Red Reposter - The Curse of Edmonds is Not a Real Curse, So Stop Asking
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PrintRed Reposter and the NIST Weights and Standards Division, who reminds us that time is currently passing at a rate of 1 hr/hr, brings us another scintillating Information Fact: 1/162 (The fraction that one game represents out of a major league schedule). Sorry for all that scienc-y chumbawumba, but now you now. And knowing is probably about 1/162 the battle.
AND, we unveil a new sporadic feature: Cardinal Bitchelieu, wherein we stoke the fires of the pennant race fervor with zealous calls-to-arms. Brandon Phillips got us started yesterday:
I'd play against these guys with one leg. We have to beat these guys. I hate the Cardinals. All they do is bitch and moan about everything, all of them, they're little bitches, all of ‘em. I really hate the Cardinals. Compared to the Cardinals, I love the Chicago Cubs. Let me make this clear - I hate the Cardinals.
You know what? Agreed. Chris Carpenter, for one, is a non-stop whine merchant. In Pete Rose Land, we don't pout like C-list talent whose trailer doesn't have a bidet. We know that it's a privilege to play the game, to have the leisure time to watch it. Our gasoline suits are hanging on the line. Sure, play with bravado, but ''tis a poor Carpenter that blames his shoddy tools... (re-arrange these words for a fun, Tuesday word puzzle). I mean, really, the guy takes Brendan Ryan into the tunnel to chide him about changing gloves. He blames his infield (I think) for Juan Francisco's single. And he's really good at pitching, which is annoying as hell. I'm not really up for weighing all the facts here. This is the sporting world, a nice little domain we've carved out which allows us to be blindly partisan, ruthlessly competitive and fiercely provincial. Like politics! (SHA-BING!)
In that spirit, OMGReds brings us the Obscene Reds T-shirt of the Century
Hopefully they have it in Adult XL and Child's XXS, cuz I'm getting one for my whole extended family.
Hall o' Famer Hal's lede was the Phillips invective
But he naturally discusses the Edmonds trade at length and news that Aarong Harang aims to rejoin the team on its upcoming road trip. Where does he fit? Unclear. Cueto, Arroyo and Volquez (for now), look safe in their rotation spots. Wood will likely have to pitch his way out upon being recalled. So it's possible Bailey and Harang could be jockeying to replace Leake.
Dusty talks Edmonds’ possible playing time
Rest easy, alarmists - Edmonds is not being installed as full-time starting CF, though with Heisey's LHP-favoring splits, he may see a few starts per week there. I would expect him to swing between LF and CF, not unlike the gentleman for which he was traded (RIP?). Stubbs would appear to be the third-string CF. Given Dusty's opinion that no one is hitting better than Laynce Nix right now, Drew could be on his way out.
Red Hot Mama does a 180 on Edmonds
In a Catch 22 sort of way: "And anyway, the net present value of Chris Dickerson is far less than the value brought to the team in one year by Edmonds. He was the best, most logical player they could get for him. The Reds had a surplus of outfielders: it only made sense for them to deal one of them. And once they did, well, then they were down an outfielder, so it only made sense for them to bring one aboard."
Edmonds himself talks about the trade
Seems like a nice guy. Likes the stadium, likes us, will play wherever. Welcome aboard. Maybe a little too mercenary though. Get mad, Jim. You're deeper into the rust belt now, where we don't have the time or sense self-importance to call ourselves the "Best Fans in Baseball."
Other assorted reactions to Edmonds-for-Dickerson compiled by Mark Sheldon
It is a little puzzling that the Cardinals didn't try to block the Reds by claiming Edmonds. My seething rage eases slightly.
Hall o' Famer, in that way only Hal can, sed:
A visiting writer walked into the press box early Monday afternoon, Aug. 9, and asked, "Will Jim Edmonds be here tonight?" Said another writer, "Is he here? He's in the lineup." Maybe he shouldn't have been because he was 0-for-4.
Leake's "future being discussed"
It's never good when they're using quasi-mafia language to talk about you. Despite round speculation that he's "hit a wall," Leake claims fatigue is not an issue.
In case you hadn't heard, Wood was optioned to make room for Edmonds
Seems like about the right move, giving the bench some flexibility. Wood will be skipped in the rotation is due back August 19th, after the mandatory 10 days. Volquez could have been sent down instead, but that's quibbling.
Cabrera feels better
Projects a return after the minimum 15 days. We expect players to set quick timetables, but Cabrera has been something of a iron man in his career. The question remains whether Paul Janish will have earned more starts when Or-Ca is ready to play again.
MLBTrade Rumors discusses the Reds 2011 rotation
Interesting, sure. But I'm choosing live in the now. For once. Around these parts, early August usually means indulging in flights of fancy about the redemptive power of next year's roster. Not only does the future seem brighter, but the future is now. Everyone get a mantra. Mine is "Now is the time for us to gather together and celebrate those things that we like and think are fun." (Credit: Best Show/Jon Wurster)
A hip little undeground transaction: Reds Sign Dominican Shortstop Olivel Florentino
"The Reds have agreed to terms with Dominican shortstop Olivel Florentino for $250,000, pending the approval of Major League Baseball." Unfortunately, this story is now below about 3 folds.
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TLR's bullshit response to what BP said:
“I don’t think that will go over well in his clubhouse,” La Russa said. “Phillips is ripping his teammates. (Scott) Rolen, Edmonds, (Miguel) Cairo, (Russ) Springer, all of the ex-Cardinals over there. He isn’t talking about this year. He’s talking about the way we’ve always played. And those guys are old Cardinals. Tell him he’s ripping his own teammates, because they were all Cardinals.”
Where the hell does he get that? BP is clearly talking about the current team. Who talks trash about a team from the 90s?
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
& i always thought La Russa & Rolen didn't get along
funny how he’ll use his name to make his argument, so long as it suits his needs.
by NikoliVoltron on Aug 10, 2010 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Right. TLR is a butthead, and he's trying to "take the high road" but is so classless he doesn't know how.
Instead he fires back an inaccurate, passive-agressive response that makes him look clueless.
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
best part is the reporters were able to reach him while he pulled over at the side of road
you know, between the Field Sobriety test and the breathalyzer
by timb116 on Aug 10, 2010 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
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 Aug 10, 2010 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
yes!
a,b,c,d,e,f,g,….ugh…., e,s,t,r,…ugh…r,1,2,3,x,y,v. how’s that officer?
by NikoliVoltron on Aug 10, 2010 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Passive-aggressive responses are what bitchy old queens do best.
