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Pimpreporter2_tiny by sukr on Comment 447 comments

How does a pirate smuggle drugs into pirate prison?
In his booty! Hahahaaaaaa.... heh. Yeah, it wasn't that funny.

Soooooo, where's the pirate edition game thread? This be a national holiday ye Red Reporters! I figured you guys would have had something up by 06:00. Quick! Someone, we need a pirate reporter .gif!

When's game time? We stormin' the plank at the Dugout? Lineup from Highseas Brendanuka: Hopp-Arrrrr! Kepping-Arrrrr! G-arrrriffey B-arrrrandon Phillips Long Dunn Silver Encarrrrrrnacion Vott-yo ho ho Arrrrross Shearrrrrrrn

Damn, oh botherrrrr!

Hopp-Arrrrr!
Kepping-Arrrrr!
G-arrrriffey
B-arrrrandon Phillips
Long Dunn Silver
Encarrrrrrnacion
Vott-yo ho ho
Arrrrross
Shearrrrrrrn

Poll
What is the most over-used word in the Pirate vernacular?
Arrrr
6 votes
boobs
10 votes

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Firrrrrrrst
me thinks this we'll be the game thread too !!!
Nobody listens to Andrew. Wayne... You're Next !

by nlt-andrew68 on Sep 19, 2007 9:58 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Second
There I was, there I was, there I was.... In the Congo.

by sukr on Sep 19, 2007 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

um
I thought ye walked th' plank
I'm a numbers freak, numbers freak. I'm numbers freaky, ow.

by Slyde on Sep 19, 2007 10:00 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Aye!
Would have appeared I did to a scallywaggle!
There I was, there I was, there I was.... In the Congo.

by sukr on Sep 19, 2007 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ahoy
who be you callin' a scallywaggle, matey?  I should hang from the yardarm you myself. Gar, Where can I find a bottle o'rum?
I'm a numbers freak, numbers freak. I'm numbers freaky, ow.

by Slyde on Sep 19, 2007 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The rum's always gone!
There I was, there I was, there I was.... In the Congo.

by sukr on Sep 19, 2007 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Okay mister
Just where in the hell have you been?

by jch24 on Sep 19, 2007 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, it's a funny story...
A couple months ago I was attending a Q&A at a George Bush appearance. It was my turn and I asked him about his affiliation with Skull and Bones. Just then, I was grabbed and tazered by these security guys. I was like "What did I do? Don't Taze me Bro!" And they were all, zap, zap, zap. They held me as a war combatant for a while at Guantanamo, but I'm out a healing well now. This has apparently sparked some copycat performances, but what are you going to do?
There I was, there I was, there I was.... In the Congo.

by sukr on Sep 19, 2007 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

**Golf Clap**
Well done. The "don't taze me, bro" got me a "what's so damned funny?" from the office next door.

by jch24 on Sep 19, 2007 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

sukr
always on the cutting edge.  Are we hitting up a game next week?  Or will the government not let you out of Dayton still?
I'm a numbers freak, numbers freak. I'm numbers freaky, ow.

by Slyde on Sep 19, 2007 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The ankle braclet
may be off by then. Sounds like a good idea... Will have to go on the cheap though. In the middle of procuring another BMX, kinda thin at the moment.
There I was, there I was, there I was.... In the Congo.

by sukr on Sep 19, 2007 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hear the BMX market is rough right now
I understand.  Mrs. Slyde and I are heading down some time in the last 2 series.  We have a plethora of gift certificates that were recently re-discovered and must be used before the end of the season.  Any particular game work best for you (and others that would like to join)?
I'm a numbers freak, numbers freak. I'm numbers freaky, ow.

by Slyde on Sep 19, 2007 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think Me and Ash were planning on going to the
game next thursday...
What'cha gonna do, Red Reporters, when Brennamania runs wild on you?

by chandrathan on Sep 19, 2007 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I could far more easily make the
Friday 28th game myself. You or Ash have to work the weekend?
Damn it feels good to be a Pirate!

by sukr on Sep 19, 2007 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

We'll have to talk to Ash...
I'm off at 6 on Fridays.  So I could probably do the Friday game instead.
What'cha gonna do, Red Reporters, when Brennamania runs wild on you?

by chandrathan on Sep 19, 2007 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Me too, me too
I could probably do Friday. Hell, I might even be able to get some seats to defray the cost. :)

by jch24 on Sep 19, 2007 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Aye
Me likes the sound of Bleacherrrrrs or anything costing less bullion. Slyderrrrr?
Damn it feels good to be a Pirate!

by sukr on Sep 19, 2007 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is fine by me -
I was going to let you know that I can't make it Thursday after all. But I can do Friday.
"Screw it. We've got bigger problems than a butter shortage."

by Ash on Sep 19, 2007 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yo, ho
Nice to see Cap'n sukr again.  A glorious game thread this be, says I.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2007 10:11 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

The feelin's mutual
you old sea dog who cries wolf!

