You Guys Are on A-roll-dis--Another Chapman thread
by nycredsfan on Jan 11, 2010 2:49 PM EST
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Some of you have been asking for another Chapman thread, so here you go. You should check out Fay's blog, as he has some interesting stuff from today. Some of the best? Here is a report from one of the Reds' scouts who saw Chapman throw in December:
"He’s got a great athletic body," Walker said. "He was an arm of super strength. At no time during the workout did I feel he let it loose. He was free and easy and the ball just jumped out of his hand. That’s what you want from a young pitcher."
As for a his other pitches:
"I call it slider, but it’s a mix of slider and curve. It has a sharp break. He kept down in the zone that day. It was in the low 80s. His change-up was good. He commanded it well that day. As far as velocity, it was from the low 70s to 76, 77. He was also cutting the ball that day to get sink, throwing a two-seam and four-seam.
"He’s an exciting young man to watch."
UPDATE:
And here's Bryan Price on Chapman
And here's Chris Buckley, Reds director of scouting,
Highlight from Buckley:
“But in all the viewings we had of him, all the DVDs and video we saw, none of our scouts saw anythnig that would be a problem. He just needs a little coaching. We think he can have three or four quality pitches. All our scouts think his slider will be well, well above average. His fastball is already well, well above average. The player development people will work with his changeup. We’ll have him throw it x amount of times. It can be an outstanding pitch too.” By the way, nine different Reds scouts saw Chapman.
Use this thread to post pics you find of the press conference, discuss East Coast bias (stupid New Yorkers), and predict where he'll start the year and when he might crack the rotation.
Today is fun.
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A mix of a slider and a curve..
Wouldn’t that be a slurve?
People Don't Kill People. Burning Couches Kill People.
since he's Cuban
is it a racial slurve?
by nycredsfan on Jan 11, 2010 2:54 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Welch isn't going to stop talking until one of the two retire
Hes just gunna kept comparing himself to Chapman and everyone is gunna laugh. Then hes gunna bring up sauceburger, Then hes gunna ask Chapman if he’s ever heard of Chris Welch…
Start SEEing motorcycles
I’m hoping he starts in AA, since I go to about a dozen Mudcats games each year. I’m looking forward to seeing him in person.
If you get to see him
You should totally let us know what you think!
People Don't Kill People. Burning Couches Kill People.
Will do
I’m not exactly a scout, but I have a rudimentary understanding of pitching mechanics.
little ball go fast!
man with bat look sad!
That’s what I do, at least
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
i was just looking into transportation down to Zebulon
but he might be in Louisville by the time I’m able to make it to a game. Sure would love to see his debut, though!
As I said...
You can get to Raleigh, but it’s going to be a bitch getting to Zebulon from there.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
Nah, Zebulon is only about an hour east of the Airport. Exit the airport onto Aviaition Parkway to 540 towards Wake Forest, take I 540 to the end and then take 64 East to 264 East, get off at the giant Baseball water tower. A blind man could do it.
If he pitches at Carolina, I'm sure I'll be there...
but Daedelus was talking about taking a bus/train from DC, which is…complicated, as I said above.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
Everything coming out of DC is complicated.
by Cormican on Jan 11, 2010 3:26 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Witness Mike on the Real World claiming to only be "bisexual"
Yeah right, Mike.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 11, 2010 3:46 PM EST up reply actions
"Mads to the customer service desk, paging Mads to the customer service desk....."
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
I have a message for Hillary Duff
Stop being so gay girl
When you can be so hot bitch
http://www.hotcelebshome.com/2009/09/06/hilary-duff-instyle-magazine-photoshoot-uhq/
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
Oh yeah?
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
Burn it. Burn it allllllllllllllll!!!
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 4:55 PM EST up reply actions
If you're gonna start bothering us with details and facts, you can just march right on out the door, mister
We don’t tolerate such behavior around here. Lying about who you are, where you are, your mental acumen, your physical prowess, who you know, your sexual prowess, and most importantly what you know about baseball in general and the Reds in particular…….that’s Red Reporter.
By the way, where do you stand on Charlize Theron…..hot or not?
"it involves jch, the peach, blondie and me.....and a LOT of silence." -- obc2
I had sex with Charlize Theron
she said i was too overwhelming for her.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 7:13 PM EST up reply actions
and dead.
"Forehead by Party Brendamour’s"
by Ash on Jan 11, 2010 7:16 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I would stand her if she were dead...or asleep or kneeling..or
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
Another Justin typo sadly, that should read Charlie Steiner
"it involves jch, the peach, blondie and me.....and a LOT of silence." -- obc2
by jch24 on Jan 11, 2010 7:17 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
BTW
“BTW… started writing my book a few weeks ago. Should give fans an in depth look at the last few years from my view and from other players.”
Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...
Wow, that could be interesting
Seriously.
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
That's the noise an A-cup makes when you tweak it.
I now know where Andorra is.
by PeteyHendrix on Jan 12, 2010 1:23 AM EST up reply actions
I'm in California.
We’re three beers ahead out here.
I now know where Andorra is.
by PeteyHendrix on Jan 12, 2010 2:09 AM EST up reply actions
I do, and lived in the Triangle for years without a car...
But in Zebulon, there are not always ways to get around.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
There’s no such thing as public transportation in Zebulon. You’ll need to rent a car to get there. Once you get to Five County Stadium, I think you’ll realize the reason it’s hard to get to using Public Transit.
Yeah, that's what I've been saying...
But it’s far easier just to respond condescendingly. I mean, clearly I’m just not smart enough to figure out how to use nonexistent public transit to reach a stadium located on a US highway, surrounded by fields and generally unpopulated land, half an hour from downtown Raleigh.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
or sexy enough
People, please. We're all frightened and horny, but we can't let some killer dolphins keep us from living and scoring
by Man Mountain on Jan 11, 2010 5:28 PM EST up reply actions
Clearly also true.
Speaking of which: are you ever playing a show in the Triad? It seems so much more convenient than distant Greenville, SC…
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
I tried recently
to get a gig at a sports bar in WInston-Salem, opening up for a televised WWE event. But no dice.
The Garage is the only place I’ve contacted. So far, no joy.
People, please. We're all frightened and horny, but we can't let some killer dolphins keep us from living and scoring
by Man Mountain on Jan 11, 2010 5:36 PM EST up reply actions
Did I suggest
the Blind Tiger in Greensboro? Might work for a weeknight gig. It’s also four blocks from my apartment.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
Sinful, Savage, and Blind
the dumb, drunk, and disorderly for 2010
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
"...the dumb, drunk, and disorderly for 2010"
That shall be the official name of the RR BBQ tour this summer.
"it involves jch, the peach, blondie and me.....and a LOT of silence." -- obc2
Done.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 7:05 PM EST up reply actions
No way
Waaaaaaaaaayyyyy too cold for me to be in the mood for BBQ.
"it involves jch, the peach, blondie and me.....and a LOT of silence." -- obc2
its your one shot
the cruise departs for mexico that weekend. take what you can get.
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
If you get a passport between now and next Thursday I will kiss your ass and post pictures in a FanShot
"it involves jch, the peach, blondie and me.....and a LOT of silence." -- obc2
not this team
i have three bdays next weekend to celebrate and custody. if i didnt….(silence)
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
where we going
Smokey Bones? Famous Dave’s? Tony Roma’s? Some other BBQ Chain?
Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,
by 'tHan on Jan 11, 2010 7:11 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
rec of ribs for 'tHan
"it involves jch, the peach, blondie and me.....and a LOT of silence." -- obc2
Smokey Bones is turrrble
I have coupons to Famous Dave’s. I think Burbank’s should be the first stop
"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles
by BK on Jan 11, 2010 7:13 PM EST up reply actions
Smokey Bones is responsible
for one of the worst nights of my life.
I like Famous Daves, though
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
Elaborate please
We’re all friends here. :)
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
no story, just shittiness
just moved to cleveland, massive rain storm that I got cuaght in in new shoes, couldn’t find an open restaurant because I didn’t know the neighborhood. Got lost. Only restaurant I could find was smokey bones. Got ID’d to prove I was > 16, then ate a terrible meal. Just just shittiness
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
so "responsible" may be strong
but if I stumbled into any of these places instead, I would be a whole lot happier with Cleveland.
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
I mean, most misery you get a good story out of
this was just moving to a new town, don’t know a soul, sort of misery
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
You a punk
"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles
by BK on Jan 11, 2010 7:10 PM EST up reply actions
But is he a punk-ass bitch?
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 7:12 PM EST up reply actions
Have to
As Slyde would say, “It’s a number game, but shit don’t add up somehow….”
"it involves jch, the peach, blondie and me.....and a LOT of silence." -- obc2
linkfailhorn
"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles
by BK on Jan 11, 2010 7:17 PM EST up reply actions
WTF happened there????
"it involves jch, the peach, blondie and me.....and a LOT of silence." -- obc2
Try #2
As Slyde would say, “It’s a number game, but shit don’t add up somehow….”
Lurkers – This is why you hit “Preview” and check your links.
"it involves jch, the peach, blondie and me.....and a LOT of silence." -- obc2
boom! pregnant
"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles
by BK on Jan 11, 2010 7:22 PM EST up reply actions
He couldn't pull up in time...
I'd take a one legged midget over Shayne Graham in a heartbeat. - btcoop71
Also, I think that
Krankie’s still has frequent shows. Might be more receptive than the Garage, but I haven’t been there in a while.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
you just aren't trying hard enough Gray
i mean that is like people who say they can’t use the nonexistent buses in Hamilton to get around.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 5:55 PM EST up reply actions
like i said, i'd take a cab
there are cabs that go there. plenty of them. perhaps i’ll take a hotel shuttle from raleigh. my license expired yesterday, so i’m not renting a car. i saw the BFEness on the google street view.
i don’t have a car not because i’m poor, but because they’re a nuisance in the city.
why don't you have a current drivers liscense?
you need that to write checks, board airplanes, and buy booze.
Cars are a nuisance to keep in the city, but god do i miss mine on grocery day.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 6:09 PM EST up reply actions
good God, I forgot about them
shows what my suburban life has become
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
In Montreal
all of the downtown grocery stores delivered for a few bucks. This seems a lot less common in the states, and I can’t figure out why.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
Canadians are more trusting?