If you want to see real bashing, check out Red Reporter…it’s crazy over there - hr
by RedsMasochist on Aug 10, 2010 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
they reconciled their differences when rolen returned to st louis for the first time
but they did have a long standing feud prior to that. edmonds for a while, too
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
twatter
Any idea what Edmonds and LaRussa's relationship is like now?
I knew they had that falling-out. Any idea if anything happened afterwards?
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
tony la russa
came into a restaurant where edmonds was dining shortly thereafter (cub players present and all) and publicly apologized. it was a pretty classy move, in my opinion, from a guy that i’m not the biggest fan of
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
twatter
Gotcha
Thanks for the info. I hadn’t heard that. Although I do find it a little concerning that LaRussa was obviously stalking Edmonds in this case. :P
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
the cops were in the parking lot
so he had to buy time before he could drive home.
Edmonds’ table was between him and the bathroom.
Y’know how it goes.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Aug 10, 2010 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Was this at Vitello's? Cuz I think I left my gun there once...
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 10, 2010 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree with this
It’s very clear that he’s talking about current team, and honestly, probably TLR and Carp more than anybody. Fay made the same argument that TLR did on his blog, which is asinine considering he knows the influence that Rolen has had on BP especially. This is ugly.
"aaron harnann is so aweseom" - justin
by BK on Aug 10, 2010 11:37 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I don't think teh Fya made the argument
I think he heard/read TLR’s comments, agreed with him, and printed it as if he’d had an original thought (for once.)
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Aug 10, 2010 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions
i don't really want to get into a flame war over this
maybe this can remain civil. but first of all, he did say, “all of them.” second of all, all the instances that people are referring to happened last year, so it’s hard to come up with examples that would make him feel that way exclusively about the 2010 cardinals. and if we can’t rationalize that point of view, it’s easy to consider that possibility that he’s insulting the cardinal “way of playing the game” — whatever that means — which would include guys like rolen and edmonds, etc. none of which were cardinals in the 90s
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
twatter
I guess it's easy to consider that possibility
if you’re willing to make something up. But he didn’t say that, so yeah…you’d have to make it up.
What he did say is that he was willing to paint all of the (current) Cardinals with the same brush. You can argue about whether that’s fair, but most of the whining he’s referencing comes from LaRussa, and it’s hard not to associate all of the players with the actions of their manager.
I’ll leave it to others to point out the examples of this from this year (which BP was almost certainly referencing).
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
He didn't say it.
He twice said “these guys.” I take “these guys” to mean, well, the current guys. To interpret “these guys” as “not these guys” seems like a bit of a stretch.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
Which is why it's ridiculous for TLR
to take a statement very clearly made about the guys playing for the Cardinals now and acting like it’s about some other group of people.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
I don't know, Grey
Why wouldn’t he generalize the quote to try to scramble for the higher ground? I don’t think it’s ridiculous so much as utterly predictable.
You may outfit the Trolley.
by Man Mountain on Aug 10, 2010 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions
*Gray
Sorry, sugarlips
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by Man Mountain on Aug 10, 2010 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions
"these guys"
That’s how I understood it. Had he said “those guys” then maybe I would have thought he meant former Cards were whiny little bitches too. But I took “these” to mean these particular bitches were whiny bitches.
What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs.
by DocRam on Aug 10, 2010 2:59 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
my point (this is getting tedious)
is that if he would have said “they have been bitches,” he would not only have been including past cardinal teams, he would be excluding the current one. it doesn’t make any sense
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
twatter
that's not exactly how the present perfect works
it can also imply a continuation of the act through the present and into an unspecified time in the future
You may outfit the Trolley.
by Man Mountain on Aug 10, 2010 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
But if he had used the pluperfect
then all would have been clear!
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
and i don't think that
brandon “they’re little bitches, all of ’em” phillips is necessarily a shining example of the proper use of the present perfect. i was going for more of a colloquial interpretation
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
twatter
Man Moutain, prophetjohn
prophetjohn, Man Mountain.
"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
what I mean to say is,
sorry guy. We eat grammar alive here.
"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 like the record to show
that I did not introduce the parsing of verb use.
You may outfit the Trolley.
by Man Mountain on Aug 10, 2010 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
But your response was utterly predictable.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
by Gray on Aug 10, 2010 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I didn't get much sleep last night
this stoplight kept flashing
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by Man Mountain on Aug 10, 2010 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
I am surprised no one rec'd this before me.
Well done.
If you want to see real bashing, check out Red Reporter…it’s crazy over there - hr
by RedsMasochist on Aug 10, 2010 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Can someone garnish this with
a sentence diagram?
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 Aug 10, 2010 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd prefer a Venn diagram, or a pie chart
Mmmmmmmm…..pie.
"He couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn with an elephant." - My Main Main Mads
flow charts
those are the best when it comes to referencing moments in time.
by NikoliVoltron on Aug 10, 2010 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions
no, he is
necessarily
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by Man Mountain on Aug 10, 2010 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions
De things dat yo' liable to read in de Bible
it ain’t necessarily so!
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
what he said was "Their little bitches, all of them, I hate them."
So he doesn’t like their dogs.
by Brian B on Aug 10, 2010 3:03 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
only the small ones apparently
so he was really only lashing out at tony’s ARF charity
interesting turn of events
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
twatter
Mhmmm
I think the real reach is TLR’s comments and I am sure current Reds would certainly agree that TLR’s stance is a reach. However I feel the real problem comes with folks accepting that, even with the success these players had with the Cards, they are currently Reds and want to beat the Cardinals probably just as badly as BP does, though they would not express their feelings in the way BP did.
It seems the only exclusion that has been made in BP’s quote is of former Cards.
nope.
The real problem is that Leake hummed a fastball into lil’ Skippy’s groove zone last night with the bases juiced.
Cueto won’t do that, I hope.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Aug 10, 2010 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions
The pitch looked like it was sinking on the outside corner
Skip went with it like he was expecting it. But otherwise, not a bad pitch.
Also, I was going nuts the entire gam anout how Carpenter was getting everything a foot off the plate, while Leake’s location seemed to confuse the ump on every pitch.
by Brian B on Aug 10, 2010 3:06 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Whether it be the 2009 or 2010 Cards doesn't matter. Rolen, Edmonds, etc. weren't
on either of those squads. It’s very much LaRussa doing a spin job. And poorly at that.
