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so, if you don't want to venture outside in this glorious Summer weather ... coming soon to a theater:

The Trip wherein Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon tour Northern England

Submarine-- Richard Ayoade's film about a 15-year-old  who isn’t happy to see his mother dating

Green Lantern. So, where does Green rank-- just above The Submariner?

The swell season-- a docu follow-on to Once, with Hansard and Irglova. Hmm.

If you can't even get off the couch, Mike Hale at the NY Times tells us [their opinion] about these fine upcoming shows:


FALLING SKIES (TNT, June 19) Steven Spielberg’s name is on this new science-fiction series, starring Noah Wyle, about the survivors of an alien invasion. Of course Steven Spielberg’s name has also been on “Pinky and the Brain” and “SeaQuest DSV.”

TORCHWOOD (Starz, July 8) For its 10-episode fourth season, this “Doctor Who” spinoff moves to Starz from BBC America. It also moves the scene of its action from Wales to America, in a story arc that begins with the end of death: people stop dying, although they don’t stop aging, or being gruesomely disfigured in traffic accidents and fires. The alien-fighting Torchwood Institute has been disbanded after the tragic events of Season 3, but when duty calls.... Mekhi Phifer, Bill Pullman and Lauren Ambrose join the cast, alongside the holdovers John Barrowman, Eve Myles and Kai Owen.

ALPHAS (Syfy, July 11) Yet another prime-time superhero show, this time about a five-person team under the supervision of a benevolent scientist (David Strathairn).

ZEN (PBS, July 17) Rufus Sewell, last seen building cathedrals in the medieval mini-series “Pillars of the Earth,” plays a detective named Aurelio Zen  in three BBC mysteries based on novels by Michael Dibdin and shot in Rome. It’s the only new addition to the “Masterpiece Mystery” lineup on PBS this season.

THE HOUR (BBC America, Aug. 17) This six-part thriller starring Dominic West (“The Wire”) and Romola Garai is set against the glamorous backdrop of the BBC newsroom in the 1950s.

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Is that another lawn dart??!?!?

Only it looks like maybe he tried to hold up on the throw and the ball slipped out, unlike the traditional lawn dart where Ibanez fired it as hard as possible straight into the turf.

by HititHere on Jun 20, 2011 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions  

That was the most schizoid performance I've seen from them yet

Both sublime and ridiculous in the same game. Had you told me before the game it would end in a 3-3 draw, I gladly would have taken it, but it still feels like two points dropped.

by pdb on Jun 20, 2011 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions  

The tying goal was given up to a side with 10 men four minutes into stoppage time on a handball penalty after the Timbers had missed a penalty earlier.

This was one of the most painful non-wins I’ve ever watched. That solitary point is no consolation.

Also, Rodney Wallace is awful awful awful awful awful.

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by thehemogoblin on Jun 20, 2011 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions  

Several thoughts on TV

-Louie (starring Louis C.K. who is amazing and makes me happy) comes back on the 23rd. Wilfred, the dog appearing to be a human show starring Elijah Wood, comes on before it. I think FX has the most consistently awesome original shows, at least over the past few years. Wilfred may be too weird for me.
-Hey everyone: was Falling Skies any good?
-Game of Thrones is over. Without any spoilers, I have to say I was bummed by the lack of action in the finale. It did fine wrapping up of last week’s surprises. I guess I should care more about the last couple minutes, but I’m worried about it sapping their special effects budget for the next year. I want more, so I’m not complaining too much.
-Futurama’s coming back soon, also. I missed most of the last season on Comedy Central, but the network’s airing it at random times.
-Childrens Hospital is also airing new episodes. Some of them are online.
-I love Friday Night Lights, but they’re in the middle of the season (at least on NBC) where everyone, especially Vince, is behaving like such a jerk that they’re unlikable. As long as Coach and Tammy have a couple scenes each episode, I’m okay. I was a bit bummed that the rematch with Dillon last week didn’t feature J.T. McCoy (Dillon had a black quarterback).
-Breaking Bad is back soon, as well.
-What else is on?

by yuniform on Jun 20, 2011 9:49 AM PDT reply actions  

I actually like the East Dillon stuff--it gets into some of the racial aspects that the book and movie dealt with more than the TV show.

I also liked seeing the Lions lose, which is making the success of this season a bit harder. Another thing I enjoyed from this week’s episode is that the scoreboard showed the proper score after a touchdown—it didn’t immediately include the extra point, as has happened in previous episodes.

by yuniform on Jun 20, 2011 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions  

I could not disagree more, season 4 took an already great show to a new level.

Nothing better than making nearly everything in a characters life shit the bed and slowly build them back up.

by sanford_and_son on Jun 20, 2011 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions  

Season 4 of Friday Night Lights was one of the best I've ever seen

I’ve seen a lot of television try to create emotion within the viewer – most times it fails. I can’t watch Thanksgiving without feeling for everything the Taylors are going through – and best yet, relating it to life in such an honest manner.

Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton were so good at what they did, but it ended at the right time. Just as with The Wire, five seasons feels like it’s enough for a quality show of that nature to run its course. Of course, one was much more ‘intense’ than the other, but they both were bluntly and refreshingly real in their own way

by cwel87 on Jun 20, 2011 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yup.

Also, the episode about Saracen’s dad made me cry like a beaten stepchild. Such a bummer. They really put that character through a lot over the course of the show.

by sanford_and_son on Jun 20, 2011 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm shocked Louie is back

that show is great but I can’t imagine its terribly popular. It’s a hard show to watch sometimes.

by Bearskin Rugburn on Jun 20, 2011 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions  

The weird thing is that I feel like Louie C.K. is kind of yesterday's news.

He was really hot a few years ago, but then in the past few months I hear random people talking about him like he’s something new. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy his stuff. But he’s not a brand new shooting star on the comedy scene.

Sobriety is starting to feel normal.

by Thingray on Jun 20, 2011 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions  

Louis CK has been considered hilarious for years but I think the critical success of Louie, and the news that it is almost 100% his brainchild, has sent him to another level nationally.

As well as his appearances on Parks and Rec might have helped and his stand-up being so good and on a bigger scale.

Louis CK has always been one of the funniest people alive, but I think more people are realizing that today. I personally think he’s the best comedian today and if you read interviews with him, he just seems like he’s on another level than most of us.

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by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 20, 2011 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, I'd imagine he'd get more praise for being involved in Louie and P&R than Pootie Tang.

He’s been around a long time, but he seems to churn out comedy specials at a ridiculous rate. I think “Hilarious” came out in between seasons of Louie.

by yuniform on Jun 20, 2011 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions  

After almost every episode I watched, I still could not believe it was an actual show being shown on actual cable.

That someone had the balls to approve of it and allow it be shown. It’s so unbelievably fucking weird and anti-comedy at times.

I mean, I love it and I’m a huge fan of Louis CK, but that first season had me just jaw dropped at the audacity of some of the bits, namely the stuff with his mom deciding she was a lesbian and the painfully serious catholic school episode with creepy ass Tom Noonan. That shit was like a horror movie.

by sanford_and_son on Jun 20, 2011 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions  

Some of the episodes ARE downright creepy.

But that’s the beauty of being on FX instead of Fox or NBC or something.

Sobriety is starting to feel normal.

by Thingray on Jun 20, 2011 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions  

I feel like I'm the only person that doesn't find that show amazing.

It probably doesn’t help that every time I go to watch it I seem to catch the same episode.

by Eyeball Kid on Jun 20, 2011 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions  

Wait ... you yanks know about The Inbetweeners?!

This is as surprising as when someone here mentioned Simply Red.

by EnglishMariner on Jun 21, 2011 6:41 AM PDT up reply actions  

Indeed

BBC America has been airing episodes about a year behind – one of my favorite shows on television. In fact we named our trivia night team Bus Wankers.

Big fan of most Mitchell and Webb stuff as well.

by ThomasG on Jun 21, 2011 7:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

Michell and Webb was created after the success of their comedy, Peep Show

If you enjoy that (I like the humor, the laugh track kills me), I’d definitely suggest the latter for your viewing entertainment.

by cwel87 on Jun 21, 2011 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

Stick with FNL, the rest of the season gets awesome and the finale will make you weep like a baby

I was bummed about no McCoy rematch too, but I was also glad that the Dillon/East Dillon thing wasn’t the focus of this season. One of the things I find funny about FNL is how fast Dillon High went from awesome to shitheel, and I’m glad they didn’t run that into the ground.

by pdb on Jun 20, 2011 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions  

The second series of "Luther" started last week and it's been a while since I've enjoyed a BBC crime drama that much.

I’ve clearly missed a lot of stuff by not seeing the first series but they did a good job getting newcomers more or less up to speed. Hopefully it won’t hamper my enjoyment of the rest of the series too much as I’m waiting fot the box-set to come out next month rather than buy series one to catch up.

by Eyeball Kid on Jun 20, 2011 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions  

Fuuuuuuck, I can't WAIT to see the second series.

The first season of Luther is one of my favorite bits of television ever. Huge man-crush on Idris Elba.

by sanford_and_son on Jun 20, 2011 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions  

For Masterpiece Mystery nerds, 3 new episodes of Hercule Poirot with the awesome David Suchet!

“Three act tragedy” aired last night. “The Clocks” is next week and “Hallowe’en” is 4th of July weekend.

by wazzu93 on Jun 20, 2011 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yep.

Though I think part of that is also the progression of the book character. I read an interview with him where he remarked that Agatha later started showing the more human side of him; as in revealing his growing loneliness even as he is still a steadfast bachelor.

by wazzu93 on Jun 20, 2011 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm not so much disappointed by it as very, very confused by it

I get what he’s going for, but since I’m not privy to the inner workings of his brain, I don’t always have the road map, and that makes it hard to get into sometimes.

by pdb on Jun 20, 2011 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions  

I only saw about five minutes of it,

and I have no idea what it’s supposed to be. It thoroughly confused me, and I changed the channel.

Sobriety is starting to feel normal.

by Thingray on Jun 20, 2011 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions  

When I saw the previews, I thought it was supposed to be a parody of the parody newshows like The Daily Show.

But, after watching two episodes, I don’t get it. Is it supposed to be a sketch show based off a newsprogram? If so, it’s not very funny.

by ThomasG on Jun 20, 2011 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, the concept isn't that great.

The border bit with Matt Walsh was kinda funny, but way too long.

by yuniform on Jun 20, 2011 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions  

It's supposed to be lampooning the self-seriousness of all those long-form news magazines

and I get that bit, but he’s so many levels into his own meta-jokes sometimes that it’s impossible to follow along.

by pdb on Jun 20, 2011 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions  

Are we saying that Pinky and the Brain was a bad show?

I haven’t seen it in a long time, but it was always iconic to me.

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by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 20, 2011 10:14 AM PDT reply actions  

No, we aren't.

some guy at the NYT might be …

by msb on Jun 20, 2011 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

Just in case you haven't heard, R.I.P. to Ryan Dunn of Jackass.

Isn’t it weird when you don’t think of a celebrity that often, then you see them on TV and then something like this happens?

I like the Jackass movies, I think Dunn was funny but hadn’t seen or thought of him since Jackass 3D. Then I saw him and Steve-O on Minute to Win It on Friday (It was a rerun) Then he died early this morning in a car accident.

You figure the Jackass guys are always putting themselves in danger, but this is really sad. I feel bad for his family and the other Jackass guys.

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by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 20, 2011 10:27 AM PDT reply actions  

That is sad.

I never thought of those guys as hillarious, but I did enjoy watching themselves do things that I would think but never do. And to see a group of regular guys get rich and famous for just being regular guys (to a degree) was pretty awesome.

by d0nkey on Jun 20, 2011 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions  

It's pretty sad. It must be eye-opening to all those guys to realize, in their 30s, that they really ARE mortal.

Apparently he tweeted a picture only a few hours before the crash. Those kinds of things make it even more sad to me…you can see exactly what he was doing and how he was enjoying his life mere hours before his tragic demise.

RIP Ryan.

by HititHere on Jun 20, 2011 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions  

A photo of him drinking at a bar, and he was driving his porsche at a reported 110 MPH.

Yeah, you guys are as mortal as the rest of us.

Still, very sad.

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by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 20, 2011 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions  

There's just. No. Point.

110 MPH?

People have such a great lack of awareness about their actions and the potential resulting consequences. It’s a shame because it’s just so easily preventable.

Common sense needs to be rediscovered by people.

by cwel87 on Jun 20, 2011 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

I did stuff like that when I was late teens, early twenties.

By the time I was thirty I had mellowed a bit. 110 kind of seems like asking for it.

Sobriety is starting to feel normal.

by Thingray on Jun 20, 2011 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

His friend said he had 3 shots and 3 beers over 4 hours and wasn't drunk.

Another person in the bar said he was wasted. We’ll see what the autopsy says. Either way, driving 110 and crashing, he clearly did something wrong.

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by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 20, 2011 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions  

Six drinks in four hours would make you legally drunk in most cases.

But he shouldn’t have been lit up. Still, I wouldn’t recommend getting buzzed, then driving 110mph.

Sobriety is starting to feel normal.

by Thingray on Jun 20, 2011 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions  

The pacing matters quite a bit when you're talking about that much booze, too.

If he had 2 beers in the first 2 hours, then the last 2 hours had a beer while taking 3 shots of Smirnoff 100, he could be pretty lit when he started driving.

He’s also not a very big guy, only 5’9".

I guess this is all speculation. I just know that an average joe shouldn’t be having 6 drinks and getting behind the wheel in the same evening.

by HititHere on Jun 20, 2011 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

Not justifying it, and not knowing the whole story, just speculation:

These are the Jackass guys. I imagine they have had a lot of booze in their lifetime. No matter what, driving 110 is never safe.

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by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 20, 2011 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions  

This is true. There are lots of factors though, too many for us to really judge.

Including the fact that this is all just hearsay from his buddy.

Who knows? Either way I really enjoyed him. Rest in peace.

by HititHere on Jun 20, 2011 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

When someone does something so reprehensibly stupid it's hard for me to feel sorry for them.

I do feel for his family though. It’s sad that it happened, but doing that to yourself is really dumb and he personally won’t get much sympathy from me.

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by perfectstrat on Jun 20, 2011 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions   3 recs

I took the roundabout way of saying this

People who take pointless risks such as these run the chance of killing themselves or, worse yet, others.

And it’s done pretty much exclusively through ignorance and stupidity. No one who is intelligent and self-aware is going to get in their car and say, ’Tonight’s the night I drive 110!’

I can’t bring myself to feel sorry for him. But it’s still a shame.

by cwel87 on Jun 20, 2011 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

Well we already know that he had a passenger and that person is dead too.

