After 11 games, do you feel better or worse than you did in 2008?
by Slyde on Apr 20, 2009 2:00 PM EDT
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PrintI know it's hard to imagine your state of mind back at this point in the season in 2008, but I'm seeing some sentiment of Reds showing winning flashes, and winning games they "would not have won last year" as if this team is doing something new and different. And then I see stuff like this:
| Year | W | L | RS | RA | Ex Record |
| 2008 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 38 | 7-4 |
| 2009 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 53 | 4-7 |
After 11 games last season, the Reds had exactly the same record as this year's team and had scored 6 more runs. More importantly, they had also surrendered 15 fewer runs on the year.
Last season, at this point the Reds were batting .248/.347/.397 as a team compared to .210/.317/.337 from the current squad. The 2008 team had more of every offensive category except for triples and hit batsmen (HAVOC!).
On the pitching side, the 2008 starters had an ERA of 3.22 after 11 games, while the bullpen was at 2.65. This year they are at 4.55 and 5.35 respectively. The big difference on pitching from last year to this year is walks as the 2009 squad has already allowed 53 of them compared to just 27 at this point last year. About the only thing this year's staff has done better is allow fewer home runs (17 last year to 12 so far this year).
So, the way I see it, you can look at this comparison in a couple of ways. The pessimist could look at it and say, "crap, they are worse than last year's team." The optimist though might be inclined to say, "last year's team was playing above its head, while this team is clearly below its expected level of performance. Things have to improve."
I think I'm going to go with optimism. I still don't think they are a playoff team, but I don't believe they are as bad as they've performed so far. I believe that overall the peformance of the team will improve. That may not necessarily mean more wins, but it should.
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I'd like to be optimistic..
I sure hope they improve in all realms.. Is there record a case of luck. Can you break down the stats by wins and losses? Are the Reds barely winning, but when they loose, it is by a lot?
Education is what you get from reading the directions. Experience is what you get from not reading them.
My ooo key got stuck.. :P
Education is what you get from reading the directions. Experience is what you get from not reading them.
I think I get the joke.
Dusty Baker said it was the first [triple play] he’d seen in person. When he was with the Dodgers, they hit into one, but he was in the bathroom.- C Trent
by The Crushinator on Apr 20, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions
so you show up just to say filthy things and then disappear again?
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
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by chandrathan on Apr 20, 2009 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah that looks bad doesn't it?
I’ll stick around and make filthy comments all night. Maybe
Hope Springs Eternal!
i had a girlfriend like that once
"Oedipus ruined a great sex life by asking too many questions!"- Dr. Stephen T. Colbert DFA.
by justin007000 on Apr 20, 2009 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Aside from the Opening Day 1-0 loss to Santana..
..I think the Reds are winning all their one and two run games.
"I wanna listen to Elephants Gerald."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 20, 2009 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Opening Day was a 2-1 loss
But your point stands.
by Brendanukkah on Apr 20, 2009 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions
does that mean anything?
"Oedipus ruined a great sex life by asking too many questions!"- Dr. Stephen T. Colbert DFA.
by justin007000 on Apr 20, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions
they are 2-1 in one-run games
and 1-3 in blowouts (5+ run differential). And 3-2 in all other games.
Good teams win blowouts. Close games tend to be a crapshoot with most teams finishing near .500 in 1-run games.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
2009
The Reds are on the right track. 81 plus wins might be a streach but this a scrappy team that makes it interesting and I like the pitching.
oh scrap
"Oedipus ruined a great sex life by asking too many questions!"- Dr. Stephen T. Colbert DFA.
by justin007000 on Apr 20, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
After 11 games, do you feel better or worse than you did in 2008? Yes, I think so...
I’m not as constipated as was around this time last year. Plus I had dislocated my elbow last March and was sitting out the end of the bowling season. My depression is a little improved but the onset of Alzheimer’s and dementia is just around the corner. No stroke so far. However various progressive neurological disorders do cause me drift sometimes when I’m blogging at RR.
What’s that…the Red’s ?
