Catcher Swap Complete -- Phillies sign Schneider
According to SI.com's Jon Heyman, the Phillies have agreed to terms with free agent catcher Brian Schneider.
Schneider will serve as backup to Carlos Ruiz in Philadelphia. The 33-year-old hit .218/.292/.335 with three homers and 24 RBI over 194 plate appearances in 2009. He is a .251/.323/.374 career hitter.
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Prediction:
At some point during 2010, Brian Schneider gives at least one interview where he discusses the difference between the superior, winning, gritty atmosphere in Philly and the losing, unclutch loserness of the Mets.
"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Dec 1, 2009 12:37 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
I bet it happens in spring training
In the same interview where Schneider declares that he is in the best shape of his life.
by James Kannengieser on Dec 1, 2009 12:40 PM EST up reply actions
Or before that.
However, he not only wanted the chance to play for a contending team, but the team he grew up rooting for as a kid, Mike Schneider said.
He could pull a Chris Coste
“Even though I’ve yet to play a game for them, I will always be a Phillie”
by James Kannengieser on Dec 1, 2009 12:51 PM EST up reply actions
Too innocuous.
I’m thinking it’ll be more along the lines of:
“Well, you know, Mike, I’ve never felt better going into a season. I’m in the best shape of my life and I’m in a clubhouse where the guys just know how to do things right. You can really feel the difference here with this ballclub. From my first day of Spring Training I could just feel something different, like everyone here just has this amazing, gritty aura that projects winning. This team embodies winning baseball, which is more than I can say for those losers in Flushing. The Mets treat a winning attitude like the AIDS virus: they’d rather not catch it.”
"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Dec 1, 2009 12:52 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
they treat it like an infield pop up or a soft liner to right field, then.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
OK, best move of the off-season so far.
Oh, the butcher and the baker and the people on the street: wheredotheygo?!?!?
TAG, Mets are it!!
I guessed (and was hoping) they would sign Marlon Anderson next… So who we got? So Taguchi?? makes ur wagers here!
by RIPShea on Dec 1, 2009 12:42 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Randy Wolf is a realistic signing, and I'll always think of him as a Phillie.
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Dec 1, 2009 1:07 PM EST up reply actions
Alright. Good point. Who's buying the Wolf masks? Because, he's going to be around for a while. He's only like 30, after all.
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Dec 1, 2009 1:26 PM EST up reply actions
Schneider is not at all awful
Though it isn’t clear why a two-year guaranteed deal was necessary here. I guess if the money is low enough (like $1 million per) it’s defensible.
Think Omar is taking notes?
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Dec 1, 2009 1:07 PM EST up reply actions
Schneider's camp inferred in the article that other teams would have been willing to make him a starter
so I assune maybe the Phills needed to sweeten their offer. He did have a number of pretty big hits against them in 08.
ok now i know they're just screwing with us.
we keep swapping players between the Phils and mets like this we’ll be cheering for the 2009 phillies in mets uniforms by 2012.
by KeithsMoustache on Dec 1, 2009 12:51 PM EST reply actions
At that point,
their core will be well into their decline phase, solid long term plan on the Phillies part.
the number one issue facing the Mets is finding that one guy who’s going to say "get on my shoulders and ride me to the championship."
I preferred Gregg Zaun
But I have to admit it was solely for this, the greatest athlete vanity website of all-time.
http://www.thegoodphight.com
by WholeCamels on Dec 1, 2009 1:03 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Wow.
I’m in awe.
"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Dec 1, 2009 1:06 PM EST up reply actions
I can't believe that just happened
Mets: please sign Zaun, please.
by James Kannengieser on Dec 1, 2009 1:07 PM EST up reply actions
he brings his "z-game"?
how is this guy not already on the Mets roster?
I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya
Great sight, but...
…too much Rush.
Oh, the butcher and the baker and the people on the street: wheredotheygo?!?!?
Let's just say...
…I’m less than a fan.
Oh, the butcher and the baker and the people on the street: wheredotheygo?!?!?
Rush sucks. They're like an inferior, Canadian version of Led Zeppelin.
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Dec 1, 2009 1:11 PM EST up reply actions
Rush is awesome
Led Zeppelin is the second greatest band of all time, (Yeah, I said they’re better than the Stones. What, you gonna do?), but Rush is still great. Tom Sawyer, Limelight, 2112, La Villa Strangiato, and another 20 or so great songs.
"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."
Led Zeppelin is probably the third or fourth greatest. The Beatles have to be number one, just because they're the Beatles, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience had Jimi Hendrix
I just don’t like Rush. Like I said, they’re a Canadian version of Zeppelin that isn’t as good as Zeppelin, but people like to insist that they are.
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Dec 1, 2009 1:24 PM EST up reply actions
I don't know who these people are
insisting Rush is as good as Zeppelin. As a fan of Rush, I declare that as crazy talk
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Dec 1, 2009 1:31 PM EST up reply actions
I wasn't implying that
Zeppelin is on another level from most bands. I think Rush is great, and it’s a travesty they’re not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but they aren’t anywhere near Zeppelin.
"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."
Rush isn't better than Zeppelin
but they’re still a great band. And as a bassist i’m forbidden from speaking ill of Geddy Lee
by KeithsMoustache on Dec 1, 2009 2:53 PM EST up reply actions
Geddy
Geddy, his brother and his son are all in my fantasy baseball league. Geddy won several years in a row. His brother won last year. I managed to squeak by his son this year and then beat Geddy in our playoff format. Took me 20 years but I finally beat him. If this doesn’t hurt his cred as a rocker (any more than saying he plays fantasy baseball), I will add an extremely nice person.
Geddy Lee is awesome
definitely one of the best bassists of all time, and though many don’t like his voice, I think he’s a great lead singer as well.
"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."
I'm gonna get flamed for this
but I think Zeppelin is overrated. They’re definitely not a bad band, but with the exception of Stairway, they don’t have anything that I love listening to. Maybe on a technical level they are great (I don’t play any instruments, but I know people who do say that Zep is the greatest), but their music just isn’t all that enjoyable for me.
Give me the Stones or the Who anyday over them. And the Beatles are the tops.
"[The Giants] beat us down. We were beat by a grown-man team, a team we want to be like one day. They came in here and took it to us. Out-manned us, out-gunned us. ... It wasn't even close." - Raheem Morris, 9/27/09
I prefer Robert Plant's solo work/acoustics over Led Zep myself.
A lot of people didn’t like when he began experimenting with and having his music influenced by Arabic/North African music, but that’s Plant at his best right there.
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Dec 1, 2009 4:25 PM EST up reply actions
Stairway's the one song of theirs
I don’t like listening too anymore. Gimme some Immigrant Song or some Dazed and Confused or Black Dog any day though. They’re not my favorite band of all time or anything, but they’re pretty awesome.
"All energy flows according to the whims of the great magnet
What a fool I was to defy him"
-HST
by Mark Himmelstein on Dec 1, 2009 4:31 PM EST up reply actions
over the hills and far away is my favorite
by KeithsMoustache on Dec 1, 2009 4:36 PM EST up reply actions
Stairway is still my favorite
but Achilles Last Stand is a close second.
"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."
also a good one
stairway i’ve just heard too many times is all.
by KeithsMoustache on Dec 1, 2009 5:13 PM EST up reply actions
I pretty much love all their stuff
except a few songs on Presence and In Through the Out Door.
"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."
Goin' to Californa
for that Brit-hippie feel.
Agreed.
But I actually do think that technically, in terms of actual skill, LZ is one of the great bands of all time.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
yea
I agree with that – hell, I love a lot of their guitar riffs. I just don’t like their actual songs – I almost prefer it when their stuff is sampled by other artists.
"[The Giants] beat us down. We were beat by a grown-man team, a team we want to be like one day. They came in here and took it to us. Out-manned us, out-gunned us. ... It wasn't even close." - Raheem Morris, 9/27/09
Not gonna flame you
but, as far as instruments go, the New York Philharmonic’s pretty rad.
by SeanSchirmer on Dec 2, 2009 12:53 AM EST up reply actions
Beatles are a bit overrated
In a sort of Derek Jeter way. They’re clearly great, just not as super-awesome as everybody makes them out to be.
Besides, the greatest band of all-time is clearly Metallica (pre- and post-Bob Rock).
LMAO
Beatles overrated? Metallica pretty much sucks ass.
"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."
i'm going to assume that metallica comment was sarcastic for the sake of my sanity
I’m really not a huge Beatles fan, but they revolutionized music so I can’t take anything away from what they’ve accomplished. They may not be the best band ever, but they’re certainly one of the most important regardless of what you think of their music.
by KeithsMoustache on Dec 1, 2009 2:57 PM EST up reply actions
No sarcasm intended
I rate them right up there with the Stones, Zeppelin, and Floyd. Sorry, I have odd musical tastes – I also listen to Beethoven and Bach, so, yeah, I might not be in accord with what others think.
And while I appreciate that the Beatles were innovative, I simply don’t think they’re music is as good as the other bands from their generation. I might have a different perspective if I grew up in the 60s, but to me they’re good – just not the best.