He clearly did a bad thing. I feel sad for them both, but understand that Dunn has brought this upon himself and now his family and friends have to grieve for him over a senseless act.

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by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 20, 2011 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

It's a shame; I always thought Dunn was the best part about Jackass.

His ability to deadpan an obviously absurd situation made the stunts even more enjoyable.

by ThomasG on Jun 20, 2011 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions  

I never watched Jackass.

So I don’t know who he is. But this is really terrible. :(

by royalcurve on Jun 20, 2011 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions  

Michael Bay cuts a damn good trailer

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by bluemax on Jun 20, 2011 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Probably because the TF movie trailers mostly show the robots

and not all the boring human stuff.

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Jun 20, 2011 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

If it was 2 hours of explosions Id be okay

Its all the boring stuff between explosions.

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Jun 20, 2011 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions  

I saw BM last week, and thought it was pretty good.

Been a few years since I saw a movie that I really thought was hilarious, though. BM didn’t quite get there for me.

by HititHere on Jun 20, 2011 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions  

Baker just completely fell off the wagon for me once he was using comparisons to justify not voting for Edgar

Ever since then, I’ve paid no attention to his columns – and I’ve had no reason to.

by cwel87 on Jun 20, 2011 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm sorry to ask you to link to Baker, but do you have a link to that article?

I’ve always wondered what Baker’s beef was.

"Satisfaction is the enemy of success." SanFranPreps

by perfectstrat on Jun 20, 2011 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions  

Petty and childish, mostly

I’m so glad he gets paid to voice his opinion to a well-sized audience.

by cwel87 on Jun 20, 2011 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

I couldn't make it half way...

He actually comes across as whiny there. I would have thought it impossible to whine via electronic written media.

I would be wrong.

by TJDirk on Jun 21, 2011 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions  

It was within a few days.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Jun 21, 2011 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

True.

But in the time since he posted it he has had plenty of opportunity to, if not outright apologize, at least say something like "Hey guys,it was all meant in jest. Sorry if it offended you ".

 If I have missed a post with that intention, the mistake is on me. But even if he has, I’m still not going to go to his blog or click on any of his work on the times site. There are much better writers to read. (Yourself included)

by ToddK on Jun 21, 2011 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

He talked with Dave eventually and they were see sitting next to each other at the winter meetings.

The link has never gone up, or has gone up and then down again, I don’t know.

And thank you. I have my weird little niche and work it like the dickens.

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by JY on Jun 22, 2011 1:28 AM PDT up reply actions  

Jesus I forgot how bad this was

Is it possible to write something more sophomoric and petty?

by wyte_lightning on Jun 21, 2011 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

I thought Stone's piece on watching from the stand was really interesting.

Kind of shows you how disconnected they can get just being in the press box.

Sobriety is starting to feel normal.

by Thingray on Jun 20, 2011 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions  

Brewer kind of lost me on the grandpa thing though.

First it sounds like his wife is older than he is, then it sounds like she’s much younger, but old enough to be a nurse and I’m confused so I’ll stop typing.

Sobriety is starting to feel normal.

by Thingray on Jun 20, 2011 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions  

Okay, I see it now.

Gloria (his wife) brought her daughter (Erica) to the game, and Olivo gave the daughter the autograph. Then Olivo saw Gloria later (as the nurse) when he was getting his nose fixed.

I get it, I get it.

Sobriety is starting to feel normal.

by Thingray on Jun 20, 2011 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions  

I've been covering the Single-A Eugene Emeralds for the last weekend (and plan to all summer), and I haven't been watching from the press box.

I find it’s more enjoyable to hang out and keep a scorecard while watching the game from the concourse. (It doesn’t help that the press box at PK Park is really sterilized.) The only games I’m going to watch from the press box are the ones that a coworker and I are going to be covering at the same time. Other than that, I plan on taking all of them in from the fans’ level.

I only go into the press box to grab a lineup before the game and a box score after. (And food. Journalists love free food.)

I write for Stumptown Footy, SB Nation's Portland Timbers blog.

by thehemogoblin on Jun 20, 2011 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions  

PK Park is Oregon's baseball field and the Emeralds pay rent to use it.

As such, there’s not bathrooms within the press box. But the ones right behind it are always empty because you have to go up a flight of stairs to get there from the concourse. (The bathroom was a perk when I decided to gash open my leg Friday night, but that’s the price I pay for commuting by bike.)

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by thehemogoblin on Jun 20, 2011 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

Curb season 8 premieres 3 weeks from yesterday.

True Blood premieres on Sunday and I wasn’t very impressed by season 3 (or season 2 for that matter)

Step it up True Blood because I am too involved now to ever stop watching.

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by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 20, 2011 11:20 AM PDT reply actions  

Okay, so Felix is pitching this Friday against the Marlins....which means he'll be batting, too, since it's a Marlins home game thanks to Bono or something...

A few questions to the general OT crowd:

1) Holy shit, how awesome will this be?

2) Are you going?

3) I want to sit in the King’s Court section for this game, but I can’t seem to find it due to the tickets for this game being sold by the Marlins. Thoughts?

by sanford_and_son on Jun 20, 2011 12:01 PM PDT reply actions  

Oh wait, other teams have Felixes but their Felixes suck

Like Felix Pie, which sounds like something our Felix would order from Shari’s.

by HititHere on Jun 20, 2011 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Manny Ramirez had Mannywood in LA.

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by Faux on Jun 20, 2011 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

Was it truly a dedicated section,

or is it more like “Area 51” for Ichiro (also simply known as right field)?

Sobriety is starting to feel normal.

by Thingray on Jun 20, 2011 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

It was like Mauer's (Something) and Cuddyer's Corner, etc.

For Mannywood, I could swear there were promotions. Twins, I dunno.

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by Faux on Jun 20, 2011 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

Mannywood was a dedicated section

they had ticket specials, and tshirts and probably a few other promotions.

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by bluemax on Jun 20, 2011 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

Seems like a no-brainer thing to do with franchise stars

I think I like it better with a pitcher because people will get more excited since he only pitches once every five days. And also FELIX!

by d0nkey on Jun 20, 2011 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

I plan on sitting in the King's Court, although I have to wait until this evening to buy my tickets

Unless somebody knows of a way to use an M’s Team Shop gift card to buy tickets online

by tootthekazoo on Jun 20, 2011 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

That's what I'm doing

I had 2 seats picked out last night and everything but remembered that I have a $25 gift card but I couldn’t find a spot to use it on the Ticketmaster site. Hopefully there are still plenty of seats available because I’ll be pissed otherwise

by tootthekazoo on Jun 20, 2011 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

Century Link Field.

or as Scott Sistek notes, the CLink.

by msb on Jun 20, 2011 12:11 PM PDT reply actions  

More from Sistek

“Now that the Qwest rename is done, Seattle sports arenas are now the Key, the Safe and the CLink. #whatarewesaying

by msb on Jun 20, 2011 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

I've always hated hearing it called "The Safe".

Safeco is only two syllables and is even more instantly recognizeable.

by Eyebrows on Jun 20, 2011 12:28 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions  

I don't think it is a shortening of the name so much as using a word that isn't an insurance company

The Safe says something about the field, makes it sound a bit tough. Safeco makes me think of doing paperwork.

by Bearskin Rugburn on Jun 20, 2011 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ah, I guess that makes sense.

Not being from the NW originally I heard Safeco for the first time in the context of Safeco field, so I associate it with baseball more than insurance.

by Eyebrows on Jun 20, 2011 2:41 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions  

I despise naming stadiums after faceless corporate entities.

Their names are almost always completely bland and without character.

How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?

by JAH on Jun 20, 2011 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm confused. Are those counter examples about non-corporate naming?

How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?

by JAH on Jun 20, 2011 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

The first two are.

Great American Insurance and the name of the former owner of the Cubs, who is the gum mogul.

by Mariner John on Jun 20, 2011 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

Great American and Wrigley are both corporate names.

The last was a joke about the Yankees being a giant corporate monolith, the evil empire.

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by harkening on Jun 20, 2011 11:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

In short, I don't really have an issue with corporate names because over time they become part of the character of a stadium.

And also because they help cover expenses instead of taxpayers and/or fans. [the rest of this post redacted – ZOMG NO POLITICS!]

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by harkening on Jun 21, 2011 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'd agree that over time they become part of the stadiums character, which makes them bearable.

I knew Wrigley was after the gum guy, and I couldn’t think of another name for that stadium. But it’s become common for stadiums to change their names as corporate naming rights expire, and having a cavalcade of shitty corporate names rubs me the wrong way even if they do help finance the sports I enjoy. I’d have much less problems with it if some of these lamer names just stayed and didn’t switch over when a new company takes over.

How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?

by JAH on Jun 21, 2011 12:46 AM PDT up reply actions  

I couldn't agree with you more. I hated the name Safeco field for probably 2 years.

When it gets bought out and renamed to Taco Del Mar Park I’m going to be pissed as hell.

I didn’t like Qwest as a name either (my mom worked at Qwest for 30 years so I was biased to begin with) but now I like it.

There is definitely a huge transition period for most stadium name changes, but some just don’t ever seem to sit right. Petco park? US Cellular Field? UGH.

by HititHere on Jun 21, 2011 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions  

All I have to add to this is I'm just happy nowadays when arenas are named after local companies at least.

Like SafeCo and Seattle, or Prudential and Newark.

How far I’ve sunk from being angry at corporate naming of any non-company building. At least I can still keep my hate on for corporately named teams, as those aren’t ubiquitous (yet).

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by Faux on Jun 21, 2011 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions  

I would still be a Metrostars season ticket holder if they hadn't switched names.

As it stands, I refuse to make a trip to that stadium to see any team, including the Timbers and Sounders.

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by Faux on Jun 21, 2011 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions  

Minute Maid Park? Barf.

How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?

by JAH on Jun 21, 2011 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions  

The Juicebox!

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by JY on Jun 21, 2011 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

I can't shake the feeling

that the Cubs’ “It Gets Better” video, featuring Darwin Barney, is a subtle plea to encourage fans to not be depressed for liking the Cubs.

by yuniform on Jun 20, 2011 1:00 PM PDT reply actions  

Being a Cubs fan is like being a gay teen

because most gay teens are boorish drunks who taunt out of towners with racial slurs

by Bearskin Rugburn on Jun 20, 2011 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

They picked a Mormon to do their It Gets Better Video?

Interesting.

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by bluemax on Jun 20, 2011 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

Is SBN acting weird for anyone else?

I click on a post, a FanPost, or a FanShot and….nothing. For at least a minute. And then the page starts to load, and is really, really slow. I’ve seen this on several SBN sites today.

by pdb on Jun 20, 2011 1:51 PM PDT reply actions  

I haven't had an issue.

Sobriety is starting to feel normal.

by Thingray on Jun 20, 2011 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

Well, with SBN.

I have plenty of issues.

Sobriety is starting to feel normal.

by Thingray on Jun 20, 2011 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

I wish I could sing.

I’d love to be able to burst into this when approached by the little Missionary boys on Red Square.

by msb on Jun 21, 2011 8:36 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

It is such an earworm.

thankfully it pushed the entire score of LesMiz out of my brain, where it had lodged after just pausing briefly at the encore of the 25th anniversary broadcast on PBS.

by msb on Jun 22, 2011 7:36 AM PDT up reply actions  

Hmm... I'd say they did pretty good in the Oswalt deal.

He was tough to trade because he was costly and seemed to be not as good anymore. And the Stros werent going anywhere. Villar is still a good prospect. They flipped Gose for Chris Wallace, who is one of their better hitters. And JA Happ is an okay #5 starter under control until 2015.

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by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 20, 2011 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

So, did a quck buzz through Sunday's game ...

Ackley’s triple looked good, Figgins looked a bit better in the field, it was entertaining to hear Sims call Andy Niehaus’ catch of the foul ball (‘tho he didn’t know it was Andy at the time), the kids wishing their dad’s a happy day were cute, and those triplets were WAAAAAAAY too young to have been at the ballpark.

by msb on Jun 20, 2011 6:26 PM PDT reply actions  

Jeff tweeted this earlier:
Rooting for the Astros to beat the Rangers is like rooting for the gnats to beat the windshield

And, dammit, the windshield is destroying the gnats tonight.

by wyte_lightning on Jun 20, 2011 6:49 PM PDT reply actions  

The CWS is in a weather delay

which sadly means they can (and will) show us more Yankee footage

by msb on Jun 20, 2011 7:00 PM PDT reply actions  

If it did, they didn't show it.

Of course there was also a tornado siren, so they may not have let anyone on to the field :)

by msb on Jun 21, 2011 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions  

Just a little poll here: Felix Slam or Ichiro/Rivera Walkoff?

I know Felix slam is legendary, came off of Johan, etc. Does anything in the last 10 years compete? Best I can think of is Ichiro walkoff. Though Ichiro laser on Terrence Long is in my top 5 favorite plays in team history.

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by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 21, 2011 8:06 AM PDT up reply actions  

As a single WTF event, I think the Felix Slam will take some beating.

At least with Ichiro you know he is capable of doing something amazing in big spots … when Felix comes to the plate against Johan Motherfucking Santana, you don’t expect him to go deep to opposite field for a grand slam.

JJ Putz striking out Bonds on 3-2? Broussard’s HR? Guti’s catch against the Twins?

by EnglishMariner on Jun 21, 2011 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions  

Definitely Felix slam

JJ Putz was a very good pitcher, and good pitchers strike out good hitters all the time; same for Ichiro vs Rivera. Broussard’s homer was great, but random players hit game winning homers all the time too, just like great centerfielders make great plays.

Felix on the other hand, in what possible scenario could you possibly have imagined us loading the bases with two outs (and I think only one hit), and then watch Felix Hernandez hit a grand slam off Johan Santana?

by seattlebruin on Jun 21, 2011 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions  

2008 was a year where the only thing we really had going for us was Felix as well.

Felix was the only bright spot, so to watch him hit that Grand Slam was awesome.

by joof on Jun 21, 2011 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions  

Just to play devil's advocate, I'll make my case for Ichiro.

Sept 18, 2009. It’s the Yankees (who would be 2009 WS Champs) at Safeco and its Felix versus Burnett. Despite Felix pitching a complete game, it seemed as though not only would he take the loss, he’d take loss on an unearned run, with the Yankees leading 2-1. In the bottom of the 9th, Rivera struck out the first 2 batters. At this time, the Yankees WE was 95%. Mike Sweeney then doubled, giving Ichiro a chance to tie it with a hit.
Mo did allow a career high (as a reliever) 7 HR that year, and Ichiro hit 11 HR that year, but he had only blown 1 save. And he’s Mariano Rivera.
As fans, we were beginning to let it set in that we had blown another chance to make the playoffs and it was another lost season. I remember feeling dejected that the 2009 season would again not end in playoffs. Anytime Rivera takes the ball with the lead, you gather your things, go make a sandwich, you know the game is over.
When he hit the first pitch into the stands, that’s as excited as I’ve been for a long time. It’s very close between Felix GS and Ichiro in terms of how pumped up I was about the team in the last 10 years. I watched both highlights over and over and over again.

