Sunny Sunday Open Thread

by 'tHan on Nov 8, 2009 1:06 PM EST Comment 77 comments

Wow! What a beautiful day in Cincinnati! It's supposed to creep up into the seventies today, and there is a ton of sun shine! You can not complain about this weather for a Sunday in Cincinnati.

The baseball season is officially over, and it appears that the Hot Stove League is under way. There is a fairly important Bengals game that has just started, so I suppose this could serve as a place to discuss that game!

Also, what is everyone eating and drinking for their sunday afternoon? I got Buffalo Wild Wings to eat, and I hit the liquor store for a "create your own" six pack. I just had an Arrogant Bastard Ale, and it was pretty good. Hopefully, you guys are like me, and in the mood to spend the Sunday with all your favorite Red Reporters!

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November. Furnace off. Windows open.

priceless.

"I have found me a home"

by obc2 on Nov 8, 2009 1:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I ate at a place called Roy's last night, and will be eating at a place called Ray's today

Both of them are gloriously fantastic. Ray’s Hell Burger has been discussed here before, but Roy’s Place in Gaithersburg, MD was new to me. They have something like 180 different sandwiches, and the menu reads like it was written by Madville. I ordered a Mother’s Ruin, which is two Italian sausages, provolone cheese, grilled onions and green peppers served on french bread. Delicious!

by Brendanukkah on Nov 8, 2009 1:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

your area sounds nice

but cincinnati just got a new swingers club!

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by 'tHan on Nov 8, 2009 1:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

and it has Adonis

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by obc2 on Nov 8, 2009 1:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i need a bubble bath!

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by 'tHan on Nov 8, 2009 1:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Good god, I want one of those sandwiches. NOW.

"What'd I say?"

by jch24 on Nov 8, 2009 3:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Bengals 7 - Ravens 0

who says we can’t run against these guys.

I gave up working out. My philosophy: No pain... no pain. ...
Mads.

by Madville on Nov 8, 2009 1:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

who is "we"?

"I have found me a home"

by obc2 on Nov 8, 2009 1:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

The Bengals is we or we is the Bengals...don't you feel any kind of cincinnati identity with the Bengals?

Bengals 14 – Ravens 0

I gave up working out. My philosophy: No pain... no pain. ...
Mads.

by Madville on Nov 8, 2009 1:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

What's up, dirty dogs?

"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san

by BK on Nov 8, 2009 1:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

peyton manning had 25 pass attemtps in the first quarter for the colts

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by 'tHan on Nov 8, 2009 1:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i'm now having dogfish head raison d'etre

pretty pretty good

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by 'tHan on Nov 8, 2009 1:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

i still have some Great Lakes Oktoberfest i need to finish off

then i have a whole case of Yeungling to break into. they sell it in West Virginny now, so i can get it when i go down home. pr’ dang cool.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Nov 8, 2009 2:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i've got some canned yuengling that's just gathering dust...

hmm

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by 'tHan on Nov 8, 2009 2:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

IT'S ALL THEY HAD DAMNIT

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by jch24 on Nov 8, 2009 3:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

that wasn't a complaint

i was just contemplating drinking it

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by 'tHan on Nov 8, 2009 4:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

clinton portis is out with a concussion

so the worst offense in the nfl just got worse

Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...

by boobs on Nov 8, 2009 1:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

fantasy fail for me

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by 'tHan on Nov 8, 2009 1:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

or as the CBS ticker says

a “head concussion”

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by boobs on Nov 8, 2009 1:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i hear that's the worst kind

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by 'tHan on Nov 8, 2009 1:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

chris henry be hurt!

that sucks

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by 'tHan on Nov 8, 2009 1:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Peyton Manning just became the first qb ever to throw for 40,000 yards in a decade

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by 'tHan on Nov 8, 2009 2:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

in a game

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by boobs on Nov 8, 2009 2:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

he's well on his way to that one

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by 'tHan on Nov 8, 2009 2:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Palmer needs to not slide head first

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by 'tHan on Nov 8, 2009 2:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

hes racking up the rushing yards

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by boobs on Nov 8, 2009 2:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I can't see real good, is that Donnie McNabb out there?

