MLB Playoffs Open Thread
by Ian Casselberry on Oct 8, 2009 2:30 PM EDT
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PrintI underestimated the desire for playoff chatter yesterday (though I really didn't keep up on things as I crashed once I got home), so we'll have an open thread for the three games today.
If you guys want to do this throughout the postseason, BYB shall accommodate you. And we can make the threads more game-specific as the playoff field gets pared down.
On the schedule today, all times EST:
Game 2 Phillies-Rockies @ 2:37 p.m.
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I just can't "not watch" baseball when it's on my tv.
I’m here and watching the Phillies/Rockies game, although it’s the series I care the least about.
Same here, though I'm more likely to watch this than Yankees-Twins
And I like Carlos Gonzalez. I don’t know why.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks for the Open Thread
It’ll provide me another distraction from Kinetics homework/studying for tomorrow’s Med Chem exam.
Good luck on the Med Chem stuff
That’s a giant pain, so I’ve heard.
President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.
o hai
I have the current game on, but not watching it that closely. cliffy and chasee utley – surprise – are the only phillies I care about, and I know nada about the rockies.
The only Rockie that I care about is Carlos Gonzalez and I really don't know much about him
(Except that he’s an outfielder, bats and throws left-handed, and was one of the key pieces when Matt Holliday was traded to Oakland).
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey...
Is there an easy way to look through archived Game Threads? They don’t show up on the Archives page and I’m trying to reminisce and figure out what I said in my first game here on BYB.
open one up
a starter thread, as in not an overflow – and go to the very bottom of the page. there’ll be a “game threads” link
Ah...my first ever comment on BYB was a complaint that the Tigers didn't play good defense behind Justin Verlander
You guys weren’t very nice to him (I don’t suppose I can blame you, though). I wasn’t very nice to Raburn (that was that game against the Angels where he made awful play after awful play in the outfield). But Ian was nice to me.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions
haha.
the first time I participated in a game thread was a losing day game in june or july and JV pitched… I can’t remember who it was against, though. maybe the A’s.
The Tigers won my first game, but not until after I went to bed
And that was the last game Verlander pitched before he evolved into K Machine.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, God, I just saw the dumbest blood donation PSA ever
And apparently my local CW affiliate is hosting a “Vampire-themed blood drive”
Normally I just ignore baseball after my team is knocked out.
But with other people to commisserate with, the pain is much less. It’s like therapy.
Although I just can’t watch the Twins Yankees – too painful. :(
I’ll be rooting for Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers tonight.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
me too!
I have a friend coming in from out of town, but she’ll probably be tired and let me have baseball on while we chat and have a drink… right?
High socks are one thing...
But are you really supposed to roll the pantleg up ABOVE the knee? Looks weird.
the centerfield cam online
is following the phanatic dancing along the dugout roof. kind of hilarious. also stupid. haha
It's the AAAA league
They’re still not entirely sure what this “baseball” thing is.
2100 Woodward and Twitter
They never score any runs for Clayton. :(
I love his scruffy “beard” though – it doesn’t make him look any older at all. :D
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
It's strange to come home from my 5:30-7 class
and not immediately turn on FSD. :(
I never got to make my profound and heartfelt comments before because I was too distraught, so I guess I’ll make them here and now, even if they are a little late.
Ian, thank you so much for doing the great job you do with the site. I’m really grateful to have found BYB during a time when baseball was the centerpiece of my life and had no one to talk to about it apart from my parents. Thanks to all of you as well, I’ve really enjoyed spending this season (well, from about July when I got here until now) with all of you and I’m sure next year will be even better.
As for the boys, I still love them and I am still proud of them. Yes, I’m also still upset and nowhere near over it (I probably will remain upset until I don’t have to hear about the Twins anymore this year), but bottom line, they gave us a great season and some wonderful memories. I look forward to what next year will bring.
P.S. Go Angels.
expect me to tune in when the Yankees are about the bounce the Twins from the playoffs
til then, hockey!
by Kurt Mensching on Oct 8, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I might watch the end of tomorrow night's game once I get home from work
As long as the Yankees are winning
But I never, EVER want to see the Metrodome again, unless it’s to see Twins cry.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I did see a funny comment today
Do you think Rodney will still be on the mound at the Metrodome when the Yankees and Twins return?