Breaking news!: ITLAPD has been traded to NY for a PTBNL.

There I was, there I was, there I was.... In the Congo.

by sukr on Sep 19, 2007 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ahoy matey!
Thought maybe you'd gone down with your ship at some point.
If Krivsky doesn't exercise Adam Dunn's 2008 option, I'm a Mets fan until they fire him.

by Paul Householder on Sep 19, 2007 11:16 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Thar be an excellent opparrrrrtunity
for a Coutlangus quip!

by Graybeard on Sep 19, 2007 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ahoy!
Yeah, on the ship, off the ship, back on the ship, you know me. No dedication to the code.

You picked out a name this year? You had one last year didn't you?

There I was, there I was, there I was.... In the Congo.

by sukr on Sep 19, 2007 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I only become
The Dread Pirate Householder if we ram and board another ship, ye landlubber!
If Krivsky doesn't exercise Adam Dunn's 2008 option, I'm a Mets fan until they fire him.

by Paul Householder on Sep 19, 2007 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

My Contribution
A pirate walks into a bar with a steering wheel sticking halfway out of his pants.

The bartender looks up and says, "What's up with the steering wheel? Isn't that uncomfortable?"

The pirate replied, "Arrrr, its driving me nuts."

by jch24 on Sep 19, 2007 11:47 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Talk like a Pirate Day?
Gee I sure am glad for the Astros, else we'd be in last place again.  Also, it sure is nice to play in front of ten people every night.  More people go to Cincinnati every year to watch the Steelers play than will come to watch us on a nightly basis.  It sure sucks to be a Pirate.
What'cha gonna do, Red Reporters, when Brennamania runs wild on you?

by chandrathan on Sep 19, 2007 12:14 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Kinky Bastard!
Attendance aschmendance!
You inspired a new sig...You kinky bastard :)
Damn it feels good to be a Pirate!

by sukr on Sep 19, 2007 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sukarrrrrrggggghhhhhhh!!!!!!!
What'cha gonna do, Red Reporters, when Brennamania runs wild on you?

by chandrathan on Sep 19, 2007 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey
at least our GM was recently fired!
I'm a numbers freak, numbers freak. I'm numbers freaky, ow.

by Slyde on Sep 19, 2007 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

hey! anyone remember andy van slyke?
we had a good team almost 20 years ago didnt we?
at least this isnt pittsburgh

by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 19, 2007 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm ready for tonight !
Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket
Nobody listens to Andrew. Wayne... You're Next !

by nlt-andrew68 on Sep 19, 2007 12:54 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

aaarrrrrch!
A seaman meets a pirate in a port, and the conversation soon turns to their adventures on the sea. The seaman notes that the pirate has a peg-leg, a hook, and an eye patch. The seaman asks "So, how did you end up with the peg-leg?"

The pirate replies "We were in a storm at sea, and I was swept overboard into a school of sharks. Just as my men were pulling me out, a shark bit my leg off."

"Wow!" said the seaman. "What about your hook"?

"Well...", replied the pirate, "We were boarding an enemy ship and I was battling the other sailors with swords. One of them cut my hand off."

"Incredible!" remarked the seaman. "How did you get the eye patch"?

"A seagull dropping fell into my eye.", replied the pirate.

"You lost your eye to a seagull dropping?" the sailor asked incredulously.

"Well...", said the pirate, "..it was my first day with the hook."

I love the Reds no matter what!

by Daedalus on Sep 19, 2007 2:37 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

more
What did the pirate say when the other pirate called him a scallawag?

I know you AAARRRGGGH! But what am AYE!

I love the Reds no matter what!

by Daedalus on Sep 19, 2007 2:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Another Bad One
Why couldn't the child get in to see the pirate movie?

It was Rated Arrrrrrrrr

by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Sep 19, 2007 2:49 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

That wench
is wearing an Arroyo pirate hat.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2007 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, blow me down!
I thought I had a chest full of full chested first mates to share with the scurvy lot of ya, but it turns out that Chelsea's is not takin' kindly to their copyrighted pirate pics being, well, pirated.

So I'll just provide the link.  But be careful.  Too much yankin' of the old pegleg can cause eyepatches.

by Fat Vegas Alan on Sep 19, 2007 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You mean, of course...
Polishing the ol' belayin' pin, right?
If Krivsky doesn't exercise Adam Dunn's 2008 option, I'm a Mets fan until they fire him.

by Paul Householder on Sep 19, 2007 5:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yaaar
ive seen saucier, and ive seen wenchier.  yaaar...
at least this isnt pittsburgh

by Charlie Scrabbles on Sep 19, 2007 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I want to tell a bad joke too!
How much did the pirate pay to get his ears pierced?

A buccaneer

Quick! Somebody make a Cincinnati loves Ken Griffey Jr. too! video

by TheC on Sep 19, 2007 4:26 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

To clarify...
Correct pirate syntax:

"Arrrr" is what pirates say when we means "yes," "hmmmm..." or "ah so."  Also, ye can use it just generally, when ye want to sound like a pirate.  Arrr...

