Open Game Thread for World Series Game 5:
San Francisco Giants at Texas Rangers
The epic battle of a freak vs. a deer hunter
Starting pitchers: Tim Lincecum and Cliff Lee
Game starts at 7:57pm
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Let's go Giants. Finish this.
"I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult." ~ E. B. White
This
but mostly because baseball in November is wrong.
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R.A. Dickey for Governor!
Don't get me started
"I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult." ~ E. B. White
No
because I can’t take God Bless America anymore.
by lstorie1971 on Nov 1, 2010 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Its really been overdone
It made sense for the 2001 season after 9/11. Once 2002 started, they should have canned it.
The Mets GM is Sandy Alderson: A Dynasty is Born
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It's
not the National Anthem.
"I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult." ~ E. B. White
Try to imagine stopping
William Howard Taft from retreating to the men’s room during the 7th inning stretch.
"I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult." ~ E. B. White
This.
I feel like I’ve yelled about this on every open thread this post season. I’ll stop soon, I promise.
thank you for stating that
every time they show it on tv I just switch channels…I hate involving politics with baseball.
"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"
lol this
lincecum is already expensive and only in year 1 of arbitration and there’s a really good chance with his mechanics and the innings he’s logged and his small frame he’s going to breakdown fast. Sanchez is largely overrated, Bumgarner is decent but his low k rate is a major concern and Cain looks too much like Bobby Hill to be taken seriously.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
Cain is a very good pitcher
He’s just never had much run support. Who knows what will happen with Lincecum, maybe he will adjust, adapt, etc?
Cliff Lee is my boy
But Buster Posey is more of my boy. I’m torn…
Trying to believe is my full-time occupation.
I've gotta feeling that this is going back to McCovey Cove
and that the Giants will win this in Game 6
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Yeah
I don’t see the Rangers losing at home with Lee
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just with Tim Lincecum pitching a 35-K shutout
while replacing the DH and hitting four homers.
ain't had enough...
Lee goes 7, bullpen gives up the lead
Francoeur sends it back to SF with a walk off.
Alderson is so impressed that he trades Pagan for Francoeur
Bobby V. for manager, Wally B. for bench coach.
It will be directed to the quirky characteristics of the players
The Mets GM is Sandy Alderson: A Dynasty is Born
R.A. Dickey for Governor!
I'm not expecting him or anybody else to make magic
I just expect them to make sense
Bobby V. for manager, Wally B. for bench coach.
Alderstiltskin!
"I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult." ~ E. B. White
Phillies, Yankees, Braves
just to name a few
"I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult." ~ E. B. White
My raison d'etre
as it were
"I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult." ~ E. B. White
I just realized
I’m rooting for both visiting teams playing teams named the Rangers tonight.
"I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult." ~ E. B. White
1-1, end 1st
at the Garden
"I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult." ~ E. B. White
I can't get into hockey yet.
I’m barely warming up to football now
Bobby V. for manager, Wally B. for bench coach.
What team have you chosen?
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in football I have a split house
one son roots for Giants, the other for Jets……wife and I play it PC and root for both.
in hockey, I used to root for the Devils when I had access to tickets…..now I just root for fights.
Bobby V. for manager, Wally B. for bench coach.
Fox is showing a little bit of common decency
by playing Stevie Ray’s version of Voodoo Chile.
If they really want to do the right thing, they should play Stevie Ray all game long, and turn off the announcers’ microphones.
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R.A. Dickey for Governor!
February 1st is 91 days away
so around 108
"I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult." ~ E. B. White
Istorie1971
I believe he was using sarcasm. Hard, cutting edge sarcasm.
Melo? Not for my Favors!
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by NetsMets4Life on Nov 1, 2010 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
NetsMets4Life
it’s still insensitive. people need to be aware of others’ feelings. there is something wrong with me, I can’t help it.
ain't had enough...
BlackOps
That sounds like you’re making fun of me with cutting edge sarcasm and that hurts. Please stop doing it. But you need to get used to my cutting edge sarcasm if you’re going to understand me.
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.
and consider this a warning
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CTRefJay
A warning, eh? Where should we meet?
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by NetsMets4Life on Nov 1, 2010 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
NetsMets4Life
I’m not rich like you, so I can’t go to many games
We gonna rock down to Alderson Avenue...and say "who was Minaya?"
JIMMAY (no more of him, thank god)
Melo? Not for my Favors!
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by NetsMets4Life on Nov 1, 2010 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions
speaking of pitchers and catchers.
it’s sad how excited I am for the off-season to really begin. not because i expect big brilliant moves, but because I’m downright tickled by the idea of coming home from class or waking up in the morning and not having to check ESPN or yahoo sports (or my fb wall fucking braves/phillies/yankees fans) with my eyes covered just in case the mets made some dreadful move.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
You may need time to adjust
from Mets-induced post-traumatic stress disorder
The Mets GM is Sandy Alderson: A Dynasty is Born
R.A. Dickey for Governor!
Any online streams available other than MLB.TV ...
My roommates are playing CoD …I can’t watch on TV…
How about an Orange Monster at Citi Field for Bay?
by Mets-Suns-Texans on Nov 1, 2010 8:08 PM EDT reply actions
Thanks, but
“Channel removed due to copyright issues.”
How about an Orange Monster at Citi Field for Bay?
by Mets-Suns-Texans on Nov 1, 2010 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
there is usually more than one stream
it may in another language, but…..
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Listening to WFAN and Francessa
last week discussing this controversy with FOX/Cablevision.
Callers were calling in giving the free streams available. Francessa was repeating them back. Then someone calls in telling him he might want to stop doing that b/c they were being shut down ‘as you speak’.
Mike says…‘oh, they’re pirated sites? Illegal’?
by MetsFan4Decades on Nov 1, 2010 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
lolMike
Melo? Not for my Favors!
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by NetsMets4Life on Nov 1, 2010 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
CoD?
Halo Reach is where it’s at.
Melo? Not for my Favors!