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 6:14 PM EST up reply actions
I'm not talking about me.
I could see a lot of store owners not trusting customers to be honest about what they did and didn’t deliver and I could see a lot of customers not trusting that they’ll get the best product — especially when it comes to produce.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 6:17 PM EST up reply actions
good point,
I’ll order a pizza tonight, instead
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
HAH!
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 6:42 PM EST up reply actions
that is an issue
Stores that deliver are generally careful to pick only the very best produce for that reason.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Oh, that's not how they do it in Montreal.
You pick out your own groceries, then leave them there (taking perishables with you, obviously), and they bring them by within an hour or so.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
I can't imagine many Americans being interested in that
Usually, the way it works here is you call your order in, or place it online. They deliver for a small fee. Kinda like ordering a pizza.
The people who are interested in this service are people who don’t drive and would have trouble getting to the store, or people who are too busy to shop for themselves. Having to go to the store and pick out your own groceries wouldn’t be very appealing to those people.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
that would be great for me actually
because i live about 5 blocks from the grocery store, and it isn’t convenient to use the L, so it would be perfect for me. I find myself buying less at teh thought of what I have carry home.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 7:15 PM EST up reply actions
Exactly.
I don’t understand why stores in Chicago, NYC and Boston don’t do this.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
the way it usually works in big cities
Is there are grocery stores on every block, and people shop every day, or at least more often than suburbanites.
This is often a real shock for city people who move to the ’burbs. In the city, the kids could go to the store, to school, to dance and gym and clarinet lessons all without crossing the street. In the burbs, suddenly you have to drive them everywhere.
My sister lived car-free in Boston for awhile. She shopped at a gourmet grocery store that was just a few doors down from her apartment. Basically, she went every day. She walked to her office past the store, and would stop in on her way home.
It was a little more expensive, but not as expensive as taking a cab to Safeway, or owning a car. But when I visited her with my car, she would always ask me to take her shopping at Safeway (and to the pet store for cat food).
It was such a pain getting to Safeway on the T, that I can’t imagine she’d have had them deliver her purchases. The problem was getting there, as much as carrying the groceries back.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Yeah, that's what I really prefer.
I now have a small grocery store in my neighborhood, and I go to the big one a few miles away less frequently. This is a rare situation in NC, though.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
yeah we don't have that many shops in Roger's Park
I don’t know why, you would think the University would be a large draw for a grocery store. A CVS opened up across the street from Loyola last year, and it was a big deal. The CVS is really expensive and doesn’t have much selection, on nothing in the way of fresh meat, and little produce.
It is useful for milk and snacks but nothing else.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 7:29 PM EST up reply actions
Oh, right, you're near Loyola.
Do you go down Devon for Indian food much?
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
Go Down Devon
Sounds like a friend you met in Boys Town.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 11, 2010 7:34 PM EST up reply actions
i love the indian food down there.
that and 5 guys are the saving grace of food in Roger’s Park.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 7:35 PM EST up reply actions
Did you ever go to the Dragonlady Lounge?
If not, you must.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
no but i will
i really didn’t have anytime to go out during the semester. I have 4 day weekends next semester, so hopefully i will have more time to explore the city.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 7:41 PM EST up reply actions
that's what i do
but i mostly eat out. it’s easier. and still cheaper than having a car. and you don’t have to cook it.
it is cheaper still to cook and not have a car
something i’m trying to perfect. I went broke last quarter with the eating out method.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 7:36 PM EST up reply actions
Right.
Again, it would only work in cities where you walk/take transit to the store but get too much to carry back. It’s definitely worth a couple of bucks, and not much of a hassle.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
I hate shopping
I would pay for someone to deliver groceries, and I wouldn’t care what kind of produce they picked for me.
But if I have to go to the store myself, and especially stand in line to check out, forget it. Not worth it.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Where do live?
as an old person who is employed only part time I’ve been considering opening a “Personal Shopper al la Grocerie” just for people like yourself.
For a small but reasonable fee…i deliver the goods!
Register by send a $100 check to:
Senior Mad’s House of Delivery
(you know the address).
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
will you deliver to the North-side of Chicago?
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 7:30 PM EST up reply actions
All of the above - plus if you act now....
I guarantee that your groceries will be protected in foul weather.
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
House shopping, apparently
"Forehead by Party Brendamour’s"
by Ash on Jan 11, 2010 7:37 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Boom!
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 7:38 PM EST up reply actions
I used to do that
Heck, I used to do 2am grocery shopping. I worked the night shift at a deli in college, and would get out sometime between midnight and 3am.
The only problem was they’d be cleaning the store at that time, and not all aisles were accessible. And a lot of the fresh food counters would be closed.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Or more importantly, the safety of the delivery boy/girl
"it involves jch, the peach, blondie and me.....and a LOT of silence." -- obc2
I think it's because
we have bad public transportation compared to other countries. People are less likely to live car-free.
In cities that do have good public transportation systems, you can generally find a grocery store that delivers.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Oh, that's part of it.
But in certain US cities, I would expect it to be pretty common…and it doesn’t seem to be.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
when i lived in England
i always had my groceries delivered. ive been lobbying Krogers for years to do this.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jan 11, 2010 7:07 PM EST up reply actions
Blow me, fuckface
"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles
by BK on Jan 11, 2010 7:15 PM EST up reply actions
you can't afford it
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 7:16 PM EST up reply actions
/not getting it
But also, these days I work for very cheap.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 11, 2010 7:18 PM EST up reply actions
What the living hell do you know about being a gentleman?
"it involves jch, the peach, blondie and me.....and a LOT of silence." -- obc2
You go Krogering
Kroger’s doesn’t go Scrabbling.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 11, 2010 7:08 PM EST up reply actions
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Welcome to my new world.
"it involves jch, the peach, blondie and me.....and a LOT of silence." -- obc2
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 7:19 PM EST up reply actions
peaches
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 12, 2010 8:06 PM EST up reply actions
i've got a refrigerator full of big k diet citrus drop extreme at work
Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,
should've paid for the throwback mountain dew with real sugar
or the burger beer.
both would have been good.
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
that made me giggle and i don't know why
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 7:16 PM EST up reply actions
but you just can't carry a passport in your wallet
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 6:20 PM EST up reply actions
well, i'm a girl, so i'm not going to put a wallet in my back pocket.
and my wallet fits it fine. and these days, i don’t need to show ID so much to by alcohol.
ever heard
of passport cards?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Ah, that's not a bad idea...
Though those are recent. And unless you’re planning on going to Canadia or Mexico a lot, it’s probably easier just to get an ID card from your local DMV.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
or just get a driver's license
So you can rent a car and drive if you need to. If you’re going to the DMV anyway.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
i enjoy having a driver's license
and cable
Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,
by 'tHan on Jan 11, 2010 6:28 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
I'll rec that
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 6:29 PM EST up reply actions
ooh, what's that like?
I have neither and suddenly my life feels incomplete
by the finest muffins on Jan 11, 2010 6:35 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
'than's pussy
looks better than your cock.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
by BubbaFan on Jan 11, 2010 7:28 PM EST up reply actions 7 recs
Sorry obc, it was a nice run as my sig
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
REC'D!!!
you are getting more edgy.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 7:31 PM EST up reply actions
I'll rec that.
I’m not bitter.
I'd take a one legged midget over Shayne Graham in a heartbeat. - btcoop71
Only if you're going 80+ mph
"it involves jch, the peach, blondie and me.....and a LOT of silence." -- obc2
and high
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 7:19 PM EST up reply actions
i know you introduced your self in the lurkers thread
but again welcome to our lovely backshed of the internet, we may not be playboy, or google, but we have our little piece of the cyber earth that we like to call home.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 6:37 PM EST up reply actions
thanks!!
Just a few inches down the page I’m being called un-American. I feel at home already!
by the finest muffins on Jan 11, 2010 6:55 PM EST up reply actions
dos
driving home with beer before watcing cable is teh bomb.
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
he didn't say drinking beer
i drive with beer in my car.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 6:38 PM EST up reply actions
i also drive with fully clothed women in my car
i usually manage to get home before unwrapping them.
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
are they tied up in your trunk?
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 7:20 PM EST up reply actions
how else am i gonna get the beer home?
the bus doesnt go further than the park n ride near the interstate.
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
I am seriously considering dropping cable
Like this guy. The price is just getting outrageous, and I don’t even watch TV much, except sports.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I would drop cable
But I use RR for my internet and love it. Might as well have the cable (and free HD, suck it satellite users) too.
"it involves jch, the peach, blondie and me.....and a LOT of silence." -- obc2
you use red reporter for your internet?
or the railroad?
Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...
I would drop cable
If the shit that I wanted to watch magically appeared on my TV for free
"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles
by BK on Jan 11, 2010 7:12 PM EST up reply actions
nekkid soccer porn is always on pay tv
i cant project that ever being on broadcast tv.
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
I have DSL
I’m thinking of switching to FIOS for super-fast Internet access, but passing on the TV and phone.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
My friend who lives where we both grew up (middle of fucking nowhere) can get FIOS
Pisses me off to no end.
"it involves jch, the peach, blondie and me.....and a LOT of silence." -- obc2
I'm not planning to give up my driver's license
but I wish I could go car-free. Just not possible in the boondocks where I live. If we had a Zipcar program or something, I would definitely sign up.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
i miss my car
but i make do without it.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 7:32 PM EST up reply actions
Did that every day for awhile
Not quite the thrill you’d expect.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 11, 2010 7:38 PM EST up reply actions
yeah
$115 a year for street parking, $70 a month for a parking spot behind my building. I know I would forget about my car on a street cleaning day and it would be towed.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 7:38 PM EST up reply actions
yeah, there's nothing like wandering around the neighborhood
trying to figure out if your car was stolen or just towed to another street.
they don't impound them in your part of the world?
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 7:46 PM EST up reply actions
that's only if you have unpaid parking tickets
we have boots, too. i don’t know what they are for. i never had one. just tows.
Or poor
or just really, really, really into coke and hookers
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 7:23 PM EST up reply actions
and/or
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
Actually
in NC that’s a huge pain, because you’re required to have auto insurance to get a license.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
probably a good thing
im also for home insurance, life insurance, supplemental liability insurance, personal accident insurance and the optional damage waiver on rental cards.
life is all about deductables, son.
