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Around SBN: An Indy 500 Rookie's Impressions

Weekend Link Dump (Feb 26-27)

THIS is why the A's were smart to let Duchscherer go.

Kendry Morales isn't anywhere near 100%

.Jerry Crasnick covered the A's offseason.  MLBTR looks at Oakland's offseason, too.

Oakland has one of the hardest schedules off the bat.  (EDIT: I blew it!  They actually have one of the easiest in the AL)

Michael Taylor wants to put last season behind him.

The Yankees could be scouting Oakland's starting pitchers.

It was a humid -30 degrees today when I woke up this morning at my house in Bismarck, ND.

Dump... dump away.

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Poor Justin

I think it’s time for the Duke to look for another line of work.
I say bring it. We have to play those teams anyway, I am all for getting them early.
Yankees have to realize that they need young pitching and who better to scout than us.
I am with Taylor: I want to put his last season behind me too.
Here is a fun little video for the DLD Clicky click

I got nothin'

by OptimistPrime on Feb 26, 2011 11:10 AM PST reply actions  

Duke would be dumb to try find another line of work right now...

What else could he do to get paid $700,000 to do nothing?

I’m guessing he’ll soon be forced to find another line of work.

by Brett Narloch on Feb 26, 2011 11:26 AM PST up reply actions  

Or, save as much of that $700,000 as possible

and never have to work again

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Feb 26, 2011 12:05 PM PST up reply actions  

Exactly. As long as teams are willing to throw him several hundred thousand a year...

…why not?

"We don't see things as they are, we see things as we are."
~ Anais Nin

by UncleLeo on Feb 26, 2011 8:30 PM PST up reply actions  

awesome video

I am only pretty on the outside
dannycakes can also be called "hipsterbot"

by Future Ed on Feb 26, 2011 1:14 PM PST up reply actions  

I just guessed

!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
needs moar bacon

by cuppingmaster on Feb 26, 2011 3:46 PM PST up reply actions  

total and complete guesses on my part

And in the categories where I was familiar with the films, I went with my own preferences, which is a sure-fire way to not guess the winner.

That google doc form was pretty slick! We should do something like that for the baseball GOG this year…

by colin on Feb 27, 2011 2:20 PM PST up reply actions  

It's pretty easy to set up

we’ll see how the scoring goes……

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Feb 27, 2011 2:36 PM PST up reply actions  

ugh Fuentes

Per Susan Slusser via Twitter

“Fuentes allows three runs in his first intrasquad game. #Athletics”

by drmmerchk on Feb 26, 2011 12:34 PM PST reply actions  

woohoo

the A’s are awesome! 3 runs off an elite reliever.

I am only pretty on the outside
dannycakes can also be called "hipsterbot"

by Future Ed on Feb 26, 2011 1:14 PM PST up reply actions   5 recs

glass half full

Yeah I keep the stickers on my A's hat and don't bend the bill. So what, big whoop, wanna fight about it?

by MudkipzGetHYPHY on Feb 26, 2011 3:59 PM PST up reply actions  

We have starting pitching available?

Huh, I wonder how much the Yankees would pay for half a season of an awesome Brandon McCarthy…

"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."

by lenscrafters on Feb 26, 2011 1:34 PM PST reply actions  

We actually have a pretty easy schedule early on

I don’t want to step on your toes, Mr. Narloch, but Olney wrote something different than what you suggest. His ranking goes from toughest schedule to easiest, with the A’s three spots from the easiest at # 11. Only 16 of our first 35 games are against teams who had records better than .500 in 2010. (Compare that to the Blue Jays, who have to face better than .500 teams in 38 of their first 44.)

(Insert standard caveat about sample size here. Add in cliches along the lines of “2010 was last year, and that’s why they play the games.” Mention squirrels in a vain attempt to get Bloom to rec the comment. Close with a gratuitous Motley Crue reference that no-one else will find funny and/or enlightening.)

In God We Trust....All Others Must Show Data

by Wes7 on Feb 26, 2011 1:56 PM PST reply actions   1 recs

love the sig bro

the artist formerly known as inbillywetrust

by stm72 on Feb 27, 2011 9:09 AM PST up reply actions  

I want to bitch about something, someone commiserate or tell me I am wrong

So… baseball was on tv today! w00t! I presently have on on my computer the Arizona-Colorado game. w00t! HOWEVER… spring training isnt available on the MLB.tv for the PS3!!! WTF??

by dwishinsky on Feb 26, 2011 2:08 PM PST reply actions  

Real reason for signing Balfour and Fuentes revealed:

Uh oh

“Having Balfour and Fuentes, they shorten the game,” Geren said. "You can bunt a guy in the sixth or seventh instead of the eighth or ninth

"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."

by lenscrafters on Feb 26, 2011 2:13 PM PST reply actions  

(facepalm)

!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
needs moar bacon

by cuppingmaster on Feb 26, 2011 3:47 PM PST up reply actions  

That's awesome.

Daric should be the leadoff man. That way he can bunt one at-bat sooner.

Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.

by iglew on Feb 26, 2011 5:03 PM PST up reply actions  

Is that really a terrible idea?

