Cust-ulation and selective information presentation
by Oaktown Stew on Dec 19, 2010 9:37 PM PST
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PrintI'm a little perplexed at the heavy adulation (cust-lation if you may) for the departed Jack Cust on AN.
We talk about the home runs, walks, strikeouts, defense (or lack of) but not often about his infuriating inability to make a constructive out or put the ball in play when needed. I'll bet the house that Matsui (however they numbers play out) is a much more professional hitter and will make whatever adjusts are needed within an at bat to give himself the best possible chance to succeed. I welcome the change...
The selective information presentation phenomenon is rearing it's head again in regards to Chris Carter's September call-up. Not from AN, but from the media. The same type of media types caught talking about Mark Ellis as an average defender last year (on the season preview shows) and still ask questions about Moneyball like they are the first. "Struggled" and "0-33" are sexy tag lines for Carter's debut. Nobody want's to take a deeper look into the next 30+ at bats to see a guy that was making adjustments, driving in runs, hitting for average and making very loud contact. To many pundits and not enough scholars...
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Huh?
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Oh...
Huh?
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
yeah. totally.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Dec 20, 2010 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
[snicker]
Zooey Deschanel!
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doodle?
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
ANSWER ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry, I get a little wound up waiting for Absolut Vodka Bloody Hour.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
I love snickerdoodles
I also love snickers bars…
hmm, if I combine the two..?
[runs off to the kitchen]
Zooey Deschanel!
Cluck 'em all and let the Chick sort 'em out - DMOAS
You're worried that you'll come off as nerdy as frack? On AN? That’s like being ashamed of your alcohol use at a meth convention. - danmerqury
by ChickenStanley on Dec 21, 2010 3:16 PM PST up reply actions
My prediction for the comments to come,,,
Now there's nothing left to say, so let's go drink beer.
by doctorK on Dec 19, 2010 9:47 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
Maybe thats what he want's
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
half life 2?
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"Berserkers: the new market inefficiency."
-LonestarBall
Ooh, I need to do a laundry.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
got some extra apostrophes to wash out?
Now there's nothing left to say, so let's go drink beer.
by doctorK on Dec 19, 2010 9:51 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
My dad is obsessed with this show
To the point that he now tailors his day in order to catch reruns on FX.
All I can say about stats is…
SCOTT BROSIUS!!
by stranahanahan on Dec 19, 2010 10:00 PM PST up reply actions
I think your dad needs a DVR, strana
Xmas gift?
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by cuppingmaster on Dec 20, 2010 7:41 AM PST up reply actions
Seriously though
I have tried numerous times to explain to him the benefits of DVR.
My efforts have been futile thus far…
All I can say about stats is…
SCOTT BROSIUS!!
by stranahanahan on Dec 20, 2010 9:54 PM PST up reply actions
You know what doesn't get enough love?
Community. The recent Christmas episode was quite brilliant.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Dec 19, 2010 10:22 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
YES.
That show has quietly vaulted to near-Arrested Development levels of brilliance. The blanket fort? Oh my god.
I thought the Christmas episode was meh
I love the show though. The Paintball/Priority Registration episode last season was classic.
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by Rebuilding Season on Dec 19, 2010 11:56 PM PST up reply actions
I love it... but so does everyone else I know so Im wondering who you want it to get more love from?
Also Annie…. yum
first off: it was a joke dumbshit and second, who gives a shit how long you’ve been there? although I will say that being one of the most rec’d posters on a sports blog for the Oakland A’s is pretty impressive to me. it shows me that you’ve attained a level of loserdom that I thought was only imaginable at a Star Trek convention.
keep taking count of your recs on your spreadsheet and one day I promise it will get you laid (fingers crossed).
until then, FUCK OFF. by 2pintsofbooze
by designatedforassignment on Dec 20, 2010 9:59 AM PST up reply actions
Not enough people it seems.
Doesn’t it have a ratings problem? I think it’s always in danger of cancellation.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Dec 20, 2010 8:34 PM PST up reply actions
How old is that kid? Shouldn't it be called "3 Men"?