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by NetsMets4Life on Nov 1, 2010 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah did no one tell them 2010 started
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
Start?
It’s practically over already.
Melo? Not for my Favors!
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by NetsMets4Life on Nov 1, 2010 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions
where did it go?
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions
i should check my garbage bin
maybe i can find some leftover pieces of 2010 I can reuse later?
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions
does sound familiar
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
lets close this out tonight SF, I want the offseason to start
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this is only half baseball
since half the games have a DH
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I think the losers have to buy the first round
so, there’s that
"I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult." ~ E. B. White
Even though the gamethreads will be sorely missed, these games are somewhat boring.
I only watch Mets games during the season.
yeah, other teams are a pale imitation of our glorious mets
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions
if this is over tonight
I think Russ should make a WTF thread tomorrow.
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We should make pretend gamethreads
Like let’s pretend we are watching a Mets game.
“WOW! David hit for the cycle!”
…Or not. We can be lonely, too.
Melo? Not for my Favors!
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by NetsMets4Life on Nov 1, 2010 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
being lonely?
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
haha, its ok, we'll be around all winter with the best part of the season
Blind speculation!
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
true, although we're so unaccustomed to speculating sensible things
it may take some time to get used to it
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions
If we are going to play "Mets RPG", at least it should be realistic.
David Wrongz struck out 5 times tonight.
i put on my robe and wizard hat
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
And thus the Platinum sombrero
Melo? Not for my Favors!
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by NetsMets4Life on Nov 1, 2010 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You'll need the platinum sombrero to fight the Medusa later in the game.
by Michkin on Nov 1, 2010 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
damn i sold it for HGH potions
how will I win now
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Purple Row does that, and it's incredibly lame
so please no
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LOL
They really do that? I was joking.
Melo? Not for my Favors!
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by NetsMets4Life on Nov 1, 2010 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I wanna say Rockies website?
Melo? Not for my Favors!
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by NetsMets4Life on Nov 1, 2010 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
oh yeah....that makes sense
there is one row that is supposedly at 5000 feet above MSL.
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The Rockies SB Nation site
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rockies SB blog
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Baseball really is a lot better if you have a rooting interest
I find sports like basketball and football better for casual viewing, b/c the chances of their being an “oh my god” type of play are much higher than baseball, and the action moves faster and all that.
That said, when you’ve got a rooting interest (which we all did in the NLCS and ALCS this year), there’s nothing like baseball.
2009 Did Not Happen
Can we finally get the legitimate pitcher's dual we've been waiting for?
I’m tired of all these runs!
I have jury duty tomorrow
FML
"I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult." ~ E. B. White
maybe they won't pick you
but if they do…………
HANG ’EM HIGH
Bobby V. for manager, Wally B. for bench coach.
you didnt get one of those "your services are not required" stays of execution huh?
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
i've always wondered how hard is it to get out of jury
can’t you just seem insanely biased and/or crazy
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
I've done it
no biggie, you just tell the judge something reasonable, and the lawyers usually ask the judge to let you go.
Bobby V. for manager, Wally B. for bench coach.
The judge I had was pretty understanding
about people’s reasons why they couldn’t spend the next 5 weeks on jury duty. Pretty much everyone who asked was excused.
grand jury really sucks
but it is also fun…..
you go 2 or 3 days a week for something like 12 weeks.
Bobby V. for manager, Wally B. for bench coach.
Today, I walked up to my Yankee fan co worker and said....
the only thing that could top you guys not being in the series is for the Giants to win tonight while Cliff Lee blows out his elbow so you can’t get him in the offseason.
too harsh ?.
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never too harsh
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Depends
did you “accidentally” spill hot coffee on him after saying it?
"I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult." ~ E. B. White
nah....Walter is really a good guy
just has no appreciation for the sport unless it involves the Yankees.
Bobby V. for manager, Wally B. for bench coach.
he HATES the Phillies so there is some redemption
and he often asks me why our pitchers don’t throw fastballs at Victorino’s head.
Bobby V. for manager, Wally B. for bench coach.
Well, you were wrong
because what would top the Yankees not being in the WS would be if the Yankees signed Lee to a 6/150 contract, and then Lee bloes out his arm in spring training.
The Mets GM is Sandy Alderson: A Dynasty is Born
R.A. Dickey for Governor!
That Timmay/Lee side-by-side photo is cool
Good stuff
by James Kannengieser on Nov 1, 2010 8:18 PM EDT reply actions
And one catcher
with different colored balls.
The Mets GM is Sandy Alderson: A Dynasty is Born
R.A. Dickey for Governor!
And no shoes
because he throws the balls with his feet
The Mets GM is Sandy Alderson: A Dynasty is Born
R.A. Dickey for Governor!
monday night football has turned into the asscrack of match ups
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
Texans-Colts isn't bad at all
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the colts are going to shred the texans
their pass D is atrocious
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
the only thing worse
is the colts run defense.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
tough call, both are really bad
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
wild card
indy’s non existant o-line vs houstons barely existent pass rush
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
they might be two of the most one dimensional teams in the NFL
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
? Fosters top 5 in the NFL in rushing
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yeah, they can run, but their pass game hasn't been particularly impressive this year
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah
but thats literally almost entirely because of his first game against indy. 231 yards in one game can really skew your numbers when you’ve only played 6 games.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
since then he's been completely boom or bust
and Houstons offense has been largely one dimensional.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
with the indy game he's averaging 105 yards a game
without it he’s averaging 67 yards a game.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
meh
houston is like permanently anchored to mediocrity and Indy has no o-line no running game and no defense.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
It'll be a high scoring game then
It’ll probably be more entertaining than this game
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meh I hate high scoring games because of awful defense
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
Better that than a blowout or a game like the Steelers/Dolphins 3 years ago
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seriously who scheduled these garbage games
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
they have to get scheduled
they are within they’re own division
yeah
but they dont need to be on national TV
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
They kind of get fucked over in a way
in that a lot of the matchups they schedule before the season turn out to suck, and they have no way of changing them
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yeah but i could have told them most of these last few match ups would suck
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
In other news, are the Vikings high?