LaRussa’s argument is faulty. It would be like Purple Jesus saying he hates the Packers and the Pack saying “you’re ripping on Favre.”
Favre is as much a Packer right now as I am a Mensa member. It’s stupid logic.
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 Aug 10, 2010 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Pops Mensa-Bonsu?
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Aug 10, 2010 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Damned fees!
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 Aug 10, 2010 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I quit Mensa
I thought it would be a good way to meet people in a new town, but they were the dumbest smart people I ever met. The only thing they were interested in was their own IQ scores.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
it takes a lot to get smug self-satisfaction at a Mensa convention
"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 Aug 10, 2010 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I had a friend who went as a way to meet people, too.
The first event she went to was in some sort of rec room attached to a church or school. They were playing a card game, which she soon figured out was a drinking game…without drinks. They were very insistent that it wasn’t originally a drinking game though.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
The go-fishers at the preschool I held hostage said the same thing
but I knew better
You may outfit the Trolley.
by Man Mountain on Aug 10, 2010 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
a drinking game without drinking
Brilliant!
I’m probably making an unfair generalization; I’m sure Mensa chapters differ as much as SB Nation blogs. But everyone I know who joined Mensa, or considered it, came away kinda creeped out.
When I decided it wasn’t for me, they kept sending me letters. Like I hadn’t seen since I was 12. Stuff like, “You better come back or everyone will think you’re stupid.” “You wouldn’t want us all to think you’re not smart, would you? That’s what we’ll think if you don’t come back.”
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I've gotten thsi same report from my buddy.
He went to meet a smart chick. EPIC FAIL.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 10, 2010 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions
smart chicks are the WORST
"He couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn with an elephant." - My Main Main Mads
How would you know in Ohio?
BUH-ZING-A!!!!
And since when do smart women talk to you, other than on this site?
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 10, 2010 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I'm not surprised by this.
(I don’t mean anything personal, it’s just the comment is very Cardinals fan.)
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 Aug 10, 2010 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm just not into sports beyond baseball for the most part
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
twatter
are you from StL?
Then you gotta like soccer, 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
That's much better than St. Louis anyway.
CAN I GET A CoMO?
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Columbia's actually a pretty nice town.
Good school system and everything. 3 colleges, a few nice parks. I enjoy it. That being said, I doubt I’ll stick around after college.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Can't forget booch's.
Gotta love those burgers.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Why, is there a large homosexual population in St. Louis?
I thought that was Des Moines, IA. (points?)
"He couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn with an elephant." - My Main Main Mads
That would explain the presence of a Cubs minor league team there.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 10, 2010 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions
That's what I was getting at.
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 Aug 10, 2010 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
in related news,
LaRussa sent that from a conference call number, and is reachable on his StarTac for further comment.
"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 Aug 10, 2010 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
I do
I often find myself walking around yelling “Ah I hate both Joe McEwing and Eli Marrero!”
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 Aug 10, 2010 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I kinda hate Jon Mabry
"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 Aug 10, 2010 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions
and Scott F-ing Spiezio.
and that flavor saver.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Aug 10, 2010 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Shit, I really do hate that crackhead fuck.
He can take his fishing lure and get fucked, that’s what he can do.
by Geki on Aug 10, 2010 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
jch, you were looking for a new signature...??
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Aug 10, 2010 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I am filled with hate for
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Aug 10, 2010 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions
who is John Gall?
"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 Aug 10, 2010 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
not on my computer, it didn't.
"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 Aug 10, 2010 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions
FIGHT
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 Aug 10, 2010 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I beat the Spaniard, so I must be good with a sword.
"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 Aug 10, 2010 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually, I refreshed, and you were first.
I defer to your superior Rand joke speed.
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
Who is John Gall?
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
by andromache on Aug 10, 2010 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
i don't know
but he had 51 plate appearances for St. Louis so obviously Brandon, and by default I, hate him.
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Aug 10, 2010 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions
did you actually make it all the way through
after 100 pages i decided to put an ice pick in my eye and burn the book.
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Aug 10, 2010 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions
listened to the audiobook while doing work
making the repitition of the same ideas and plot-points good reminders when i had faded out of listening the last three times they were mentioned
How long is John Galt's speech?
Google says 90 pages. Jesus.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
Alright, I'll bite
Why should we ask Brian B?
by Brian B on Aug 10, 2010 3:09 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I mean i got the message after like page ten
be an individual rather than society. Do your own thing even if society tells you to conform, I’m sure it is more complex as I read that in 2004, and have forgotten a lot of it, but it really was just page after page of an uninteresting narrative with that message.
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Aug 10, 2010 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions
ayn coulter?
Retractions are for journalists! -Gray
by boobs on Aug 10, 2010 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
you are an excellent jelly doughnut.
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Aug 10, 2010 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Es hat zu vielen wunderbar geschmecht!
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 10, 2010 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions
It's more than that
It’s about how the best thing you do for just you is the best you can do. No one should ask you for anything and you shouldn’t ask for anything. Kindness and charity sap the strength of the people who actually accomplish things, so go accomplish them and ignore the chiselers and complainers
silly La Russa
The proper response is “That’s sexist!”
I like our chances against Garcia tonight. He’s been pretty hittable lately. Especially when he’s not at home.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
by BubbaFan on Aug 10, 2010 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
and he's actually fairly pedestrian against righties. We can put out a pretty potent RH heavy lineup, plus Joey hits lefties like he's a righty (swoon)
I just hope GoodCueto shows up.
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
that requires far, far too much logic on Dusty's part.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Aug 10, 2010 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I think I'd let Bruce play. Just bat him 7th like he's been.
He’s been showing some signs lately, I’d let him build some momentum. But he and Votto should definitely be the only 2 lefties in the lineup.
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
Garcia's 2010 splits, for reference
LHB are hitting .227/.292/.289 against him, while RHB are hitting .250/.320/.332.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
It's slightly amusing that we now have 3 RH outfielders
and 3 LH outfielders. But right, actually using them as such would be pretty crazy, wouldn’t it?
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
Apparently Ben Jukich is listed as tonight's starter for the Bats, even though Homer Bailey was scheduled to start
So there could be our answer about who takes Leake’s next start.
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
I really like the idea of Harang in the bullpen
I’m purely basing this off of his one bullpen appearance as a Red…but man, that was a hell of an appearance.
"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 Aug 10, 2010 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
And there may be nowhere else for him if Bailey is pitching decent
when he’s ready to return. I’d mount up with Chapman and Harang in the pen.
