2010 Game 103 Thread: Reds at Brewers
by Slyde on Jul 28, 2010 12:01 PM EDT
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This game of baseball continues to perplex me. The Reds face Randy Wolf on Monday and get shut down. They face Yovani Gallardo on Tuesday and erupt for 12 runs. I have no idea what will happen today. None.
I just traded for Travis Wood in one of my fantasy leagues (for Matt Wieters, if you must know), so I apologize if he falls apart now. It's totally my fault. The funny thing about Wood is that the Reds are just 3-2 in his starts, but in the two losses, he had given up just 1 run over 15 innings. Perhaps if he could just learn how to be a winner, he'd be a pretty good pitcher. I mean, look at Chris Narveson. He's 8-6. Winner.
Scott Rolen is supposedly riding the pine today. I'm a little confused by this since Rolen didn't play the last three innings last night and the Reds are off tomorrow, but whatever. Hopefully it's not a wholesale bench game like Dusty tends to do on getaway days.
Gotta win today and confirm for the Brewers that they should be sellers (just not to the Cardinals). Go Reds!
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Mobile first!
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
by nycredsfan on Jul 28, 2010 12:04 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Rolen should be playing unless he is injured
he hasn’t seen much game time at all recently and we need to win. Tomorrow is an off day—it’s not as though he is playing another day game tomorrow.
let's get this game thread started right
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 28, 2010 12:11 PM EDT reply actions
A...B...C
BBD!
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jul 28, 2010 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Fya's lineup:
Phillips 4, Cabrera 6, Votto 3, Gomes 7, Cairo 5, Bruce 9, Heisey 8, Hanigan 2, Wood LHP
No Rolen, but we get us some Hi-Z, albeit in a non-leadoff capacity.
Stubborn Stubby’s stuck standing stout, staring sternly at the starting stars.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jul 28, 2010 12:17 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
sufferin' suckatash! Stubbs's stick should stop stickin to his shoulders!
by NikoliVoltron on Jul 28, 2010 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Stuck subbing due to sucky strikeouts!
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
by nycredsfan on Jul 28, 2010 12:54 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
streaky starstruck star stuck sulking on the sidelines!
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jul 28, 2010 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Seriously silly statements!
Superlative support for success-seeking servicemen in stirrups should survive slender success! See, Stubby should and shall sustain some sideline suffering for strikeout supremacy, but salient sabermatricians of Cincinnati (and surrounding suburban sprawl) should stand strong in saying, "Stubbs, success shall come swiftly sans sidelines. Stay solid, streamline some skills, and soon your success in center shall suffice.
Just learn to frickin’ bunt, already.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Jul 28, 2010 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions 15 recs
and my axe.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
by crolfer on Jul 28, 2010 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
That was a very fast green.
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 Jul 28, 2010 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions
hope that wasn't a keeper league!
Who’s feeling a Cairo salami today? Anyone? No? OK fine, but a win would be great.
It is a keeper league
But I have Busted Posey too and I needed some pitching. Funny thing is that Wieters and Matusz were both keepers this off-season, but I had to trade Wieters and dump Matusz in the deal. Stupid Orioles.
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by Slyde on Jul 28, 2010 3:26 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Interesting.....
Opening Day next year on Friday instead of Monday?
What about Game 2?
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
it'll still be on Wednesday, don't worry.
"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 Jul 28, 2010 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hey, I live in NYC too!
high five!
and subsequent LOW FIVE to the Cincy PD, holy moly.
there is nothing to beer, but beer itself
by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Jul 28, 2010 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Yet this music video is fucking awesome. It's good to see some folks still know
how to make videos.
French hipsters, FTW!
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 Jul 28, 2010 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions
this is a full-fledged hose job
i got pissed off just reading that.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jul 28, 2010 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions
The Cincy PD and FD have shady people in them? NOOOOOO!
But seriously, there are some really big issues in both those departments. There are also a lot of very good people. But the corruption and the way some aspects of those departments act is deplorable.
I’ve seen it first hand. All my life.
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 Jul 28, 2010 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions
there's a great book written about the Lexington PD's sordid history
I can imagine there’s plenty to go around for Cincy’s as well.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jul 28, 2010 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions
So he puts a guy in a wheelchair while hammered, then doesn't say anything for years
And he gets no jail time…….fuck that guy in his fucking ass with a fucking cheese grater attached to a fucking sword
Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, is just a freight train coming your way...
It was the kicker quote that was dead on:
“If the shoe was on the other foot and my brother had been driving, he would be locked away and not wearing an (electronic monitoring) bracelet”
There is no doubt in my mind this is true. I would bet my life and the life of my family on it.
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 Jul 28, 2010 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
he'd have been locked away THAT YEAR, too
not 12 years later. What a sham.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jul 28, 2010 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, it's been four years, but, yes, you're right.
Not to mention all the attention it would have gotten and how WLW would have drug the dude’s name through the mud. Saying he hit “an off duty police officer” or some such.
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 Jul 28, 2010 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions
ahh, right. misread that.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jul 28, 2010 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I forgot to mention
The two guys in the cars? They were racing. ON QUEEN CITY AVENUE.
