May Open Thread
by Kurt Mensching on May 21, 2010 9:02 PM EDT
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PrintThe Tigers finally got a day off after 20 consecutive days with games. I think I'll do the same around here today and just take it slow.
Use this open thread however you want and then we'll sticky it for the rest of the month.
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reading on twitter that DD is at ernie's viewing this morning
and that he’s shaking each fan’s hand. I’m pretty proud to be a fan of this organization every day, but especially this week.
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yes, it was on the news
there were several there from the organization and DD was at the end of the reception line, shaking hands with fans (mourners) as they passed him on the way out. It’s very touching. Also, draped over the casket there is a huge spay of orange and blue flowers, which i also though was very moving because Mr. Harwell was Tiger Basball.
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+1
DD is the man.
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There's a video on mlive.com
Showing interviews with some of the fans at Co Pa, and DD is there, shaking hands and holding a cup of coffee. There was a line- seemed to be well organized, and an open casket for folks to come and pay their respects to Ernie. Well done, IMO.
If anyone goes by there, let us know what it’s like for those of us that can’t make it.
Agreed.
The Tigers (or the Red Wings) never fail to be classy.
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Happy Mother's Day
My mother became a Tigers fan because of me. The game’s ended before my bedtime and she would listen to them herself to tell me the score in the morning. I am sure she heard Ernie many times. She followed the Tigers for several of the years that I didn’t.
She died in 2001 at age 79. I will be in Michigan on Sunday and plan to stop at her grave.
I wish all the Tiger Mom’s on BYB a Happy Mother’s Day.
Delaware Gary
I can't forget to send my check for the BYB meetup...
when all my bills are paid for the month. Plus I have to renew my license.
Raise your hand if you’re poor.
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*raises hand*
Mortgages suck.
Blatant Twitter Promotion
by rock n rye on May 6, 2010 11:31 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
*raises hand*
College: one giant money suck.
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by David Tokarz on May 6, 2010 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
and I think I remember you mentioning law school in a prior post
It just gets worse.
There's two pieces of good news
1. My grades are high enough to get me into a top 40 law school.
2. I’m going into the Navy, which should help solve the problem of finding a job.
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nice
JAG program looks like an excellent way to go if you’re willing to make the commitment.
Law School sucks, and taking the bar exam is even worse
I never went with the intention of joining a large firm. Just hung out my own shingle and work for myself.
Yeah, I didn't have Big Law expectations either
and I’m very happy with the small firm I’m with. But I have a lot of very bright classmates who never found any job or became disillusioned very quickly. Many or most probably wouldn’t do it over.
But everything I’ve heard about the JAG program has been positive; it’s just a huge commitment. Kudos to David for serving his country and gaining a great experience, assuming all goes well. Good luck!
plus they had a totally kick-ass TV show.
In a long distance relationship with the Tigers--and, yes, we're doing fine.
right here
Currently on terminal leave, retiring on 31 may after 21 years
by Rick Chaffee on May 19, 2010 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions
What kind of law?
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by David Tokarz on May 6, 2010 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Fun
I’m looking at criminal and civil- I really want to litigate.
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by David Tokarz on May 6, 2010 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I will disclose myself as a lawyer
I’ve been practicing in a big firm in chicago for ten years and just hung a shingle myself. Good luck to you all. It’s brutal out there.
BYB needs a non-lawyers club
I’m starting to think we’re out numbered.
by Kurt Mensching on May 7, 2010 7:59 AM EDT up reply actions
I detest lawyers almost without exception
Had too many friends and family members screwed royally by reprehensible venomous snakes in smarmy lawyer suits. >:(
(Please note the ALMOST. So far the folks here have been atypical – meaning actual human beings with principles and morals and such.)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Science nerd and proud of it!
Many are the dregs of humanity.
But some of my best friends are lawyers!
Dontrelle Willis apologist.
Litigation is very fun and rewarding
also maddening at times. Strong writing skills are probably most important, which you appear to have.
Sounds like debate :D
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you and whoever else
we still haven’t gotten anyone else’s, so it’s standing at ten people right now.
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I'll have it sent out in a couple of weeks.
just in time.
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Volunteering...
It doesn’t pay.
My two favorite teams are the Tigers and Brewers. Drunk tigers. That sounds about right.
Me in 140 characters
And by that, I mean, I am volunteering
And it still doesn’t pay.
My two favorite teams are the Tigers and Brewers. Drunk tigers. That sounds about right.
Me in 140 characters
College student
’nuff said
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by SabreRoseTiger on May 6, 2010 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions
raises hand
Mortgages, bills in general, and needing to pay for house repairs suck.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Science nerd and proud of it!
The MLB At-Bat app had an oops
In their story about Eric Byrnes getting released, they put a picture of Cabrera instead.
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Something with the M's...
I was watching the M’s/Rays last night and when they were showing the graphic for the Rays defense, BJ Upton’s picture was actually Ben Zobrist. Race fail.
by ChrisDTX on May 6, 2010 11:26 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
that's definitely my laptop background
In a long distance relationship with the Tigers--and, yes, we're doing fine.
That's not the most painful-looking picture involving a catcher I've seen
This is:
Check out Coco Crisp’s face and left hand. Ouch.
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by SabreRoseTiger on May 6, 2010 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Getting old
In a couple of weeks, I’ll be closer to 40 than I am to 30. My first softball game of the season is tomorrow (with a high temp of 51 and rain forecasted…yay?), and I hurt my shoulder sleeping. Is this how it’s gonna be for the next 40 years?
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Just don't wrestle with any pillows
by ChrisDTX on May 6, 2010 12:41 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
after 40
things begin to ache in places you didn’t know existed prior to 40…
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Screw bed
Caffene and gingko biloba. It’s how I roll.
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by David Tokarz on May 6, 2010 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions
So
Last exam today. Hooray!
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My last exam was yesterday
Now I get a week off before summer classes start.
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by SabreRoseTiger on May 6, 2010 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Youch
I feel sorry for you…
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I'll be taking fewer classes than I would during the school year
Besides, this way it takes six years to get the PharmD instead of eight (like it is at a lot of other schools). I’ve got two years to go.
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by SabreRoseTiger on May 6, 2010 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Fair enough
I thought pharm school was only 4 years?
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by David Tokarz on May 6, 2010 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
The graduate portion of pharmacy school (where you get the PharmD) is four years at most colleges
Since UT has you taking summer classes, that part is only two years. It’s a six-year program total because you spend the first four years getting a Bachelor’s degree (never mind the fact that I already had one of those).
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by SabreRoseTiger on May 6, 2010 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Day off?
Good call, Kurt.
I’d venture a guess everyone is emotionally spent after the last few days.
I'm owner/editor of The Wayne Fontes Experience and a deputy editor at Bless You Boys.
Emotionally spent?
More like a passing a kidney stone for 72 consecutive hours.
by ChrisDTX on May 6, 2010 1:04 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I guess we just aren't as hardcore as miguel olivo
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When I heard about that
all I could think of was that Seinfeld episode where Kramer passed a kidney stone at the circus.
by ChrisDTX on May 6, 2010 3:01 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Zing!
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by David Tokarz on May 6, 2010 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
we all need a little break from baseball really
but bright and early friday, back on the train.
by Kurt Mensching on May 6, 2010 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Another Ernie Tribute
An excellent video tribute from the MLB Network.
http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=7844465&c_id=det
I'm a little PO'ed at MLBTR
Okay, maybe it’s not the kind of website that carries news like Ernie’s passing. They don’t report on games and such, and the focus is on transactions (their latest is a look ahead at Tiger payroll issues next winter), but they shoved the Ernie story, without even a link, into a post on Milton Bradley’s latest tantrum and other “odds and ends”. I like MLBTR, and I check it out regularly, but Ernie deserves better than that. They even got the time of his public viewing wrong.
I honestly don't even read MLBTR anymore.
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I still like reading it for a general impression of things (though I stay out of the comments cuz a lot of the people in there are idiots)
But since they changed their site design, the page doesn’t display properly half the time.
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by SabreRoseTiger on May 6, 2010 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions
MLBTR does a good job of collecting trade and contract information, IMO
It’s a good site to check out in the off season
I agree.
But they flood my RSS feeds and any major moves I can find out about through numerous other blogs that also give me great information about the player(s).
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The twitter makes it sort of useless...
by ChrisDTX on May 6, 2010 5:31 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Truth.
My old blog is Tigers By The Numbers.
Now I write at Bless You Boys.
Like music? See what I'm listening to at my Last.fm account.
I read it mostly during the offseason or late july
by Kurt Mensching on May 6, 2010 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Agree. I have resisted Facebook and Twitter thus far.
I waste enough time doing this kinda crap as it is! lol.
If I want a good laugh
I read MLBTR comments. Apparently the Red Sox and Yankees can buy and trade for any player of their choosing! Oh, armchair GM’s. Sigh.
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I read Yahoo Sports comment sections for my laughs.
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Same here
80% of the comments just call the writers idiots, yet misspell words/have awful grammatical errors in them. It’s the epitome of irony.
and they right a$$...
to get through the profanity filter instead of finding a more intelligent way to say “ass.”
On that note I’m glad SBNation doesn’t filter my profanity.
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I'd like to quote the Offspring (and issue a warning)
stupid dumb shit god damn mother fucker.
If I couldn’t write that during close games, I’d go crazy during gamethread’s.
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I remember one post where a bunch of commenters (not necessarily Tigers fans) thought that the Tigers should trade for Adrian Gonzalez and sign Cliff Lee in the offseason
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by SabreRoseTiger on May 6, 2010 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Cliff Lee sounds okay
and halfway plausible?
There are some real nut jobs posting over there
I feel it’s my duty to sort them out about 2% of the time, like when they get notions about the Tigers.
I miss Clete Thomas and his energy and defense
A bit random, I know, but I think he needs to be called up
instead of Boesch?
If they cut Kelly, he’d have to clear waivers, and they’d have no legit backup for Inge. Guillen would be more legit than Raburn, Santiago, etc.
I have no problems losing Kelly
And we don’t need a legit back up for Inge. If he gets injured, we call up Larish.
by Cecil_Fielder on May 6, 2010 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I disagree. We needed a backup for Inge three months last year, injured or not.
Heaven forbid Leyland should actually pinch hit for him when we need a runner moved up!
Raburn could play third
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by David Tokarz on May 6, 2010 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I disagree. Of all the positions he butchers, third base is his worst position.
His minor league stats show an alarming error rate at both third and second, and he’s kept it up in the majors. I’d rather have Cabrera back at the hot corner.
I said could
He’s not horribl… okay, he is horrible, but he’s got a bunch of bat.
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by David Tokarz on May 6, 2010 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought he'd finally get a shot to hit with Guillen out
but Leyland gives most of the AB’s now to Boesch
Yes, and that's way cool.
But RR is in a spot kinda like Thames was. Every time it looks like he’ll get a shot, he doesn’t.
Just curious
When will they announce Player of the Month for April? Or did they do it already and I missed it?
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That's Tigers Player of the Month
However, buried in that story, I got my answer. They gave it to Robinson Cano (strange that I never saw an article on it go by on mlb.com). Oh, and I already knew that Ajax was Rookie of the Month.
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by SabreRoseTiger on May 6, 2010 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions
ohhh my bad, thought you meant tigers
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What other rookies are contenders for the Rookie of the Year?
by DetroitTigersGeek on May 6, 2010 5:23 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
In the AL...AJax. Mitch Talbot has good numbers.
Other than that I’m struggling to think of anyone who will get enough reps. Matusz in Baltimore was my preseason pick.
In the NL it’s Heyward and eventually Stanton and Strasburg.
by ChrisDTX on May 6, 2010 5:34 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I think mlbtr had michael saunders on the list
he hasn’t gotten a call up yet though and I heard he’s not doing so awesome so far this year in AAA anyway
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There are too many smart people on this blog
Med students, lawyers etc. And here I sit drinking beer and making dick and fart jokes. I’m overmatched!
by ChrisDTX on May 6, 2010 7:26 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Hah! I'd get along with you a whole lot better than some stuffy bunch of lawyers!
My brother owns an Irish pub on a golf course in Maui. Who’s the smart one?
Yes, law students are mostly terrible, don't feel overmatched
We’re on here because it’s mostly better than work. Also, law turns people into dullards, if they ever had senses of humor. Your wit is widely renowned in these parts. So we are overmatched.
There are the cool law dogs and then the majority.
When a lawyer is cool, they transcend normal coolness; it’s just a rule that they get to keep some of their soul and wit.
Dontrelle Willis apologist.
Lawyers are the last group of people that I'd want to party with.
I mean, it’s cool to banter with them in the course of working and all that, but in my spare time, I get as far away from them as possible. Getting caught up in that rat race is a recipe for unhappiness, IMO. If I won the lottery tomorrow, I’d close my office and go to baseball and hockey games full time.
Dude
Lawyers suck. And I say that as a future lawyer.
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by David Tokarz on May 6, 2010 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
my names madpoopz...
and I work in a meijer deli and currently do not go to college.
I like fart jokes.
But than again I was a quality inspector for the automotive, airplane, and medical industries before the deli thing. And I was paying for college myself until I started making half as much.
I guess it’s not what you do or where you go that makes you smart.
This has been Madpoopz inspirational talk for non-lawyers/non-graduate students out there.
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Quality inspector?
So you had little stickers?
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by David Tokarz on May 6, 2010 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
no.
the parts were marked based upon how my customers wanted them to be marked (if at all). For automotive parts various paint dots were used for different meaning (example: yellow dot on the CV end of a LX Halfshaft indicated that the polarity of the ABS ring was all good).
With the medical industry we didn’t do much inspection, but made sure that their equipment was properly calibrated. Airplane stuff was something my company was just sorta getting into when I got laid off.
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That actually sounds pretty cool
Especially as a job to put yourself through school… sorry about the cuts buddy.
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by David Tokarz on May 6, 2010 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
sounds cool...
but it’s a terrible place to work. Maybe another company would’ve been nice. But I was getting paid minimum wage to work for both divisions of our company, sorting/inspection and calibration. I spent most of my time alone in a car driving to some obscure factory and when I did spend time with my actual coworkers they thought I was the boss. And in the fact that my coworkers were all junkies of some sort. I ended up doing lots of work for very little money for the work.
But it looks good on a resume, and I like working in a deli.
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I put myself through college
inspecting breast implants for a prosthetics company.
…you might think I’m kidding. But you’d be wrong.
A lifelong Tigers fan
I believe it.
basically everything that comes out of manufacturers needs to be inspected. Especially items from the medical, automotive, and aviation fields.
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I try. :)
Ironically I grew up bee keeping with my Grandpa.
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I'll leave the titles to the Tigers.
I’m fine with “specialty clerk” right now.
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Looking in on the Mud Hens game from time to time (box score, since I don't have MiLB.tv but I should)
It doesn’t look like it’s going to be Armando’s night. Just gave up a 3-run HR to Josh Bell (though the fact that I’ve heard of this kid would indicate that he’s a highly thought-of prospect). One of the baserunners that scored was Joey Gathright who reached on a bunt single, however.
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Did Gathright jump over a car on his way to first?
by ChrisDTX on May 6, 2010 7:55 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I don't know, but he had another infield single in the third that led to more trouble
A strikeout, two walks, and a bases-clearing double later, and Norfolk now has six runs on the board. Sigh. So much for all you guys saying good things about AG again…
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by SabreRoseTiger on May 6, 2010 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Meh
everybody has a bad night. Acquiring AG is one of DD’s under the radar heists. At least he had 1 good season at the big league level, right?
by ChrisDTX on May 6, 2010 8:33 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Armando's biggest issue last year was confidence
He went after hitters in 2008. He attacked them, and didn’t worry about them putting the ball in play. He was due for a regression based on his peripherals, but there’s no reason he can’t be a very good 4 or 5 starter if he regains his confidence and his command of the strike zone. I thought he was a great candidate to trade after the 2008 season. I thought that DD might ‘sell high’ on him, but that didn’t happen.
I think injury played a role last year as well
He had some elbow problems, and I think he kept them a secret longer than he’ll admit. His pitches just looked different from how they did in 2008, and I guess it was a bad sort of different. I only saw him once on TV in spring training and I haven’t seen much of him with the Mud Hens, but his pitches seem to look more like they did in 2008, and I’m definitely with you that when he’s healthy he has the stuff to be a solid middle of the rotation guy in the bigs. Plus I think he’s smart and knows how to work hitters (Now, “smart” does not necessarily equal “confident,” as last year will attest to). Hopefully this is just a one-time bad outing and he gets back on track his next start.
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by SabreRoseTiger on May 6, 2010 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Bell is really good
3B of the future for Baltimore.
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by David Tokarz on May 6, 2010 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Make that 5- 0 after one. Franzen has four goals in the first 5 min 30 seconds of the game.
Caught em napping, I guess.
Seriously, if they can't hold on to that lead, they don't deserve to win
Go Wings.
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by SabreRoseTiger on May 6, 2010 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Not screweing around, are we?
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by David Tokarz on May 6, 2010 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Going to the Mudhens game on Sunday in Norfolk.
Looking forward to the Ruddy Lugo – Brandon Erbe matchup. At least the offense should keep the kids interested.
Where is Randy Smith when you need him?
Read today that Carl Crawford declared
that he will NOT be in Tampa next year.
We’ll have the money to sign him next year.
A great defensive LF with speed to burn and batting left handed to take
place Damon’s spot in the order, right behind Ajax.
JUST A THOUGHT
We'll have to outbid the Yankees for his services
Then again, everyone thought the Yankees would be all over Matt Holiday and they weren’t
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by SabreRoseTiger on May 6, 2010 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
What Crawford said was
that they’d have “the core group together. Me and Carlos (Pena) are the only ones leaving”. The media takes that to mean he doesn’t expect to be back. Love to have Crawford, but I dunno if DD will spend $ 15 mil a year in addition to the $ 20 mil a year plus each that they’ll be giving to Verlander and Cabrera.
Rather have Jayson Werth
Probably a little cheaper and I prefer the power.
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by David Tokarz on May 6, 2010 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
but Werth is right handed and is more suited for RF (Magglio will be there)
and whatever SS we get will be right handed as well.
I think we’ll want to have a left handed bat in the 2-hole behind Jackson.
by Cecil_Fielder on May 6, 2010 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't care about cheaper- that goes in Illitch's pockets
but I’d rather have the speedy lefty in the 2 or 3 hole, with amazing defense in Co Pa
LA Angels
Or the Yanks will get Crawford.
These or maybe Seattle… That’d be a sick outfield defense: Crawford, Guitierrez, Ichiro.
by DetroitTigersGeek on May 6, 2010 10:53 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Wow, the Orioles actually beat the Twins
2-0. Bergesen outpitches Pavano.
Toronto leads the White Sox 2-0 in the ninth. KC and Texas are slugging it out. Texas has the 11-9 lead right now.
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Alberto Callaspo just hit a two-run HR, so the Rangers and Royals are tied 11-11
How weird is that game? Scott Podsednik has a 3-run HR.
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by SabreRoseTiger on May 6, 2010 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Podsednik's
went in to the upper deck, even.
by ChrisDTX on May 6, 2010 10:46 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
So with my off day...
which amazingly enough occurred on an actual day off for me I bought new shoes, tested them out with a 4 mile hike through the woods, and made an italian sub using meat that made a fellow co-worker fetch for me.
Overall a good day. Hopefully I’ll be around to watch baseball tomorrow.
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With my day off...
I got yelled at by all 3 of my music directors!!! Yay!
Oh wait…
by DetroitTigersGeek on May 6, 2010 10:54 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
College music program or High School?
either way band directors are always ass holes, especially high school ones.
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My friends love the Wake one...
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by David Tokarz on May 6, 2010 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
mostly it's high school directors...
they have this superiority complex because generally they are more highly educated than everyone else in the building.
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High School.
Ugh. Can’t wait to graduate!!!
by DetroitTigersGeek on May 6, 2010 11:10 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I feel sorry for ya...
watcha play by the way or are you choir or some other music thing?
I played trumpet for concert/symphonic/jazz and mellowphone for marching band. Plus I played bass for jazz as well.
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Choir, symphonic band, full orchestra, jazz band
I have a lot of fun though.
I song tenor or baritone and I also play the trumpet! I like classical settings better, but I also enjoy playing jazz.
by DetroitTigersGeek on May 6, 2010 11:31 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
A sang tenor in a church choir for a bit...
but I agree on the classical settings.
I recommend this song for all music fans: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDRoL7ziDP4
I haven’t touched my trumpet since I graduated. I’m strictly a bass/guitar player now. I really sucked at trumpet.
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Nice song. I love choir music!
And our choir recieved a perfect score at state festival this year! (sorry to brag… And promote- we are on YouTube, under my username: CrazyCatMan13. Sorry to plug my choir…)
I’m also excited for Michigan Youth Arts Festival next week. Our choir is singing there and I’m playing in All-State Band. Fun stuff!
by DetroitTigersGeek on May 7, 2010 12:12 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
that's awesome!!!
Our symphonic band always got perfect scores at festival also. Takes alot of work to do it thats for sure. Band is the only thing from high school I miss I think.
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in line with my hike earlier...
here are some pics I took alone the way. (I had to throw in a glamor shot of myself)
http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a212/sonosuke32000/Tobico%20Marsh/
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be glad.
mine would throw hissy fits if he didn’t get his way.
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hemming and hawing
I REALLY want to go see Greinke vs. CJ Wilson tomorrow in arlington. free place to stay and everything… but I only have one friend that’d go and she’s a big maybe until the last minute. four hour drive on my own… can I do it?
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I am also wishy-washy
Not sure if I want to deal with the Friday night fireworks crowd. I should’ve gone tonight – that was an insane game.
by ChrisDTX on May 7, 2010 12:37 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I basically just made up my mind that I'm gonna go.
I still don’t know if I have a companion but whatever. I’ve done longer drives by myself.
you should come. we can make fun of people together. and sneak guinness down to the lower level.. stupid booze rules
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Andre Ethier is fucking retarded
a walkoff grand slam. That’s like, what, 62 career walkoff HR’s for him?
by ChrisDTX on May 7, 2010 1:46 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
He walked off from a walkoff with a walkoff.
He’s stuck in a recursive loop.
Dontrelle Willis apologist.
Six walk off hits last year and two already this year for Ethier
I wanted to trade Maggs for him after 2007 and got sternly rebuked.
Trading Ethier for Milton Bradley was a win, win for the Dodgers and the Dodgers.
So go see Iron Man 2
Like, now.
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I haven't seen Iron Man 1 yet!!!
I’ve been told I’d like it by three different people and so I’ve borrowed my parents’ DVD of it but right now it’s sitting in front of the DVD player and I haven’t sat down to watch it yet.
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by SabreRoseTiger on May 7, 2010 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions
I liked it...
but I wasn’t wowed by it. That’s my general attitude toward most comic based movies though.
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Seeing it tonight.
And already downloaded it…
by DetroitTigersGeek on May 7, 2010 3:42 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
IM2 was okay.
There was fun but they tried to have too many things in not enough time.
Dontrelle Willis apologist.
A little bit of that, yes
But it wasn’t too crowded. Taking a bit longer to explain some other stuff would have been nice.
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I would have liked more explanation about Whiplash
And an actual chance to hate the character for more than being mad at Tony Stark.
Dontrelle Willis apologist.
This is true
Adding 10 or so minutes would have helped that and it probably wouldn’t have overburdened the film so much.
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No. It's not THAT bad...
It’s a passable superhero film. Really entertaining and good for a #2 film in a franchise.
Not as good as the original though.
Loved the acting, decent enough storyline, semi-hastily thrown together characterization of the supporting cast, and anti-climactic battle sequences. What I did like about it, was the fact that the “shoot-em-up” stuff fluff wasn’t the climax to the movie. And that Iron Man doesn’t resent his “power”. He loves himself, which is different from other superhero films.
by DetroitTigersGeek on May 8, 2010 9:25 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
And...
STICK AROUND AFTER THE CREDITS!!!!
by DetroitTigersGeek on May 8, 2010 9:30 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
And...
I loved the Captain America reference!
It’s quite funny!
by DetroitTigersGeek on May 8, 2010 9:37 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
haha
Totally. I really want to spoil it… I’ve been screaming his name for the past 2 days.
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Okay, I finally got around to seeing the first Iron Man movie
I do believe that’s the first movie I’ve seen that has Jeff Bridges in it.
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by SabreRoseTiger on May 11, 2010 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Good movie
Just saw it last night. Scarlett Johansson FTW
by Rob Rogacki on May 15, 2010 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions
I rented the movie Sugar from Blockbuster tonight
I’ll let you know how it is when I watch it tomorrow. I’ve heard good things.
I don't know what the hell you're talking about.
I just got done watching this flick, and it was absolutely spellbinding. A definite must-watch for all baseball fans.
One of the film studies professors at Wake recommended it
I’ll have to check it out.
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So have I
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iPad = ok
Used one that my dad got from work earlier tonight. The spell check feature is ok, unless you’re trying to spell something that isn’t in the iPad’s vocabulary. It is absolutely not a replacement for an actual laptop, more like a giant iPhone that doesn’t take pictures (seriously, add a webcam) or make phone calls. It was pretty cool to lay on the couch and mess around in the game thread (about 80% of my comments tonight were via iPad). If you want one, I would definitely recommend waiting for version 2.0 unless you have a fat stack of cash just lying around with nothing else you need/want it for.
And even then, you could donate that money to me instead :)
I wasn't terribly impressed with it....
made some of my ipod games more exciting but other than that it’s just a giant ipod. To me that hardly worth the money that they’re asking for, especially since it’s missing a webcam and usb slot. How apple gets away with their prices sometimes is beyond me.
I only suggest this as a computer replacement to those who are afraid of mucking up an actual filing system.
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I have no idea re: prices
They really do make some great computers, but they’re at least three times as expensive as their Windows equivalent.
you mean their PC eqivalent...
remember, a PC doesn’t have to run Windows and in fact Mac OS’s can be installed on any PC.
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I know...
it’s just something that irritates me for no reason.
I"m kind of a computer geek.
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Check out the new Inception trailer!!!!!
NOW!!!!!!
by DetroitTigersGeek on May 8, 2010 9:59 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Link?
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Here is a youtube link
Hope this works…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNz1edBioO0
by DetroitTigersGeek on May 8, 2010 4:31 PM EDT reply actions
That was supposed to be a reply to David....
by DetroitTigersGeek on May 8, 2010 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah
The trailer that led into Iron Man- great one. Also, I’m stoked about the JJ Abrams/Steven Spielberg one attached too.
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Super 8 looks sweet!
Check out their viral campaign.
Something big might happen the 15th of May…
by DetroitTigersGeek on May 8, 2010 9:24 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I finished third consecutive season with San Diego 96'
In Baseball Mogul
and what Ichiro did …
In the same season Delgado hit 70 HR and Griffry Jr. had 190 RBI
God, what happened to the Mariners?
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ZACH MINER UPDATE
Via Rotoworld:
Zach Miner (elbow) threw two innings Thursday in an extended spring training game and will do it again Monday.
Tigers head athletic trainer Kevin Rand said Saturday that Miner is “not quite ready” for a rehab assignment, but that could change depending how he looks Monday. The reliever has been on the DL since early April.
Source: MLive.com
I don't wanna make changes to our bullpen.
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Brad Thomas is probably on the bubble
I would think that Brad Thomas is on the bubble when Zach returns to the Tigers. With an ERA of 5.40, an OBA of .392 and a WHIP of 1.86, he sticks out among the relievers in the Tiger bullpen. No other reliever has an ERA above 3.00. Thomas is out of options, so he’d have to clear waivers to be sent down to the minors. He has a major league contract for one year, $ 1 million, which some MLB team would probably pick up. There’s no shortage of jobs for lefty relievers.
Sounds like it’ll be a few weeks before Zach is back anyway. There may be another injury or event before that time comes.
as Tigerdog said
I wouldn’t be heartbroken over Brad Thomas
by Kurt Mensching on May 8, 2010 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I forgot about the wanker.
be rid of him than.
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Is it weird that I still have no opinion of Brad Thomas?
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by SabreRoseTiger on May 8, 2010 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
your opinion should...
be “brad thomas is a wanker”
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given how your prediction of this series went, I'm not too worried!
by Kurt Mensching on May 9, 2010 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions
you have to admit, I'm much nicer than the Wings fans would have been had the opposite occured.
by Kurt Mensching on May 9, 2010 1:01 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't care about hockey...