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by BK on Nov 8, 2009 2:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

well la-de-frickin da!

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by 'tHan on Nov 8, 2009 2:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Bengal 17 – Ravens Squat

I gave up working out. My philosophy: No pain... no pain. ...
Mads.

by Madville on Nov 8, 2009 2:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

they arent just winning this game

they are completely out-classing the Ravens. it’s only a quarter-and-a-half in, but the Ravens look like obc’s Spartans out there (no offense dude).

by Charlie Scrabbles on Nov 8, 2009 2:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

eh?

obc’s spartans won the super bowl and routed all of their opponents!

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by 'tHan on Nov 8, 2009 2:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i meant they look like children

the Ravens look like children.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Nov 8, 2009 2:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

you should have just said they look like women

Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...

by boobs on Nov 8, 2009 2:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

or foot faeries?

by Charlie Scrabbles on Nov 8, 2009 2:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

cameron kicked a ball today and said "i play soccer daddy"

my heart sank

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by 'tHan on Nov 8, 2009 2:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

im sorry to hear that

have another beer

by Charlie Scrabbles on Nov 8, 2009 2:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Good news at the 'tHan household

My 2.5 year old Granddaughter is into soccer big time already.

I gave up working out. My philosophy: No pain... no pain. ...
Mads.

by Madville on Nov 8, 2009 2:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

LA Galaxy vs. Chivas USA today

Battle for the Home Depot Center!

by Brendanukkah on Nov 8, 2009 4:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

ive been waiting about 10 minutes for schaub to hand off to moats for a TD

how long does a 2-minute warning last?

Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...

by boobs on Nov 8, 2009 2:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

now it says

“M. Schaub passed to R. Moats to the left for 70 yard loss. R. Moats fumbled”

something sounds amiss.

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by boobs on Nov 8, 2009 2:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

from mixfmkyle

WOW #Colts just get a HUGE Replay Reversal. Houston goes from 1st & G at the 1, to Colts ball at the 20

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by 'tHan on Nov 8, 2009 2:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

thats unfortunate

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by boobs on Nov 8, 2009 2:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

wow

the Bengals are doing everything right

by Charlie Scrabbles on Nov 8, 2009 2:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

and downgrade him

because he does everything right…

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by boobs on Nov 8, 2009 2:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

punting win!

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by 'tHan on Nov 8, 2009 2:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

the Lions should have punted

on 4th and 15 from their own 10 yard line

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by obc2 on Nov 8, 2009 2:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

the glove say

go for it!

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by 'tHan on Nov 8, 2009 2:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

batting gloves are for losers

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by obc2 on Nov 8, 2009 2:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

40 first half pass attempts by Peyton?

and only 13 pts?!?

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by obc2 on Nov 8, 2009 2:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

they are throwin too much

only wound up completing 26 of those passes

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by 'tHan on Nov 8, 2009 2:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

the Colts could use the Spartans play caller

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by obc2 on Nov 8, 2009 2:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Joe Flacco is teh suck

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by obc2 on Nov 8, 2009 2:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

ochocinco has made some quality catches today

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by 'tHan on Nov 8, 2009 3:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

although this one is gonna get overturned

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by 'tHan on Nov 8, 2009 3:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Nick Schuyler'd

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by boobs on Nov 8, 2009 3:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

HEY 'THAN

CALL ME PLEASE, I HAVE SOMETHING HILARIOUS TO SHARE.

"What'd I say?"

by jch24 on Nov 8, 2009 3:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Whoops, seems I became a 12 year old girl for a second there

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by jch24 on Nov 8, 2009 3:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Is Oher on the Ravens the guy from the Blind Side?

by ken on Nov 8, 2009 4:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

yes

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by boobs on Nov 8, 2009 4:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I wonder if the movie is any good

I liked the book. I’m guessing the market inefficiency theme will get less play in the film.

by ken on Nov 8, 2009 4:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

it stars sandra bullock

it will suck

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by 'tHan on Nov 8, 2009 4:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

...as John Harbaugh

by Brendanukkah on Nov 8, 2009 4:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

im guessing the father-as-potentially-sinister-ole-miss-booster theme doesnt get much play either

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by boobs on Nov 8, 2009 4:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, I assume that they minimize the crooked angle...