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
well, if a driver's license wasn't the main form of ID in the US
which is just stupid. we should have one national ID card.
it seems pretty simple actually
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 6:39 PM EST up reply actions
i will NOT argue this
anyone who fails to drive an automobile is unamerican
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
Heh
One of my favorite teams proudly displays a Volkswagen logo on its chest.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 11, 2010 6:43 PM EST up reply actions
Bundesliga
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 6:44 PM EST up reply actions
I root for paint
So you probably win there
"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles
by BK on Jan 11, 2010 6:49 PM EST up reply actions
that's a nice-a scarf
not too many sports enable you to say that.
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
I lost my one that looked like that
However, I found out today that I’m getting a free one for my trip to Philly. Hooray!
by Brendanukkah on Jan 11, 2010 6:53 PM EST up reply actions
Oh, I was just
trying to continue the whole German thread — seig heil, Volkswagen, Bundesliga …
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 6:55 PM EST up reply actions
foot fairies
What do you make of that attack on the Togo team? I can’t believe they won’t let them make up the games.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
The Togo team decided to exit the tournament, I thought
by Brendanukkah on Jan 11, 2010 6:59 PM EST up reply actions
They just did today
The team wanted to play on but their government made them quit
"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles
by BK on Jan 11, 2010 7:01 PM EST up reply actions
they wouldn't let them play on
Even if they wanted to.
Seems kinda harsh.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Even harsher than the 3-0 beatdown Algeria suffered at the hands of Malawi?
Suddenly I’m feeling REALLY good about the US’s group in the World Cup.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 11, 2010 7:10 PM EST up reply actions
Terrible, and a shame it wasn't covered in the media at all
"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles
by BK on Jan 11, 2010 7:00 PM EST up reply actions
Well, it was. Just not here.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 7:01 PM EST up reply actions
where's Gray
i wish he would repeat that this isnt a collegiate sports thread.
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
wait
grey’s a guy? I thought Grey was a woman.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 7:22 PM EST up reply actions
areuserious?
"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles
by BK on Jan 11, 2010 7:23 PM EST up reply actions
than who the fuck did madville friend suggest for me?
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 7:33 PM EST up reply actions
Is this one person who is transgendered?
The Gray I’ve met certainly looked like a man, talked like a man, and acted like a man.
Who then is this Grey?
Please speak up and explain.
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
i can't remember the last name
but you recommended me befriend a female grey on facebook, and i didn’t, because i had no idea who she was in reality.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 10:36 PM EST up reply actions
Germany
is saying that the World Cup won’t be safe in South Africa.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
there's crime
and there’s people shooting busloads of tourists.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
No one has ever shot a bus/trainload of people in Germany
…EVER!
by Brendanukkah on Jan 11, 2010 7:19 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Yeah, that's a rec.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 7:19 PM EST up reply actions
you're also required to pass a driving test
…in all states, I bet. Not a given!
by the finest muffins on Jan 11, 2010 6:37 PM EST up reply actions
i just assume have a full passport
the cards seem like a waste.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 6:36 PM EST up reply actions
i'm trying to think of something witty about this idiomatic error
but i’d just make an ass out of you and me
you can have both
They give you a discount if you order both.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
is it settled?
He’s starting in Zebulon?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Jocko seems pretty high on him being on the 25 man roster
Which would be very dependent on how he tweaks his mechanics in the next couple months. Then again, this could all be to sell tickets and he only get a couple starts at the end of the year. Perhaps after they trade some senior pitchers?
Start SEEing motorcycles
Mark McGwire being used as a pinch hitter next season
would be, quite possibly, the greatest story of all time!
Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,
Won't happen.
TLR likes to screw with the media.
People Don't Kill People. Burning Couches Kill People.
i think you're right...
In an interview with ESPN’s “Baseball Tonight”, La Russa said he didn’t know McGwire had used steroids until the slugger had admitted using performance-enhancing drugs in the phone call to the manager earlier Monday.
steroids? what are those?
TLR also stated
he didnt realize he drove drunk until he was arrested.
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
Nor did he know that animals were tasty until he ate a burger.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 4:58 PM EST up reply actions
color me bitter
I found that BBTN on my DVR, and watched it for some good Chapman stuff. Fastforwarded the whole thing, since there was ZERO about Chapman.
They spent the entire half-hour asking Kruk and Tony Clark how it could be that Big Mac was actually roiding.
"The USA despite its flaws and corruption and overall messiness is still a great and powerful instrument of freedom and hope for the entire world." - Madville
I mean, really.....how could it be possible?
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
it's not shocking he used steroids
but it is kinda shocking he finally admitted it
Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,
he had too
it was going to be asked in each city the Cardinals traveled to this season. get it out in the open and over with. he’s already note getting any HOF votes.
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
There were also rumors that their spring training media credential requests
were through the roof this year. Just think of the circus this March would be for the Cards with everyone questioning their hitting coach and possibly, POSSIBLY, drawing corollaries between Mr. Mac and certain power-hitting first baseman …
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 5:01 PM EST up reply actions
I did wonder
If he looked at the Hall of Fame vote and realized that he had nothing to lose by fessing up, and maybe something to gain.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
He's only talking so that he can steal our press coverage.
People Don't Kill People. Burning Couches Kill People.
we just want to talk about the future
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
you know Andoidis looks like a young Arsenio Hall
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
When are the Chapman jerseys available and who do I give my money to?
I’ll just post my credit card information below to expedite the process.
Yeah, those guys and the Cincinnati Reds. They're a terrible football team. / Because they're a baseball team? / Exactly. You know who's the worst football team? The Philadelphia Flyers. - Best Show
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jan 11, 2010 3:17 PM EST reply actions
Take a picture of your driver's license too!
All the cool kids are doing it.
People Don't Kill People. Burning Couches Kill People.
Send $165.00 plus shipping and handling of 24.95 To;
Logos del Madville
Androidis Chapman #54
% Senor Madville Rio del rio
El Ghetto
Cincinnati, Ohio 45227
act now and receive absolutely free “The Justin Reader” - an idiot’s guide to learning Cuban with out using a single word of Spanish…a $19.99 value.
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
El Ghetto?
That’s not racist or anything.
by Brian B on Jan 12, 2010 12:09 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Don't judge 'til you've been there
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
There's really no end to the name and surname-based merch
the Reds can wring out of this signing:
The Arol-Discman
Aroldis-tilled Natural Spring Water
Bladerunner II: Aroldistopia
Chap-stick
Chapmandolins (The kitchen tool and the musical instrument)
The Aroldis Chap-el: A Non-Denominational Church of Baseball
Cuban Sandwiches
Yeah, those guys and the Cincinnati Reds. They're a terrible football team. / Because they're a baseball team? / Exactly. You know who's the worst football team? The Philadelphia Flyers. - Best Show
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jan 11, 2010 4:12 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, those guys and the Cincinnati Reds. They're a terrible football team. / Because they're a baseball team? / Exactly. You know who's the worst football team? The Philadelphia Flyers. - Best Show
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jan 11, 2010 3:30 PM EST reply actions
take 2
Yeah, those guys and the Cincinnati Reds. They're a terrible football team. / Because they're a baseball team? / Exactly. You know who's the worst football team? The Philadelphia Flyers. - Best Show
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jan 11, 2010 3:33 PM EST up reply actions
looks like GABP
is in Game Two condition right now.
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
by obc2 on Jan 11, 2010 3:57 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
i kinda want to see a picture of the field.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 5:58 PM EST up reply actions
Via Sheldon's Twitter
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 6:04 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
depressingly wonderful
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 6:06 PM EST up reply actions
i'm having "sneak a smoke pangs" right about now
i wonder if there will be any nutty brunettes in the machine room this year
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
We have a new hiding spot!
"it involves jch, the peach, blondie and me.....and a LOT of silence." -- obc2
That's an incredibly bad idea
"it involves jch, the peach, blondie and me.....and a LOT of silence." -- obc2
im safe this year
you’re in the danger zone, maverick.
and when YOU think something is a bad idea i am 100% all in for it.
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
He's gonna regret a ton of shit if he keeps fuckin' with me....
You forget, my gf knows my past…….
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
ive told mine you are a habitual liar
covered and smothered.
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
Not when I have evidence
Do you really think you’ve seen every picture I’ve taken?
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
Jocketty distills it:
(via Fay) "For us to compete in the market size we’re in, we have to do some things like this from time to time — a bold move. We can’t go after the high-priced free agents who are out there. This is stretched out over a long period of time. It’s a significant undertaking for this organization. But it’s something we felt we had to do. There’s a big upside."
Yeah, those guys and the Cincinnati Reds. They're a terrible football team. / Because they're a baseball team? / Exactly. You know who's the worst football team? The Philadelphia Flyers. - Best Show
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jan 11, 2010 3:41 PM EST reply actions
Man love for Uncle Walt
Wait ’til Big Bob gets back in town from vacation and hears the news…
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
This move
and to a lesser extent the Rolen extension has put me firmly in the Jocketty Fan Club.
Yeah, those guys and the Cincinnati Reds. They're a terrible football team. / Because they're a baseball team? / Exactly. You know who's the worst football team? The Philadelphia Flyers. - Best Show
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jan 11, 2010 4:05 PM EST up reply actions
I still feel like Wayne gotta raw deal.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 5:58 PM EST up reply actions
Bruce, Mads. Bruce ... afterall Dick Grayson is now Bats in the comics
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 7:31 PM EST up reply actions
Ya know, this is interesting
We can’t go after the high-priced free agents who are out there.
A league-average innings-eater is going to get more than this in the open FA market – those guys are still getting $10M/yr contracts, and this is almost half of that. Yea, he’s somewhat unknown, and TINSSAAPP, but it’s half the money that it would take to get an OK FA. What would be interesting is to see what the breakdown is. Steven Strasburg got 4/$15.1M from the Nats as the #1 overall pick, but then his price is going to skyrocket if he’s any good (Dontrelle Willis won $4.35M in his first arb year; Jonathan Papelbon settled for $6.2M before going to arbitration) – even if the contract is backloaded, a good Chapman is going to look like a deal in year 5, I think.
"You never know how you look through other people's eyes"
He could look like a great deal in June if all goes exactly right.
