about that too.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
That is a rather awesome store
even if they don’t have AV Summer Solstice yet.
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They had it on their website as a new to store thing, but I didn't see it which was annoying.
Their prices are pretty fantastic though; Oskar Blues Gordon for $2.99 a can!
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 24, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Mothership
Is also findable at Safeway and QFC. At least, that’s where my husband finds it…
the offseason sucks
Mothership has been easy to find for me.
They have it up at Everett Top Foods.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
Eel River Organic IPA and a damned fine beer.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 24, 2009 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm kind of burnt out on IPA's right now.
But I’ll have to give that one a try as well.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
It's really more like a pale than an IPA.
It’s really mellow.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 24, 2009 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
You know I don't like IPAs
But this is more like a pale? I may have to risk it.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Apr 24, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I had a Mannys for the first time at the ball park
made by Georgetown, it turns out.
“Manny’s Pale Ale: A careful selection of Northwest hops, premium barley, and our unique yeast give this ale a rich and complex malty middle with a snappy hop finish. It’s truly a micro that finishes crisp, clean, and smooth. Two-row Pale, Crystal, and Cara-Pilsner Malt. Magnum and Cascade hops. IBU’s: 37. Original gravity 1.052 (13 Plato). Finishing gravity 1.010 (2.5 Plato). English Ale yeast. Alcohol by Volume: 5.5%.”
I would be ok with Manny's if it hadn't replaced Mirror Pond in every bar in town.
Stupid 10 pin - Thingray
Mann'y has always tasted kind of...off I guess is the best way to put it.
Just something about it and I’m not sure what it is.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 25, 2009 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I never got why bars have both Manny's and Mac's.
They taste very similar to me.
Of course, most bars seem to just have 7 ambers, a crappy IPA and Guinness on tap.
Is there a bock? Nooooo
Is there a porter? Rarely.
Different types of stouts? ….
What's the over/under on the number of games before our bullpen starts acting like we all know they're supposed to act?
Or do you think they’re really that good as a unit? I know Morrow should be fine, and I hold hope that Lowe and Aardsma can be respectable. But I worry about the others.
Free Jeffie!
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I never understood all the fretting about the bullpen.
They’re fine. It’s obviously the weak link on the run prevention side but there’s no reason to expect it to implode.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 24, 2009 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I just don't think we can expect such performance for the whole season.
Walk after walk after walk is going to bite us later on down the road. Our bullpen is fifth in the league in walks (28) and seventh in BB/9 (5.21). I don’t think the bullpen’s 3.35 FIP will hold up if they continue to walk the world. I suppose an implosion is unlikely, but they can’t keep this up, can they?
Free Jeffie!
Preserved In All His Greatness - R.I.P. The Reignman 1989 to 1997
Well, you can get away with BBs if you strike batters out.
Morrow, Lowe, Aardsma, and Kelley can all get the K when they need it. The non strikeout pitchers are all groundballers as well, so while Corco, Batista, and White are our weak links in the pen, they can avoid some of the problems with all the walks by getting grounders.
I mean, we’re gonna allow some homers, and our pen will give up some runs, but they’re not going to fall apart. Plus, Morrow seems to have found his command somewhat (that umpire yesterday was terrible), and Kelley has good command. I’d expect to see that BB/9 come down.
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on Apr 24, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
To clarify, you can't get away with ALL walks because you strke people out.
But it helps lessen the harm of the walk.
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on Apr 24, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions
"I don’t think the bullpen’s 3.35 FIP will hold up if they continue to walk the world."
Well since the walks are a major part of FIP…
by Graham MacAree on Apr 24, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Now that I take a closer look at FIP, you're right.
The walks don’t have as much to do with FIP, and I used it a bit out of context. Chalk that up to my limited knowledge of such things. I was looking for an indicator of their performance and jumped on FIP. Thanks for pointing that out.
Free Jeffie!
Preserved In All His Greatness - R.I.P. The Reignman 1989 to 1997
It's certainly not optimal, but you can't focus ion the weaknesses and ignore the strengths.
They walk a lot of people but they strike a lot of people out and don’t tend to allow solid contact. When you build your bullpen from the scrap heap you’ve gotta take the good with the bad.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 24, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Our pen gets a lot of Ks so the walks are not such a big deal
as long as they can also keep the ball in the park. Also, I really doubt they will maintain this walk rate. Aardsma, Lowe, and Morrow have all been much, much sharper lately than they were to start the season.
by Bearskin Rugburn on Apr 24, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
You all make good points.
I really hope they continue to do so well. I guess the last few years have just caused me to expect doom.
Free Jeffie!
Preserved In All His Greatness - R.I.P. The Reignman 1989 to 1997
Would it make sense that the "hard throwers" would have more trouble finding their release point early on?
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
The idea that curve balls and sliders are supposed to be harder on the arm has been on my mind.
I wonder if they will be more effective after building up some arm strength, and if the M’s will flip the switch at some point and start mixing more off speed stuff into the mix.