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 Aug 10, 2010 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions
is someone coming today to take Carlos's place?
I’d kinda like to have another long man around this series
"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 Aug 10, 2010 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
I think that's a pretty good idea
But I haven’t seen a lot of speculation by the beat guys yet. Of course, I don’t check twitter that often. Owings is definitely possible.
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 Aug 10, 2010 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions
i like that idea
but it also sends a shitty message. Hey Carlos, thanks for doing everything we needed you to do last night, here is your Greyhound ticket to Louisville, see you in September!
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Aug 10, 2010 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I think he's pretty clear on that not being the message
kind of like how Wood should know that that wasn’t the message of his trip to Louisville either.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
Yeah, the players aren't stupid
And Fisher’s been on the Louisville/Cincinnati train all season anyways.
I'd kind of like him to get called up
so he can bean lil’ Skippy in the noggin.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Aug 10, 2010 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
My vote on that one is Chapman. Nail Skippy in the head with 103 mph heat.
That’d really get the whining started.
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
but according to TLR
Harang has pinpoint aim when it comes to noggin hunting.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Aug 10, 2010 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions
you'd probably be right
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
you may be crazy
but it may just be a lunatic she’s looking for!
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Aug 10, 2010 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions
That's why they wear helmets.
Besides, ending Skip Schumaker’s life will prevent the molestation of hundreds of children in the future.
by Geki on Aug 10, 2010 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Might as well rec this to even out the ensuing flags a little :)
"He couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn with an elephant." - My Main Main Mads
one week suspension
minimum, unless it is Chris Carpenter, Jamie Garicia, or Adam Wainwright, then you know accidents happen, eh!
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Aug 10, 2010 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions
he actually made two releif appearances for the Reds
In 2006 in Philly both Harang and EZ Ramirez both pitched in a long game.
Harang has 5 shutout innings in relief for Cincinnati, he is soooooooooooooooooooooooo much better at relief pitching than coco Cordero.
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Aug 10, 2010 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions
The link that takes you to mlb trade rumors has some kid on it
urging the Hanley deal and arguing he might trade Leake one for one with only Tim Lincecum. Reds fans……we are something
Ha, I read that
I would love to do a leake for Lincecum deal :)
by keepitsimple125 on Aug 10, 2010 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions
It's obvious
It’s about the last couple of years. They bitched about baseballs, the Cardinals announcers last year said the Cardinals didn’t like BP’s routine in the batter’s box or his home run trot. The game earlier this year in STL and the rain, TLR bitched about that. I’m glad BP said all that stuff.
word up
I love how TLR is trying to spin it to make ex cards in the Reds dugout mad. I don’t think Rolen is an idiot. F TLR and go BP.
by keepitsimple125 on Aug 10, 2010 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Sometime last year BP got into a mix up with Pujols
Pujols slid wide to break up a double play and BP didnt like it. It didnt go anywhere because Pujols didnt care but BP was upset. Anyone else remember that?
BP nees to shout his mouth and play baseball
I’m surprised how many of you are excited about BP’s comments. Sure, I don’t disagree with what he said, but I certainly don’t like the way he said or when he said. If you’re going to go and drop a bomb like that you better go out and back it up.
Honestly, after that childish tirade, BP is the one souding like a schoolyard bitch.
As much as I like watching him play defense, he needs to shout his mouth, and learn how to run the bases.
by bdub7989 on Aug 10, 2010 12:33 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I doesn't bother me one single bit that he doesn't like the Cards
or, that he said it.
The last time the Reds were ever good, teams hated each other and had no problem saying it. How many brawls have there been in MLB this year, 1.5 maybe? Where the hell did that intensity go?
Light a fire under somebody’s ass. We’ve all talked all year long about how “likeable” our clubhouse is, and that’s all well and good, but I love having somebody be that passionate about it.
I just wish he’d waited until we were facing Suppan to go public with it.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Aug 10, 2010 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I kind of wonder if Hal burned him on this.
After all, he could have promised that the quote wouldn’t be published anywhere…but it still got out.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
That's a possibility.
Also, I wish he had said it separate from the “big series” with them. I realize the context of the quote was him playing hurt because he hated them so much, but if he had said this a while ago or waited until a week or two from now, it wouldn’t get the same attention or have the same intensity it does now. Plus, if he goes 0-the series he’s going to look mighty foolish.
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
On second thought, the "Let me be clear: I hate the Cardinals" part indicates BP knew it would be printed.
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
It seems to me that Hal has too much class and has been doing this too long to blatantly lie to BP.
I could see where BP might have assumed they were off the record.
Then again, maybe it's a mass-media conspiracy against BP
and that Hal colluded with teh Fay and Sheldon to bring BP down a notch…
maybe it's from Walt.
he wants that big time salary off the books next year.
The Marlins keep shopping Uggla….that means…that means….
we’re trading BP for Hanley!
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Aug 10, 2010 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions
booooooooo!
"Yeah, yeah, that's what we do in Cincinnati, we go first to third baby!"-Brandon Phillips.
what about ocab?
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Aug 10, 2010 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm thinking the glue factory...
Or Ol’Yeller him out behind the shed.
If you want to see real bashing, check out Red Reporter…it’s crazy over there - hr
by RedsMasochist on Aug 10, 2010 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I doubt it
Brandon’s not really known for keeping his foot out of his mouth. Hopefully he backs it up.
Yeah, I'm definitely surprised he left in the "bitches" part like it was nothing.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
Exactly what I was thinking when I read it.
I guess it’s a blog so he prints whatever he wants.
I was kind of amused when I read it
that he left that in there and then just moved on to stupid trade stuff like he hadn’t just dropped a bomb.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
I've already made it clear that I don't like the sweeping name-calling part of the quote.
And I agree that he comes off like a kid throwing a tantrum. But (and apparently I’m in the minority on this) I also don’t like brawls. I want all anger and intensity channeled into the game. These kinds of petty distractions are my least favorite part of baseball (well, not quite. They’re just ahead of “God Bless America” in the 7th inning on Sundays.)
That being said, did you also disapprove of Votto’s Cubs quote? BP tends to get disapproval piled on him unfairly a lot, so I want to make sure we’re equal opportunity here.
by the finest muffins on Aug 10, 2010 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I have no issue with either quote. I want more of this stuff back in sports.
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 Aug 10, 2010 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I know. So do lots of people.
I just don’t—at least not in baseball. Other sports can do whatever they want. It’ll only make me dislike them more.
by the finest muffins on Aug 10, 2010 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Any reason?
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 Aug 10, 2010 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I really wish
he’d picked something less misogynist to call them.
Other than that, it’s pretty mild. The Cowboys and Redskins used to call each other’s mothers and harass them before big games. The ‘Skins even sent a funeral wreath to the ’Boys’ lockerroom once.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Man. That's still some weak sauce compared to college sports.
Allow me to introduce you to Maryland basketball fans … life’s a bitch in the ACC.
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 Aug 10, 2010 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions
If BP uses a different term for the Cards, it's not as insulting.
Emasculating a jock is powerful stuff. That’s the entire intent of his use of that word in this context, even though one can also reasonably argue for its abandonment in modern society.
Heck, calling a jock “a girl” does not mean that the person speaking hates women. And, in this specific case, the word can be actually literal, as a whiny female dog would certainly earn one’s ire.
I am not interested in debating this point at length, but I felt it was only reasonable to make the point that if the word “misogynist” is thrown around as carelessly as the word “bitch” often is these days, it only exacerbates struggles against true sexism.
Rant over.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 10, 2010 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it's out of place
Considering that almost half of sports fans are female these days. More than half here in the northeast, at least when it comes to the Yankees and Red Sox.
And it’s not like whiny male dogs would be less annoying.
At PNC Field, home of the SWB Yankees, there’s a sound guy who always plays music that impugns the masculinity of the opposing team. Every time they come to the plate, it’s “Barbie Girl,” or “Dancing Queen,” or “Dude Looks Like a Lady,” or “Little Girl,” or “Lady In Red,” or “Carribbean Queen,” etc. I find it really wearing after awhile.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I don't buy the conclusion that more than half of baseball fans are female.
IIRC, that conclusion was based on the standard that to be “a fan,” people only had to say that they were a fan. No “minimum amount of free time spent being a fan” was used as a qualifier, which would be an actual standard. Instead, you have an unexpectedly large crowd of females defining themselves as fans when TV ratings and attendance numbers belie this idea.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 10, 2010 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow, what an uncreative jerk.
That would definitely wear on me.
by the finest muffins on Aug 10, 2010 6:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Me, too.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 10, 2010 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Much of the point is that
emasculating a jock is only so powerful because women are seen as less than men.
Sure, the intent might just be to say he’s less of an athlete than others, but it isn’t coincidental that the most powerful insults against male athletes involve comparing them to women or gay men. Implicit in this is that those categories of people are less valued than straight men, if not outright hated.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
Some good points here, Gray.
But one could certainly say that in the very specific context of the world of baseball, women ARE inferior (very few pros). Not inferior as persons, but as baseball players. “You throw like a girl” is a phrase that I do not view as misogynist due to specificity of context.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 10, 2010 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions
In the same way, I do not find a fashion designer's opinion to be sexist when she says, "That model walks like she has balls."
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 11, 2010 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Because I don't like conflicts. I don't like people getting hurt.
I’ll probably be called hopelessly naive, but that’s the world I want to live in. As far as baseball goes: intense on-field competition is required. Friendly rivalries are awesome. Fun, bantering trash talk is welcome. But I think profanity and name-calling through the media crosses that line into hostility. If Brandon called me up and said exactly the same thing to me, I’d laugh and even agree with him. But since it’s public, it’s absolutely being interpreted as a personal attack, and I find that unprofessional. Sniping to a reporter is just as (to use Brandon’s word) bitchy as all of Carpenter’s public whining.
And in case someone wants to bring it up, no, I’m not concerned particularly for any influence on “the kids.” That’s not my angle.
by the finest muffins on Aug 10, 2010 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I have no issue with hostility in sports.
Now, with that said, I don’t want to see they players I root for doing dirty or stupid things — throwing at heads, sliding spikes up, comparing sports to war, etc. — but I do want them to be honest. And I think Brandon is being honest here. He doesn’t like the Cardinals, in fact, he hates them. Good.
I also don’t want the players I root for to feign class or to “take the higher road.” That’s just silly, stupid stuff that doesn’t exist in a multi-million dollar industry in which the goal is to defeat an opponent. There is no class in baseball and never has been.
Shit talk is good for sports — especially when it can be backed up. Wearing a uniform used to mean something — now it’s just who’s paying you the most. The edge has been taken off of sports, in general, in North America. (With, maybe, the exception being hockey.) Calling people out in the media used to be a big-time thing (Ali was a master of it) but that’s died down. I’m glad BP’s one to not let it go.
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 Aug 10, 2010 6:43 PM EDT up reply actions
i have mixed feelings on this
we all feel this way about the Cards, so it is nice to know the players feel the same. Yet at the same time BP probably should realize that whatever he says to Hal McCoy gets sent around the world.
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Aug 10, 2010 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I disagree. If he said this about the Stros or the Pirates -- no one would have said shit.
He said it about a team with a big fanbase a d-bag manager and a city that’s overly praised for its love of baseball. The ONLY reason this is a deal with some people is because he’s saying it about the Cards.
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 Aug 10, 2010 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think there should be unwarranted hatred for everyone
but lets be honest, every team has that one team they despise.
Dodgers/Giants, Yanks/Sox, etc.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Aug 10, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
If anyone was wondering
This
is
what
class
looks
like
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 Aug 10, 2010 12:54 PM EDT reply actions 18 recs
what, no Canseco pics?
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Aug 10, 2010 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions
He was never a Cardinal.
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 Aug 10, 2010 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes, but I kept this to "classy" Cardinals.
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 Aug 10, 2010 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Gotcha. Probably a good idea.
It was pure gold, by the way.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
ahhh, gotcha. I thought the reference was to TLR's quote about classiness.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Aug 10, 2010 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought he was implying it with these comments.
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 Aug 10, 2010 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions
No, but he stabbed Mac in the butt . . .
many times !
GO REDS !!!
I hate the Cards as well !!!!
It's GO time !
with his tongue
"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki
no Spezio's girlfriend, either
"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
Oh yeah,
with as many steroids as TLR’s players went through for decades, they probably really are bitches by now.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Aug 10, 2010 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
there should be a syringe in there somewhere
don’t ya think?
by NikoliVoltron on Aug 10, 2010 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Rec'd Reposter
“Cardinal Bitchelieu” = the best
by thevole on Aug 10, 2010 1:14 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Okay
Who wants to shut up the Cardinal fan who just commented on my status with BP’s quote?