"Arrrrghh" is what you say when ye sit on an upright belayin' pin.

If Krivsky doesn't exercise Adam Dunn's 2008 option, I'm a Mets fan until they fire him.

by Paul Householder on Sep 19, 2007 5:34 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Arrr...yer mother...
A fine wench she is, mighty fine with the belayin' pin...
If Krivsky doesn't exercise Adam Dunn's 2008 option, I'm a Mets fan until they fire him.

by Paul Householder on Sep 19, 2007 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Talk like a Pirate!
 "Remember 1960!"

 "Littlefield's gone!  Our long franchise nightmare is over!"  

"How about them Steelers?"

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Sep 19, 2007 5:54 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Arr, welcome back
Dread Pirate sukr. It been too long.
"I'd walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball" - Pete Rose

by Officer Dibble on Sep 19, 2007 6:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

not the dread pirate, that be
Paul, Arr. But I take kindly to bein' back, aye!
Damn it feels good to be a Pirate!

by sukr on Sep 19, 2007 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhh!
My laptop died today. (sad pirate face belongs here)  She was only 18 months old!

by Graybeard on Sep 19, 2007 6:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

don't give up hope on it
mine died in the spring.  i kept trying and trying to use it all summer but it wouldn't boot.  well, when i decided to leave the country, it decided it wanted to, too, so it started working again.  weird.
I love the Reds no matter what!

by Daedalus on Sep 19, 2007 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe the weather?
Computers won't boot if it's too hot.  They'll also shut down automatically if they get too warm.  If a computer doesn't work in summer but works the rest of the time, check the fan.  They're often pretty cheaply made, and fail quickly.  The fan on my Dell had to be replaced when the computer was only a few months old.  Bearings wore out.  
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Sep 19, 2007 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Don't give up hope
You can usually save 'em. Email me if you'd like, I might be able to help.

by jch24 on Sep 19, 2007 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The LIneup
Hopper CF
Keppinger SS
Griffey RF
Phillips 2B
Dunn LF
Encarnacion 3B
Votto 1B
Ross C
Shearn P
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Sep 19, 2007 6:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Translated for Pirate
Hopp-Arrrrr!
Kepping-Arrrrr!
G-arrrriffey
B-arrrrandon Phillips
Long Dunn Silver
Encarrrrrrnacion
Vott-yo ho ho
Arrrrross
Shearrrrrrrn

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2007 6:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I predict
a great night for Hopper.  He's got a great pirate name.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Sep 19, 2007 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Best RR pirate name?
suk-arrrrrrrrrrrrrrr?

by obc on Sep 19, 2007 6:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

wtf?
Just got back from Fenway Park this weekend...and signed up for wireless high speed.  The blackberry is a footnote gang.

Arrrrr, tis made to walk the plank (splash)

In other news, hell froze over today

by obc on Sep 19, 2007 6:48 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

And no
eyewitness update? /sheds tear
Damn it feels good to be a Pirate!

by sukr on Sep 19, 2007 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

still surfin for porn
Eyewitness report will be posted tomorrow night.  Great idea, i had actually forgotten.  Guess it's been a lost year, eh?

Where the hell have we been?

by obc on Sep 19, 2007 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Paying
the aye, arrr, 'ess!

Boooo!

Damn it feels good to be a Pirate!

by sukr on Sep 19, 2007 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Motorcycle Pirate
Q: What did the pirate get when he fell off his motorcycle?

A:  A SCAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRR!

by obc on Sep 19, 2007 6:52 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Go Reds beat the Cubs on ESPN tonight!
Please tell me Steve Phillips is not going to be an annoucer
Killer Tucans all the way!!!

by Zach K on Sep 19, 2007 6:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I can't believe...
...the season's almost over.  Seems like only yesterday it was spring training.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Sep 19, 2007 7:15 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

i know
it's rather depressing, especially for someone like me who doesn't like f-00_t-bA11.  I suppose, though, I'll be a bit preoccupied this off season with adventurous things.  sure hope i can watch the playoffs and series, though.
I love the Reds no matter what!

by Daedalus on Sep 19, 2007 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Arrr....
Me just got done watchin' me new excercise tape mateys...

Pilates of the Caribbean...

What'cha gonna do, Red Reporters, when Brennamania runs wild on you?

by chandrathan on Sep 19, 2007 7:23 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Tee hee
I could stand to do some work on my Dead Man's Chest.  The glutes at World's End are all right.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2007 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Come on Shearn 4-0 buddy!
Damn I hate 8pm starts!
Killer Tucans all the way!!!

by Zach K on Sep 19, 2007 7:30 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Zach be a scallywag...
I don't trust the way you talk, Li'l Chumbucket...
What'cha gonna do, Red Reporters, when Brennamania runs wild on you?

by chandrathan on Sep 19, 2007 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know it's heresy
But haven't pirates kind of gotten a little played out?  Same with ninjas.  Vikings are the wave of the future.  Maybe next week we can have "Talk Like a Norseman Day."

