Offtop 8/24/09 - The Bet
As many may know, on September 16, 2008, Robert made a bet with Jeff:
First, let's clearly define the conditions for Robert to win. At the end of play on August 31st, the Mariners will have played 132 games, making .500 a 66-66 record. At 132 games played, the Mariners can't be exactly 5 games over or under .500. The closest they can come (without going over/under either way) is 4 games.
Some examples to help clarify:
A record of 68-64 is 4 games over .500. 69-63 is 6 games over, which is greater than the stipulated range of 5. So the upper limit for Robert to win is 68-64.
Similarly, a record of 64-68 is 4 games below .500. 63-69 is 6 games under. Therefore, the lower limit for Robert's victory is 64-68.
To simplify, the Mariners need to be in the range of 64-68 wins at the end of the day on August 31st for Robert to become a mod for the month of September. If the Mariners fall outside of that range, higher or lower, Robert gets cockpunched by the sexy people.
Tonight, the Mariners beat the Athletics to raise their record to 64-61. Robert is now in victory territory, and can no longer lose by the Mariners losing too many games.
There are 7 games remaining in August. The schedule is as follows:
The Mariners can win a maximum of 4 of these 7 for Robert to win. If there is any solace to those who fear the reign of Robert, this is a pretty weak schedule overall. It's not hard to imagine the Ms taking 5 of these games.
I, for one, welcome our new Robert overlords.
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There will be video of this if it happens
I don't care how well he does for the M's...FUCK ENDY CHAVEZ
I am really looking forward to Robert being modded.
And then my subsequent banning for not cleaning or some shit.
This is now the official post for people to declare themselves loyal to the LOLcat Revolution Front.
by Robert on Aug 25, 2009 12:35 AM PDT reply actions 10 recs
ALL HAIL CEILING CAT
And to a lesser extent, Longcat.
by appleshampoo on Aug 25, 2009 12:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Bring me watermelon cat!
He pushed a watermelon out of a lake making your argument invalid.
NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!
by Scruffy Lefty on Aug 25, 2009 7:44 AM PDT up reply actions
There are more responses than recs.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 25, 2009 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Just imagine your face on this gif Robert.

NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!
by Scruffy Lefty on Aug 25, 2009 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions 8 recs
Dude, that is sick!
And I don’t mean that in the good way. Poor dog.
"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."
I think you know where my loyalties lie.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 25, 2009 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions
I will be down with the LOLcat Revolution Front.
I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.
My awesome lolcat was censored
I guess Robert isn’t a mod yet (obviously).
by appleshampoo on Aug 27, 2009 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
In Watchmen, Gibbons drew the nuclear football
as a metallic FOOTBALL. I think he missed the meaning of the term.
angels fan in seattle
The latest thing on twitter: shitmydadsays
“My flight lands at 9:30 on Sunday…You want to watch what? What the fuck is mad men? I’m a mad man if you don’t pick me the hell up.”
angels fan in seattle
by Eyebrows on Aug 25, 2009 12:45 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I had to explain to a 24-year old coworker who Helen Keller was three weeks ago
by seattlebruin on Aug 25, 2009 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Mother of God...
That’s pretty bad.
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Aug 25, 2009 5:46 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I didn't hear, see, or say anything.
Illegible
by kevin_ess on Aug 25, 2009 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I had an clerk last month who didn't know who Michael Jackson was.
He doesn’t work for me any more.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Was she this chick?
Sorry for the size, but it’s illegible any smaller.

by sammy on Aug 30, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions 7 recs
Slightly more tasteful than the Terry Schiavo blog
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/
by JY on Aug 25, 2009 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounds like Tourettes Guy.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 25, 2009 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
If anyone is interested, there's a good chance that the screen name "kevin_ess" may become available around September 1st!
Like a foreclosure, there will likely be an auction.
Illegible
by kevin_ess on Aug 25, 2009 12:48 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
I'm going to pick up your screen name at auction
and then post nothing but happy things under your name. KITTENS ARE GREAT! I LOVE RAINBOWS! SUNSHINE MAKES ME SMILE!, that sort of thing.
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
That's a mighty long sword you have there, Jeff.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I want video of the various cockpunches if Robert loses the bet.
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
Even if you win, I think you're going to allow the punching just for the gifs.
angels fan in seattle
Fuck, dude, it's going to be like playing P & A (President and Assholes).
Instead of something like “Drink for wearing glasses”, or “Drink for having a beard”, it’s going to be “Banned for wearing glasses” or “Banned for having a beard”.
God, I hate that game.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 25, 2009 8:04 AM PDT reply actions
Banned for not loving Felix enough.
Banned for loving him too much. BACK OFF HE’S MY MAN!
angels fan in seattle
When this is over this place is going to smell like a bar on Sunday morning.
Spilled drinks, stale cigarettes, the lingering odors of disappointment and shame.
Last Fan of Jose Lopez has been a mod for several months already
by Graham MacAree on Aug 25, 2009 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
ENTERTAIN ME!
This isn’t just about the bet, it’s also an offtop. DANCE FOR ME, YOU PLEBES.
angels fan in seattle
STS-128 is going to try to launch again tonight!
Who’s watching? Anyone? Just me?
Isn't that a baboon?
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 25, 2009 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE
♥♥♥
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by Eyebrows on Aug 25, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Heh. I just realized that Eyebrows made this comment.
When I read it as a new comment, I assumed it was rc for some reason. Could be the hearts.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 25, 2009 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I did not know this.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 25, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Hey!
you can stalk admire her here!
Aug 27th On MS campus all day, so many Tweets flying by about spotting me but very few ppl said hi. “small and pale” seems to be consensus LOL!
Aug 28th @NathanFiIlion Tired! In Seattle tooling around and I’m full of Huckleberries and Poutine. Yes, I just learned that word. How you? :D
A friend of mine on MS campus told me about that.
I failed to ask if he tried to stalk her though.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/
Is there anywhere I can find Dr. Horrible online for free?
I still haven’t seen it…:(
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 25, 2009 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Not any more
It was out free for a while then it went on iTunes and is now on DVD. Throw it in your Netflix queue.
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
You, sir, are a scholar and a gentleman.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 25, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
The date didn't change.
That’s the exact date they gave after WE BEAT HOUSTON WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 25, 2009 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
I feel no sympathy for you.
I wonder if I could make a Robert mask? Then you could just go to the game.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 25, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Wait, are there going to be LL people at the game?
by Robert Lintott on Aug 25, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I wish.
Robert is whining because he won’t be able to go. I don’t have any way to go. And I’m not sure that many of our DC area regulars are soccer fans.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 25, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Corinthian-Formals guy is going. Lucky bastard.
I shall live through Erik yet again (he went to the A-League championship final in 2005, another game that I had to watch on TV.
Waving to random silent guy.
Also, I won’t even get to watch due to this thing called work.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 25, 2009 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Now I'm confused and unsure if your phone works yet.
Has anyone else ever broken a phone as many times as Robert?
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 25, 2009 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know...
If your dog eating your phone multiple times and going swimming in the lake with a phone in your pocket more than once counts as breaking it, then I might be in the running for this one.
Have you seen what the cocksuckers on the other side have been doing?
Take a look here.
by Robert Lintott on Aug 25, 2009 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions
In a smug way!
I live in DC though, so it’s been getting a bit annoying.
“The Sounders think THEY should have hosted. Pfffft.” ::swirls glass of brandy::
by Robert Lintott on Aug 25, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, shhh.
It sounds more vitriolic and manly if you don’t acknowledge there is logic behind what they’re doing. Just say cocksuckers, and no one will question you.
by Robert Lintott on Aug 25, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
They had 8,212 people there last year.
