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Open Thread 3: Bal 5 Oak 2 (B7)

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In a candid photo taken in Arizona earlier this year, Brandon Allen -- who has two three more hits this evening in a game the A's narrowly led until 10 minutes ago -- returns from duty with Elite Team 6 to present the weapon he used to kill Osama Bin Laden to Diamondbacks Special Consultant Bob Melvin.

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Are we winning yet?

How goes the Brandon Allen era?

Being wrong about something you’ve worked on is a blessing, not a curse, and people are so invested in being right that that gets lost. —Graham MacAree

by iglew on Aug 15, 2011 9:14 PM PDT reply actions  

Allen 3-3

A’s down 5-2

"Once you go Bed....everything else is dead." - Bed
"So you're saying we should skin the Rangers and wear them as uniforms? I’m down." - Kyli

by cuppingmaster on Aug 15, 2011 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

Didn't he get some hits yesterday, too?

Being wrong about something you’ve worked on is a blessing, not a curse, and people are so invested in being right that that gets lost. —Graham MacAree

by iglew on Aug 15, 2011 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

3 yesterday as well

"Once you go Bed....everything else is dead." - Bed
"So you're saying we should skin the Rangers and wear them as uniforms? I’m down." - Kyli

by cuppingmaster on Aug 15, 2011 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

Damn.

So he’s 7-8 in Oakland??

Being wrong about something you’ve worked on is a blessing, not a curse, and people are so invested in being right that that gets lost. —Graham MacAree

by iglew on Aug 15, 2011 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

7 for 11 I think

"Once you go Bed....everything else is dead." - Bed
"So you're saying we should skin the Rangers and wear them as uniforms? I’m down." - Kyli

by cuppingmaster on Aug 15, 2011 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh, well that sucks.

Slacker.

Being wrong about something you’ve worked on is a blessing, not a curse, and people are so invested in being right that that gets lost. —Graham MacAree

by iglew on Aug 15, 2011 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

Didn't he go 0-fer his first game?

Get out the time-fracture wickets, Hobbes! We're gonna play Calvinball!

by UrgentMirth on Aug 15, 2011 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

No.

Well.

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by Nico on Aug 15, 2011 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

"And that's the ga-inning"

Even Glen and Ray don’t think the A’s can come back.

Get out the time-fracture wickets, Hobbes! We're gonna play Calvinball!

by UrgentMirth on Aug 15, 2011 9:15 PM PDT reply actions  

I caught that too!

"I'm not a peep; I'm a Cadbury egg." --Gaijin_Suketto

by weenmAN on Aug 15, 2011 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

F_CK IT

 M O J O M O J O M O J O M O J O M O J O M O J O M O J O M O J O M O J O

by brian.only on Aug 15, 2011 9:16 PM PDT reply actions  

I didn't know Mike Gonzalez

was still in baseball. It must be awesome to be a left-handed reliever with a pulse.

"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King

by YonYonson on Aug 15, 2011 9:17 PM PDT reply actions  

It worked for Arthur Rhodes

Well, until now….

Being wrong about something you’ve worked on is a blessing, not a curse, and people are so invested in being right that that gets lost. —Graham MacAree

by iglew on Aug 15, 2011 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh.

He’s back!

Being wrong about something you’ve worked on is a blessing, not a curse, and people are so invested in being right that that gets lost. —Graham MacAree

by iglew on Aug 15, 2011 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Somewhere, RIcardo Rincon's pulse just reactivated.

Q: Who is playing you in the movie about the ESPN book? I think it should be Adam Sandler — you both peaked 12 years ago.
— Timmy, Winchester, MA

- Simmons Mailbag, 8/5/11

by Dr. Handsome, D.D.S. on Aug 15, 2011 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

lol

"You know whats funny? I always thought uhm dogs lay eggs and I learned something new today" Peter Griffin

by HUNGRY HUNTER on Aug 15, 2011 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

longer than that I think.

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by HUNGRY HUNTER on Aug 15, 2011 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, darn, now he has to go win the World Series.