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
Yeah, that's not dangerous or nothin'.
Queen City has always been one of the widest streets in town and completely safe for pedestrians.
It’s totally safe!
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 Jul 28, 2010 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions
The prosecutors are heavily to blame here, too.
They agreed to the plea bargain without an agreement that the two pay restitution. I’d say you voters should clean house over there, and have some frickin protests about it, rather than again just accepting that your reputation to the world is still Marge Schott and racist cops who all get away with anything, as long as they’re white.
This makes me fightin’ angry.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Jul 28, 2010 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I agree on everything but the protests.
I fucking hate protesters. Too damned hippie for my liking.
Just fucking vote. Quick blocking my way to work with your retarded signs and inane chants.
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 Jul 28, 2010 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions
up with sarcasm!
"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 ones here who actually tend to block traffic are the Tea Partiers
And I’d rather be stuck in traffic than having them vote.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 28, 2010 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I hate those guys too.
I’m never against voting. But I am against protesting. I HAVE TO WORK!!! MOVE YOUR ASS IT’S A WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON! WHY DON’T YOU HAVE FUCKING JOBS?!?!?!?!!?!?!
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 Jul 28, 2010 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions
There have been tea partys three times in the last two months.
Also the tea party protestors on those same days.
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 Jul 28, 2010 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope Fred Phelps comes to town
So your band, God Hates Figs, can get a gig.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 28, 2010 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I do love God Hates Figs.
Not so much Fred Phelps.
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 Jul 28, 2010 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Also the high school teachers went on strike last fall. So there were
all kind of protests back then: teacher protests, student protests, community protests.
Not to mention, it’s Illinois, anytime a non-union company gets a contract they wheel out that damned big ass rat.
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 Jul 28, 2010 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
@AngryRandPaul
“I oppose abortion, because every living thing deserves to be punched in the face by me.”
"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 like your think.
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 Jul 28, 2010 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I've protested dozens of times
and never once blocked traffic. What kind of protests do you encounter?
by the finest muffins on Jul 28, 2010 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
All kinds. From left-wing crazies to right-wing lunatics.
Name an issue/situation/social injustice/etc. I’ve been stopped by one.
In Cincinnati, Columbus, rural Ohio, Chicago, DC, rural Illinois. Anywhere and everywhere I’ve lived.
I’m tired of them. First it war protests, now its tea partiers. In between I’ve seen everything from pro life to pro choice, labor rights and gun rights.
I’ve never seen any hard statistical facts to prove that they actually work. If someone is that upset about something — make sure you vote. The people in power can and will tune you out.
Don’t get me wrong, everyone has the right to protest and that’s great. But here’s my question? Why are these things always held during the week? Don’t these people have jobs? It’s like they’re all Cubs fans.
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 Jul 28, 2010 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Again, all the protests I've been to have been on weekends.
So I don’t know what to tell you.
by the finest muffins on Jul 28, 2010 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
You don't have to tell me anything. Just please tell those folks to
quit fucking up my 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 Jul 28, 2010 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
As long as the media holds any kind of power, protesting's going to continue, because it'll keep working.
And, hey! I hate…um… people who fly planes with the help of former Reds’ invisible friends. So, there!
by the finest muffins on Jul 28, 2010 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Why do you hate Cory Lidle?
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
by jch24 on Jul 28, 2010 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
not cool, muffins
not cool. i lost a lot of respect for you today.
/spits on ground
you make me sick.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 28, 2010 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh great, not I have guilt.
Did he have an invisible friend, too?
by the finest muffins on Jul 28, 2010 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
that's "now," by the way.
Not “not.”
by the finest muffins on Jul 28, 2010 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
If he did,
that friend was a shitty co-pilot.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Jul 29, 2010 1:33 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rec rec rec rec rec.
Lots of judges and prosecutors try to be hard on criminals in order to get reelected, yet when something like this happens, they’ll let ‘em off with a slap on the wrist, because they don’t think it’s going to stir the electorate. Well, get freaking stirred, Cincinnati.
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
And I'd love to see some local lawyers do some friggin pro bono work for this family!
I mean, don’t ambulance chasers need write-offs too?
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Jul 28, 2010 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I can't understand why they said they couldn't find any lawyer for a civil trial.
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
johnfayman Tweet
Jocketty: Very good chance we won’t do anything before the deadline. #reds
You think Walt is going to not make a move? Seems pretty obvious they need a bat.
yeah...
this offense perplexes me. leads the league in many offensive categories, yet there’s an obvious need for a bat. hopefully it doesn’t mean we’re due for regression
I think waiver moves are more likely
to get those “bat off the bench” types. The only trades worth making are for an ace SP, and there’s just nobody around anymore who makes sense.
That said, I bet there’s at least one pitcher making a start in August that isn’t in a Reds uniform yet.
"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 Jul 28, 2010 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Greinke? Yes, he's having a down year but the Royals are terrible and bad at defense.
Plus a move to the NL might be good for him.
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 Jul 28, 2010 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions
No way he makes it through waivers
And we’d have heard something if it was gonna happen this week.
Plus, if you thought the return for Lee was high, Greinke’s would be insane
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
by nycredsfan on Jul 28, 2010 12:58 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
methinks you should get your sarcasmeter recalibrated, sir
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
Yes, it should. But not as aggressive as one might think.
Hmmmmm …
/it’llneverhappen’d
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 Jul 28, 2010 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I see what happened
I thought you were insinuating that Grienke could make it through waivers, but that was never your intent. Mah bad.
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
I thought sarcasm wasn't allowed here?
First rule of RR: no sarcasm
Second rule of RR: get bent, fuckfaces.
That’s the way I interpretted things.
What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs.
by DocRam on Jul 28, 2010 2:09 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I would love to have a different lefty off the bench than Nix.
Whether that comes in the form of a trade or not.
Watch it, ass blood.
by -ManBearPig on Jul 28, 2010 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I think the waiver deadline is more likely as well.
Given that so many teams are within spittin’ distance currently, there just aren’t that many sellers making players available. No need to overspend for mediocrity now since oure schedule’s relatively light enough to buy us more time to shop.
Who knows which teams will tank in the next month?
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jul 28, 2010 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I could see Dickerson replacing Nix at some point
But no-one seems willing to or interested in shaking up the clubhouse, so I could see no changes, apart from the bullpen, for a while.
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
by nycredsfan on Jul 28, 2010 1:01 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm really curious as to what will happen when Dickerson's rehab is up.
I wonder who among Laynce Nix, Chris Heisey, or maybe even Drew Stubbs gets sent down or DFA’d. With Stubbs’ current struggles, it might not be too far-fetched to see him heading to Louisville for a short stint to work on his swing and bunting skills, with either Heisey starting for a while with Dickerson as his backup, or a straight Heisey/Dickerson platoon.
by RedsMasochist on Jul 28, 2010 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree. This is Walt improving his trading leverage again, like a pro. :)
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Jul 28, 2010 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions
wouldn't mind a guy like Pods
but I wouldn’t trade for him with what it’d cost us. Hey, Corey Patterson is having a good season………….
I’m sorry that’s not at all funny. Not even a little bit
A question re: last night's game that I finished watching about an hour ago...
What the holy flying fudgecicle was Orca doing swinging at the first pitch from a position player last night who was pitching at 51 miles per hour?!?!?! It makes my thoughts turn to ugly fleeting thoughts, like hiring a sniper.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
He's never gonna change. I could pitch lefthanded and he'd probably swing at my first pitch
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
by nycredsfan on Jul 28, 2010 1:03 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Something tells me
That an 8 run lead had something to do with it.
there is nothing to beer, but beer itself
by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Jul 28, 2010 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions
that is a coincidence and irrelevant.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
If the other team is saving their bullpen by pulling this maneuver, you have to punish them offensively for it.
You have to embarrass them, and try to get them to bring in one more arm to weaken their pen more for today’s match-up. Letting him pitch a perfect inning on 6 pitches is horseshit.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Jul 28, 2010 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't disagree with your logic
I’m just basing my opinion on the fact that I’ve seen a lot of batters swing way more freely with a huge lead.
there is nothing to beer, but beer itself
by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Jul 28, 2010 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree.
It’s part of THE CODE that you don’t work a count or swing from the heels. But against a position player, all bets are off. Just look at Janish’s career ERA to see how team usually handle this situation.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Jul 28, 2010 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Janish?
I don’t know who that is.
there is nothing to beer, but beer itself
by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Jul 28, 2010 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess as a batter, you're kind of assuming that the pitcher just wants to throw strikes
and not worry so much about strategy.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
To hit a 51-mph pitch, you must first take a look at that pitch.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Jul 28, 2010 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Well 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 Jul 28, 2010 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
the Reds' bullpen is also kinda beat up
I hope that Wood goes strong for 7-8 today
"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
dear jch
There’s a burger in them thar cheese
"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
@pegpelvispete
from that restaurant in Chicago where they name burgers after death metal bands and have bourbon on tap.
"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
that.sounds.awesome....
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jul 28, 2010 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Send me the place's website link if it has one. I know where I'm going next time I travel north!
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 Jul 28, 2010 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions
kuma's corner
"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 did a FanPost about Kuma's last December
Complete with pictures. Check it out. Best burger I’ll ever have.
by Brian B on Jul 28, 2010 1:45 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Thank you, sir.
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 Jul 28, 2010 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Did you high five afterward?
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
sword fight!
"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki
Not until you get consecutive questions answered by P-Doc!
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Jul 28, 2010 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Blowme Cockface would be a great name for a hardcore singer.
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 Jul 28, 2010 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Weirdly, it isn't subtle enough for porn
by Brendanukkah on Jul 28, 2010 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions
ha
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Jul 28, 2010 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Dusty Baker on the other hand...