That is pathetic. They better do something to beat that.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 25, 2009 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
The only thing being beaten will be United's asses! Amirite?
by Robert Lintott on Aug 25, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
We need to beat them like Burnley beat the other United.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 25, 2009 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
By scoring once early and holding on for dear life for 85 minutes?
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
I'd say that playing our entire squad on defense would help, yes.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 25, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions
And then hope that they miss a penalty?
Nah, let’s play attacking football and score 4 on ’em. Take the life out of the crowd of 7 or even 8 thousand.
I just don't think there's any way we are that good at finishing.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 25, 2009 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
But I want us to be on THIS particular day.
Remember when they were great at finishing? Seems like a lifetime ago.
Huh. New Mass Effect DLC today.
No real official announcement, it just showed up on Xbox Live. 400 points? I’m definitely gonna pick it up.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 25, 2009 11:49 AM PDT reply actions
Yup.
I think it’s going to be something similar to the Crucible from Fable II.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 25, 2009 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah - no announcement at all.
I visit BioWare.com every single day.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
What are the rules if Robert does lose?
Will he have to go Beltre to the punching, or can he wear a protective device?
I like the term
“go[ing] Beltre” for now wearing a cup. Dunno if you coined that or not.
Fuck the Angels! And the Yankees and Red Sox while we're at it.
"not" wearing, not "now"
Fuck the Angels! And the Yankees and Red Sox while we're at it.
Are we flying Jeff up for this?
I really don’t want to wait till the next LL meetup to see Robert get punched in the cock.
NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!
"At their choice of time and venue"
which means there’s a third act to next summer’s LL meetup:
Act 1: Meetup
Act 2: Softball game
Act 3: COCKPUNCH
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
Or cockpunch then softball game.
So Robert has to watch from the sidelines with a bag of ice on his balls.
NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!
by Scruffy Lefty on Aug 25, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll bring you the ice.
And a 6 pack of your choice.
NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!
by Scruffy Lefty on Aug 25, 2009 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
All three mods get to cockpunch Robert, right?
Are they going to take three shots in a row, or intersperse them throughout a fun-filled day?
I rememeber something about Graham and Robert's wedding day.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Aug 25, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Er.... well you all know what I mean.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
This is the gayest OT since I've been here.
I don’t know what it used to be like back in the day, but does an entire thread revolving around one guys cock, and whether or not it’s going to be punched, seem a little odd to anyone? Anyone? Hello?
We need one to be just like a intro for a Seahawks game.
And show robert catching a fish at pike place market but as he is catching the fish one of the sexy people cock punches him.
NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!
by Scruffy Lefty on Aug 25, 2009 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
YOU STOLE MY RECS
by seattlebruin on Aug 25, 2009 1:41 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I think I'll spend the day making the new WE chart for this
by seattlebruin on Aug 25, 2009 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Because I got off work today at 1 PM PST
by seattlebruin on Aug 25, 2009 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Was there a rainout I'm forgetting about?
by seattlebruin on Aug 25, 2009 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
No, I'm just saying in the post you said that the winning range is 64 through 69 wins.
But a 69 and 63 record would be six games over .500.
angels fan in seattle
Yeah, so missing one game because mine was based on 133 games before end of play August 31
by seattlebruin on Aug 25, 2009 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
You must have counted wrong, though.
I just counted the games in September and October, which total 30.
162 – 30 = 132
The Ms haven’t missed a game.
angels fan in seattle
I mean this in the nicest possible way and I love you very much SB.
Let’s make the best chart ever.
angels fan in seattle
I appreciate constructive criticism
you stupid monkey lover
by seattlebruin on Aug 25, 2009 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh look how sweet, two LL heavyweights mixing it up.
by Kermit. on Aug 25, 2009 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
Mostly.
The guy in the background on the left is the best part.
But yes please make an update.
I was thinking of making one as well, but I am lazy.
angels fan in seattle
Working on it. I already have the spreadsheet set up anyway
by seattlebruin on Aug 25, 2009 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, if you could, you should factor in strength of schedule.
I think playing the As and Royals will make a big difference in this.
angels fan in seattle
Especially since Robert wants the Mariners to lose as many as possible at this point.
angels fan in seattle
I hope the WE graph looks like a giant spike up to 90% right now
and then Aardsma saves every game from here to the 31st so I can have a giant negative spike with “WOOOOO AARRRRRRRRDSMA” next to it
by seattlebruin on Aug 25, 2009 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
The Mariners only have a 16% chance of winning 5 or more games against the As, Royals, and one game vs the Angels?
angels fan in seattle
With a Pythagorean expectation of .457?
Sounds about right
by seattlebruin on Aug 25, 2009 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't use pythag like that.
God I hate it when people use pythag for this
by Graham MacAree on Aug 25, 2009 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Like I said in the very first post, this was a super simplistic way of doing it
because I didn’t know how else to do a binomial distribution I could make in one night
by seattlebruin on Aug 25, 2009 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Luckily for Robert there's only one Felix start
by Graham MacAree on Aug 25, 2009 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it's probably 60/40 favouring Robert.
But that could go to more or less even if they win tonight
by Graham MacAree on Aug 25, 2009 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Halos Heaven?
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 25, 2009 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Unless he's trolling, then I'll rec him a lot
by seattlebruin on Aug 25, 2009 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I saw one of the interns reading McCovey the other day
by Graham MacAree on Aug 25, 2009 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
For anyone who cares
Mae is coming to Seattle on October 18th. They put on a good show and I recommend seeing them.
Well of course.
They are one of my favorite bands and are playing more new songs so this seems like I should go.
Yeah.
Locksley and Deas Veil. I haven’t heard of either of them. I am sure that they will have a local opener too.
I've heard of Locksley because they were in Payless Shoes commercials.
About the same time as OK go.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 25, 2009 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Jonas Brothers.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 25, 2009 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Also Coheed and Cambria are playing with Brand New at the Puyallip Fair on September 16th.
This is a show I highly recommend as well.
I can't imagine Brand New live being good
by Graham MacAree on Aug 25, 2009 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I disagree with Kirk.
I liked Brand New live
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 25, 2009 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I saw them four or five years ago and they were just a mess.
I am biased though because I really don’t like anything after Your Favourite Weapon.
Your Favourite Weapon was awful and everything after that is earth-shatteringly amazing
by Graham MacAree on Aug 25, 2009 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I like some of Deja Entendu but their newest release was not my cup of tea.
Guernica is an amazing song though. As were the two singles off of Deja, past that I couldn’t really feel it.
I don't really enjoy cookie-cutter emo
by Graham MacAree on Aug 25, 2009 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
They learned music and lyrics after Your Favourite Weapon
It was pretty neat
by Graham MacAree on Aug 25, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
FYI if it came out two years later in England, you can't use the U
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 25, 2009 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
If it didn't, it would just be iTnes.
angels fan in seattle
by Eyebrows on Aug 25, 2009 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Maybe you people should stop trusting Apple products
by Graham MacAree on Aug 25, 2009 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Your non-apple product is currently sitting useless in my room because I have no clue how to use it
And it won’t accept non-apple music players either.
So pffffffft
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 25, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
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angels fan in seattle
by Eyebrows on Aug 25, 2009 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Holy crap.
What is that and how did you do it?
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 25, 2009 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought it was one of the tiny shacks in Yoshi's Island
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 25, 2009 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
As far as guitars go everything after Your Favourite Weapon is much simpler.
He also showed flashes of good lyricism on Your Favourite Weapon.
Simpler does not mean less musically interesting
A tonne of bands are horrible musicians despite being virtuoso instrument players.
by Graham MacAree on Aug 25, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it is pretty boring musically.
That goes to taste though. Deja Entendu and The Devil and God are both lyrical masterpieces with good delivery for the lyrics but I think they’re bland with everything else. But like I said, its a matter of taste and opinion really.
You are free to prefer the first album and we are both free to call the other totally insane
by Graham MacAree on Aug 25, 2009 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Indeed.