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2007 7:44 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

"Steal their houses, burn their women,
and rape their cattle!"

...no, wait.

I dunno, lots of references to frost giants, mead, and Beowulf.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2007 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

hmm...
It's like learning a new language
Helps me catch up on my mime
If you don't bring up those lonely parts
This could be a good time
I love the Reds no matter what!

by Daedalus on Sep 19, 2007 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

basic pirate lexicon
The basics

Pirate lingo is rich and complicated, sort of like a good stew. There are several other sites that offer glossaries that are pretty good, and you can find some of them on our links page.

But if you just want a quick fix, a surface gloss, a "pirate patina," if you will, here are the five basic words that you cannot live without. Master them, and you can face Talk Like a Pirate Day with a smile on your face and a parrot on your shoulder, if that's your thing.

Ahoy! - "Hello!"

Avast! - Stop and give attention. It can be used in a sense of surprise, "Whoa! Get a load of that!" which today makes it more of a "Check it out" or "No way!" or "Get off!"

Aye! - "Why yes, I agree most heartily with everything you just said or did."

Aye aye! - "I'll get right on that sir, as soon as my break is over."

Arrr! - This one is often confused with arrrgh, which is of course the sound you make when you sit on a belaying pin. "Arrr!" can mean, variously, "yes," "I agree," "I'm happy," "I'm enjoying this beer," "My team is going to win it all," "I saw that television show, it sucked!" and "That was a clever remark you or I just made." And those are just a few of the myriad possibilities of Arrr!

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

aye avast me hearties
me thinks me has seen a ghost. Surely as we all be pirates me thunk we be seein the ghost of sukr amongst us.. Drink up me hearties yo ho
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 7:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Aye
I raise the first pint to the departed Cap'n Crunch.  May yar replacement Marrrrcus MACbeth lead us to victory!  Yarrrrrr!
I'm a numbers freak, numbers freak. I'm numbers freaky, ow.

by Slyde on Sep 19, 2007 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

to Cap'n Crunch
There are many reasons for drinking, and this just popped into my head. If you can't drink while you're living, how the hell can you drink while your dead?
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

My ashes
will be used to soak up liquor-induced vomit.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2007 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ashes to ashes
Sawdust to sawdust
I'm a numbers freak, numbers freak. I'm numbers freaky, ow.

by Slyde on Sep 19, 2007 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Aye
Wondered when you'd come ablin' along deck
Damn it feels good to be a Pirate!

by sukr on Sep 19, 2007 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cincinnati Pirates Line up
Captain Jim Brander
Pirate Burt the Well-Tanned
Cap'n Brant Bluebeard
"Calico" Brody Hornigold
Trendy Stu Scabb
Cowerin' Quinn Scabb
Black Death Hannibal
"Munchkin" Billy Slasher
Jack Knocknees
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 7:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Arrrrr
I fear the Black Death Hannibal.  He be the death of me.  Garrrrr.
I'm a numbers freak, numbers freak. I'm numbers freaky, ow.

by Slyde on Sep 19, 2007 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Arrr Mateys...Me be unimpressed by me
Miller Chill this evening
What'cha gonna do, Red Reporters, when Brennamania runs wild on you?

by chandrathan on Sep 19, 2007 7:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Where be that wench Ash?
What'cha gonna do, Red Reporters, when Brennamania runs wild on you?

by chandrathan on Sep 19, 2007 7:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Weigh anchor!
This ship's about to hit the fan.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2007 8:02 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Arrrr
let's send these Cubbies to Davey Jones's locker!
I'm a numbers freak, numbers freak. I'm numbers freaky, ow.

by Slyde on Sep 19, 2007 8:03 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Isaiah Thomas doesn't like you calling him that
I'm a numbers freak, numbers freak. I'm numbers freaky, ow.

by Slyde on Sep 19, 2007 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bitch!
I don't care what Isaiah Thomas thinks!

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2007 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

arrrrr let's Go Reds
A pirate walks into a bar and orders a drink. The bartender looks down and says "You know that you have a steering wheel in your pants"
The pirate replies "Ay, it's drivin' me nuts"
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 8:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

avast me hearties
I didn't read the whole post
nuthin worse than a repeated joke
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hoist sail!
Damn it feels good to be a Pirate!

by sukr on Sep 19, 2007 8:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

"Brandon Phillips has quietly had
a sensational season."

Only because you guys weren't paying attention.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2007 8:11 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

He dribbled
Damn it feels good to be a Pirate!

by sukr on Sep 19, 2007 8:12 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

That went all of five feet
Avast!  Norris has made off with some booty!