Oh hell no..with lack of offensive talent and the incredibly moronic moves by Dusty and the Brain Trust…I’m not feeling any better. This start is been very fortuitous, without some changes offensively (Gonzo, Hernia esp., maybe Ede..) this magical floating piece of poop could soon be flushed away…which reminds me my hemorrhoids are starting act up again….speaking of crapshoots
Its probably going to happen - bend over
by Madville on Apr 20, 2009 2:22 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
just....
wow.
I feel like this one will go into the madville hall of fame.
This is a true gem, incoherent, funny, but doesn’t really make a point, but has it is wise in its ways.
"Oedipus ruined a great sex life by asking too many questions!"- Dr. Stephen T. Colbert DFA.
by justin007000 on Apr 20, 2009 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Information you really CAN'T get anywhere else on the interwebs!
"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"
by "Red" Moskau on Apr 20, 2009 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions
apostrophe'd
The optimist though might be inclined to say, “last year’s team was playing above it’s head, while this team is clearly below it’s expected level of performance. Things have to improve.”
We want to build long period of time. I didn’t come here for the shot run.
why are you doing this?
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
and why did you only put one "it's" in bold?
by Brendanukkah on Apr 20, 2009 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Please direct all grammer and spelling commentary for Justin and me.
Thank You
Mads
Its probably going to happen - bend over
to me and justin
perhaps?
"Oedipus ruined a great sex life by asking too many questions!"- Dr. Stephen T. Colbert DFA.
by justin007000 on Apr 20, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions
maybe
He wants to be a copy editor when he grows up?
It’s a useful skill. Probably doesn’t matter for a post like this, which is pretty much an in-house thing. But for the kind of analysis that might be picked up elsewhere…grammar and spelling matter. Especially for blogs, which can have a “legitimacy” problem. It can be the difference between being taken seriously or not.
Some of the things he points out are really nit-picky, but some actually change the meaning of the sentence. And typos in numbers
matter, in baseball stories.
Maybe you could ask him to e-mail you corrections, instead of posting them in the comments? You could freely ignore anything you consider too picayune, and fix the rest.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
if this was my full time job
I’d double- and triple-check my work, but given that most of the time I’m posting in between meetings or when I should be doing other work, y’all are just gonna have to tolerate typos. It happens.
And I think most of what he points out is nitpicky.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
And you got to admit that the pay is killer too, eh Slyd...
Its probably going to happen - bend over
AAAhhhh please not another grammar fight
This is why im learning spanish, theres no grammar in spanish
Dusty Baker said it was the first [triple play] he’d seen in person. When he was with the Dodgers, they hit into one, but he was in the bathroom.- C Trent
by The Crushinator on Apr 20, 2009 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Grammar
Grammo
Grammas
Gramma
Grammamos
Grammeis
Gramman
by Brendanukkah on Apr 20, 2009 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
El pollo loco es muy grande
Donde estan mis pantalones?
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Je me lance vers la gloire
Qu’est-ce que c’est?
Consider the Eskimos.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 20, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Bonjour messy mie's!
Dans la biblioteche eesta un Bourbon…no!
just a word from a note international language and grammar specialist:
Its probably going to happen - bend over
He's talking about how you can just point to what you want at Chipotle.
"I wanna listen to Elephants Gerald."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 20, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions
"Merica, rep it
They tuk ur burritoos.
Dusty Baker said it was the first [triple play] he’d seen in person. When he was with the Dodgers, they hit into one, but he was in the bathroom.- C Trent
by The Crushinator on Apr 20, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
To annoy me :)
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because it's the greatest thing in the history of red reporter!
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by chandrathan on Apr 20, 2009 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions
It's poetic.
Last year’s team was playing above.
It is head.
While this team is clearly below.
It is expected level of performance
Things have to improve.
Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.