I've finally gotten around to playing with the postseason.tv controls
…but the dugout views aren’t as interesting as I’d hoped.
I got excited when I realized I didn't have to hate Jim Thome anymore
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I heard a story somewhere (and this could be a well-known story for all I know and if that's the case, I'll sound like an idiot)
That the Tigers were playing a series against the White Sox, and Justin Verlander asked Jim Thome to autograph a bat for him. Thome (who has hit 7 home runs against JV) nicely obliged, signed it and wrote “To Justin. Thanks for all your help.” That made me laugh.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Mike Illitch may sign the checks
but Jim Thome owns Justin Verlander. Glad to see him in the NL West. Good guy, but dang was he a Fearless Tiger Killer.
That's funny
My brother once caught two BP homeruns hit by Thome in a span of about 5 pitches. It was insane, Thome hit the same spot twice.
Turning negative to positive here...
but with the Tigers season over their gear will be going on sale very soon. Combine that with my employee discount at Meijer, I will be sporting more Tigers gear soon enough.
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
See?
There’s a positive in everything! I also bet you could get a great discount on a 2009 AL Central Champs t-shirt. OK, that wasn’t funny.
I saw a blurb on ESPN about shirts like those
When New England lost the Super Bowl to the Giants, the shirts were sent to third world countries for kids and stuff.
No doubt some were on hand in Minnesota and in backrooms of stores everywhere. We should blanket third world countries with Tiger fans, and no doubt someone would probably get their hands on a case.
I had that thought as I walked through Meijer...
looking for certain parts to make a “launcher of combustible materials.”
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
That's how I ended up with bobbleheads of Verlander and Pudge
They were selling them for 50% off at Kroger (where I work) after the 2007 season ended. Those bobbleheads are still somewhere in the depths of my car, by the way. Damn, I should’ve gone to the mall and perused Dick’s Sporting Goods today. I’m STILL in search of that elusive Verlander t-shirt…
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
why is a Verlander shirt elusive?
Are you looking for a very particular one?
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I want one that looks like my Pudge t-shirt
It looks similar to this:
But the Olde English D, the numbers, and the lettering have a stitch design around the edges (not real stitches).
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions
ah
don’t think I’ve ever noticed any with stitching. I have three of those majestic ones (inge, porcello, JV) but they’re the generic ones like the photo
It's kind of hard to explain
Hang on; I’ll try to get a picture of the Pudge shirt so you know what I’m talking about
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I think someone made this comment yesterday
but I don’t feel so bad about the Tigers squanderage considering these two teams stranded 30 men last night…
For some reason
I feel like posting rally animals for the Dodgers. Must be Tigers withdrawal symptoms…
I have the same feeling
I’m commenting on their blog and I am fighting the urge to post a penguin because they might not understand.
Or an anteater.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
that's the one I was thinking of
They’re pretty cool – maybe I’ll toss it up if they need some good mojo in game three.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Say, that's a good idea
I may join you in their blog for game 3.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
they are very cool
But not nearly as visual as we are. :)
And they knew all about the Loons, too!
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I don't know if you've ever visited Lone Star Ball
the Rangers blog on here. They are visual like us.
The only other SBN blog I've visited is DRays Bay
I hung out with them during the postseason last year (mostly I lurked, though).
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
That one's pretty good too.
Other than those two, I haven’t visited any other SBN blogs, though. Drunk Jays Fans is a great (repeat: great) Blue Jays blog. OK, I’m rambling.
As much as I hate setting myself up for my own jokes
I haven’t seen a beard that fine since Katie Holmes.
I saw that earlier
Russell Martin has a VERY long name.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
he actually has about three middle names
They showed the whole thing earlier. A name that long, he should be royalty.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
What a gutsy comeback win to take a 2-0 lead.
But once again, they couldn’t get squat for Clayton Kershaw when he was in. Boo. :D
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
OMFG
Loretta just said “fist”. Is that written into the TBS broadcast contract with MLB, that you have to say variations of “fist” as a verb 532 times per game?
Well,
it looks like I’m going to lose the MLB bracket challenge for 10K in quick fashion. I picked the Cardinals to win.