Deep Purple is great
"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."
Beethohven's 9th second movement>>>>>>>
But no way in hell is Metallica even close to the Beatles, Stones, Zeppelin, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Floyd, etc., etc. (I could probably name another 50 bands better than Metallica)
"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."
I dunno
When you put Paul’s bass playing into context with the times, it was pretty revolutionary for that style of music. From a strictly technical perspective, that and the awesome vocal harmonies are always what made the Beatles so special to me.
"All energy flows according to the whims of the great magnet
What a fool I was to defy him"
-HST
by Mark Himmelstein on Dec 1, 2009 3:18 PM EST up reply actions
i'm not knocking Metallica
but they’re not quite in the same pantheon as Led Zeppelin, the stones, etc… I’m a fan of earlier metallica myself, although anything after the Black Album was pretty weak for the most part.
And again I agree the Beatles weren’t the best band of their era, but i do think they’re the most influential when it comes to any music after that era.
by KeithsMoustache on Dec 1, 2009 3:27 PM EST up reply actions
Bach is spectacular
but he’s no Beethoven.
"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."
It was reactionary
I’m not a metal fan, so I don’t like Metallica, but saying they suck ass is harsh. They do have some songs I like.
"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."
the Beatles and Metallica are my two favorite bands
I have a very diverse interest in music.
"[The Giants] beat us down. We were beat by a grown-man team, a team we want to be like one day. They came in here and took it to us. Out-manned us, out-gunned us. ... It wasn't even close." - Raheem Morris, 9/27/09
it doesn't matter
Nickelback is clearly the greatest band that has ever walked the earth.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
thats not even funny
ok maybe a little
by KeithsMoustache on Dec 1, 2009 3:52 PM EST up reply actions
they're actually decent
i dont know why they get so much flak
listen to animals or burn it to the ground by them… they can be good when they want to be… it’s just that they make a bunch of slow radio-friendly songs and thats all anyone knows by them
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I almost want to flag this for being "Inappropriate."
j/k.
But, really, Nickelback is just . . . terrible. There is no defense for that band.
"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Dec 1, 2009 4:27 PM EST up reply actions
agreed
although, I am fond of the mashup someone made a few years back where they combined their first 3 radio hits into one song, and you honestly can’t tell which parts come from which song, b/c they are all EXACTLY THE SAME
"[The Giants] beat us down. We were beat by a grown-man team, a team we want to be like one day. They came in here and took it to us. Out-manned us, out-gunned us. ... It wasn't even close." - Raheem Morris, 9/27/09
exactly
i think everyone has the same reaction to nickelback. they hear one radio hit and think, “hmm, this is pretty good.” then, they’ll listen to one or two other songs and think, “not bad”. then, they’ll listen to a couple more songs…and slowly it hits them…its the exact same song.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
you see though
they have good songs, raunchy songs, that the radio stations won’t play in a million years (something in your mouth, s.e.×., burn it to the ground, animals)
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no, i've heard all of those songs too.
they’re just “daring”, like its still the same mindset and song sped up with harder guitar chords.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aapr4SbWLF8
"The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed."
-Casey Stengel
by He'sGotPotential on Dec 1, 2009 4:48 PM EST up reply actions
woo
let’s ignore my points highlighting songs of theirs that are different! let’s be ignorant! goooooo ignorance!
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i simply
just posted what cjmultrain was talking about
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-Casey Stengel
by He'sGotPotential on Dec 1, 2009 4:52 PM EST up reply actions
to be honest
i like rap
"The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed."
-Casey Stengel
by He'sGotPotential on Dec 1, 2009 4:53 PM EST up reply actions
biggie, eminem, kanye(yes kanye), tupac, jay z
"The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed."
-Casey Stengel
by He'sGotPotential on Dec 1, 2009 4:54 PM EST up reply actions
Jay-z? kanye?
just no. Like really no. They suck. Jay-z can rap to save his life. Em Biggie (a bit overrated but still great) Pac sure, but Kayne and Jay-Z really are just terrible. Jigga had like two good songs off reasonable doubt, but the rest is just god awful. I’m sure their not his lyrics because he either steals them or has ghostwriters, but he has no flow and his voice is annoying as hell. And just one quick point about the whole thing that he doesn’t write lyrics down, if you ever go back and listen to his 7 minute freestyle with Big L, two things are apparent, he steals everything like L’s style when he speeds up his lyrics, and two, that no way can jay spit off the top of his head. He mumbles through almost the entire second verse of freestyle. It’s embarrassing really
"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."
old kanye was great
listen to diamonds from sierra leone and through the wire
he sucks now though (heartless and all this computerized shit)
jay-z is the man though
of course none of them are as good as eminem
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College Dropout was spectacular
everything since then has sucked. Jigga is horrible, shitty, one of the worst I’ve heard. I find no originality, wit, or even some semblance of intelligence in his lyrics. I’m still shocked he has a career after Ether.
And since we’re on rap now, just to so everyone is aware, Rakim is the greatest MC of all time. Just making sure everyone knows that.
"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."
ya i loved college dropout
"The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed."
-Casey Stengel
by He'sGotPotential on Dec 1, 2009 5:05 PM EST up reply actions
agreed
"The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed."
-Casey Stengel
by He'sGotPotential on Dec 1, 2009 5:27 PM EST up reply actions
I love Nas
But I think Rakim’s a little better. My favorite rappers are Rakim, Pac, Nas, Eminem, and Kweli. Rakim really kind of revolutionized the way rappers wrote their rhymes, and he did it to perfection. Nas is spectacular though.
"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."
love where the hood at
"The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed."
-Casey Stengel
by He'sGotPotential on Dec 1, 2009 5:34 PM EST up reply actions
I think his singles are almost always great
but the rest of the songs on the Albums don’t match up.
"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."
if we want to get into rap groups
which is a whole different issue, i don’t think anyone touches tribe called quest.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
I love Wu best but Tribe Called Quest is one of my favorites as well.
"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."
the only kanye i like
is college dropout which was a great album..his new stuff is terrible…an with jay z i really liked the black album and the blueprint is one of the best IMO..just an opinion
eminem is my favorite though, with illmatic by nas being my favorite album
"The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed."
-Casey Stengel
by He'sGotPotential on Dec 1, 2009 5:04 PM EST up reply actions
I still think Kanye produces better than anyone else
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
ya he works a lot with drake and kid cudi
"The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed."
-Casey Stengel
by He'sGotPotential on Dec 1, 2009 5:27 PM EST up reply actions
drake's mixtape is MUCH better then his album
but i really like cudi’s album
"The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed."
-Casey Stengel
by He'sGotPotential on Dec 1, 2009 5:35 PM EST up reply actions
Primo is by far the best producer in rap.
If you go through some of the great beats of all time, most of the will be Primo beats.
NY State of Mind
Nas is Like
When I Be on the Mic
Say Goodnight
Thick
Kanye’s a decent producer, but he can’t touch any of those beats. RZA in the day was a close second to Premier, but he fell off a bit. J Dilla was great, Dre, Pete Rock, I think all those guys are much better than Kanye.
"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."
Oh, clearly.
I was talking more mainstream, and of the guys who can also rap, Kanye’s definitely one of the best dual threats, if you will.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
Rap died with the demise of Public Enemy
You may continue
by SeanSchirmer on Dec 2, 2009 12:56 AM EST up reply actions
60s and 70s is rock
80s and 90s is rap
and 2000s you just go back and listen to all the wonderful music from the 60s-90s.
"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."
exactly
although i do like some of the new rappers like drake and kid cudi
"The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed."
-Casey Stengel
by He'sGotPotential on Dec 1, 2009 4:55 PM EST up reply actions
eh
i think this is my top decade musically… most of my favorite bands are from this decade
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90's alt rock is where its at
and I love 3rd wave Ska bands, but i may be in short company on that one.
by KeithsMoustache on Dec 1, 2009 5:05 PM EST up reply actions
Clement "Sir Coxone" Dodd
and Duke Reid. Great ska/early reggae producers. The early ska version of One Love is Wailers at their best.
the only kanye i like
is college dropout which was a great album..his new stuff is terrible…an with jay z i really liked the black album and the blueprint is one of the best IMO..just an opinion
eminem is my favorite though
"The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed."
-Casey Stengel
by He'sGotPotential on Dec 1, 2009 5:03 PM EST up reply actions
Black Album had one good song, Moment of Clarity
and the Blueprint had two good verses, both Em’s. And if you listen to the original version of ‘Renagade" (dumbass Jay-Z can’t even spell Renegade right) with Em and Royce da 5’9, it’s literally 10000 times better. Royce’s two verse kill jay’s and it sounds like it fits better, probably because that was how it was supposed to sound.
"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."
ok
so we disagree on jay-z..what do you think of illmatic?
"The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed."
-Casey Stengel
by He'sGotPotential on Dec 1, 2009 5:07 PM EST up reply actions
Paid in Full and Illmatic are my two favorite Rap Albums ever.