Alex Gonzalez
The dude’s only got one hit
Bring up Rosales
by ChillyCheezItz on Apr 20, 2009 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions
my turn
Haikus are easy
But sometimes they don’t make sense
Refrigerator
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by jch24 on Apr 20, 2009 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Watch Eastbound and Down
Madonna fell off a horse
One Jamba Juice please!
by ChillyCheezItz on Apr 20, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions
That's where I got it :)
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The evidence is somewhat surprising to me
but I’m not sure why. I had no confidence in this team’s ability to score runs and that seems to hold true. The pitching has been good. I dunno. I just do not like to watch the whole “scrappy” thing.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
you guys have to remember also
patterson, kepp, and bako started off on fire
harang wasn’t injured yet
burton and lincoln weren’t pitching like they belong in AAA
volquez and cueto were outstanding in their first few starts
that is why 08 was so much better at this point IMO
"strikeouts are a lot sexier than groundouts"
this is the smartest post in the thread
the position players can all hit better than they’re doing right now, except Votto of course. I definitely see BP and Edwin picking up as the season goes along, hopefully Bruce too.
I also think Volquez and Cueto will get better with time. Same for Burton and Lincoln.
I would like to see Janish start more. And I would like to see Hanigan get more starts as well. If our current starting C and SS continue to hit the way they’re going for another week, I don’t know what the Reds are thinking! I can understand Hernandez catching for Cueto and Arroyo, but there’s no reason he can’t be out there for Harang, Arroyo, and Ownings.
Hernandez and Hannigan should catch arroyo at the same time?
that seems extreme, but i guess it makes up for the lack of catcher when Volquez pitches.
"Oedipus ruined a great sex life by asking too many questions!"- Dr. Stephen T. Colbert DFA.
by justin007000 on Apr 20, 2009 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Arroyo means something in the Cuban dialect of Spanish
and his grandfather on his dads side is Cuban. Which is were his name comes from.
"Oedipus ruined a great sex life by asking too many questions!"- Dr. Stephen T. Colbert DFA.
by justin007000 on Apr 20, 2009 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm feeling better, but that doesn't make it right
Last year, Pythagorean be damned, I had the feeling that they’d caught lightning in a bottle. As smitty3 points out, Volquez and Cueto were on fire— but I had no reason to expect it to last. I knew that Bako was a fluke. Kepp hitting was just making the SS situation palatable, not promising. And I had Graves (Danny) thoughts about a bullpen making extensive use of Affeldt and Lincoln, not to mention Stormy-being-Stormy, whether Coco would be Milwaukee vintage or Texas (at the end) vintage, Coffey and his sprints, etc.
This year— rightly or wrongly— I believe in the pitching staff, so I choose to see the performance to date as underachieving and something that will return to norm over time. Maybe my “flash-in-the-pan” thoughts from last year were the accurate ones, but for now I believe that Cueto will be league-average and Volquez better than league average when it’s all said and done. Harang and Arroyo have done just what I expected. It’s too early to evaluate the #5 spot in the rotation and the Gray Hairs in the bullpen have been masterful. Therefore, the Reds are lucky to be over .500 before they even begin to play well.
Offensively, we should just cue Denny Green, because they are who we thought they were. We’ve been lucky that T-Virus overachieving and a freak run of clogging the bases has offset a slow Jay Bruce start. Sea Bass has been the only true disappointment to me, but I was underestimating the rust that builds up over a season and a half. EdE will come around, Jay appears as if he is going to be Burrell-like in his hot-and-cold streaks, and BP I’m actually encouraged by his baby-step improvements in patience at the plate and hitting the ball where it is pitched.
Defensively, see above about Sea Bass. Excluding McFlurry, the OF has been as good as I hoped, EdE has exceeded expectations, and everyone else is about where you’d expect. 81 wins is still the upper reaches of my faith for 2009, but it feels achievable. 2008? Just waiting for the shoe to drop…
And don’t forget the rest of the division: Buccos as bad as we thought, Ass-stroh’s much worse than last year, Cards— much worse than last year, Brewers— much worse than last year. That helps a bunch, too.