Interesting fact about Brand New’s singer though. He used to be in Taking Back Sunday. I find that really odd.
TBS sells a shirt that says "I Used to Be in Taking Back Sunday"
They make fun of the fact that all their members have called it quits.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 25, 2009 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah.
I would not be able to handle Adam Lazzara’s supposed insanity either though. Some of their ex members, most notably the old back up vocalists, have gone on to be successful in other bands though.
Doesn't make it not successful.
Brand New is successful and the Straylight Run was decently popular a few years back too.
It's the mid-80's all over again!
Riots! Brawls! Stabbings! And surprisingly enough they involve Millwall. Who knew?
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
Alright, new graph of Robert's WE
based on Pythag expectation, he’s got an 84% chance to win right now. Methodology

by seattlebruin on Aug 25, 2009 3:07 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
By the way, ♥♥♥♥ and all, but due to the Mariners playing the Royals for four games
I just can’t accept that his odds are so good. I’m siding with Graham and going to say ~60% right now, due to my intensive math of guessing.
angels fan in seattle
We've significantly out performed our pythag this year.
You might be better off just a pythag based on current win percentage.
You all better appreciate this, I spent forever making it
by seattlebruin on Aug 25, 2009 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, way to embarrass your race.
I’m sure your parents are very disappointed.
angels fan in seattle
Aww don't they all look so nice. Found this while looking for sexy Lopez pictures.

angels fan in seattle
God Jeremy Reed looks dirty.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 25, 2009 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks asshole. I just had a visual of Jeremy Reed wearing cheese dick running shorts.
by Sec 108 on Aug 25, 2009 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
They're about on par talent-wise, too.
Jeremy can’t hit, and Lars can’t play the drums.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 25, 2009 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
At least Jeremy Reed has the good grace to keep his piehole shut.
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
He also looks retarded.
I love that his world imploded after hating on Ichiro in the off season.
Beltre looks angry.
Lopez looks slightly tipsy.
JJ looks like a rejected Will Ferrell character.
Reed looks like the guy in the trailer park who sits around smoking pot all day and hits on your mom and your 12-year-old sister.
by I Lick Squirrels on Aug 26, 2009 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Has anybody read "Odd Man Out" by Matt McCarthy?
It’s quite good, and is definitely a latter day “Ball Four”. You find out a lot of interesting things about Bobby Jenks, Erick Aybar, and the Angels minor league system as a whole.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 25, 2009 3:25 PM PDT reply actions
English football hooliganism lives!
Wow, this is some serious trouble, I can’t remember scenes like this since the early nineties. I hope both teams get severely arse raped for the trouble this has caused [1000 riot police required – police that would have been better served elsewhere patrolling the capital].
I have to go to bed now but I bet if you youtube it many videos will appear.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8221451.stm
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
This is one of the dumbest awesome sites I've ever seen
http://wikipediavspredator.com/
angels fan in seattle
Catherine Deneuve, irony, and any location in Ireland seem capable of beating the Predator. Odd.
If you told me these kind of sites were part of some kind of click farm I would not be surprised.
I love playing lottery pools
Mega Millions – $252M tonight. When I win, I’m buying SBN and deleting the usc site and Halos Heaven
I should totally buy a Mega Millions ticket.
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 25, 2009 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Really? The paper ran an article about a school principal in S. Carolina winning a huge lotto with a similar payout.
Maybe it was powerball. He took the one time payout, after taxes it amounted to $88 mil or so.
That was Powerball, yeah.
which is annoying because I was supposed to win that.
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
When you win remember that I deliberately did not buy a ticket in order to increase the odds of you winning
Therefore you will owe me
by Graham MacAree on Aug 25, 2009 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll fire Jeff and make you head mod at Lookout Landing
by seattlebruin on Aug 25, 2009 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
It's like that Twilight Zone where the bookworm last man on earth breaks his glasses.
angels fan in seattle
by Eyebrows on Aug 25, 2009 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Speaking of Twilight, I am also using my money to
A) procure a date with Ashley Greene
B) create a Twilight-themed amusement park where the mascots come around and bite you a lot
by seattlebruin on Aug 25, 2009 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I have a feeling I would make a TON of money on this park
by seattlebruin on Aug 25, 2009 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
We would serve mushroom ravioli at every food stand
by seattlebruin on Aug 25, 2009 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
And lots of cola.
Bad Stephenie! Letting your main character guzzle caffeine like that.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 25, 2009 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Please don't make me pay you for my Cuvee then.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 25, 2009 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I will buy you a case and fly myself to Seattle for no purpose except to deliver it to you
on the condition you share it with other LLers so they can appreciate its greatness.
Also, I will get a suite for an LL get-together, and reserve the one next door for banned LL members so we can point and laugh
by seattlebruin on Aug 25, 2009 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Why would you give the banned people a suite?
Really isn’t much of a punishment.
angels fan in seattle
Jose Lopez themed SBN site, and you are all mods
Poochie is banned before we start
by seattlebruin on Aug 25, 2009 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
o0o Can I get a site for Erik Bedard fans?
You got slurved!
I for one welcome our sexy* moderating overlords.
I am going to try and get his autograph tomorrow pre game.
Wish me luck! I’m practicing my French and everything.
Lemme talk to her, she generally does what I ask
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
by pdb on Aug 27, 2009 6:53 AM PDT up reply actions 8 recs
No. I asked him for his autograph in (I think) French.
Possibly it was Esperanto.
When it finished tumbling awkwardly out of my mouth, he said “That was terrible.”
Me: “I know.”
Him: “But sweet.”
by royalcurve on Aug 27, 2009 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
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by royalcurve on Aug 27, 2009 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
One of my dreams is to have an entire conversation with Erik in French.
Career Safeco Record: 7-2
by .Taylor on Aug 27, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I wish there was a way to strike up a conversation with a player in Spanish.
by Mariner John on Aug 27, 2009 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I figured I would just go up to Erik and be like, "les femmes en Seattle sont belles, tu croix?"
Career Safeco Record: 7-2
by .Taylor on Aug 27, 2009 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
*à Seattle
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/
by JY on Aug 27, 2009 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn. I never really paid attention in French school.
Career Safeco Record: 7-2
by .Taylor on Aug 27, 2009 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Prepositions, right?
If I hadn’t just finished two years of it, I probably wouldn’t be able to tell you.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/
by JY on Aug 27, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I tried asking Felix if he would let me motorboat him once at a game but I never got a response back
by Robert on Aug 27, 2009 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Out of curiousity
Where did you get the autograph, just hanging out during BP or something?
by appleshampoo on Aug 27, 2009 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep. By the dugout when the gates opened. Had to have Jack Wilson go get him for me from the clubhouse
But besides making a major league baseball player play fetch for me, it was easy.
That is awesome that Wilson got him for you.
Probably not expecting too many autograph requests after labrum surgery. I salute you though.
by appleshampoo on Aug 27, 2009 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought SBN was supposed to be about sports.
Erik Bedard will actually have to play a sport to deserve his own site.
angels fan in seattle
by Eyebrows on Aug 25, 2009 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
ESPN just flashed on the bottom line
WNBA – Michael Vick will play Thursday vs. Jaguars
He changed his sex and his sport?
If he wanted to ditch his bad reputation, he should have started by changing his name.
angels fan in seattle
So for people that happen to be going to SF soon...
I walked through Al’s Park, but had no idea about all the other stuff, or the story behind it. Now I want to go back and explore.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
So yesterday it was James in, Duckett out.
Now today they’re saying Duckett’s still officially on the roster, and James hasn’t officially signed yet. I’m sure what’s supposed to happen will eventually happen, but this is just weird.
Our running back situation is awful.
by Kenny Knows Sports on Aug 25, 2009 6:49 PM PDT reply actions
Why are you staring at my ass?