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by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 21, 2011 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions  

Felix Grand Slam.

Without question. The entire thing was flawless, right down to the wink at the end as he walked back to the dugout.

by royalcurve on Jun 21, 2011 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Chad Cordero

has retired.

I don’t know how much of it is related to the loss of his daughter and the toll that has taken on the family.

by msb on Jun 21, 2011 8:42 AM PDT reply actions  

July 6th, 2008

Unfortunately, my mlb.tv only lets me see video of the 2009-2011 seasons.

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by perfectstrat on Jun 21, 2011 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions  

They don't have a clip of it. They have other clips from that day.

But I guess they didn’t feel it was highlight-worthy. Which means you probably can’t find it anywhere.

http://mlb.mlb.com/multimedia/tp_archive.jsp?c_id=sea&ym=200807

by Eyebrows on Jun 21, 2011 11:28 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions  

Remember those fluffy little eaglets?

Number One is now flying and fishing on its own.

by msb on Jun 21, 2011 10:42 AM PDT reply actions   3 recs

They should raise the prices a tiny bit and make it cover those 2 sections always

They’re selling the tickets at something like a 30% discount so expanding the sections and keeping those prices wouldn’t make much financial sense, but I would love to see it become a bigger thing

by tootthekazoo on Jun 21, 2011 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

A neat story about a guy riding his bicycle to every MLB staduim for a game this year

Link

I’m sure this isn’t anything new, but I thought it was cool that he is updating the status of his trip on Twitter and getting some free swag from the teams. There is also a side story about a group of kids who are doing the same trip in a van and they were able to get sponsors to help with the trip.

Both are really neat ideas and I wish I didn’t have a great job and could do something like this.

by d0nkey on Jun 21, 2011 11:31 AM PDT reply actions  

I was thinking lately that I'd love to take a month off and go on a minor leagues road trip.

Not only would it be a lot cheaper than a major league tour, but I think it would be more interesting.

His story is cool though.

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by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 21, 2011 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions  

Turns out tonight's game is the annual

Night Out at the Nationals and they’ve asked Daniel Hernandez, who was Gabrielle Gifford’s intern, to throw out the first pitch

by msb on Jun 21, 2011 1:07 PM PDT reply actions  

E-reader thoughts!

I’ve been using an iPad as an e-reader for about a year now. It works passably well, but the LCD screen becomes useless in direct light, which means it’s all but worthless if I’m trying to read outside.

On Sunday I settled on the new touchscreen Nook

Solid refresh rate, the touchscreen works well, text is crisp, excellent battery life. If anyone is in the market for an e-reader, this is the one I’d recommend.

by BrianL on Jun 21, 2011 1:27 PM PDT reply actions  

Hmm maybe when I'm looking to replace my Kindle

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by bluemax on Jun 21, 2011 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'll echo this endorsement.

I really enjoy my Nook. I’ve read more in the past few months than I had in the few years before I got the Nook. I only have the basic 1st edition Wi-Fi model (didn’t need anything more than that), but I haven’t run into any issues at all. The device is really comfortable in my hands and the buttons are very responsive. I like to read outside on my front porch after work, so the e-ink display is particularly wonderful because it eliminated any glare from the sun.

by atobin22 on Jun 21, 2011 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's a more intuitive interface.

Easier to navigate, the form factor is a bit nicer.

by BrianL on Jun 21, 2011 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

When I first got my Kindle I kept trying to use the screen like a touch screen

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by bluemax on Jun 21, 2011 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

I have the feeling that Dave is under a mandate from Appelman not to mention tRA in a post.

Link

I was screaming “tRA does this!” for the entire latter half of the article. tRA is almost never mentioned in Fangraphs posts, and I’m not sure why. Maybe Fangraphs doesn’t want to use it as much because it doesn’t own the rights to it? <—- Random speculation on my part; I don’t even know if Tango has granted them the “rights” to FIP and wOBA.

Some quotes:

As many Boston fans noted, the Beckett they saw last year wasn’t just a victim of bad defense (though that may have been part of it) or bad luck (possible, but we don’t know for sure), but was giving up a ton of hits because he was throwing pitches that were just getting whacked. And this is the area where most fans have a hard time accepting DIPS theory.
A stat like FIP doesn’t distinguish between whether variations in BABIP are due to defense, luck, or the quality of pitches thrown, and this is where we need to do a better job in specifying which factors we think are actually causing the variation. In the case of Beckett, I shouldn’t have just lumped everything under luck – he probably was throwing pitches that were just easier to whack last year.

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by perfectstrat on Jun 21, 2011 1:33 PM PDT reply actions  

The Oakland Coliseum

a.k.a. Network Associates Coliseum a.k.a. McAfee Coliseum a.k.a. Overstock.com Coliseum is now

O.co Coliseum

which I nominate for among the worst US major venue names

by Matthew on Jun 21, 2011 1:41 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

The Pepsi ad on their electronic scoreboard is bigger than the rest of the scoreboard.

The Coliseum as a whole is a miserable venue, at least for baseball. The good thing is I get cheap seats when the Mariners are in town, because a) it’s Oakland and b) they’re playing the Mariners.

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by perfectstrat on Jun 21, 2011 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

MT Bank Stadium

It sounds like Empty Bank Stadium! It’s ludicrous!

by Robert on Jun 21, 2011 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

Wow, that is a risky post!

Sobriety is starting to feel normal.

by Thingray on Jun 21, 2011 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's now been edited down quite a bit by my sports editor

Something about saving me my from own self-destructive anger

by Ryan Divish on Jun 21, 2011 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

I wouldn't want to interview anyone in the clubhouse after this game anyways.

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by Faux on Jun 21, 2011 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

I was just about to check the site to see if the post had changed.

I suppose that’s what editors are for… But thank you for your honesty Ryan, it’s refreshing.

Sobriety is starting to feel normal.

by Thingray on Jun 22, 2011 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

Probably wise

I think the disclosure about not traveling was worth sharing but there was definitely some stuff in the article that I don’t think the general populace needed to know.

Thanks for the honesty though, its appreciated.

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by bluemax on Jun 22, 2011 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions  

Nice comment eddelahenty
Ryan, your sense of self-importance is larger than the state of Montana. Go Mariners!

Why is there always one dickhead trying to shit in the apple pie?

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by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 21, 2011 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

That actually was a buddy of mine fucking with me.

I knew it right away when I saw the Ed Delahenty name.

by Ryan Divish on Jun 21, 2011 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

HA!!

Too funny!

Sobriety is starting to feel normal.

by Thingray on Jun 22, 2011 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

How have I never heard of this game before?

Koshien 98, the best pitching simulator of all time.

Note this video might be NSFW due to language, but there are probably other safer videos of this game out there.

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by bluemax on Jun 21, 2011 2:20 PM PDT reply actions  

I hate to say it ...

but Kelley has a decent column today on David Holman (son of Brian)

by msb on Jun 21, 2011 2:33 PM PDT reply actions  

I was surprised to discover that he signed as a NDFA...

after being drafted, what, twice?

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by JY on Jun 21, 2011 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

I wondered that myself.

You would think he would have signed at some point, unless it was purely about finishing school, then being able to choose which team he played for? I’m grasping at straws here…

Sobriety is starting to feel normal.

by Thingray on Jun 21, 2011 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

It seemed to be about finishing school more than anything.

He also bulked up over the offseason and is supposedly 30 lbs heavier now.

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by JY on Jun 21, 2011 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

Want to see some full on crappy MLS officiating in action?

First, a little background for the non-soccer fans out there: Soccer has a disciplinary system that is pretty easy to understand. For minor fouls, the ref gives the ball to the other team. For more major fouls – tripping, shoving, that sort of thing – the referee will show the offending player a yellow card and give the ball to the other team. A player can get a yellow card and continue to play, but if that same player gets a second yellow card he is shown a red card and dismissed from the game.

For serious fouls – deliberately touching the ball with your hand, deliberately injuring another player with no intent to play the ball, things like that – a referee will show a player a red card and send him off. “Straight red cards” – red cards with no prior yellow card for that player in the game – are fairly rare, and pretty serious; if a player gets a straight red card, he’s suspended for the next game (at least – sometimes for additional games as well) and fined and all that good stuff.

With that background in mind, I give you this: Thierry Henry gets a straight red card for no real reason.

I have been a Thierry Henry fan since he signed for Arsenal in 1999, he’s pretty much one of my top 5 all time players, but even if that weren’t the case I’d still be confused by this sending off.

by pdb on Jun 21, 2011 2:49 PM PDT reply actions  

My cube neighbor showed that to me this morning.

I think that the ref is guilty of the same level of physical contact with his fellow referee.

by msb on Jun 21, 2011 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

For the tap on the head?

Hell no.

Sobriety is starting to feel normal.

by Thingray on Jun 21, 2011 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

What the fuck?

Although I love that this video is on the MLS official site along with a poll about whether it was justified or not. Can you imagine MLB doing something like that?

“Was that called strike 3 correct? You make the call!”

I can’t tell if it’s a good thing that MLS is bringing it up or if it’s just another case of them making silly decisions

by tootthekazoo on Jun 21, 2011 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's a really good thing, actually

MLS doesn’t control, hire, or have much sway over their referees – the US Soccer Foundation supplies MLS with refs and is supposed to be training them and making sure they’re match-fit in both the physical and knowledge senses. So MLS has no real leverage with USSF to make them make changes, which is why they do stuff like this.

by pdb on Jun 21, 2011 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

And if they want to change the referees or want to highlight how bad they've been, this is by far the best outlet.

From what I’ve heard, both on this blog and elsewhere, USSF officiating is rather terrible. I’m sure MLS recognizes this and wants to do whatever it can to correct the issue.

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by perfectstrat on Jun 21, 2011 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

That call was absolutely ridiculous.

The players worked out the issue on the field, so why butt in and intervene some more? The play was finished, and even if you felt the need to dole out some sort of action, a straight red was not even close to the correct choice. There was no way that Henry should be suspended (as a result of the red) for the next game, in extra time no less, when the issue was already dealt with.

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by perfectstrat on Jun 21, 2011 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

Man, i wish I could hear an MLB announcer completely savage an umpire like that.

A couple weeks ago, Brock played clips of announcer melt downs and one was during a football game where a quarterback got a helmet to helmet while sliding but no flag was thrown. The radio guy flipped out started screaming “He’s defenseless. HE’S DEFENSLESS! DON”T YOU UNDERSTAND! THROW A FLAG!I"

How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?

by JAH on Jun 21, 2011 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

The new Final Cut Pro is now available.

And only $300!
Wow, I might actually have to buck up and purchase a copy. If anybody trys this out soon (Scruffy) please report back the pros and cons.

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by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 21, 2011 3:36 PM PDT reply actions  

As someone that only rents high end equipment for big jobs as opposed to uses them all the time, the new format isn't horrible, but to do those types of jobs I'll still have to use FCP7.

If you’re just looking to get into the field, and don’t have any professional equipment, you should be fine, and it’s faster to use than FCP for low-feature quickie projects. It’s like the took the file structure and timeline from iMovie’11 and built as much of FCS’s backend in as they could in six months, made it 64bit native, and released it to the sharks.

For people with external monitoring and thousands of dollars worth of plugins and need for multicam support, they’re rightly disappointed. Check out the reviews of all the pro users, no support for any of the current standards or equipment, nor any talk of implementing them.

I can understand the reasoning behind dropping support for the old version. At least they put it as a separate program so you can use both on the same machine.

But no XML import/export? I can’t keep my lower bitrate and audio files on my lower-cost/speed NAS to save space on my FW drive? (not even counting that they want you to import and save everything locally, which as an IT guy….no, just no) No saving versions and reverting? Hell, no scratch volume? Not going to work for me, as someone that works in it every couple weeks finalizing other people’s projects and prepping them for export to AfterEffects.

And the real blow is that they released a new Compressor, but somehow didn’t make that 64bit, where you could really use the addressable space.

That being said the new Motion is awesome, and I hope it exports to a format FCP7 can work with when I test that in a couple days.

Long story short – If you don’t have pro equipment or any other pro software that it has to work with, get it. It’s well worth the money as a iMovie replacement in any and all cases. If you mostly work in FCE on slideshows and videos of weddings or YouTube videos and Welcome DVDs for SMB clients, you’ll get five times as much done in a day. I spent four hours on it this afternoon, and got about six hours worth of mixed photo and video editing for a 50th birthday movie done, and that was including time to figure out the interface and import everything a couple times.

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by Faux on Jun 21, 2011 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

Wow, that's rather long.

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by Faux on Jun 21, 2011 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

Long and helpful thanks!

In my previous life I would need the FCP7, but as of right now this sounds like the perfect program. I previously had lost the $1200 copy when my computer crashed last year (was given to me for work, not stolen, but I don’t work there anymore so I couldn’t reload it) and was like “Welp, I guess I’ll just have to put off editing for awhile.”

But for what I want to do right now (Make short, single-camera movies, with little in the way of effects.) this sounds like a great option. After working in FCP for 5 years, any little home movie editing software like iMovie drives me INSANE. So a dumbed down version of FCP is perfect.

Thanks again.

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by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 22, 2011 8:08 AM PDT up reply actions  

Motion is worth the Ulysses, and was I think the difference between my recommending it or not.

I took time out of my morning to work in it exclusively today, and it’s spectacular. I created three custom transitions in about an hour, that would have taken me four or five to fine tune in the old Motion.

Taking chapter markers and real QT export out of FCP to make you buy Compressor is a little bit of a low blow, though. Not that I wasn’t going to get it, but I was going to wait and they basically make you if you want to output to DVD.

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by Faux on Jun 22, 2011 8:20 AM PDT up reply actions  

That's awesome. I always wanted to get into Motion but never had the time to really learn it.

It sounds like it’ll be much more worth it this time, considering what I want to do.

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by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 22, 2011 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm going to chime in since I use Final Cut 7 every single day and have been using it since version 3.

I’m glad its dead and Final Cut user are a bunch of winers. Anyone that calls it iMovie hasn’t gotten past the UI. I don’t ever want to go back to 7. Color and Soundtrack are completely built into FCX now so my biggest headache is now gone.