Let me write out a formal proof for you.

by Gray on Nov 8, 2009 6:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Raven are imploding

I gave up working out. My philosophy: No pain... no pain. ...
Mads.

by Madville on Nov 8, 2009 4:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Bengals Win - Woot

I gave up working out. My philosophy: No pain... no pain. ...
Mads.

by Madville on Nov 8, 2009 4:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

WOOT DEM Hard

I gave up working out. My philosophy: No pain... no pain. ...
Mads.

by Madville on Nov 8, 2009 4:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

University of cincinnati remains at #5 in the BCS

TCU leapfrogs them…BS BS BS..

I gave up working out. My philosophy: No pain... no pain. ...
Mads.

by Madville on Nov 8, 2009 6:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

no worries

if they go undefeated, they’ll jump back ahead of tcu

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by 'tHan on Nov 8, 2009 6:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

The computer ratings are something like 3 or 4 points apart between UC and TCU

I don’t have any expectation that UC will get any higher than 4 because of the way the ratings are graded. But TCU ?
I just want Brian Kelly to stick around.

I gave up working out. My philosophy: No pain... no pain. ...
Mads.

by Madville on Nov 8, 2009 6:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Okay, so when are keyboard shortcuts going to be enabled

on the mobile version of RR? Because then I’ll totally comment from my Droid. As it is, it’s kind of a pain to follow threads on it.

Let me write out a formal proof for you.

by Gray on Nov 8, 2009 6:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I put in a request for marking new comments as new somehow on the mobile version

but I have a feeling it is not a high priority.

I agree that it is a pain to follow a long thread on a phone, especially when there are only 2 or 3 new comments.

Definitely a good argument.

by Slyde on Nov 8, 2009 6:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah...

I assume that auto-refreshing is disabled, which on the regular version of the site came along at the same time as marking comments, right?

Also you couldn’t really use the shortcuts on a phone without a permanent keyboard (e.g. iphone), so maybe this is of limited interest.

The droid, incidentally, is fantastic, with a couple of minor exceptions. So far, most importantly: battery life has utterly sucked for me. I’m not sure what I’ve been doing to drain it so well, but the battery hasn’t been lasting more than five or six hours with what I think to be moderate use. Also, there are some odd design quirks:
*The on/off/resume button is stupid. Utterly stupid. This tiny little button near the headphone jack. Not a big deal, but mind-bogglingly poorly placed.
*The keyboard has two blank buttons. I wish that at least one of these could be used for an apostrophe, because unlike many here, I like using correct contractions—and alt-m is a pain.

Let me write out a formal proof for you.

by Gray on Nov 8, 2009 7:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

A-Gon

According to MLB Trade Rumors, the Red Sox are not picking up A-Gon’s option.

The Red Sox have declined to pick up Alex Gonzalez’s $6MM option, writes Tony Massarotti of the Boston Globe. However, the club may still have interest in bringing back the 32-year-old on a lesser salary.

Gonzalez posted .284/.316/.453 in 44 games with the BoSox in 2009. Including his play in Cincinnati, Gonzalez turned in a UZR/150 of 10.5. Fangraphs estimates that his total body of work in ’09 is worth $2.4MM on the open market.

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by BubbaFan on Nov 8, 2009 7:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

sssshhhhhh, they'll hear you!

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by jch24 on Nov 8, 2009 7:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Janish or SeaBass?

by Highlifeman21 on Nov 8, 2009 7:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Hard to believe

Football season is half-over already. The Bengals lead their division. Indianapolis and New Orleans are still undefeated. Giants fans dreams have been crushed by a four-game losing streak. ’Boys and Birds battle for first place in the NL East tonight.

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by BubbaFan on Nov 8, 2009 8:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs