Happy Festivus from Bless You Boys

by Kurt Mensching on Dec 23, 2011 9:24 AM EST in Open Threads

First off, I'd like to thank everyone for watching over the site while I was off in the woods of Luce County -- again. If you're looking for something different to do, check out Nature's Kennel and their sled dog adventures. It was pretty cool to visit, you definitely get a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I'm writing a story on it for a publication I write for or I'd share more but if you have any questions fire them at me.

Second off, Happy Festivus for the rest of us! (Who's going to start off the airing of grievances in our comments?)

Whether you're celebrating Festivus, Christmas, Chanukah (make sure you're following Sam's site), or my birthday, we hope you have an enjoyable weekend.

If the Tigers do anything interesting between now and 2012, we'll be all over it. Otherwise expect I might take it a bit slow for the next 10 days. Of course, I encourage you to keep visiting and bringing the news you find so we can post it on the front page.

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also between mid-December and Eastern Orthodox Christmas

Are my birthday, my youngest sister’s birthday, and my brother-in-law’s birthday. And the winter solstice. :)

Random nonsense at @Baroque97

"It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time." --Sir Winston Churchill (1874 – 1965)

by Baroque on Dec 23, 2011 9:40 AM EST reply actions

happy holidays kids

hopefully erin and patty and whoever else goes will have some pics from the xmas meet up.

No Run Support

by allikazoo on Dec 23, 2011 9:48 AM EST reply actions

It was just me and Erin and Patty

We were too busy talking and eating to take pictures!

"Some guy told me I should walk with the Lord. I'd rather walk with the bases loaded" Ken Singleton

by NCDee on Dec 24, 2011 12:29 PM EST up reply actions

A friend of mine calls today "Christmas Adam"

Because Adam came before Eve.

But in any even, my grievances:

We need more Jews in sports. Ryan Braun, even though he’s only half, really pissed me off with his PED test. Shawn Green needs to take him aside and give him a fierce noogie and some gefilte fish.

We didn’t win the World Series. Son, I am disappoint.

Brad Penny needs to retire. Or consider throwing pitches for the HR derby.

IF AlAl turns into Zumaya v2.0, I’m going to choke someone.

Dave Dombrowski: get us a damn starter worth a damn, and try wearing solid colors once in a while.

MadPoopz: We need more poopz around here

by H2OPoloPunk on Dec 23, 2011 10:21 AM EST reply actions

Celebrate Christmas Adam

with a Christmas Rib.

by HawkeyeEdward on Dec 23, 2011 11:18 AM EST up reply actions

So if you eat a McRib...

Do you get a McAdam for Christmas?

Detroit4Lyfe

by Rob Rogacki on Dec 23, 2011 11:25 AM EST up reply actions

I'm pretty sure

That the McRib is the origin of madpoopz.

by H2OPoloPunk on Dec 23, 2011 11:41 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs

I see

nothing particularly grievous about this.

by HawkeyeEdward on Dec 23, 2011 1:38 PM EST up reply actions

Thanks for putting a picture

of my future wife up here for everyone to see.

by frisbeepilot on Dec 23, 2011 3:06 PM EST up reply actions

Adam needs to practice more.

by lesmanalim on Dec 23, 2011 2:15 PM EST up reply actions

What's Lloyd Braun doing here?

You know he was in a mental institution?

by Keith-Allen on Dec 23, 2011 7:40 PM EST up reply actions

Right after he was suspended 50 games for PEDs

Justin can now let the fungus grow back on his shower shoes.

by Singledigit on Dec 23, 2011 7:55 PM EST up reply actions

Baseball needs to get back quickly

Last night, my 7-year-old son was sitting in the stands at Crisler Arena before the game as we discussed what we were going to do as a family about Tigers tickets for this season (probably going for the 28-game plan) and he blurted out that his favorite sport is now hockey.

This is unacceptable.

Hopefully the catcher’s mitt he’s getting for Christmas pulls him back from the Dark Side.

"Virtually all tactical ploys—the sacrifice bunt, the stolen base, the hit-and-run—operate on average to reduce run scoring." -- Eric Walker

by johnmoz on Dec 23, 2011 10:52 AM EST reply actions

To the Detroit Tigers

Welcome, new comers. The tradition of Festivus begins with the airing of grievances. I got a lot of problems with you people! And now you’re gonna hear about it!
1) You, Tigers Lost 67 games in the regular season
2) You, Tigers Losy 6 games in the playoffs
3) You, Tigers failed to win the world series
4) You, Dave Dombrowski, failed to sign every valuable Venezuelan born player
5) You, Mike Illich, have the worst toupee I have ever seen, it scares children and makes the racoon attached to Donald Trump’s head look natural
6) You, Dave Dombrowski constantly make that ridiculous pouty face, you look like a fat baby that just lost his Ho-ho.
7) You, Miguel Cabrera, naw dude, you’re really good, keep up the good work.
8) You, Ryan Raburn, continued to be horrible at defense, you are so bad my dog cries whenever you stand between first and second base, but you didn’t create enough ridiculous photos of your defensive ineptitude, If you insist on being horrible at least let the ball hit you in the face so that we can create amusing memes about it.
9) You, Rod Allen, have stopped using the term “High Cheese” act like a man and stop bowing to the pressure of corporate sponsors
10) You, Jose Valverde, your stick has gotten boring, get with the times and liven up your act. Maybe try some sparklers, or flair gun, at the very least go for a few cheap stereotypical thrills like wearing a sombrero, or riding to the mound on a ~~donkey~~, i mean burro