That could have something to do with it.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
Do you guys write these beer reviews yourselves?
Or are you getting them somewhere else. If it’s a personal critique, whoever writes them (Matthew I presume?) has quite the beer vocabulary.
Unless the words are in block quotes or italics, such as the first sentence of this edition,
all words are mine.
I anxiously await your review of MGD
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Poured with a clear golden yellow hue accompanied by a small carbonated cola head. Aroma is lacking of any real presence, though has a hint of the grasses you’d expect to find in a US macro. Taste is clean and unremarkable. Grass water.
by Matthew on Apr 24, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
Very gracious.
Take out “grass water” and it’s almost something I’d try!
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
I usually end up with Henry's or Corona in that circumstance.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
That's exactly what it was for me too.
That was the first beer that led me into trying different “styles” of beer, even if they weren’t the best versions.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
Mmmmm Henry's Blue Boar, my favorite summertime yardwork beer.
Usually only a buck more expensive than a half rack of Bud, I don’t get it.
Neither do I....
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
It's supposed to be a pale ale, but it sure as hell tastes like a lager to me.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 24, 2009 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
It tastes lighter than Henry's lager.
i don’t know what it tastes like.
According to the commerical description on Rate Beer:
A light-bodied, aromatic, Irish-style specialty ale. Double-hopped with PAcific Northwest Cascade hops for the flavor and smoothness of a traditional ale without bitterness of heaviness.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 24, 2009 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Irish style?
Interesting.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
Tastes like peat smoke and depression!
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by pdb on Apr 24, 2009 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Do you taste any of that in Blue Boar?
And Kermit, I’m not saying it’s awful (though I don’t care for it all that much), I’m just really confused by it.
I’ve been to Ireland, and I never once had anything remotely like this. I’ve had cascade hops, and I don’t taste any of them in the beer.
No bitterness or heaviness? Check and check! So they got that part right.
I taste next to nothing in Blue Boar! It has a flavor my palette is unable to define.
Which is why I drink IPA’s almost exclusively when I want a tasty beer, it takes dynamite to register on my tongue. I find that description very amusing.
It’s my go-to fridge beer for cheap stuff, and great on hot summer days when I’m working and enjoy something light. I like to keep these things as simple as possible, the Keep It Simple Stupid principle is my favorite way to operate.
And by flavor I mean there is something there I don't find in Bud, but not much.
Bud always leaves me with a weird after taste, I’m at a loss to describe it without getting gross. I have a hard time describing my taste in beer without using the word phlegm.
I picked up a 6 pack of Hamm's 16oz cans yesterday.
I was feeling cheap and it happened to be the cheapest thing in the store (3.88 including the bottle deposit). It was better than I expected, meaning it was better than OE 40’s and Bud.
Absolutely.
I have some once a year or so.
It’s really hard to fathom now that beer ads featuring cartoon woodland creatures were commonplace when some of us were growing up. Or maybe the weirdness is more in the fact that cartoon beer ads were totally okay while ANY TV ads for hard liquor were totally beyond the pale.
All regional beer advertising pre-1995 or so is amazing.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 24, 2009 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Was it Rainier that had the bottles marching in single file?
The ads had to have been mid-80’s because I remember them as part of the Chuck Knox era Seahawks games.
Yes. Just beat me to it.
The Rainier bottle ads (my friend still sort of hates the Pike for hanging an original one in the brewpub) were great, the old motorcycle ones, the Rain Dog (eh, ok, not that great, but hey), etc.
RAAAAAAIIIIIINNNNNIIIIIIEEEEERRRRRR BEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRrrrrrrr....
I used to love that when I was a kid.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
Well, maybe not ALL, but this is generally true.
I think you still had some regional beers doing cut-rate versions of old Busch or Coors ads which just seem mind-bendingly stupid now (although Coors is still at it; they’re so against the grain and so aggressively dumb that they have a nostalgic charm).
But yes: the Rainier ads were genius.
What was the one where they were searching for artesians?
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
Could have been.
I know it was local..
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
It definitely was.
Oly used to be brewed with water from the artesian wells under Olympia.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 24, 2009 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
That's right.
Now the brewery is closed.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
I know, kind of pisses me off every time I drive by it.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
It makes me fly into a blind rage whenever I drive by and/or think about it.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 24, 2009 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah; the 5 o'clock whistle still sounds in Oly
but the brewery is no more.
The Rainier brewery being taken over by a coffee company and kitted out to look like every god damn condo project in the past 10 years used to really rile me up (I don’t drink coffee), but I’m past it.
I got used to this very early when Heidelberg abandoned Tacoma (a harbinger of the collapse of local lagers in the 80s-90s; it’s sort of amazing Oly/Rainier held out as long as they did). I have to say I saw some amazing shows in the guts of the old brewery… weird acoustics.
Apparently the plan is to turn the Oly brewery into artists studios.
