Off-Day Open Thread

After a sweep of the previously unbeatable Royals and a 5-2 road trip following the All-Star break, today's off-day feels pretty warm and sunny, does it not? So let's air out the Open Thread and let some fresh air come in.
As usual, I'll toss out a few topics for discussion. We had a little bit of this on Tuesday, while waiting out the rain delay, but this is your time to up anything you want, baseball or otherwise.
- One of the great things about the advent of blogs and online media is that we have the time (and desire) to look into concepts and beliefs that traditional media either doesn't have the time (or desire, or interest) to investigate. Lee gives us a wonderful example of that at Tiger Tales, exploring the idea of "saving runs for tomorrow," which is something many of us were saying after the Tigers poured 19 runs onto the Royals. Does a big outburst virtually guarantee shooting blanks the next day? Click over and find out.
- Now that The Dark Knight has finally hit theaters, is your summer movie anticipation finished? Or are there any others that you're looking forward to? Walking out of the theater this weekend, I initially had a similar feeling to the one on Christmas after all the gifts have been opened. Then I walked by a poster of Robert Downey, Jr. in Tropic Thunder, and I felt a twinge of excitement again.
- Over at Yahoo! Sports, Jeff Passan wrote a feature on Joel Zumaya that captures what makes him such a fascinating figure to Tigers fans. There's his fragility, his bad motor scooter persona, and of course, the rockets that get launched from that right arm.
- Do the Detroit Lions really start training camp this week? I don't think I'm ready for this. I need deep breathing exercises, something to bite down down on, armchair restraints for my arms and legs, and probably some sort of pharmaceutical aid before thinking about Lions football. No, I do not "believe in now."
- Have we decided on the official Matt Joyce nickname yet?
- Favorite summer food? Sweet corn? Strawberries? Hot dogs on the grill? (Or anything else on the grill, for that matter.) I suppose we can count ice cream. As I'm writing this, I pick watermelon.
Okay, I don't want to suck all the air out of the room, so I'll leave the off-day chat to you. Enjoy your off-day and rest up for this weekend's series.
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Joyce
I’ll voice my second nomination for “The Big Kitten”
by MacRae on Jul 24, 2008 12:51 PM EDT 0 recs
- No movie hype after Dark Knight.
- I “believe in now” for my beloved Pittsburgh Steelers.
- “Sweet Swingin’” Matt Joyce
- Favorite summer food has gotta be the Dearborn Sausage natural casing franks. (Wow, that sounds good right now).
gumtime.mlblogs.com
by Tony K on Jul 24, 2008 12:58 PM EDT 0 recs
gotta go with the obvious for Joyce, “MJ”
It’s been a decade now since Jordan required, and someone else needs to take up the mantle
Jordan’s comeback with the Wizards did not happen, videographic proof to the contrary notwithstanding.
by ahtrap on Jul 24, 2008 1:47 PM EDT 0 recs
I like it
but how about we take it another way…..and call Matt Joyce “MOO COW”
(comes from the opening to the author James Joyce’s “Portrait of an artist as a young man”, my all time favorite opening line, “Once upon a time and a very good time it was there was a moocow coming down the road….”
by ahtrap on
Jul 24, 2008 2:48 PM EDT
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fo-real?
That might be a bit over the top. However, if we’re going to go in that direction I think we should call him “Ulysses” or “The Doublener.”
by MacRae on
Jul 24, 2008 3:02 PM EDT
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Joyce nickname 2
Or maybe Matt Ode to Joyce. Ode to Joy could be his walkup music.
by mattintoledo on Jul 24, 2008 3:06 PM EDT 0 recs
Favorite Summer food
This kills me in Ohio because they don’t distribute them down here….
Koegel’s Vienna’s Hot Dogs on the Grill with chili, mustard, onion, cheese.
SSSSSO good.
by gf206 on Jul 24, 2008 3:56 PM EDT 0 recs
what is the NFL you speak of?
Down in GA it’s SEC Media Days. Everyone’s down here’s getting excited about Dawg Footbaw.
As for summer food, I just think ribs, sweet corn and potato salad
http://www.fromthecopa.blogspot.com/
by rock n rye on Jul 24, 2008 8:22 PM EDT 0 recs
Joyce nickname
combine the first and last name…Moyce.
by ReichardZ on Jul 24, 2008 9:16 PM EDT 0 recs
Jatt Moyce? hehe ThunderCat reminds me of the 80’s cartoon… (don’t know how many of you remember this) How about “Snarf – A race of intelligent cat-like creatures… Snarfs are the only creatures in the universe incapable of evil ” haha
Jeff
by cannonad03 on
Jul 25, 2008 9:28 AM EDT
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