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
by crolfer on Jul 28, 2010 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Rec'd so, so 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 Jul 28, 2010 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions
ironic
like rain on your wedding day.
by DevilsAdvocate on Jul 28, 2010 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions
or zombies during your apocaylptic meltdown.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Ironicly, it DID rain on Alanis' wedding day earlier this year. :P
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Jul 28, 2010 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions
That's not really ironic.
But I guess it’s poetic license, as “Isn’t it inconvenient, don’t you think?” just doesn’t have the same ring to it.
by RedsMasochist on Jul 28, 2010 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed. It's more "unfortunate." But when it actually DID rain on her wedding day, THAT was irony. :)
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Jul 28, 2010 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Good God!
Once again, good job.
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 Jul 28, 2010 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions
it's like meeting the girl of my dreams
and then finding out she’s 5.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 28, 2010 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I haven't read or seen Twilight, but this sounds like more of a case of
/Time Traveler’s Wife’d
by the finest muffins on Jul 28, 2010 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Twilight werewolves evidently "imprint" on their soulmates,
no matter how young they may be.
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
I want one of those t-shirts
that says, “And Buffy staked Edward. The End.”
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Or the Count, from Sesame Street.
by the finest muffins on Jul 29, 2010 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
The estate of Bram Stoker begs to differ.
by the finest muffins on Jul 30, 2010 8:56 AM EDT up reply actions
according to wikipedia, even though stoker invented the character, it became public domain in 1899
hence its proliferation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Dracula
Retractions are for journalists! -Gray
it's like a traffic jam when you left all your explosives at home
Retractions are for journalists! -Gray
by boobs on Jul 28, 2010 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh.
Didn’t read far enough before commenting!
by the finest muffins on Jul 28, 2010 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
In honor of playing Milwaukee, I've been listening to "Nothing Feels Good" by the Promise Ring
Remember when emo was tuneful? Any other Jade Tree fans here?
Steel guitars are good
But not really used by these bands.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 28, 2010 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions
just got introduced to Tindersticks by their Townes Van Zandt cover.
I would smoke 3 packs a day if it would guarantee me a voice like this dudes.
"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
Beauty pageant after party'd?
Retractions are for journalists! -Gray
by boobs on Jul 28, 2010 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
is it on?
I thought I heard Jim Day talking last night like it’d be televised today, but it’s not showing up on my guide on my cable.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jul 28, 2010 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions
its not showing in all markets
i know its not on in louisville
Retractions are for journalists! -Gray
Awesome!
I have time for a really good poop before first pitch! :)
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
We have a day game...
What the heck am I supposed to do today after work?
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Again?
So soon?
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Jul 28, 2010 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions
you could use Blowme Cockface for now
until something else sticks
Retractions are for journalists! -Gray
With a job like that, I'm fairly sure almost everything sticks.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Next time you're not getting a subject line
by Brendanukkah on Jul 28, 2010 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions
there wont BE a next time
/ominous tough guy guitar riff
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 28, 2010 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions
You could just use the old "Pet's name and street you lived on as a child" formula.
by RedsMasochist on Jul 28, 2010 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Hobbes Eucalyptis just doesn't have that great of a ring to it.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Mine's Spike Meadows.
You can borrow it if you want.
by RedsMasochist on Jul 28, 2010 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions
using my current address
I’m Splinter River. I can deal with that.
"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
Or a pet stick.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
by crolfer on Jul 28, 2010 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Sam Sipple as a kid
Wicket North currently.
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
Off camera money shot
That blast came from the Death Star!
by Brendanukkah on Jul 28, 2010 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions
that's a sticky wicket!
"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
it changed to “Barth” after i moved away. to be technically correct, it would be Charlie County Road 27A
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 28, 2010 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Also, identity theives are LOVING this thread.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Dickson Line
Retractions are for journalists! -Gray
by boobs on Jul 28, 2010 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
better late than never
Dean “Cherry Hill” Lane
I was talking to an old dude recently
who was talking about how much of a Civil War buff he was. But he kept on saying “shelby belle” when he was referring (I think) to “shelby foote”.
"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'll concede that Travis Wood is a good pitcher when he gets 8 wins in 5 starts.
NOT UNTIL THEN.
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
You might even say...
That would be hard for Wood.
YEEEEAHHHH!!!
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
I did it like this, I did it like that, I did it with a wiffle ball bat!
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
by jch24 on Jul 28, 2010 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
The Beasties might be onto something here...this could explain Corey Patterson and Orlando Cabrera batting leadoff. :)
Another plane, another train, another bottle in the brain
Another girl, another fight, another drive all night
Our manager’s crazy, he always smokes dust
He’s got his own room at the back of the bus
King Strasburg has "shoulder discomfort"
Sure everyone heard he didn’t make his start last night. Here is the latest from ESPN re: why….“shoulder discomfort.” No structural damage found yet.
As much as the hype has been over the top and annoying, I hope this isn’t anything serious. He is good for baseball…and I love me some baseball. That said, it does make you wonder whether ANY young pitcher is immune from shoulder/elbow issues — no matter what they say about his “perfect mechanics” etc.
Mark Prior'd as well.