I think I’ve heard that same idea somewhere else before…
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 24, 2009 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
They've been planning that with the Rainier brewery too if I recall
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I'm pretty sure you're right.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
I've never had to resort to this.
But I live in SoCal where every mini-mart at least has some Pacifico or Negro Modelo.
Actually, most mini-marts up here have some somewhat suitable beer choices.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
I love Portland
I went to 7-11 yesterday to buy a soda for my wife and found that they carry both Ninkasi and Lompoc. At 7-11. BEAUTIFUL.
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Mmm...LSD...
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Apr 24, 2009 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
And C-Note...
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Apr 24, 2009 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Unfortunately all they seem to sell in most stores is C-Note
at least around here, as far as I’ve seen.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Are we still talking about beer?
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
Don't move here now unless you have a job
13% unemployment! Whee!
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It's that high in Portland?
Ouch.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
Just announced this week.
And I wouldn’t blink an eye if the real rate were closer to 20% – the 13% figure only includes people currently drawing the dole, not those who have exhausted their benefit or who gave up looking. It’s pretty grim.
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Most of my friends that left Oly for Portland are un(or under)employed at the moment.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 24, 2009 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Four of my friends have lost their jobs in the last two weeks
in four separate industries/job categories.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
No better up here.
I know at least six people that have lost their jobs in the past month.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
Our unemployment rate is still about half what Oregon's is.
Which is little consolation to people that have lost their jobs, but I know a ton of people that are in love with Portland and still planning to move.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 24, 2009 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
If you're going to be unemployed, might as well be somewhere you like.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
My younger brother has been looking for work for six months
and hasn’t been able to find anything. He’s all but given up at this point.
I recommend crack sales or prostitution
recession-proof!
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I always assumed that porn was also recession proof
but I have a friend that edits adult movies for his day job and apparently he can’t find a lot of projects to work on either.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 24, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
The best beer I've ever seen at a 7-11 in Seattle is probably Fat Tire.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 24, 2009 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
There's usually something from Red Hook or Widmer as well.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
Eh, it's not terrible.
I think I burned myself out on it though, seeing as how I used to live next door to a 7-11.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 24, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Fat Tire is MUCH better out of the tap.
Moreso then most beers for some reason.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
I think Ambers in general are much better on tap than bottled.
More than other styles.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 24, 2009 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd agree with that, though I think Alaskan is a tasty beverage bottled
it just doesn’t taste like Alaskan on tap.
I still enjoy plenty of bottled ambers, but the difference between bottle-tap seems to be most noticable with that style.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 24, 2009 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I've never though about that before,
but you’re right. It does seem to be the ambers that have the biggest difference in taste.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
Not even up here.
I usually get one of their other offerings. Their IPA is pretty good.
Fear the NPE
Including Pacifico and Negra Modelo, at minimum.
both of which are pretty damn good summer yardwork beers for me.
My fiancee likes Corona,
so if I’m just buying “toss in the fridge” beer, that’s usually where I end up.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
I like Pacifico better
but the clear bottles always make it a sort of hot-or-miss proposition.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 24, 2009 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Fair point.
Pacifico is a fine lager – esp. for one so ubiquitous.
Clear bottles annoy me more than just about anything beer related.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 24, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
You are a man of many annoyances.
(But I share this one)
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I agree it doesn't make sense.
But my beer seldom stays around long enough for me to care all that much.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
Less about how long it lasts once you've got it
and more about how long it’s been on the shelf.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 24, 2009 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
You do have to be careful about that.
But you can usually check the date on the packaging.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
Common sense is a lot less common than its name would indicate
which is annoying.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I only know this from bartending at a Mexican restaurant
back in the day. I like Modelo and Pacifico the best of those beers.
Stupid 10 pin - Thingray
I'll be damned, you're right.
I was thinking of Sol.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 24, 2009 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I greatly prefer Sol to Corona.
Corona is one of my least favorite beers.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 24, 2009 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Corona is easily in my bottom 3 beers, maybe the worst.
I can’t believe it’s classed as beer.
My dad thinks I have bad taste in beer because I don't like Corona.
Of course he also insists that ale and beer are two entirely different things, so he’s not really someone whose opinion I value too highly on the subject.
by Aaron Campeau on Apr 24, 2009 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Corona is total shit.
I’ve only had Sol a few times, and every time I thought “this shit tastes justs like Corona.”
Modelo comes in 24oz cans.
That’s my workaround for the clear bottle.
And yet another Angel with a bad wing....
"...But with the at-bats that Willie (Bloomquist) had tonight, I don't know that I'm immediately going to take him out of the lineup." -Trey Hillman
Who won the pool?
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
Chuck Armstrong.
I'm more like I am now than I've ever been.
by ralphie81 on Apr 24, 2009 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
Quite well played.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
Ha, never would've guessed that my first "green" comment
would be “Chuck Armstrong.”
I'm more like I am now than I've ever been.
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