What a stupid idea. It will probably be a massive hit among people way younger than me.
WHAT HAS BEEN SEEN, CANNOT BE UNSEEN
These need to be worn with a wolf shirt, though.
They should have a hand that shoves food up the ass on the left cheek and then a hand that pulls out shit on the right cheek.
This is one of the strangest things I've ever read.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 27, 2009 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Last call for LL fantasy football!
Winner gets one dollar!
3 spots left!
e-mail me or reply so I can invite you!
P.S. if I invited you earlier this week, and it messed up, check your email again. Thanks!
The Yankees suck-a-doodle-doo!
by JamMasterJesus on Aug 25, 2009 11:25 PM PDT reply actions
Yikes.....
I fear my impending perma-ban……..
Career Safeco Record: 6-1 (3 of which were started by Felix)
by .Taylor on Aug 26, 2009 9:00 AM PDT reply actions
Colin Cowherd. Freudian slip, camisole and petitpants?
the radio was still set for the game, and so I inadvertantly heard Cowherd talking about Jerry Jones and his stadium, which he claims he built to the NFL code ….
“… if he goes on the stand and says I built it to your standards, no judge is going to disagree, he can just say you have tell me what to do and I’ll do it … it’s like women, they put the garbage out and expect a man to know they want them to take it out, and the man says, just tell me, and she says I don’t want to nag, but all he wants is to be told … men …. men grow up wanting to be a fireman, a policeman, Spiderman, to help somebody, women grow up wanting to be an actress, a model, a princess … women, the root of all evil”
If that's who I think it is,
I find the whole thing to be a few steps past unsavory.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I'm wondering who the ambiguous "he" is.
Mario? Or one of the people in the thread?
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 26, 2009 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
When he dies, I hope he donates his body to science, just for the sheer morbid curiosity.
Of course, the CDC will be the ones who’ll have to handle it.
I always thought of him like Mr Burns – all the diseases trying to fit through the door at once keeping him alive.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Why couldn't I find this picture when I was making this comment?

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I now have a picture in my head of Ron Jeremy jumping on Dave Sims' head.
by Teej on Aug 26, 2009 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I now have a picture in my head of Ron Jeremy pumping Dave Sims' head.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 26, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think professional leapfrogger would have been the best career
by Graham MacAree on Aug 26, 2009 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions
You don't lie around I would think.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 26, 2009 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
He should be spending all his hat money
at Byrnie Utz.
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
They can't be good odds.
I suspect foul play.
I've been distracted by another dismantling of Celtic
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
Starting to feel like it already
A little more summer would be nice, sunshine is pretty
Not till my house isn't purple anymore.
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by Scruffy Lefty on Aug 26, 2009 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounds like heaven to me
Nice thing about Seattle, it never gets so hot you feel like you can’t drink coffee.
Still cools off at night, humidity isn't so bad. Like the Gulf of Mexico, it's crazy humid down there.
That was a pretty humid stretch for Seattle weather though. I do admit considering alternatives to hot coffee.
I am quite pleased with the signing.
There were glimpses of this last year but I’m really impressed.
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
Yes, yes, y'all aren't too bad this year.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 26, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I refuse to acknowledge that fact until after Saturday's result
The quality of opposition thus far has, shall we say, been a bit lacking so far. Saturday’s when shit gets real.
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
And allowing last minute goals like that is not the path to success or happiness.
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
and WTF is with Celtic's bumblebee look anyway?
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
I'm stupidly reading people's tributes to their pets and getting all emotional.
Why? I have no idea.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 26, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
That sounds dirty.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 26, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Kids these days and their stamen, amirite
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
by pdb on Aug 26, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I plan on being outside and reading a book.
Without deadlines I have no idea what to do with my time.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/
by JY on Aug 26, 2009 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Time to send in my headshot

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by Scruffy Lefty on Aug 26, 2009 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Why not the day you ascend to power and the birth of a new LooKKKoutlanding?
by Kermit. on Aug 26, 2009 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Ya unless we get another weekend organized
Which I want to do because I want to play in one of these damn things.
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by Scruffy Lefty on Aug 26, 2009 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Me three
I’m a softball whore, I’m up for it anytime
Ya you are.
I love how we swept our year end tourney and still only took 4th.
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by Scruffy Lefty on Aug 26, 2009 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm glad ours is over. We could've swept and still been in last.
I’m going to try coaching for the fall year. We’ll see how that goes.
We're thinking about starting a Foster 2.0 team.
Not really the same team but just a team that runs like crazy again.
NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!
by Scruffy Lefty on Aug 26, 2009 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah next year.
I hate fall ball its to damn cold.
NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!
by Scruffy Lefty on Aug 26, 2009 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
If you need a pickup guy thought I would fill in.
NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!
by Scruffy Lefty on Aug 26, 2009 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Hell ya
eberg2099@gmail.com. Shoot me an e-mail with a way to get in touch. We don’t start ’til Sept. 8th or so.
I'm down for another one, this should definitely happen.
When did SBN change this window?
Speaking of which, I need new boots.
Anyone have any recommendations?
by Graham MacAree on Aug 26, 2009 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Excel 2007 question:
If you’ve wrapped text in a cell, how do you indent the second line of text?
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 26, 2009 3:55 PM PDT reply actions
Genius! Thanks.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 26, 2009 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
You know what we need, SBN? LLchat.
Career Safeco Record: 7-2
by .Taylor on Aug 26, 2009 4:32 PM PDT reply actions
Oh, and subtly reformat the page design once a week. Do that too.
Career Safeco Record: 7-2
by .Taylor on Aug 26, 2009 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
HOLY HELL MY WORK JUST BLOCKED A BUNCH OF STUFF ONLINE TODAY
INCLUDING LOOKOUTLANDING.
SB I feel farther from you than ever before.
angels fan in seattle
Just listen to the rhythm of my heart.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 27, 2009 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Robert needs the Mariners to lose three games.
4 games versus the Royals, 1 versus the Angels remaining.
angels fan in seattle
So what you're saying is Robert needs the M's to lose two games against the Royals?
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I think you may be hosed, Robert.
Career Safeco Record: 7-2
by .Taylor on Aug 27, 2009 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm going to be pissed if WFB or Yuni ruins this for the cockpunch side.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Here is where I bitch about the Champions League Draw
Porto and Athletico? Why not throw in fucking Barcelona while you’re at it?
by Graham MacAree on Aug 27, 2009 10:00 AM PDT reply actions
I am new to soccer but asking to play the team that beat you last year in the opening rounds seems like it would be asking for all kinds of trouble
Yeah, it's not Arsenal's cakewalk draw
but Porto, Apoel and Athletico? What’s wrong with that?
Man Utd’s draw is probably tougher, Liverpool’s may be equivalent.
Hey look, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink’s doing commentary on the draw….
I hate playing Porto and I hate playing Athletico >:(
by Graham MacAree on Aug 27, 2009 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Well if we bought him we wouldn't have to face him in groups
by Graham MacAree on Aug 27, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Fair enough, but the toughest group is probably C
The easiest is probably the Sevilla/Rangers group (forget which it is), and the English clubs are set up to win their groups. Arsenal’s got the easiest route, but Chelsea can slip up a bit in Iberia and still cruise through.
We'll play Barcelona at some point, don't worry.
Just before or after we play Liverpool, like every year.
Fuck Anaheim.
by Eyeball Kid on Aug 27, 2009 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
72 dongs??! Awesome.
That boy needs to work on his base stealing, though.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 27, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh you ain't seen nothing till you seen Daniel Murphey's 451 HR season.
You got slurved!
I for one welcome our sexy* moderating overlords.
Anyone have any experience with soliciting phone calls?
I just got 5 calls in 10 minutes to my cell phone trying to sell me magazines or something. Somehow my number made it on a list and I’m pissed. What can I do to stop this?