"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"
by "Red" Moskau on Apr 20, 2009 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions
i really disagree about St Louis
who knows what will happen over the year, but Ludwick is hitting better so far than he did last year, which didn’t even seem conceivable. Pujols is playing like an MVP. Kyle Lohse looks freaking great. I’m certainly glad the Reds aren’t playing them right now.
The difference in runs allowed...
Is mostly Volquez not dominating the same way he did for most of last year and Cueto not dominating the same way he did in April of last year.
I think the team would be OK with Cueto pitching slightly better than he did for all of last year.
I don’t think the team would do well if Volquez continues to suck. Even in the win yesterday, I think he lucked out. FIve walks is ridiculous.
And Adam Dunn's spirit, ranging for revenge / With Ate by his side come hot from hell, / Shall in these confines with a monarch's voice / Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war...
by Paul Householder on Apr 20, 2009 2:32 PM EDT reply actions
I'm optimistic.
I looked at the schedule and it seems like for the next two months there are very few series against teams that are clearly better than the Reds.
April: @CHI / ATL / HOU
May: @PIT / @FLA / MIL / STL / @AZ / @SD / PHI / CLE / HOU / @MIL
June: @STL / CHI / @WAS / @KC / ATL / CWS / @TOR / @CLE / AZ
The Indians can mash but we can outpitch them. Arizona has some good starters but our pitching could even things out over two series. Other than that, the Cubs and the Phillies are the only teams there that I feel are clearly better than the Reds if the Reds are playing at or near their best.
"I wanna listen to Elephants Gerald."
you are forgetting something
that west coast swing to AZ and SD is guaranteed to result in 6 Ls. we just arent built to play out west.
Consider the Eskimos.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 20, 2009 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions
But our outfield is not as white as it was last year!
"I wanna listen to Elephants Gerald."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 20, 2009 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Jerry Jr. is mixed.
Adam Dunn was Texan
CoPat = T-Virus
But you’re right Bruce is definitely whiter than KGjr.
Is this pertinent ?
Its probably going to happen - bend over
Everyone knows white guys can't handle the heat as well.
Here’s how I see it:
Freel is gone. (That’s at least one white dude.)
Dunn is gone.
Yeah, Bruce is almost as white as Dunn but the good news is that at no time will the Reds field more than one white guy in the hot hot outfields of the NL West!
"I wanna listen to Elephants Gerald."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 20, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I hear that San Diego has lovely, largely temperate weather
And San Francisco is a freezing liberal morass (“The coldest winter…” blah blah blah). And Arizona has a roof. And Denver is way up in the mountains.
by Brendanukkah on Apr 20, 2009 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Dude..
Summers are hot. Black guys are used to it.
"I wanna listen to Elephants Gerald."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 20, 2009 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Side note I'm sure you'll enjoy
Flo Rida came in a couple of weeks ago, and the man had on what had to be the most expensive watch I’ve ever seen in person. The thing was fucking HUGE, and completely encrusted with diamonds. It was ridiculous looking.
I miss the old days of the internet when men were men, hot girls were middle aged men, and hot underage girls were FBI agents.....
Yeah, but...
IIRC it’s just a two game series with them and WE AHVE GOOD PITCHING!
YAY!
"I wanna listen to Elephants Gerald."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 20, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes and No - Offensively speaking
Things always have to improve in RedsWorld
I think last year’s team played right around where it should have.
This year’s team has fundamentally 4 semi-unknowns;
C-Dick – he’s doing less well that I had thought he would, so far
Hernanadez – he’s right about on target
Gonzo: I didn’t know what to expect, I had hoped for better but I think he’s playing about as well as Gonzo can after being out for a year.
Bruce: He is the one guy that really is not playing up to par.
BP, EdE slow starts they’ll be alright. Votto..what can you say…Cherry is Cherry
The bench is Jannish, Hannigan, Nix and Owings haven’t done that badly, hell -
We all thought that this team would have difficulty in scoring runs and it is no surprise to me that they aren’t.
Its probably going to happen - bend over
The preceding comment was a reply to andromache's attempted haiku
fucking dementia caused me to miss the reply button
Its probably going to happen - bend over
Don't worry.