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Reply with this quote from Pujols after Tom Glavine threw seven shutout innings in Game 1 of the 2006 NLCS
“He wasn’t good. He wasn’t good at all… (He did the) same thing that he always does. Throw a changeup, fastball and that was it.”
But be prepared to hear about how that postseason ended.
Or there’s this piece of good sportsmanship after losing out to Ryan Howard in the MVP voting:
"I see it this way: Someone who doesn’t take his team to the playoffs doesn’t deserve to win the MVP"
(I wonder if he felt the same way in 2008?)
Either way, Pujols is a whiner.
"He couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn with an elephant." - My Main Main Mads
Whether it's BP spouting off or Cards fans over here rubbing it in
I’m not sure why many here are getting exercised over some good old fashioned shit talking. It’s an ordinary part — and not always the worst part — of competition.
Also, I’d live a happier life if I never had to hear “classiness” thrown into any argument about sports ever again.
You may outfit the Trolley.
by Man Mountain on Aug 10, 2010 1:31 PM EDT reply actions 5 recs
big ol' THIS.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Aug 10, 2010 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I don't really mind it
But if they come over here, they need to be prepared to have it dished back at them too.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
whether or not they are
we should always be.
You may outfit the Trolley.
by Man Mountain on Aug 10, 2010 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions
THIS!
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 Aug 10, 2010 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions
who's been rubbing it in?
that’s not really how we roll
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
twatter
apparently, our equipment crew with the baseballs
by Nasty N8 on Aug 10, 2010 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
it's happened a number of times in the last few months
And I don’t think it’s a bad thing or uncalled for.
You may outfit the Trolley.
by Man Mountain on Aug 10, 2010 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
eh, i don't like it
there’s a very real possibility that the reds win the next two games or the next series or the division, so i keep my mouth shut until it’s all said and done
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
twatter
you don't play for either team.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Aug 10, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
point being
it doesn’t matter what you, or I think, since we don’t play the game at this level, at this intensity, with the knowledge they have.
BP said what the thought. Whether he said it or not, he still thinks is, and so I don’t think actually saying it makes much difference. The way this series has been hyped in this town, he’s by no means the only one, be it player, fan, or coach, who shares his sentiments.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Aug 10, 2010 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions
we're not talking about phillips' comments here
we’re talking about cardinal fans coming over here and “rubbing in” one victory in a three game set"
and even if we were talking about phillips, both of us are completely entitled to our opinions, however inconsequential. that kind of mentality just stifles a discussion among a type of community that is 100% discussion
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
twatter
I'm not trying to "stifle" it.
I’m just saying that it has been, well, “discussed” to an extent I find a tad lengthy.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Aug 10, 2010 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions
oh
if you haven’t noticed, i’m new here. just passing through. we’ll probably meet again, though
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
twatter
you are A-sexual
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Aug 11, 2010 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions
So are we getting Chris Carpenter when he is post up from shoulder surgery in 2015?
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
Doubtful. He'll probably be going through his domestic assault trial at the time.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
by crolfer on Aug 10, 2010 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
opt*
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Aug 10, 2010 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions
*op
there is nothing to beer, but beer itself
by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Aug 10, 2010 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
?
…
there is nothing to beer, but beer itself
by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Aug 10, 2010 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm assuming this is shorthand for an "opteration"
Which I hope means Carpenter is going to have wings surgically attached to him. C’mon guys, this would be sweet, admit it.
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
I saw TLR downtown yesterday morning right outside the window of the restaurant
where I work. He looked in the window and I was this close to giving him the ol’ Jay Bruce salute when I noticed the owner of my restaurant was standing nearby. So I just pointed and called him an old drunk asshole. I hope to see the Cards get off the bus at the Westin late tonight so I can shout at Crapenter.
Watch it, ass blood.
by -ManBearPig on Aug 10, 2010 2:25 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
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 Aug 10, 2010 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
buy him a drink
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Aug 10, 2010 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
wreck'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 Aug 10, 2010 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I think you gotta draw the line at ad hom attacks
Or at least I do. Childish name-calling related to on-field performance is fair game – and a time-proven especially in the midst of a pennant race and/or in the face of provocation. So when the Cardinals gripe, they get it back in kind. But seems worth trying to preserve the rep of Reds fans as something along the lines of “impassioned, but civil.”
That said, to the extent that TLR is a public figure and goes on the record about something like immigration, he has to expect some push-back.
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 Aug 10, 2010 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Tell him he's a motherfucker in Spanish and call it a day
"He couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn with an elephant." - My Main Main Mads
i prefer the way
“hijo de perro” rolls off the tongue.
"Red Reporter - An elitist clique full of like-minded douchebags." - BK
PUTO works fine, and sounds good in a stadium-wide chant.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 10, 2010 6:27 PM EDT up reply actions
awesome...
"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki
Tonight's Right-Handed Lineup
Phillips 2B
Janish SS
Votto 1B
Rolen 3B
Gomes LF
Heisey RF
Stubbs CF
Hernandez C
Cueto P
he actually did it
Lo, the Knifey-Spoony planets have finally aligned
You may outfit the Trolley.
by Man Mountain on Aug 10, 2010 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I can't wait until TLR puts in a RHP
and Dusty swaps out the entire outfield for lefties.
Let me write out a formal proof for you.
its like girls on a camping trip
"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 pretty sure that I've rented this movie.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 10, 2010 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions
This may be totally off base
But I think Dusty has kind of changed recently. Whether it’s pulling CoCo or Leake “early” or this lineup, it seems he’s dropped the gloves and gone balls out.
I for one like it.
"He couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn with an elephant." - My Main Main Mads
Or maybe...
He’s being controlled by some parasitic worm alien thing?
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
/Aquateenhungerforce'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 Aug 10, 2010 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I dunno
God knows he’s let CoCo burn the house down in the past when he had options available, and left Bronson in to give up ten runs in the first inning.
"He couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn with an elephant." - My Main Main Mads
he took out coco the other day
not many managers do that sort of thing
Retractions are for journalists! -Gray
Dusty taking CoCo out the other day is what I was referring to
But you’re right, it doesn’t happen often which is why I find it peculiar.
"He couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn with an elephant." - My Main Main Mads
oh i see
yeah. ok. i guess he does seem a little different. also, we kinda wanted him to do the outfield shuffle today, and he did, and that was neat.
Retractions are for journalists! -Gray
granted, it'll probably only last a week
But I like it when the manager thinks like me, it makes me feel all smart!