Apples lead developer for FCX has come out and said that pretty much all “Pro” features that are missing will be added in updates. The application has been completely rebuilt from the ground up so its understandable that features are missing because its built on a different system.

Generally you’re insane if you upgrade a paying project into a new software because theres always going to be bugs and quarks so the import XML doesn’t effect me much. But the export XML and scratch volume thing is annoying. Though the trade off is I don’t have to convert h.264 anymore and the app does my sound syncing.

Haven’t gotten to play with the new motion yet. But I’m excited since I’m one of maybe 8 people that uses it professionally.

Its finally happened.

by Scruffy Lefty on Jun 24, 2011 8:54 AM PDT up reply actions  

So other reactions - Exports are way faster

And final cut does a better job displaying h.264 – So you don’t lose quality.

Its finally happened.

by Scruffy Lefty on Jun 24, 2011 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions  

The save/revert thing is what really kills me, I've found.

I’ve taken to duping at every single point where I would have before been able to just save and revert back.

I’ve worked around the local library issue by using mount points liberally.

I’m still not sold, it’s got a long way to go until I can use it for larger projects.

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by Faux on Jun 24, 2011 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

I actually like using the Adobe Suites for that.

Bridge just flows better for what I do in workflow, and since I already have Photoshop it didn’t make sense for me to move to Aperture.

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by Faux on Jun 24, 2011 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

You should give it a try (Just for fun)

But the way they structured FCX’s save features is a lot like aperture.

Its finally happened.

by Scruffy Lefty on Jun 24, 2011 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'll pick up a trial of 3, as I trialed 2 and decided to stick with Adobe.

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by Faux on Jun 24, 2011 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

Do you have a link to this? I'm having trouble finding it.
Apples lead developer for FCX has come out and said that pretty much all "Pro" features that are missing will be added in updates.

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by Faux on Jun 24, 2011 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions  

Link to another guy that has info.

Here

The apple guy has been active in the apple discussions board but I’m having a hard time locating it.

Its finally happened.

by Scruffy Lefty on Jun 24, 2011 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions  

Both the links you've given have great info.

It’s a wonder Apple doesn’t put that sort of thing on their site, it might allay some fears.

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by Faux on Jun 24, 2011 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ahahahahah

http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2011/05/in_awkward_twist_tech_columnis.html

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by Faux on Jun 24, 2011 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hey EnglishMariner! You'll be in vegas in a few days right?

I’ll be there from tomorrow until June 28th. All over the strip, of course, but often at the Tuscany for a convention or the flamingo because it’s nearby and the pool is great. I’ll look for the English fella in an M’s hat.

Anyone else going to be in Vegas this week? I wouldn’t mind an LLmeet up to take in a game at a sports book, or just to grab a drink.

by HititHere on Jun 21, 2011 6:55 PM PDT reply actions  

I need your help, denizens of the LL OT threads!

I’m trying to track down that classic gif, the Ice-Licking Knight. Alas, a search for him turns up only references to the original post. I hope he still exists somewhere out there on the Internet. I’d like to be reunited with my old friend.

by Eyebrows on Jun 22, 2011 7:34 AM PDT reply actions  

She's nothing compared to Jackie Mitchell

who struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in a live game event that may or may not have been staged.

by ToddK on Jun 22, 2011 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions  

Landis was a terrible person.

He kept the color barrier in check because he was racist and then bans women because one showed up two of the game’s greatest players? What a jerk.

by Coach Owens on Jun 27, 2011 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

Also she's attractive in that generic tanned blonde sort of way

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by bluemax on Jun 22, 2011 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions  

I wish the trend of naming kids after things would stop.

Just my personal opinion, but it kind of drive me crazy. I will give my kids the most generic names possible. Names like Ace and Diesel are to be used as nicknames. Not actual names.

/rant

by d0nkey on Jun 22, 2011 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions  

Those don't seem like names so much as anagrams of names.

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by JY on Jun 22, 2011 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

SBN problem using Chrome

I have lost the ability to z-scroll and the post button does not work when using Chrome. I had to use Firefox to post this. Is this common or something anyone else has come across?

by Craptastic-J on Jun 22, 2011 8:27 AM PDT reply actions  

I haven't run into that.

Tried killing all instances of Chrome in your process manager and restarting?

by BrianL on Jun 22, 2011 8:29 AM PDT up reply actions  

Thanks, I have. No result just restarting Chrome

Unless you mean rebooting the computer, which is my next step I guess.
Also, when I restart Chrome, I get logged out and the login button becomes inactive, essentially grayed out.

Strange, thanks for the help

by Craptastic-J on Jun 22, 2011 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions  

Complete reboot couldn't hurt.

Maybe clear out Chrome’s cache as well.

by BrianL on Jun 22, 2011 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions  

I had this last night.

It looks like JS errors in Chrome. Make sure you’re up to date (Wrench>About), and then give your computer a restart. If it still gives you troubles, turn on Click To Play for plugins, as I’ve had a couple Flash ads steal my Z key.

Not sure if you’re privy, but I have more of these problems when I’m on the Dev/Canary builds than when I’m on the stable. If you’re on non-general release, switch back.

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by Faux on Jun 22, 2011 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions  

You know, Java Script is becoming the bane of my existence.

Security riddled mess. That, and to a lesser degree Flash, is allowing all sorts of malware into computers at work.

by BrianL on Jun 22, 2011 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions  

Use SCE or WSUS for updates?

Because the Adobe SCUP packs are a lifesaver.

That and sell your company on the importance of Websense/Barracuda/some form of self-updating web filtering. Websites they can’t get to can’t install malware.

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by Faux on Jun 22, 2011 8:45 AM PDT up reply actions  

Problem is we're using Kronos as our timecard/personnel management suite

And Kronos blows up anytime you update Java to whatever the latest release is, so we’re stuck using older versions until they get their act together to support a newer version.

Flash is less of an issue, I can update that without repercussions.

by BrianL on Jun 22, 2011 8:47 AM PDT up reply actions  

Good news!

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/jre-install-137694.html

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by Faux on Jun 22, 2011 8:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

To elaborate, this worked for a JP Morgan site that required a certain Java level.

Testing before deploying is key, of course.

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by Faux on Jun 22, 2011 8:53 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm going to have to run this by our Kronos person.

God I hope this works because I’m sick of Java shit.

by BrianL on Jun 22, 2011 8:54 AM PDT up reply actions  

Any word on this, before this OT runs its course and I forget to ask.

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by Faux on Jun 24, 2011 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

Still waiting to hear back.

Our Kronos people aren’t the most timely folks in the universe and I don’t dare implement something in this system until I get the go-ahead.

by BrianL on Jun 24, 2011 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

Thanks and to BrianL as well

I did some of these things and one of them worked. Probably should have done a step process and paid attention to which one worked, but SUCCESS

by Craptastic-J on Jun 22, 2011 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions  

No problems here.

Sobriety is starting to feel normal.

by Thingray on Jun 22, 2011 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions  

Anyone ever had a problem with clingy co-workers?

We hired someone a few weeks back to handle some SQL and helpdesk stuff. It started off fine and good, new hire stops by every now and then to ask about procedural stuff. Unfortunately, instead of visiting me less as he gets more familiar with the work, he’s visiting me more. Every ten or fifteen minutes he stops by to tell me about some random bit of information he’s found or problem he’s fixed, even if the problem is completely out of the scope of what I’m responsible for in the company.

For example, right now he’s visited me four times in the last half hour to tell me about/ask questions related to a video card he’s replacing in someone’s computer. This is something that he should be able to do by himself and without input from me. As near as I can tell, he’s technically competent enough to do it by himself, he just insists on informing me about every detail of what he’s doing.

How do you deal with a co-worker like this?

by BrianL on Jun 22, 2011 8:55 AM PDT reply actions  

This comes down to politics.

If the guy is sort of fragile about criticism, you might want to talk to your boss about the issue and see how they would handle. It’s possible they know something you don’t.

If he can take some shit, ask him to give you the daily digest. Either that or direct him to IM, as you can push it to the back burner.

I always prefer the direct method. But if I ruffle some feathers, it’s expected from me by now and my boss backs me up. Your relationship with your boss is the most important variable in this equation.

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by Faux on Jun 22, 2011 9:01 AM PDT up reply actions  

Eh, reading again, it sounds like he's new to the field and wants to make sure he doesn't fuck anything up.

You’re the guy that seems most approachable, so he’s relying on you to second-guess himself. Try taking a little time to give him some mentoring, even if it’s out of your job description. When you have some of his trust, be frank and let him know that you have work as well, and he should rely on his gut first, google second, and ask you third about anything that he needs.

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by Faux on Jun 22, 2011 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions  

The odd thing is that he isn't new to the field.

He’s twenty years my senior and has been working IT for fifteen years, which adds another layer of awkwardness.

by BrianL on Jun 22, 2011 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions  

Some people are just more comfortable with the feedback / praise.

The guy who sits next to me has to be around 50 and whenever he codes a minor new tool for our database client he spends the rest of the day flagging down everyone within earshot to come take a look at it and talk all about it, even if they’ll never need the thing for their job.

by Eyebrows on Jun 22, 2011 9:17 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions  

I've never been in this situation in a workplace, so I can't say for sure,

but you might want to try taking an interest in a project of his that you know something about, and pry it apart with constructive criticism, under the guise of “helping him out”.

People that like praise to that extent generally don’t like to be criticized, so you might get him to skip you when he makes his rounds if you’re known as the guy that picks his work to pieces.

Could backfire, but it sounds like it can’t get much worse.

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by Faux on Jun 22, 2011 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions  

That is odd, but I'd probably still take the same tack at first.

Then if it just turns out he’s a Chatty Cathy, be frank and have your boss step in if necessary, as it’s probably been a recurring theme in his past jobs.

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by Faux on Jun 22, 2011 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions  

Become cold and distracted every time he frequents your desk

Uttering things like “mmm hmm” and “…” as responses. I now have 3, yes THREE college fresh college graduates as my cubemates, and boy do fresh college graduates like to chat.

My route might not be the best one to take, but after a few weeks of it, it’s finally started working for me.

by HititHere on Jun 22, 2011 9:02 AM PDT up reply actions  

I see what you're going for there, but perhaps a slightly less passive approach will help wean them off easier

When they come by, stop them first and ask something along the lines of “Can this wait? / Is this important? I’m really busy right now.” This lets them know that they can still come to you with big work-related things they need help on, but the minor “Look what I can do!” stuff will slowly go by the wayside.

by Eyebrows on Jun 22, 2011 9:07 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions  

I would use the old trick where when he asks you a question you just say "what do you think?".

“So, should I stick my face in this open flame?”

“What do you think?”

Sobriety is starting to feel normal.

by Thingray on Jun 22, 2011 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions  

All smart-assery aside,

When I first started at this job years ago, I wouldn’t pull the trigger on anything without consulting with my boss at the time. He finally started asking me “what do you think”, I would explain my reasoning to him, and he would tell me if it was right or wrong. Eventually this gave me the confidence to make the decisions myself, and I quit bugging him so much.

Sobriety is starting to feel normal.

by Thingray on Jun 22, 2011 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, this is what my boss does all the time.

“Okay, what should you do about that?” or “Okay, who have you contacted for that?”

It’s to the point where I don’t ask him questions anymore unless I absolutely have to. Good call Thingray.

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by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 22, 2011 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yes, and I am horrible at dealing with it. I'm too nice of a guy to say if something is bothering me.

I share an office with one other person. There’s a lot of things I’d like him to change so I didn’t feel I had to run out of the office sometimes, but I don’t want to make things worse.

One easy example: chewing gum all day, smacking it the entire time, not keeping his mouth closed. People who chew gum, pop it, smack it, or generally eat food with their mouth open, annoy me to no end. But I dont want to make it worse by saying “Hey, can you chew with your mouth shut? I’m going to hang myself in about 15 minutes.”

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by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 22, 2011 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions  

This is where being known to not have tact comes in handy.

If people expect to hear exactly what’s on your mind and know that you don’t mean to insult or have any malice about it, they tend to respect what you say because they know it’s your honest opinion.

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by Faux on Jun 22, 2011 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

This is awesome!

I gotta hand it to Ortiz on the heads up play there. They weren’t looking at him and he got a huge jump long before the pitcher starts his windup. Beautiful.

by d0nkey on Jun 22, 2011 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

I didn't even notice that the first time

Without those, he might have just made it to 2B standing up!

I wish I could get some audio from the Padres dugout after that play

by d0nkey on Jun 22, 2011 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

He never should have hesitated once he went.

If the pitcher notices him he’s screwed even if he stops. But this reminds me of the one or two stolen bags Edgar would get each year.

Sobriety is starting to feel normal.

by Thingray on Jun 22, 2011 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions  

Edgar did?

I suppose that was before his leg injuries, and while he was still at third base, so it’s possible.

Sobriety is starting to feel normal.

by Thingray on Jun 22, 2011 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hey I figured out why my Z key isn't working on some threads and I can reproduce it.

If I open a page in a new window, which I do 99% of the time, the Z key will not work until a new comment is posted.

If I just click a link and keep it in the same window, it works just fine.

Hopefully this will help them track down the issue.

by d0nkey on Jun 22, 2011 3:14 PM PDT reply actions  

I'm confused

When you say “open a page in a new window”, what exactly do you mean – are you opening a new thread in the new window, or opening the current thread in the new window? The Z key is only supposed to move to new comments, so I’m not sure what you’re saying because “the Z key will not work until a new comment is posted” is the correct behavior of the Z key.

by pdb on Jun 22, 2011 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

Exactly.

This has happened to me before as well. But refreshing usually cures it.

Sobriety is starting to feel normal.

by Thingray on Jun 22, 2011 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

Strange

I haven’t ever had that problem.

by pdb on Jun 22, 2011 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, I've learned to live with it.

It’s actually been happening less frequently lately. Only happens on my work PC, Windows 7, IE7. Doesn’t happen on Chrome on my Mac.

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by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 22, 2011 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

I will try to explain this better.

Typically I open up the main page in a fresh window, then I right click the links to open threads in a new tab. When I do that, the Z key doesn’t work. There will be xx number of new comments, but the Z key doesn’t do anything until a new comment pops up while the thread is open (when the popup box on the lower right pops up to show me a comment). Once that happens, the Z key works just fine.

Now if I open the main page and then just left-click a link to view a thread, I can use the Z key and it functions like normal.

Is that a little more clear?

by d0nkey on Jun 22, 2011 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's probably something to do with the precaching in IE. It acts up in a similar fashion with the AJAX applications on our intranet, so I can see it doing so with a much more complicated setup here.

Try resetting all IE settings to defaults and cleaning out your temp internet files.

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by Faux on Jun 22, 2011 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

No I don't really want to mess with it at all really.