I know this probably isn’t fair, but since Fay said $6-7 million of the $30 million total is coming out of intl. and domestic scouting budgets, I don’t really count that in his salary. We paid Duran and Yorman $4.5 million to sign two years ago, so I just consider this our big intl. signing for the year. Walt even said this won’t affect how they draft in June.
So now, for me, the deal is 6/24ish guaranteed, more likely 6/26ish (if he’s good he’ll decline the player option and go to arb, adding a couple mil to the last year)
So, $4.33 million a year, deferred over a number of years, for a guy who will at the least be a servicable lefty out of the pen. At that price he only needs to be worth just over 1 WAR per year to be worth it, at current rates, and I’m guessing that’s a decent bet to happen.
so pretty much by your analysis
he just has to stay healthy, and even if he has an Perez like lose of velocity, he will still be wroth the money? I can buy that.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 6:00 PM EST up reply actions
I worry
Porque (porky, parkay), yo soy afraidisimo on account of them saying in Fay’s report that Chapman signed because Dusty speaks Spanish.
I connect los dottos and think maybe this guy will be the straw that stirs Dusty’s drink. Or as Jimmy Chitwood said in the second greatest movie of all time:
“Coach stays, I play.”
Don't try to win every game, just the last one.
I don't know if I'd worry about that.
There’s enough other guys in the clubhouse and on the roster that speak Spanish, they won’t keep him just for that.
I’d be more worried that the team wins 84 games this year and he gets signed to a 4 year extension.
yeah,
there are plenty of managers the Reds could hire who speak Spanish.
And just because I’m giddy, how about Larkin going into the HOF next year and announcing he’ll be taking the Reds’ manager position in his acceptance speech?
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
Why would he wait until the HOF inductions
to announce that he started managing the Reds in spring 2011?
I now know where Andorra is.
by PeteyHendrix on Jan 12, 2010 1:53 AM EST up reply actions
"Buckeye State of Mind"
Yeah I’m out that Island
Now I’m down in I-Hill
Right next to Frampton
But I’ll be de Cuba siempre
I’m the new El Duche
And since I made it here
I can (definitely) make it anywhere
I used to hurl in Holguin
All of my Cubanos (Que vuelta!)
Right there off of Camargo
Take me down to the K-Wood mall
Catch me in that Mt. Adams
Sippin’ Moerleins with Arro-yo
But his name means ditch though
Hope he stows his gui-tar
Me I’m out that Cuba
Home of Big Dog Tony
(Don’t really know who he is yet)
But I’m just getting t’know the org
Say shut up to Thom-Thom
Still sipping mojitos
Sitting courtside
’Cats and Pitt give me high-5
…tell by my backloaded contract that I’m MOST DEFINITELY SIGNED BY…
Cin-cinnati
Dusty rustbelt where dreams are made of,
There’s some things you can’t do!
Now you’re in Cin-cinnati
These streets will make you feel the lack of corporate investment,
but a decent skyline at night and surprisingly rich architectural history will inspire you,
Let’s hear it for Losantiville
Yeah, those guys and the Cincinnati Reds. They're a terrible football team. / Because they're a baseball team? / Exactly. You know who's the worst football team? The Philadelphia Flyers. - Best Show
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jan 11, 2010 4:34 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
I liked that, but where's the cocaine references and lyrics about Reds hats?
Also, is Nick Lachey singing the Alicia Keys part?
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 5:18 PM EST up reply actions
Verse two is in the works
But you should feel free to addend.
I was thinking Erika Wennerstrom of the Hearless Bastards.
Yeah, those guys and the Cincinnati Reds. They're a terrible football team. / Because they're a baseball team? / Exactly. You know who's the worst football team? The Philadelphia Flyers. - Best Show
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jan 11, 2010 5:22 PM EST up reply actions
Cool, I look forward to it. And damn, I just wanted a reason to laugh at Lachey.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 5:28 PM EST up reply actions
Ha!
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 5:35 PM EST up reply actions
I worry that a lot of other ballplayers are going to lose their hearing
After their eardrums explode from the sonic boom of Chapman’s fastball.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 11, 2010 5:37 PM EST up reply actions
verse II
Catch me hopin’ I was with OG at a Yankee game,
But shit I’ll make the crescent C more famous than that one Yankees logo featuring a Yankee cane,
you should know I bleed red but I ain’t a blood though,
it’s a principle color of the Cuban National Team,
And of the Andorra flag
welcome to the Melting Pot,
It’s a bomb-ass fondue joint,
Long way from las esquinas where we selling Russian-made cars,
Club Social de Buena Vista shit,
home of the mambo,
Two-hump “Camel”, Two Trapped Tigers, Hemingway
Movin’ to from the land of Castro, Fidel to Castro, Juan
Reds fans don’t even know which one’s the real cabron,
364,040 incorporated stories out there (and droppin’),
city it’s a pity half of y’all are heading for the burbs and bible belt,
me, I gotta a date with Wagon, J-Quest and Homer in the 5-man,
If Jay-Zs payin’ Dwayne Wade, I’m payin’ Shayne Graham
Openin’ Day parade, rest in peace Nuxy,
Great American Insurance building, long live Fountain Square,
long live run prevention,
Nati Reds – 2011 – in contention,
I’m headed to the Buckeye State, more specifically…
Cin-cinnati
Dusty rustbelt where dreams are made of,
There’s some things you can’t do!
Now you’re in Cin-cinnati
These streets will make you feel the lack of corporate investment,
but a decent skyline at night and surprisingly rich architectural history will inspire you,
Let’s hear it for Losantiville
Yeah, those guys and the Cincinnati Reds. They're a terrible football team. / Because they're a baseball team? / Exactly. You know who's the worst football team? The Philadelphia Flyers. - Best Show
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jan 11, 2010 9:02 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I like this one as well, however, you are paying way too much for cocaine if you're
paying a Shayne Graham. Wade=$3 Graham=$17. But I guess in Cincinnati that’s pretty cheap, so keep it up!
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 10:59 PM EST up reply actions
i just watched all his youtube videos.
he struck out every batter he faced.
by GrooveLeg on Jan 11, 2010 4:44 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
heres a good vid
120+ km/h breaking ball! That means something, right?
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
i drive 120 KM/h on I-75
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 6:02 PM EST up reply actions
Pretty soon even the water boys will defecting
http://graneyandthepig.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/even-umpires-are-defecting-from-cuba/
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
critical fail
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 6:02 PM EST up reply actions
Cubans
You guys are all up and about Chapman, but let us not forget the men who blazed the trail.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/alvarro01.shtml
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sanchra01.shtml
Don't try to win every game, just the last one.
Help me understand Aroldis' contract please!
Okay, so I am thoroughly confused on the details of Chapman’s contract. Can someone please help.
I read on here that the signing bonus is $6-7 milion, but on mlb.com they are reporting it is $16.25 million.
As I understand it, Chapman got a 5 year contract for $30.25 million with an option for a sixth year at another $5 million.
First Question: Does this mean that the contract is worth 25 million for the first five years? or is it $30 million for the first 5 years with an extra $5 million dollar option added on for the 6th year?
Second Question: How much is the signing bonus actually worth? and is the signing bonus included in the total $30.25 million worth of the contract? Or is the contract actually $30.25 million plus the $16.25 million for the bonus. I would assume that is included…
Third Question: I see that the contract is being payed out over 10 years which is great especially considering the time value of money and expected inflation of the market over the next decade. Does anyone know the exact layout of payments over the next 10 years? Is the bonus paid to Aroldis over the next 10 years also?
If anyone could please help clear this up for me I would greatly appreciate it!
Thanks!
shockingly enough
The Granma did not cover this story!!!
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
Are we sure they're American?
They sure look they’re from the Netherlands.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 11, 2010 6:14 PM EST up reply actions
haha
not sure where the girls are from, but he looks pimppp.
look like they're from Goshen or Cleves
Fugly!
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
by obc2 on Jan 11, 2010 6:26 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd like hell for the Cleves reference.
I agree 100 percent.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 6:27 PM EST up reply actions
actually
i just looked up the text from the website the picture is from…
seems these chicks are from a boston strip club.
the day after these videos were posted online, aroldis fired his agent. lol.
please?
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
by obc2 on Jan 11, 2010 6:41 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
correction
the day after these “photos” were posted….
would have loved to see the videos from that night though lol
and jokes about my progeny
"it involves jch, the peach, blondie and me.....and a LOT of silence." -- obc2
oooohhh
you meant “dated” as in “old”. i thought i was gonna have to ban you for a second.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jan 12, 2010 8:24 AM EST up reply actions
dreadlocks and eye shadow
it’ll be hard to convince Abuela Chapman she’s the one for you
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
dreadlocks and eye shadow
Not to mention a red face that’s sweating a lot. Can anyone say Cocaine?
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 6:18 PM EST up reply actions
Speaking of cocaine ...
what the fuck is Peter Carroll doing at his presser. He sounds insane and on extreme uppers.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 6:29 PM EST up reply actions
but enough about the Red reporter crowd
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
But we looooovvvee Mads ...
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 6:45 PM EST up reply actions
I think it was just the lack of oxygen.
He did not stop talking for 30 solid minutes. It was one big run-on sentence, and it was damned amusing.
"Forehead by Party Brendamour’s"
That it was.
Also:
“Nothing’s changing!! We’re not going anywhere!! We’re right here!! We love it here!! We’re just going up there to work!! That’s work!! This is love!! LOVE!!! This school is love!! We’re staying!!!!”
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 7:00 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I think that was the bit that prompted my text.
I was cracking up wondering who would appreciate this as much as I would. You won.
"Forehead by Party Brendamour’s"
Thank you.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 7:02 PM EST up reply actions
i don't like Ohio A&M
i think Michigan will beat them next season.
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
Wrong. Miami is on the sched next season and the season after
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 7:07 PM EST up reply actions
Check below.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 7:10 PM EST up reply actions
they shoulda played texas again
miami is weak. they should step up and play a real power!
Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,
These things are scheduled like five years in advance
Programs rise and fall in those times.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 11, 2010 7:16 PM EST up reply actions
that depends on your interpretation of the pass interference rule
Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...