We’re used to it, Mads.
And Adam Dunn's spirit, ranging for revenge / With Ate by his side come hot from hell, / Shall in these confines with a monarch's voice / Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war...
by Paul Householder on Apr 20, 2009 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I wanted to post this in the post game thread last night..
..but I fell asleep watching some DVR’d “We Shall Remain.”
Arthur Rhodes deserves some love. Nobody has done their job better. Game logs.
"I wanna listen to Elephants Gerald."
Especially awesome when you realize that he's really 62 yr. old
Its probably going to happen - bend over
Rhodes has been a stunningly pleasant surprise
And Weathers… he’s not exactly a shutdown guy, but the 0.00 ERA is impressive nonetheless. Right now, we legitimately are shortening the game to six innings. And sustainability is for chumps!
by Brendanukkah on Apr 20, 2009 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
"I wanna listen to Elephants Gerald."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 20, 2009 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Not the time nor place, but when have I ever cared?
Anyone going to Fireworks Friday against the Braves?
I think I’m gonna be there.
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I'm going Saturday
Fleece blanket giveaway day!
"I can eat mayonnaise with a spoon." - Jeff Brantley
by BK on Apr 20, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions
When's Slankie Day?
"I wanna listen to Elephants Gerald."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 20, 2009 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I was trying to decide between Friday and Saturday
I’d like to get a blankie (even if it is gonna be 80+ degrees), but the little lady wants to see fireworks. Guess who’s gonna win?
I miss the old days of the internet when men were men, hot girls were middle aged men, and hot underage girls were FBI agents.....
"Baby, wanna see some fireworks?"
“Get under my new blanket.”
"I wanna listen to Elephants Gerald."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 20, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
we had discussed it
depends on the weather
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by chandrathan on Apr 20, 2009 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions
It's gonna be niiiiiiiiiiice
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Holy cow...
Yahoo says 80
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by chandrathan on Apr 20, 2009 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah but Yahoo also links to Red Reporter
so it may very well be full of shit
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
that's true..
i’d better not risk it
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by chandrathan on Apr 20, 2009 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions
positional rankings via FanGraphs
2008 2009
offense(wOBA)/defense(UZR) offense(wOBA)/defense(UZR)
P 14th(.131)/ 16th(.033)
C 11th(.300)/ 2nd 12th(.259) 8th
1st 4th(.368)/ 1st 7th(.398) 16th
2nd 11th(.316) 2nd 13th(.300) 3rd
SS 11th(.305) 16th 16th(.135) 14th
3RD 6th(.346) 16th 13th(.336) 12th
RF 14th(.329) 15th 14th(.293) 1st
C 14th(.303) 6th 9th (.321) 9th
LF 2nd(.386) 16th 15th(.301) 2nd
Going into the season 3 positions would be hard for the Reds not to have significant improvement RF, CF and SS. So far the results are not encouraging: SS about the same level of defense and the SS are being outhit by 10 NL pitching staffs.
RF – Bruce rated#1 in painfully early returns fielding( I think this is legitimate because Bruce is an adequate CF) but the offense needs a big jump up.
CF- Willie Taveras as been one of the bright spots for the Reds. .377 wOBA and a 16.7% walk rate from a very consistent career average 6%.
The other 2 bright spots: OF defense- when facing a righthander the Reds employ basically 3 CFs in Bruce, Dickerson and Taveras and the early numbers reflect a huge improvement in OF defense.
And walk rate: the Reds are 2nd in the NL in walk rate @ 12.9% from a 9.3% in 2008. Will this continue- unlikely. The Reds have to have Bruce and the LF combo Dickerson/Hairston produce more offense. And if Gonzo continues this trend of being a cement shoe in the field and with no offensive ability- of course the Reds will need a change @ SS.
As one of the more vociferous critics of the Taveras signing
I have to admit he’s been a solid pickup thus far. And he’s looked legit putting up his numbers.