Melo? Not for my Favors!
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by NetsMets4Life on Nov 1, 2010 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
chilly is just a moron
trying to exert his coaching superiority
I bet he's fired by the end of the week
No way that locker room respects him at all anymore
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I went over to the Vikings SBN blog.
They are pretty much questioning being Viking fans.
Melo? Not for my Favors!
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by NetsMets4Life on Nov 1, 2010 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
you heard?
the vikes are asking for their 3rd round draft pick back
I believe the Patriots' response would be "caveat emptor."
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions
thats latin for "suck it" huh?
i kid by the way, i do know what it means
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I was going to say,
the second part would be “go to Hell.”
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions
moss didn't seem to want to be there once he realized Favre was suffering from incurable old
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
HELL NO
The Giants are the absolute worst fit for that toolbag
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I'd take him
if he didnt have Braylon and Santonio already. Who knows, maybe a reduced role for Moss
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions
they can take turns.
Sanchez would probably overthrow them all anyway
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maybe Moss can actually hold onto the ball all the way to the ground
that would help alot
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
eh, they're loaded with recievers
why bother
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
true, but they're less whiney and self absorbed
if we want that we can just wait for plax to get out of jail
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
That's arguable at this point
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This isn't 2008
Moss is done. He’s been shut down by no names all year. He could never run routes and now he can’t out run everyone anymore.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
He torched Revis
but was shut down by Cromartie. I like to think Revis was hurt when the Jets played the Patriots
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
that was the game where revis tweaked a hamstring wasn't it?
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Well
he tweaked the hamstring getting beat by Moss on a touchdown.
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions
very arguable
Hakeem Nicks is having a much better season than Moss, and is what, like 13 years younger?
Pass.
2009 Did Not Happen
which is odd
because Moss is suffering from the same thing
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
Moss hasn't left Boston
he told them he’s not flying back to Minnesota.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
this situation clearly won't end with animosity
and a fine which moss will pay with “straight cash homie”
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
why do people let such obviously bad movies
be made?
is there anyway Faster won’t be awful?
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
what are you talking about
its got the Rock in it.
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
but who pays to go see these movies
more importantly WHY?
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
I used to work at a theater.
Teenagers who get dropped off at the mall all Saturday by their parents who don’t want to deal with them. They walk over to hang out in the movie theater and frequently not actually watch the movie, sometimes extending to not even being in the same room with it.
That movie will dominate the box office for a week or two
meanwhile, the Wire was almost canceled twice for lack of viewership.
I hate humans.
2009 Did Not Happen
wtf people really watch these movies
i hate them too bro. I assumed all movies like these bombed.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
Look at the grosses for Seltzer and Friedberg movies
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Friedberg_and_Aaron_Seltzer
Seriously.
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nd wtf
people went to see vampires suck?
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People are too stupid for their own good
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i'd literally only heard of one of those movies before now
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
They're all the same
Lame ass parody, after lame ass parody, after lame ass parody.
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its all shit jokes and cheap pratfalls
lowest common denominator garbage
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
it's amazing to me
that they took the concept from Scary Movie (which was absolutely shit-tastic in its own right) and made it like a million times shittier.
It would be like the Pittsburgh Pirates deciding that what they’ve accomplished the past 19 years wasn’t enough, next year they’re gonna play with a squad of 9 amputees and shoot for 0-162
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still be less tragic than those guys making another movie
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
This
Melo? Not for my Favors!
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by NetsMets4Life on Nov 1, 2010 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
That
was a classic comedy.
Right up there with classic parody movies like Airplane
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
lololol
Coleman later invented a new low rating for the site entitled “Fuck You” just to specifically rate Disaster Movie, though it has been used by the other critics on the site for other films. In his review, he claimed, (most likely just for comedic effect), "I drank, I beat myself silly, I touched substances that I would never imagine doing before or ever again just to prepare for this movie, and it didn’t help at all.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
Damn
Melo? Not for my Favors!
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by NetsMets4Life on Nov 1, 2010 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
those are the assholes who made date movie?
they should be shot in the face
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
same for paranormal activity
god I hated that movie
I dont care how much it didnt cost
havent seen it
mostly cause i dont care. I hated that movie when it was called the blair witch project
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I kind of liked
The Blair Witch Project. A little overhyped but it was kind of scary.
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
meh, i saw it in theaters, felt robbed
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
oh yeah if i didnt pay 10$ at the time to see it, i'd have probably found it a little less objectionable
although it was still kinda boring
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I've still never seen it
I was on vacation with my parents when it came out, and despite promising me they’d wait for me to get back, all my friends went to see it opening night (assholes). They told me how much it sucked, and it sapped all desire on my part to actually go see it, so I never bothered. I guess in retrospect I’m happy to have shitty friends haha.
2009 Did Not Happen
I have never been less scared by a movie than Blair Witch
Seriously, The Lion King was scarier.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Their movies make money
so I get that they are allowed to make more, but how in the hell did they get anyone to finance their first piece of shit.
I ask this because i am pretty sure that I can do at least as horribly. I just need to know how to get someone to give me some cash to do it.
Did they also make that awful
Meet the Spartans movie?
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
isn't that considered terrorism? Why are they still free?
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
or we could just show terrorists their movies until they give us intel
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
The first one on their own? Because of Scary Movie.
Scary Movie? Because of the Wayanses, not them.
Scary Movie was marginally funny.
The rest of those sucked. I guess they earned the right to accost us with more shit.
...
Melo? Not for my Favors!
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by NetsMets4Life on Nov 1, 2010 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
PEOPLE ARE FUCKING STUPID
There is no hope.... there is no future....there is only GRISSIONZ
The 2011 Mets- Rock bottom: We haven't reached it yet
teh teenz
Melo? Not for my Favors!
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by NetsMets4Life on Nov 1, 2010 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
but theres plenty of other movies for teens aren't there???