I hear you can flush your phone down the toilet and the calls will stop.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 27, 2009 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions
You may have put yourself on the do-not-call list, forgot about it, and it just expired.
I’m pretty sure that’s what happened to be a few months ago. You can re-up here. It no longer expires, but I think it used to be for 5 or 10 years or something. Even if that’s not what happened, might as well sign up now anyway.
by appleshampoo on Aug 27, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
The registrations don't expire anymore
“Your registration will not expire. Telephone numbers placed on the National Do Not Call Registry will remain on it permanently due to the Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007, which became law in February 2008. Read more about it at ”http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/04/dncfyi.shtm."" target="_blank">http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/04/dncfyi.shtm."
Don't answer your phone if you don't recognize the number.
Unless you are expecting a call from a place you don’t know the number (like a potential employer or a bank returning your call).
I did one of those “get a free laptop by signing up for promotions” things and I got dozens of calls a week for about 6 months. I never picked up and their computer systems finally recognized my number as a dead line. Once you pick up though, the computer systems know your number is good and call resell the information.
Oh, and I did get my free MacBook Pro so the annoying calls were worth it to me.
Thats awesome. I want a free laptop.
We need links.
NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!
by Scruffy Lefty on Aug 27, 2009 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I've tried finding another good offer, but the promotional people finally caught on.
I spent roughly $400 to get my “free” $2000 laptop (most of that money was signing up for Columbia House, which I have enjoyed having for buying DVDs). The person who got me to do it spent about $120 and another person I introduced to it spent $150. But the offers are ridiculous now. You have to sign up for security systems for 2 years that cost you $3000 when you add up all the monthly service charges.
If I ever find another offer that is cheap, I will let everyone know. I just haven’t seen anything that makes it worth it. I was lucky.
FUCK YES!
Alexis Denisof will be awesome on that show.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 27, 2009 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh God YES!
I have an awesome gif of Steven Seagal, but it involves little kids being shot
So I probably shouldn’t post it here.
This doesn't make any sense.
So I probably shouldn’t post it here.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Put its from the movie Postal.

NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!
by Scruffy Lefty on Aug 27, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions 9 recs
Eat your heart out Sam Peckinpah
Since having kids, violence towards children makes me turn the channel, but this is hilarious. I can’t really pick a favorite each is special in its own way. The kid with the ice cream cone might be the best.
I almost typed "little girl"
NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!
by Scruffy Lefty on Aug 27, 2009 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I am reminded of the episode of South Park in which Ike has an affair with his teacher.
Career Safeco Record: 7-2
by .Taylor on Aug 27, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
This is a hilarious dangling modifier.
Career Safeco Record: 7-2
by .Taylor on Aug 27, 2009 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Jeez it sure doesn't read good does it.
by Kermit. on Aug 27, 2009 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions 9 recs
What's the matter, getting squeamish?
by Kermit. on Aug 27, 2009 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
I hope they videotape the cockpunching and put it on Youtube.
Career Safeco Record: 7-2
by .Taylor on Aug 27, 2009 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
This is more entertaining than googling Fister.
by Kermit. on Aug 27, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Good thing I always keep SafeSearch on! :)
Career Safeco Record: 7-2
by .Taylor on Aug 27, 2009 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Where are your arms in the first 4 seconds of this clip?
Career Safeco Record: 7-2
by .Taylor on Aug 27, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
It's looking at the side of the stick figure.
If the arms are at the sides, you wouldn’t be able to see them. You can do this in a mirror, just imagine your arm is the exact same color as the rest of you.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I think you've put on some weight since this movie was made.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
And I certainly hope you've developed a habit of wearing clothes.
Career Safeco Record: 7-2
by .Taylor on Aug 27, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
He's actually Batman.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Holy elastic waistband Batman!
Career Safeco Record: 7-2
by .Taylor on Aug 27, 2009 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Actual article on espn.com right now:
What if Brett Favre were a woman? Why do we let him get away with such indecison and vanity?
I'm torn
I almost rec’d this because I hat Jay Cutler, but I actually like Elway (and am indifferent on Favre, regardless of gender).
by appleshampoo on Aug 27, 2009 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't really care about the NFC
After we beat him in SBXXXII I just remember his incompletion on the last play of that game…and don’t really think about anything else…
by appleshampoo on Aug 27, 2009 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
He's definitely good
But after the way he left Denver, he’s just a pissy little bitch and out of simple schadenfreude I hope he flames out. Anytime I saw someone with a Cutler jersey at the preseason game last weekend, I told them they needed to burn it because it is bad luck.
by appleshampoo on Aug 27, 2009 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I disagree
But really, it’s not a relevant discussion here.
by appleshampoo on Aug 27, 2009 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
If your boss was actively looking to replace you.
Would you be happy?
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by Scruffy Lefty on Aug 28, 2009 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't think McDaniels had any intention of trading him for Matt Cassel
That’s a retarded move when you look at their skillsets. I think they were just listening to the trade proposal, like any good team will do, and they turned it down because it would have been stupid. Then Cutler heard a rumor and blew the whole thing out of proportion. That is how I looked at it, but none of us really know anyone’s true motivations. I didn’t really like his attitude to begin with, so while the Kyle Orton experience will probably be pretty painful, I’m not too broken up about Cutler being gone. Now hopefully those draft picks we got work out …
by appleshampoo on Aug 30, 2009 2:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Robert is just a little testy because of his testes.
angels fan in seattle
by Eyebrows on Aug 27, 2009 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
Hurtin' cause of his gherkin.
angels fan in seattle
by Eyebrows on Aug 27, 2009 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Sad for his nads.
angels fan in seattle
by Eyebrows on Aug 27, 2009 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Sad for his nads.
angels fan in seattle
by Eyebrows on Aug 27, 2009 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Sad for his nads.
angels fan in seattle
by Eyebrows on Aug 27, 2009 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Getting meaner about the wiener?
Illegible
by kevin_ess on Aug 27, 2009 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'd better stop - I'm already on the fast track to banishment.
Illegible
by kevin_ess on Aug 27, 2009 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
So many double posts................
Career Safeco Record: 7-2
by .Taylor on Aug 27, 2009 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions
So many double posts................
Career Safeco Record: 7-2
by .Taylor on Aug 27, 2009 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Aww fuck.
Well this seems to be a symptom of my internet being mostly blocked. I will try to refrain from posting in this crippled state.
angels fan in seattle
Man, there's some irony for you. I protested your double-posting, but in doing so, double-posted myself. I'll go back under my rock now.
Career Safeco Record: 7-2
by .Taylor on Aug 27, 2009 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Actual real game here next season!
Maybe I’ll dye my Jake Plummer beard orange and blue!
by appleshampoo on Aug 27, 2009 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
That is, assuming they continue with the scheduling algorithm they started in 2002
I guess the 2010 schedule isn’t actually set yet.
by appleshampoo on Aug 27, 2009 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
He sucks.
Tons of talent, terrible decision-making, terrible leadership.
Basically Jeff George
Go Nova
I don't think you can say he sucks yet.
But I think his career stands a good chance of imploding.
by appleshampoo on Aug 30, 2009 2:41 AM PDT up reply actions
No Jay Cutler for me, but I wouldn't turn a shunned Tavaris Jackson away at this point in Hasselbeck's career.
Illegible
Weren't his 2008 stats almost identical to those of Eli Manning?
Under a good coaching staff who care, he might be pretty good.
Illegible
Tavaris has no idea what he is doing.
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by Scruffy Lefty on Aug 31, 2009 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
You're missing the most important question.
So I ask: If Brett Favre were a woman … would you date her?
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
holy shit
Mariners Revolution is back!!!
http://pedrocalderon.wordpress.com/
Don’t troll too hard or it will go away
After all ....