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Apr 20, 2009 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm still not convinced
If he’s still good on June 1st, we’ll talk. :)
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why won't dusty give Dickerson the oppurtunity to start against lefties?
McDonald is in RF, filling in for the injured Jay Bruce.
WHAT THE FUCK!?
I know his minor league splits against lefties are atrocious, but he only had 458 minor league at bats against lefties compared to 1192 against righties. The organization decided early on that he couldn’t hit left handed pitching, and never gave him an opportunity to learn. Fucking Dan O’Brien, Wayne Krivksy, and Walt Jocketty.
"Oedipus ruined a great sex life by asking too many questions!"- Dr. Stephen T. Colbert DFA.
It's an Arroyo start
Therefore we get to see Hanigan and Janish in the starting lineup. I’m hoping for a big day out of both of them. And we’ll need it too, because, improbably, Hampton has been pretty damn good this year.
by Brendanukkah on Apr 20, 2009 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions
seriously though
they call Dusty a players manager, but what kinda message does it send Dickerson and Janish when Dusty uses them the way he does.
"Oedipus ruined a great sex life by asking too many questions!"- Dr. Stephen T. Colbert DFA.
that they're not making enough money to play
or – that until you’re way overpaid, you’ll sit.
Reds fan for 40 years!
In case anyone is interested or was concerned
my CT scan came back normal. No fatty liver, no masses. I’m gonna live….now, pour me a fucking cocktail. It’s been 2 weeks!
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Apr 20, 2009 4:16 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
I wish I could
My wife is certain that this should be a wake-up call. No more 6-8 (or 12) drinks a day.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Apr 20, 2009 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey, congrats on that bit of good news!
Cheers!
I don't need a hot breakfast to have a good time.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Apr 20, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Apr 20, 2009 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions
SRSLY?
Why did you have a scan? And how the hell did it come back “no fatty liver”? :)
I miss the old days of the internet when men were men, hot girls were middle aged men, and hot underage girls were FBI agents.....
Elevated liver enzymes twice in a row on blood tests.
And there was family history. Plus an ultrasound that showed fatty liver and an unknown “lump.” Turned out to be an untrue nightmare.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Apr 20, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Whew, glad to hear that
I’m so glad I don’t have “family history” to scare me.
I miss the old days of the internet when men were men, hot girls were middle aged men, and hot underage girls were FBI agents.....
Yeah,
I had my funeral planned out and everything. (Complete with me delivering my own eulogy via video with a soudtrack chocked full of songs about death). Too bad I’m healthy, it would’ve been a blast for the survivors.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Apr 20, 2009 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I woulda worn something sexy.
I miss the old days of the internet when men were men, hot girls were middle aged men, and hot underage girls were FBI agents.....
a condom?
that’s your idea of formal wear, isn’t it?
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Apr 20, 2009 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh, you no longer need a family to have a "family history."
"I wanna listen to Elephants Gerald."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 20, 2009 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Count me in the group that doesn't wanna know
I’ve been running on borrowed time here for more than 32 years, and there’s a certain comfort in not worrying about everything in the world.
I miss the old days of the internet when men were men, hot girls were middle aged men, and hot underage girls were FBI agents.....
I want to know, but only for other people
so that when someone makes fun of me on an internet site, I can make fun of them for their impending demise. Hey, ‘nukkah, you think it’s funny that I like Captain and Diets? Yeah, well, you have a 68% chance of future heart disease! Boom! Roasted!
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Woah that looks freakin awesome
Dusty Baker said it was the first [triple play] he’d seen in person. When he was with the Dodgers, they hit into one, but he was in the bathroom.- C Trent
by The Crushinator on Apr 20, 2009 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Larry Hagman's Liver'd
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Apr 20, 2009 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Very glad to hear it, buddy
I’ll let Slyde educate you on the finer points of “drinking (but not really).”
by Brendanukkah on Apr 20, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions
That's gonna suck ass
holding one leg in the air all the time.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Apr 20, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually that's not all that bad
It’s the sitting down to pee that gets ya.