I just wanted to bring it up in case the SBN people wanted to try to fix this in their code. Now that I know the issue, I can just deal with it.

by d0nkey on Jun 22, 2011 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

Tony Butler is still great.
Butler returned home to Oak Creek, Wisconsin, and found himself at a crossroads. He was a pitcher with no team and a balky shoulder. But faced with a career in doubt, he chose the difficult path.

“I decided on Super Bowl Sunday I was moving out to Phoenix,” Butler said. “I didn’t know where I was living, didn’t know where I was working out, didn’t have a throwing partner. I just jumped in my car and drove from Wisconsin to Phoenix and committed myself.”

Butler started working out at Fischer Sports in Phoenix, a facility that trains major-league baseball players and NFL football players. Among those players is Butler’s buddy, New England Patriots defensive end Landon Cohen. While Butler slowly got his body back into top condition, Cohen and the others at the facility helped Butler refine the mental aspect of his game.

After three months Butler was feeling great. His arm regained the range of motion that was missing since undergoing surgery, and he was ready to give it another try. He approached his former organization, the Mariners, and landed a tryout. The Mariners were impressed and re-signed Butler on May 26.

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by JY on Jun 22, 2011 4:05 PM PDT reply actions  

So I just graduated and I'm looking for a job.

Anyone here love where they work, and want to recommend their place of employment?
Does your company have a referral program where you can get cash if they hire someone you recommend?
Talk to me… My website/resume/etc are in my sig, and I’ll answer any questions you have and maybe we can meet over coffee or something if you want to see if I’m legit before sending in a referral or something. Thanks LL community.

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by lailaihei on Jun 22, 2011 10:04 PM PDT reply actions  

What is your degree in?

What are your skills?

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by bluemax on Jun 23, 2011 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

Derp all in the link

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by bluemax on Jun 23, 2011 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

Stupid Destiny Cloud Fist builds.

How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?

by JAH on Jun 23, 2011 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

I am trying to learn how to play Zerg, and I am really really bad at it.

Of course, I’m bad at the other races too, but Zerg is difficult. =(

by joof on Jun 24, 2011 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions  

It's been months since I played, so patches may have changed things.

But I usually started with a 5 roach before switching into roach/hydra if I was facing Zerg or Protoss. For terran i’d go ling/muta.

How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?

by JAH on Jun 24, 2011 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions  

I may not be up with what the kids do and like these days

but if I was a hiring manager and I saw “starcraft 2” listed under interests I would automatically take you a little less seriously – I’m sure starcraft 2 is a fine game and all but if you’ve got a business degree and want to work in business, unless that business is in fact gaming, your interest in starcraft 2 is not really relevant. If you feel really passionate about gaming, maybe list “gaming” as an interest.

by pdb on Jun 23, 2011 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions   2 recs

I laughed pretty hard when I saw that.

But then I wondered if I was just really out of touch with how kids make resumes these days. Like I could see that being relevant for applying to gaming companies of course.

by sanford_and_son on Jun 23, 2011 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'd think it depends on what you're applying for.

If you’re going for something where you need to demonstrate proof of technical proficiency in something like Ruby, this could be good.

by BrianL on Jun 23, 2011 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

Maybe I'm an old fart,

but I would not hire anyone who listed a specific video game as an “interest”.

Sobriety is starting to feel normal.

by Thingray on Jun 23, 2011 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

I struggle with "interests" as a whole on a resume

because how is playing video games inherently less of an interest than watching baseball, or gardening, or anything else? The bigger question to me is, if I’m interviewing a person for a job at Acme Widgets, and our company makes widgets and widget accessories, why do I care if Candidate A likes video games, and Candidate B likes golf? Neither are germane to the making of widgets.

I know lailahei is just starting out in the wonderful world of work, so a certain amount of creative embellishment is needed, but I would leave “interests” off altogether if it were me.

by pdb on Jun 23, 2011 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

I tend not to include interests on my resume, though I don't know if that's a good or bad thing.

I’d leave it off and talk a bit more about your education, skills, leadership, and academic honors.

by BrianL on Jun 23, 2011 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

Interests are theoretically supposed to show a little something more about you personally.

Perhaps they show that you are healthy and athletic, or maybe they’re more based in charity or community. Or perhaps they help show your love for the specific field you’re looking for work in. But yes, for the most part they’re pretty useless on a resume.

The only reason I would look at them would be to see if the “interests” might have any positive or negative effect on their ability to work. If they like riding bikes across the country, then maybe I will need to consider the fact they’ll be asking for two months off a year..

Sobriety is starting to feel normal.

by Thingray on Jun 23, 2011 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

Is an interest field something that's expected on a resume?

If not, it seems like you would be better off leaving that off and allowing a prospective employer to get that out of you via an interview.

by BrianL on Jun 23, 2011 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

Typically not for someone with multiple years of experience

but in the case of a fresh graduate, it’s a decent space-filler that can also round out a picture of who someone is.

by pdb on Jun 23, 2011 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

If somebody can figure out what's expected on a resume, I'd love to hear it.

I changed my resume at least 20 times when I was unemployed based on different pieces of advice.

I guess the best advice was get as much on one page as you can.

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by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 23, 2011 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

Not true

The older you are, the more you work, the more you need to list. There’s no harm in three or so pages, as long as all the work is relevant.

Sections you absolutely need on a resume:

 - Significant accomplishments. Three or four bullets listing, and quantifying, your success on various work efforts (I was part of a team that implemented a new Widget Management system that reduced widget management overhead by 25%).
 - Technical skills. What software are you proficient in? (Microsoft Office suite, XP/Win7, any programming languages, etc)
 - Work history. Most recent first, two or three sentences describing your job in general and three or four bullets detailing specific projects or efforts you worked on and the result of those projects.
 - Education.

Sections you do not need:

 - Interests.
 - Clubs/affiliations. Some people feel it necessary to list their membership in fraternities or social clubs on their resume. Do not be those people.
 - References. Do not even put “references available on request”. That’s obvious – if they want them, they’ll ask for them. Don’t waste space.

by pdb on Jun 23, 2011 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

Clubs and affiliations can be very dangerous.

You might belong to a club or be affiliated with something that the person interviewing you doesn’t like.

It could be that they belong to the same club, which would be great, but you just never know.

Sobriety is starting to feel normal.

by Thingray on Jun 23, 2011 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

Not that I am disagreeing with you and that sounds like a great format for a resume.

But I’ve heard different things from many different smart people and I think the basic theme is that the content of the resume is what’s most important and that it doesn’t look like a jumbled piece of shit.

The references part is a great piece of advice I’ve also heard about. Its incredibly outdated, but amazingly few people know that you don’t need references anymore.

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by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 23, 2011 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yep

No crazy fonts, no wacky designs, just straight businesslike presentation. Content is key, absolutely, but spelling and grammar are just as critical.

by pdb on Jun 23, 2011 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

One spelling or grammar error is the kiss of death.

I get forwarded resumes from friends sometimes and it’s absolutely amazing.

My friends company once got a resume of a guy who put his resume on a picture of himself. As an office prank they made 200 copies of it and put it all over the walls of the boss when he was out of town.

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by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 23, 2011 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

For my resume...

I used Walkway for my headings, and a Helvetica variant for everything else.
Since some of my experience is in design, I wanted to show a clean, obviously grid-based resume.

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by lailaihei on Jun 24, 2011 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions  

I don't care if it's included or not.

It’s just a little insight into who the real person is when they’re away from the office.

Sobriety is starting to feel normal.

by Thingray on Jun 23, 2011 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

That seems quite short-sighted.

Would you remove someone who listed chess as an interest?

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by lailaihei on Jun 24, 2011 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions  

It would depend.

My issue with someone listing a SPECIFIC game as an interest, is that it shows a lack of diversity on their part. If they listed “gaming” as an interest, I wouldn’t be as concerned. But by them making a point to name the specific game, it would make me wonder if the game would be a distraction.

It would be like instead of saying “golf”, someone said “Playing Cedarcrest Golf & Country Club”. The seeming obsession with the one course would raise a flag for me.

Sobriety ain't too bad...

by Thingray on Jun 24, 2011 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions  

I think from my resume as a whole it's pretty obvious that I have a diverse set of interests.

I mean, I could see how it could turn off some employers, but I don’t mind showing my personality at the expense of that.

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by lailaihei on Jun 24, 2011 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

A lot of it has to do with the type of job you're after too.

In my line of work there aren’t a lot of gamers.

Sobriety ain't too bad...

by Thingray on Jun 24, 2011 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions  

Keep in mind the culture of the place you are applying to.

If you’re applying to a small indie game developer Starcraft 2 is probably a relevant interest to list. If it’s a multi-national trucking conglomerate it’s probably not going to register, or it might negatively impact you. Consider your audience basically.

by Drew_D on Jun 24, 2011 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

I would think, though, that unless you're applying to a position in the game industry

or maybe, maybe, a progressive tech company, you should probably leave it off.

by BrianL on Jun 24, 2011 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions  

My employer would.

It’s probably best to play it on the safe side. It doesn’t take much to get your application tossed out based on something you’ve listed on the resume.

by BrianL on Jun 24, 2011 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

Speaking only for myself

if I were a hiring manager I would not even look at an “interests” section, because you’re not at a job to further your interest in something. You’re there to do a job, and whether you like chess or not is not in the slightest bit relevant. Unless you’re going to work in the chess industry, I guess.

by pdb on Jun 24, 2011 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

Interesting, because I got a phone interview with a company I really respect...

Because by reaching “Master League” in Starcraft 2 (top 2% of active players) I showed some level of competency, and having the combination of intelligence and dedication to reach that.

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by lailaihei on Jun 24, 2011 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions  

That's far and away the exception to the rule.

There are some companies out there that would view that as a worthy demonstration of dedication. I’d wager most wouldn’t look favorably on it.

by BrianL on Jun 24, 2011 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions  

Thanks for the advice bits.

Like I said, I haven’t had any trouble getting interviews.
If I happen to turn off a company because I show too much personality, it’s better than getting looked over by a more interesting one by not showing enough.

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by lailaihei on Jun 24, 2011 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

My biggest concern is that you seem so set on listing this as an accomplishment.

Which brings me right back to my concern that your dedication to Starcraft 2 might adversely affect your dedication to your job.

Just thinking as an HR person here.

Sobriety ain't too bad...

by Thingray on Jun 24, 2011 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

I would say that you let your personality show in interviews.

Resume should be a bit more clinical, just so it’s easier for you to get your foot in the door.

by BrianL on Jun 24, 2011 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's not about showing too much personality

It’s about showing relevant personality. It would help if we knew what kind of job you were looking for.

by pdb on Jun 24, 2011 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

Mentioning Starcraft in a job interview

got me my second on campus job while in college, but that was as an IT help desk person.

I actually routinely get asked what games I’m playing currently in job interviews, but that’s because the interviews are for games industry positions.

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by bluemax on Jun 24, 2011 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

That's sad

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Jun 24, 2011 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

My whole thing with your "interests" is that I'm less likely to be impressed,

and more likely to be concerned that they will interfere with work.

Sobriety ain't too bad...

by Thingray on Jun 24, 2011 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

Fair enough

Personally I never listed them on my resume and only bring them up when specifically asked in an interview.

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Jun 24, 2011 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

I think that is the best policy.

Especially if you take into account who you’re interviewing with. If you love golf and apply at Ping, they might want to hear about your fascination with the 14th hole at Flowing Lakes. If you’re applying at Boeing, they may not.

Sobriety ain't too bad...

by Thingray on Jun 24, 2011 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

I would go with this yes

Admittedly I’m science, so your papers, research projects, and patents are essentially the life blood of your resume. Projects are great for resumes because they let an HR person see your accomplishments in a granular manner, and that you not only have listed skills but that you can provably apply them in a situation. It’s one thing to say you know asp, it’s way better to show you know it by presenting a project where you built something with that skill.

by Drew_D on Jun 24, 2011 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'd say yes as well.

The resume (as people have said) is for getting you in the door. It’s not for telling them that you like long walks on the beach, Ed Hardy camping gear, and Starcraft 2.

Sobriety ain't too bad...

by Thingray on Jun 24, 2011 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

Well as for my projects, they're basically outside of school.

Would listing some thing I’m currently working on be good?

I mean, to employers my negatives would be that I’m pretty fresh, and don’t have work experience in a specific field to the extent that they are usually looking for. My positives would be that I’ve gotten my hands in a lot of things, and am pretty adept at learning quickly.

Currently seeking employment. My homepage

by lailaihei on Jun 24, 2011 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

You're a fresh grad, so it's not like they expect you to have launched and operated a service for the last 20 years

And current projects are fine, portfolio examples work too (if it’s a webpage, links, if it’s photography or publications, samples, etc). As long as they’re relevant it doesn’t matter if it’s in or out of school.

by Drew_D on Jun 24, 2011 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

Projects are work experience, be they school projects or outside school

List what you’re currently working on, and list the skills you need to do those things.

by pdb on Jun 24, 2011 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

Thanks all. I'll definitely go revise my resume at some point today in accordance with your tips.

I can definitely see how listing projects and such is much more interesting than a list of interests.

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by lailaihei on Jun 24, 2011 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

Glad to be of help, a lot of us have had some serious practice with the economy the last few years

One last thing; I highly recommend tailoring your resume to each job you apply to. Not complete overhaul, but tweaks and shifts to highlight those skills/projects you think are most relevant. It’s 50% to improve your chances with the HR department, and 50% to get you thinking about things that would be useful to the interview process.

Good luck!

by Drew_D on Jun 24, 2011 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

As an aside to everything said so far, I would add a couple of points.

You speak Japanese? Highlight that shit! Put it somewhere that it definitely won’t be missed.

Don’t sell yourself short on some of your skills by saying (1 quarters worth) or (Limited) Maybe some people would disagree and say “Be honest” but honestly, this is a resume and you are selling yourself. Let it work itself out in the interview. Many successful people have gotten jobs they weren’t qualified for and are successful because of it. Now, you have to have a certain personality for this to work (you have to have the drive to learn on the job and put in the extra time and effort to actually get good at what you said you were good at) but if that’s you, then don’t be afraid to just say “I know ASP and Javascript”

Cut out Interests and Objective, and I’d re-format it to something more simple. The only time I’d change Interests or Objective if I was applying for a specific job. If you wanted a job with the Mariners, that’s where I might put some additional info in, but that’s a maybe.

You got a BA from Business School from UW. That’s great, you should have no problem landing an entry level job at a good company.

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by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 23, 2011 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

A good way to think of a resume is as a foot in the door

The resume doesn’t tell the whole story, the interview does. The resume is just your highlights, the interview is where you get to tell your whole story.

by pdb on Jun 23, 2011 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

Thanks for the advice!

I haven’t had any trouble getting interviews, and I got preliminarily offered a temporary job that I think I’ll take while I search for something more permanent. I’m just reaching out to the LL community to see if I can open some more doors and get more possibilities.

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by lailaihei on Jun 24, 2011 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions  

I know I'm a day late here, but I'd be happy to help if I can.

I work at Amazon, and I know we’re usually looking for good candidates for our Finance team and are in the middle of a big hiring push. Amazon has lots of upsides (fair amount of flexibility, lots of scope to do interesting things on important projects) and downsides (the pace can eat you up if you don’t enjoy it and don’t stand up for your personal time), but if you’re interested or see any Finance positions at Amazon you’d be interested in, I can do some very high-level investigation. Obviously I can’t get you a job, but I can submit your resume and maybe answer questions about what life is like here.

by Chris Hafner on Jun 24, 2011 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

That's a very generous offer. Sometimes I forget how many LL'ers are still moving into the professional job market

But having an employee in good stead vouch for a resume is often a big deal. Especially in a tight job market. Even if it’s only the difference between being guaranteed a first interview, a lot of resumes don’t make that initial cut.

by Kermit. on Jun 24, 2011 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

Thank you! I'm definitely interested in a fast-paced company where I can learn a lot quickly, and Amazon seems to fit that bill.

I can definitely fill a finance role, as that’s what I specifically majored in, but I’m interested in many different kinds of roles.
Is there an email I can send you some more questions and information at? Or if you don’t want to post it publicly, mine is eric@ericdykstra.me

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by lailaihei on Jun 24, 2011 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

Kekekekekekekeke

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Jun 24, 2011 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

John Moe (former Seattleite, NPR guy) has learned to use Twitter well.

Here’s a little anecdote that may take a few tweets to tell. A few years ago I participated in an overnight walk in Seattle…
 
It was to raise money for research into causes of depression and suicidal behavior and raise awareness of mental health/suicide.

I did this because I had lost my brother the year before to suicide. At the walk, everyone was given beads, like Mardi Gras beads. Plastic.

The color of your beads represented who you lost. Orange for sibling, red for spouse or partner, blue for friend, etc…

Anyway, cathartic event. I’ll remember it forever. I brought the beads home and tucked them away somewhere safe, deep in a drawer.

The beads represented my brother and my memories and the hope of healing. Kids were told not to touch them.

3 years later, couple weeks ago, my 3 year old daughter FINDS them. Wears them. Swings them around. I try to get them back from her…

She digs in. “Dad, I NEED THESE TO BE A PRINCESS!” she shouts. These beads, these totems, these symbols were things I had hid. Protected.

I gave them up. I let them go. Now she wears them, loses them, finds them, puts them on her dolls.

Giving up those beads has helped more than getting the beads or any books or any therapy I’ve done. Okay. Thanks for listening.

by msb on Jun 23, 2011 8:45 AM PDT reply actions   3 recs

From Larry's blog, a nice bit about Mike Morse's relationship with Ichiro.
“That’s one thing, even when I wasn’t playing, when I was sitting on the bench in Seattle, I always told myself, I should be out there every day playing. I wish I was out there every day playing. Especially in 2008, especially in spring training. Just being out there playing with Ichiro, and learning how he plays. I felt like I was going into the season ready to play and especially play every day. Unfortunately I got hurt. And now I’m here.”

Morse developed a close friendship with Ichiro while he was in Seattle.

“Ichiro is one of those guys I was fortunate enough to meet in baseball, but the relationship off the field is even better,‘’ he said. "He’s just a top-notch guy and he’s a guy you can actually watch off the field and on the field, kind of like a Raul Ibanez. These guys are such family guys, and the way they carry themselves is impeccable.

“I remember one year in spring training I got invited to his house for dinner, which was just awesome. We just talked. We talked baseball, and I really got to know him.”

by BrianL on Jun 23, 2011 9:28 AM PDT reply actions  

What I'm gleaning from this is that Ichiro is a great chemistry guy.

This isn’t the first or last time anybody will say this, but Carlos Silva can fuck right off.

by Chris Hafner on Jun 24, 2011 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

This is a remake?

I didn’t know. The trailer is so ridiculous, gonna be a fun sit at home and turn my brain off movie.

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by bluemax on Jun 24, 2011 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ah

I laughed when it says “Based on a True Story” and then Statham does a front flip while in a chair.

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Jun 24, 2011 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

Fuck the Nationals.

And fuck the optimism I had on Monday and most of Tuesday. Welcome back skeptical negativity, you lovable lil’ bastard.

:(

by sanford_and_son on Jun 23, 2011 12:52 PM PDT reply actions  

I feel the same way.

Nothing like a sweep to bring back the apathy.

Sobriety is starting to feel normal.

by Thingray on Jun 23, 2011 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's comforting, like an old pair of jeans

those new flashy $400 jeans were nice, but these jeans and I have a history.

by pdb on Jun 23, 2011 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

In my optimistic high I bought a bunch of tickets on Monday for the King's Court tomorrow.

While I don’t exactly regret my decision, my excitement/anticipation has been kneecapped a bit.

But, all I need is a classic dominant Felix outing to cheer me up I think. And maybe a dinger or 3.

by sanford_and_son on Jun 23, 2011 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

Does anyone speak Spanish around here?

I’m curious.

http://www.sbnation.com/users/Carlos%20Peguero

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by JY on Jun 23, 2011 1:17 PM PDT reply actions  

According to Google Translate one of those comments says

“Put me on your fantasy team! It will be good!”

by pdb on Jun 23, 2011 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

No but I can Google translate

Q. Can Josh Beckett Post A Sub-2.00 ERA For The Entire 2011 Season?
A. No, if I can do something about it.

by Eyeball Kid on Jun 23, 2011 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

On Albert Pujols:

“Man, that is a nuisance. Pujols really hope it gets better. Second best player in baseball.”

by Eyeball Kid on Jun 23, 2011 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

What time?

I expect to be at the Aquasox game again, but don’t want to miss Futurama :(

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by JY on Jun 23, 2011 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hmmm... it would have to be a quick game...

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by JY on Jun 23, 2011 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

DVR man, DVR.

Or I suppose I could put my TV on my roof for you, if you have really, really good binoculars.

Sobriety is starting to feel normal.

by Thingray on Jun 23, 2011 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

Don't have DVR.

I suppose it will come on in repeats at some point.

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by JY on Jun 23, 2011 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

Adult Swim maybe?

Sobriety is starting to feel normal.

by Thingray on Jun 23, 2011 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

They lost the rights when Comedy Central picked it up.

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by JY on Jun 23, 2011 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

Watch out,

KISS is playing Comcast Arena tonight, so it might be a little crazy in Everett.

Sobriety is starting to feel normal.

by Thingray on Jun 23, 2011 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

YOU WANTED THE BEST YOU GOT THE BEST

THE HOTTEST BAND IN THE WORLD…….KISSfeaturingEricSingerAndTommyThayer!

by pdb on Jun 23, 2011 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

Time to paint my face and get crazy

(offering parking and shuttle service to the arena for a small fee)

Sobriety is starting to feel normal.

by Thingray on Jun 23, 2011 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

At least its not at the EQC

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Jun 23, 2011 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

And I'm not sure how I missed this

but Futurama was renewed for an additional 24 some odd episodes to what was originally ordered by Comedy Central.

by BrianL on Jun 23, 2011 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

(insert inappropriate response here)

Probably not.. I’d rather watch Louie, check out Wilfred and see Futurama. I can catch highlights of the Sounders game anytime.

Sobriety is starting to feel normal.

by Thingray on Jun 23, 2011 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

Heavily disappointed by the first one.

It was written by the same guy who wrote some of the really good episodes during the first run (Where the Buggalo Roam, Roswell that Ends Well, My Three Suns, and A Head in the Polls) so I expected it to be better (not that it was bad, however, it was simply an average episode). The second one was much better though.

by Coach Owens on Jun 27, 2011 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

J-Pax and Liddi are playing for the World Team.

Futures Game Roster

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Jun 23, 2011 2:12 PM PDT reply actions  

Sweet.

Sobriety is starting to feel normal.

by Thingray on Jun 23, 2011 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

Zuh is right.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Jun 23, 2011 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

Now, 500 words on that or something.

Shameless plug

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by JY on Jun 23, 2011 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

But the strikeouts, oh the strikeouts

I think the futures selection is at least in part because there’s like no one else from Italy.

by Bearskin Rugburn on Jun 24, 2011 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

Too bad we didn't get anyone on the domestic roster

Trout! Harper! Grant Green! I always mean to watch this game but never do, except for a couple innings last year when a buddy pointed out how fast Hak-Ju Lee is.

by yuniform on Jun 23, 2011 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

Nick Franklin isn't performing and it would be too much to try Walker on it.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Jun 23, 2011 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

Who is Pax representing?

Sobriety is starting to feel normal.

by Thingray on Jun 23, 2011 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

Speaking of Canada, Jay, can you elaborate on this bit from your Everett liveblog?
That was the most Canadian version of the Canadian national anthem I’ve heard.

Also, Ulysses is a good song from Franz Ferdinand’s third album. Or, at least the chorus is good. The verses are all whispering and non-musical stuff.

by yuniform on Jun 23, 2011 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

It was timid, like the guy was afraid to sing it too loud, but was mostly respectful.

Graham has also told me that the third Franz Ferdinand album is good, but I feel like I’ve drifted away from that sort of thing musically. I may check it out eventually, but I have no less than twenty albums on my Zune that I’ve never listened to.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Jun 23, 2011 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

It was unavoidable.

Nicknames are stupid.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Jun 24, 2011 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

Who here reads Popular Science?

Check out this awesome picture from this month’s magazine (warning: spiders)

by wyte_lightning on Jun 23, 2011 3:20 PM PDT reply actions  

Wow.

I wonder if that will kill the trees?

Sobriety is starting to feel normal.

by Thingray on Jun 23, 2011 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

How much was it?

"Satisfaction is the enemy of success." SanFranPreps

by perfectstrat on Jun 23, 2011 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

Twooo dollaaaarsss....

Sobriety is starting to feel normal.

by Thingray on Jun 23, 2011 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

Fair enough.

I was just looking through their FAQ and saw you can sponsor pages for colleges. Trinity College is still available, which surprised me. I’ll probably have to sponsor my alma mater, even though I never saw a baseball game there.
Another fact I gleaned from the schools page: Wazzu has almost twice as many grads as UW that have played in the big leagues, 31-16. Gonzaga has 16. Nearby Lewis-Clark in Lewiston has 14 (including the greatest human, Brendan Ryan).
Lincecum is sixth among Huskies in MLB plate appearances.

by yuniform on Jun 23, 2011 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ooh USC is available

This might be the only thing related to USC I can afford.

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Jun 24, 2011 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions  

Things I find interesting

Why has the college of the Holy Cross produced so much major league talent? 77 players seems like an awful lot.

USC seems to have the most with 103, although Texas is breathing down our necks with 101.

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Jun 24, 2011 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions  

Looks like Stanford's in third in the 80's.

Penn seems to be the best among the Ivies with 53. Western had guys named Cuddles, Woody, and Roger Repoz. Not sure about Holy Cross, except they appeared to produce players, but not stars, consistently until 1940. Notable Holy Cross baseball player: J. Peterman. More amusing, the Wikipedia page for the fake J. Peterman is longer than the real dude’s page. According to the trusty encyclopedia, the actor who played Peterman sits on the catalog company’s board.

by yuniform on Jun 24, 2011 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions  

I honestly thought ucla would be closer to USC than they are

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Jun 24, 2011 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

Jack Wilson Gnomes could sponsor Jack Wilson.

It would be eighty dollars but I’d be willing to contribute.

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by JY on Jun 23, 2011 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm in, ten bucks

Can’t stand him and if you asked me why I couldn’t explain it

by Kermit. on Jun 24, 2011 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

This is LA news. Potentially the worst news in America:

The 405 freeway, a major freeway in the LA area, will have a significant closure for 3 days. It’s been dubbed, “Carmageddon.”

On the news story I just happened to catch, the reporter ended the report by making sure you knew, “Again, this is being called Carmageddon.”

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by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 23, 2011 6:27 PM PDT reply actions  

Shiiiiit

I better look where this is happening at and adjust my route accordingly.

Right now I consider myself pretty lucky as traffic usually doesn’t begin until the exit after I get off the free way.

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by bluemax on Jun 24, 2011 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions  

I avoided that by leaving Everett Memorial rather late.

It was still present and a factor then, five hours later.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Jun 24, 2011 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions  

It was brutal.

I passed it going northbound, and I’m amazed more people weren’t hurt and killed. Doesn’t surprise me at all that it was still backed up after the game.

Sobriety ain't too bad...

by Thingray on Jun 24, 2011 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions  

My current commute is about 15 minutes

minus the time it takes to get on and off the freeway. I’m about 4 exists south of the 10 and I get off about 2 exits south of the 105.

I can probably just take the 1 up the coast but I’m guessing that’ll take slightly longer.

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Jun 24, 2011 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'll suddenly have a lot of new friends!

At least its mostly happening on the weekend, I can probably avoid the free way for the majority of that weekend.

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Jun 24, 2011 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions  

Ah I found some info on this

they’re shutting down from the 101 to 10 for FIFTY THREE HOURS on July the 15th to July the 18th to widen the free way.

“Officials are telling people to avoid the West Side.”

Brilliant.

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Jun 24, 2011 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions  

Oh my god the NBA Draft is hilarious

they are booing Stern every single time he steps on stage, and he just sarcastically thanked them for their enthusiasm

by seattlebruin on Jun 23, 2011 7:22 PM PDT reply actions  

That was pretty amazing

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Jun 24, 2011 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions  

That was pretty breathtaking

NY seems like they’re falling apart somewhat – Portland couldn’t capitalize but that looked like a pretty easy win for Seattle last nigh from what I saw.

by pdb on Jun 24, 2011 8:39 AM PDT up reply actions  

Rafa, Ream, Agudelo, Rosario and Richards have all missed games because of the Gold Cup.

Henry was suspended and Rodgers is hurt. In a salary cap league, losing your best five players means you’re playing a reserve league caliber team.

by Aaron Campeau on Jun 24, 2011 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions  

Upgrade to Pro today!

But I saw the goal live so I know what happened.

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Jun 24, 2011 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions  

"experience life as men once lived it."

you know, with portable music devices and Ed Hardy camping gear.

by msb on Jun 24, 2011 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions  

And " 5-10 of those clip things that rock climbers use"

How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?

by JAH on Jun 24, 2011 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions  

"Crystal, I'm not sharing mine"

Is this a post by Uncle Rico?