Like so many of its female students
They were screwed without their consent.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 11, 2010 7:26 PM EST up reply actions
I think you can guess what my interpretation might be
by Brendanukkah on Jan 11, 2010 7:24 PM EST up reply actions
How about the BS holding call
that set up Miami’s game-tying FG during the last series in regulation? Sure, we can bitch about the late — but correct — flag thrown against OSU. But no one ever argues against the horseshit call that got Da U into overtime.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 7:27 PM EST up reply actions
And by "against OSU"
I meant ’against Miami.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 7:28 PM EST up reply actions
shouldnt you be studying?
a mind is a terrible thing to waste.
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
i think the saying is wine is a terrible thing to waste
by Daedalus on Jan 11, 2010 7:38 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
shhhh
you’re gonna irritate the loud peach.
wine is gooooooood!
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
I got it, but I haven't been here for an hour
and I have 600 comments to sort through.
I'd take a one legged midget over Shayne Graham in a heartbeat. - btcoop71
Yeah, this thread got out of hand quick
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
unlike... well, never mind
some things never get out of hand.
I'd take a one legged midget over Shayne Graham in a heartbeat. - btcoop71
oh god
we have Pegasus at Loyola and it is god fucking awful.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 10:37 PM EST up reply actions
Ash wanted an in on a horse with wings dude, the least you could do is help her out
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
a waist is a terrible thing to mind.
I'd take a one legged midget over Shayne Graham in a heartbeat. - btcoop71
They're not playing them next year
Ohio State’s playing Miami.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 11, 2010 7:07 PM EST up reply actions
Nope: DA U!!!!
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 7:09 PM EST up reply actions
greg oden didnt pan out to be better than kevin durant after all
pay up.
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
loud child, please
i have lots of bets for you.
first. i bet you havent finished The Machine yet.
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
I thought we decided I'm not the loud one anymore! ;)
And no, I haven’t started it yet.
"Forehead by Party Brendamour’s"
im up 1-0
double or nothing on OSU/the U
with a side bet that EE doesnt hit .278 this season.
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
I love how you are trying so hard to not do this...
You said you’d bet $100 on The U. That’s the bet, you doing this or not?
"Forehead by Party Brendamour’s"
Oh, the Peach is easily louder than you
AMIRITE?
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
A welcoming gift from Bronson!
How nice.
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
Cuban women were really attractive
not gonna lie, so are Dutch women.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 6:31 PM EST up reply actions
Dutch attractive?
that because they pay their own way on your dates there?
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
ba doom chink
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 7:05 PM EST up reply actions
That's racist!
I now know where Andorra is.
by PeteyHendrix on Jan 12, 2010 1:59 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
I shouldn't have laughed. But I did.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 12, 2010 2:33 AM EST up reply actions
Well Daugherty
has weighed in.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 6:15 PM EST reply actions
i love me some nasty left handers.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 6:34 PM EST up reply actions
wow
didnt realize this, but he looks like a perfect combination of dontrelle willis and terrell owens. its scary.
that's jch's hat
there’s a good reason we call him pumpkinhead.
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
What I do on cabbage night is none of your concern
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
his delivery concerns me...
forced scapular loading like this can lead to injury… hopefully b-price can straighten that out a little.
For what it's worth
He had an MRI and Kremcheck called it “pristine.”
by Brendanukkah on Jan 11, 2010 6:34 PM EST up reply actions
so what time did he schedule the surgery for?
Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,
by 'tHan on Jan 11, 2010 6:35 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
hahahahahahahahahaha
I now know where Andorra is.
by PeteyHendrix on Jan 12, 2010 2:00 AM EST up reply actions
i might be wrong...
but didn’t some kid just die while kremcheck was repairing his labrum?
Damn, you were ninja fast.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 6:41 PM EST up reply actions
That's sad.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 6:42 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I didn't click the link
They know yet why he died? It could be that Kremcheck is in the clear and it could have to do with the anesthesia. My dad was a dentist who also did anesthesia for minor surgery. He almost lost a patient once. Had to be taken by ambulance to the hospital.
My fantasy football team this year? Lippincott's Shorts
by cesarhernandez on Jan 11, 2010 6:43 PM EST up reply actions
my ex's boyfriend's birth father
is jch’s dentist.
im not even making that up.
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
awkward, hilarious....it all depends on perspective
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
i.e. perspective
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
by Gray on Jan 11, 2010 7:40 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
You guys make one ugly baby
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 6:47 PM EST up reply actions
i'm guessing Kremcheck is in the clear
he would have had to really fuck it up to kill him. The kid weighed 315 pounds, if he had any sorta undetected heart problems, they would have been exasperated by his weight.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 7:11 PM EST up reply actions
I'm exasperated just reading that weight!
I now know where Andorra is.
by PeteyHendrix on Jan 12, 2010 2:01 AM EST up reply actions
Yep, it was just a few days ago.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 6:38 PM EST up reply actions
I'm reminded of Dontrelle Willis... Just his physique and such.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
I win.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 6:47 PM EST up reply actions
i have a white suit
it is lovely in the summer.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 7:12 PM EST up reply actions
And they're winning
Why isn’t everyone posting the score?
Where are you Dave? FUCKING UNBELEAVABLE!
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
You guys don't love me
You just want UK’s SoS to improve. :)
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
i think pitino deserves a victory for breaking out the white suit again
the only question is
will he have to change at halftime?
Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,
Not looking like it, we have GoodEdgar tonight
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
he needs some fur lining there
also, a nice cane.
I'd take a one legged midget over Shayne Graham in a heartbeat. - btcoop71
God, I love listing my room for rent on CL.
Classic response I just got, in its entirety:
Are you still rinting out?
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
when you sell things on CL, so people always make a big deal about paying for things in cash?
I love that.
“I’ll give you $60 CASH for it right now!”
Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,
"Sorry, but I only take credit cards."
What, did they think you would consider taking a check or something?
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
that's always my thought...
what the hell else are you gonna pay me with? A cashier’s check?
Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,
a reach around?
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
by obc2 on Jan 11, 2010 7:27 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Speaking of checks and mail . . . where my prize money?
And when does Bereavement 2010 begin?
by Brian B on Jan 11, 2010 11:01 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
even funnier you should ask..
miep gies died today. no soup for you!
Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...
i don't accept checks from strangers
i don’t have the means to track them down if they are deadbeats.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 7:25 PM EST up reply actions
probably the same reason prostitutes dont take checks, eh?
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
unless it is jerry springer.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 7:34 PM EST up reply actions
Ok you pack of jackals. Off to work. I'll catch up with you fine folks
later on in the evening.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 7:40 PM EST reply actions
We got that syrup in us
We’re all antsy in the pantsy.
God, baseball season needs to start soon.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 11, 2010 7:41 PM EST up reply actions
(insert total lying "this game means more because it's in conference" comment here)
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
the refs have decided to rein in this louisville press
Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...
i would too if i got stomped
Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...
by boobs on Jan 11, 2010 7:48 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
maybe Nova is having a down night...
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 7:57 PM EST up reply actions
Update
The Sabremetric Writing Thread is up to two comments!!!
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
I'm going to have to get satellite
my stupid dvr remote never works
Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,
i don't know
i don’t get MLB network now, and I don’t really feel like I need it
Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,
i watched the Chapman press conference.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 8:07 PM EST up reply actions
i mean i watched it on the mlb network
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 8:08 PM EST up reply actions
but yeah i'll take a cookie
err maybe not.
hat tip to whoever posted this.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 8:09 PM EST up reply actions
spoiler alert
it was right
"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles
by BK on Jan 11, 2010 8:10 PM EST up reply actions
didnt you cheer the Wily T signing the day it was announced?
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
exhibit one
there is a bright side
this signing was inevitable, but at least we held off on trading for him, and didn’t have to give up anything useful.
Think of me what you will…I gotta little space to fill
by chandrathan on Dec 27, 2008 2:06 PM EST actions 0 recs
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
I think 4.5 million
would be very useful.
I'd take a one legged midget over Shayne Graham in a heartbeat. - btcoop71
What I mean to say was,
I think 4 million is useful.
I'd take a one legged midget over Shayne Graham in a heartbeat. - btcoop71
BK
I’m okay with this
as long as his OBP stays above .350 and he can steal bases without getting thrown out. However, I’m fearful that it won’t and he’ll end up leading off all season because Dusty’s a moron and the team’s offense will suffer because of it. Call it a hunch.
“My wife ain’t never ran and got me no pheasant.” – Fistbands
by BK on Dec 27, 2008 2:31 PM EST actions 0 recs
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
obc
My two cents
Its stunned its the 7th story on the main page of espn.com. I agree with Slyde. Taveras will make the Reds a little bit better than they were yesterday, but its nothing to get excited about. The outfield defensive would be very much above average, with three individuals who have manned centerfield recently. Yup, that’s about the best spin I can create. I have my fingers crossed that Stubbs is ready for a midsummer call up and takes some of those AB’s from Wily T.
This takes the Reds from a 70 win to a 72 win ballclub.
by obc2 on Dec 27, 2008 4:03 PM EST actions 0 recs
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
I was much more right than you were
"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles
by BK on Jan 11, 2010 8:21 PM EST up reply actions
Your fingers crossed worked, sorta
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
I stick with my original statement
I would have been okay with it if he had stayed above .350 and he could steal bases without getting thrown out
"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles
by BK on Jan 11, 2010 8:30 PM EST up reply actions
I was right, for the record
"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles
by BK on Jan 11, 2010 8:20 PM EST up reply actions
stubbs SHOULD have been called up midseason
and the grape compote is delicious.
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
What the heck is the difference between grape compost and regular compost?
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
one is grape flavored
"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles
by BK on Jan 11, 2010 8:27 PM EST up reply actions
What in the heck is the difference between compost and compote?
by Brian B on Jan 11, 2010 10:55 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
On that burger? Nothing. :)
"Forehead by Party Brendamour’s"
by Ash on Jan 11, 2010 10:56 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
You should, it's great
It’s like a big piece of chocolate cake after 6 beers.
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
Time Warner kicks the shit out of DirecTV
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
Big Mac is crying like a cheeseburger.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
The lies he told were Whoppers.
But he’s so rich now, he lives in a White Castle as the Burger King.
I now know where Andorra is.
by PeteyHendrix on Jan 12, 2010 2:06 AM EST up reply actions
Rice University
is posting some alumni photos.