I miss the old days of the internet when men were men, hot girls were middle aged men, and hot underage girls were FBI agents.....
by jch24 on Apr 20, 2009 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
why are you doing this?
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
That looks like my table at a typical RR function
and I only drink those drinks because I’ve seen what the hard stuff can do.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
without clicking
“Girly Drink Drunk”?
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Apr 20, 2009 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions
You threw in the Laynce Nix Memorial Extra Y, but yes
What else is it gonna be?
by Brendanukkah on Apr 20, 2009 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions
just another shot of mango
Will you stop it with the vegetables
by Man Mountain on Apr 20, 2009 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
So that's why Sea Bass hasn't hit!
"I wanna listen to Elephants Gerald."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 20, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Congrats, Pops
Go take a shot or two of Everclear. You’ve earned it, and you’ve got some catching up to do.
"I can eat mayonnaise with a spoon." - Jeff Brantley
by BK on Apr 20, 2009 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions
"he has some catching up to do"
would be a really good quote on a gravestone
Dusty Baker said it was the first [triple play] he’d seen in person. When he was with the Dodgers, they hit into one, but he was in the bathroom.- C Trent
by The Crushinator on Apr 20, 2009 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions
obviously happy to hear that
your daily visits increase our hit counts on the site, which is just like printing money for me. So thanks!
(In all seriousness, I’m happy to hear that this weight has been lifted from your shoulders!)
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Thanks
Looks like I’ll be going to fantasy camp next year after all. We should throw all summer to get ready.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Apr 20, 2009 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions
and by throw
you mean throw back drinks, right?
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
He wants to "stretch" your "quads"
I miss the old days of the internet when men were men, hot girls were middle aged men, and hot underage girls were FBI agents.....
congrats
"Oedipus ruined a great sex life by asking too many questions!"- Dr. Stephen T. Colbert DFA.
by justin007000 on Apr 20, 2009 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions
right on man
way to stick it to medical science!
Consider the Eskimos.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 20, 2009 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions
It certainly defied logic
and precedent. By my preliminary estimation, my liver should have filed for divorce years ago.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Apr 20, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm kinda half listening to Dibble on XM.
Did the Cardinals trade for a starter?
"I wanna listen to Elephants Gerald."
Was there a trade in MLB?
"I wanna listen to Elephants Gerald."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 20, 2009 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions
It was probably just a caller's proposed trade and Dibble was hypostulating on it.
"I wanna listen to Elephants Gerald."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 20, 2009 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions
There's been a lot of transactions with the Nationals
(Dibble’s a broadcaster for the Nats). They sent a lot of their bullpen away and called up new guys, and their prize pitching prospect, Jordan Zimmermann is up from Syracuse to make his ML debut tonight.
Best I got.
by Brendanukkah on Apr 20, 2009 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes, it is.
As ever.
"I wanna listen to Elephants Gerald."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 20, 2009 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Here ya go
I miss the old days of the internet when men were men, hot girls were middle aged men, and hot underage girls were FBI agents.....
This just in
they traded for reliever Blaine Boyer from the Braves.
"I can eat mayonnaise with a spoon." - Jeff Brantley
by BK on Apr 20, 2009 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions
jch - I think someone needs your phone number
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Those Germans and their forced breeding...
Happy birthday, you mass-murdering, genocidal fuckhead!
(honestly, not about Slyde)
by Brendanukkah on Apr 20, 2009 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Mmm... cake.
"I wanna listen to Elephants Gerald."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 20, 2009 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions
You ain't lyin'
Some even took their crazy ideas elsewhere after WWII
I miss the old days of the internet when men were men, hot girls were middle aged men, and hot underage girls were FBI agents.....
It's also my sister's birtday
And the anniversary of Columbine, Holocaust remembrance day, and the day, in 1902, that Marie and Pierre Curie isolated the radioactive element radium chloride.
PARTY!!!
wait
Holocaust Remembrance Day is on Hitler’s birthday? Seriously?