I’m generally against sacrifice bunts but in some situation they are the correct call right? I mean, if you were in a tie game in the sixth inning and had a great bullpen would it really be the wrong decision to bunt a guy from second to third with no outs?

by OkayJay81 on Feb 26, 2011 6:03 PM PST up reply actions  

yes is is a terrible idea

No matter how elite your bullpen is, you still have 3 innings to not give up a run.

I am only pretty on the outside
dannycakes can also be called "hipsterbot"

by Future Ed on Feb 26, 2011 6:06 PM PST up reply actions  

in your last ab at home tie game

runner on 2nd no outs, you worst batter up, much much better hitters next, non strikeout pitcher,

then maybe

I am only pretty on the outside
dannycakes can also be called "hipsterbot"

by Future Ed on Feb 26, 2011 6:20 PM PST up reply actions  

In an interleague game when the pitcher is batting.

Exploring the limits of what's acceptable in a CT thread.

by ozzman99 on Feb 26, 2011 8:44 PM PST up reply actions  

in real baseball, not fake NL rules

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones."
-BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Feb 26, 2011 10:16 PM PST up reply actions  

...and your manager isn't smart enough to understand how to properly work the double switch.

Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.

by Tutu-late on Feb 28, 2011 9:18 AM PST up reply actions  

Meh

You may actually want to hold on to your starter.

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.

by DMOAS on Feb 28, 2011 9:42 AM PST up reply actions  

I see no benefit to having the starter bunt early in the game.

So, I would only bunt him later anyway.

Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.

by Tutu-late on Feb 28, 2011 9:48 AM PST up reply actions  

Who said anything about early or later.

Just the desire to hold on to your starter. That could be in any inning 1 through 9.

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.

by DMOAS on Feb 28, 2011 10:01 AM PST up reply actions  

Then why differentiate between pitchers and other hitters?

If it is bad practice early in the game, then who is batting makes no difference.

Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.

by Tutu-late on Feb 28, 2011 10:13 AM PST up reply actions  

Because pitchers historically suck at hitting?

If the guy seldom successfully gets on base and is usually an out, it really doesn’t matter at what point in the game you’re at, your best bet is to give up that out in a way that A) doesn’t create a second out (i.e. double play) and B) possibly moves the runner over. Rolling the dice on your "I’m going to strikeout nearly every time up and/or seldom capable of successfully getting a hit pitcher is just a bad move.

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.

by DMOAS on Feb 28, 2011 10:35 AM PST up reply actions  

And they also suck at bunting.

If the concern is when to sacrifice bunt, then it doesn’t matter who is at the plate. If the concern is what to do with an incompetent hitter( the pitcher), Then why risk him getting hurt bunting? Have him leave the bat on his shoulder and hope for a wild pitch, or a walk.

Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.

by Tutu-late on Feb 28, 2011 10:44 AM PST up reply actions  

Huh?

Who says they suck at bunting?

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.

by DMOAS on Feb 28, 2011 12:54 PM PST up reply actions  

I did.

The same way you said they suck at hitting.

Look, I have no problem with using the sacrifice bunt early in games. However, if you’re making the case that it is a bad practice to sacrifice, except for pitchers, I disagree. It is either bad, or it is not. The hitter does not himself decide whether it is a good practice. For an example, even though Ichiro is an excellent bunter, I would rather have him swing at the pitch. How many times have the defensive team deliberately allowed the pitcher to get on base, in order to force him to run the bases?

If the need to sacrifice is effective only later in the game, then I submit that the double switch is a better use of assets.

Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.

by Tutu-late on Feb 28, 2011 1:34 PM PST up reply actions  

I really have no idea what you're talking about.

Pitchers really do suck at at hitting. With the exception of a small subset of pitchers, it’s simply better to have them try to move the runner over. They actually practice bunting and most pitchers are pretty good at it. If your pitcher is good at bunting but sucks at hitting AND IS DOING STRONG on the mound, your best option with a runner on is for that pitcher to bunt. If the pitcher is tired, you double switch. If the pitcher is a good hitter, he should swing away. If your pitcher sucks at hitting and bunting, he should stand there and do nothing. I’m not making any sort of case about when in the game this happens, the variables are basically the same at any point in the game.

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.

by DMOAS on Feb 28, 2011 1:59 PM PST up reply actions  

This is the post I was replying to:
In an interleague game when the pitcher is batting.

I think this is too broad of a condition.

I agree with what you are saying. It is the situation and hitter that dictate the need to sacrifice. The fact that it is the pitcher at bat, does not dictate the need to sacrifice. I, for one would never want Rajai, a non-pitcher, to attempt a sacrifice. It is too painfull to watch.

Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.

by Tutu-late on Feb 28, 2011 2:16 PM PST up reply actions  

Well sure, it's a generalization.

But DMOAS is correct. Pitchers are almost always terrible hitters but passable bunters. And the odds of them pulling off a successful sac bunt are much better than the odds of them walking, getting a wild pitch, or reaching base via hit or error.

As for whether or not bunting is a good idea, why don’t you think who the batter is doesn’t matter? Of course it matters. That seems pretty obvious.

Exploring the limits of what's acceptable in a CT thread.

by ozzman99 on Feb 28, 2011 5:31 PM PST up reply actions  

Who as an individual matters, but not who as the position.

Which is what I took from your statement. Sorry.

I’ve also seen the stupid move of having the pitcher attempt a sacrifice with two stricks. This are where I don’t think bunting is smart. It is done, however.

Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.

by Tutu-late on Feb 28, 2011 5:45 PM PST up reply actions  

Nah, generally pitchers should still bunt with 2 strikes, excepting 3-2 counts.

"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."

by lenscrafters on Feb 28, 2011 6:30 PM PST up reply actions  

If for some reason you know that your odds

in this particular situation are different from the odds for the league over all time, then sure. I’m not sure how you would know that (and for that matter, how you would know that you know that), but I suppose it’s possible.

Like, for example, if the current hitter is 100% guaranteed to strike out if he doesn’t bunt. Or if the next hitter is 100% guaranteed to hit a single and the hitter after that is 100% guaranteed to strike out.

Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.

by iglew on Feb 27, 2011 5:55 PM PST up reply actions  

Yes.

2B to 3B is even worse than 1B to 2B, because he’s in scoring position already.

by danmerqury on Feb 26, 2011 6:12 PM PST up reply actions  

Dang it, mistake post

I meant to say that even if you’re playing for one run rather than multiple runs, is it still a bad idea to bunt in late game situations?

by OkayJay81 on Feb 26, 2011 6:19 PM PST up reply actions  

it really depends on the situation

there are a few situations. Here is a nice local primer. there are a lot of other sources too.

I am only pretty on the outside
dannycakes can also be called "hipsterbot"

by Future Ed on Feb 26, 2011 6:24 PM PST up reply actions  

I could definitely be missing the point

But I feel like judging the merits of a sacrifice bunt strictly by run expectancy doesn’t fully capture its value. My limited understanding of bunts is that they are generally bad because it increases the chance of scoring one run at the expense of your chances of scoring multiple runs. The argument for bunting, in my mind, is that in some situations increasing your chances of one run is worth the sacrifice of a chance at a big inning.

To use a hyperbolic hypothetical I think of the possibility of having an offense that scores 800 runs versus an offense that has 600 runs. In most cases you would much rather have the offense that scores 800 runs. But say you had the ability to distribute those 600 runs individually in each game depending on how many runs the other team scores. That would be much more valuable than 800 runs distributed randomly.

Obviously bunting and playing small ball isn’t that efficient, but it seems that it might allow you to increase your chances of scoring one run in close games at the expense of the total number of runs you score over the course of an entire season. I wonder if successfully employing old school, small ball tactics might allow a team to put up a win/loss record greater than what you might expect based on Pythagorean calculations.

by OkayJay81 on Feb 26, 2011 7:18 PM PST up reply actions  

The Book goes into that.

And it does a similar treatment, except with win probability instead of run expectancy. That way, it takes those ninth inning “gotta have one run” situations into effect.

by danmerqury on Feb 26, 2011 7:27 PM PST up reply actions  

I guess where I'm not fully on board...

is the idea that those “gotta have one run” situations only happen in the ninth inning. I feel like if you have sufficient confidence in your bullpen those situation could happen earlier in the game.

by OkayJay81 on Feb 26, 2011 7:36 PM PST up reply actions  

There isn't a single bullpen in existence

that’s as good as shutting down the opposition as the literal end of the game. Because of that fact, the ninth inning is entirely different from all other innings.

"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."

by lenscrafters on Feb 26, 2011 7:57 PM PST up reply actions  

I don't doubt that the 9th inning is different from all other innings

I just feel like the need to get one run can be sufficiently important in earlier innings depending on the strength of your bullpen.

by OkayJay81 on Feb 26, 2011 8:06 PM PST up reply actions  

Like I cited below,

sacrifice bunting in the 7th inning causes, on average, a 3.5% drop in win expectancy. Maybe it’s less with a significantly above average bullpen but I wouldn’t expect it to actually help win expectancy.

"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."

by lenscrafters on Feb 26, 2011 8:13 PM PST up reply actions  

I guess I need to delve further into the inner workings of win expectancy

My big failing is that I’m just arguing based on my intuition, but I’m not fully ready to accept that statistics has been able to entirely capture the value of decisions in a single instance. Making the choice to maximize value over time is not always the correct way to operate in every present moment.

People smarter than me have developed these statistics but I still feel like there is enough variability that we can’t completely quantify the effectiveness of small ball tactics in close game situations.

by OkayJay81 on Feb 26, 2011 8:30 PM PST up reply actions  

I mean i you have a Jeff MAthis batting

fine. But any batter that has a RC+ of 90 or above, I wouldn’t bunt.

It is situational, I agree, but it is a very rare exception that bunting will help you win the game.

I am only pretty on the outside
dannycakes can also be called "hipsterbot"

by Future Ed on Feb 26, 2011 9:32 PM PST up reply actions  

It's a good instinct to want to understand

the logic rather than just take someone’s word for it. I recommend you read the relevant chapter in The Book. It’s not the most accessible prose in the world, but it does explain it.

Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.

by iglew on Feb 27, 2011 5:58 PM PST up reply actions  

What if, perhaps, the situations were separated:

Good bullpen vs bad bullpen. Maybe that would give us a different probability than the combined situation. Then, if you could be relatively certain that your bullpen was in the good category, you could make a more educated decision. It’s been awhile since I read that chapter, so I don’t remember the discussion on the sample size for the combined, so maybe splitting it wouldn’t be large enough.

by LoneStranger on Feb 28, 2011 9:05 AM PST up reply actions  

It depends what you're trying to do.

Let’s assume you are happy playing for a tie. I don’t see why you would be but then you’d want to merely tie the game, one run is enough. The thing is you never really want to play for a tie. If it is the seventh and you are down 3-2, you want to score one run then more to get the lead and more than that to solidify it. Thats why there is no scenario earlier on where bunting really makes sense, because you dont ever want to play to tie, except in the ninth. Hope that clarifies it a bit?

by dwishinsky on Feb 26, 2011 9:39 PM PST up reply actions  

It usually is.

Bunting in the late innings rarely increase win expectancy, even in a low scoring environment (in which most late game bunts occur anyways). The Book specifically did a study on a successful sacrifice bunt in the 7th inning and found that it actually decreases win expectancy by 3.5%.

Bunting makes sense in a game theory sort of way, in that a sacrifice attempt is better than the actual, “successful” outcome of a bunt (giving up an out; the runner moves over). Attempting to sacrifice in odd and irregular situations (for example, early in the game), when the defense does not expect it, is conducive to run expectancy.

"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."

by lenscrafters on Feb 26, 2011 6:21 PM PST up reply actions  

W.A.A.G.D.

I am only pretty on the outside
dannycakes can also be called "hipsterbot"

by Future Ed on Feb 26, 2011 6:05 PM PST up reply actions  

I hate you, Bob Geren.

Buy some class, act like you've been there before.

by PL78 on Feb 27, 2011 9:23 AM PST up reply actions  

Is it Sunday yet?

I need some A’s baseball, even if it is spring training.

by OkayJay81 on Feb 26, 2011 2:27 PM PST reply actions  

Non-sequitur

!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
needs moar bacon

by cuppingmaster on Feb 28, 2011 11:24 AM PST reply actions  

Remind me again why paper beats rock.

Rock smashes scissors. Ouch!

Scissors cuts paper. Cuts it apart, into pieces.

But paper, what does it do? It wraps around the rock? Oh no, I’m scared! please don’t wrap around me!

Does sleeping bag beat sleeper? Does sock beat foot? Does tortilla beat rice and beans?

Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.

by iglew on Feb 28, 2011 3:29 PM PST up reply actions  

It should be

Rock, scissors, dynamite with a cuttable wick.

"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy." - Don Sutton

by vignette17 on Feb 28, 2011 6:58 PM PST up reply actions  

Demetri Martin?

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by ozzman99 on Feb 28, 2011 8:41 PM PST up reply actions  

Well, back in the day, paper was stronger.

That was in the Rock, Papyrus, Copper Blade days of the game.

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by Gaijin_Suketto on Feb 28, 2011 7:14 PM PST up reply actions  

Back atcha

"As the tag line of my favorite dirty joke would have it: 'Keep your hat on. We could wind up miles from here.'" ~Kurt Vonnegut, Hocus Pocus

by Elvez on Feb 28, 2011 6:53 PM PST up reply actions  

Uni Watch:

The Return of Outmania! Paul Lukas does some investigative reporting about Outman’s missing stirrups.

At first I thought Outman had abandoned stirrups for the accursed two-in-ones, but then I read the article, which said he’d been reduced to wearing the two-in-ones because "the A’s clubhouse guy forgot to have [stirrups] ready" for him.

The A’s clubhouse guy, of course, is Steve Vucinich, who happens to be a Uni Watch confidant. Had he really been caught with his stirrups down? I found that hard to believe, so I gave him a call on Sunday morning.

"Josh just told that to that reporter as a joke," Steve told me. "I had some with the four-inch opening, but he likes the longer kind — the seven-inch — and I’d run out of those. I ordered a bunch more, but he’s pitching today, and he’ll wear the two-in-ones for that game. Then we’ll have his regular stirrups after that."

by whiteshoes40 on Feb 28, 2011 3:44 PM PST reply actions  

oh thank god

I am only pretty on the outside
dannycakes can also be called "hipsterbot"

by Future Ed on Mar 1, 2011 6:27 AM PST up reply actions  

Stirrups?

Oh,
Boy!
Green &
Yellow
Nylons!

Banana Fudge Ripple

by Ice Cream on Mar 1, 2011 8:11 PM PST up reply actions  

Chipper Jones dropped a "Mom's basement" reference

which for many, many reasons is my favorite misled, passive aggressive derogatory remark in all of sports.

"I still feel like I have something to offer, and the cynical fan can really kiss my ass. I really don’t care. There’s a bunch of true fans and the people who actually want to take the time to get to know me know who I am. The guy who sits in his mom’s basement and types on his mom’s computer, I couldn’t really care less about."