Another “can’t miss” pitcher with allegedly “perfect” mechanics. Time to start throwing underhand. Speaking of throwing underhand, I never saw them, but my Dad used to tell great stories about the King and His Court — at least I think that was the name of the team. Like 4 guys (pitcher, catcher, 1b and CF?) who would take on teams. Guy would pitch from like 2b and strike everyone out. My Dad tends to exaggerate, but I have heard others talk about these guys. You guys know of them?
So... does this mean he's NOT a robot?
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
I agree with that
Strasburg is not on my team, but it would be tragic for someone so promising to have a serious injury before his first couple of months in teh nmajors are over. I don’t think it is anything too terible, I think they are being very cautious with him, but it is still disconcerting. Maybe souldrummer knows more.
Probably not anything...just scary.
This story just gets so old….same thing over and over….and they always seem to start wtih “discomfort”. Here’s to hoping it is nothing more than that.
johnu1? Is that 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
there's just nothing more embarrassing, I think
then accidentally name-checking a pornstar.
"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'd say
getting caught looking up the definition of “Cincinnati Bowtie” is worse.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 28, 2010 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions
That's just a bowtie from Cincy, right?
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Oooooh Cy...
What is a Cincinnati Bowtie?
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
ask the lady bug to urbandictionary that joint
"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
And how did that go?
Do you have plans for tonight now?
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
You should go buy A LOT of candy and flowers, just in case.
"Red Reporter - An elitist clique full of like-minded douchebags." - BK
I don't know. I'm still waiting for a response.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Or Cy's date
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
by jch24 on Jul 28, 2010 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
this!
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jul 28, 2010 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions
still unable to speak in post-op, unfortunately.
"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
someone please take my bad credit away from me
by ritomase on Jul 28, 2010 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
rec'd a million
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jul 28, 2010 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I live in Indy as well
And used to be held hostage to the tyrannical FSN Indiana and their reign of only showing half of the Reds games. But then I got Uverse, which comes with FSN Ohio also, and all was well. Well, not quite all…….I don’t get FSN Ohio HD. I only get FSN Indiana HD. So I get to see half of the games in HD, and half not.
"We don't worry about the pennant much, we just like to see the boys hit it deep."
by beasleymachine on Jul 28, 2010 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
He got snippy for no good reason and huffily announced he wasn't coming back
And he hasn’t been back.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 28, 2010 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions
funny
i didnt even realize he’s gone.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 28, 2010 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions
last we heard from him
http://www.redreporter.com/2010/7/3/1551214/imagine-what-this-game-would-have#41246181
Retractions are for journalists! -Gray
"your patronizing is at its height of annoyance right now"
brilliantinho!
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jul 28, 2010 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I read this, and I actually agree with all of john's points.
I don’t think he was being a contrarian, I think he was being lucid. Reading this now, it looks a bit like boobs ran him off with a cursing tirade. IMHO
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Jul 28, 2010 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions
it was World Cup boobs, though.
Brazilian boobs went wild card!
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jul 28, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
the guy always rubbed me the wrong way, personally
I probably got unjustifiably offended at his Chechen war comment and was grouchy the rest of the time, though, so I ought to take a bit of responsibility.
"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
Geki was way out of control, and boobs was out of line.
Reading this, I can’t blame him for leaving, especially when 4 people rec’d Geki. I’m embarrassed to see how the regs ran john off like this, by not only ridiculing his ideas and their validity, despite that hey WERE valid, but it quickly reduced to calling him names and cursing him out. I don’t want to be part of a board that routinely treats those with opposing ideas as those worthy of ridicule.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Jul 28, 2010 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
oh, I agree completely
Geki got away with, well, being Geki. The fact that went green is a bit off.
"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
Since I wasn't in the thread then, I'll just say one thing.
Not cool, Geki.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Jul 28, 2010 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I could've been more tactful, but I'll stand behind the message.
And either way, I don’t think many folks around here miss John.
Geki was the only one out of line
Which he does sometimes.
John was being thin-skinned. This is the internet, holmes! Though I think it’s a shame he’s gone.
I think boobs was out of line for characterising johnu1's posts as patronizing, condescending lectures.
But if this was not an isolated incident, perhaps my criticism is off.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Jul 28, 2010 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
That's the problem, it wasn't an isolated incident
johnu1 would occasionally have a dissenting opinion and when confronted with an argument against his ideas, he would take it personally. Hell, it’s not even the first time he threatened to leave.
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
wow - not being in game threads often has left me out of this and head-scratching.
But you can’t all be wrong. :)
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Jul 28, 2010 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions
There are people here
who don’t argue though. A dissenting opinion is immediately ridiculed and destroyed, often with personal attacks. There aren’t many, and that isn’t necessarily what happened in this case, but it does happen here.
"Red Reporter - An elitist clique full of like-minded douchebags." - BK
agreed
It wasn’t an isolated incident.
I think what people were reacting to was that John tended to be contrarian, and yet when people dissented – politely – he would accuse them of arguing with him just because they didn’t like him. It was the strangest thing. To me, it looked like he was projecting – accusing others of doing what he was doing.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
This is true
He would state at the beginning that he would not be convinced of a viewpoint different than his own, but expect others to cede to his, it seems.