I have just been informed
That my presence is required on TrueBlueLA for all remaining Dodger playoff games. :)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Is there a Cardinals SBN blog?
If so, someone should make sure they don’t try to lynch Holliday when he gets back to StL
there's a blog for all baseball teams
though I couldnt tell you how to find a listing since they redesigned the site
Just go to the front
There’s a listing somewhere in the left sidebar
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
where is says "other SBN blogs"
There is a spot for Baseball.
That was how I found the Dodgers blog.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I have the irrational urge to post a radioactive aardvark.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Poor Ryan.
At least he had a roof to blame it on. Holliday let it hit him in the man region.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I don't mind him
but by-and-large TBS has chosen some godawful announcers for their foray into MLB. Joe Posnanski shares some of my feelings.
I miss having Curtis in the studio :-(
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I never want to see Curtis in the studio
I’d rather have the Tigers playing in the postseason instead ;)
Well, yeah, of course
I meant barring that…
I really wish they had showed a TV interview of him after that game. Grandy always seems to know the right things to say.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
He's a hyper talker.
Meaning he can see the whole sentence in his mind’s eye ahead of time, and he reads it off too quickly.
I was going to flip over to the Red Wings after the baseball game
But they are winning, so I will leave them alone and catch the replay. :)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I think I'm gonna watch the office (wedding!) real quick
then come back to this. it’s not the tigers so finally I have no guilt for missing bits of games, woo
Basically,
the bullpen, when replacing Verlander, sucked the most for any starting pitcher in the league.
Hmmm...I didn't think the 'pen was THAT bad
But at least that doesn’t really speak bad of JV.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Game three of the Dodgers series is Saturday at 6:07 pm eastern time
The Dodgers fans are pretty cool, so I’ll be back over there for their game thread. Anyone want to join me?
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I might be there
Though I’ll be talking to my personal baseball guru at some point during that game.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!
Where have you been all my life? or at least the last day or two?
in my bedroom...
wondering if burning twins gear with a flamethrower will help my frustrations.
(I know I keep mentioning the flamethrower. It’s very cool and I’m excited.)
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
I have a Joe Mauer shirt that I'm willing to donate to the cause.
but that willingness is like a limited time offer. soon my grudge will go away.
I'll be leaving for about 15 minutes
But I’ll be back
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
they should show more respect to their elders
Yeah, I get laughed at when I pull that, too. :)
I’ve been hanging out at the Dodgers SBN blog – I commented during both of their playoff games, both of which were wins, so they are expecting me back for Saturday’s game three and whatever other playoff games they play. :) Pretty cool folks over there.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I don't know
Next season is a ways off yet.
As I’m commenting I get the odd urge to post the penguin. At some point I will give in to the urge, I’m sure. :)
They even know about the Loons, which is pretty cool. :)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I forgot about that connection!
Are there any former Loons on the Dodgers currently that you know of?
not right now
But the team has only been the Great Lakes Loons since 2007, so it will take some time. There are a few guys I saw this year that I hope to see in a few years in the majors, which will be incredibly awesome.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Oh right right.
My dad got a signed jersey from one of the pitchers who had a sub 1.00 ERA. I’m hoping to see him in the bigs someday. Can’t remember his name at this moment though.
so I can't decide
Is it a good thing that I’m being sociable, or is it a bad thing that I’m talking on the computer? :D
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I think so too
It’s one thing to use the computer to avoid real life – it’s another thing to have a conversation where otherwise you would be yelling at the television alone. :)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I think theres a point where it becomes bad...
using it as a means to create a group baseball watching venture is never bad though.
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
My aim window just flashed orange
and I thought it meant someone talked on this window. Not sure if that means I spend too much time here, or I just expect to be talked to by you folks rather than my other friends.
I get really confused sometimes...
during gamethreads I’d be on here seeing things turn orangish, my messenger would start flashing at me, and I’d be trying to watch the game.
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
So I checked out Baroque in the TrueBlueLA GameThread
You know those scenes in a movie when someone’s looking through the restaurant window, standing outside in the rain?