I think that’s from one of the college World Series games. That’s our future slugging shortstop, second from right.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
one of our relief pitchers
I am told he will be playing in the Rice University alumni game next month.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
HIMYM was very good tonight
"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles
by BK on Jan 11, 2010 8:28 PM EST up reply actions
I'm loving Chuck tonight.
I'd take a one legged midget over Shayne Graham in a heartbeat. - btcoop71
It was another episode where they "cried wolf"
i never bought it for a second though.
that show is killing itself. they can’t reveal the mother because that would kill it’s premise, but all these false alarms are annoying their fanbase.
Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,
Because they'd already had a character on the show named Bilson that Ted hated?
Good call, tHan. The pick of the Unicorns to signal a quirky band that shows how right two people are for each other bugged me. “Hey, here’s a decent album that made some buzz six years ago! We’re only finding out about it now, but hey, aren’t we cool? Aren’t we with it?” Feh.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 12, 2010 1:07 PM EST up reply actions
L'Ville has one more 10-2 run in them
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
Edgar Sosa is Bronson Arroyo, without the Nasty Hook
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
I think the multitude of skanks he'll bang tonight will make up for it
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
are you talking about those dudes from the picture that was posted the other day?
Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,
Sarah Palin is now a Fox News contributor!!!!
This is a great, great day to be an American. Viva la resistance!
"I expected much better than that".....tHan
oh my god
Madville is actually Sarah Palin.
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
Fuck You and Glenn Beck too while we're at it.
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
Now there's a mental image
Like a couple of pigs wrestling over a corncob.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 11, 2010 10:48 PM EST up reply actions
ugh
they’re a match made in Heaven™, also.
by Daedalus on Jan 11, 2010 10:51 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
i love the use of the tm
we’ve been on this site for 4 or more years and I think I’ve rec’d you more in the last 24 hours than the rest of the time we’ve been here.
Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,
Sister D, that there's MAH MAN!
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
I think of Fox News the way I think of the Klan.
If everyone would quit re-reporting the crap they shovel, they’d quickly become irrelevant and fall into obscurity.
I now know where Andorra is.
by PeteyHendrix on Jan 12, 2010 2:09 AM EST up reply actions
wrong
you left-coasters just dont get it. they are a legitimate force. they continually get bigger ratings than any other cable station.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jan 12, 2010 8:35 AM EST up reply actions
I prefer to get my lies from the top. :P
I now know where Andorra is.
by PeteyHendrix on Jan 12, 2010 1:24 PM EST up reply actions
they are amusing though
I mean Glenn Beck well he is just well amazing.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 12, 2010 10:47 AM EST up reply actions
I have to listen to some of em at work
My ears bleed.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
L'Ville plays worse when I watch, you guys are stuck with me
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
Be back later...
Time to get milk…
and oreos…
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
I am not a pleasant person to be around right now
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
Nova keeps trying to give the lead back to Louisville
Tards just won’t take it
First time I shot her, shot her in the side.
Hard to watch her suffer, but with the second shot she died...
He'd let Dickie V touch it right now
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
He let Cousins abuse it....
First time I shot her, shot her in the side.
Hard to watch her suffer, but with the second shot she died...
I'd have liked to see L'ville win this one
Go underdogs…
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
I just made another bet with JCH
he bet that the Big East will have exactly 2 teams in the final four
I’m gonna win another 20 bucks!
Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,
Dude, you really need to let me know when you start giving your money away
"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles
by BK on Jan 11, 2010 9:47 PM EST up reply actions
you just need to start using the words "bet taken"
whenever jch says something ridiculous
Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,
interesting tidbit
the word cunt is included in my phone’s dictionary
Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,
Best swear word.
Cuaffle.
It’s a cunt waffle. I learned that in high school. I knew I went there for a reason.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
by crolfer on Jan 11, 2010 9:51 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Rec'd as well, this may become a part of my vocabulary
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
The next ime I see you, I wil call you a cuaffle just to prove you wrong
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
I'll bet you my tab for the night I will
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
Then you're not as assured of your wagering position as you think you are
Nut up or shut up. Bitch. :)
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
There's a lot of wagering that's not going to pan out going on in this thread...
"Forehead by Party Brendamour’s"
20 bucks says the next time jch sees me he yells out "cuaffle" from across the room and asks me to pay up
Even though I never accepted his bet
"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles
by BK on Jan 11, 2010 10:56 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
have you sworn on this site before?
and then you go balls to the walls with “cunt”.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 11, 2010 10:04 PM EST up reply actions
Sounds sexy/tasty.
I now know where Andorra is.
by PeteyHendrix on Jan 12, 2010 2:13 AM EST up reply actions
Kentucky and Kansas will be there, Texas maybe
there goes 2 from the Big East
First time I shot her, shot her in the side.
Hard to watch her suffer, but with the second shot she died...
Kentucky won't be there
They lose in the Elite Eight much to the dismay of all of you jackasses.
MARK.
IT.
DOWN.
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
Considering I've never met you, that's a hell of a wager
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
sounds really good to UK fans considering the results of the last five years
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
Whatever helps you sleep at night
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
I will kiss your ass and post it as a FanShot if UK goes undefeated
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
To mean through the NCAA tournamenr, lest there be any confusion
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
No way do I think they go undefeated this season
I do think they are undefeated right now though
Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,
Billy G did try to Kragthorpe the Cats
thank God he is gone
First time I shot her, shot her in the side.
Hard to watch her suffer, but with the second shot she died...
Depends on the draw
Looks like a safe bet that UK will be a 1 seed….just depends on the 2 and 3. I hope Duke is the 2, can you imagine what Cousins would do to those pansies?
First time I shot her, shot her in the side.
Hard to watch her suffer, but with the second shot she died...
If it is on the way to 18 and 18....so be it
First time I shot her, shot her in the side.
Hard to watch her suffer, but with the second shot she died...
I stand by my statement
Would you like to make a wager?
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
You would like to bet that UK will make the Final Four, correct?
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
um, no. I was referring to the bet that obc set the terms of earlier.
There was no basketball involved.
"Forehead by Party Brendamour’s"
that will be a good game
both teams will be top 10 by that part.
I'd take a one legged midget over Shayne Graham in a heartbeat. - btcoop71
If UK doesn't make the final 4, I'll post a pic of me in a Louisville hat
Which would make me throw up as soon as the pic was taken
What say you if UK makes it?
First time I shot her, shot her in the side.
Hard to watch her suffer, but with the second shot she died...
I'll post a pic of me in a UK shirt and hat.....deal?
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
He didn't say where the hat would be placed ...
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 11:18 PM EST up reply actions
Baseball America
finally got around to updating their transaction report. They were so far behind that today’s update only covers to the end of 2009.
Danny Richar signed with the Marlins. I thought Doug Mietkiewicz had retired, but he’s back. Signed with the Dodgers again. Jay Gibbons is also back. Whether due to steroids or suckitude, he’s struggled to even stay in affiliated baseball. (He played for the Newark Bears last year.) But he’s signed a minor league deal with the Dodgers.
And former Bat Andy Green has re-signed with the Mets.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Off topic, I know
But where do we think Chapman is going to start the season?
"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles
people seem to be guessing Carolina
I’m hoping it’s Louisville, though. They play the SWB Yanks at the end of April this year.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
more or less
It’s actually in Moosic, PA.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
sorta
The name is Algonquian for “elk mountain.”
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I think it'll be either AAA or A+
AAA is probably where the organization would like to see him, but Lynchburg is the only Reds minor league team with a pitching coach who is a natural Spanish speaker. With the success he had last year in AA, I think Rigo Beltran might get the first shot at A-Chap in A+.
"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles
me too
they come to Columbus on the 12-13 of April. i like my chances.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jan 12, 2010 8:39 AM EST up reply actions
#5 starter
First time I shot her, shot her in the side.
Hard to watch her suffer, but with the second shot she died...
It sounds like
even the Reds have no clue where they’re going to start him.
Bet he’ll appear in spring training in Goodyear, though.
Anybody going?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Are you?
Went to Ed Smith last year – It was great…I don’t know if I can get away to go all the way to the fucking desert in March…
Although I’d love to see Frazier and Androidis strut their stuff
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
i will be on the Med all spring
but i wouldn’t go even if i were here out of protest. it still angers me. i know the city of sarasota was mostly at fault, but they could have tried to stay in florida. kind of difficult to go to the beach where there is no water.
you're going on a Mediterranean cruise?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Nah,
I bombed my first semester. Easy sailing from here on out.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
im not gonna tell you what to do Crolfs
but it’s probably best not to use the word “bombed” near the word “Beirut”. the spooks are watching.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jan 12, 2010 8:41 AM EST up reply actions
cool
But, um, isn’t that going to make it hard for you to get to Zebulon to see our new top prospect?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
If he starts the season in Zebulon, you think he'll still be there in June?
I don’t
"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles
good point
i suppose i’d rather not see him then for him to stick around that long in AA. reds are in town first weekend i’m back – maybe he’ll pitch in dc then! *wishful thinking
i really hope he doesn't
unless he really beats the MLB door down, I don’t want them to rush him, I’d start him in high A ball.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 12, 2010 10:50 AM EST up reply actions
that's over here, too
lynchburg. they’re in the same league as potomac, which is accessible by public transit! but i’d hope by the time i’m back he is NOT in A ball.
I really want him to start in low A
but that’s just selfish. I want to see him before he gets to Cincy.
I'd take a one legged midget over Shayne Graham in a heartbeat. - btcoop71
will you be following the Reds from Beirut?
I haven’t decided if I’m going to spring training this year. I didn’t think I was going last year, but well, by March I’m so desperate for baseball I’d probably pay to see a Little League game.
I like Arizona just fine (I’d love to photograph Sedona). But it’s really a schlepp. Flying is such a pain these days. Regional airports are shutting down, schedules are being cut back. So planes are crammed like sardine cans, and you have 13 hour layovers and three connections to get anywhere. Never mind the TSA gauntlet.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
going to tampa i realized why I hate bag fee's
I personlly didn’t mind the fee to check a bag, (not everybody needs that service so why should everybody pay for it), but people now carry things on that are way to big for the overhead bin because they don’t want to pay for a checked bag. Our flight from Detroit to Tampa couldn’t hold all the carry on bags, so we were delayed by about a half hour because they had to gate check a lot of carry on bags (including mine, even though it was small enough to fit in the overhead bin), and then my bag was one of the last off the plane, and it showed up about 20 minutes after the two bags my family intended to check. So the baggage fees added almost an hour onto my travel day.