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2007 8:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Jr. is walking the friggin' Plank
if he doesn't find the treasure Goddamn it
Time for a bigtime Run at the bigtime

by Madville on Sep 19, 2007 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Arr
he put the peg in th' hole!
Damn it feels good to be a Pirate!

by sukr on Sep 19, 2007 8:14 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Argh!!
Me likes the lefties in the lineup against the lefty.

by Brian B on Sep 19, 2007 8:14 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

yo ho me hearties
perhaps patch eyed Pete is finally acquiescing to our requests to play the better players
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

aaaarrrr
methinks pegleg hopper has the devil in him.

how else does he continue to get on base like that?

I love the Reds no matter what!

by Daedalus on Sep 19, 2007 8:14 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Scarppy Jeff
spells impending doom for the scrubbies
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 8:15 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Keppinger
could hit the ball in the hole with one eye covered by a patch!

by Brian B on Sep 19, 2007 8:15 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Griffey runs like he has a pegleg
Let's hope Norris doesn't get marooned at third.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2007 8:17 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

BP is walking the friggin plank
if doesn't find the treasure..goddamn it matey's
Time for a bigtime Run at the bigtime

by Madville on Sep 19, 2007 8:17 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

A Pirate walked into a bar
and the barman said, "Hey, I haven't seen you in a while. What happened? You look terrible!"

"What do you mean?" said the pirate. "I feel fine."

"What about the wooden leg? You didn't have that before."

"Well, we were in a battle, and I got hit with a cannon ball, but I'm fine, now."

"Well, ok, but what about that hook? What happened to your hand?"

"We were in another battle. I boarded a ship and got into a sword fight. My hand was cut off. I got fitted with a hook. I'm fine, really."

"What about that eye patch?"

"Oh, one day, we were at sea, and a flock of birds flew over. I looked up, and one of them shat in my eye."

"You're kidding," said the barman, "you couldn't lose an eye just from some bird shit."

"It was my first day with the hook."

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 8:18 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

you're all about
repeating jokes in this thread today, aren't you?
I love the Reds no matter what!

by Daedalus on Sep 19, 2007 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Check yer' specs
I'm thinkin' that be above as well....
Damn it feels good to be a Pirate!

by sukr on Sep 19, 2007 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fifteen dingers on a dead man's chest
and another fifteen makes 30.  

30, B-arrrandon.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2007 8:18 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

2 on 0 out - Nothing to show for it
Aye, the tale of this season on the high seas...
Damn it feels good to be a Pirate!

by sukr on Sep 19, 2007 8:19 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Gonna need some rum tonight
The Devil just left Tom Shearn.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2007 8:21 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Boooo!
Give him the boo box!
Damn it feels good to be a Pirate!

by sukr on Sep 19, 2007 8:21 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Nice
You know that was Glenn Close that went in the boo box?

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2007 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Really?
Damn it feels good to be a Pirate!

by sukr on Sep 19, 2007 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Also
Everyone should see the "Hook/300" mashup.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3UtG9OEXT4

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2007 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

avast me hearties
looked like the treasure chest was empty that time. But I shall share a picture of me favorite Pirate Wench with ye
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 8:21 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

/drops grog
:o
Damn it feels good to be a Pirate!

by sukr on Sep 19, 2007 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Aye,
 a second looks confirms. She be sukr height.
How much for the girl?
Damn it feels good to be a Pirate!

by sukr on Sep 19, 2007 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

she was a fine strapping lass
and adding to her height was a most flattering pair of boots
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Caleb
Is that ye hook appearing from around the waist of the wench?

by Brian B on Sep 19, 2007 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

aye
it is, She was a most agreeable lass
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Aye.
It'd be both hooks and a tentacle if he was wearin' his real hat!
Damn it feels good to be a Pirate!

by sukr on Sep 19, 2007 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yo ho
she certainly shivered me timbers
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

arrr
that scurvy dog Soriano
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 8:23 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

First time I've seen Shearn on TV
His fastball takes forever to get to the plate.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2007 8:23 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Shearn!
And he ends it with the hook!

by Brian B on Sep 19, 2007 8:26 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Arrr!!
Stay away from the docks, land lubbers! I won't warn ye again!

by Pirate Ghost of Red Menace on Sep 19, 2007 8:28 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Or?
ye'll run us through?
Damn it feels good to be a Pirate!

by sukr on Sep 19, 2007 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dunner!
Now that's how ye' swing a cutlass!
Damn it feels good to be a Pirate!

by sukr on Sep 19, 2007 8:30 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Is that a
flagon with a dragon holding the brew that is true?
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

EdE!!!
Whhhhhhhhhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!

Erm, I mean, Yaaarrrrrrrrrr!! And stuff.

by jch24 on Sep 19, 2007 8:30 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Encarrrrrncion!
That guy can swing the plank.

by Brian B on Sep 19, 2007 8:30 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

My computer is revived!
Turns out that it was nothing a good battery-removal-and-contact-cleaning couldn't fix!

Also, for those who have been following at home, I passed my comps.