(No anteaters involved.)
by Ian Casselberry on Oct 8, 2009 10:01 PM EDT reply actions
lol
A season of participating in game threads and I feel strange just WATCHING the game the way I used to. It’s so addicting to get involved in a conversation about the game instead of just watching.
Although I used to spend time crocheting and folding clothes and such during ballgames. That has kind of gone away a little bit. :D
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Cripes
This is neither here nor there, but it is freaking gross outside. Hot and humid. Screw Texas weather sometimes.
snow is in the forecast Saturday
just scattered snowshowers though, nothing real yet
by Kurt Mensching on Oct 8, 2009 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I think we may be scheduled for a light flurry down here either monday night or tuesday night.
I doubt we’ll get it though.
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
Don't get me wrong
I like being able to wear short sleeves 90% of the year, but when the humidity gets up there, it’s borderline unbearable
oppositeland!
when I have to put my sweaters away it makes me a bit sad!
And when it hits 90 it makes me want to die.
by Kurt Mensching on Oct 8, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I've been to Minute Maid Park a couple of times
that’s kind of a weird place to watch a baseball game.
baseball + roof = sadness
This game was made to be played outside. So was football.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Yeah
I’ve also been to Miller Park, which has the same kind of weird, futuristic vibe. From the outside, that one looks like a spaceship landed in the middle of Wisconsin. I prefer me the outdoors for baseball.
I like the hill in CF
The longest HR I ever saw in person was Lance Berkman clearing it by about 30 feet. My flabber was gasted on that one.
If I had my way...
I’d live in Michigans Upper Penninsula during the summer and somewhere kinda south during the winter.
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
technically i'm a troll, born in Detroit
a Trooper, we’re known as when we move north
by Kurt Mensching on Oct 8, 2009 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
He'd look good in a Tigers' uniform, though
Too bad he’s too expensive
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
And there's two of them now!
That’s what’s really blowing my mind.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Jhonny Nuñez
Relief pitcher for the White Sox. I think we saw him in the one game where we beat Freddy Garcia.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
that I think was actually a typo
On the birth certificate, and the parents just went with it. Agreeable people.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
My best friend's middle name was a mistake
It was supposed to be “Matthew,” after his father, but when it came time to do the birth certificate, his mom said/wrote “Michael” by mistake, and it stayed that way.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
just thinking out loud here...
but I really should document the fall colors this year.
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
I can do that...
Pretty pics for you guys and flamethrower video for demondeacon. got it.
Anyone else got any requests?
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
I'll just make everything public here...
unless Ian has a problem with me posting dangerous activity here.
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
of course the flamethrower might actually kill me/maim me...
so I might not even have the ability to post here again.
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
I'll speak for Ian
dangerous is fine, as long as it’s funny. OK, maybe I don’t have the authority to speak for him, but I like it!
I'll just put an "observe at your own risk" before the link...
that should make everything ok.
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
in the introduction thread
Someone posted pictures of their medical marajuana. As long as all is legal, I don’t expect there would be any problems. It’s illegal pictures like underage drinking that get people in trouble.
Nothing like being smart enough to document wrongdoings online for all to see. :D
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I'm not exactly sure if this is legal...
but maybe if I start calling it a “cooker” and roast a marshmallow with it all legal concerns shall be taken care of as well.
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
yes you should
Just starting to get good – and you need to catch them before the first windstorm takes all the leaves off the trees.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
off day in that series?
I know they lost the first game.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Other than getting inundated with Joe Mauer ads, nothing
They play tomorrow. Lost 7-2 last night.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Make it 14-4 tomorrow
Double the misery.
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by john.kmiecik on Oct 8, 2009 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
That would be sweet.
I can’t bring myself to cheer for the Twins. Just too fresh of a pain.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Yeah, I was thinking about the "zombie Twins" joke
I was reminded of “Night of the Living Dead,” and if that’s the case, we’re the dude that got shot right at the end.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Few of us were saying on Twitter we feel lonely
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by john.kmiecik on Oct 8, 2009 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Also, I'm not even watching the damn game
I’m just here to talk shop.
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by john.kmiecik on Oct 8, 2009 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
alot of the conversation isn't even baseball...
and yet we’re almost at that overflow.
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
So I went over to TrueBlue LA and was immediately told that Verlander is a stud
I’m liking those guys already.