“Zduriencik has benefited from the M’s being outscored 43-10 in the last four games; as crazy as it sounds it’s true. Being 7.5 games behind the Angels, Jack has ample excuse now for selling parts at the deadline. Jack even has a fair amount of apologists surfacing in local blogs blaming Bill Bavasi for the current nosedive.
I predict this will be a regurgitated common excuse the rest of the season in an attempt to pardon Zduriencik for allowing Raul Ibanez to walk in an effort to improve left field defense. Endy Chavez was a failure as predicted and Franklin Gutierrez in center field was a pleasant surprise. However, I should point out the M’s are headed to disaster next year as a result of the inability to score runs."
That was a different year.
The same Garth who retired earlier in the year on account of sucking.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/
by JY on Aug 27, 2009 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
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¡Bienvenido!
I started analyzing the Seattle Mariners back in 2004 creating the blog "Mariners Revolution." I warned fans Bill Bavasi was an incompetent General Manager who would destroy the Seattle Mariners franchise by mortgaging the farm system. Fans, media, and local blogs, became apologists for what became one the worst reigns of terror by a general manager in M’s history.
I believe Sabermetrics are flawed tools that should not be used for the majority of player evaluations. Furthermore, I have decided to return for 2009 and add my voice from a scouting perspective among a sabermetrics elitist community that has taken over control of the Seattle news media and blogosphere.
Enjoy!
But think of all you can learn!
“Ichiro was Dr. Jeckle-and-Mr. Hyde, in center field by misreading deep flyballs one moment, then climbing the wall like Spiderman the next play. Suzuki can still flash amazing plays the average right fielder can’t, and he also takes plays off alienating his teammates.
Being a pure singles hitter makes Ichiro the weakest corner infielder in the game today as far as power and driving in runs goes. Due to Mr. Yamauchi’s favoritism towards Ichiro, Suzuki will likely be the team’s right fielder until 2012."
Oh, like on talk radio you'd learn that someone feels ...
“Look, I loved the original signing of Beltre, but I won’t put my head in the sand like other bloggers and say unequivocally Beltre earned the $64 million over five years. Beltre made more in salary than elite third bagger Miguel Cabrera, and only $2 million less than Aramis Ramirez, in 2008.”
Oh even more love.
Another strategic move, would be sending Wladimir Balentien down to Tacoma risking waivers. Waldimir playing everyday center field as competition down the road makes sense. I firmly believe Balentien can be an impact bat, unfortunately he is taking a snail pace to development and may end up being a star outside the organization.
You got slurved!
I for one welcome our sexy* moderating overlords.
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The additions of Gutierrez, Chavez, Vargas, Branyan, and Griffey, have NOT changed the direction this team is headed; and that’s another losing season.
God my brain hurts after reading 1.5 posts.
Who is this guy? I guess when you get no comments, it means no one is reading you, or everyone who is thinks you are stupid.
by appleshampoo on Aug 27, 2009 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, screw semenmetrics
Career Safeco Record: 7-2
by .Taylor on Aug 27, 2009 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
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However, Jack Zduriencik likely became exhausted entertaining daily questions by one reporter on why Betancourt was still with the organization and not with the Pirates (which was erroneously speculated by Baker early on). Manager Don Wakamatsu early on favored Ronny Cedeno for his bunting skills, and the rest became history.
Yes, it definitely became obvious that Baker made it all up for fun and the Mariners at no time discussed middle infielders with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
.
There is just no way Dustin Ackley is a better talent than Tyler Matzek and Shelby Miller.
This thing is a gold mine.
I'm dumbfounded.
Behind door #1-
Jack’s skill in overlooking traditional body types makes him a better scout. For example, a talent finder like Jack would have likely drafted Tim Lincecum over Brandon Morrow unless a better high school arm was available. Zduriencik demonstrated this strength when he drafted Prince Fielder and his heavy frame and big bat.
And behind door #2?
Who did McNamara pass on for the wiry average infielder?…Lefty power bat, Zachary Heathcott, selected at #29 by the Yankees. Heathcott can throw 95 mph with a plus arm, plus speed, plus power to all fields, a five-tool player.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Oh, dear.
By January, he is already worrying about Zdureincik
and of course, “The infamous M’s blogosphere.” They were the ones who “applauded the Pokey Reese signing, and have continued to support signing veteran stop-gap players.”
Remember, this is the guy who thought Bill Bavasi was a sabermetrician
because of a throwaway line in a Pravda article that said something along the lines of “Bill Bavasi lost his job because he was too focused on player stats (RBIs, runs, wins).”
He's still harping on Pokey Reese?
The guy made one million and never played a game. There were bigger problems there, but the idea wasn’t a bad one.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/
by JY on Aug 27, 2009 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
HAHAHAHAhA!
Some scouts rated Dustin Ackley’s power a five (2 to 8 scale) which is about 15 home runs a year. Dustin has plus speed with only an average arm and average defense relying on speed to get to balls in center field. How many league MVP’s hit 15 home runs a season?
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Obviously he needs to have 17 to be a league MVP
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Dude just doesn't like CFs that play defense
Franklin isn’t flawless, but he is an outstanding defender and one of the top defensive center fielders in the game. However, his bat is far below league average negating his defensive skills on a daily basis. And, despite hitting a 400+ foot home run in Tuesday night’s game; Franklin hasn’t progressed this year.
While the biased Seattle Media (Geoff Baker and Larry Stone) will give Franklin Gutierrez a free pass for not being an impact hitter in order to support their sabermetric agenda; Gutierrez gets no immunity idol.
…
really can’t stress enough how poorly Zduriencik missed the mark on Franklin and completely overlooked Michael Saunders in his own backyard. This is why all GM’s are not created equal. Jack can still fix this mistake if he calls up Saunders to play center field as he can’t ignore a seasoned center fielder hitting .359 and .628 Slugging Percentage.
Saunders is an offensive center fielder. He has power, a lefty-bat, and impact bat that can hit for high average. I could care less if his defense is a drop-off from Gutierrez. The M’s are close to last place because Zduriencik focused on defense over offense in order to appease the elitist sabermetric fan base.
Immunity idol?
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by JY on Aug 27, 2009 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Being on a boat means that you got voted off the island.
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In addition, the manager has made no hesitation in moving Franklin down in the order despite being the centerpiece of a 12-player mega deal this off-season. That takes guts. If the benching of Franklin continues, the offense will produce more with Balentien in left and Endy in centerfield.
It's like he's randomly stringing sentences together. An incoherant patchwork of fail.
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by .Taylor on Aug 27, 2009 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
This is not
On a team starving for offensive production, Betancourt has been saving grace and a favorite target for an insatiable sometimes neurotic fan base.
To be fair,
if we could have gotten both
Tyler Matzek and Shelby Millerfor the slot, I’d probably go for it.
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I assumed he was talking about Baron or something.
Anyone who thinks Ackley was a bad pick at #2 is obviously a professional troll.
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 27, 2009 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounds like a great opportunity for DOV to have a group blog.
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Isn't this the blogger that changed their name at one point?
I think it was you, or someone on here anyway, put up a history of some of the failed M’s blogs. There was a guy that changed his name, I think.
I believe he's gone by Logan and Resin Isn't Cheating
Didn’t he have his own prospect handbook at one point?
Yes.
Brian LaHair was the M’s top prospect.
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by JY on Aug 27, 2009 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
So do I.
It’s better than that one minor league site that ranked Tanner Watson as one of the top 200 prospects in all of baseball.
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by JY on Aug 27, 2009 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
And Russell Branyan is blocking him!
Grade: D
Positives: Signed to 1-year deal, performance bonus kicks in at 200 plate appearances; provides an excuse to pull the plug on the Branyan experiment if he fails miserably at the plate in April.
Negatives: Branyan takes an opportunity away from a healthy Bryan LaHair who struggled to hit for power last season after battling a hernia.