He got a lot of unjustified vitriol though. The other “contrarian” argument I remember was the whole tazer thing, and I personally have to say he was never out of line that time, but managed to cause quite a stir anyway.
Passive aggresiveness has a way of doing that
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
Ughhh.. . that thread.
I’ve try to reread that to come out on his side – but I still think he was being completely ridiculous.
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
Linky?
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 Jul 29, 2010 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Haha, I remember I was an ass about something I was totally 100% factually wrong about.
But I admitted I was dumb and moved on….In any case, here’s the link
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
We were all trying to drop subtle hints there
then we dropped some not-so-subtle hints.
Ah well, it’s in the past.
"Red Reporter - An elitist clique full of like-minded douchebags." - BK
he would that
But then he would change his mind, and pretend like he hadn’t. It kind of went like this:
John: Grass is purple.
Me: I dunno, kinda looks green to me.
John: I told you, grass is green. Quit arguing with me just to be contrary.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
i think you are mistaking this for an isolated incident
i agree that taken on its own it looks like he was treated unfairly here. but his salty old contrarian schtick turned off a number of folks. i regret that anyone has ever felt like they needed to go someplace else to talk Reds, but at the end of the day the truth is that this place just isnt for everyone.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 28, 2010 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions
we've turned ugly this year, I think
the mockery on the Cardinals board, the johnu thing, and how we treated hawkeye girl were all pretty tasteless. We’ve lost a lot of what brought me here, I think. Only the people bring me back.
"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
for example,
we’re not even talking about the game.
"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
Agreed. How'd she get ran off?
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 Jul 28, 2010 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I think people tend to get caught up in thinking we're all the same
and we’re not. Not even close.
"Red Reporter - An elitist clique full of like-minded douchebags." - BK
I just dont' think we know how to handle success
we have nothing to make fun of the Reds for this year
"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'd say uglier, not ugly
But I agree that the re-posting of crap from other boards is really annoying and needs to stop.
What happened to hawkeye girl?
agreed
What happened to Hawkeyegirl?
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Jul 28, 2010 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions
thirded, what happened re: hawkeyegirl?
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
i dont know about that
there are have always been things to wince at as long as ive been here. michael, BruzFan, Reynard…if individuals actively bristle at the general community, things like this happen. it’s regrettable, but i dont think it’s any different than it used to be. and i dont think it’s anything specific to Red Reporter.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 28, 2010 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm inclined to agree
We seem to run off a few people every season simply because they’re so intolerably annoying/incorrect/condescending all the time. The trolling on VEB was out of character for RR, but we were karmically repaid for that transgression pretty quickly after the fact.
Yeah, the trolling was the first thing I thought of when we blew that big lead
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
Hell, I got an unsolicited email from neilyng the other day
Brought a smile to my face. :)
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
ssshhhh
From what I understand, he still roams these parts. We’re just not smart enough to figure out who he is. ;)
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
and the patio on the roof of Gordo's
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
I don't know what to think anymore!
"Red Reporter - An elitist clique full of like-minded douchebags." - BK
Or who Areyouserious was ...
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 Jul 28, 2010 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn't see any mistreatment of Hawkeye Girl
As for the rest…I don’t think anything has changed. This site has always been something of a free-for-all. We used to invade other teams’ blogs a couple of times a year. Boobs harassed a girl at Crawfish Boxes to the point that all his comments were deleted.
If anything, I’d say we’re a kinder, gentler blog now.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
when i went to VEB earlier this year, i didnt intend to start anything nasty
and i never did say anything inflammatory before they banned me. i then apologized to the admin who banned me and explained myself, and his response was to chastise me even more. Honestly, I think people are starting to take fan blogs a little too seriously.
Retractions are for journalists! -Gray
I hear that.
Nobody should ever not be able to come here to talk Reds…
that said, if you come here and routinely bring up off-Reds topics, be very aware of whose buttons you may push and whose toes you step on.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jul 28, 2010 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Incidentally, it was almost to the point where his presence was about to run me off the site
Just fyi.
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
this.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jul 28, 2010 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, but you're powerful enough to ignore a post as long as it's civil.
Being a contrarian is not against the rules here. Being uncivil is.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Jul 28, 2010 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions
nail on head
i think his contrarianism was bordering on incivility.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 28, 2010 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions
fair nuff
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Jul 28, 2010 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, I started with an interim policy on never responding to a comment of his.
Which worked generally, but unless everybody else is completely ignoring him it gets way harder. There are lots of people on this site I routinely (and occasionally violently) disagree with – I never had nearly as much problems with them as with him.
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
fair nuff
I trust your judgment.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Jul 28, 2010 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions
It's just my way!
/really, really, really not funny
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
whoops, shoulda read through
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
Also incidentally, regarding the "old" comments
I know at least one john used me being young as an argument against me (Us 20-somethings were too young to properly understand how to argue). So I saw that as pretty much fair.