Every song on Illmatic is nearly perfect. NY State of Mind, The World is Yours, Memory Lane, all wonderful. I can’t believe how little respect Nas gets in the mainstream these days.
"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."
i completely agree
every song on illmatic is almost flawless
"The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed."
-Casey Stengel
by He'sGotPotential on Dec 1, 2009 5:12 PM EST up reply actions
i like december 4th, wht more can i say, lucifer, and justify my thug as well
"The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed."
-Casey Stengel
by He'sGotPotential on Dec 1, 2009 5:08 PM EST up reply actions
the only kanye i like
is college dropout which was a great album..his new stuff is terrible…an with jay z i really liked the black album and the blueprint is one of the best IMO..just an opinion
eminem is my favorite though
"The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed."
-Casey Stengel
by He'sGotPotential on Dec 1, 2009 5:02 PM EST up reply actions
i also love some of kanye's songs from graduation (NOT STRONGER)
like good morning and the glory
"The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed."
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by He'sGotPotential on Dec 1, 2009 5:10 PM EST up reply actions
there is no defense for nickelback if
nickelback= what is played of nickelback on the radio
they can’t control which songs of theirs get played
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But they do write their own songs, right?
I mean, clearly there must be some conscious decision by that band to write radio-friendly drivel in order to keep the label/radio stations/sponsors/whoever happy? They might not “control” what gets played on the radio but I’d imagine they have a pretty good idea of what songs will be singles.
So, let’s see: you hate Jose Reyes and give a spirited defense of Nickelback. Do you have credibility on anything?
"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Dec 1, 2009 4:57 PM EST up reply actions
ok
so they say to the record label… our next single will be “animals” (a badass song of theirs about sex)… the record company would say HELL NO…
eventually they just have to come to terms with the fact that, to be successful, they have to release some pretty shitty radio friendly songs
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Nickelback is a plague
theyre the reason we have a billion bands that all sound the same these days. They all realized that you only need to write one song and then change the lyrics over and over and you can make a ton of money. I hate them more than literally any other band or music act out there (with the exception of american idol.. don’t even get me started on that)
by KeithsMoustache on Dec 1, 2009 4:38 PM EST up reply actions
yep because rockstar sounds just like burn it to the ground
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3dG6cpvvV0- rockstar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxgeSv88c2w- burn it to the ground
im no huge nickelback fan, but i think the band gets criticism for something thats not true…
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if you're looking for a shitty band
whose songs all sound the same, look at the fray
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these bands need to be evaluated with CAR
Chords Above Replacement.
Not to be confused with teh Cars, who are greatness.
I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya
they do sound the same
bad. Not a member of that band has anything resembling musical talent, their songs are boring, repetitive, and generally just vulgar and offensive for the sake of being vulgar. If you can find me one Nickelback song that involves thoughtful lyrics and anything but a rudimentary understanding of music technique or theory i’ll rescind my previous statement, but not a moment before.
by KeithsMoustache on Dec 1, 2009 5:09 PM EST up reply actions
i could care less what the lyrics sound like
if the song has a good beat, or if i like the tune, or something like that… i’m not a huge music snob that needs well thought out lyrics to enjoy a fucking song
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i dont listen to techno
i mostly listen to rock… i listen to songs that i think are good… i could care less if the singer is literally just saying “bla bla bla bla bla” the entire song… some songs i like because of their deep lyrics…. i’m not going to listen to a song with shitty music because it was great lyrics though
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cascada
would probbably be the band with songs that sound exactly the same
"The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed."
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by He'sGotPotential on Dec 1, 2009 5:16 PM EST up reply actions
though that's not really electronica
mostly just indie electronic.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
also
‘bad" is a subjective word… i could love nickelback and think they’re awesome, while you could hate them and think they suck… that’s the beauty of having opinions
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Now,
I’m admittedly a snob, elitist, etc, but I don’t completely agree with that statement. Yes you can like whatever you want, but I think you can say something is better than something else. You can like whatever you want, but I do think there is some standard to what is good and what isn’t.
"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."
V-Ice is not better than Tupac, regardless of your "opinion"
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
What really made me think about that was last year
When everyone was saying how great Lil Wayne is, (I hate him as much as I hate Jay-Z) and A Millie was being played everywhere. I’d say Nas is infinitely better, everyone would say Wayne is better. So I actually listened to the lyrics of A Millie and concluded after listening to nearly 5 lines, that anyone who says he is a venereal disease, and uses menstruation as an example of a venereal disease, cannot be considered a good rapper, regardless of one’s opinion.
"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."
lmao
we were singing that on the bus today… i dont like lil wayne but that’s actually a pretty decent song imo… i could care less if the lyrics make him sound like a dolt
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IMO nothing is the wrong taste in music
Some people like Lady GaGa, Britney Spears, and other shitty artists… and I don’t care.
Some people like Weezer, Green Day, Journey, and Nickelback, among other bands…. and I don’t care.
Some people like Led Zeppelin, The Fray, and AC/DC… and yet, wow, I still don’t care!
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oh i agree theres no "right" when it comes to what you should like
but there is a difference in quality from a strictly musical standpoint. I think some of the distinction comes down to how much background you have in music theory or playing an instrument. The more you learn about those sorts of things the more critical you tend to be about music.
by KeithsMoustache on Dec 1, 2009 5:51 PM EST up reply actions
just like you could hate Reyes and think he sucks, and stats and everyone else could think he's awesome.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
there we go
finally back to baseball!
"The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed."
-Casey Stengel
by He'sGotPotential on Dec 1, 2009 5:32 PM EST up reply actions
Why do you always defend all the useless people/groups in the world?
First Omar, now Nickleback. What are you going to say next? Phillies fans aren’t complete douchebags?
by boom_roasted on Dec 2, 2009 11:09 PM EST up reply actions
He's defended the Phillies numerous times
He always asks why do we hate the Phillies? Meanwhile he hates Reyes for no reason.
"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."
IMO Led Zeppelin is way overrated
I consider myself a fan of older music, and yet still time after time, I find myself unable to listen to any of their songs (except for Dyer Maker)… same goes for AC/DC
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and this comes from someone
who loves the who and the beatles, and is a fan of the stones… it’s not that i don’t like classic rock
i just really really hate led zeppelin
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whoa
I basically just said the same thing above.
But you also just defended Nickelback, so maybe I should re-evaluate myself.
"[The Giants] beat us down. We were beat by a grown-man team, a team we want to be like one day. They came in here and took it to us. Out-manned us, out-gunned us. ... It wasn't even close." - Raheem Morris, 9/27/09
didn't even notice your post before lol
and… i’m not defending the nickelback you hear on the radio
i’m defending this side of nickelback
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxgeSv88c2w
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That's really bad
This is what rock is supposed to sound like
"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."
i couldn't even make it like a minute in
atrocious
for the record, the superior rock band out of all of them is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hitMpM-P-Bs
with a close second being
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNB1EUJg1-w
Also some other good ones from throughout history (and stretching the definition of rock a bit): Weezer, Foreigner, Aerosmith, The Who, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, many others. Led Zep is not on their level in my eyes.
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Green Day and Journey are your Numbers One and Two?
Journey is better than Led Zeppelin? Holy hell I have no idea what angle you’re coming from. That’s just crazy.
"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Dec 1, 2009 5:10 PM EST up reply actions
he’s clearly just a small town girl, living in a lonely world.
by KeithsMoustache on Dec 1, 2009 5:12 PM EST up reply actions
or a city boy born and raised in south detroit
"The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed."
-Casey Stengel
by He'sGotPotential on Dec 1, 2009 5:13 PM EST up reply actions
i hate led zeppelin
a lot… almost as much as i hate the fray
i cannot listen to them… i’ve tried to listen to like 3 of their songs, they’re always like 10 minutes long and really quiet… except for dyer maker they suck in my opinion
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Lolz
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Dec 1, 2009 10:57 PM EST up reply actions
weezer would be a great band if they stopped after pinkerton
their new stuff is atrocious
by KeithsMoustache on Dec 1, 2009 5:12 PM EST up reply actions
i loved their early stuff
the Blue album is one of my favorite albums, but i just can’t get into their newer stuff at all
by KeithsMoustache on Dec 1, 2009 5:16 PM EST up reply actions
i don't care for their newest album at all
it’s kinda weird… and the song with them and lil wayne is kinda weird
i like the red album a lot
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i'm not particularly familiar with the red album
it didnt’ catch my attention when i heard it so I havent listened to it much, the new one I agree doesn’t sound like a Weezer album really.
by KeithsMoustache on Dec 1, 2009 5:23 PM EST up reply actions
Canada still owes the world an apology for Rush.
"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Dec 1, 2009 1:25 PM EST up reply actions
Say what you want Rush's music
but even if you hate every song, which I get why people don’t like them, at least recognize Neil Peart’s pure awesomeness. The only drummer I’d definitively say is better is Bonham, and it’s still close.
"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."
I say Bonham is the best
then a tie between Peart and Moon, then it gets a little murky you have guys like Ginger Baker and Mitch Mitchell who are great as well.
"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."
That's it
I’m wearing my “If I’m not listening to Rush kick my ass ‘cus I’m a pussy” t-shirt the rest of the day.
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Dec 1, 2009 1:17 PM EST up reply actions
Wait, there's bad music, too?
I totally don’t have speakers on the work computer. I’ll have to get the full effect when I get home.
"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Dec 1, 2009 1:14 PM EST up reply actions
You have your choice of Rush or System of a Down
by TheBigStapler on Dec 1, 2009 1:28 PM EST up reply actions
which isn't really a choice.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
by squid92 on Dec 1, 2009 1:40 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
well
if you decide not to choose, you still have made a choice
down's system?
I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya
jesus christ monkey balls this thread got off track
So we all agree that Rush rules then?
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Dec 1, 2009 5:51 PM EST up reply actions
This entire discussion went right the hell over my head.
So I’m just going to call you all nerds and be done with it.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Dec 1, 2009 7:01 PM EST up reply actions
I'm running a D&D game this Saturday. You in?
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Dec 1, 2009 10:57 PM EST up reply actions
can't
I am in the semifinals of my local Magic tournament
Damn those Planewalkers. Especially damn Urza.
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Dec 2, 2009 11:41 AM EST up reply actions
Ah the poor forgotten Mishra
never got his own expansion.
by KeithsMoustache on Dec 2, 2009 12:02 PM EST up reply actions
that is...incredible.
I really hope the Mets sign Zaun now
"[The Giants] beat us down. We were beat by a grown-man team, a team we want to be like one day. They came in here and took it to us. Out-manned us, out-gunned us. ... It wasn't even close." - Raheem Morris, 9/27/09
Does anyone remember...
“Elsterland,” Kevin Elster’s old website? If I remember correctly (and this was a bunch of years ago), Elsterland was not a physical place, but perhaps a state of being…and he also made copious use of terms like “way-rad” long after quoting Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure went out of style.
by dontstopbelieving on Dec 1, 2009 2:05 PM EST reply actions
Oops
This was supposed to be a reply to WholeCamels’ Zaun post…
by dontstopbelieving on Dec 1, 2009 2:06 PM EST up reply actions
I watched that movie last night
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Dec 1, 2009 3:20 PM EST up reply actions
Quoting Bill & Ted's Excelent Adventure
never goes out of style. And I hadn’t been born when that movie came out.
by yellomellojello on Dec 1, 2009 10:14 PM EST up reply actions
Offseason means it's time for
“_________ is teh best band evar” conversations!
by deadspy3 on Dec 1, 2009 4:32 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
its either that or we have to discuss the Mets offseason moves
and given their performance so far…. I’ll talk about The Who instead.
by KeithsMoustache on Dec 1, 2009 4:40 PM EST up reply actions
Honestly
If this offseason is as shite as it appears it will be, maybe AA will just turn into one giant “off-topic” blog for a couple months.
by James Kannengieser on Dec 1, 2009 5:17 PM EST up reply actions
Yay
A thread of mine from months ago got referenced. I feel so loved
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Dec 1, 2009 5:52 PM EST up reply actions
i love this quote from Ruben Amaro
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091201&content_id=7733508&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
“We feel Brian is ideal for our ballclub,” said Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. “He has played in the [National League] East for this entire decade, so he knows the opposing hitters in this division well and he has also proven he can handle the bat. He’s a guy that we would feel comfortable with playing for an extended period of time, if needed.”
(Emphasis mine)
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he always holds it at the business end, not the pleasure end
OR this is a veiled reference to his abilities to chose wives.
either way:
Phils signing ‘09 Mets= you have to like the ’10Mets’ chances. With our luck, they’ll Ibanez him.
I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya
If they Ibanez him, we so got Zobristed by those Victorinos...
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Dec 1, 2009 10:58 PM EST up reply actions
I hear
Schneider goes into caves and hunts rapid bats in the off season.
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Dec 1, 2009 5:53 PM EST up reply actions
rapid bats
much quicker than regular bats, and thus harder to catch
by KeithsMoustache on Dec 1, 2009 5:55 PM EST up reply actions
I won't even bother correcting my error. Its funnier that way
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Dec 1, 2009 5:59 PM EST up reply actions
i agree
i hear a short swing helps in capturing rapid bats
by KeithsMoustache on Dec 1, 2009 6:01 PM EST up reply actions
I still think Amaro is going to end up being a pretty bad GM
he reminds me a bit of Omar – I think once the current core of Phillies ages you’re really gonna see the team regress a lot.