How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?

by JAH on Jun 24, 2011 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions  

"protective/splash resistant eye wear"

Gotta remember to be safe after all.

Sobriety ain't too bad...

by Thingray on Jun 24, 2011 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions  

Terrific. This is what made if for me.
I’m bringing the music for the firequests and visionquests, Nickleback’s The Long Road. I only have it on CD, so I’ll have my discman as a last resort, an ipod would be nicer. Just sayin’.

Real men don’t use iPods and listen to Nickelback!

"Satisfaction is the enemy of success." SanFranPreps

by perfectstrat on Jun 24, 2011 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions  

"THIS IS NOT A SEX THING"

Suuuuuuuuure

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Jun 24, 2011 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions  

Because its not a sex thing bro

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Jun 24, 2011 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions  

So many great things about this....
Last outing, we had a group that was so charged we attracted bears. It was no deal, nature knew man was in the forest, the crystals gave us the confidence to own those bears. I saw it, I was there.

This one made me die though

by wyte_lightning on Jun 24, 2011 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions  

WEBSENSE - ADULT CONTENT

Not that anyone will see it down at the bottom of the thread.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Jun 24, 2011 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions  

He is an excellent writer.

According to his rather large wikipedia page, he’s an English professor.

"Satisfaction is the enemy of success." SanFranPreps

by perfectstrat on Jun 24, 2011 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions  

Doesn't say where.

A while back, it said he was a “writing coach”, one of those guys working to help kids with their essays and such. That’s a big stretch from English professor.

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by JY on Jun 24, 2011 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions  

He got his BA in Montana but was living/working in Madison.

That’s what I remember from the last time he came up at least.

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors

by JY on Jun 24, 2011 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions  

You say hipster

I say unfunny, unironic, douche bag who probably doesn’t have a lot of real life friends.

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Jun 24, 2011 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

I can and will dispute that

I don’t like his writing style, but it’s just that – a style. I have had beer with Mr. Cistulli and I can attest that he’s a genuinely nice person and pretty fun to hang around with.

His writing style is not who he is.

by pdb on Jun 24, 2011 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

I figured that might be the case.

Good input. I guess I’d come down in the same camp, his style is not my cup of tea, but otherwise I can’t say I know anything about him.

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by JY on Jun 24, 2011 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

Fair enough

it is wrong of me to judge him as a person based upon his bad writing.

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Jun 24, 2011 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

I thought that the theme in the NBA Playoffs this year with fans all wearing the same color was awesome.

I’d so be down to see that at Safeco… but they’ll have to have a near-packed house.

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by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 24, 2011 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions  

Color outs are one of the dumbest trends in sports

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Jun 24, 2011 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

I'm just so burned out on them from college football

especially when team use colors that aren’t one of their school colors.

Its an artificial way to build up fan excitement/unity usually done by programs lacking in tradition and history.

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Jun 24, 2011 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions  

Well sure

when I was in school everyone would wear school colors to games largely. However somewhere around 2009 or so a lot of schools started organizing unified color wearing. Then you got stupid shit like white outs and blackouts all over the place. The blackouts by schools whose colors did not include black (UW, UGA) were even dumber.

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Jun 24, 2011 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

The only one I liked was when the Hornets did a Yellow out so all the Laker fans in the building would blend in, since half the stadium was Laker fans.

Other than that, you shouldn’t need shirts to have everyone root loud, and when everyone is wearing the exact same T-Shirt, it looks stupid on TV.

by joof on Jun 24, 2011 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions  

They're the worst at Oregon, because the idiots who plan them try to have blackouts here for football games.

There’s only two problems:

1) Blackouts make the stadium look empty, not intimidating.

2) WHERE THE HELL IS BLACK IN OREGON’S SCHOOL COLORS? GREEN. YELLOW. NO BLACK.

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by thehemogoblin on Jun 24, 2011 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

*sigh*

This sucks.

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by thehemogoblin on Jun 24, 2011 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions  

If it makes you feel better

the kids seem to absolutely love it and it (and Phil Knight’s money) are getting them to come play for your school.

And hey when the NCAA sanctions the fuck out of your program you’ll at least have those snazzy uniforms.

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Jun 24, 2011 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

You know how everyone feels about all those terrible, god-awful fans that come here when the Mariners start winning?

I have this problem twice.

And you know what, the NCAA sanctions are deserved. And there’s more coming, to be sure. There’s plenty of rumblings on campus about all sorts of different things the athletic department is purportedly doing.

I liked us better when I was liking us because I was from here and grew up rooting for them and I was in my own little fan sphere, not when everyone was liking us because we were good.

Liking Oregon used to be an Oregon thing, and now it’s not, and this makes me sad.

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by thehemogoblin on Jun 24, 2011 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

Eh all programs get band wagoners when they win

when USC went from a 6-6 Vegas Bowl losing team to a 10-2 Orange Bowl winning team the crowds changed.

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Jun 24, 2011 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

Might as well enjoy being on top while you can

I don’t know if Oregon could recover from USC level sanctions.

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Jun 24, 2011 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

Two years ago, yes.

Not against Stanford last year.

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by thehemogoblin on Jun 24, 2011 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

I wore yellow in protest.

It paid off.

I’m visible in the picture on the book jacket of the Oregon Daily Emerald’s book on last year’s football season.

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by thehemogoblin on Jun 24, 2011 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's basically the new version of calling your team's fanbase a "nation"

it was kinda neat when only one team did it, but now that East Jesus Nowhere State has a Nation, it’s lost all impact.

by pdb on Jun 24, 2011 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

I hate the towels more. Especially the white ones.

Mostly because the people I watch sports with make the same damn jokes. It’s always some form of “Waving the white flag” or “Throw in the towel”

But I’m the opposite with some things, as more people hate them I tend to like them reflexively. You assholes (not pdb, general you) are turning one of the biggest opponents of signing Chone Figgins into a person that’s rooting for him so people will shut the fuck up.

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by Faux on Jun 24, 2011 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, they'd need a playoff game at Safeco for that to actually be successful.

In which case, I’d be all for it.

I’d also be drunkenly happy beyond my wildest dreams.

by sanford_and_son on Jun 24, 2011 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions  

Nyjer Morgan is a gem

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by bluemax on Jun 24, 2011 12:06 PM PDT reply actions   6 recs

I hope he sang as he went ....

Let’s go fly a kite
Up to the highest height
Let’s go fly a kite
And send it soaring
Up through the atmosphere
Up where the air is clear
Oh, let’s go fly a kite!

by msb on Jun 24, 2011 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

(grins)
No. 4 TAIJUAN WALKER, RHP
MARINERS
Team: low Class A Clinton (Midwest)
Age: 18
Why He’s Here: 0-1, 1.29, 7 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 11 SO, 2 BB, 6/2 G/F
The Scoop: Sure, he plays for one of the worst teams in the minors, the 24-46 Clinton LumberKings, but Walker is quietly enjoying one of the finest seasons by a 2010 draft pick. Seattle’s first selection at 43rd overall, Walker’s early showing suggests that he was wise to abandon his hoop dreams in favor of the pitcher’s mound. He’s run up a 2.40 ERA through nine starts, while striking out 56, walking 16 and allowing only one home run through 45 innings. He has recorded more groundouts than flyouts by a count of 2.4-to-1. Among Midwest League pitchers, Walker’s rate of 11.2 strikeouts per nine innings trails only teammate James Paxton and Dayton’s Pat Doyle, both products of four-year colleges.

Clinton has scored just three runs in support of Walker in his last three starts, including a pair of 1-0 contests, only one of which the LumberKings won. Walker lost his start last Friday by that score, but thus far the biggest losers have been the teams who passed on him in the draft.

BA Prospect Hot Sheet

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by JY on Jun 24, 2011 12:43 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

So he will be tough to keep in Clinton all year. What say you about his next move?

Martin Perez was in AA last year I believe at the same age. He “struggled” but sure enough he’s doing just fine this year.

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by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 24, 2011 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

No real need to rush him, but I could see double-A next year.

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by JY on Jun 24, 2011 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

But, but, but... HD? I guess what I'm driving at is does he skip a level?

If he’s getting groundballs and strikeouts maybe its not a huge problem.

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by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 24, 2011 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

I basically don't want anyone in High Desert ever.

I used to be willing to accept it for especially grounded prospects of incredible talent, but now, fuck ’em.

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by JY on Jun 24, 2011 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

Depends on who's with the team at the time.

Franklin is gone. Catricala may be gone by then. Raben may be gone. Maurer may be there or on the DL, and since he’s a starter, the scheduling would have to work out to see him. James Jones may still be around and may or may not be hitting. There are some other guys around too, but none that I’d go out of my way to see.

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by JY on Jun 24, 2011 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

Louis CK is still the funniest person alive in my opinion and a genius.
One other thing I wanted to ask before we’re done. Would you say is it—would it be fair to say that mortality is a fairly big theme of your comedy?
It’s funny that I hear that sometimes, because I don’t think about it very much. I mean to me it’s there. It’s like the timeline goes there, it goes past it so it’s just there. And to me it’s funny to, it’s funny to me that anybody doesn’t—it’s not a subject to me, it’s just where everything heads, do you know what I mean? It’s just natural. I don’t think about—I mean for myself, but everybody dies, so to me it’s kind of like being on a bus to Pittsburgh and I’m like I wonder what time we’re going to get to Pittsburgh. And everyone’s like shut—what—why are you talking about Pittsburgh? We’re on a fucking bus; this bus is going to Pittsburgh. God, you know, you’re so obsessed with Pittsburgh. Well, it says it on the fucking tickets and on the front of the bus, where do you—that’s where we’re going. Why aren’t you talking—aren’t you interested that we’re all headed there?

http://tunedin.blogs.time.com/2011/06/23/louis-ck-interview-part-2-money-and-mortality/#ixzz1QEArUa4Y

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by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 24, 2011 1:34 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

I honestly think that guy might be disabled in some way.

He doesn’t seem to be fully aware of the situation.

Sobriety ain't too bad...

by Thingray on Jun 24, 2011 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

I agree.

But take another look. He’s not acting normal, even for a douchebag. And then the way that people around him react is kind of like “Sorry, he’s special..”

Sobriety ain't too bad...

by Thingray on Jun 24, 2011 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

I think the guy to his right (our left) may be his Dad.

Kind of talks him into giving the ball back. The bigger question here is why the old fart is jumping up and down like a five year old for a foul ball right at the beginning of the video.

Sobriety ain't too bad...

by Thingray on Jun 24, 2011 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

the glee with which this is being reported by a lot of people absolutely blows my mind

They release one so-so movie in 25 years of moviemaking, and people seem to be crowing about it as if Apple released a defective 8-track player as the new iPod.

by pdb on Jun 24, 2011 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions   5 recs

Eh...

Nothing was going to live up to the first one, and I’m sure the target audience will love it. It’ll make billions and everyone will be happy. Besides, it has Sig Hansen in it, cartoonified as the Northwestern!

Sobriety ain't too bad...

by Thingray on Jun 24, 2011 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

You thought Cars was weak?

I thought it was pretty amazing.

Sobriety ain't too bad...

by Thingray on Jun 24, 2011 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

If nothing else, the animation was pretty amazing.

I don’t know how to compare it to Wal-E, Toy Story, or any of the others, but I thought it was a solid movie. Good for kids, watchable by parents.

Sobriety ain't too bad...

by Thingray on Jun 24, 2011 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

I completely agree

I could barely make it through the first one.

by wyte_lightning on Jun 24, 2011 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

Worse than Bugs Life?

How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?

by JAH on Jun 24, 2011 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

I concur with y'all. Cars would be near the very bottom for me in Pixar movies.

The only reason a sequel was made (in my opinion) was because its an incredible, major hit with the kids. I honestly think Cars is the kids movie I hear about more than anything else these days. So the kids won’t care if Cars 2 sucks, but it did not appeal to me anywhere close to Up, Toy Story, Wall-E, etc.

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by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 24, 2011 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

I did upon initial viewing, yes.

I thought the details were spectacular in true Pixar fashion, but the plot wasn’t on the same level as Toy Story, Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo, or The Incredibles. Keep in mind that there’s no shame in being one of the weaker Pixar movies – that’s some awfully tough competition.

I actually love Cars now, but my perception and sanity might be a bit distorted by watching it roughly 3,285 times at my daughter’s request.

by Chris Hafner on Jun 24, 2011 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

"there’s no shame in being one of the weaker Pixar movies"

Exactly. And even a sequel that doesn’t quite compare to the original isn’t really a dud.

Sobriety ain't too bad...

by Thingray on Jun 24, 2011 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

See, I didn't think those were that great.

The first was the best, then 2, then 3… Just the way sequels usually work out.

Sobriety ain't too bad...

by Thingray on Jun 24, 2011 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

I didn't feel anything special for 3, but it was as critically well-recieved as the first two, if not moreso.

Toy Story 1 is 100% on Rotten Tomatoes
Toy Story 2 is 100%
Toy Story 3 is 99%

Cars 2 is currently at 32%

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by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 24, 2011 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

The end of Toy Story 3 made me weep like a little girl

and there were a few other brilliant moments in it, as well.

by pdb on Jun 24, 2011 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

I think it was good, I just saw it once and don't remember a whole lot about it.

I saw Up once too, and I’ll never forget it!

Just didn’t hit the same with me, but I’m sure its very good.

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by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 24, 2011 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

My sons have made me watch the movie about that many times too.

I think the real genius behind that movie is the franchise it created – toys, books, video games etc. Cars are easy to make into toys, but the way the characters look makes it a real easy sell to kids. They can charge more than a Hot Wheels or Matchbox car for a similar product and kids want the toys more because of the movie.

As long as people keep having kids, Pixar/Disney is going to make a shitload of money from those characters. I don’t know for sure, but I’ll bet they’ve sold more Cars merchandise than all of the other Pixar movies put together. It will probably keep bringing in money for a long time too, like Thomas the Tank Engine or Transformers.

by Jed MC on Jun 24, 2011 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

What a fantastic picture

Keller pantsing Levesque while he’s being interviewing after the match last night.

by wyte_lightning on Jun 24, 2011 4:12 PM PDT reply actions   2 recs

Anyone else want to punch GoDaddy in the face?

I purchased a domain name without logging in or being logged in going all the way through checkout – At the end I got a confirmation that GoDaddy assigned the order to the last account I used (still without asking me to login) which happens to be another clients account.

Seriously?

Its finally happened.

by Scruffy Lefty on Jun 24, 2011 4:27 PM PDT reply actions  

Ewwww, you use godaddy?

I somehow expected better.

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by Faux on Jun 24, 2011 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

You assume correctly!