Christ no wonder our teens have so many issues. Society is failing them.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
Society has been failing teens
ever since there has been a society
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R.A. Dickey for Governor!
What doesn't kill them
will only make them stronger.
The Mets GM is Sandy Alderson: A Dynasty is Born
R.A. Dickey for Governor!
Only if they land on their heads
The Mets GM is Sandy Alderson: A Dynasty is Born
R.A. Dickey for Governor!
way better than the prequel
dumb and dumberer, that was an affront to decency
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Sequels in general are an affront to decency
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yeah but this one was especially egregious
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Troll 2
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Police Academy 2
with Bobcat Goldwaith
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh I'm not hating on him
His stand-up routine is very funny
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Hamlet II
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
i said i took care of it harry
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions
The same ones would go every weekend,
and there was often only one thing that appealed to them and wasn’t rated R. The good movies are for teenagers that actually like watching movies.
I always thought we should have got him
instead of 40 year old Moises Alou
Bobby V. for manager, Wally B. for bench coach.
I hate fantasy football
Benched Kenny Britt last week ’cause “sources” said he was to be suspended by the Titans, he scored 40+. Started him this week, he got hurt …
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by Mets-Suns-Texans on Nov 1, 2010 8:29 PM EDT reply actions
i traded off chris johnson this past week
this move will either end up brilliant or idiotic, and im not sure which yet
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
probably brilliant
he’s not as good as petersen
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions
he can be good
but no-one will respect the pass game
would you?
who's respecting the vikings pass game?
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
the pats did yesterday
at least when moss was on it
and AP doesnt need it
he is a power runner..he is not a finesse runner like CJ
um what
what about chris johnson is finesse running?
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
he's a more patient runner
waits for holes to open, can bounce it outside better. Not that AP can’t, but AP also has the option of saying “aw screw it” and running right up the gut and still picking up 5 or 6 just on strength alone.
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
did you see that 29 yard run for a touchdown yesterday
he ran practically 75 yards on that play. first to the right then he cut back to the left.
that is pure finesse.
AP on the other hand will pound pound pound 2 yards 2 yards over and over again. until the defense finally tires down and then the 60 yard run finally comes and boom you are down for the count. that is the defintion of the power back
hope so, he got me 2 rbs and a wideout
figure thats a good enough haul to pry him from me
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Edgar Renteria has such a pretty swing
Not very good though.
Trying to believe is my full-time occupation.
well its rarely interrupted by the baseball hitting it, so it's smoother than most
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Has there been any discussion
regarding Lee’s newly cleanly shaved face? And, if so, was Frenchy given appropriate credit?
We gonna rock down to Alderson Avenue...and say "who was Minaya?"
Lee:
Spit on my wife, I’ll look to impress you guys.
Fuck logic.
Melo? Not for my Favors!
NetsMets4life = Kat Stacks
by NetsMets4Life on Nov 1, 2010 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I would love to see some highly-sought FA
tell the Yankees that if they really want him, they’re going to have to put up with his facial hair. It’s such a ridiculous policy.
I would like to think that good players like Lee
tell Frenchy to fuck off when he walks by with his shaving BS
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Which college you're in?
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by Mets-Suns-Texans on Nov 1, 2010 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm actually doing it
on the physics behind the myth of the rising fastball, and the optical illusion that creates it
Formerly firejerrynow
So you managed to make watching baseball your homework
very well played sir.
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
that should be your concluding remarks
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
To conclude
Tim McCarver and Joe Morgan are idiots.
Have a nice day, computers are the future of baseball management
Formerly firejerrynow
If Lincecum pitches a perfect game en route to a World Series victory...
Proposition 19 passes tomorrow.
You jinxed it ...
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by Mets-Suns-Texans on Nov 1, 2010 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Discuss
http://www.tedquarters.net/2010/11/01/canadian-football-awesomeness/
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R.A. Dickey for Governor!
What. The. Hell. Was. That
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I don't know
but I’m scared
The Mets GM is Sandy Alderson: A Dynasty is Born
R.A. Dickey for Governor!
if that comes to the NFL
I will sell my house to buy a PSL.
Bobby V. for manager, Wally B. for bench coach.
You guys have never seen CFL before?
its all kinds of wackiness. The Rouge, the 55 yard line, the goal posts in the front of the endzone
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
i think i like canadian football
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
It seems like it really is a different sport
and that it needs to be “translated” to those of us who are only familiar with American football.
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R.A. Dickey for Governor!
I lobby Canadians to call all American football games
and use the word “oot” as often as it was used in that clip
2009 Did Not Happen
What in living fuck.
Melo? Not for my Favors!
NetsMets4life = Kat Stacks
by NetsMets4Life on Nov 1, 2010 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
oh wow
Lincecum looks like a ventriloquist dummy with that bow tie
Let's go Schaub!
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by Mets-Suns-Texans on Nov 1, 2010 8:42 PM EDT reply actions
Wow
I’m not used to watching hockey in Eastern Time. 3rd period at The Garden, tied at 1.
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That one is believable
that it could be his doppelganger
The Mets GM is Sandy Alderson: A Dynasty is Born
R.A. Dickey for Governor!
yep
this colts-houston game has started well.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
Manning 0-3 is always a good thing to see.
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by Mets-Suns-Texans on Nov 1, 2010 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Wait a minute wait a minute wait a minute
a keyboard cat commercial?
WTF!?!?!?!?!
2009 Did Not Happen
Amazing!
Melo? Not for my Favors!
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by NetsMets4Life on Nov 1, 2010 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
wut i missed it
i heard the keyboard cat song but didnt look up
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Found it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IcGvBE5xfg
Melo? Not for my Favors!
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by NetsMets4Life on Nov 1, 2010 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Ron Washington is starting to piss me off.
Why the hell is he batting Moreland 9th? I mean he has been the hottest hitter on the team during the series and is batting behind Bengie Molina.