"[The Giants] beat us down. We were beat by a grown-man team, a team we want to be like one day. They came in here and took it to us. Out-manned us, out-gunned us. ... It wasn't even close." - Raheem Morris, 9/27/09
schneider is as good at handling the bat
as his wire look a like, Prezbylewski is as good as handling a gun
"We're investigating the investigative procedure of the investigation of Tony Bernazard"---Omar Minaya (he really didn't say it but he would"
by firejerrynow on Dec 1, 2009 6:21 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
do you think
brian schneider considers him a met 4 life?
since this entire thread is apparently about my musical taste
i guess i’ll post my entire musical taste
http://www.last.fm/user/metsguy234
notice that nickelback is only 27th all time
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beatles are absent from that list because
they arent on itunes, i have to listen to them on youtube, and last.fm doesnt track that
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Wait... You're 14?
Now everything makes sense.
"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."
you can be young and still like older music though
im like that
"The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed."
-Casey Stengel
by He'sGotPotential on Dec 1, 2009 5:55 PM EST up reply actions
I listen to classical, classic rock and old school hip hop and I was born in 90.
I was referencing everything, how he has an irrational hate Reyes and stuff like that.
"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."
o ok
i didnt realize he had a hate of reyes. this definitely changes my opinion. and i was born in 92 so we have the same taste in music besides the classical stuff
"The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed."
-Casey Stengel
by He'sGotPotential on Dec 1, 2009 5:58 PM EST up reply actions
Born in '86, FTW
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Dec 1, 2009 10:59 PM EST up reply actions
'83
i feel like this is a countdown… i’ll bet when we get zero we get benji molina
by KeithsMoustache on Dec 1, 2009 11:03 PM EST up reply actions
'90
so we’ve kind of gone up
"We're investigating the investigative procedure of the investigation of Tony Bernazard"---Omar Minaya (he really didn't say it but he would"
good, keeping us away from Benji just a little longer
by KeithsMoustache on Dec 2, 2009 10:56 AM EST up reply actions
darn moving back towards signing benji
by KeithsMoustache on Dec 2, 2009 2:19 PM EST up reply actions
don't worry
just get Theo Epstein, Baumer, and Freidman on the website
they’re all young and can advocate against Molina
"We're investigating the investigative procedure of the investigation of Tony Bernazard"---Omar Minaya (he really didn't say it but he would"
keep in mind also
that there’s a lot of remnants of shit i listened to when i was like… 11, like simple plan and fergie and stuff like that
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"when i was like… 11" -- 3 years ago
Dude, you are slaying me.
lol
stuff I listened to at 11 that I’m now at least slightly ashamed of: Coolio, Ace of Base, TLC, etc.
I only really started getting into music when I got to high school around 1998
"[The Giants] beat us down. We were beat by a grown-man team, a team we want to be like one day. They came in here and took it to us. Out-manned us, out-gunned us. ... It wasn't even close." - Raheem Morris, 9/27/09
Your list is missing a lot of the following:
Rush, Blue Cheer, Judas Priest, Slayer, Wu Tang, Public Enemy, Nas, Iron Maiden, Pig Destroyer, Cannibal Corpse, etc. etc. etc.
Beer is good! And stuff!
from your list i take it you're into easy listening music
by KeithsMoustache on Dec 1, 2009 6:06 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, easy listening alright...easy only to my ears! :)
I will admit that Charles Mingus and Winton Marsalis are good to kick back to when you have family over.
Beer is good! And stuff!
ehh, if this means we can swap second basemen
I’m down with that
"We're investigating the investigative procedure of the investigation of Tony Bernazard"---Omar Minaya (he really didn't say it but he would"
Since we're all going on about music,
I will continue this by saying the following:
BLUE CHEER WAS THE FIRST TRUE HEAVY METAL BAND!
Beer is good! And stuff!
Jethro Tull
at least that’s what the Grammy’s told me
"[The Giants] beat us down. We were beat by a grown-man team, a team we want to be like one day. They came in here and took it to us. Out-manned us, out-gunned us. ... It wasn't even close." - Raheem Morris, 9/27/09
Hey, man...."Thick as a brick" is a timeless classic
you young folks would be well served to set aside one hour and give it a full listen…..
I like Jethro Tull
it’s just a complete joke that they won the “heavy metal” grammy. Lady Gaga is as much of a heavy metal artist as they were
"[The Giants] beat us down. We were beat by a grown-man team, a team we want to be like one day. They came in here and took it to us. Out-manned us, out-gunned us. ... It wasn't even close." - Raheem Morris, 9/27/09
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