So I really don’t care.
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Rec'd
Damn the Wings!
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Red Wings RIP
Wings lose to # 1 seed San Jose, finishing their season a month earlier than they’re used to. All four losses by one goal, and actually out scored the Sharks in the series, but it wasn’t to be. Still, the 19 year playoff run is alive and well. Time to concentrate all efforts on the Tigers now until October.
they'll be better rested for next season.
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It's been a loooong run for them.
Two consecutive runs to the finals. It took them quite a while to get going this season.
Lots of injuries, players left as free agents, breaking in a new goalie. But the beat goes on.
Gotta believe that Lidstrom will be back.
I'm not convinced Lidas is coming back
He sounded very unsure last night, but we will see. I really hope he does though.
Hey, at least that means no more FSD+
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by SabreRoseTiger on May 9, 2010 7:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Lynn Henning's busy giving DDB a heart attack
Discussing the Tigers’ rotation in 2011:
The back end will have new people, which is difficult to forecast today because injuries have temporarily stalled Casey Crosby and slowed Jacob Turner, while Andy Oliver is undergoing a fiery trial at Double-A Erie. But look for at least two of those three to light it up at spring camp next February. And that’s when things will get interesting, very interesting.
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No, I know
Which is lucky. He’s still an idiot. You don’t talk about bringing 20 year olds to the bigs, and Andy Oliver still doesn’t have a curve.
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They're being VERY aggressive with Andy Oliver.
The only reason I could think of is to have him compete for a job in Detroit next spring.
Otherwise, there’s no reason not to start him at Lakeland, even for half a year.
I guess the first clue was his appearance in the AFL. Nothing wrong with challenging a player, but this is very fast. I hope it doesn’t backfire on them.
except for his granderson speculation from last year
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Well, when you boil down to it, he had a 50/50 chance at being right at that
Either a guy will get traded or he won’t.
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by SabreRoseTiger on May 10, 2010 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Fine, I give up.
I’m on f*cking Twitter. @tokarzontigers.
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And is there some way to clear my feed so that all the messages that I've read go away?
I’ve been spoiled by RSS.
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I think if you use tweetdeck there is
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What is tweetdeck?
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a Twitter application
it’s somewhat like the SBN auto-refresh comment system in that it will automatically update with new tweets from people that you follow. Basically, it’s the easiest way to get addicted to Twitter. But yes, it allows you to clear tweets you’ve read already. It also lets you create separate columns specifically for tweets that people have sent straight to you so they’re not lost among the other randoms, and a few other things.
Cliffnotes version: Tweetdeck = gateway drug
TRUTH.
I thought twitter was cool and all then i grabbed tweetdeck and when I’m on my laptop/PC it’s a must.
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I don't need these things to keep me more distracted
Damn you Alli/Mike/Kurt/Rob!!!!!!!!!!!
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by David Tokarz on May 11, 2010 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions
bwahahahahaha!!!
I saw you following me and followed you back. :)
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you can separate those you follow into lists...
and than just cycle through the lists. I don’t think there is a way to just make the tweets disappear. Twitter is basically one giant timeline. Deletions defeat the point.
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It's not that I want to delete them
I just wanna delineate which one’s I’ve read and which one’s I havent.
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by David Tokarz on May 10, 2010 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Polly also plays in Citizens Bank Park now
That place is a bandbox, and 4 of his 5 HRs have come at home.
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by SabreRoseTiger on May 9, 2010 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I was thinking more about a cola...
But a park change works too. :P
(coca-cola sucks for those who prefer inferior beverages.)
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There should be a *btw* in the paranthesis somwhere.
Use your imagination.
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I know Coke sucks for those who prefer inferior beverages.
They cannot handle the nectar that is Coca-Cola because they are used to inferior products, like Pepsi.
Dontrelle Willis apologist.
Pepsi > Coke
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by David Tokarz on May 10, 2010 2:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Only for those with various mental ailments.
Because you’d have to be crazy to like Pepsi over Coke.
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+1
A more appropriate equation would be:
Pepsi=sugar water + butt
The math is sound. Trust me, I have a graduate degree in econ.
A lifelong Tigers fan
Coke = acid + sugar water + suck
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by David Tokarz on May 10, 2010 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Coke to me just tastes weaker.
theres less flavor to it. Coke makes a superior cherry flavored drink. And Sprite beats Sierra Mist. Mtn. Dew over Vault.
But Pepsi has a stronger flavor to me.
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Exactly
Pepsi is slightly flatter, but it has taste. I do prefer Vault over Mountain Dew (barely), and Sprite/Mist are either or things with me.
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by David Tokarz on May 11, 2010 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Wow, I never realized that disliking a soft drink constituted this much emotional investment
Then again, I probably should have, as I used to hang on out a board where most of the people there had a passionate hatred of Mountain Dew.
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by SabreRoseTiger on May 10, 2010 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't ask me, ask them
One of them routinely referred to Mountain Dew as tasting like “cat pee with sugar added.”
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by SabreRoseTiger on May 10, 2010 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd have to agree with that.
Mountain Dew and Dr Pepper are the WORST drinks ever.
In a long distance relationship with the Tigers--and, yes, we're doing fine.
Actually I love Mountain Dew, but you're right about Dr Pepper
Yuck.
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by SabreRoseTiger on May 16, 2010 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions
I love all pop to be honest...
just not Coke.
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I like pop, but I don't drink it all that often
Maybe a couple times a week. Usually I drink Powerade Zero or Fruit2O.
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by SabreRoseTiger on May 16, 2010 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions
I can't drink powerade...
my the multiple blood pressure meds I’m on tell me that I should avoid drinks enhanced with salt.