Logic and Ron Washington aren't on the best of terms
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cocaine is a helluva drug
Melo? Not for my Favors!
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by NetsMets4Life on Nov 1, 2010 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Apparently the Texans run defense sucks as well
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They made Cruz
tuck his shirt in before he came to bat. Now he’s pissed b/c that was his version of the rally cap.
by MetsFan4Decades on Nov 1, 2010 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Let's go San FRANNNNN
Will the Sun come up tomorrow?
The first major league game I ever attended
was the New! Washington Senators at Yankee Stadium. I knew at age 7 that I didn’t belong there.
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The new Washington Senators became the
now Texas Rangers
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions
The Rangers
were established in 1961 as the expansion Washington Senators
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The LA Angels joined the same year
in ’62, the NL expanded with Houston Colt ’45s and your New York Metropolitans.
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They should still be called the Colt 45s
that was an awesome name
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Indians last won it in '48
second only to the Cubbies
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You really have to give their fan base credit.
90% of them have never seen their team in the WS.
At least with us, those of us lucky enough to be around in ’86 saw them win it all.
Most saw the ill fated 2000 WS.
by MetsFan4Decades on Nov 1, 2010 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions
nor should it be
wait until you see tomorrow night's thread
Bobby V. for manager, Wally B. for bench coach.
Cliff Lee
42/57 pitches for strikes…
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by Mets-Suns-Texans on Nov 1, 2010 9:07 PM EDT reply actions
Slightly less mature, though.
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Dan Warthen says he's not trusting the process
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Yeah, dont like those in baseball.
Melo? Not for my Favors!
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by NetsMets4Life on Nov 1, 2010 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I like them in Pittsburgh
nowhere else.
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
your steelers can have them
Melo? Not for my Favors!
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by NetsMets4Life on Nov 1, 2010 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Only it's based on a true story
I believe.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Evidently
a period of time in which I was either not alive or not paying attention to the news.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
apparently its only loosely based on the story
as in not at all related by anything other than the fact they’re both trains. in the real life thing it was just an empty train that traveled for 60 miles.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
I heard people passed out at the scene
when he cuts off his arm.
Melo? Not for my Favors!
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by NetsMets4Life on Nov 1, 2010 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
...
Melo? Not for my Favors!
NetsMets4life = Kat Stacks
by NetsMets4Life on Nov 1, 2010 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions
also ** spoiler alert ** in Titanic, the boat sinks
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions
essentially yes
except without any terrorist plot of any sort as far as i can gather. It’s like speed if the villian was improper safety standards for cargo transport
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hmmm
UPS could probably option the foiled terrorist attack into a movie
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Best description ever
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
i should write one sentence movie reviews for a living
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
we have to get off this glacier before global warming melts it!
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
you mean Armageddon?
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions
the spiritual sequel to Speed apparently
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I got that idea
from airplane 2
now that was a horrible sequel
I thought there were some really good jokes in Airplane 2
Shatner and the door, ‘danger vacuum’, ‘watch your step, Striker’. Maybe just me?
by benny_profane on Nov 1, 2010 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
really awful
If I were the Zuckers, I would be suing whoever made that movie.
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
im switching between this and the football game
im about to put a movie in
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
I'm watching
its flying by, just like the Mets
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
im watching , but theres not really much to discuss
Timmy is mowing texas down with ruthless efficiency
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions
man
I hope if aliens actually come they’re much cooler than most alien disaster movies make them seem.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
probably get Mars Attacks! instead
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions
FOOKIN' PRAWNS
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions
That movie was not as good as people say.
Melo? Not for my Favors!
NetsMets4life = Kat Stacks
by NetsMets4Life on Nov 1, 2010 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought it was very good
Hell of a lot better than fucking Avatar.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes.
But I thought Avatar sucked.
Melo? Not for my Favors!
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by NetsMets4Life on Nov 1, 2010 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions
it didn't suck
but it wasn’t awesome either, outside of the special effects.
Bobby V. for manager, Wally B. for bench coach.
I thought 2009 movies were pretty poor in general.
Melo? Not for my Favors!
NetsMets4life = Kat Stacks
by NetsMets4Life on Nov 1, 2010 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
apparently because of the recession
a lot of movies got pushed to future dates and/or had production break down earlier (in like 08) that were expected to come out in 09.
basically blame wallstreet
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
Also blame Wall Street
for Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Shia LaBeouf was in it
so…no. The previews almost made me swear off cinema, though.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
god i hate that guy
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
He's so bad at delivering lines
and he looks like he smells.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
"looks like he smells"
talk about supersenses
Doesn't he just look like the smelly kid in class?
He does to me. I can’t seem to get anyone else on board with my theory, though.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm lost and I'm found/I smell like I sound
and I’m hungry like the wolf….
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Awesome effects
Mediocre acting, bad story, horrendous writing. So they did really well with the least important part of a movie, and not so well with the things that make movies actually good
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I liked the premise and style
But didn’t care for the last 1/3 of it.
by James Kannengieser on Nov 1, 2010 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Second or thrid best movie of 2009
Inglourious Basterds was first, then either District 9 or Hurt Locker
underrated, but really good movie for sure
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
This.
Melo? Not for my Favors!
NetsMets4life = Kat Stacks
by NetsMets4Life on Nov 1, 2010 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Pixar
is by far the best movie company out there today. Every film they release is at least good, if not great. Their record is outstanding
2009 Did Not Happen
yea, but even before that
Toy Story is still just a really funny movie, and Toy Story 2 is a sequel that doesn’t suck. Monsters Inc was really good, and Finding Nemo was excellent.
I’ve never seen Cars or A Bugs Life, so I can’t comment on those, and I thought Ratatouille was ok but not great, but then Wall-E and Up were both Oscar-nom worthy IMO
2009 Did Not Happen
A Bug's Life is awesome
I loved that movie as a kid.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
i thought Ratatouille was wonderful
Cars is by far the worst Pixar movie, not that it wasn’t good, and A Bug’s Life would be second on that list.