Honestly after that experiance, and seeing how customers react to baggage fees, I think the airlines should cut the fees, and just raise all plane tickets $30. They would break even and customers wouldn’t notice the increase so much because we don’t understand the cost of airfare anyway. Plus that increase wouldn’t be so much that it would turn us off on buying a plane ticket. But they do need to do something, because there is a problem when they dispatch full flights that lose money.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 12, 2010 10:57 AM EST up reply actions
yes, by the miracle of the internet.
though the night games will start at 2am. i might have to watch them archived the next day.
try flying with a bunch of middle east stamps in your passport. i get extra searched every time.
i have a Cuban stamp in my passport
I have to carry my travel affidavit whenever I leave the country.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 12, 2010 11:04 AM EST up reply actions
35 years ago cities like Sedona and Jerome were pristine and inviting
Now…the countryside is still beautiful but the the towns have become awfully touristy, even Cottonwood.
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
You should read "From Beirut to Jerusalem " before you go (Tom Friedman)
It is an old book but still relevant.
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
i've read every book on lebanon there is
that one twice. it’s the only decent thing friedman’s ever written.
NO IT'S NOT
emphatic’d
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
No. It's not.
It’s just Friedman bloviating on “why don’t these people understand the lessons I was afforded to have through my priveliged upbringing” for hundreds of pages. I get it, Tom, you’re smart. You went to an Oxbridge. You’re a hard-bitten journalist. Then why don’t you understand that maybe, just maybe, the muslim world isn’t a big, scary, place full of people who hate you and me (save for the noble savages he singles out).
I mean, Friedman’s good for getting into the serious stuff, but he shouldn’t be listened to by people who drive policy. Unless you’re a fan of American policy being blown up into a million little pieces, which you’re not, or you wouldn’t be going to Lebanon (uhhh, right?)
I used to love Robert D Kaplan until I realized that he’s a bit of a shit. I’m glad he got me into the sorts of things I’m into now, but that doesn’t mean I should still read him.
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
by Cy Schourek on Jan 12, 2010 12:02 PM EST up reply actions
from beirut to jerusalem is written for a wide audience, not policymakers
it gives a good idea of what was going on when the west didn’t understood what was happening.
and lebanon still hasn’t learned its lesson. they’ve got the same faux appearance of calm as they did in the early seventies and they could break out into war again at any time.
but i don’t want to talk about work while i’m at work.
The book is a primer on the inticate webs of the tribalism that still and always runs through the middle east.
‘The World is Flat’ however is flat. It is merely an attempt at reintroducing the same themes that McLuhan identified back in the early ’60s. I am not a great fan of everything Friedman has written but from Beirut to Jerusalem is worth the time and is still relevant.
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
it's so true
In 2009 it took lebanon six months to form a government after they had elections in june because they had to divide up the ministerial portfolios among the different factions. they have FIVE ministers of state because they need to make sure everyone is represented. i mean, come on, lebanon’s president has to be a christian, the prime minister has to be a sunni, and the speaker of parliament has to be a shia. Friedman was right on in showing the tribal nature of the country. When the PLO came in and Israel got involved, the war just exploded. Twenty years later and they still haven’t recovered.
the jerusalem part is far less interesting.
I don't know the MidEast enoguh
and not as much as you, but still: tribal? It’s hardly tribal, its just finding someone who will let you feed your kids at night. There’s a ridiculous amount of intermixing in Lebanon, calling it tribal is like splitting the US into Democrat and Republican tribes. It’s just politics.
Everyone has a backer, be it Hezboallah, Phalangists, whatever, they establish an identity through religion, but identity is just identity. It’s flexible. Poor lebanon just ran into trouble around the time when the nation-state ideal died, and it just scares the bejabbers out of policy to allow an Islamic state to exist.
I have faith that Lebanon’ll recover, but it probably depends on how people react to the outcome of the Hariri trial. The Cedar Revolution is pretty damned sad in retrospect, though.
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
no, it is very tribal. they kill people bc they aren't the same religion/sect as they are
i don’t know what your definition of tribal is, unless you’re thinking of people in grass skirts with spears.
trib⋅al⋅ism
/ˈtraɪbəˌlɪzəm/ [trahy-buh-liz-uhm]
–noun
1. the customs and beliefs of tribal life and society.
2. strong loyalty to one’s own tribe, party, or group.
there are 18 different official religions, everyone lives in his own neck of the woods, marries with his own people, votes for his own parliamentary representative (lebanon is a “democracy” except there is no political competition because parliamentary districts are drawn along religious lines).
the 75-90 civil war was not the first civil war in lebanon. they’ve been killing each other for far longer. (the christians, are in fact, far worse than the muslims in this regard.) the druze and the maronites slaughtered each other back when the US was having its own civil war. you don’t here about it on cnn, but every day there are sectarian clashes.
hizbollah really isn’t worse than any of the other groups. they’ve just been declared more evil by AIPAC because, well, you know.
but what do you expect from an artificially created state that has been the very heart of the conflicts of empires since Eve ate the apple?
This is pretty cool. I’m going to be there taking photos and interviewing folks. A whole generation of kids who grew up in the United States as war refugees has grown up and just wants a normal country. It’s kind of strange being there because everyone our age speaks English with an American accent. Beirut iss like being in…California? or something. Especially weird considering American dollars are accepted everywhere.
This thread may be graveyarded otherwise
but really? They don’t mix? 18 different official religions with their own necks of woods? You’ve been to Beirut, you should know better than that.
And yeah, they had different civil wars under the Ottomans, Abbasids, Umayyads, and whatever. To call those civil wars is pure pendantry. People fight for power. They fight for someone who can protect them.
The very existence of a Laicist movement, when there’s still blowhards bitching about Dhimmitude, shows that any idea of tribalism is just politics by another (definitely more violent) name. To think that theres some inextractable opposition between all of these groups is just ineffably wrong, in my opinion. They’re just folks. They want good lives. At any costs. It ain’t Sunni v. Shi’a v. Maronite v. whatever, it’s just Corruption A v. Corruption B and all. There’s better ways to solve that then some obtuse “power sharing agreement”.
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
by Cy Schourek on Jan 13, 2010 12:35 AM EST up reply actions
really, you know a lot about lebanon?
no, beirut doesn’t mix much either. more than the other parts of the country, but if you walk from one neighborhood to another, you find you’re in different worlds. and beirut is not lebanon. the rest of lebanon is a third world country. you won’t find a christian or a sunni in the beqaa, for instance. and yeah, there was ONE parliamentary district in the elections this year that was competitive – Metn. everything else is divided among party/religious/tribal lines.
i’m talking about the civil wars of the last 150 years, not under empires. i guess you don’t know about the druze-maronite wars of the 1860s or the conflicts of the twenties or the civil war in the 1950s. or now.
the secularism that does exist is being fought by those who grew up in the west during the civil war. if you notice on that site, 5000 have said yes, they’ll attend the march, but over 20,000 have said no.
but i’m glad you know so many lebanese folks to be an expert. next time you’re sitting in a meeting with the minister of interior in his office, call me and i’ll come chat and say Hi again, Ziad, fix the country yet?
I said I'm not nearly as studied as you
so putting your creds up and name-dropping doesn’t really establish much that hasn’t already been established.
I suppose I’m just grouchy at looking at a situation as black-white. And not knowing Empires ran the joint until the 40s. And looking at things as inextractable since forever when the same forces that shrug are the ones that made it ugly.
You want to say “wow, this country’s fucked” the fine. I just disagree. And we could pick facts that we each like and talk over each other, but that don’t do much. I enjoy arguing, yeah. And I enjoy snark, yeah. But no need to dangle your sources to say Whats Up, I’m just picking your brain.
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
i'm just grouchy because these people give me headaches every day
“well, we want to cleanup the oil spill, but we won’t work with them because they’re maronites and we’re armenians. you can’t really tell much of a difference between our masses but we’ll have our christmas a day after theirs just to prove a point.”
“oh, sure, we want to teach the poor to read. but we’re only gonna teach the sunnis even though there’s also some greek orthodox in the area because we’re sunnis.”
“no, we don’t want to work with them and are going to risk the entire grant because we don’t have the expertise. i don’t care if they’ve had ten years of IT experience, their executive director is shia and they all need to get out of the country.”
“we’re phoenicians and we were here first, so…blah blah blah blah blah blah…”
at least when i worked with egyptians they had a government oppressor rather than their own insanity to oppress them.
but i apologize for that comment.
Hmmm sounds a lot like the ruling junta here at RR
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
The Reds got an offer they couldn't refuse
If somebody gave you a brand new free home to live in for 2 months a year in your second choice, wouldn’t you take it?
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 12, 2010 10:49 AM EST up reply actions
I'll be going.
It’s only a 5-hour drive.
I now know where Andorra is.
by PeteyHendrix on Jan 12, 2010 2:14 AM EST up reply actions
Beirut is actually an 8 hour drive.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 12, 2010 10:58 AM EST up reply actions
Beirut Ave, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, CA 90272
33 mins
1 hour 50 mins in traffic
I now know where Andorra is.
by PeteyHendrix on Jan 12, 2010 1:21 PM EST up reply actions
Also
From mlbtraderumors, “Sheets is reportedly asking for two years and a guaranteed $10-12MM.”
bwahahahahahaha!!!!! Go get ’em cubbies!
by Brian B on Jan 11, 2010 10:52 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Jays on a "shit we missed out on Aroldis" move
"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles
Good call, forgot about the other team that lost their 'ace'
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
The Pirates
Then the Phillies counter by picking up a pitcher named Wawa.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 11, 2010 11:02 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
So close to being truly evil, yet so far away
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
Good to see that you fools are still at it, how's everyone's evening?
Except JCH, I know his was shitty.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 11:19 PM EST reply actions
Going well.
I had a conversation via facebook chat that was done entirely in Pokemon moves. I need to hang out with this girl more.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
I'd say something...
but I spent most of my night watching Family Guy.