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
I'm guessing the idea
was to try and create a sort of anti-holiday around Hitler’s birthday, since so many people still celebrate it. That’s the reason those kids did Columbine on this date.
so...ummm
no one mentioned that it’s 4-20?
Made from 100% recycled awesome,
by chandrathan on Apr 20, 2009 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions
duuuuuuuude
it’s like my hands are typing, but their standing still
Consider the Eskimos.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Apr 20, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
i'll be there in June
could use some money.
Got a phone number?
"Oedipus ruined a great sex life by asking too many questions!"- Dr. Stephen T. Colbert DFA.
by justin007000 on Apr 20, 2009 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions
That is great
I’m pretty sure I could be of assistance, depending on how “former” her beauty queen status is. :)
I miss the old days of the internet when men were men, hot girls were middle aged men, and hot underage girls were FBI agents.....
Would that even matter
Couldn’t you just get the job done over the phone?
"I can eat mayonnaise with a spoon." - Jeff Brantley
by BK on Apr 20, 2009 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
It might require a handshake
Or maybe a bought drink.
I miss the old days of the internet when men were men, hot girls were middle aged men, and hot underage girls were FBI agents.....
When's the game thread going up
I am going to dinner and I was hoping some one would go ahead place this ‘First!’ there for me.
Thanks
Mads
Its probably going to happen - bend over
last year it was on a timer
and it went up like 1.5 hours before every game on the dot, when the mods did their work in the morning. Fucking mods have jobs. Like get with the program guys, not having a job is part of the new american experience.
"Oedipus ruined a great sex life by asking too many questions!"- Dr. Stephen T. Colbert DFA.
by justin007000 on Apr 20, 2009 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions
it goes up when I say it goes up
I’m the decider!
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
that's what she said
Made from 100% recycled awesome,
by chandrathan on Apr 20, 2009 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
my wife is a Lt. Commander
I salute when she tells me to.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
Believe or not, I don't get Star Trek references
I’ve never seen a full episode or movie of any of the various forms of the franchise.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
i believe it
but i can’t respect it
Made from 100% recycled awesome,
by chandrathan on Apr 20, 2009 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions
You are so much cooler in my mind now
I’ve never understood trekkies.
I miss the old days of the internet when men were men, hot girls were middle aged men, and hot underage girls were FBI agents.....
You can't understand...
Space lasers and hot aliens and robot people? seriously?
Dusty Baker said it was the first [triple play] he’d seen in person. When he was with the Dodgers, they hit into one, but he was in the bathroom.- C Trent
by The Crushinator on Apr 20, 2009 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions
One of those things interests me
The other two, notsomuch.
I miss the old days of the internet when men were men, hot girls were middle aged men, and hot underage girls were FBI agents.....
did you know that's just a guy in makeup and not a real android?
bullshit I sez!
Made from 100% recycled awesome,
by chandrathan on Apr 20, 2009 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions
he's fully functional!
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I feel better about the Reds this year
Probably because of the pitching. Lack of right handed hitting concerns me. I hope they don’t wait until late May to bring up, or get, someone. I really think they can reach 85-86 wins this year
Hope Springs Eternal!
So I see this post, see it has 147 comments
and think, “this one really got people fired up”
Then I read said 147 comments, and count only 16 directly related to the post. (and that’s counting 2 haikus) We also have dementia, CT scans, Nazis, funny Canadians, Star Trek, poetry, gay jokes, white jokes, and countless double entendres……
I love this blog
by nycredsfan on Apr 20, 2009 6:23 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Awesome Thread Starter
Great topic, Slyde. Two days ago a lot of fans were jumping off the building because of a 7-0 loss. Today, you would think the World Series was just around the corner. All after a mere 11 games.
11 games played?
and i havent been intoxicated at a game this season.
this IS a weird year…
"I've actually never had a drink before, tonight I might try it out. We'll see."
—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, on turning 21
I'm talking about going down Friday night
It’s fireworks night, woo hoo!
I miss the old days of the internet when men were men, hot girls were middle aged men, and hot underage girls were FBI agents.....
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