And, uhhh, arrrrrrrr?

by Graybeard on Sep 19, 2007 8:32 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

That be
a relief!
Damn it feels good to be a Pirate!

by sukr on Sep 19, 2007 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Aye!

by Graybeard on Sep 19, 2007 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yo ho Jim lad!
Congrats on mastering the Pirate's Code!  Although they're really more like guidelines.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2007 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ha!
Damn it feels good to be a Pirate!

by sukr on Sep 19, 2007 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

EdE
hit that one right on the bung hole
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 8:32 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

No more Ross
Bring in Hagarrrrrr!

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2007 8:33 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Does he really
have to call him "Cowboy"?
Damn it feels good to be a Pirate!

by sukr on Sep 19, 2007 8:36 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Aye
'tis in his contract.  garrrr.
I'm a numbers freak, numbers freak. I'm numbers freaky, ow.

by Slyde on Sep 19, 2007 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think
I'm going to insist on being called Pirate at my next job.
Damn it feels good to be a Pirate!

by sukr on Sep 19, 2007 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm gonna go with Cap'n
and it must be properly pronounced or I won't respond.  And none of the "Oh Cap'n my cap'n" bullshit.  Just "Cap'n"
I'm a numbers freak, numbers freak. I'm numbers freaky, ow.

by Slyde on Sep 19, 2007 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Only the finest Crunchberries
for me and my crew!
I'm a numbers freak, numbers freak. I'm numbers freaky, ow.

by Slyde on Sep 19, 2007 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Did I tell
you I got a tattoo over the summer? Skull and bones baby!
Damn it feels good to be a Pirate!

by sukr on Sep 19, 2007 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Does it take up your whole back?
I'm a numbers freak, numbers freak. I'm numbers freaky, ow.

by Slyde on Sep 19, 2007 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nay!
No wench stamp for this scallywag!
Damn it feels good to be a Pirate!

by sukr on Sep 19, 2007 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Grandpa Lou
I hope he gives me a Werther's Original.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2007 8:37 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

arrrrr let's Go Reds
a little kid with a speech impediment dresses up as a pirate and goes trick or treating. he knocks on the door of a house and a man answers. "oh, i can see you're dressed up as a pirate." the man says. "but where are your buccaneers?" the kid gets really mad, and says "on the sides of my buckin' head!"
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 8:37 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Horrible....
but very funny! :))
Damn it feels good to be a Pirate!

by sukr on Sep 19, 2007 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thank you, thank You
I'll be here all week. two shows on Thursdays
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jacques "John Paul" Jones
Scourge of pirates everywhere!

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2007 8:40 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

arrrrr let's Go Reds
how much did the pirate pay to get his ears pierced?
a buccaneer
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 8:41 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Now you're just cutting and pasting from above
I'm a numbers freak, numbers freak. I'm numbers freaky, ow.

by Slyde on Sep 19, 2007 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

nay Cap'n
didn't read the whole thread
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Damn dude
You're 3 for 3 on repeated jokes.

You made up for it with the wench pic though, so 'scool. :)

by jch24 on Sep 19, 2007 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

nice hook matey
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 8:42 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Back-to-back Dental Plans
to get out of the jam.  Shearn's a freaking dentist!
I'm a numbers freak, numbers freak. I'm numbers freaky, ow.

by Slyde on Sep 19, 2007 8:43 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I believe
you mean tooth fixer, gar.
Damn it feels good to be a Pirate!

by sukr on Sep 19, 2007 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Actually
given the nature of a Dental Plan, I think he's real title would be Benefits Administrator.   Now that I think of it, he's kind of built like a Benefits Administrator too.
I'm a numbers freak, numbers freak. I'm numbers freaky, ow.

by Slyde on Sep 19, 2007 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

he's = his
I'm a numbers freak, numbers freak. I'm numbers freaky, ow.

by Slyde on Sep 19, 2007 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ok i have now read the thread
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 8:46 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

how about this one?
What do you call a pedophile pirate??....
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 8:46 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Pedarrrrrast?
I'm a numbers freak, numbers freak. I'm numbers freaky, ow.

by Slyde on Sep 19, 2007 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

arrrrrr Kelly
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

sukr back from the island of the dead
Time for a bigtime Run at the bigtime

by Madville on Sep 19, 2007 8:47 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

These waters be haunted!
Ye scurvy dogs best clear off or we'll keelhaul ye!

by Pirate Ghost of Red Menace on Sep 19, 2007 8:47 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Norris doubled?
WTF?
I'm a numbers freak, numbers freak. I'm numbers freaky, ow.

by Slyde on Sep 19, 2007 8:49 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

nay Cap'n
he  walked and bunted
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Norris walked?
WTF?
I'm a numbers freak, numbers freak. I'm numbers freaky, ow.

by Slyde on Sep 19, 2007 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

touche Cap'n
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Steal that base!
Now, bury it on an island somewhere, and mark it with an X.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2007 8:51 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Griffey walks the friggin' Plank
Time for a bigtime Run at the bigtime

by Madville on Sep 19, 2007 8:52 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