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
Whew
Also to be fair, many people actually don’t know how to argue. john is actually a pretty smart guy, but it also seemed that every opinion he had was the opposite of the concensus here, and the community didn’t respond well to that at all.
There was blame to go both ways. As someone mentioned, this site isn’t for everybody.
John would be hardly the only person here who does disagrees with many of us on a host of topics.
I know we do tend to pile on – but again, that’s happened to a lot of folks. I respected him for being so willing to put an opposing viewpoint out there, but I could never understand his reactions to reasonable counterarguments.
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
Well said, Petey.
That thread made me really uncomfortable at the time.
by the finest muffins on Jul 28, 2010 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
maybe
but he knowingly came into a hornet’s nest at one of the worst possible times and basically said that everyone was being a homer. To me, it was just so irritating because he wasn’t pointing out anything novel (Manuel can do this if he wants, Phillies fans like Howard), he just wanted to play devil’s advocate, as usual. That can be a really grating position to take when you take it all the time.
Looking back, a few of those comments were harsh and unnecessary. But there’s nothing particularly elucidating about what he said, and the national media shared our outrage after the whole thing. If he would have offered some real food for thought other than “If you were a Phillies fan you’d like it!” then we could have had a friendly debate. But all he wanted to do was play Barry Contrary.
Retractions are for journalists! -Gray
Oh, he was totally obnoxious in that thread. Patronizing, contrarian, grouchy.
I still think Geki’s comments were horrible.
by the finest muffins on Jul 29, 2010 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, as nasty as my comments were, i was turned off by what geki said
Retractions are for journalists! -Gray
by boobs on Jul 29, 2010 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
he was old and stubborn
it was inevitable.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 28, 2010 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
he didnt bring anything to the party anyway
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 28, 2010 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
No further need for this line of discussion.
We want to be able to welcome him back.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Jul 28, 2010 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
youre right
im being kind of a dick.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 28, 2010 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I was a little turned off by his meteoric rise to stardom around here.
Shooting star, that johnu1.
when he first started, he was Mads v2.0
A little odd, but gave you an insight that you wouldn’t have gotten otherwise due to his many years as a Reds fan. Then things got weird.
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
Weirdest thing was his profile said his name was John Updike
We should’ve gotten much more mileage out of this.
Maybe John Updike returned as a Twilight vampire!
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
i always wanted to say
“shut up, Updike!” but he never seemed like the kind of guy who could laugh that off.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 30, 2010 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
he always complained about how he couldn't get Reds games in Indiana
that reminded me of it. But, um, that was about it.
"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 anyone from Indiana is a potential johnu1 to you?
That’s profiling. And profiling is wrong!
by RedsMasochist on Jul 28, 2010 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
if he said "anyone from Indiana is a potential Larry Bird"
you’d be all up ons that, wouldnt ya?
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 28, 2010 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm from Indiana
am I a potential Johnu? What time is Larry Bowa?
"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
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 Jul 28, 2010 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I was too lazy to try to find that again.
thanks.
"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
Larry the Legend is a terrible GM I will tell you that.
I am no Johnu because I was pissed off about the Votto snubb.
More like sparkling whine
amirite?
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
by crolfer on Jul 28, 2010 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Man, Petey is taking one helluva poop
by Brendanukkah on Jul 28, 2010 2:03 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Way to make me actually laugh at work...
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Nice!
I got caught up watching some Breaking Bad. I am waiting on notes for my Blu-Ray commercial, and until they come in, it’s Reds Time!
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Jul 28, 2010 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Every Blu-Ray commercial I've seen is a mash-up of action scenes and animation
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
Pretty close.
This one shows the HD_centric scope of some live-action Warner Bros. shows, like Band of Brothers or Fringe.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Jul 28, 2010 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions
i went to the TV and radio museum in NYC this weekend
we watched Perfect Strangers.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 28, 2010 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Nice to be missed. :P
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Jul 28, 2010 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Travis ood still looking for a W.
His offense is going against a mediocre lefty, the prospects do not look good.
Actually, they looked pretty great last night.
Several blowouts in the minors.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
i saw a really neat bug in my garden the other day
i tried to get a picture of it, but he was perched on a leaf and the wind was blowing hard, so they all came out blurry.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 28, 2010 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Six legs, three segments, antennae.
Does that help?
by RedsMasochist on Jul 28, 2010 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
it was kinda ugly
it had a cool horn on its head, a little patch of spikes on the back of its thorax, and a shiny spot on its abdomen.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 28, 2010 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions
black
it was kinda big too, like about 2 inches long.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 28, 2010 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Hmmm...
Anything similar to any of these?
Some kind of scarab, not necessarily this one.
The horn part is confusing. Any of those look on the right track?
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
whoa, scarabs actually exist?
are they half as cool as Egypt makes them seem?
"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 large ground beetle looks close
the identifying characteristics arent there though. the neatest thing about it was the shiny coin on his abdomen.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 28, 2010 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Was it just like a shinier shade of black or something else?