"He couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn with an elephant." - My Main Main Mads
This is definitely the first time on this blog anyone has said they feel smart for thinking like Dusty Baker
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
Consider the source, jch is dumb as fuck
"He couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn with an elephant." - My Main Main Mads
by jch24 on Aug 10, 2010 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
I thought that was rude
Till I saw who wrote it.
"Red Reporter - An elitist clique full of like-minded douchebags." - BK
you can't talk about jch that way
only we can talk about jch that way!
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the peach, is that you?
does jch know you’re posting on his account?
by Highlifeman21 on Aug 10, 2010 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions
He's not doing anything different, the players are just a lot better.
Admittedly the CoCo thing was slightly out of character, but we haven’t really had a chance to see Dusty’s opportunity to a shitty closer so far in Cincinnati.
Otherwise he’s doing the exact same things in the bullpen and in the lineup, but Walt has managed to build a deep and talented roster for him to work with.
I'll take it. Heisey and Janish being flipped would be nice but this doesn't look bad
Please fucking win tonight.
Actually, I'd go
Heisey
Votto
Phillips
Rolen
Hernandez
Gomes
Janish
Cueto
Stubbs
But I just take what I can
Janish in the two-hole against a lefty is fine by me
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
sure, thats what all the girls say....
Nobody listens to Andrew
by nlt-andrew68 on Aug 10, 2010 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
hey....
He’s a married man! I don’t poach. Especially when the wife is bigger than I am. And from Texas, so probably packing heat.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
So you are saying his wife is fat?
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Aug 11, 2010 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions
I wish Janish were batting lower...
He really is not a good enough bat for the 2-spot….but I can live with this lineup. Had to sit Bruce tonight. Agree 100% with that call against Garcia.
Having Bruce, Edmonds and Francisco laying in wait on the bench is kinda nice too
Judging by last night, Baker’s going to make full use of that extra bench spot, which is not a bad idea.
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 Aug 10, 2010 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions
yup.
I can’t wait until this sequence in the 8th when Heisey comes up with Boggs on the mound.
- Dusty sends Edmonds to hit.
- TLR puts in Miller
- Dusty counters with Cairo
- TLR puts in Franklin
- Dusty counters with Bruce
- TLR puts in Reyes
Mark it down, something crazy like that will happen.
by MixFMKyle on Aug 10, 2010 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
KNIFEY SPOONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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 Aug 10, 2010 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions
does the PA have to reach conclusion
or could the pitcher, in theory, throw one pitch and then be relieved?
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
twatter
i'm pretty sure it's just a pitch, right?
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Aug 10, 2010 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Geki's got it right
It was seriously annoying last night when Miller did full warm ups to start the inning and then Miguel Cairo was announced as a pinch hitter for Bruce, and TLR came out to take Miller out with a 5-run lead. I hate that bullshit.
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And that's just one reason why I hate TLR.
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 Aug 10, 2010 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
But it was the classy thing to do!
see what I did there with uzr? it’s like a LOL cats saber-pun combo.--Verka Serduchka
it really was
it was hot as shit.
But it was seriously annoying when the Cards slowed the game down to a crawl in the 7th, so Carpenter wouldn’t blow a 7 run lead.
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Aug 11, 2010 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
if he stops before he reaches a conclusion, it's going to hurt
and I don’t think relieving himself would help
Retractions are for journalists! -Gray
I've been referred to as one of a band of "ass pirates" at VEB
by an irony-challenged poster: http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2010/8/10/1614944/brandon-phillips-and-little#44059345
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 Aug 10, 2010 3:09 PM EDT reply actions
I didn't know we were such assholes!
Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, is just a freight train coming your way...
Well I knew 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 Aug 10, 2010 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Shut up, asshole.
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 Aug 10, 2010 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe it's a typo for "Aspirates"
Do you breathe?
Also, clearly, VEB is so much classier than us.
Also, I liked it better when they were talking about us, and we weren’t really talking about them. Let’s give ‘em the ol’ silent treatment.
/mature
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
by andromache on Aug 10, 2010 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I don't breath, no
But that makes sense.
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 Aug 10, 2010 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions
your response should be
“NUH UH! YOU’RE A DOODY HEAD! YOU CAN’T COME TO MY BIRTHDAY!”
"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki
yeah, I love how they took the meat of my post
but not the title, where i was referencing how Harang ‘throws at guys’ heads’ per TLR.
Convenient, VEB assholes.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Aug 10, 2010 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions
And then go on to say that Votto is a douche and BP is jealous of both JOEH's and Scotty's success
genius minds at work my friends, genius minds.
there is nothing to beer, but beer itself
by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Aug 10, 2010 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
He's an All-Star who is in line for a gold glove.
I doubt he’s jealous.
there is nothing to beer, but beer itself
by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Aug 10, 2010 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions
have you seen his contract for next year?
I’m pretty sure he ain’t jealous.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Aug 10, 2010 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Though he might be
once JV cashes in
there is nothing to beer, but beer itself
by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Aug 10, 2010 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Of the money? No. Of Joey Votto, MVP candidate and of Scott Rolen of Scott Rolen's Reds?
I’m gonna have to say yeah, probably. Everybody knows BP loves attention and those are the two guys on the team getting more attention than him. Now, at the same time, I don’t think this is a negative at all — it’s one of the things that drives him to improve his game and become a better player.
In the back of my mind
I’ve kind of wondered if Phillips didn’t just feed the Cardinals quote to Hal in response to the attention Joeh got about his Cubs vendetta.
by the finest muffins on Aug 10, 2010 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions
As a Cardinal fan I wish Phillips didn't say what he said
Just because I rather be talking about baseball than bitches
Anything to amp up a rivalry is okay in my book
I get tired of gladhanding between athletes, part of being competitive is talking trash here and there.
there is nothing to beer, but beer itself
by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Aug 10, 2010 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
i hear that.
I still maintain that I don’t really care that he actually said it, because we all know that’s pretty much what most of the team"thinks" anyway. All saying it does is let us have a topic that flies ridiculously out of hand.
These are the 2 best teams in the division, the proverbial haves and have-nots, and there’s a classic underdog story going on here, so there’s obviously going to be emotion and anger..triggered primarily by jealousy. That’s reasonable, and I totally see where BP is coming from.
