DLD 9.3.10 – When you’re going bad...
Tales of misfortune from around the league. We may have gotten swept, but these things could have happened to us:
Nyjer Morgan suspended for 8 games
Dustin Pedroia: Surgery could be Friday
Report finds Dodgers $433 million in debt as of last year
(They were bought in 2004 for $430M)
Other stuff:
Freakonomics movie hits iTunes today, before theatrical release
Stay cool, friends!
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good pam
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Sep 3, 2010 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
the dodgers
I don’t believe that. Something fishy there.
The Stadium is paid for, the second biggest media market., attendance is fine, Payroll isn’t too bad.
I think Vero beach was wholly owned by the team. Something doesn’t add up.
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
In debt does not mean no net worth
I’m in debt, because I owe money on my house.
my net worth is positive, because my house is worth more than my mortgage + credit cards.
right
My point is, what debt do they have? There shouldn’t be that much debt service because the stadium was paid for 30 years ago. The baseball operations shouldn’t be $430M per year. there is something I just don’t get.
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
Why would that go against team debt though?
Wouldn’t that be personal finances?
AN: Where you will be an A's fan or Dallas Braden will show you the repercussions of your actions.
by stranahanahan on Sep 4, 2010 12:54 AM PDT up reply actions
fixed
Jason Kendall is out for the next eight-to-ten months as he’ll require shoulder surgery. Not just a snarky Royals fan’s latest joke, but a reality.
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
fine, there you go :-)
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Sep 3, 2010 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
What about caffiene-free varieties?
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
There's only so much room on this DLD...
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Sep 3, 2010 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Yay!
I voted for the Dr Pepper category on the assumption that “Dr Pepper products” means not other products created by the makers of Dr Pepper, but rather various generic brand “doctor” sodas made by others in imitation of Dr Pepper. The latter is what I drink all the time.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
You got it
Mr. Pibb and generic brands count too
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Sep 3, 2010 3:32 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I drank a Dr Dynamite this morning.
That’s Safeway’s new brand. It used to be Dr Skipper.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
i love the giant size dr peppers at the A's games
for some reason they taste so damn good.
by Billy Frijoles on Sep 3, 2010 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
work is OK for me, we have leftovers from a party last night
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
I thought Freakonomics was a fun book but I'm not sure how it'll play as a movie.
But seriously,folks....
only $4 on iTunes
Better than the theaters
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Sep 3, 2010 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah it looks more like a rental to me
I don’t see the point of seeing it at the movies unless….Freakonomics 3-D!
But seriously,folks....
That works with Moneyball too.
Seriously, I read this and thought, “huh, wha? They made a movie out of Freakonomics???”
But I probably would have had the exact same reaction about Moneyball if I didn’t already know about it.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
I still sorta feel that way about Moneyball
I mean, I understood The Blind Side, but a book about exploiting statistics and market inefficiencies? I still don’t really understand it.
Not that it needs to be said
but vote King. Don’t forget even though there are 3 fanposts about it.
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
recruit a friend who has facebook to be your facebook proxy
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Sep 3, 2010 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
your GF?
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Sep 3, 2010 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
oh oops
(not really, right?)
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by cuppingmaster on Sep 3, 2010 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
sorry dude
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Sep 3, 2010 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
didn't know that
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Sep 3, 2010 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Friends are easy to make
I have like 300 of them on facebook. Maybe ask one of you facebook friends then.
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
Create a fake account, fill it with fake data.
Don’t friend anyone except the HOF and vote it every day.
create another fake account
play farmville with yourself.
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
I count 4 fanposts about it.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
Yep
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
Pretty sure Bloom did.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
Yeah
He and I txted each other earlier, but he may have gone back to sleep or started getting ready. I should be seeing him in a little over an hour.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
Bloom's lap?
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
I thought you had one!!!
Bryan has two up for grabs!
"Are those new tarps? Or did they paint 'em?" Mark Ellis
we have an extra ls. you want it?
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
darn, no cheap seats left for the game tonight
p.s. don’t drink soda, full of chemicals
drink water!!!
Did you just say that or was that a play on their early 90s ad
“Just for the taste of it… Diet Coke!”
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Sep 3, 2010 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I've always wanted to try those urban coke legends
Like if Coke really cleans toilets, etc
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Sep 3, 2010 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
The penny one is false. I know that.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
so will spray paint
but you don’t see me quitting that
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
Oooh can I have two poisons?
Also, have you tried Blue Bottle yet?
That's pam. "classy enough." -whiteshoes40
i haven't but i really need to, i went to farmers market today in downtown oak instead
i’ll try to go to blue bottle next week
I just had a fountain Coke with fresh lemons
Nothing better. I would have that with my last meal.
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Sep 3, 2010 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of soft drinks
What do you call them? Soda? Pop? Coke?! FWIW, they are called sodas in Syracuse, NY.
Here is a geographical divide of US when it comes to naming soft drinks.

Which CA county is it that favors “Coke”, by the way?
"Good thing you can't hit, otherwise everybody would hate you"
– H.J.S., my ex coach (while drunkenly talking to me during a team visit to a strip joint)
Pardon my geographical ignorance
Is Orange county one painted maroon on the chart?
"Good thing you can't hit, otherwise everybody would hate you"
– H.J.S., my ex coach (while drunkenly talking to me during a team visit to a strip joint)
There are quite a lot of maroons in Orange County
but it’s yellow on the chart.
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
Thanks. And can you tell which one is the maroon painted one?
"Good thing you can't hit, otherwise everybody would hate you"
– H.J.S., my ex coach (while drunkenly talking to me during a team visit to a strip joint)
it is trinity
it is not actually in California, it is in a state called Jefferson.
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
I grew up saying pop, since my mom is from Pittsburgh and my dad is from central Missouri and they said pop.
Only until junior high or something did I start to say soda.
Soda. You seek Soda.
You know him?
Take you to him I will, heh heh.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
I called everything Coke as a kid...a lot of people call it pop in Kansas
and Arkansas is kind of a soda place but you hear a lot of people going with Coke as well.
But seriously,folks....
Where's that?
"Good thing you can't hit, otherwise everybody would hate you"
– H.J.S., my ex coach (while drunkenly talking to me during a team visit to a strip joint)
Minnesota = pop, or soda pop
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
we mocked our friend from Mankato
by saying “hey its gary ‘pop in a bag!’” Pronouncing Bag in an exaggerated Minnesota accent.
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
Not where I lived and went to school
"Good thing you can't hit, otherwise everybody would hate you"
– H.J.S., my ex coach (while drunkenly talking to me during a team visit to a strip joint)
Onondaga county has 356 out of 376 saying "soda"
"Good thing you can't hit, otherwise everybody would hate you"
– H.J.S., my ex coach (while drunkenly talking to me during a team visit to a strip joint)
That could be, but Syracuse is "soda kingdom"
Did you grow up in Upstate NY?
"Good thing you can't hit, otherwise everybody would hate you"
– H.J.S., my ex coach (while drunkenly talking to me during a team visit to a strip joint)
Yup, Monroe is "pop"
"Good thing you can't hit, otherwise everybody would hate you"
– H.J.S., my ex coach (while drunkenly talking to me during a team visit to a strip joint)
Wonder why there's that yellow pocket (Missouri/Indiana) in the middle of Pop/Coke country.
That's pam. "classy enough." -whiteshoes40
A lot of east coasters who migrated to St. Louis way back?
Not sure why Kansas City doesn’t have the same effect.
I like how Alaska & New Mexico are all jacked up.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
soft drink name mutts
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Sep 3, 2010 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Small sample warning.
Total respondents for Alaska boroughs:
Anchorage = 120
Fairbanks = 38
Juneau = 24
Mat-Su = 20
Kenai Peninsula = 20
All the others are 8 or less, and several of those are 2 or 1.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
hahaha
Sarah Palin voted though!
AN: Where you will be an A's fan or Dallas Braden will show you the repercussions of your actions.
by stranahanahan on Sep 4, 2010 12:57 AM PDT up reply actions
I've lived in both "pop" and "soda" country.
And now apparently I am in “Coke” country, though I can’t say I’ve noticed it too much.
I say “soda.” It’s the Californian in me.
When I was growing up in Anchorage it was "pop".
I say “soda” now, which I guess I got from California.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
The two purple colored counties in California are
Trinity and Mono counties. But that purple color is “no data”, not “coke”.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Oops, I stand corrected.
On closer look, Trinity really is “coke”, with a grand total of two respondents.
By the way, my impression of Trinity Co is that it’s not very Jeffersonish. I’ve driven all over northern California — real northern, I mean; not the Bay Area, which is only northern by comparison to L.A. — and I sense the most Jefferson feeling in Siskiyou and Humboldt counties.
The northern part of Trinity Co would seem to be Jeffersonish, as an extension of Scott Valley in Siskiyou Co (I really love the Scott Valley, by the way), except that no one actually lives there. Actually, hardly anyone lives in Trinity Co at all, but the few that do are all down at the southern end near Weaverville, which is very country. (Though not as country as Whiskeytown, which feels very much like its name suggests.)
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
CA too big anyway
1/10 the of the US population, 1/50th of the Senators.
Split it in 5 for fairness.
There is a place called Whiskeytown?
How cool is that?
"Good thing you can't hit, otherwise everybody would hate you"
– H.J.S., my ex coach (while drunkenly talking to me during a team visit to a strip joint)
More fun with regional words:
What do you call causal (non athletic type) shoes?
What do you call the thing where you can go and get water to drink, usually mounted on the side of a wall?
What do you call it when someone mixes milk, ice cream and some sort of flavor (say, fruit, chocolate, etc) in a blender?
by RickeySteals on Sep 4, 2010 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
What do YOU call them?
1) Depends…..flats, mules, flip flops?
2) water fountain
3) milk shake
"Are those new tarps? Or did they paint 'em?" Mark Ellis
Tennis shoes, drinking fountain, milk shake
The funny thing with the shoes is that I remember there being a difference between north bay people and the rest of the bay area on it. I just can’t remember what the difference is…
Sneakers, drinking fountain, malt (even though it has no malt in it)
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
We's says soda in new joisey.
What you fail to understand in your joyless myopia is that baseball is the key to life-- the Rosetta Stone, if you will. If you just understood baseball better all your other questions your, your... the, uh... the aliens, the conspiracies they would all, in their way be answered by the baseball gods.
Moar Conan
ConanOBrien
Facebook is trying to trademark the word “Face”. I am going to trademark the word “aceboo”, and then wait for the dollars to roll in.
4 minutes ago via web
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
His twitter is the only reason to follow twitter anymore
Now that Brett’s is gone.
AN: Where you will be an A's fan or Dallas Braden will show you the repercussions of your actions.
by stranahanahan on Sep 4, 2010 12:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Whild pitch on an intentional walk
FTL!
No, it wasn’t K-Rod this time.
"Good thing you can't hit, otherwise everybody would hate you"
– H.J.S., my ex coach (while drunkenly talking to me during a team visit to a strip joint)
You know what bothers me about that?
The first guy knows this pitcher can’t throw an intentional ball and is wild. So why not swing at ball 4 and make him throw 6 or 7 intentional balls to walk you? If it gets to a full count, odds are they’re still going to try to walk you and if not, so what, just go up there ready to swing the bat if it comes to it.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
Good point
Had he hacked at the one that bounced back over the plate he could have even had himself a walk-off
"Good thing you can't hit, otherwise everybody would hate you"
– H.J.S., my ex coach (while drunkenly talking to me during a team visit to a strip joint)
Yep
AND it likely would have made a pitcher who’s already frustrated even more so. So the likelihood of that wild pitch that occurred would have increased. Still, fun win for them.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
-

In better news, I got a job and am moving back to Portland all permanent-like, so that’s fun.
"I've made a huge little mistake." - G.O.B.
I'm clerking for a dude who does post-conviction relief cases in Salem
I’ll be getting paid out of the public defense fund, but at a decent enough rate to make a living. Best part is, when I find out I didn’t pass the bar, it won’t really matter!
"I've made a huge little mistake." - G.O.B.
salem sucks though.
the upside is the Oregon bar is one of the easiest.
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Sep 3, 2010 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
pdx rocks... good luck
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Sep 3, 2010 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Good for you man!
You can catch some Portland Beavers games. And maybe the A’s when they’re in Seattle.
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Sep 3, 2010 3:29 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Congrats on the job!
"Ain't no man can avoid being born average, but there ain't no man got to be common." - Satchel Paige
The merengue dog is back!
"Good thing you can't hit, otherwise everybody would hate you"
– H.J.S., my ex coach (while drunkenly talking to me during a team visit to a strip joint)
Someone just got on the bus with a Giants hat on
Boo.
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Sep 3, 2010 3:31 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
He's a lot bigger than me
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Sep 3, 2010 3:41 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I want it to be the weekend already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's pam. "classy enough." -whiteshoes40
Another hour Pam
Can you handle it?
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Sep 3, 2010 3:58 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Booooo
I guess no game for you then
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by cuppingmaster on Sep 3, 2010 4:19 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
This morning in Golden Gate Park
I walked past three young women in Angels gear who were taking a picture of their Rally Monkey propped up on a decorative rock. I wanted to walk back and mention something to them about THIRD PLACE, but I was with my two small great-nieces, and I didn’t want them to pick up any bad language from the Angels girls, and the four-year-old had to pee but insisted on going home to do it (they live across the street from the Park, so this was not entirely unreasonable)…so I let them be. If I see them in my section tonight though, look out.
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
Anybody looking for a ticket for tonight's game??
"Are those new tarps? Or did they paint 'em?" Mark Ellis
I don't know....they are WACchampions....
can you email me your phone # and I’ll have him call you?
"Are those new tarps? Or did they paint 'em?" Mark Ellis
GINGER ALE FTW
Im a ginger ale addict. Love the stuff.
Nature’s Brew is by far the best on the market in the Ginger Ale/Beer Category IMO
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Sep 3, 2010 5:25 PM PDT reply actions
have you tried Maine Root?
I see it a lot more now that I’m living in New England naturally, but I have found it in the bay area too. Hands down the most gingery I have ever tried. My other favorite is Cock and Bull, which is supposedly bottled in LA, but I have only ever found it at one little store in Chicago.
cock and bull is ok. Ive seen maine root but have not given it a try yet.
but Whalers Rum and Nature’s Brew make a very very very fine dark n stormy
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Sep 7, 2010 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Is anyone watching the Arizona-Toledo game on ESPN?
"You're all like big fat failure turtles." - Edge
by Rated-R Superstar on Sep 3, 2010 5:56 PM PDT reply actions
We did a good thing.
mlbtraderumors
Oakland Signs Jeremy Hermida http://bit.ly/cFF99G #mlb
4 minutes ago via twitterfeed
"You're all like big fat failure turtles." - Edge
by Rated-R Superstar on Sep 3, 2010 6:20 PM PDT reply actions
So even though I'm in Santa Barbara, I want to go back to Ocean Beach.
For the erm…..sights.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."

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