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
yeah, kinda
maybe a little greenish hue to it
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 28, 2010 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah
That might be too much green though.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
no
the abdomen was black with a small shiny spot. i think it might just be a ground beetle with a flare for chic.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 28, 2010 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Hmm... I shall keep looking stuff. I'm intrigued.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
i figured you would
sorry i couldnt get the camera to work. it was a beauty.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 28, 2010 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
i'll smoke some eed
"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki
I'll get Asted
"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'll hack off
Retractions are for journalists! -Gray
by boobs on Jul 28, 2010 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
i'll be ay to asted to get any ork done.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jul 28, 2010 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions
ok, now i need help for real
i want hamburgers for lunch. where to go?
Retractions are for journalists! -Gray
Growler's
Get the chori-burger. So good.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 28, 2010 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Gaithersburg, MD
Probably a bit of a drive for you. Louisville has delicious bison burgers all over the place though. Eat one of those.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 28, 2010 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions
The Big Mac....
The only Burger that tastes the same coming back up as it did going down.
by RedsMasochist on Jul 28, 2010 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions
This is a feature, not a complaint.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Jul 28, 2010 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions
ive never eaten a Big Mac
never will
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 28, 2010 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
whoa
you just blew my sister
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Jul 28, 2010 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
They are certainly consistent.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Jul 28, 2010 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Jeff Keppinger of burgers!
"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
my vote
is Dukkan, but manos ain’t bad.
"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 am tempted to watch this game later at home and keep watchign Breaking Bad rather than listen to sMarty.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
excellent choice
"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki
Nope. He didn't have a chance.
"Red Reporter - An elitist clique full of like-minded douchebags." - BK
Here goes tHom hyping Rickey Henderson
two days after I called him the best player of the last 30 years.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jul 28, 2010 2:24 PM EDT reply actions
Hey Fox Sports, can you balance the mikes please?
tHom is WAY LOUDER than Chris today.
"Red Reporter - An elitist clique full of like-minded douchebags." - BK
Seem to be today.
It’s less telenovela-ish today.
"Red Reporter - An elitist clique full of like-minded douchebags." - BK
What happened...
Did Gomez make a particularly nice play….right in front of Cairo’s hit of course…….
Gomes hit one deep that Gomez made a nice catch on
Marty and Jeff were sure Jonny had a double.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 28, 2010 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
how does Gomez look?
I always liked him as a prospect, but has he turned into anything?
"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
He has great range in CF...
but he still can’t hit a lick. The glove is sick though. Don’t know if the defensive metrics show it…but I watched him enough (granted on TV only) and he has some great range.
Most Brewers fans I know (uh, battlekow) hate him
by Brendanukkah on Jul 28, 2010 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Mostly that he can't really hit his weight
by Brendanukkah on Jul 28, 2010 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions
If I recall correctly, he had a good first week or two...
and then went right back to hitting like a 13 year old girl.
Miguel Cairo
the Machine!
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jul 28, 2010 2:25 PM EDT reply actions
i always find that a bit awkward
question…you think Cairo would be any worse at SS than OCrap right now?
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jul 28, 2010 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
YES
"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 do too, but there are times when I wonder.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jul 28, 2010 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Orca is great with anything he can still get to.
But his bat rarely gets to anything.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Jul 28, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
wtf? Cairo is batting 5th?
I miss u scotty
"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
he smoked it, and Braun didn't have to move to catch it.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jul 28, 2010 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions
The strikezone inconsistency is already old
Narveson has gotten that close, low strike several times now….
he looks like he drank the Cliff Lee offseason workout Kool Aid.
That breeze I just felt was Homer’s spot in the rotation blowing away.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jul 28, 2010 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions
it was your mom!
no it wasn’t. That was dumb.
"Red Reporter - An elitist clique full of like-minded douchebags." - BK
Ruh-roh!
Wrong RRer to make a your mom joke to…
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
Yeah, I realized that as soon as I posted it.
Sorry, man.
"Red Reporter - An elitist clique full of like-minded douchebags." - BK
Oh, I thought you meant the W thing
But no, I didn’t start the H thing either. I forget who did. Maybe Ash.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 28, 2010 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions
It was Andy Samberg.
The safe word is wHiskey!
"Red Reporter - An elitist clique full of like-minded douchebags." - BK
your face doesn't sound right
I was making fun of the fact that he spells it with an h, and capitalized it to draw attention to it.
"so there was a reason firefox said i spelled that wrong" -- justin007000
Return of the Mac!
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 Jul 28, 2010 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions
is this Lucroy related to Matt?
Or maybe Mutt?
"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
"Travis Wood can flat-out run."
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
flat-out!
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Jul 28, 2010 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions
That must have been one kick-ass chocolate chip cookie.
I hope it was homemade.
by the finest muffins on Jul 28, 2010 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
When is the last time we hit well against a LHP?
Santana kicked our butts. Wolf was very good. Narveson is pitching well beyond his alleged ability. Wandy Rodriguez beat the crap out of us. This is a disturbing trend.
I don't think it's a lefty issue
Just a slump. On the season we hit lefties about as well as righties (760 to 780 OPS).
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