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by Man Bear Pig on Dec 20, 2010 1:24 AM PST up reply actions
Actually, Charlie Sheen is the half-man
The other half has been replaced by cocaine
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by CaliforniaJag on Dec 22, 2010 2:58 PM PST up reply actions
Soooo Matsui is better than Cust
and the A’s don’t get any love? Is there any tying theme or is this just a mash-up of thoughts?
Maybe his first ever comment will clarify!
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Commenting is overrated.
Everybody knows the TRENDY way to interact with AN is to create a series of one-off identities, each of which is used to write one post, and then forgotten.
It used to be that the hip way to operate was to ragequit and come back under a different name, but SirB(rian24)ed(Fore!) killed that strategy dead by going to Hawaii afterwards, and nobody’s ever going to top that.
The new trend, of course, is Leopold Bloom impersonators.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Dec 20, 2010 11:01 AM PST up reply actions
really? What are they doing?
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 20, 2010 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
I have no idea what this fanpost is about.
That said, as one of the biggest Cust homers on this site, I’m gonna say that I don’t really want to talk about Jack Cust right now. He’s gone, it’s old news, and we have a new season to think about. It’s a pretty fruitless debate right now.
And while I’m at it, since this is your first post, welcome to AN! I’d suggest reading http://www.athleticsnation.com/2010/11/29/1843510/a-newcomers-guide-to-a-few-commonly-held-viewpoints to make the best of your time here.
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by Rebuilding Season on Dec 19, 2010 11:54 PM PST reply actions
I believe that I can best sum up my thoughts in photographic form.
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by mikev on Dec 20, 2010 12:02 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
damn i thought you were going to sum up your thoughts in pornographic form :-(
first off: it was a joke dumbshit and second, who gives a shit how long you’ve been there? although I will say that being one of the most rec’d posters on a sports blog for the Oakland A’s is pretty impressive to me. it shows me that you’ve attained a level of loserdom that I thought was only imaginable at a Star Trek convention.
keep taking count of your recs on your spreadsheet and one day I promise it will get you laid (fingers crossed).
until then, FUCK OFF. by 2pintsofbooze
by designatedforassignment on Dec 20, 2010 10:01 AM PST up reply actions
So is it "cust-lation" or "cust-ulation"?
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by thejd44 on Dec 20, 2010 6:10 AM PST reply actions
I watched the original last night again
That truly was a weird movie. But, hey — it was the 80s and the movie was more about effects than anything.
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by cuppingmaster on Dec 20, 2010 8:11 AM PST up reply actions
I actually watched the original for the first time only two weeks ago
Weird? Yes. No character development to speak of? Yes. Obtuse story? Yes.
But it was also was amazingly imaginative in many senses.
"Juuuuust a bit outside" - Harry Doyle
Did you go to Disneyland back in the day?
When they had The Peoplemover and you went through the gamegrid as part of the ride? I miss that.
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by cuppingmaster on Dec 20, 2010 8:30 AM PST up reply actions
I didn't unfortunately
Coincidently, I was just down at Disneyland about two months ago and California Disney had a Tron light show, or something like that, to go along with an extended trailer for the movie. However, I had yet to see the original at that point so I didn’t check out the Tron stuff.
Probably for the betters since I like going to see movies without much prior knowledge. Probably for the better since whatever they threw together this year probably wouldn’t have compared to the Peoplemover.
"Juuuuust a bit outside" - Harry Doyle
Didn't do IMAX, but saw it in 3D.
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by cuppingmaster on Dec 20, 2010 9:31 AM PST up reply actions
I have enjoyed walking dead
though I don’t know many who like the comic graphic novels and like the show.
Also, the more that I think about it the more I find holes in the story…….. Overthinking it.
At this point, I don’t know if I would rather watch the walking dead or watch Cust draw a walk.
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by Athletics fan and runner on Dec 20, 2010 7:50 AM PST reply actions
As someone who read the first few graphic novels and just finished watching the first season of the show
I enjoyed the graphic novel, though it didn’t knock my socks off.
The show was eh OK. I had some fun watching it, but it kinda drags. Also, they seem less willing to let big characters get killed off in the show, and that was one of my favorite parts about the graphic novel.
Zombies are fun though, and the show has a pretty nice production quality to it.
"Juuuuust a bit outside" - Harry Doyle
I can separate show from graphic novel (which I love)
The show has been, at best, okay. The writing has been downright terrible for the most part (The first and 4th episodes were good, the 5th was okay. The other 3 were garbage).
There are tons and tons of holes in the story. There are holes in the zombies (as in they’re made to be wildly inconsistent to the point that they make no sense in any way). The acting from some of the main characters is bad (or their characters are written so terribly no acting can save it). The stuff that’s supposed to be important (like Rick miraculously finding his family, a true needle-in-a-haystack moment) is completely without emotion or fanfare from the characters themselves.
It’s not all bad, but it’s a very mediocre show.
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by thejd44 on Dec 20, 2010 10:43 AM PST up reply actions
Not the best offering on AMC, but it'll tide me over untill BB season 4
However, it’s had its moments, and that’s enough to get me to come back. I’m thinking of the whole scene leading up to the beatdown the one A-Hole got in front of his wife. The scene with the two sisters fishing. Random but nice shots.
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by Buck Turgidson on Dec 20, 2010 11:30 AM PST up reply actions
The main problem is they tried to cram 22 episodes of story into 6
So nothing got developed. SPOILER – Don’t read the rest of this if you haven’t seen The Walking Dead season 1 and intend to do so *
We were just expected to feel for Andrea when Amy died because of that one scene in the boat (which wasn’t a bad scene, but it was a scene designed to get a lot of character crap in because Amy was about to die). They didn’t spend any real time building the relationship. They had a bunch of random background people in the group, which totally defies the closeness, the family aspect of it all.
Perhaps the biggest oversight of the whole thing: Merle’s brother completely and totally abandoned his effort to find Merle FOR NO REASON.
Ugh, just thinking about all the horrible writing is obnoxious. Let’s not even get into how it makes no sense to have a zombie that can only shamble about in one second, but run in a full sprint and climb a fence in the next. Either they’re brainless creatures with minimal motor skills or they aren’t. Too much just doesn’t make sense.
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by thejd44 on Dec 20, 2010 2:18 PM PST up reply actions
There could be different kinds of zombies.
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This is opposite from plot device Orcs
Who run at 25 mph plus, dipsy-doodling through the forest, whilst never catching the hobbit and the old wizard who amble along like a pair of geriatrics.
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by Buck Turgidson on Dec 21, 2010 12:42 AM PST up reply actions
This
It makes no sense to have a creature that shambles about mindlessly in one instant and then sprints full speed and climbs fences the next.
It would make sense if different zombies had different motor skills (lots of things could explain this). It makes no sense for a single zombie to stumble about as if his legs don’t work until he apparently forgets he’s a zombie and decides to run around.
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by thejd44 on Dec 22, 2010 6:11 AM PST up reply actions
Godspeed, Travis Buck
Please don’t hit any HR against us.
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hope he makes it
There just wasn’t any room last year and it’s never a fair shake coming off the bench. Hopefully he’s healed up and can get himself back on track.
It's just more exciting with Billy Beane running the team.
His hair was the only good thing about him
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by MudkipzGetHYPHY on Dec 20, 2010 8:47 AM PST up reply actions
Correction
His hair was the only good thing about him that we could expect him to repeat each year
"Juuuuust a bit outside" - Harry Doyle
{rinse and repeat, that is}
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Are you implying that Buck did not lather?
That would explain the oily sheen…
"Burt Reynolds witnessed the conception of his own dad, and frankly, that's what's wrong with him."- TPDMTD!
by Gaijin_Suketto on Dec 20, 2010 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
you don't need lather, that's just the surfactants
If you want to be a trendy kind of kinda woman you’ll need to stay up with the latest in non-foaming shampoo technology.
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by cuppingmaster on Dec 20, 2010 9:46 AM PST up reply actions
Travis Buck clearly loves marijuana more than baseball
But hey, it’s working for Tim Lincecum.
by true torture on Dec 20, 2010 3:35 PM PST up reply actions
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by EddieVegas_NRAF on Dec 20, 2010 8:23 PM PST up reply actions
better than bathtub crank, I guess...
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Dec 20, 2010 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
Where can I go for a test comparison?
I may live in Oakland, but still wondering where the “Donutz ’N Crank” Shop is.