We only use it when its not our call. Its generally the clients decision. I do use it to scoop cheap URL that I sit on and don’t use.

But never ever use their hosting.

Its finally happened.

by Scruffy Lefty on Jun 24, 2011 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

The problem with bringing in Curto, it sounds like he is primarily the play by play guy

And my impression of the situation is that Rizzs kind of guards that territory just a little bit (I say this with my deadpan sarcasm face/voice). Much as I’d love to see Rizzs strictly on the television side of the game, there’s no way he’s letting go of the play by play on the radio, apparently.

by Kermit. on Jun 24, 2011 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh, thank you ESPN.

I’m sure my CWS experience is all the better for knowing about Derek Jeter’s calf.

by msb on Jun 24, 2011 6:03 PM PDT reply actions  

He might be quick enough so I'd have to bury him up to his neck

Which means I’d have Derek Jeter buried up to his neck in my backyard, how exciting would that be

by Kermit. on Jun 24, 2011 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

Holy crap, this would be a brilliant platform for my campaign!

“I love America, the people in it, and I promise to bury Derek Jeter up to his neck in my backyard and drop a cherry tree on him”

Works best with the “I’m Larry, this is my brother Darryl and my other brother Darryl” delivery

by Kermit. on Jun 24, 2011 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Aw. a 1936 serial on TCM with a 23-year old Noah Beery as the goofy sidekick.

It’s the youngest I’ve ever seen him— I know he made films as a kid, when his dad started working in movies, but they are hard to find … a 65 year year career, and most folks still think of him as Rockford’s dad :)

by msb on Jun 25, 2011 8:58 AM PDT reply actions  

Building a clock that will run for 10,000 years

Linky

This got circulated around at work, but I wanted to share it here because beyond the Amazon connection I think this is an interesting article about both a really fascinating engineering challenge and the importance of long-term thinking. Also, as a bit of a watch geek, I love the idea of putting our best engineering foot forward and building the world’s most bad-ass clock.

by Chris Hafner on Jun 27, 2011 10:26 AM PDT reply actions  

I've lived there my entire life and never been. I'll have to check it out.

Coincidentally, my dad sells Christmas trees right by their location and has for 20 years.

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by perfectstrat on Jun 27, 2011 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions  

Fort Mason?

I think they (the Guardsmen organization) rents out a warehouse for the “Christmas Months,” but I’ve never really thought of it as a prime location for real estate. I think the land is owned by the Golden Gate National Recreation Area ( a subsidiary of the NPS), but it’s at Earthquake Central as it’s all landfill.

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by perfectstrat on Jun 27, 2011 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

She (or Salk, rather) bring up the possibility of Jack Zduriencik not being around next season, and that thought frightens me a little.

He’s won an Executive of the Year award and completely replenished the farm system. The team has an influx of young talent and is on a path to respectability much sooner than anticipated. I understand LuekeGate happened but it would be short-sighted to let that be the main reason behind a general managing change. If he gets let go after the end of the season, I will rant like there is no tomorrow.

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by perfectstrat on Jun 27, 2011 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions  

What stood out to me, and is confirmed by Cot's, is this:

$6.35M in performance bonuses for Bedard this year. He deserves all of that, but it’s still a lot.

by yuniform on Jun 27, 2011 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

But his base salary is only $1 million

so even if he gets all of his incentives (I’m not sure what they are), it’s not like they’re overpaying him relative to the market as a whole.

by pdb on Jun 27, 2011 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

Sorry if this sounds flip - I don't mean it that way.

Just that I think Bedard’s contract situation has been handled extremely well over the last few years – he has a low base, reflecting the high risk of his injury history. But his high incentive and bonus potential reflects the high reward he represents when he’s healthy and pitching well. It’s the perfect contract for a high risk/high reward player, and both parties involved deserve credit for agreeing to it. I’m extremely happy he’ll be earning those incentives this year, because that means he’s been terrific. That’s a trade-off that we can live with.

by Chris Hafner on Jun 27, 2011 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

I agree completely.

On the whole, the Mariners are coming out ahead with Bedard during his free agent years. Now about that trade…

by yuniform on Jun 27, 2011 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

Matthew!

I am about to get my copy of The High Cost of Free Parking, and wasn’t sure if you had gotten yours yet (from an OT long ago). They just released a paperback version (and revision, it looks like) that’s much less expensive.

Between this and the two or three bike repair manuals that I’ve picked up in the last week, I’m going to be a happy reader when I can get around to it. Anyone else looking forward to any new books lately, or want to recommend one?

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by Faux on Jun 27, 2011 12:26 PM PDT reply actions  

Does anyone else ever feel the need to yell out "NO POLITICS" at work like it's god damn game thread on LL?

No need to bring up hot button issues at work. I’m not here to hear your opinions on racial profiling.

by sanford_and_son on Jun 27, 2011 1:58 PM PDT reply actions  

Same here.

There is no reason to bring politics into the work environment, unless you work in politics.

Sobriety ain't too bad...

by Thingray on Jun 27, 2011 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

I put politics discussions into sexual harrassment category of work place issues.

If someone can take offense from your comments, they will, and you end up in trouble. Same thing about work and religion or any controversial subject that isn’t related to getting the job done.

by Jed MC on Jun 27, 2011 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

I just throw my headphones on for any conversation I don't want to participate in

Also my coworker across the cube from me never admits to being wrong and refuses to admit he lost any argument, so once a conversation turns into such I just drop it.

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by bluemax on Jun 27, 2011 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, I've got a few people in the office here that like to rant out loud about whatever they

heard from their political talk radio station. I have to fumble for my ipod to keep my blood pressure in check.

by Eyebrows on Jun 27, 2011 4:12 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions  

As an aside to that conversation, I got called up and asked about something political today by a person I'm work-friendly with.

It turns out he shares my viewpoints, but it’s odd in that I’ve never shared anything like that with anyone at my work, and I didn’t know nor cared about his preferences.

Maybe I’m just not people-observant, but can you tell how your coworkers lean politically if they don’t talk about it? (not talking about the guy that blasts political radio in his office, that’s obvious)

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by Faux on Jun 28, 2011 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

My next desktop background is coming from

Baseball Backs. The “Turn Ahead the Clock Griffey” is an inspired choice. The M’s blue letters look so much nicer than the outlined silver ones.

by yuniform on Jun 27, 2011 4:43 PM PDT reply actions  

As much as I like the Baseball Mogul series.

I can’t help but wish that it was as in-depth as the Out of the Park series (though I’m sure that has something to do with the fact that OOTP has an actual development team while BBM only has a couple of programmers). They added WAR as a statistic in this year’s version and they already have have FIP and wOBA, OPS+ and a fielding stat similar to UZR/TZ (none of which are in BBM), not to mention the depth of the minor leagues, other professional leagues, international scouting, injuries and the draft. It’s really just fantastic.

by Coach Owens on Jun 27, 2011 4:54 PM PDT reply actions  

I find myself losing a week at a time every time I open up OOTP X.

Good lord, and good bye boredom.

The game is incredibly well-developed, and if you take the time to download the accurate logos and rosters and updates, it can be a lot of fun to play.

However, it’s almost too in-depth for me. I love in-game managing and general managing for the upper tiers of the minor leagues, but below that, it gets to be cumbersome.

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by thehemogoblin on Jun 28, 2011 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

So I know there are a few people here who will care

180 or so copies of A Dance With Dragons were shipped out early by Amazon Germany. Spoilers are already floating around the internet, be careful!

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by bluemax on Jun 28, 2011 11:40 AM PDT reply actions  

I have to stop reading Baker.

if that’s the case — that the Mariners don’t want to spend more than the $93.5 million or so they’ve allocated to the team ($5.5 million of that going to the salaries of since-departed Carlos Silva and Yuniesky Betancourt), then let’s call it for what it is. A baseball team not wanting to spend more. Let’s please not disguise it as some type of fiscal prudence designed to continue the fragile “rebuilding plan” that would be threatened by, you know, winning a World Series right now. And yeah, if these M’s ever won this pathetic AL West, they’d have a very good shot at a World Series because of their pitching.

by msb on Jun 28, 2011 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions  

You should just stop reading Baker

If people here didn’t bring him up I’d remain blissfully ignorant of his viewpoints.

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by bluemax on Jun 28, 2011 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions  

It can't be good for your stress levels

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by bluemax on Jun 28, 2011 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's one thing when your average Joe Sixpack doesn't understand sabermetrics

But nerds?

Best part of the article: using the Dallas Mavericks – a team renowned for its progressive-thinking sabermetrically-inclined front office – as an example of grittilicious intangibleness.

by ThomasG on Jun 28, 2011 12:13 PM PDT reply actions  

Terrible Article.

Mark Cuban is all about stats, even going so far as to go to the MIT SLOAN conference.

by joof on Jun 28, 2011 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'd seen it via Calcaterra's link

“If you’re going to accuse sabermetrics of leading organizations astray, shouldn’t you be obligated to cite a single example?”

by msb on Jun 28, 2011 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

I see this and think of it in the same voice I think of "but rocks!"

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by Faux on Jun 28, 2011 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

A nice article--in ESPN's TrueHoop network

On Jason Kidd and “Win Time”, and the Greatest Clutch Lineup on Earth. It’s interesting how clutch stats can be more relevant in basketball, since the game situation changes significantly. I guess football could be the same way, to a larger degree than baseball.

by yuniform on Jun 28, 2011 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

Car buying question

what do folks think of the looks of the new Hyundai Elantra? I’m starting to seriously consider car buying again, and I like the looks and mileage of the vehicle, even if the performance leaves something to be desired

by seattlebruin on Jun 28, 2011 12:37 PM PDT reply actions  

I've been eyeing a used one, for whenever my 250k+ car finally dies

Edmunds likes them, though I haven’t driven one. For no reason, as a kid I always wanted a Nissan Altima, which Edmunds also likes.

by yuniform on Jun 28, 2011 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

It drives well for a lower-end sedan, but I had problems with leg length/pedal height.

I’m surprised that you aren’t looking at the Genesis Coupe. It’s the one car that almost made me trade mine in instead of just waiting for it to die.

Also, am I alone in that while I like cars and driving, I don’t understand the point of getting a new one every three or four years? Or is that one of those old values that’s gone now?

For example, after I got done with my loan years ago, I continued to pay it in the form of a savings account, and I can now buy a car nicer than mine in cash. I don’t think I know anyone else that did that outside of the personal finance blogs I read.

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by Faux on Jun 28, 2011 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

I never had a car payment till I was 24

Even though I got my first car when I was 16 (which I payed for) But I loved driving different cars and trying to exchange them as much as possible.

Its finally happened.

by Scruffy Lefty on Jun 28, 2011 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

I guess that makes sense.

My car fits me like a glove and doesn’t need much maintenance, so I never felt the urge to drive anything else. But I can see that viewpoint.

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by Faux on Jun 28, 2011 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

I bought my truck a few months ago and paid cash.

I intend to keep it for as long as possible. Repairs are almost always cheaper than replacement.

Sobriety ain't too bad...

by Thingray on Jun 28, 2011 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

I have no experience with the newest Elantra,

But the previous-gen models were pretty great, and the price was wonderful compared to what you were getting out of it

by tootthekazoo on Jun 28, 2011 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm also in the Market for a new Vehicle.

Recommendations for a Car that can fit the Rally Puppy and is under 30K?

Its finally happened.

by Scruffy Lefty on Jun 28, 2011 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'll second this.

Wagons/hatchbacks are great for dogs and are very versatile. And there should be quite a few available for under $30K. Depending on how sporty you want it to be, or how much room for humans you need, something like a Mazda 3 or VW Golf might work nicely.

by Chris Hafner on Jun 28, 2011 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

My mom has one, and after driving it I was thoroughly impressed.

Hers is the Touring, but my cousin has the sedan and adores it.

The Optima is also pretty fantastic apparently.

by Aaron Campeau on Jun 28, 2011 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

The Optima is definitely fantastic

It’s a beautiful car with a great interior and is just as reliable as anything on the market in that price range

by tootthekazoo on Jun 28, 2011 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm apparently way late here, but I agree with the consensus.

The Elantra isn’t necessary the most exciting car in the market, but it’s really well-made and executed, has a great warranty, is nice and efficient, and is just overall a very nice car for the money. It’s hard to go wrong with buying Hyundai right now.

by Chris Hafner on Jun 28, 2011 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

Phone-buying question.

So I have a very old MyTouch from T-Mobile. The thing is on it’s last legs. It really annoys me to pay for a data plan and all that for a phone that has fallen so far behind the market that playing Words with Friends alone has become a pain in the ass. Sometimes simple things like answering phone calls, making calls or texts, and browsing the web for simple answers, can take at least 10x longer than most newer phones.

My situation:
I’ve got a phone upgrade due in September. I can get an early upgrade right now that’s not TOO bad and I probably could afford the difference.

My contract however is up in November. I’m not unhappy with T-Mobile, but considering just going to ATT and getting an IPhone. My concern is that this Mytouch was outdated within a year, and if I get another Android, it will do the same. With an Iphone I’m more confident I’ll still like it in 2 years.

So, would you recommend that I wait until November and try another carrier with a full upgrade, or stick with T-Mobile? Is there an Android with T-Mobile that you really recommend? I’m considering the just announced Mytouch 4G Slide with 8 megapixel camera or the Sensation 4G.

follow @casetines

by Kenneth Arthur on Jun 28, 2011 1:11 PM PDT reply actions  

Isn't T-Mobile becoming AT&T?

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Jun 28, 2011 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

One thing you should factor in, is that the myTouch (and other models released at about the same time)

were some of the first generation of smart phones. So naturally they would become obsolete rather quickly. I think if you got a newer model phone now, it would last through your next contract.

Granted that doesn’t mean it won’t be a sub-par phone in a year or so, but it should do just fine.

by d0nkey on Jun 28, 2011 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

Sorry about the subject line.

or lack thereof.

I’m going for a cookie, now.

by msb on Jun 28, 2011 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

That is far and away one of my most favorite .gifs on the entire internet and always has been

I’ve even seen that episode of the show and his reaction is priceless. He is speechless for a moment and then says “OK, thanks for the fun party everybody I have to leave now” and starts to push the cart away

by tootthekazoo on Jun 28, 2011 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

I think we need a new OT.

my brain just asploded after reading the responses to a Times article about the proposed UW tuition increase, so I have nothing for a new one.

by msb on Jun 28, 2011 3:03 PM PDT reply actions  

I'm sending this to my mom who owns an ACD

To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.

by bluemax on Jun 28, 2011 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yes.

This one is gone from the main page. But I got nothin’.

Sobriety ain't too bad...

by Thingray on Jun 28, 2011 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

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