I'd take a one legged midget over Shayne Graham in a heartbeat. - btcoop71
That's disturbing. Of course, I'd swoon over any girl willing to discuss
Grant Morrison’s run on Thunderbolts or Batman, so, you know, I can’t really judge.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 11:24 PM EST up reply actions
He wouldn't have made them Dark Avengers, I know that much.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 11, 2010 11:25 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, but I have a feeling he's going to be the closest I get around here.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 11:30 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks, I'll call you later and let you know how it went.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 11:35 PM EST up reply actions
Ahahaha!!
Which reminds me, it might be time to post some blackmail photos…
"Forehead by Party Brendamour’s"
Of who, me? You ain't got shit on me. Or do you?
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 11:40 PM EST up reply actions
Fuck, what do you have?
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 11:45 PM EST up reply actions
I'm not asking him to swoon
Just to nerd out on comics.c
by Brendanukkah on Jan 11, 2010 11:37 PM EST up reply actions
I haven't bought a comic in nearly 2 years now
and the towns I’ve lived in, well, their library doesn’t have much by way of graphic novel collections — so I’ve not read Dark Avengers. I like Bendis, but he’s really hit or miss. Some stuff is amazing but a lot is just WTF stupid. Now Morrison, Morrison rarely sucks.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 11:30 PM EST up reply actions
hence it was crolfer talking about it.
I'd take a one legged midget over Shayne Graham in a heartbeat. - btcoop71
Crolfer's a yougin' he probably grew up with that shit
Much like I could hold a conversation regarding the Ninja Turtles or Ghostbusters all fucking day.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 11:34 PM EST up reply actions
We're all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it, that's all.
I'd take a one legged midget over Shayne Graham in a heartbeat. - btcoop71
By removing all of the stuff that could actually be of any use in life.
No, really. 75% of my brain is dedicated to movies and movie quotes. I’ve come to terms with this.
"Forehead by Party Brendamour’s"
Here, here.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 11:42 PM EST up reply actions
Sir, let me take this moment to compliment you on your fashion sense, particularly your slippers.
I now know where Andorra is.
by PeteyHendrix on Jan 12, 2010 2:17 AM EST up reply actions
boy, this place must have cost you hundreds.
was that right?
"The USA despite its flaws and corruption and overall messiness is still a great and powerful instrument of freedom and hope for the entire world." - Madville
I want my two dollars.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 11:36 PM EST up reply actions
HOW THE FUCK DO YOU EVER GET LAID?
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
Who is this directed toward?
I’ve given up trying to follow this shit.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 11:41 PM EST up reply actions
"Much like I could hold a conversation regarding the Ninja Turtles or Ghostbusters all fucking day."
Your quote, not mine.
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
I figured as much.
To answer your question, you have to have a life in order to get laid. Since I work 13 hours or more every day — much of it at night. I have no life. So, I don’t have chances anyway. Also, I Iook like retarded troll.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 11:53 PM EST up reply actions
Welp.
Looks like I killed this shitshow of a thread. Fuck and Yes.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 12, 2010 12:06 AM EST up reply actions
Not true
You look like a really smart troll.
/love you
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
This is accurate
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 12, 2010 12:23 AM EST up reply actions
Your eyes are creeping me out, dooooood
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
I bummed some PCP off of Pete Carroll.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 12, 2010 12:30 AM EST up reply actions
Watching him right now...
That dude looks totally hyped up.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
OOOO I love me some Rhino Tranq
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
HAH!
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 12, 2010 12:17 AM EST up reply actions
Before or after I got married?
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
i grew up with that shit
but i don’t have any peers who are still into it.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 12, 2010 10:59 AM EST up reply actions
They just don't let you know they still like it.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
It's one of those things that you may quit, but still love.
Haha, I put together this Pokemon profile picture month last month- we got like 50,000 people doing it.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
If there were ever a reaon for a pipe bomb....
/love you
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
Pipe Bombs. They attract zombies.
Anyone played Left 4 Dead?
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
We live it every day here in Cincinnati, holmes
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
by jch24 on Jan 12, 2010 12:38 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
I rec'd this
and argued about Cincy as > Lexington for the entire weekend. I can’t believe folks will argue me about this
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
Lexington is a lot better place to live than Cincinnati
not even close
Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,
The Lexington Symphony Orchestra alone tells the story
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra is pretty good
although I’m worried that they are losing Paavo after next season, and will be without Music Hall for a couple of years.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 12, 2010 11:01 AM EST up reply actions
The loss fo Paavo is huge
In the 45+ years of going to Orchestras (over 35 yrs attending the CSO) I have never been so moved by any conductor.Plus as a young man in Estonia (or whereever the hell he grew up) he play drums in a Heavy Metal Band – Take that Keith Lockheart..
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
Keith Lockheart can blow me
all though he conducted the Planets both times I heard them in person.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 12, 2010 11:23 AM EST up reply actions
Keith Lockhart...
Was there a second baseman by that name? A’s? Braves?
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
yeah
also a conductor for the Boston Symphony
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 12, 2010 11:31 AM EST up reply actions
That takes talent...
And reminds me of a joke.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Why didn't Mozart pitch?
He was scared that he would “Bach”
Wahaha
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
/throws tomato farm
I'd take a one legged midget over Shayne Graham in a heartbeat. - btcoop71
by ZJiff30 on Jan 12, 2010 11:35 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Boston Pops
Please don’t confuse the two…the Pops are light entertainment for those too lazy to actually want to listen to orchestral music.
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
I have it
but haven’t installed it yet. Is it any good?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
It's great
I’ve only played it on X-Box, but I know that it’s pretty great on PC too. L4D 2 is awesome as well. They’ve got some snarky humour that makes things even better.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
My night was not that shitty, believe it or not
I don’t have unrealistic hopes for the ‘Ville this year. They lost two guys to the NBA lottery. They’ve lost by 9 to the #3 team in the country on the road and lost by 8 to the #4 team at home…..they’re progressing. I don’t mind this, honestly.
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
Just got home from "THE WHITEOUT"
Observations:
1. This thread is fucked
2. Scotty Reynolds is still shotting free throws.
3. I was FUCKING PISSED when ESPN didn’t go live to the Chapman coverage at lunch.
4. Chapman is still awesome.
by Dave from Louisville on Jan 11, 2010 11:30 PM EST reply actions
they, like chapman, can't point to cincinnati on a map
apparently they didn’t even mention it last night.
They didn't mention it on the 6PM sportscenter tonight
"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles
i hate them so much
i hope the yankees and red sox are tied for last place this season with 42 wins a piece.
Too bad they didn't report Brady's latest facebook status
pick with laces
by Dave from Louisville on Jan 11, 2010 11:42 PM EST up reply actions
You should have cheered harder damnit
I blame you.
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
i currently can't speak
I am going to open the flood gates and say
Scotty Reynolds > John Wall
by Dave from Louisville on Jan 11, 2010 11:39 PM EST up reply actions
Here comes a storm of unexpected proportions.
I'd take a one legged midget over Shayne Graham in a heartbeat. - btcoop71
That show is fucking old
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 11, 2010 11:43 PM EST up reply actions
he really really is
John Wall is a little quicker, but Reynolds DO NOT MISS EVER
by Dave from Louisville on Jan 11, 2010 11:41 PM EST up reply actions
You are not helping your own cause, sir
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
*DOES
Yeah I got pretty lit at the game, now time for work
by Dave from Louisville on Jan 12, 2010 7:02 AM EST up reply actions
hahahahahahahahahaha
no need to respond to this foolishness
john wall is better than scotty reynolds
Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,
Yeah I loved how you Louisville fans gave the refs a fake cheer when they FINALLY called a fould on Villanova
Of course, it was the FREAKIN’ 31st foul called on them
Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,
This thread rules
Yeah, those guys and the Cincinnati Reds. They're a terrible football team. / Because they're a baseball team? / Exactly. You know who's the worst football team? The Philadelphia Flyers. - Best Show
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jan 12, 2010 12:07 AM EST reply actions
I stopped checking RR yesterday afternoon around 5
I come back this morning to 738 new comments. Well done, gang.
Calmer than you are.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Jan 12, 2010 8:44 AM EST reply actions
And now that i've read those,
I notice that only about 1% were about Chapman.
Well done?
Calmer than you are.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Jan 12, 2010 9:11 AM EST up reply actions
Oh, I know. I know.
Calmer than you are.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Jan 12, 2010 9:33 AM EST up reply actions
Well now that Scrabbles has started yet another thread.....this one prolly wont make it to the 1000 fabled comments
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
we can make it get there mads
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 12, 2010 1:38 PM EST up reply actions
unless they close it first.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 12, 2010 1:38 PM EST up reply actions
it's easy as
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 12, 2010 1:38 PM EST up reply actions
I want to see the picture of jch in an UK skirt
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
LET US KEEP THIS BAD BOY GOING TO 1,000
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
Oh, turds.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 12, 2010 4:03 PM EST up reply actions
this shit is all wrong..
i AM RIGHT YOU ARE NOT
she really blew this thread up
"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles
by BK on Jan 12, 2010 11:52 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
not with a few new yorkers around the thread
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 13, 2010 10:42 AM EST up reply actions
I mean NOT.
That would be bad. A day without RR is like a day without… life.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
You people have some serious, serious problems.
I'd take a one legged midget over Shayne Graham in a heartbeat. - btcoop71
Hey gang I just realized why Andoidis is popular here at RR
He’s Left Handed!!!
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
HAPPY 1,000 BITCHESSSSSS!!!!!!
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 13, 2010 12:10 PM EST reply actions
WE DID IT!!!
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 13, 2010 12:45 PM EST up reply actions
I dedicate this effort to Cuban Cigars...may Brandon get his soon
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
Thanks buddy
I’ll take a Montecristo. Cuban, of course.
"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles
by BK on Jan 13, 2010 1:29 PM EST up reply actions
I have a call into Andoidis...
Won’t be long now
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
did somebody go through and delete a bunch of comments?
if so, that’s awesome
Alway the optimist...I like your think kid...
I think it's funny as heck.
I'd take a one legged midget over Shayne Graham in a heartbeat. - btcoop71
Guilty as charged
If we’re gonna have a 1000+ commented story, it needs to be legit.
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
this thread was not too legit to quit.
This guy is sad.
I'd take a one legged midget over Shayne Graham in a heartbeat. - btcoop71
well for the record this once was at 1,000 posts
even though most were empty, it was artificial but still…
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
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