Linky hehe

by PL78 on Feb 28, 2011 8:47 PM PST reply actions  

wow

I am only pretty on the outside
dannycakes can also be called "hipsterbot"

by Future Ed on Mar 1, 2011 6:28 AM PST up reply actions  

I used to like you, Chipper

!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
needs moar bacon

by cuppingmaster on Mar 1, 2011 6:52 AM PST up reply actions  

He didn't actually say he was against those who spend time in their mom's basement.

Only those who also use their mom’s computer.

Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.

by Tutu-late on Mar 1, 2011 6:59 AM PST up reply actions  

Hehe, true

Clearly, he doesn’t realize us nerds save up money to buy our own computers, since our Mom’s are far too underpowered.

!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
needs moar bacon

by cuppingmaster on Mar 1, 2011 7:49 AM PST up reply actions  

My mom still uses a KayPro, so there is little fear of her understanding web use.

Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.

by Tutu-late on Mar 1, 2011 9:09 AM PST up reply actions  

KayPro?

!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
needs moar bacon

by cuppingmaster on Mar 1, 2011 9:19 AM PST up reply actions  

Yeah, I know that dates me, but it is an old mono-chrome display computer. Actually a pretty good computer for her needs.

Which is basically word processing( addresses, recipes, calenders, etc.).

Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.

by Tutu-late on Mar 1, 2011 9:26 AM PST up reply actions  

Ha! KayPro!

My mom had an Osborne!

Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.

by iglew on Mar 1, 2011 2:24 PM PST up reply actions  

I knew this would bring you out

If she still has it, that thing is probably worth money now.

!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
needs moar bacon

by cuppingmaster on Mar 1, 2011 2:35 PM PST up reply actions  

It's long long gone.

Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.

by iglew on Mar 1, 2011 4:03 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh, leave them alone.

They’re just passing messages around.

by LoneStranger on Mar 1, 2011 4:56 PM PST up reply actions  

These are the machines that made the current technologies possible.

Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.

by Tutu-late on Mar 1, 2011 4:59 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm an old fart too.

I used to surf the local dialup BBS’s.

I used to program text adventures in BASIC.

SmallTalk80 was an operating system for the Osborne, IIRC.

"Hi, SBN readers! Go away."-dm

by Gaijin_Suketto on Mar 1, 2011 5:54 PM PST up reply actions  

I was looking at a box full of old stuff last year, and came upon an old Heathkit catalog.

In it they were proud to introduce the Zenith( their parent co at the time), Z-100 computer, with an optional 10 MB “Winchester Hard drive”. The thing was bigger than my turntable! It cost $1000!!!! My brother, 7 years my senior, was still using his Heathkit 9-key.

Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.

by Tutu-late on Mar 1, 2011 6:23 PM PST up reply actions  

Sorry, I meant "10-key"

I was too young to learn it.

Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.

by Tutu-late on Mar 1, 2011 6:25 PM PST up reply actions  

We had Prodigy.

Which we dialed-up with our AST 286, with 640k RAM and 40 MB HD.

Exploring the limits of what's acceptable in a CT thread.

by ozzman99 on Mar 1, 2011 8:37 PM PST up reply actions  

Damn, that's advanced.

Before Prodigy, you had to dial up the phone numbers to the individual BBS, and if they were out of your local area, you had to pay long distance charges…

Of course, there were a lot of ways to hack into the phone system and get free long distance calls, too.

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by Gaijin_Suketto on Mar 2, 2011 10:59 AM PST up reply actions  

I wrote in BASIC, too.

But when we wanted graphics it was too slow, so we learned 6502 assembly language. And then there was this new thing called “C”.

Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.

by iglew on Mar 2, 2011 11:37 AM PST up reply actions  

My Dad's TRS 80 is still in my parents house

I am only pretty on the outside
dannycakes can also be called "hipsterbot," or "Gambit"

by Future Ed on Mar 1, 2011 6:39 PM PST up reply actions  

My comment re: Chipper Jones

“The player who goes around having children with women who aren’t his wife, I couldn’t really care less about

by dwishinsky on Mar 1, 2011 8:08 AM PST up reply actions  

scandulous!

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by micdog2001 on Mar 1, 2011 10:39 AM PST up reply actions  

Maybe this is why he doesn't mind "girls" who spend time in their mom's basement, only "guys."

Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.

by Tutu-late on Mar 1, 2011 10:41 AM PST up reply actions  

woot!
@susanslusser
Susan Slusser
No more sac bunting on his own for Barton, “He’s too good a hitter,” Geren says. #Athletics

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by cuppingmaster on Mar 1, 2011 8:55 AM PST reply actions   1 recs

Good.

I was getting tired of protecting my sac.

by LoneStranger on Mar 1, 2011 9:07 AM PST up reply actions  

Hey, keep the bunting, it's classy.

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by DMOAS on Mar 1, 2011 10:07 AM PST up reply actions  

Dude, I'm always looking out for Sac.

Good riddance to the Kings and the NBA, though.

They’re going to turn Arco Arena and it’s parking lot into a 100 acre zoo.

I like zoos better than the NBA because zoos aren’t fixed by crooked refs & commissioners.

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by Gaijin_Suketto on Mar 1, 2011 10:14 AM PST up reply actions  

MIND = BLOWN

Holy crap we might be dangerous this year….

by PL78 on Mar 1, 2011 8:56 AM PST reply actions  

oops, reply to above

No Bunting Barton = moar winz?

by PL78 on Mar 1, 2011 8:57 AM PST up reply actions  

at least less outs

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by cuppingmaster on Mar 1, 2011 8:58 AM PST up reply actions  

Has anyone else wondered WHY he bunted?

Could it have been that he,( and possibly other players), were tired of waiting for Geren to make the call, so he made it on his own?

Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.

by Tutu-late on Mar 1, 2011 9:07 AM PST up reply actions  

Besides, why did it take Geren sooooo long to make this statement?

Why didn’t he stop this practice last season, when Daric was actually doing it.? All he had to say was," Daric, I make the calls, so knock it off."

Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.

by Tutu-late on Mar 1, 2011 9:17 AM PST up reply actions  

He actually did stop it last season

Here is the article. Geren basically says that he told Daric to knock it off about half way through last season.

by OkayJay81 on Mar 1, 2011 11:37 AM PST up reply actions  

no. I didn't wonder why.

because he and bob said in interviews that he did it on his own because the coaching staff emphasized moving runners along.

At the beginning of 2010 he was coming off a year that he had been replaced and not that highly regarded. He wanted to show that he was a team player.

The issue always was, for me, why geren didn’t say

" Daric, I make the calls, so knock it off."

As you say above.

I am only pretty on the outside
dannycakes can also be called "hipsterbot"

by Future Ed on Mar 1, 2011 10:28 AM PST up reply actions  

Then why have so many here derided Daric for his bunting?

If it was a team concept, then any “blame” should be aimed towards Geren and his braintrust, and not towards Daric. Didn’t Geren know he was too good a hitter sometime last season?

Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.

by Tutu-late on Mar 1, 2011 10:39 AM PST up reply actions  

I agree

Someone needed to tell Daric that it was Hurting the team, and Bob is the guy to do it.

I am only pretty on the outside
dannycakes can also be called "hipsterbot"

by Future Ed on Mar 1, 2011 11:01 AM PST up reply actions  

Weeell, I guess I'm just not much of a "Geren" fan.

So, I tend to look for faults in his statements. This one looks like he had some sort of revelation in the offseason, which is not the time to have it, last year was.

Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.

by Tutu-late on Mar 1, 2011 11:22 AM PST up reply actions  

I'm always down for more wins

But I kind of doubt Barton’s penchant to drop down sac bunts really had that great of an effect on the A’s last season. I mean over the course of 162 games he only laid down 12 sac bunts.

Of course that was about 12 too many in my book so I’m glad we get definitive confirmation that Barton has been told to take it easy on the bunting.

by OkayJay81 on Mar 1, 2011 11:40 AM PST up reply actions  

It sounds pedantic,

but it is worth observing that a sac bunt is not, in fact, an automatic out. A typical hitter has an OBP of something like .175 on sac bunts, which is obviously awful, but not zero.

Note that I’m referring to all attempted sacrifices, not merely the “SH” category (which just happens to be the subset of attempted sacrifices which results in the most common outcome of an out and a runner advanced).

"We don't want our people to be preoccupied with seminude, crazy men jumping up and down who are chasing an inflated object," said Sheik Mohamed Osman Arus, head of operations for the Hizbul Islam insurgent group.

by PaulThomas on Mar 1, 2011 4:25 PM PST up reply actions  

anyone seen this yet?

the-most-miserable-sports-cities

We’re not defining sports misery as sheer futility . . . We decided to add it all up and create a sports heartbreak index to identify where fans have been exposed to teams good enough to get their hopes up, only to let them down in the end.

Oakland is not on this list and neither is SF (hooray!). Perhaps because they are part of the same “area” but I think it is mostly because the A’s and 49ers won a decent amount of championships.

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by micdog2001 on Mar 1, 2011 11:48 AM PST reply actions  

for sheer heartbreak

You gotta go with Buffalo. I felt sorry for the Bills as a kid. And the best thing that happened after that was Hasek, who no one outside of hockey fans cared about.

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by cuppingmaster on Mar 1, 2011 12:00 PM PST up reply actions  

Uh, you might have noticed that there was a big ol' victory parade over on this side of the bay a few months ago

"We don't want our people to be preoccupied with seminude, crazy men jumping up and down who are chasing an inflated object," said Sheik Mohamed Osman Arus, head of operations for the Hizbul Islam insurgent group.

by PaulThomas on Mar 1, 2011 4:26 PM PST up reply actions  

Yawn

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.

by DMOAS on Mar 1, 2011 5:00 PM PST up reply actions  

parade? I didn't notice any parade? what are you talking about? ;-)

but seriously, they were covering very long periods of time and one Championship didn’t completely take a city out of the running. Atalanta was #2 and the Braves had 1 WS victory at least. I was giving more weight to the 4 championships by the A’s and 5 by the 49ers.

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by micdog2001 on Mar 1, 2011 5:42 PM PST up reply actions  

One title 15 years ago is just a leeeetle bit different from one that just happened last November

"We don't want our people to be preoccupied with seminude, crazy men jumping up and down who are chasing an inflated object," said Sheik Mohamed Osman Arus, head of operations for the Hizbul Islam insurgent group.

by PaulThomas on Mar 1, 2011 8:50 PM PST up reply actions  

sure

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;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}

by micdog2001 on Mar 2, 2011 2:16 PM PST up reply actions  

Vallejo is overrun with hookers and pimps!

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/02/27/MNFH1HIG2B.DTL

it is a sad situation but this made me bust out laughing!

“I have zero tolerance for this. I don’t care what it takes, I just want them all out of here,” said B.J. Conrad, who owns an art gallery and other buildings in the core streetwalker area.

They couldn’t find someone else with a name that didn’t make you think of hookers even more?

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/02/27/MNFH1HIG2B.DTL#ixzz1FNatRmE7

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by micdog2001 on Mar 1, 2011 12:05 PM PST reply actions  

They would have used his given name, but they thought "Blowe Jaub Conrad" would sound worse.

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.

by DMOAS on Mar 1, 2011 12:32 PM PST up reply actions  

what sick individual thinks it's exciting to have a little dog with them while they get busy with a woman who has hit rock bottom?

or who wants recieve oral sex from a woman with no teeth? seriously, WTC?

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by micdog2001 on Mar 1, 2011 1:37 PM PST up reply actions  

WTC?

Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.

by iglew on Mar 1, 2011 2:28 PM PST up reply actions  

What The Crap

because I don’t use really strong curse words.

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;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}

by micdog2001 on Mar 1, 2011 3:15 PM PST up reply actions  

World Trade Commission

Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.

by Tutu-late on Mar 1, 2011 3:31 PM PST up reply actions  

well, no teeth...

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by mikev on Mar 1, 2011 2:38 PM PST up reply actions  

I worked with a dirty old man who loved that his wife had no teeth.

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.

by DMOAS on Mar 1, 2011 2:46 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm getting the picture

but I can’t imagine a “lady” without any teeth being very attractive but I guess dudes trolling for whores in Vallejo don’t exactly care. blegh though . . .

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by micdog2001 on Mar 1, 2011 3:21 PM PST up reply actions  

Well keep in mind the guy and his wife were in their 60s

So I’m sure it was just a denture thing. Pop them out. Pop them back in. And when I say the man was dirty, I mean the man was DIRTY. Huh… I kind of miss the old guy.

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.

by DMOAS on Mar 1, 2011 3:57 PM PST up reply actions  

Your imagination could use some expansion.

I’m not even talking about the whole “ooh, toothless blow job!” thing. But just generally, why does toothlessness automatically make someone unattractive? The world is a more beautiful place when you’re more open-minded.

And like DMOAS says, she might well wear dentures most of the time anyway.

Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.

by iglew on Mar 1, 2011 4:06 PM PST up reply actions  

I have a difficult time keeping an open mind about toothless crack whores

definitley when it comes to talk of beauty. Again, I feel sorry for people who have to, or feel they have to, sell their bodies for money. That sucks and i wish them a better life.

 I’m more weirded out by the dog thing anyways.

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;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}

by micdog2001 on Mar 1, 2011 5:14 PM PST up reply actions  

I didn't realize you were talking specifically of

crack whores. I thought you were saying no woman without teeth could be attractive.

Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.

by iglew on Mar 2, 2011 11:39 AM PST up reply actions  

I guess I was implying that but I was really picturing crack whores, not normal women without teeth.

I would say that even a super model with no teeth would be less attractive me.That is not to say that everyone without teeth is a troll, they can be attractive for sure. And I have no problem with people with dentures.

this is really an odd thing to talk about yes/no? I’m sorry i even brought it up. ;-)

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by micdog2001 on Mar 2, 2011 2:15 PM PST up reply actions  

super model, crack whore

kind of the same thing, aren’t they?

Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.

by iglew on Mar 2, 2011 5:43 PM PST up reply actions  

nope

But seriously, folks....

by B.E.D. on Mar 2, 2011 6:20 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah! Exhibit #1:

Demi Moore

Banana Fudge Ripple

by Ice Cream on Mar 1, 2011 5:32 PM PST up reply actions  

I have to disagree about the whole open-mindedness on beauty

While I don’t necessarily disagree that everything can be viewed as beautiful from one slant or another, I disagree that you should always search for it. Everyone has a different view of what it is to be beautiful and to find everything beautiful basically devalues beauty itself. There can’t be good without bad, there can’t be beauty without ugly. That’s not to say a woman with no teeth can’t be beautiful, but to suggest that someone should shift there view of beauty to include is basically saying “hey, you have poor standards, change them, make what you correctly find beautiful less valuable to you.”

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.

by DMOAS on Mar 1, 2011 6:33 PM PST up reply actions  

That's deep

But seriously, folks....

by B.E.D. on Mar 3, 2011 6:47 AM PST up reply actions  

Low-flow toilets cause a stink in SF

sfgate

Skimping on toilet water has resulted in more sludge backing up inside the sewer pipes, said Tyrone Jue, spokesman for the city Public Utilities Commission. That has created a rotten-egg stench near AT&T Park and elsewhere, especially during the dry summer months.

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones."
-BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Mar 2, 2011 12:55 AM PST reply actions  

It really does.

Somedays the walk to school is brutal

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by MissOakland on Mar 2, 2011 3:57 PM PST up reply actions  

Both ways

Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.

by Tutu-late on Mar 2, 2011 4:07 PM PST up reply actions  

While my little sister got to ride the mule.

Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.

by Tutu-late on Mar 3, 2011 6:48 AM PST up reply actions  

Sheen

Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.

by Tutu-late on Mar 3, 2011 9:14 AM PST up reply actions  

Good/Bad?

The team is set to release information about Crisp soon. Apparently he can’t talk about it, but he’s dressed to play.

@susanslusser

I haven’t heard a thing about this previously. Could it be a contract extension?

by LoneStranger on Mar 2, 2011 10:22 AM PST reply actions  

oh jesus

All flash no substance hair twirler.

by pam5981 on Mar 2, 2011 11:08 AM PST up reply actions  

I BLAME PAM!

the artist formerly known as inbillywetrust

by stm72 on Mar 2, 2011 11:25 AM PST up reply actions  

"on suspicion of"

Isn’t it just Coco’s personality to be perpetually on suspicion of being drunk?

Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.

by iglew on Mar 2, 2011 11:41 AM PST up reply actions  

what the flawka!

!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 2, 2011 11:49 AM PST up reply actions  

I got pretty loopy off of it.

I’m told it was very amusing.

All flash no substance hair twirler.

by pam5981 on Mar 2, 2011 11:50 AM PST up reply actions  

Need moar video

!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
needs moar bacon

by cuppingmaster on Mar 2, 2011 11:51 AM PST up reply actions  

needs no video

plus there isn’t any

All flash no substance hair twirler.

by pam5981 on Mar 2, 2011 11:53 AM PST up reply actions  

whose fault is that?

!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 2, 2011 11:55 AM PST up reply actions  

It's March, so...

All flash no substance hair twirler.

by pam5981 on Mar 2, 2011 11:55 AM PST up reply actions  

is this real life?

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones."
-BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Mar 2, 2011 12:54 PM PST up reply actions  

Haven't these guys ever heard of a cab?

Good lord! Does money REALLY make them stupid?

Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.

by Tutu-late on Mar 2, 2011 10:31 AM PST up reply actions  

"Make sure he drives a Rolls"

!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
needs moar bacon

by cuppingmaster on Mar 2, 2011 10:38 AM PST up reply actions  

I'm sorry, but you'd think the team would have a designated driver service for these guys.

It would have given Chavy/Sheets something to do last year.

Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.

by Tutu-late on Mar 2, 2011 10:39 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

No game thread?

!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
needs moar bacon

by cuppingmaster on Mar 2, 2011 11:57 AM PST reply actions  

HOW DARE YOU

"You ain't got nothin to say, it was perfect" -Dallas Braden, 05/09/10
hell hath no fury like a Cowboys fan scorned. -Leopold Bloom

by MissOakland on Mar 2, 2011 3:58 PM PST up reply actions  

dan

"You ain't got nothin to say, it was perfect" -Dallas Braden, 05/09/10
hell hath no fury like a Cowboys fan scorned. -Leopold Bloom

by MissOakland on Mar 2, 2011 7:19 PM PST up reply actions  

nice try

I am only pretty on the outside
dannycakes can also be called "hipsterbot," or "Gambit"

by Future Ed on Mar 2, 2011 3:28 PM PST up reply actions  

So this was the first time since I was a little kid that I didn't see the Oscars but I heard the show was bad

next year they need a host with tiger’s blood and Adonis DNA.

But seriously, folks....

by B.E.D. on Mar 2, 2011 4:09 PM PST reply actions  

Wow, a little Jeffrey Dalmer, eh?

Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.

by Tutu-late on Mar 2, 2011 4:17 PM PST up reply actions  

Or Dahmer.

Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.

by Tutu-late on Mar 2, 2011 4:18 PM PST up reply actions  

Oops, sorry, I didn't know about that.

Enjoy dessert, then go to dinner, B.E.D.

Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.

by Tutu-late on Mar 2, 2011 4:38 PM PST up reply actions  

Alright!!

Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.

by Tutu-late on Mar 2, 2011 6:26 PM PST up reply actions  

Hey bed, I think this DLD needs some lists

Or a new list DLD.

!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
needs moar bacon

by cuppingmaster on Mar 3, 2011 7:33 AM PST reply actions  

Sure, if you feel like it

!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
needs moar bacon

by cuppingmaster on Mar 3, 2011 9:10 AM PST up reply actions  

Pam?

Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.

by Tutu-late on Mar 3, 2011 9:15 AM PST up reply actions  

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