I wish he’d kept his mouth shut, sure, but I also wish Dave Duncan and TLR had kept their shut about muddy balls and Bronson’s “tar” hat, too.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Aug 10, 2010 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions
i love bitches
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
twatter
by prophetjohn on Aug 10, 2010 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
THIS.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Aug 10, 2010 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions
But do you hate snitches?
there is nothing to beer, but beer itself
by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Aug 10, 2010 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions
tolerate?
there is nothing to beer, but beer itself
by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Aug 10, 2010 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions
or relieving itches?
there is nothing to beer, but beer itself
by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Aug 10, 2010 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions
"beetch"
"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
star bellied sneetches
Nobody listens to Andrew
by nlt-andrew68 on Aug 10, 2010 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
sneetches get steetches
"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki
by GrooveLeg on Aug 10, 2010 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
well done
"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
Green'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 Aug 10, 2010 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions
eating ham sammiches
there is nothing to beer, but beer itself
by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Aug 10, 2010 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
fixing glitches
there is nothing to beer, but beer itself
by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Aug 10, 2010 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions
petting finches?
there is nothing to beer, but beer itself
by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Aug 10, 2010 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
capping snitches
Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, is just a freight train coming your way...
Or Dusty Baker's favorite
double switches
there is nothing to beer, but beer itself
by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Aug 10, 2010 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I like you.
You can stay.
In second, that is.
No really, I like you and you can stay.
"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 you're a visitor, I'll explain this for you.
We don’t ever talk about baseball here – it gets in the way of our discussions about UK basketball, trains, burgers, and politics.
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
by andromache on Aug 10, 2010 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
and ayn rand, beer, gold star vs. skyline...
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Aug 10, 2010 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions
sounds like VEB
except with candy bars, the correlation between phone operating system and amount of sexual partners and the point in the country at which you can see the most waffle houses. and of course complaining about what someone on RR said
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
twatter
But there's definitely something we can all agree on...
Fuck the Cubs.
there is nothing to beer, but beer itself
by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Aug 10, 2010 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm pretty sure both sites are more alike that either side will admit
but everyone needs someone to hate, I guess.
Red Reporter or follow on Twitter: @redreporter. Buy The Wire-to-Wire Reds today!
I think the hate conceals sexual tension!
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
I'd totally go to bed with all of VEB
if they’d have me
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Slut.
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 Aug 10, 2010 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions
they have pretty high standards...
5 recs to green? sheesh…
"Now onto more important things: Punching Errorlando Cabrerror in the fucking tits." -Geki
High maintenance AND size queens ... talk about bitches.
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 Aug 10, 2010 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Chicka bow wooowww
there is nothing to beer, but beer itself
by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Aug 10, 2010 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions
brown chicken brown cow
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Aug 10, 2010 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions
cheese and crackers!
there is nothing to beer, but beer itself
by HalMorrisHasALazyBat on Aug 10, 2010 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions
We also complain a lot about what someone on RR said.
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
by andromache on Aug 10, 2010 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
I'm stealing the "phone OS correlating to number of sexual partners" bit for a diary, just so you know
"He couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn with an elephant." - My Main Main Mads
NOT ONE OF YOU MENTIONED SMOKING
"He couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn with an elephant." - My Main Main Mads
we also discussed god one day when Slyde was writing his book.
Most of these discussions have been pretty positive too.
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Aug 11, 2010 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
I think we all acknowledge the Phillips remarks are somewhat misogynistic
and, objectively, he’s been grossly unfair by making blanket statement. But I think it’s still on the subject of baseball – he’s talking about the Cardinals, their history of complaints about various baseball activities – and its in the competitive spirit. So, we’re the "base," and we’ve been fired up.
My response to his comments is very clearly ironic in its attempt to fan the flames. But I still think it has a great deal of truth to it. Chris Carpenter is a great pitcher who complains a lot. And we don’t like the ethos of this Cardinals team. Their individual character, private lives or fans are another story. I like to think that this franchise identifies with the better (and precious few) angels of Pete Rose — fiercely competitive, hard-nosed and un-entitled.
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 Aug 10, 2010 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Masochistic or misogynistic, which is it?
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
I'd delete this comment too but I'm worn out from that last deletion
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 Aug 10, 2010 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Both!
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 Aug 10, 2010 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I, for one, thought that he was misceganistic.
"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's racistic!
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 Aug 10, 2010 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions
It turns out, Virgina wasn't for Lovings.
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
Brandon Phillips hates women!
I am thrilled for your success, hell I'm amazed by it. Nobody who knows you saw this coming.
by justin007000 on Aug 11, 2010 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
it'll be a reliever if it happens
TLR’s cagey enough to know Garcia may well get tossed if he hits BP, so they’ll wait til later.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Aug 10, 2010 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions
if you guys haven't seen it
jocketty’s response to phillips’ comments
“I didn’t read it. Somebody told me about it. But I don’t think it was probably in his best interest to do that. You know, it’s not a smart thing to do. And I’m sure we’ll have a chance to sit down and talk about that today. But it’s just, you know, I don’t like things like that. It just doesn’t do any good.”
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
twatter
Surprise, brass doesn't like things that aren't PC.
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 Aug 10, 2010 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I've come to hate the term PC.
Sometimes common decency gets thrown out with the proverbial PC bath water.
by the finest muffins on Aug 10, 2010 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions
And common decency is usually high-jacked by people who have alternate agendas.
(I’m not talking about you here — but entities like the FCC, Parents against porn, etc.)
This isn’t a one-way street.
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 Aug 10, 2010 6:47 PM EDT up reply actions
we'll have to agree to disagree about this
PC is just people being overly fucking sensitive to the real fucking world
by Highlifeman21 on Aug 10, 2010 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
While pointing at his crotch
"He couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn with an elephant." - My Main Main Mads
it's should have "GONE" with
went is past tense, gone is past participle. you don’t get it. you should take some time away from the internet. but before you do, make sure EVERYONE on the Internet knows about it first.
Retractions are for journalists! -Gray
you should have went with twatter
Retractions are for journalists! -Gray
by boobs on Aug 10, 2010 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
actually, shoulda isn't a real word
but when it’s used it’s appropriate to say went instead of gone.
I think Jocketty has to say that to the media
Now… that sit-down with Phillips? I wonder if it could just be a couple beers?
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Also, loved 'Cardinal Bitchelieu'
So, a rec for RSCWKRP
This team wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for all the losing.
ditto
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
by PeteyHendrix on Aug 10, 2010 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Brandon Phillips said nothing that Bob Gibson wouldn't have approved of.
"Don't turn off the TV if we've still got bats in our hands." - Dusty Baker
Truff!
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 Aug 10, 2010 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions
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