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by mikev on Aug 15, 2011 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

good for him

I hope he hits 3 HR against the Giants

"Once you go Bed....everything else is dead." - Bed
"So you're saying we should skin the Rangers and wear them as uniforms? I’m down." - Kyli

by cuppingmaster on Aug 15, 2011 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

HISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

I hope the Dbacks smack them out.

by brian.only on Aug 15, 2011 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

in triple A that is.

http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2011/08/phillies_sign_hunterdon_county.html

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by HUNGRY HUNTER on Aug 15, 2011 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

so is gio still in the race for the cy young award this year?

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by HUNGRY HUNTER on Aug 15, 2011 9:19 PM PDT reply actions  

No.

"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King

by YonYonson on Aug 15, 2011 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

Um, isn't Sidney Ponson in jail or somethin?

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by mikev on Aug 15, 2011 9:19 PM PDT reply actions  

No no, not jail.

Denny’s.

Q: Who is playing you in the movie about the ESPN book? I think it should be Adam Sandler — you both peaked 12 years ago.
— Timmy, Winchester, MA

- Simmons Mailbag, 8/5/11

by Dr. Handsome, D.D.S. on Aug 15, 2011 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

What's great about this response is that it's right 24 hours a day

Get out the time-fracture wickets, Hobbes! We're gonna play Calvinball!

by UrgentMirth on Aug 15, 2011 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

You mean SIR Sidney.

Being wrong about something you’ve worked on is a blessing, not a curse, and people are so invested in being right that that gets lost. —Graham MacAree

by iglew on Aug 15, 2011 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

Perkins!

I haven’t been to Perkins since my time in Montana. Good good food.

Q: Who is playing you in the movie about the ESPN book? I think it should be Adam Sandler — you both peaked 12 years ago.
— Timmy, Winchester, MA

- Simmons Mailbag, 8/5/11

by Dr. Handsome, D.D.S. on Aug 15, 2011 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

I've seen several in eastern Washington and Idaho.

Can’t remember any in western Washington, though.

Being wrong about something you’ve worked on is a blessing, not a curse, and people are so invested in being right that that gets lost. —Graham MacAree

by iglew on Aug 15, 2011 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

I used to live in Montana

Damn those were good!

"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King

by YonYonson on Aug 15, 2011 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

Underage coffee?

Being wrong about something you’ve worked on is a blessing, not a curse, and people are so invested in being right that that gets lost. —Graham MacAree

by iglew on Aug 15, 2011 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

yeah when I was 19 I lived in a small town for 2 months saving for college

Only place open was Perkins, which is where all the kids drank coffee and chain smoked.
Or smoked dope and drank beer in the parking lot, depressing no?
I moved back early needless to say.

by brian.only on Aug 15, 2011 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

^^^this

Q: Who is playing you in the movie about the ESPN book? I think it should be Adam Sandler — you both peaked 12 years ago.
— Timmy, Winchester, MA

- Simmons Mailbag, 8/5/11

by Dr. Handsome, D.D.S. on Aug 15, 2011 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

Well not the 1996 part

but yes, I don’t care much for coffee.

Q: Who is playing you in the movie about the ESPN book? I think it should be Adam Sandler — you both peaked 12 years ago.
— Timmy, Winchester, MA

- Simmons Mailbag, 8/5/11

by Dr. Handsome, D.D.S. on Aug 15, 2011 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

I haven't had coffee since 1988.

I had a passionate love affair with coffee, but we eventually came to realize that we were not good for each other. After several failed attempts at breaking up, we finally parted ways. I still think of her often and look back fondly on those days.

Being wrong about something you’ve worked on is a blessing, not a curse, and people are so invested in being right that that gets lost. —Graham MacAree

by iglew on Aug 15, 2011 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

I liked the smooth Central American blends.

Not so much French roast or straight Colombian.

Being wrong about something you’ve worked on is a blessing, not a curse, and people are so invested in being right that that gets lost. —Graham MacAree

by iglew on Aug 15, 2011 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

My standard was Guatemala-Colombia, which

I could get at Safeway at the time. I really liked Guatemala-Jamaica, too. I never actually found straight Guatemala, though. Coffee bllends weren’t as abundant in the early 1980s as now.

I can’t recall ever trying Kona.

Being wrong about something you’ve worked on is a blessing, not a curse, and people are so invested in being right that that gets lost. —Graham MacAree

by iglew on Aug 15, 2011 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

May have been.

They didn’t specify so precisely back then.

Being wrong about something you’ve worked on is a blessing, not a curse, and people are so invested in being right that that gets lost. —Graham MacAree

by iglew on Aug 15, 2011 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

that was the straight up Guatamala until recently

used to roast for a small company in the early 90’s

by brian.only on Aug 15, 2011 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

I used to buy Colombian Flake from Juan Valdez

Now I buy Colombian Supremo from Costco

i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72

by Tutu-late on Aug 15, 2011 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

Does Sidney Ponson have a brother named PonPonson?

Being wrong about something you’ve worked on is a blessing, not a curse, and people are so invested in being right that that gets lost. —Graham MacAree

by iglew on Aug 15, 2011 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

Jemile, that was over your head

granted you’re a pygmie, but still

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by mikev on Aug 15, 2011 9:23 PM PDT reply actions  

not shaving with no soap or shaving cream with a dull rusted razor from the 1800’s……

"You know whats funny? I always thought uhm dogs lay eggs and I learned something new today" Peter Griffin

by HUNGRY HUNTER on Aug 15, 2011 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

would the A's be that much worse if they waived everyone except the rookies and the pitchers and played their triple A team?

"You know whats funny? I always thought uhm dogs lay eggs and I learned something new today" Peter Griffin

by HUNGRY HUNTER on Aug 15, 2011 9:24 PM PDT reply actions  

should be everyday

"You know whats funny? I always thought uhm dogs lay eggs and I learned something new today" Peter Griffin

by HUNGRY HUNTER on Aug 15, 2011 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

Sheesh

Only the A’s could score just 2 runs off of the absolute crap Hunter was throwing up there all night.

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by Nico on Aug 15, 2011 9:25 PM PDT reply actions  

We're an all or nothing team, Nico

It’s like Jack Cust never left

"Once you go Bed....everything else is dead." - Bed
"So you're saying we should skin the Rangers and wear them as uniforms? I’m down." - Kyli

by cuppingmaster on Aug 15, 2011 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yea well at least I can watch FNL and not sit through this crap.

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by mikev on Aug 15, 2011 9:27 PM PDT reply actions  

They should leave that CJ Wilson sign up there all season

"Once you go Bed....everything else is dead." - Bed
"So you're saying we should skin the Rangers and wear them as uniforms? I’m down." - Kyli

by cuppingmaster on Aug 15, 2011 9:30 PM PDT reply actions  

Nice snag by Breslow

We did something good!

Get out the time-fracture wickets, Hobbes! We're gonna play Calvinball!

by UrgentMirth on Aug 15, 2011 9:33 PM PDT reply actions  

happy anniversary to j&g

the artist formerly known as inbillywetrust

by stm72 on Aug 15, 2011 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

woo!

the artist formerly known as inbillywetrust

by stm72 on Aug 15, 2011 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

Allen is coming up this inning, home run right here.

"You know whats funny? I always thought uhm dogs lay eggs and I learned something new today" Peter Griffin

by HUNGRY HUNTER on Aug 15, 2011 9:36 PM PDT reply actions  

Brandon Allen can hit a grand slam

with no one on base. He scores all four runs.

Being wrong about something you’ve worked on is a blessing, not a curse, and people are so invested in being right that that gets lost. —Graham MacAree

by iglew on Aug 15, 2011 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

hello

"You know whats funny? I always thought uhm dogs lay eggs and I learned something new today" Peter Griffin

by HUNGRY HUNTER on Aug 15, 2011 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

fake gus but it is the real anniversary

"You know whats funny? I always thought uhm dogs lay eggs and I learned something new today" Peter Griffin

by HUNGRY HUNTER on Aug 15, 2011 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

Willingham strikes out

which, you know, never happens…

Q: Who is playing you in the movie about the ESPN book? I think it should be Adam Sandler — you both peaked 12 years ago.
— Timmy, Winchester, MA

- Simmons Mailbag, 8/5/11

by Dr. Handsome, D.D.S. on Aug 15, 2011 9:38 PM PDT reply actions  

All stand, for The Man

Q: Who is playing you in the movie about the ESPN book? I think it should be Adam Sandler — you both peaked 12 years ago.
— Timmy, Winchester, MA

- Simmons Mailbag, 8/5/11

by Dr. Handsome, D.D.S. on Aug 15, 2011 9:40 PM PDT reply actions  

Well that's game.