Cars was OK
a little goofy and cute if you like cars.
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
cars was pretty bad IMO, Bugs life wasn't bad
Monsters Inc and Nemo were both great
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah Wall-E was fantastic
i found it way funnier than i expected to.
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Wall-E
was probably the best movie of 08.
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
gotta agree
im curious as to who the next villian will be
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Me too
He said it won’t be the Riddler and I think he already said it wouldn’t be penguin, so that kind of takes away the obvious suspects. Lets go Calendar Man!
Not that I’ve read any of the newer comics, but I’m curious about newer villains like Hush.
I hope he goes back on that Penguin thing
I don’t want him to be a main villain, but I would love to see a fairly “normal” (i.e. not Danny DeVito with flippers) gangster type guy who is called “The Penguin” and who replaces the mob boss from the last movie. He can be a fairly minor character, like Eric Roberts was in the Dark Knight, but I think it would be a cool shout out to have him in there.
Also, I really think we’re getting Catwoman.
2009 Did Not Happen
I think they'll go catwoman + a villain
if they introduce her character at all
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions
It was pretty ballsy, in my opinion, to go with Ra's Al Ghul in the first one
So I wouldn’t be surprised if Nolan went with a villain most people don’t know about.
thats why im thinking Hugo Strange might be a good bet
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
yea this
I think she’ll be an anti-hero who will a) replace Rachel Dawes as Batmans love interest and b) mirror Batman who is now thought to be a criminal by the outside world.
She won’t be “THE VILLAIN” but she’ll be someone who makes Bruce’s life tougher even while he’s falling for her, all while trying to fight whoever the real villain is and trying to clear his name.
2009 Did Not Happen
basically
a LOT going on in the next one (if I’m right). I have faith in Nolan, hopefully he can buck the trend of the 3rd movie in a trilogy sucking
(though, in the interest of full disclosure, Return of the Jedi is my favorite Star Wars movie, and even the most ardent prequel haters have to admit that Revenge of the Sith was by far the best prequel)
2009 Did Not Happen
revenge of the shit was probably the best of the new 3
for what thats worth.
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I would call it the least shitty of the prequels
but in spirit, I agree.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Revenge of the Sith was really good I thought
But don’t make me go all Randal Graves on you why Empire was better than Return of the Jedi.
And I hope they don’t over do it with villains like they did in the terrible Spiderman 3.
all the spidermans were varying levels of awful
3 had the best fight scene though, Peter Parker vs. MJ. Most believable combat in any of the films.
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I liked the first one
the second and third, not so much.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
first was tolerable
but i didnt really like any of them much
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
The end of the first was dumb
“I can’t date Mary Jane because my enemies might try to kill her!”
You aren’t dating her now, and they’re doing that anyway. Moron.
yeah might as well at least enjoy it
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Alfred Molina made the second one fanstastic
Before Ledger was the Joker, Doc Oc was the best superhero villain in the movies.
EMO SPIDERMAN
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
what in the name of god made them think that scene belonged in anything but a blooper reel
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Clearly they were trolling America
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
That was the most bizarre part
Of a pretty unwatchable movie
by James Kannengieser on Nov 1, 2010 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
i am fully aware
and own most of his works on DVD
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Bubba Ho-tep was great
Im proud to say i saw it in a limited release theater
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I've actually never seen most of his works
But after seeing him at Comic Con, I immediately moved all of his films to the top of my instant queue. He was so fucking funny, I felt guilty not having seen the Evil Dead series.
Army of Darkness is his masterpiece
although Bubba Ho-Tep and My Name is Bruce (Which should only be watched after you’ve seen a number of his other works) are great too. The Evil Dead movies are horror classics
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
You toss me the idol
I’ll throw you the whip
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
It might be blasphemy
but I actually though Kevin Spacey was really good as Lex Luthor. He was clearly channeling the Gene Hackman character, but wasn’t quite as campy and was actually a little bit on the scary side. I thought he was great and would have liked to see him continue in the role.
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they just need to let Superman be awesome
mainly by giving him someone he can punch to fight
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oh, I loved Empire too
I’m a total Star Wars nerd. But growing up, for whatever reason, Return was just my favorite, and it’s remained that way even though I recognize that Empire is actually the better film.
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But he doesnt really have to clear his name
he was covering for Dent
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
think they go catwoman?
i hope if they do it has nothign to do with Halle Berry. Could go with Dr. Hugo Strange
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
she's not really a stand alone though is she?
she usually comes with the joker, and her back story depends on him
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
true
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
i suppose so, but even if that were the case
she’s too similar to the joker, and most of her role was as his sidekick anyway. I get the feeling they’re gonna go a different direction.
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I get the feeling Nolan doesn't want to go into supernatural type characters
and a mutant crocodile person would fit that description. I for one would rather they stick to characters that dont’ require full body CGI
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
yup, all out
wonder if he’d revisit scarecrow?
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
don't think they'll bring him back
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
not a problem
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Isn't he dead?
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Didn't he die in the 1st one?
There is no hope.... there is no future....there is only GRISSIONZ
The 2011 Mets- Rock bottom: We haven't reached it yet
This
Dark Knight was way better than Slumdog Millionaire. I hated that movie.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I was just about to say that, actually
I loved that as well. Rourke was amazing.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Forgot about the Wrestler
Man, that was a seriously good movie
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
the wrestler was really good
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
oh yea
forgot about the Wrestler. Also not nominated for Best Picture. I hate the Oscars
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i cant even pay attention to them anymore
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
The Oscars are a sham
Luckily, so is every other awards show
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
well that's because all the other ones
have devolved into pandering to popular culture which is full of morons. Where as the oscars have gone the other way and turned into uppity/elitist, which is why the Dark Knight had no chance they’d never nominate something sourced from a comic book.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
which is part of why 2008 was so bad
reasonably people can differ (and I know a lot of people who didn’t love the Dark Knight), but those were definitely 3 of the top 5 movies of the year and the fact that none of them were even nominated was absurd, meanwhile Oscar bait like Benjamin Button and The Reader were.