That pitch
was up above the mainsail.  Griffey's mind has been addled by the sun and spiritous grog.  Ok, maybe it's Dunn that's been addled by grog.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2007 8:53 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I hope Steve Phillips
loses his tongue in a groghouse brawl.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2007 8:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

AARGGGHHHH THom's the Parrot
Thom's the Parrot
Whatzup Matey.....
Time for a bigtime Run at the bigtime

by Madville on Sep 19, 2007 8:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

ummm... Ahoy, Bitches?
"Screw it. We've got bigger problems than a butter shortage."

by Ash on Sep 19, 2007 9:01 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

'ello poppet
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol
that was worse than my repeated jokes

but worthy of two hooks up

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Out of context but
a quick tribute to Paul Byrd

http://www.tshirthell.com/shirts/products/a768/a768_bm.gif

Where have you gone Alex Trevino?

by Pops Daniels on Sep 19, 2007 9:07 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Thaaaaarrrrrrr she is:
#40.
"Screw it. We've got bigger problems than a butter shortage."

by Ash on Sep 19, 2007 9:07 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

The flyballs
be dyin' in that leeward wind out 'o the city.

Aaargh, 'tis a foul windy city to be a playin' rounders in tonight.

Methinks the bloody Reds should skin these little Cubbies.

And Long Dunn Silver hits one out!

40 Pieces of gold for the year.  Aaargh (choke!).

My karma just ran over your dogma

by Lonesome George on Sep 19, 2007 9:07 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

#40
woo hoo
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 9:07 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Dunn Rally Killer
Put him in irons and put him in the brig.
Time for a bigtime Run at the bigtime

by Madville on Sep 19, 2007 9:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Votto
needed just a wee bit more booty to get that one out
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

avast me hearties
First Red to hit 40 in 4 straight years

Awesome. thank You Adam

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 9:09 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

And now, for a song
40 big dingers on a dead man's chest!

Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of rum.

A hunder runs driven and a hunder runs scored!

Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of rum.

Pick up that option and keep the big man here,

Or bind up Krivsky and walk him out the plank!

Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of rum.

My karma just ran over your dogma

by Lonesome George on Sep 19, 2007 9:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Yar har, fiddle dee dee
Being a pirate is all right with me!

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2007 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

what do a pirate and a pimp have in common?
when they see your mom, they both say YO HO!

HAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAAH!!!!

I love the Reds no matter what!

by Daedalus on Sep 19, 2007 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

there's a monkey in my pocket.
he's stealing all my change.
his stare is blank and glassy
i suspect that he's deranged.

I'll be here all night, folks.

Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.

by andromache on Sep 19, 2007 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You and Vlad having a good time
over thaaarrr?
"Screw it. We've got bigger problems than a butter shortage."

by Ash on Sep 19, 2007 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hoist the double play flag!
Shearn has a touch of magic on him.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2007 9:16 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Touch of destiny
Sorry.  I'll get the lines sort of right.  Eventually.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2007 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i just be thinkin
that those scalywag Cubs must think that some sort of Voodoo is filling Hopper with the spirit of Austin Kearns (04 version)
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 9:18 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Who do?

by Graybeard on Sep 19, 2007 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Harrrrrang getting some love
Always nice to up that national exposure.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2007 9:22 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

NoHo walks the Plank
Keel Haul 'em boys!!!
Time for a bigtime Run at the bigtime

by Madville on Sep 19, 2007 9:23 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

can we all make a vow
that if the reds get to the playoffs in the next few years, we won't act like this?
I love the Reds no matter what!

by Daedalus on Sep 19, 2007 9:23 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Aye!

by Graybeard on Sep 19, 2007 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

aye
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Never Wench...Acting Silly is the
PIRATE WAY
Time for a bigtime Run at the bigtime

by Madville on Sep 19, 2007 9:26 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

"It's not a bad pitch,
it's just not a great pitch to a guy like Soto."

So, um, under the circumstances, it's a bad pitch.

"Screw it. We've got bigger problems than a butter shortage."

by Ash on Sep 19, 2007 9:27 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

he just can't say anything bad
The Thumper Rule is his Golden Rule
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Arrrrgh.
If Krivsky doesn't exercise Adam Dunn's 2008 option, I'm a Mets fan until they fire him.

by Paul Householder on Sep 19, 2007 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

aye aye
6-4-3
bad hitting by Theriot
should have waited and let Soriano run on one of those big old curve balls.

Come on peglegs get the lead back now

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 9:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Narrr
No bunting, ye scalliwag!