But I can’t live without my pop.
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water, coffee
might have a can of pop.
Of course I drink juice and I know there’s sugar in it, but that’s not the same as drinking a bunch of empty calories.
by Kurt Mensching on May 16, 2010 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
wait.
isn’t high fructose corn syrup the main sweetener used in non-diet soft drinks?
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Nah
HFCS is what you’re pounding down in your sodas. Stuff is horrible for you- I normally try to drink Throwback with cane sugar- it also tastes better.
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by David Tokarz on May 16, 2010 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
that's what I said.
HFCS is in non-diet soft drinks.
I like Pepsi throwback but not Mtn. Dew throwback. Also Mtn. Dew Distortion sucks.
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Me neither. Maybe a diet coke, diet pepsi.
Better yet, a nice bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley, or a Zinfandel from Paso Robles.
My friend Mr. Tokarz has excellent taste....
but you however just cannot handle the flavor intensity that is Pepsi.
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I like both well enough, but I prefer Pepsi (except with it comes to cherry flavoring, as I do like Cherry Coke better than Cherry Pepsi)
My big dislike is for diet drinks. I can’t stand the taste of aspartame.
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by SabreRoseTiger on May 10, 2010 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions
But Comerica Park's beverage contract is with Pepsi!
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by SabreRoseTiger on May 10, 2010 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions
that particular contract annoys me...
because than you can’t bring Pepsi into the park since they sell it.
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Ubaldo Jiminez
Probably the best pitcher in the NL so far this season, comes into LA with a 6- 0 record, pitches a 2 hitter and loses to Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers, 2- 0.
Does anyone remember the add-on that allowed the blocking of certain commenters?
I know it was linked here last year, but I’m unable to find it in the search.
P.S. – It’s not you I’m trying to block. I promise.
Here
http://www.japersrink.com/2010/2/10/1303850/ultimate-sbn-script
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by SabreRoseTiger on May 10, 2010 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I feel like that would skip key areas of a conversation regardless of the user
OT: Wouldn’t it be ironic if I was the blocked one?
Sportscenter talking about Ajax right now
and mentioned his astronomical BABIP. Figured the saber guys/gals would appreciate that.
Question
Anyone have Netflix- specifically the one that lets you stream movies via Xbox Live? If so, can you tell me price, selection and whether or not you’re satisfied? I’m thinking it’s a great idea to save some cash, but I’m also kinda wary…
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my cousin uses it...
and absolutely loves it.
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Fantastic
I believe it is free with any Netflix plan. I happen to be on the $10/mo plan, and the streaming is unlimited. There are about 750 movies/TV shows available at any one time. I actually don’t know whether you can ‘force’ a particular movie onto the streaming; I’ve never tried. The picture quality is good, not great. I’ve had issues with pixellation. If you’re not an AV-phile type guy, it’s not bad enough to be a major problem. If your use is going to be along the lines of “I’m in the mood to watch a movie.” versus “I really want to see this particular movie.” , this will be your favorite thing ever. Although I suppose if you want to see a particular film, that’s what mail-Netflix is for.
Two possibly relevant tidbits:
1) Netflix doesn’t get new releases for 30 days due to the contract they have with the studios. I couldn’t care less, but that’s a big deal for some.
2) I have it on my PS3. I can’t say anything firsthand, but it has a reputation for being somewhat router-finicky on XBOX. You may want to poke around the nets beforehand and see what others recommend.
To summarize: Hell yes. Get it.
So the selection for streaming is kinda limited?
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by David Tokarz on May 11, 2010 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes... kinda
What you’re going to have are about 750 movies in various categories (75 comedy, 75 drama, 75 TV shows, 50 suspense, etc.) that will pop up to be selected in the XBox app. These cycle in and out fairly regularly; it’s not a static catalog. In addition, you can place up to 100 movies in your Instant Queue via the web site. They will then pop up to be watched. They have about 15,000 of their total catalog of movies available to select for your streaming queue. The stream-able movie selection is pretty great for foreign/indie, documentary, and older movies. Most of the big hit Hollywood movies from the last 15 years or so won’t be available. If you want the collected works of Gwyneth Paltrow, you will be very disappointed. If you want to check out some Bollywood, some MST3K, and the African Queen, this is your thing.
So to compete my tortuously long answer to a simple question; yes, it’s kind of limited. Whether the limitation is problematic depends on your tastes.
If you know anyone that has Netflix, try to get them to let you check out the selection online. You’ll figure out pretty quickly how happy you’d be. They’re also pretty good with free trials.
What I'm after
Is catching up on some of the bigger Hollywood movies of last year/this year, some older ones (like 90’s) and a bunch of TV.
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by David Tokarz on May 11, 2010 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Bunch of TV, yes
Big bunch.
Those movies will, by and large, not be stream-able.
Clutch Performer ...
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100510&content_id=9937426&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
He won for what ?? Big NAME ??? Miggy or A-Jax play better.
Awards = only for ’’BIG’’ stars like pussy Timmy [WTF last year NY CY Young – both STL pitchers play better than him] or like in All Star Vote – for NYY and Boston players
I only remember a one-game series
They kept calling it Game 4 for some reason. Also, I have no idea what I did on 4 various nights in the last two weeks.
//amnesia
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you guys need to start discouraging mid-game trips to the liquor store
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and encourage mid game trips Chuck-E-Cheeze.
I’M GONNA GO DIVE IN THE BALL PIT!!!!! WEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
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Was their pizza good?
I haven’t had it since I was about 5, and I’m really hungry right now.
by Rob Rogacki on May 13, 2010 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't remember.
I haven’t been there since I was around the same age. BUT THE BALL PIT WAS AMAZING!
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I've never been to Chuck E Cheese
When I was a kid, we had Discovery Zone (which, as far as I can tell, was Chuck E Cheese without the food). And the ball pit totally rocked.