Especially after last year
2100 Woodward and Twitter
by john.kmiecik on Oct 8, 2009 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm going to go ahead
and call that one an outlier. 2006 and 2007 led up to 2009. He lost his GPS in 2008.
My GPS, Frank, leads me astray a lot. Especially in Houston.
Maybe JV’s GPS just got lost on messy freeways.
I was looking back through the Game Threads earlier today and found the first one I ever commented in
It was back in April, against the Angels, and it was the last of the “Bad Verlander” starts. The attitude toward him was downright brutal. I’m glad that went away.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh no, I didn't mean to say 2008 was indicative of anything
Just that the two back-to-back seasons are one helluva contrast, makes 2009 shine even better.
2100 Woodward and Twitter
by john.kmiecik on Oct 8, 2009 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Didn't think you were
If anything, it’s indicative that now he knows how to make adjustments. Like throwing 95 again. lol
I don't know that I'd say I'm joining the bandwagon.
I just want to pick a team to cheer for. They’re there, so they’re it. Come the end of their run I won’t care anymore—whether they win or lose.
same thing!
gotta have a postseason team to root for, may as well be them!
by Kurt Mensching on Oct 8, 2009 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I rooted for the Rays and Dodgers last year
Rays cuz they were a good story, Dodgers just cuz I like them anyways.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I really don't know who to pull for in AAAA
Dodgers I guess, since we all seem to be throwing our support that way.
2100 Woodward and Twitter
by john.kmiecik on Oct 8, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
a lot of them were cheering for the Tigers
At least that’s what they told me. Maybe they were just being polite.
But when I told them that I was cheering for Clayton Kershaw because I saw him in the minors a couple years ago and they immediately mentioned the Great Lakes Loons – and linked to a post covering most of the players! – they won me over. What can I say, I’m vulnerable to a rebound relationship. :)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
This
Posted over there showing my support and was welcome loudly and quickly
2100 Woodward and Twitter
by john.kmiecik on Oct 8, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
don't hit the hay to hard...
animals tend to eat that stuff. Hate for it to be crushed.
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
goodnight!
I’m glad Ian is leaving a spot for us to hang out. Otherwise we might just keep adding comments onto whatever stale thread was at the top of the page!
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
well I am not a facebook or twitter person
It seems too much work to document my life. I spend enough time on the computer as it is already. :)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I spend WAY to much time on facebook.
it’s to my point where someone probably needs to intervene.
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
that's why I don't get involved in computer games
I have a feeling that all my time would just be sucked into the computer screen, so I don’t even get started.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
+1
I demand “comment of the thread”, Ian.
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by john.kmiecik on Oct 8, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
the Dodgers fans were impressed by our plethora of overflow threads, too
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Yeah, that's a truth.
They tend to just post a bunch of new posts instead of stringing out like we do, too. I imagine this is a nightmare on mobile folks.
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by john.kmiecik on Oct 8, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Also holy crap... no grand slams in the regular season for the Halos?
Wowwwww.
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by john.kmiecik on Oct 8, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I was in my car today...
and while I was turning the radio to our local rock station I thought to myself “wouldn’t it be cool if rob zombie was playing?” Guess what was on when switched to the station.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOlI0UtLDk4
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
Still going through this Beatles box set
I’ll add it to my queue though
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by john.kmiecik on Oct 8, 2009 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
RAGE
Nah, just kidding. I’m a fan of just about all genres of music, and I really like listening to things like the Beatles, Muddy Waters et al. to see how they helped shape and influence the music that came after them.
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by john.kmiecik on Oct 8, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
me too...
my mp3 player goes from Dragonforce to Chris Cornell to Beethoven to Irish folk music to The Ramones to Aceyalone.
It’s a big part of my own music.
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
the world would be boring
If everyone liked the same things.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
When I was driving home last night from work, there were two radio stations playing the exact same Ted Nugent song at the exact same time
I’ve never had that happen before.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
when I was in college
For about a two week period whenever my roomie turned on her radio it was in the middle of Fred Bear. She started to joke that Fred Bear was stalking her across campus.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Very often when I leave work, a Rush song is playing on the radio
Usually “Limelight,” but occasionally it’s another song that I don’t know the name of.