Frost/Nixon was excellent as well, glad that at least got a nomination.
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Its too bad Langella
was going up against Heath Ledger for the Supporting Actor category, because he could have won that in any other year.
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
yea
also, how did Mickey Rourke not win best actor?
Ugh – I normally don’t really get upset at all about the Academy Awards – I honestly don’t even remember what won last year, but 2008 just really, really annoyed me. I felt like they got almost everything wrong. Bah.
At least they didn’t give the best supporting one to like Philip Seymour Hoffman from Doubt (yes I did just look that up).
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Michael Sheen is awesome
Anyone with even a passing tolerance for soccer should see The Damned United. He is very good in it.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
He was a near-perfect Clough
The book is THE best bit of sports fiction I’ve ever read, but maybe you need to be into soccer
by benny_profane on Nov 1, 2010 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I need to read it
though I’m deep in baseball reading presently: Historical Baseball Abstract, with Pure Baseball, The Book, and Moneyball up next.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
actually Oscars are pretty much just a marketing ploy
I can’t take any of their awards seriously
by secret defense on Nov 1, 2010 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah the Oscars are a waste of time
Its like the off season awards in baseball. Voted on my morons
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I was annoyed by how stupid everyone in gotham was
no wonder they had a crime problem. It bothered me too much to enjoy the film.
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Because
they are two different characters.
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
so he needs to have an annoying smoker voice?
I get they’re too different characters, but they just make him sound weird.
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christian bales voice isn't batman-y enough i guess
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
someone I worked with
had a theory it was because you wouldn’t be able to hear it very well on pirate DVDs. (I guess he meant versions that had just been filmed on a video recorder in the cinema, or just crappy copies)
by benny_profane on Nov 1, 2010 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I had a bootleg copy
I could hear it just fine. It was so people wouldn’t recognize his voice since both Batman and Bruce Wayne were likely to run into the same people.
man superman didn't even have to wear a mask
batman is slippin if it’s come to the smoker voice.
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This is why Superman is stupid, by the way
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
That cause the people of Metropolis are even stupider than those in Gotham
Hopefully Zach Snyder makes Superman awesome. He’s usually pretty good at making things awesome
And Bruce Wayne is ridiculously famous
It would be like Brad Pitt being a superhero.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
The idea is that he's trying to hide his identity
but it sounds really stupid.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
yup
and then when you got to the society of humans, it just went from great silent movie to hilarious allegory
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing
that Wall-E and Eva were probably the best screen romance of the past decade
2009 Did Not Happen
i think the opening 5 minutes or so sold me on it
and the rest was very good.
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Zombieland was good
not top 3 good, but i enjoyed it
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions
its funny, doesn't take itself seriously at all
just over the top zombie killing fun.
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Like
From Dusk Till Dawn except with Zombies?
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
more comedic
at no point does it even try to be a horror movie
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
only caught the second half, but it looks promising, i'll probably set my DVR to catch that one
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I kinda wish I was one of them
I could eat the same food as my cats, jump really far, use awesome guns, etc.
i've only seen 2 alien movies
men in black and Independence day
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Its a classic
Aliens is also really good.
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions
well played
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Aliens was good too
although the original is awesome
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
nevermind google images tells me its scary
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
please tell me you m ean the original
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
in that case i agree
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn't see the remake
But I really thought the original could have been better had they gotten a really crappy actor to play the lead.
i really liked that movie, but all my friends isaw it with hated it
which made me like it more
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Mass Effect would be awesome
only without the Contact War.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions
i forgot about that
yeah, lets skip straight to the peace part
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this is why the aliens won't hang out with us
they’re insulted
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it stars Turk from Scrubs
so you know its good
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey!
Donald Faison is awesome (well Turk is, at least). Not his fault he doesn’t get good movie roles.
Petey Jones, running back
THE running back, y’all.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
And side note
Anyone watch Children’s Hospital on Cartoon Network? They film in the same hospital as Sacred Heart
ive seen an episode or two, but haven't realy gotten into it
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Independence Day, the Remake!
Instead of blowing us up they suck us up woohoo
They've gone from suck to blow!
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Yeah,
what are the odds of both aces having an off night?
by MetsFan4Decades on Nov 1, 2010 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
lol got a little lost when I saw this
Will the Sun come up tomorrow?
Giants VS GIANTSSSS
Will the Sun come up tomorrow?
by HELLYEAHGARYOAK on Nov 1, 2010 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
these games are so boring im seriously considering listening to an audio book
or doing homework, but probably not.
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you want to have an enjoyable experience
watch the movie zombieland with the vision impared narrator on. It’s even more hilarious than the movie alone.
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions
That ball was hit to exactly the wrong part of the park.
Bobby V. for manager, Wally B. for bench coach.
this game will end on a Francoeur walk-off
I can sense it.
Bobby V. for manager, Wally B. for bench coach.
I disagree. Lincecum with the good stuff.
We gonna rock down to Alderson Avenue...and say "who was Minaya?"
damn this is a good baseball game
just like the Mets
Bobby V. for manager, Wally B. for bench coach.
who's singing God Bless America Tonight?
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
Now that would be an awesome TV moment
we would remember where we were
just like the moon landings
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
William Shatner
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVbv6r_tKnE
The Mets GM is Sandy Alderson: A Dynasty is Born
R.A. Dickey for Governor!
not as good
as his version of Pulp’s ‘Common People’
by benny_profane on Nov 1, 2010 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
lol Lincecum has 6 k's and 10 ground ball outs
fuckin a
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speaking of my earlier research project
does anyone know a physics equation that determines how much backspin is required for the magnus force to oppose gravity and rise?
Formerly firejerrynow
one second i've got a link that'll help i think
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
here ya go
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
no problem
its one of the few serious installments to physics of baseball
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I feel that the physics of baseball
may be the next movement in baseball. We understand how to better evaluate players, but with Hit f/x and Pitch f/x, there’s a lot that we don’t know but could know.