Your poem here.
If you just get a few RockStars and pound them with the donuts, that's probably a reasonable (and cheaper) alternative
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by cuppingmaster on Dec 20, 2010 11:24 AM PST up reply actions
nah. Crank's about 640% better than a Rock Star.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 20, 2010 3:24 PM PST up reply actions
Used to be on West Grand and Market
But they tore it down. I haz a sad.
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by Buck Turgidson on Dec 20, 2010 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
So the book I just finished, The Raw Shark Texts, was extrodinarily well written.
The problem is that the plot was just strange and fantastical, which for most of the book was ok, until the ending which was essentially a photocopy of the Jaws script. Now I am trying to decide whether or not I liked the book, or if I should try to go back and find the meaning in the Jaws section of the book.
first off: it was a joke dumbshit and second, who gives a shit how long you’ve been there? although I will say that being one of the most rec’d posters on a sports blog for the Oakland A’s is pretty impressive to me. it shows me that you’ve attained a level of loserdom that I thought was only imaginable at a Star Trek convention.
keep taking count of your recs on your spreadsheet and one day I promise it will get you laid (fingers crossed).
until then, FUCK OFF. by 2pintsofbooze
by designatedforassignment on Dec 20, 2010 10:04 AM PST reply actions
I have a handful of books to tackle coming up soon.
But first I must finish Elmore Leonard’s “The Hot Kid.”
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by thejd44 on Dec 20, 2010 10:44 AM PST up reply actions
"or put the ball in play when needed."
You do realize that Cust’s career avg. with RISP is higher than his career avg. with the bases empty? This is of course irrelevant unless you actually believe in the myth that “clutch hitting” is a skill and not just random luck.
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by johnjahafanclub on Dec 20, 2010 10:55 AM PST reply actions
Hey, stop going off-topic in here
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by Flashfire on Dec 20, 2010 10:56 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I think he's referring to the kinds of outs Cust makes in those situations
not the frequency with which he gets hits, which is indeed higher, but minimally.
"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico
He is. And if this hadn't been covered a googillion times already
Someone could, again, show how the amount of “unproductive outs” Cust makes compared to average is more than offset by the getting on base/hitting home runs stuff he does.
But, really, he’s on another team now. It’s silly to continue discussing it, at least until the Mariners are in town.
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by thejd44 on Dec 20, 2010 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
Am thinking about rec'ing the post
Just to draw more people in.
Is it spring yet?
by eastcoasta'sfan on Dec 20, 2010 11:24 AM PST reply actions
I was hoping for some new entries for my troll-spray library
So far no joy.
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it seems like no one knows what this is about
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by MudkipzGetHYPHY on Dec 20, 2010 12:26 PM PST reply actions
I'm quite proud of how everyone does know exactly what this is about
"Juuuuust a bit outside" - Harry Doyle
It's about 120 words.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
It's about Custulation
and everything it stands for.
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by Rebuilding Season on Dec 20, 2010 12:38 PM PST up reply actions
Or, for those who found him aggravating,
Custration.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Wait...
Are we talking about crustaceans? My profile image can’t possibly be that interesting.
"Juuuuust a bit outside" - Harry Doyle
Do you have a Custration complex?
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
I think we need to institute Custration on people who make these sort of threads
to prevent them from multiplaying.
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by Rebuilding Season on Dec 20, 2010 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
Cool. A DLD for 12/20!
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hey talking about pustuals is better than talking about the shit thats at the top of the thread!
first off: it was a joke dumbs*** and second, who gives a s*** how long you’ve been there? although I will say that being one of the most rec’d posters on a sports blog for the Oakland A’s is pretty impressive to me. it shows me that you’ve attained a level of loserdom that I thought was only imaginable at a Star Trek convention.
keep taking count of your recs on your spreadsheet and one day I promise it will get you laid (fingers crossed).
until then, F*** OFF. by 2pintsofbooze
by designatedforassignment on Dec 20, 2010 3:27 PM PST up reply actions
who?