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2007 9:32 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Arrrr
Griffey needs a day off
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 9:33 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Jr. is walking the friggin' Plank
Blow the man down...
Time for a bigtime Run at the bigtime

by Madville on Sep 19, 2007 9:33 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Now would not be a bad time...
For number 30.
If Krivsky doesn't exercise Adam Dunn's 2008 option, I'm a Mets fan until they fire him.

by Paul Householder on Sep 19, 2007 9:33 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Top Ten Punchlines To Dirty Pirate Jokes
  1. "Brokeback Mutiny"
  2. "He's all cannon and no balls"  
  3. "Thar she blows!"
  4. "And that's why Roger is so jolly"
  5. "Yes it's curved, but it ain't no hook"  
  6. "That's not what I meant when I said I needed some seamen"  
  7. "Now that's a booty!"
  8. "So that's how my wife got termites"  
  9. "Arrgh, we call it 'The Aristocrats'!"
  10. "If you won't go down on the ship, will you at least go down on the Captain?
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 9:36 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Red Sox are sinking faster
than the Queen Anne's Revenge.

Somewhere, BubbaFan is delighted.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2007 9:40 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Heh
And the Yankees won.  Two years to the day after "The Bubba Crosby Game":

The Yankees won another one-run game against Baltimore, and moved to one game back of the Sox.  

I didn't think they had a chance to win the division this year, but suddenly, it's looking possible.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Sep 19, 2007 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

arrrrr let's Go Reds
A pirate and his parrot, were adrift in a lifeboat following a dramatic escape from a valiant battle. While rummaging through the boat's provisions, the pirate stumbled across an old lamp. Secretly hoping that a Genie would appear, he rubbed the lamp vigorously. To the amazement of the castaways, a Genie came forth. This particular Genie, however, stated that he could only deliver one wish, not the standard three. Without giving any thought to the matter the pirate blurted out, "Make the entire ocean into rum!" The Genie clapped his hands with a deafening crash, and immediately the entire sea turned into the finest rum ever sampled by mortals. Simultaneously, the Genie vanished. Only the gentle lapping of rum on the hull broke the stillness as the two considered their circumstances. The parrot looked disgustedly at the pirate and after a tension-filled moment spoke: "Now yee've done it!! Now we're goon to have to pee in the boat."
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 9:40 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

BOOM BOOM CLAP
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 9:43 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Arrrr
anotherrrr soft walk
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 9:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

BOOM BOOM CLAP
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 9:45 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

BOOM BOOM CLAP
Votto!! nice job after a lefty
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 9:47 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

BOOM BOOM CLAP
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 9:49 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

crap strike out by Ross
now pinch hitting Rough-Sailin' Booker
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 9:50 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Gonzalez going fishing there
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 9:53 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

BOOM BOOM CLAP
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 9:54 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

For the life of me...
I can't understand why you'd have a fantastic play-by-play guy like Dan Shulman (the best in the business) call a game, and surround him with two idiots like Steve Phillips and Orel "You Can See It In Their Eyes" Hersheiser.

Oh, yes.  Yaaarrrrrrrrrr, and such.

"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey

by BLee2525 on Sep 19, 2007 9:54 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Arrrr
He used Orel and in their eyes in the same sentence. Something wrong there. Even for a Pirate
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Was ESPN always this shitty?
Am I just noticing it now?  No, it's getting worse isn't it?

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2007 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

aye
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

My crazy idea...
Originally, ESPN was one of a kind, the only cable sports network.  Their job was to report the news in the sports world 24 hours a day.  People latched on, and a legend was born.  Initially, they viewed their competition as local sports segments, so they patterned their programming to give you all the information your local sports report gave you, and then some.

I think that ESPN was forced to change their focus significantly with the rise of the internet.  Their competition for solely sports was not only local sports, but websites providing instant access to scores, analysis, highlights, rankings, etc.  The new focus took on not only other forms of sports media, but news media as well.  Hence, the switch from "Alex Rodriguez is a hell of a ballplayer," to "A-Rod is a choker, and 5'-2" albino David Eckstein is the guy you really want up in a playoff game."

You (and me) are attempting to learn what's important in baseball without bias or subjectivity, while ESPN is trying to appeal to the largest number of people by pandering to the least common denominator among sports fans.  Unfortunately, the best alternative we have is Fox Sports, whose TV programming is infinitely worse (though the morning radio show is much better; Steve Czaban is intelligent, entertaining, and objective; can't say the same about Mike and Mike).

Sorry for the rambling; the bottom line is that you're trying to get smarter and smarter about baseball while ESPN strives to get dumber and dumber to reach the maximum number of people.

"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey

by BLee2525 on Sep 19, 2007 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry...
AVAST!!!  And so on, and so forth.
"Karma - there it was. The meaning of life, straight from Carson Daly's lips to my morphine-laced ears." -Earl Hickey

by BLee2525 on Sep 19, 2007 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like the internet theory
I also feel we should blame Disney.  I always feel good about blaming Disney.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2007 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

A shiny doubloon
to whoever brings me that watermelon, with head attached.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2007 9:54 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Mark DarrrrrrRosa
Absolutely killing us.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2007 9:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Christmas came early
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 9:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

come on Eddie
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Sep 19, 2007 9:58 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs