Fantasy Camp: I'm Leaving on a Jet Plane!
by Slyde on Jan 30, 2010 9:00 AM EST
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I know I haven't been around much lately, but I thought I should let you know that I'm leaving for vacation this morning. That's right, suckas, it's time for Reds Fantasy Camp! By the time most of you are rolling out of bed at 2pm this afternoon, I'll be in mostly sunny Phoenix, Arizona!
Tonight is mainly preliminary stuff. We have a little get together, maybe a few drinks, get our schedule, meet the other campers, and then it's lights out, mister! I probably won't have much of an update tonight, but I expect to be able to give you updates every day for the rest of the week.
My prediction for the week comes from America's Sweetheart, Clubber Lang, "Prediction?...Pain." My one goal for this week is to not run into a serious injury. If I can avoid that, it will be a success.
And to be honest, that's probably the most realistic goal I can set because if you'd seen me in the batting cage, you'd know that I'm a mix of the worst parts of Quinton McCracken and Wily Mo Pena. My best hope is that I hit it to guys that can't field it very well.
Hopefully I'll have some pictures and video for you tomorrow, or at least some time this week. Enjoy the week while I'm away. I won't be thinking of you!
(Check out the classic Seinfeld clip after the jump. Enjoy the cold!)
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Good luck
Sorry I’m not there with you this year. Give ’em hell.
I suppose I'm cast as the darkness, because I comprehended their light not at all; at least not in the way they wanted me to.
Say "hey" to Aroldis.
We Are ... Marshall!
by Thundering Turtle on Jan 30, 2010 9:52 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Don't hang out in bars with Josh Hamilton
or your wife will never let you go to Reds Fantasy Camp again.
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by BubbaFan on Jan 30, 2010 10:10 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Live the dream for all of us.
"Just seeing him in uniform makes me throw up." Jack Clark on Mark McGwire's new coaching job
I've been to Phoenix
what’s the big deal?
Thankfully, for idiots like you, our forefathers gave us the second commandment – the right say whatever you want no matter if you’re wrong. — Unknown, for the most part
i lived near phoenix, there is no big deal
"Some times you get lucky; some times you get Willy Taveras." - Teh Fay
by joshuar9476 on Jan 30, 2010 12:43 PM EST up reply actions
nothing to see and nowhere to go, oh
"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 30, 2010 12:49 PM EST up reply actions
Sedona, cottinwood, Jerome...all turned into tourist traps
35 years ago it was still pristine…
I mean it is still beautiful but
"Television has brought back murder into the home - where it belongs."
Alfred Hitchcock 1899 - 1980
I visited Sedona around 1983...gorgeous then.
"Just seeing him in uniform makes me throw up." Jack Clark on Mark McGwire's new coaching job
by PeteyHendrix on Jan 30, 2010 10:14 PM EST up reply actions
My first visit was in 1971
I visisted several times over the next decade
"Television has brought back murder into the home - where it belongs."
Alfred Hitchcock 1899 - 1980
Remeber to keep that groin loose.
If it wasn't for my horse, I never would have spent that year in college!
by Joe Nolan's Glasses on Jan 30, 2010 1:15 PM EST reply actions
I don't mean to thread-jack but this was further down page
I just wanted to thank everybody for there support. I will be fine and okay with time. I always liked the sense of community that we have here. I know you guys bust my balls alot, but I never am offended by it. My spelling is pretty hilarious.
So thank you.
Slyde knows all - sees all
"Television has brought back murder into the home - where it belongs."
Alfred Hitchcock 1899 - 1980
Made it to Phoenix
Had a flat tire on the way to the airport, but still made the flight with plenty of time to spare. Flight was fairly typical. Watched a few episodes of Mad Men Season 1…still trying to figure out why people love it so much, but I’ve got the whole season so I’ll give it a chance until then.
Welcome banquet in 3 hours. Might need to take a nap.
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I guess that's why I don't like any of the characters yet
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She looked pretty good on Firefly, too
And that was a cast bursting to the seems with attractive people. And Alan Tudyk.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 30, 2010 6:29 PM EST up reply actions
Oooh Saffron
It’s been about 2 years since I watched Firefly. Still got the rips somewhere in my 3 TB HD
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well, at least we're going to get Gomes too...
I mean, at least there’s something… right?
I'd take a one legged midget over Shayne Graham in a heartbeat. - btcoop71
So is Cincinnati where Cabrera's go to die?
This means no Tavaras, But it also means no Stubbs…
I’m going to take an estimate here and say he’ll get around 2.5 million for 2010
Gomes will get about… 650k, but hes worth a cool million easy.
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what do you mean, no Stubbs?
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Forgive me, Wrong Cabrera...
But still…
No, I actually like this. Sorry Pauly!
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ESPN
says Gomes wants to stay in Cincinnati, and a deal is close.
Of course, the Fay says it’s a minor league deal, so it may actually be Louisville he stays in.
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If he starts the season in Louisville again
Then I really have to question where the loyalty he has towards this club comes from.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 30, 2010 6:21 PM EST up reply actions
maybe it's not the team he's loyal to
maybe he’s a fan of a certain puntastic commenter on his favorite Reds blog…
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Good thing he hits home runs though
He likes to take things slow. Go at his own pace. See baby? That’s niiiice…
by Brendanukkah on Jan 30, 2010 6:31 PM EST up reply actions
Jonny Gomes is so bad-ass...
…that Chuck Norris dresses as him for Halloween.