And the last remnants memory destroys.
by Leopold Bloom on Dec 20, 2010 3:51 PM PST up reply actions
In other news i really like the new Opera 11
first off: it was a joke dumbs*** and second, who gives a s*** how long you’ve been there? although I will say that being one of the most rec’d posters on a sports blog for the Oakland A’s is pretty impressive to me. it shows me that you’ve attained a level of loserdom that I thought was only imaginable at a Star Trek convention.
keep taking count of your recs on your spreadsheet and one day I promise it will get you laid (fingers crossed).
until then, F*** OFF. by 2pintsofbooze
by designatedforassignment on Dec 20, 2010 3:27 PM PST reply actions
I used to love Opera....I don't remember why I switched now....
And the last remnants memory destroys.
by Leopold Bloom on Dec 20, 2010 3:52 PM PST up reply actions
its really working quite well so far. Ive only been on it a couple days tho
first off: it was a joke dumbs*** and second, who gives a s*** how long you’ve been there? although I will say that being one of the most rec’d posters on a sports blog for the Oakland A’s is pretty impressive to me. it shows me that you’ve attained a level of loserdom that I thought was only imaginable at a Star Trek convention.
keep taking count of your recs on your spreadsheet and one day I promise it will get you laid (fingers crossed).
until then, F*** OFF. by 2pintsofbooze
by designatedforassignment on Dec 20, 2010 3:54 PM PST up reply actions
We should make this into a CT thread, front-page edition
Now there's nothing left to say, so let's go drink beer.
Here are a couple of links
First a scary one for the Angels:
Angels Interested in Podsednik
I can only hope that comes to fruition.
And here’s a fun/unsettling piece of trivia I fell upon for the first time:
The movie “Angels in the Outfield” was filmed in the Oakland Coliseum.
And is anyone aware that they made both a “Angels in the Infield” with David Alan Grier and an “Angels in the Endzone” with Christopher Lloyd again?
"Juuuuust a bit outside" - Harry Doyle
More news that no one cares about. Im succeding in my eat more veg goal for winter vacay by dousing everything in butter
I think this is cheating.
Also Chard sauted with butter garlic and feta is delicious.
first off: it was a joke dumbs*** and second, who gives a s*** how long you’ve been there? although I will say that being one of the most rec’d posters on a sports blog for the Oakland A’s is pretty impressive to me. it shows me that you’ve attained a level of loserdom that I thought was only imaginable at a Star Trek convention.
keep taking count of your recs on your spreadsheet and one day I promise it will get you laid (fingers crossed).
until then, F*** OFF. by 2pintsofbooze
by designatedforassignment on Dec 20, 2010 4:00 PM PST reply actions
So long as "veg" isn't short for vegan I think you'll be just fine.
"Juuuuust a bit outside" - Harry Doyle
You're tempting feta.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
In these lonely offseasons, a glass of wine and the feta on this site are all that keep me company.
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by Rebuilding Season on Dec 20, 2010 7:01 PM PST up reply actions
I agree, dr.
And the last remnants memory destroys.
by Leopold Bloom on Dec 20, 2010 4:11 PM PST up reply actions
This thread made me smile
Good jacking guys, I’m proud
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by King Richard on Dec 20, 2010 10:29 PM PST up reply actions
Wait
To many pundits and not enough scholars…
Please! Come back and finish this sentence! We’re all waiting for the exciting conclusion!
To many pundits and not enough scholars…moldy bread is an undervalued currency?
…pink tutus are a popular form of winter dress?
Don’t leave us hangin’, bro!
m*****f***ing c***s***ing peanut butter and jelly!! f*** f*** f***!!!
by JediLeroy on Dec 20, 2010 4:22 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
shouldn't you be in bed?
And the last remnants memory destroys.
by Leopold Bloom on Dec 20, 2010 4:29 PM PST up reply actions
We're 7 hours behind you, a day in the future.
Your 5:30 PM is my 10:30 AM on the next day.
m*****f***ing c***s***ing peanut butter and jelly!! f*** f*** f***!!!
(provided you're in California, which I don't believe is currently the case)
m*****f***ing c***s***ing peanut butter and jelly!! f*** f*** f***!!!
I think it goes
Too many pundits and not enough scholars
eating their curds and whey
along came a slugger who struck out, the bugger
and frightened said pundits away.
"Why is it listed as a fact on Wikipedia?" - hishnik
Jack and Jill went up the hill
to fetch some baseball contact
Jill swung wood while Jack just stood
And Jill was offered a contract
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
by Nico on Dec 20, 2010 5:55 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
FYI. Cool.
Chabot_Space
Planetarium’s open ALL night long to show you the lunar eclipse as seen from other not-so-cloudy skyscapes! 9pm-2am
#LunarEclipse #Oakland
All flash no substance hair twirler.
oooo, that would be cool.
And the last remnants memory destroys.
by Leopold Bloom on Dec 20, 2010 4:28 PM PST up reply actions
Stalker!
If anybody asks, I'm not here.
I'm never here.
by harensheir15 on Dec 20, 2010 4:59 PM PST up reply actions
You seem to have figured out where I'll be this evening.
If anybody asks, I'm not here.
I'm never here.
by harensheir15 on Dec 20, 2010 5:27 PM PST up reply actions
Ha! That's why I'll be wearing a mask.
No one will recognize me.
If anybody asks, I'm not here.
I'm never here.
by harensheir15 on Dec 20, 2010 5:31 PM PST up reply actions
Do you see how paranoid I've become?
If anybody asks, I'm not here.
I'm never here.
by harensheir15 on Dec 20, 2010 5:34 PM PST up reply actions
And you don't believe I'd feel your absence.....
Whom am I supposed to amuse then?
If anybody asks, I'm not here.
I'm never here.
by harensheir15 on Dec 20, 2010 5:39 PM PST up reply actions
Masses are no good at hair-twirling.
If anybody asks, I'm not here.
I'm never here.
by harensheir15 on Dec 20, 2010 5:45 PM PST up reply actions
Oh hey
is this Jesa? My facebook friend? teehee :)
"You ain't got nothin to say, it was perfect" -Dallas Braden, 05/09/10
yum witch pasta sauce.
And the last remnants memory destroys.
by Leopold Bloom on Dec 20, 2010 4:25 PM PST up reply actions
that's been said a time or two before.
And the last remnants memory destroys.
by Leopold Bloom on Dec 20, 2010 4:27 PM PST up reply actions
Mainly by Don. And Matt.
And the last remnants memory destroys.
by Leopold Bloom on Dec 20, 2010 4:31 PM PST up reply actions
Bloom on parade!
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by OptimistPrime on Dec 20, 2010 5:16 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
You're there right now?
Huh? I lived close by there three years ago.
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by LowcountryJoe on Dec 20, 2010 7:23 PM PST up reply actions
So I'm excited for the football game tonight.
Outside in Minnesota for the first time since…1981?
And the last remnants memory destroys.
{Arrives home, unplugs, beams at the prospect of Winter "Break"}
If anybody asks, I'm not here.
I'm never here.
That's the plan.
If anybody asks, I'm not here.
I'm never here.
by harensheir15 on Dec 20, 2010 5:28 PM PST up reply actions
Thanks, man!
If anybody asks, I'm not here.
I'm never here.
by harensheir15 on Dec 20, 2010 5:49 PM PST up reply actions
Im dreading driving home from San Jose to Oakland
Traffic around Santana Row is fierce. How’s everyone doing? This is the CT daytime thread?
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by OptimistPrime on Dec 20, 2010 5:15 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Serves you right for leaving the city for the suburbs
Now there's nothing left to say, so let's go drink beer.
Get yourself a double.
Then, you can take the carpool lane.
If anybody asks, I'm not here.
I'm never here.
by harensheir15 on Dec 20, 2010 5:29 PM PST up reply actions
The carpool lane is pretty much
the only perk of being schizophrenic.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
That and scintalating dinner parties.
If anybody asks, I'm not here.
I'm never here.
by harensheir15 on Dec 20, 2010 6:08 PM PST up reply actions
we agree
I have abandonment issues. Thanks Lew.
by OptimistPrime on Dec 21, 2010 12:21 PM PST up reply actions
Smart people nearly always do.
Cheers
If anybody asks, I'm not here.
I'm never here.
by harensheir15 on Dec 21, 2010 1:01 PM PST up reply actions
Welcome to the Club.
If anybody asks, I'm not here.
I'm never here.
by harensheir15 on Dec 21, 2010 1:21 PM PST up reply actions
Who wrote this post and why?