And when I’m driving TO work, oftentimes they will play Bob Seger’s “Turn the Page.”
I am getting tired of these three songs.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Swinging third on Vlad with bases loaded
That sound you heard was Anaheim losing their minds.
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Wow, Vlad is GARBAGE in the playoffs
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/guerrvl01.shtml#batting_postseason
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by john.kmiecik on Oct 8, 2009 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Missed that
Looking now, but hilarious.
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by john.kmiecik on Oct 8, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Here's the Shyster link
although, I guess it’s not technically Shysterball since it’s from his NBC gig.
holy cow that's bad
He’s such a good hitter I just figured he would be good in the playoffs, too.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Who is your most hated player in the bigs?
Kevin Youklis. Hated him before Ricky the Kidd tossed his ass to the ground, and that was just too sweet for me.
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tough
A-Rod, just because he comes across as such a phoney. Kevin Youklis. Barry Bonds because he acted as though it was far too much effort to bother being civil to people, and was always such a surly ass toward everyone.
Crede and Cuddyer and Thome because they kill us.
AJ (of course). And also Nick Punto.
I guess AJ has to be number one.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I really don't know...
but you can pretty much include everyone on the Yankee’s, Bosox, and Indians.
As long as Jeter wheres those damn pin stripes I will hate him. And since he’ll probably retire in them I will always hate him. Goes for every player on those teams who might be considered generally a “good guy.”
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by default
it has to be a white sock.
by Kurt Mensching on Oct 8, 2009 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
mine is their short stop...
I can’t even think of his name but my hate is completely irrational. I have no clue why I hate him but whenever I look at him I just get angry.
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Uhhhhhhhh
Alexei? Is that their SS? I can’t remember.
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by john.kmiecik on Oct 8, 2009 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
yes Alexei Ramirez
I don’t mind him I just like the douchy hair-dyed types
by Kurt Mensching on Oct 8, 2009 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Alexei Ramirez is so skeletal though!
I can’t stand to look at him. Why don’t they feed him?
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
built like a string bean
I hate anyone like that just on general principles. No one should have an easy time being that thin.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Hee hee
TrueBlue LA is starting to get overwhelmed by the influx of Tiger fans. One guy said he kinda felt bad for rooting for the Twins.
hee hee
We are visiting out of love. And a team that according to them (I didn’t pay too much attention to the pundits about the NL) wasn’t picked to do anything, despite an excellent record and very good pitching. Makes no sense to me.
But ESPN is stupid, so they have no need of sense.
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they are thrilled to be beating the Cardinals when a bunch of pundits were expecting them to not only lose but be swept
Which I do not get. They aren’t a crappy team. At least give them a CHANCE against the Cardinals or you are just going to look silly.
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They're an excellent team
who built up a big lead and pulled off the throttle. And Billigsley kinda imploded for a bit, Kuroda got hurt etc.
Apparently the ESPN "brain trust" decided the LA bullpen was a weakness.
But ESPN is so full of fail they would need an overflow of fail if they were a blog.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
No bullpen
featuring Jonathan Broxton’s fat ass is a weakness. That dude is everything I wish Joel Zumaya would be.
Seriously.
I see that friggin tank come up to the mound and dream of better days.
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by john.kmiecik on Oct 8, 2009 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Boy do they get ANGRY when someone posts a pic
Wouldn’t last long here, some of them :P
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by john.kmiecik on Oct 8, 2009 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, that's true
Pictures help break it up now and again though
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by john.kmiecik on Oct 8, 2009 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
their own fault if they haven't mastered the technology of the OVERFLOW!
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ALL HAIL IAN
Hang on, I’ll get the bike pump for his ego! (kidding, kidding)
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by john.kmiecik on Oct 8, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't mind as long as people dont go overboard, which sometimes happens
but I’m probably in the minority view, I know most enjoy it
by Kurt Mensching on Oct 8, 2009 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Used to suck at my old apartment
Had barely faster than dialup speeds, so it crippled threads for me. It gets a bit much at times but it usually passes pretty quickly.
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by john.kmiecik on Oct 8, 2009 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I try to remember to shrink my pics down...
but jesus zoidberg will never be shrunk.