"Just seeing him in uniform makes me throw up." Jack Clark on Mark McGwire's new coaching job
by PeteyHendrix on Jan 30, 2010 10:16 PM EST up reply actions
It was in this morning's Enquirer
"Television has brought back murder into the home - where it belongs."
Alfred Hitchcock 1899 - 1980
Ghostbuster'd
"Television has brought back murder into the home - where it belongs."
Alfred Hitchcock 1899 - 1980
Ghostbuster'd
"Television has brought back murder into the home - where it belongs."
Alfred Hitchcock 1899 - 1980
sounds like
There’s still a chance he’ll pick the Rockies instead.
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I'm still holding out hope that Cabrera's offer is crazy good for the Reds
like 1yr/$1M w/ incentives or an option or something. I’m hoping that the fact that they “have no budget left” means that they didn’t offer him much. I’m hoping that the reason he’s considering the Reds is because he play SS.
I’m hoping about a lot of things.
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Me too...hey i thought you were at Fanatsy Island?
"Television has brought back murder into the home - where it belongs."
Alfred Hitchcock 1899 - 1980
Nothing to do until 6pm (8 EST)
My brother is watching UK blow out Vandy, so I’m surfing the net to pass the time.
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Is he really your brother?
or did the Big Brother and Big Sisters organization pay for this trip?
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I've heard that Kentuckians prefer Cousins
by Brendanukkah on Jan 30, 2010 6:52 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
that was wayyyyyy slow for one of your joke brendan
that joke is about 8 months old and has been made by approximately 1 million people.
you are usually better than that.
Sorry
I’m not really up on what’s going on in the basketball circles.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 30, 2010 6:57 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
They actually play on rectangular courts.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
by Gray on Jan 30, 2010 6:58 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Next thing you'll tell is that baskets aren't even involved at all
Just something like, I dunno, hoops and nets.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 30, 2010 6:59 PM EST up reply actions
My favorite part about this post,
Is that Slyde thinks we go outside when its cold
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I'm afraid the REDS will offer a 2-year deal to Cabrera
so they don’t “lose out” to the other teams.
Please be wrong, please be wrong, please be wrong…
Reds fan for 40 years!
egads
time to talk about good things.
I may be late to the party, but this Leinenkugel 1888 Bock is excellent.
Did you like the fruity pebbles one?
That one was horrible, but the Honey Weisse was on tap everywhere in mpls, and it wasn’t bad.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
Even his wife was always overrated.
I suppose I'm cast as the darkness, because I comprehended their light not at all; at least not in the way they wanted me to.
by Pops Daniels on Jan 30, 2010 10:08 PM EST up reply actions
I guess it didnt really matter where she put it
It was going to be slutty, regardless.
-The pic with the basebra is better
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Skank Patrol
"Television has brought back murder into the home - where it belongs."
Alfred Hitchcock 1899 - 1980
by Madville on Jan 31, 2010 12:13 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm ready to catch a knuckleball.
I was going for perfectly crass there…bullseye?
"I'm going to be sore, no doubt about that." - Slyde
by PeteyHendrix on Feb 1, 2010 12:25 AM EST up reply actions
The Fay
says the Reds are confident they’re landing Cabrera.
A Reds source says the club is very confident that Orlando Cabrera will accept the club’s offer. The Denver Post reported that Orlando Cabrera is "leaning toward" signing with the Reds. That likely means he’s told the Rockies they’re out it. A third team may be involved.I don’t expect an announcement tonight from the Reds on Cabrera or Jonny Gomes. The Reds will will likely wait until Monday to announce a deal.
Blech. I don’t like this. I liked the A-Gon signing better than this.
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Perfect example of taking the good with the bad
Does this mean you liked the A-Gon signing?
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Aren't uppers and downers usually supposed to be kept separate?
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
then what is point
here is the thing.
Lets say you are having a goodnight, and you are drinking and smoking dope. But you start to feel a little tired. You need an upper, maybe Ritalin or perhaps cocaine, to keep you going so you can drink more and smoke more. Also remember if you pass out you aren’t getting laid.
by justin007000 on Jan 30, 2010 10:39 PM EST up reply actions
Uppers and downers separte ?
Whose ridiculous idea is that
"Television has brought back murder into the home - where it belongs."
Alfred Hitchcock 1899 - 1980
I thought it might work out
I thought he might benefit from playing regularly, in a hitter’s park, in the NL.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
"Unless I hear more tonight, this will be last post for a week. I’m heading to Colorado for some pre-spring training skiing"
Well, la-ti-da. Jury duty one week, skiing the next – it’s a charmed life for John Fay.
Must be nice
Mean-while were still going to check his blog for updates everyday.
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Iwonder what Orlando Cabrera's real age is ?
"Television has brought back murder into the home - where it belongs."
Alfred Hitchcock 1899 - 1980
Yeah, it seems like it might be high.
/me’ed
"Just seeing him in uniform makes me throw up." Jack Clark on Mark McGwire's new coaching job
by PeteyHendrix on Jan 30, 2010 10:19 PM EST up reply actions
Day 1 recap
Flat.
Flew.
Landed.
Ate.
Watched.
Napped.
Drank.
Drunk.
Ate.
Talked.
Slept.
Tomorrow, baseball.
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by Slyde on Jan 30, 2010 10:39 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
i'm rec'ing that
because i like flying, eating, watching, napping, drinking, talking, and sleeping.
by justin007000 on Jan 30, 2010 10:41 PM EST up reply actions
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