Even if LaHair performs well in spring, Branyan will be given several chances to get out of a 162 game slump.
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Oh, shit, that's him?
He makes an ass of himself on Baker’s blog all the time.
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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 27, 2009 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously, it appears that every opinion is based on looking at USSM or LL, then writing the exact opposite.
I’m convinced it’s Bill Krueger.
No he's the guy whp was lamed by Churchill a few years ago
and (I think) USSM before that.
I think he’s just very very retarded and bitter. Usually trolls seek an audience and this guy doesn’t appear to be doing that.
I doubt it
Logan’s been around for a while
by Graham MacAree on Aug 28, 2009 8:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Professional, elaborate troll did come to mind.
I really want a bunch of people to start commenting and arguing, but really seeing all of the posts with no comments just makes him seem less relevant.
by appleshampoo on Aug 27, 2009 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Fans love to hate Yuni
"Yuniesky Betancourt has 21 hits in 21 games hitting .292 in that span and second on the team in RBI’s. Betancourt has more hits and runs batted in than $12 million dollar Adrian Beltre and $17 million dollar Ichiro Suzuki considered the team’s two best hitters. Yuniesky makes $2 million in comparison. "
I love this bit.
The Washburn Trade
Landing two minor league prospects for a veteran left-handed starter; who is tied for the second best ERA in the American League after 20 starts, is unacceptable and makes the team worse in 2010
.I’d strongly argue the M’s were better off extending Washburn who is a polished #3 starter at this stage of his career (as a result of a newly developed breaking ball). The problem with extending Washburn’s contract? Scott Boras is a money shark. Proponents of dealing Washburn claim the M’s now can sign Jarrod as a free agent. This is a pipe dream. The best chance the M’s had in not paying an obscene amount of money was to extend his contract, not in the winter when the demand for Jarrod includes 30 other MLB clubs.
Lucas French has five, that’s right you can count his starts on one hand. His mechanics are far from polished and his stuff is very ordinary. It’s true there’s an advantage of being a lefty starter at Safeco, but French projects as a #5 starter, hardly the same production the M’s would have gotten out of Washburn. Still, there’s a minor chance French evolves into a young Moyer/Washburn and refines his breaking ball becoming a #4 starter.
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Hmmm...
“The second prospect landed was Mauricio Robles; projects as a reliever, and that fact alone depreciates his value the moment he steps out of the car lot.”
So he had value as a reliever before he was traded but now that we have him (starting), he doesn’t, because he’s a reliever?
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by JY on Aug 27, 2009 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
That's one type of flowchart.
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by Faux on Aug 27, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
No, wait. New Hampshire.
http://www.eagletribune.com/punewsnh/local_story_031093859
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by .Taylor on Aug 27, 2009 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Boo
Your request to URL “http://www.eagletribune.com/punewsnh/local_story_031093859” has been blocked by the Webwasher Real-Time Classifier. The page was classified as sexual, erotic or adult content (70% probability overall)
Strange. It's just an article from a newspaper.
Career Safeco Record: 7-2
by .Taylor on Aug 27, 2009 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, I guess that doesn't mean much. The Seattle Times did one on 4Chan once.
Career Safeco Record: 7-2
by .Taylor on Aug 27, 2009 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
My favorite:
I know the delusional saberheads out there will tell you Gutierrez is worth several wins, hit points, and bunch of other fun Dungeons and Dragons math formulas.
In conclusion:

FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS!
It hasn't been updated in like 28 days though :(
by Graham MacAree on Aug 28, 2009 8:36 AM PDT up reply actions
That's because he has the Times comments to sustain him ...
in an animated back & forth between Geoff & the commenters about admitting they are out of the wild card, PC tossed in the oh-so-relevent: “The U.S.S. boot lickers should show the same Geoff outrage towards Dave Cameron. Cameron changes his position a million times during the course of the season and is equally elitist in his views (see: condescending Jose Lopez article). The king of condescending, Derek Zumsteg, is no better.”
In former Mariner news.
The Cubs have placed Aaron Heilman(and Rich Harden) on waivers.
FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS!
HARDEN HARDEN HARDEN!!!
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It seems that the internet filters at my work get overloaded if you brute force it and refresh like a billion times
I AM THE GREATEST THAT EVER LIVED.
angels fan in seattle
by Eyebrows on Aug 27, 2009 3:55 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
You are my hero.
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by JY on Aug 27, 2009 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
GREAT NEWS EVERYONE!
The folks on USSM are debating situational hitting, and came to a startling conclusion!
DMZ his argument is actually right technically.
"Some guys just hit better when there is an RBI opportunity. I don’t know if it is because they are more focused or some other reason but it is the case with some players."
A majority of players hit better with runners in scoring position, and that would qualify as "some". Including most of the guys classified as clutch hitters. Therefore, clutch hitters must exist…like Santa Claus and the happy ending
The existence of situational hitting proves the existence of Santa!
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by .Taylor on Aug 27, 2009 4:21 PM PDT reply actions
So how bad should I expect the picture on an HDTV to look if I am connecting it to cable via a coaxial cable?
A lot better.
If your TV has a QAM tuner you might be able to find some free HD channels.
NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!
by Scruffy Lefty on Aug 27, 2009 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
We're going to get an HD tuner eventually obviously, but we have to wait until I am absolutely positive that Broadstripe is our only option.
I’m mainly hoping that it won’t look so bad as to make my fiancee instantly think that we wasted $650.
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 27, 2009 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Now if you want to impress her with the image
do you have an upscaling DVD player handy? That and an HDTV can make just about any standard DVD look beautiful.
I never sprung for one because our TV sucks balls.
I’m getting a PS3 when the new cheap ones come out though, so that will be neat.
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 27, 2009 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Make sure you pick up Planet Earth on Blu-Ray.
That’s still one of the greatest things to watch in hi-def.
You will not regret making an exception for Planet Earth.
If there is one Blu-Ray purchase you ever make, that’s it.
It is more likely that I purchase it for the store and watch it for free whenever I want.
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 27, 2009 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Well that works as well.
But definitely worth the watch in hi-def.
Video store fail.
I know it’s an expensive road to go down with the Blu-Rays, but that’s a must have. Our store has a couple hundred BD’s and counting now and they do pretty well.
Your favorite meme is dead
No one rents the Blu-Ray at my store.
Out of everything we’ve bought, the most anything has rented has been Watchmen, which has rented three times. Because of the cost, stuff has to rent at least six times for us to break even on it.
Although looking at it now, Amazon has the whole thing for $35. That’s ten bucks more than we spend on Criterion DVDs that we don’t expect to ever pay for themselves.
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 28, 2009 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions
What kind of clientele does your store attract?
Is it an independent store with more hard-to-find stuff than you’d find at a chain store? If so, I can definitely understand how Blu-ray movies aren’t flying off the shelf. But I have to say, as someone who bought a shitload of DVDs over the years because they were $10 or $15, I’ve only purchased one Blu-ray disc. I pretty much rent exclusively, because they’re so expensive.
We're a fiercely indie store in Seattle most historically hippie neighborhood.
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 28, 2009 11:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I figured as much from the way you have talked about it.
I don’t know how Blu-ray rentals are doing in general, but if the rest of the world is like me, sales can’t be too hot. I’d much rather rent a move for a few bucks than spend $35 to own it. Particularly when I already own most of my favorite films on DVD. The only film I own both version of is The Dark Knight, and that’s because, as we’ve already discussed, the DVD quality was so fucking disgusting.
This is a confusing comment.
To be more clear: I would imagine consumers are more apt to rent a Blu-ray than buy it, so I can imagine Blu-ray rentals being a profitable business. (With certain exceptions, of course, including fiercely independent stores in hippie neighborhoods.) I think this is a bit of a break from the past seven years, when people seemed to buy every movie they liked.