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by SabreRoseTiger on May 13, 2010 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Walked in on a gay orgy one time.
And I’ll end the bad joke there.
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I spent alot of time sleeping during the 3 games I could see...
out of laziness, explain to me. I’m guessing Alex didn’t homer.
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Hint: This screencap is from tonight (Friday)
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by SabreRoseTiger on May 15, 2010 1:26 AM EDT up reply actions
I like break beat bands from Finland...
Bomfunk MC’s to be specific.
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anyone else hoping the Nats throw Storen into the fire tonight?
glad their game starts an hour after the Tigers.. hoping he’ll make his debut, cos I want to see him.
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I'm getting a new computer!
I’ll finally be able to get back into a game thread after 5 pm.
In related news, how long can I get away with this “I just graduated, so give me free stuff” schtick?
Milk it as much as you can
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by David Tokarz on May 19, 2010 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Saw Mastodon and Between the Buried and Me in concert last night
that show kicked all sorts of ass!
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Shows Mike Rogers would:
1) Die at.
2) Never attend for that reason (plus, I’m not a fan of the music).
Though, I did go to Ozzfest 3 years in a row just for the sake of the road trip (and the final year it was the day after warped tour).
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by Mike Rogers on May 19, 2010 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I really want to get tickets to Disturbed when they come to Charlotte
And I know they’re not really metal.
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by David Tokarz on May 20, 2010 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions
but they do put on a good show
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Commenting here in an attempt to bump this thread back up to the main page
And in an attempt to say something constructive, um…anyone doing anything exciting this summer? I have class, work, my 5-year college reunion, the BYB meetup, a couple Mud Hens games, and one more Tigers game sometime in August.
Doña of the VZ Mafia
by SabreRoseTiger on May 20, 2010 11:00 AM EDT reply actions
Internship at a local radio station
Also back to the summer job on the weekends. And the Mudhens come to town in early August, so that’ll be a blast.
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by David Tokarz on May 21, 2010 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
don't the flying tigers come there later this summer too?
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I think that's Charlotte in Florida
At least it is if you mean the Stone Crabs.
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by David Tokarz on May 21, 2010 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Hopefully a Tigers game June 13...
BYB meetup, camping in the Porkies, lots of work.
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Travelling to Iceland and Ireland
It’s the “All Exceptionally Pale Countries in 2010” tour — y’know, getting in touch with my roots. I just hope certain hard-to-pronounce volcanoes behave themselves and let me fly (Eyjafjallajökull, I’m looking at you).
by frisbeepilot on May 23, 2010 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions
work, byb meetup, more work?
Oh, and ultimate frisbee
Exciting isn’t exactly a work I’d use to describe my life.
Official BYB Juju Consultant...now accepting rally creature applications!
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by David Tokarz on May 22, 2010 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I've been here a year and have yet to figure that out.
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by David Tokarz on May 22, 2010 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
if your using a site like photobucket to store your photos...
than you can do it right through the website using the “edit:” function above each photo. If your just uploading directly from like a google image search than you have to save the picture to your computer, use a program like GIMP to resize the image, and than reupload to the internet using a site like photobucket.
LINKS
Photobucket
GIMP
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Edit the HTML code
just after the <img… insert
height=xxx OR width=xxx
where xxx is the pixel size you want (usually I go no bigger than 400 for whichever side is larger). Make sure you space in between.
Add that in as a comment on the tutorial if you want..
Might as well have all the available options.
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but if the issue is loading time for the thread
and that is the issue, then that does nothing.
by Kurt Mensching on May 24, 2010 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I know
the whole photobucket process is lengthy, especially when I’m trying to find a relevant image quickly during a game thread. I try to find one that’s reasonably sized and then just shrink it manually.
by Rob Rogacki on May 25, 2010 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions
question for the admins...
would it be helpful if I did a full fanpost on how to shrink photo’s, complete with screenshots?
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Thank you
Finally, I’ll understand it. Hopefully.
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by David Tokarz on May 23, 2010 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
I just posted it.
It’s my first tutorial so I really have no idea if I’m being vague or not. The screenshots should help though.
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Oh my cheeses you guys...
Jose Lima just died. Apparently of a heart attack.
by SweetLouDoubleU on May 23, 2010 1:34 PM EDT reply actions
First we had SBN fail, now we have MLB.com spelling fail
Taken from the homepage a few minutes ago. Check out the headline I highlighted:
Doña of the VZ Mafia
If you ever need to waste about an hour
President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.
Assist. Editor, Minor League Division, Bless You Boys
Ugh
Work won’t let us run FireFox anymore. If only they could understand that FF seriously cuts down on my web browsing time by making it more efficient! I hate using computers other than my own, ugh.
can you run Chrome?
it’s a very nice browser as well.
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Take a number
All I have here is IE 7. Not 8, with tabbed browsing, but 7. Anything over 250 comments on SBN takes at least 5 minutes to load.
by Rob Rogacki on May 25, 2010 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions
We run IE7...but it does have tabs?
But yeah, it’s seriously disturbing how slowly this browser renders sites. The computer itself is slow, but not this slow. Just posting in this thread is killing me.
Mine gets tabs sometimes
It will randomly open a browser with tabs sometimes. When it does I usually reopen everything I had in that one browser. Still, it’s slower than hell.
Nice article on the Dickerson-Harwell connection
We were pretty spoiled as Tiger fans having Ernie for all those years, and we’re spoiled now, too. Article is here.
I love this quote
Zumaya on having Coke in the pen:
“He’s a great guy down there. He brings a lot of life. He’s exciting. He’s fun. I mean, he’s just a good person to have in our bullpen out there, because our bullpen, we’re pretty weird cats out there.”
Relievers should be weird. It’s a fact. (OK, Bill Lee, you can be weird too. But that’s because you’re a lefty.)
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