Q: Who is playing you in the movie about the ESPN book? I think it should be Adam Sandler — you both peaked 12 years ago.
— Timmy, Winchester, MA

- Simmons Mailbag, 8/5/11

by Dr. Handsome, D.D.S. on Aug 15, 2011 9:41 PM PDT reply actions  

Well that inning sucked

Get out the time-fracture wickets, Hobbes! We're gonna play Calvinball!

by UrgentMirth on Aug 15, 2011 9:41 PM PDT reply actions  

HA HA HA HA HA HA

You totally misspelled “decade”.

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 Aug 15, 2011 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

Well that inning decade

But that doesn’t make sense!

Get out the time-fracture wickets, Hobbes! We're gonna play Calvinball!

by UrgentMirth on Aug 15, 2011 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

well, shit

i think it’s my bedtime. we’ll get ’em tomorrow!!!!

by Deborah51 on Aug 15, 2011 9:41 PM PDT reply actions  

I was summoned.

...being a role model I probably wouldn't recommend eating dirt. But at the same time, I'm not trying to be a role model. I'm just trying to eat some dirt.

by attijah on Aug 15, 2011 9:41 PM PDT reply actions  

ok now get naked

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by mikev on Aug 15, 2011 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

I was supposed to be dressed?

...being a role model I probably wouldn't recommend eating dirt. But at the same time, I'm not trying to be a role model. I'm just trying to eat some dirt.

by attijah on Aug 15, 2011 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

I just enjoy the removal process is all

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by mikev on Aug 15, 2011 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

amen

removal is fun.

Being wrong about something you’ve worked on is a blessing, not a curse, and people are so invested in being right that that gets lost. —Graham MacAree

by iglew on Aug 15, 2011 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

Fine. I'll put them back on and take them off again. Happy now?

...being a role model I probably wouldn't recommend eating dirt. But at the same time, I'm not trying to be a role model. I'm just trying to eat some dirt.

by attijah on Aug 15, 2011 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

slowly.

yes.

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by mikev on Aug 15, 2011 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

yes

Being wrong about something you’ve worked on is a blessing, not a curse, and people are so invested in being right that that gets lost. —Graham MacAree

by iglew on Aug 15, 2011 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

boys. sheesh.

...being a role model I probably wouldn't recommend eating dirt. But at the same time, I'm not trying to be a role model. I'm just trying to eat some dirt.

by attijah on Aug 15, 2011 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hi, sweetie! :)

...being a role model I probably wouldn't recommend eating dirt. But at the same time, I'm not trying to be a role model. I'm just trying to eat some dirt.

by attijah on Aug 15, 2011 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

You too. Happy anniversary!!!

...being a role model I probably wouldn't recommend eating dirt. But at the same time, I'm not trying to be a role model. I'm just trying to eat some dirt.

by attijah on Aug 15, 2011 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

The noive. How are you, luv?

...being a role model I probably wouldn't recommend eating dirt. But at the same time, I'm not trying to be a role model. I'm just trying to eat some dirt.

by attijah on Aug 15, 2011 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

My free time has been taken up with netflix, a video game and catching up on the dvr. And I've been tired.

...being a role model I probably wouldn't recommend eating dirt. But at the same time, I'm not trying to be a role model. I'm just trying to eat some dirt.

by attijah on Aug 15, 2011 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

(it was mostly the video game. The addiction is stronger than you all)

...being a role model I probably wouldn't recommend eating dirt. But at the same time, I'm not trying to be a role model. I'm just trying to eat some dirt.

by attijah on Aug 15, 2011 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

Summoner. Now Summoner 2 beckons...

...being a role model I probably wouldn't recommend eating dirt. But at the same time, I'm not trying to be a role model. I'm just trying to eat some dirt.

by attijah on Aug 15, 2011 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

2nd half got a little tedious but it was okay. I hear the sequel is better.

...being a role model I probably wouldn't recommend eating dirt. But at the same time, I'm not trying to be a role model. I'm just trying to eat some dirt.

by attijah on Aug 15, 2011 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hi, sweetheart.

Leaving soon, but I’m glad you are here.

by lynnzgal on Aug 15, 2011 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hey, I hit up and your post was for meeee! Sorry you have to go but I'm glad I got say hi, hun!

...being a role model I probably wouldn't recommend eating dirt. But at the same time, I'm not trying to be a role model. I'm just trying to eat some dirt.

by attijah on Aug 15, 2011 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

bart commerical lol

http://www.pcworld.com/article/238128/this_is_what_an_anonymous_protest_looks_like.html

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by HUNGRY HUNTER on Aug 15, 2011 9:42 PM PDT reply actions  

lol

"You know whats funny? I always thought uhm dogs lay eggs and I learned something new today" Peter Griffin

by HUNGRY HUNTER on Aug 15, 2011 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

thats funny, it is still not up and running again. has generic advertisements.

"You know whats funny? I always thought uhm dogs lay eggs and I learned something new today" Peter Griffin

by HUNGRY HUNTER on Aug 15, 2011 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

muy tryste

Being wrong about something you’ve worked on is a blessing, not a curse, and people are so invested in being right that that gets lost. —Graham MacAree

by iglew on Aug 15, 2011 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

that did not really happen

"You know whats funny? I always thought uhm dogs lay eggs and I learned something new today" Peter Griffin

by HUNGRY HUNTER on Aug 15, 2011 9:46 PM PDT reply actions  

i guess the braves didn't fear the beard

the artist formerly known as inbillywetrust

by stm72 on Aug 15, 2011 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

That is because they are brave.

i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72

by Tutu-late on Aug 15, 2011 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

whassup bro?

the artist formerly known as inbillywetrust

by stm72 on Aug 15, 2011 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

Not much. Kiddies started school today.

We just got back from the Boy Scout meeting. Thomas was the oldest there, so he got to be acting Senior Patrol Leader. He did GREAT!! I was really proud! How are you ?

i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72

by Tutu-late on Aug 15, 2011 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

Not good. No meniscus left, so it is joint replacement this winter.

The vicodin helps though. They make it a lot easier to get though these games.

i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72

by Tutu-late on Aug 15, 2011 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

The one month after the surgery will be difficult, but I have enough family around me to pick up the slack.

At 12 years old, the kids will be able to do some of the work with just direction. I talked to Deborah51, ( here on AN), and she gave me a lot of insight as to what to expect.

i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72

by Tutu-late on Aug 16, 2011 7:26 AM PDT up reply actions  

and the dog house.

...being a role model I probably wouldn't recommend eating dirt. But at the same time, I'm not trying to be a role model. I'm just trying to eat some dirt.

by attijah on Aug 15, 2011 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ack! Vince said the name!

Being wrong about something you’ve worked on is a blessing, not a curse, and people are so invested in being right that that gets lost. —Graham MacAree

by iglew on Aug 15, 2011 9:47 PM PDT reply actions  

They don't want it enough. They lack heart and grit.

...being a role model I probably wouldn't recommend eating dirt. But at the same time, I'm not trying to be a role model. I'm just trying to eat some dirt.

by attijah on Aug 15, 2011 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

They've contracted terminal suck

Get out the time-fracture wickets, Hobbes! We're gonna play Calvinball!

by UrgentMirth on Aug 15, 2011 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

Well we've got that going for us then.

...being a role model I probably wouldn't recommend eating dirt. But at the same time, I'm not trying to be a role model. I'm just trying to eat some dirt.

by attijah on Aug 15, 2011 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

If you're going to suck, you better commit

No half-assing it.

Get out the time-fracture wickets, Hobbes! We're gonna play Calvinball!

by UrgentMirth on Aug 15, 2011 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

Are you telling me we can't even suck properly?

Get out the time-fracture wickets, Hobbes! We're gonna play Calvinball!

by UrgentMirth on Aug 15, 2011 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

We suck at sucking.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Aug 15, 2011 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

How inconvenient.

Get out the time-fracture wickets, Hobbes! We're gonna play Calvinball!

by UrgentMirth on Aug 15, 2011 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE!!!

i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72

by Tutu-late on Aug 15, 2011 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's decidedly against our favor

Get out the time-fracture wickets, Hobbes! We're gonna play Calvinball!

by UrgentMirth on Aug 15, 2011 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

Unless you're talking about getting better draft picks!

"I'm not a peep; I'm a Cadbury egg." --Gaijin_Suketto

by weenmAN on Aug 15, 2011 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's ambilivant about our favor?

Does that help?

Get out the time-fracture wickets, Hobbes! We're gonna play Calvinball!

by UrgentMirth on Aug 15, 2011 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yes!

(no)

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Aug 15, 2011 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm Marquez.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Aug 15, 2011 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

He really is. He's the Grand Poobah.

...being a role model I probably wouldn't recommend eating dirt. But at the same time, I'm not trying to be a role model. I'm just trying to eat some dirt.

by attijah on Aug 15, 2011 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

OK, I'm ready for the teAse now.

Being wrong about something you’ve worked on is a blessing, not a curse, and people are so invested in being right that that gets lost. —Graham MacAree

by iglew on Aug 15, 2011 9:53 PM PDT reply actions  

Hello last place.

What a putrid excuse of a Major League Baseball team.

Al Star is my real name.

by Coach Cleats on Aug 15, 2011 9:54 PM PDT reply actions  

6-8 more base hits in a row should do the trick.

"You know whats funny? I always thought uhm dogs lay eggs and I learned something new today" Peter Griffin

by HUNGRY HUNTER on Aug 15, 2011 9:55 PM PDT reply actions  

It's bad when you're nine.

Being wrong about something you’ve worked on is a blessing, not a curse, and people are so invested in being right that that gets lost. —Graham MacAree

by iglew on Aug 15, 2011 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

True that.

Being wrong about something you’ve worked on is a blessing, not a curse, and people are so invested in being right that that gets lost. —Graham MacAree

by iglew on Aug 15, 2011 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

It will end 6-5 with a bases loaded triple-play

i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72

by Tutu-late on Aug 15, 2011 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

g-nite folks

"You know whats funny? I always thought uhm dogs lay eggs and I learned something new today" Peter Griffin

by HUNGRY HUNTER on Aug 15, 2011 9:58 PM PDT reply actions  

Nite

I’m out too guys,
See summya Saturday!

by brian.only on Aug 15, 2011 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm not feeling very teased.

Just bored and waiting for it to be over.

Being wrong about something you’ve worked on is a blessing, not a curse, and people are so invested in being right that that gets lost. —Graham MacAree

by iglew on Aug 15, 2011 10:01 PM PDT reply actions  

We lost??

Outrageous!

Get out the time-fracture wickets, Hobbes! We're gonna play Calvinball!

by UrgentMirth on Aug 15, 2011 10:02 PM PDT reply actions  

From now on every time we have a lead I'm turning the game off and pretending we won.

...being a role model I probably wouldn't recommend eating dirt. But at the same time, I'm not trying to be a role model. I'm just trying to eat some dirt.

by attijah on Aug 15, 2011 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

I think I'll turn it off right before the guy makes the last out of the ninth.

That way I can pretend there was an error and subsequent huge come back

Get out the time-fracture wickets, Hobbes! We're gonna play Calvinball!

by UrgentMirth on Aug 15, 2011 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

We lost to the O's?

How very sad.

i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72

by Tutu-late on Aug 15, 2011 10:03 PM PDT reply actions  

Goodnight, lynn

’night all. BA looks for real!!

i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72

by Tutu-late on Aug 15, 2011 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yay! We're worse than a team that lost 17 in a row!

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 Aug 15, 2011 10:04 PM PDT reply actions  

OH WELL, HERE IS A THREAD TO LOUNGE IT UP IN


AT LEAST UNTIL BRANDON ALLEN CAN GET AROUND TO CLONING HIMSELF 24-FOLD

"If we start getting into that sh*t, we might as well get out the plastic sheeting and have an orgy." --Gaijin Suketto

by emperor nobody on Aug 15, 2011 10:04 PM PDT reply actions  

Last place, baby.

If you are going to be shitty, you might as well go all the way.

Al Star is my real name.

by Coach Cleats on Aug 15, 2011 10:04 PM PDT reply actions  

Who is this skinny man?

...being a role model I probably wouldn't recommend eating dirt. But at the same time, I'm not trying to be a role model. I'm just trying to eat some dirt.

by attijah on Aug 15, 2011 10:04 PM PDT reply actions  

CT THREAD LINKED ABOVE!!!!

"If we start getting into that sh*t, we might as well get out the plastic sheeting and have an orgy." --Gaijin Suketto

by emperor nobody on Aug 15, 2011 10:05 PM PDT reply actions  

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