Oh wait, I wrote it…and after reading again I’m not sure why…
Cusssssssst!!!!!!!
Psshhh . . . amateurs.
"We’re not talking to each other. We’re writing at each other. We’re writing for an audience. We know that other people are reading that wall post. We’re trying to elicit a response. I get the appeal, but you are forfeiting humanity." - - Aaron Sorkin
by EddieVegas_NRAF on Dec 20, 2010 8:30 PM PST reply actions
Here's what I got of tonight's lunar eclipse
And just one of the pics from above (there are a couple really cool moon & stars shots, too):
If we get a formal DLD in the morning or so I’ll probably drop this in there again.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
Nice!
will crosby spread his legs so far apart at bat that the games will have to be rated nc-17 -- emperor nobody
DOUBLE RAINBOW MAN!!!!!!
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by OptimistPrime on Dec 21, 2010 12:22 PM PST up reply actions
question. what's with the orange colored moon? is that a lens or an eclipse effect?
the artist formerly known as inbillywetrust
It's part eclipse effect, part longer shutter
As the eclipse is approaching totality, the moon is still bright enough that I need to use a faster shutter speed to capture the details, but once the totality took effect (I read it lasted about 70 minutes) the moon was dark but still visible, just with an orange/red tint to it. It wasn’t as bright as the longer shutter speeds made it look, but that’s the effect from having the shutter open a few seconds. More of the light that was there gets captured and adds to the tint.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
For the record, the eclipse effect part of the color
comes from refracted light and the earth’s atmosphere. Same reason sunsets are orange.
is that why the moon didn't turn orange until the moon was fully eclipsed?
the artist formerly known as inbillywetrust
Probably
Even before it was completely eclipsed I could see some tint showing.
Notice there’s an ‘N’ in that word, boys and girls. We’re not talking about Janet Jackson here.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
gets?
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
{hags head in shame}
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
I tried to get a few pics of it and massively failed.
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Pam liked my old sig better.
With all the storms we've been having I didn't think I'd even have a chance to see it
Aside from a few minutes where some clouds passed through, it was clear the whole time. I feel lucky.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
Yup, me too. I just don't know how to work a camera
Official Athletics Nation Rotating Tagline Editor
Pam liked my old sig better.
Mmmm, nighttime shots like those aren't that easy for basic hand-held stuff, I'd say
It helps to have a high-powered zoom, a very steady hand or a tripod, and the ability to manually select the shooting options you want. Otherwise chances are the camera will want to shoot so slow to compensate for the overall lack of light that you’ll miss out on details because it will wash out the light that is there.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
I don't know why, but I love the 11:31 pm one the best.
Amazing.
All flash no substance hair twirler.
twss
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by OptimistPrime on Dec 21, 2010 12:22 PM PST up reply actions
I am so very sad that I forgot about the eclipse by the time I went to bed at 11:20.
I would have tried to take some snaps.
by LoneStranger on Dec 21, 2010 10:09 AM PST up reply actions
you didn't let me down
these are great, man.
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
needs moar bacon
by cuppingmaster on Dec 21, 2010 12:26 PM PST up reply actions
Speak for yourself. :(
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Pam liked my old sig better.
You can rely on the old man's money
You can rely on the old man’s money!
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by Rebuilding Season on Dec 21, 2010 9:29 AM PST up reply actions
I love the both of you
I have abandonment issues. Thanks Lew.
by OptimistPrime on Dec 21, 2010 4:54 PM PST up reply actions
Josh Outman cracked a Uni Watch headline
Roll Over, Robert Marshall, and Tell Josh Outman the News
Paul Lukas got holiday cookies in the form of stirrups this year, that came with a handy decoding sheet:
And he loves the A’s one, since it matches his wardrobe. Have I mentioned just HOW much I love this guy? Paul, that hat is adorable.
All flash no substance hair twirler.
Thread of the year?
A's Fan in Sweden
"Some of us know him as the a-hole who piled into Ray Fosse in an All-Star game (it's why Ray is the way he is folks)" - OptimistPrime
by travdog6 on Dec 22, 2010 8:01 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Custalation
Cust and Rajai are gone and I love the A’s just alittle bit less.
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