But we’re definitely not yet at the point where Blu-ray is overtaking DVD in the general consumer’s living room.
It's actually the other way around.
People are fine with renting standard DVDs because the quality on an upconvert or Blu-Ray player is so damned good even with standard def DVDs. But if people are going to watch something over and over again (and I’m talking people who buy a lot of movies, not people who own a few of their favorites) they tend to want Blu-Ray.
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 29, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Okay this makes sense.
Working at a Hollywood Video on Mercer Island we get a lot people renting Blu Ray. Probably 15+ rented tonight just from me.
AND MAKE SURE ITS THE BBC VERSION!
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by Scruffy Lefty on Aug 28, 2009 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions
I have the HD DVD's :(
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by Scruffy Lefty on Aug 28, 2009 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions
I just hope my player doesn't die.
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by Scruffy Lefty on Aug 28, 2009 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm still watching Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back on Betamax.
by waldo rojas on Aug 28, 2009 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Dude, get in the modern age
get a Laserdisc. It’s awesome.
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Depends on the movies compression.
Newer DVD’s yes. Old ones not so much.
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by Scruffy Lefty on Aug 28, 2009 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions
No one should ever try to compress IMAX footage to DVD.
That is simply the best Blu Ray I’ve seen.
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by Scruffy Lefty on Aug 28, 2009 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Also, my sympathies for being stuck with Broadstripe
I /just/ got away from them earlier this year, they had the contract for my building for the longest time and they are without a doubt the worst cable company ever.
This is what I'm doing right now, and it's not bad.
I have to have Comcast come out and put in an HD box eventually, but for now, watching regular channels looks just fine on my HDTV.
So definitely a big upgrade in quality from CRT, yes?
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 27, 2009 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
and I imagine your TV has an QAM tuner in it
so you should be able to pick up the local high-def channels through Coax. It’s not quite as nice as digital through HDMI, but it’s still a drastic improvement over the CRT.
I don't.
I don’t have an HDTV yet either >:(
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 27, 2009 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
If you can wait till November, I may have a great deal.
I’ll be on the OR coast for a show, and we’ll have a few TV’s (along with other stuff) to sell for cheap (real cheap). And if you can come down and get it, it’d be even cheaper. Although shipping wouldn’t be nearly the hassle that it was when the SNOWPOCALYPSE hit for RC’s TV.
I guess I should extend that out to all the regulars. If you’re interested, get in touch with me via however, and I’ll get back to you when I know more.
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;)
And you didn’t even starve while snowbound!
I have to say I underestimated the hill you had. No wonder you were stuck/shit couldn’t get delivered.
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No one likes my hill. It sucks to drive up, it sucks to walk up. It sucks.
Add ice to the street and you’re boned.
I need a cheap HD converter box. Or better yet, a free wall-hanging LCD screen for my broke ass.
Illegible
Nope, sorry.
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If you can spring on a LED TV :)
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by Scruffy Lefty on Aug 28, 2009 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah that's not happening.
They’re so pretty though.
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 28, 2009 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Griffey!
Our third baseman is out after getting hit in the nuts. When he comes back next week, his first at-bat, his theme music is going to be the Nutcracker Suite.
Hey, JamMasterJesus, do you like football?
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 28, 2009 7:46 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Anybody ever had a concussion?
I had one yesterday. Turns out it’s not wacky fun like it looks like in the movies.
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I have but it wasn't very severe and I was a kid so I don't remember it too well.
I know it sucked though. Bike crash?
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 28, 2009 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Samesies.
I got hit in the head with a baseball when I was about 9. I do remember the nausea and drowsiness, though.
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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 28, 2009 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Hit and run as I rode, by a homeless guy on a bike with a trailer.
I don’t really remember specifics. But I hurt all over. Nothing’s broken though so that’s good. I am learning to love ibuprofen.
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You should sue him it the trailer looked nice enough
by Graham MacAree on Aug 28, 2009 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions
I have no recollection of anything, I'm just piecing it together from what a couple passersby told me
It happened at about 7.30 yesterday morning and I don’t really remember most of the day until about 2pm. And yet I managed to get myself the rest of the way to work, get changed, and do a little work. Which I am currently reviewing to make sure it was legible and coherent.
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I am pretty sure that I got one when I was 6 but I never went to the doctor to get it checked out.
by Robert on Aug 28, 2009 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
This explains...so much.
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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 28, 2009 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions
I've been doing that all morning.
I freaked my wife out pretty good last night because in the same breath I said “I’m fine” I apparently asked her the same question I’d asked 10 minutes before. And then did the same pattern again two or three more times.
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
Why did you post this four times?
by Graham MacAree on Aug 28, 2009 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
Perhaps this is a good time to forget which sports teams you support
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Aug 28, 2009 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I WILL NEVER FORGET BEING A PIRATES FAN AND I RESENT THE IMPLICATION THAT I WILL
oh wait.
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
It's not "wacky" fun, so much.
But the headaches I had for a couple months would have probably filled a masochist with glee.
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See, this is the thing I don't want to hear
But so far I’ve only got a pretty low-grade headache and it’s fading away now, so I’m hoping that in the next day or so that’ll clear up.
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
To be fair,
mine was a rather large concussion to the point where I had a hairline fracture in my skull and they had to drain. It was probably worse than most.
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I kept it PG!
Although when people say I have a big head, I can say it’s because my brain is (was) swollen. ;P
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Wow that's brutal
Looking at my bike helmet and the multiple cracks that go all the way through it, I can safely say that if I wasn’t wearing said helmet, my head would have also been fractured. So as much as I don’t normally preach, if you bike, ALWAYS WEAR A GODDAMNED HELMET.
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I'm constantly boggled by people who don't wear helmets.
Sure, it’s not the law in Clark County for adults, but it doesn’t take a genius to figure out that people are extremely fragile.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 28, 2009 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
That was a Big Wheel, and you fell off the ramp into a goddamned foam pit.
How many times must we go over this?
Illegible
by kevin_ess on Aug 28, 2009 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I had a horrible one once.
To this day I experience dizziness every once in a while, feeling completely like I did when it first happened YEARS ago.
Illegible
I have a guitar hero/Rock band question-
I’m told that the Rock Band 2 instruments are compatible with GHWT, but it’s not working for me. Is there a trick to it?
Honestly, they just worked for me.
But here’s a chart that could show you the problem.
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by Faux on Aug 28, 2009 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
That chart's really helpful
Since I just got Rock Band 2. Thanks!
Huh.
I didn’t have any problem with it when I played GHWT.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 28, 2009 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Here's what's going on...
I plug in all of the insruments (RB2) and then turn on GHWT. When I push the PS button on any of the instrumnets 2 red light come up in random position and none of the buttons work.
Oh, you've got a PS3. I haven't had any experience with that, but according to the chart it should work just fine.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 28, 2009 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah I guess I forgot to mention that
Everything I find on the interwebs says it should work just fine. I wonder if me being in Croatia has anything to so with it. I’ve run into similar problems in the past because I’m not in the US.
I regret that I am older than that show.
It started when I was a teenager and by that point I knew how to read, at least somewhat. I watched it a few times as an adult with my nephews and it’s really neat.
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
I didn't realize it was still going.
Reading Rainbow was my favorite show growing up.
But you don’t have to take my word for it.
/dun nuh DUN!
Uh oh!

FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS!
by Goose on Aug 28, 2009 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
Most unnecessary roll ever.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Aug 31, 2009 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Can't risk getting trapped in the engine room while those coolant leaks are happening.
FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS!
It's hard to imagine...
that the people who brought us this haven’t also referenced that as well…
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/
One game for all (both) the marbles!
By my calcs, this bet rides on tonight’s game:
Angels win – Robert is a mod.
Mariners win – Robert is a gelding.
Who needs post season baseball when we have Robert’s jewels to cheer for/against?

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