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how do you shrink a picture?
I just look at the pixel dimensions and if it is big, I don’t use it.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Easy way is to upload to imageshack.us
That’ll resize on the fly for you
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by john.kmiecik on Oct 8, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
640×630, probably still going to look huge. Down from 3000×3000ish original and only took a few seconds.
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by john.kmiecik on Oct 8, 2009 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
You don’t even have to make an account though, you can just upload from the front page
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by john.kmiecik on Oct 8, 2009 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I see much goofing off with images for practice in my future!
Thanks.
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No problem
Do your part to control the pixel population, please spay and neuter your gigantic images.
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by john.kmiecik on Oct 8, 2009 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
you can do it within photobucket also...
it’s an option if you click on your own photo.
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thx
I have an account, but haven’t had time to do much with it yet. I do need to get my vacation pictures from Sleeping Bear Dunes up so my friends can see the ghost forest and the dunes and Lake Michigan and stuff. Maybe this weekend (especially if it’s rainy) I’ll actually sit down and take care of it.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I was looking over my Flickr photostream for the game I went to this year
For some reason, every photo has a single digit number of views except for one photo of Edwin Jackson which has 29 views. I thought that was weird.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm probably guilty
of going overboard from time to time. Rally Mickey Rourke probably being an example. lol
the excitement of the moment
sometimes makes us do silly things. :)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
No kidding
Picture, 1000 words, etc.
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by john.kmiecik on Oct 8, 2009 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I know I was a repeat offender of posting images that were too large
That’s something I’m going to work on in the offseason. That and learn how to swing properly so I can play softball next summer.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I want to learn how to fill out a score card properly
My mom used to, because she was the oldest and would have to keep track of what happened at games so she could fill in her dad after he came back from a bathroom break.
I don’t know why, just a semi-useless skill that I think would be unusual to have.
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Start now
Just print out a couple blank ones and go to town
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by john.kmiecik on Oct 8, 2009 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
too much multitasking
I’m already simultaneously watching the game, commenting on at least one blog (sometimes more) and sometimes trying to fold laundry or something at the same time. :)
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I taught myself how to keep score during the offseason last year
I just brought up archived games on MLB.tv and went at it. But it’s been so long that I’d have to almost re-teach myself.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
that's why I want to wait until the offseason
Right now I want to concentrate on the games, not how to record what happened.
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too many laughs come out of pictures
Tough sometimes to know how big they are until they are posted, but I try to avoid the big ones.
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Did it have the cute Indian girl?
If so, I approve.
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by john.kmiecik on Oct 8, 2009 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't remember
I just remember that my subject line was something derogatory (and likely profane) about Gordon Beckham on a White Sox thread.
I remember posting an enormous picture of a waffle cone once
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
that was huge
And really, really delicious looking. I think it prompted about six people to run to the kitchen for ice cream immediately!
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I remember that...
I also remember when someone went to post “and Rodney shuts them down!” but posted “and Rodney shits them down!” instead.
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I made a major Freudian slip once
I was trying to say that “uneven pantlegs drive me nuts” and I said something else that makes no sense considering my gender.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Lester's a nice feel-good story
Cancer survivor and all…
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
(Looks up Lester's age)
Oh, dear, he’s younger than me (not by much, though).
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
holy crap
I just heard Torii Hunter hit a three run homer and looked at the television – and it’s in the fifth inning already?!?
I guess I wasn’t paying very much attention to the game. hee hee :)
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I don't remember him doing that with the Twins
Maybe he’s gone Hollywood since he moved to the West coast.
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haha.
I imagine someone got into his ear about it in Minnesota. He’s the antithesis of Granderson.
by StringTheory on Oct 8, 2009 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Lackey is filthy tonight
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by john.kmiecik on Oct 8, 2009 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
This is really mean...
But I saw an interview of Lackey once, and he sounds like Dudley Do-Right
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 8, 2009 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
okay, I'd really better get some sleep now
Considering I was up far too late last night for the first game of the Dodgers series. Catch everyone later. :)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Well, this studying thing isn't working out
So I’m off to bed. I’ll have to not pay attention in Kinetics again (very easy to do, by the way).
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