Murray Chass is getting scared
Formerly firejerrynow
A random aside but
Rowand is so silky smooth out there in CF
grission aside
you have to give credit when its due
wow i totally forgot this could be the last game
i feel like it’s lacking in tension
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yeah 0-0 in the 7th and im still not that excited
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Come on more games
I hate 5 game World Serieses.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions
i want the off-season to start
damnits its november
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Two days is not a lot to ask
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Star Trek Voyager
forgot what the episode is called.
"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"
by feslenraster on Nov 2, 2010 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions
um
did they really have their best hitter lay down a sac bunt
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They're playing Jerry ball.
It just can’t be measured.
by MetsFan4Decades on Nov 1, 2010 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
It's called "playing the percentages."
It’s what smart managers do to win ballgames.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
and now they're expecting pat burrel
to get a run in. Jerry must be sending boky signals.
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Great Googly Moogly
If you haven’t tried Ben & Jerry’s Pumpkin Cheesecake yet, I suggest you do soon.
We gonna rock down to Alderson Avenue...and say "who was Minaya?"
I think that they were chanting
“Lets go Cyclones!”
The Mets GM is Sandy Alderson: A Dynasty is Born
R.A. Dickey for Governor!
are we watching the mets?
actually no, the mets would being doing this if it was zito on the mound.
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wow, i did not see that coming
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Let's traid Reyes for him!
How about an Orange Monster at Citi Field for Bay?
by Mets-Suns-Texans on Nov 1, 2010 9:45 PM EDT reply actions
This.
Very likely last live baseball game until spring training.
by MetsFan4Decades on Nov 1, 2010 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
seriously
We haven’t had one go 7 since 2002. I miss those kind of series.
"It’s just everytime we think the bar can’t get lower, they lower it. Now next year we’ll just be happy to hear that rogue shirtless officials aren’t implementing useless detrimental drills in spring training for no apparent reason."
-Gina, 3/1/10
by Greenpoint Ian on Nov 1, 2010 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I did too!
"It’s just everytime we think the bar can’t get lower, they lower it. Now next year we’ll just be happy to hear that rogue shirtless officials aren’t implementing useless detrimental drills in spring training for no apparent reason."
-Gina, 3/1/10
by Greenpoint Ian on Nov 1, 2010 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
1991
was also full of awsomenosity
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I wish I hadn't been three years old for that
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
McCarver brilliance
“You can understand pitching to Burrell, but not Renteria”.
Right Tim, because Edgar has been so much better of a hitter than Pat in his career. Oh wait, these past 5 games throw all of that out the window because it’s True October Baseball!
"It’s just everytime we think the bar can’t get lower, they lower it. Now next year we’ll just be happy to hear that rogue shirtless officials aren’t implementing useless detrimental drills in spring training for no apparent reason."
-Gina, 3/1/10
McCarver and brilliance
does not compute.
by MetsFan4Decades on Nov 1, 2010 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Enjoy your song
and go home, Texas.
We gonna rock down to Alderson Avenue...and say "who was Minaya?"
this picture is making me giggle uncontrollably to the point im in tears
and I have no idea why
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On a serious note
the two Willies won’t be around forever. I’m happy they get to see this happen, if it stays this way.
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From what I have read
SF treated Willie Mays like crap.
by Coolpapabell on Nov 1, 2010 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Shittiness of God Bless America + shittiness of that rendition of God Bless America
= an abomination.
indeed
"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"
by feslenraster on Nov 2, 2010 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions
This is where Timmy gets
his grission wings and the praise of morons like Woody Paige, Jon Heyman, Mike Lupica and so forth.
Chris Russo must be in heaven right now
I wish I could get his show
Bobby V. for manager, Wally B. for bench coach.
Oh, me too.
I’ll bet he’s so excited he incoherent.
by MetsFan4Decades on Nov 1, 2010 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
the sad thing is Mike Francesa told a caller
Russo wouldn’t apper on the FAN if the Giants played the yanks or won the WS. Hopefully he’ll have a change of heart
Don't forget Bill Plaschke
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Is he still proud of himself
for running DePodesta out of town?
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Among other things, probably yes
He’s one of the most smug people I’ve ever seen.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I wonder how that worked out for LA
having that piece of crap dictating to them how to run their team
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Fourth place suits them well.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Such a shame
I guess no one is calling out that moron for his smug tripe
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
He's the reason I don't watch Around the Horn
I just want to punch him in his face.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
lol yeah I haven't watched since like 2006
I just couldn’t take it. I can’t watch PTI either. And even when I was like a pre-teen Jim Rome would make me fly into rage.
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Because he is a smug asshole
with no redeeming qualities
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Meh
I like Jim Rome. At least he’s funny.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't find him funny
like cjmulrain said. If someone had shown my 15 year old self the definition of an internet troll Jim Rome would have immediately come to my mind.
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Disagree strongly.
Trolls tend not to believe what they say. Rome has strong opinion, and he can be a dick, but I don’t think he says things just to say things. However, I can see why people wouldn’t like him. I just happen to like him.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
To be fair
that was like 20 years ago, and whenever it comes up he says he hates the fact that he did that kind of thing.
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I've always assumed he doesn't believe what he's saying
the idea he might actually believe the things he’s saying frightens me.
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Seriously?
Like what?
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by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Truly,
I’d be interested in a poll on God Bless America.
Is it mostly the under 30 fans who hate that song?
Or is it some just hate it sung a ballgames?
I don't hate the song at all
but it doesn’t belong in baseball games anymore.
Bobby V. for manager, Wally B. for bench coach.
Ah....
I wasn’t sure if most commenting it hated the song, or just hated it sung at ball games.
by MetsFan4Decades on Nov 1, 2010 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Love the song
but, agreed with it having run its course at baseball games.
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at Nationals games this year
they replaced the kiss cam with the “handshake cam.”
SOOOOO LAAAAAAAME
2009 Did Not Happen
thats awful
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I've always been afraid of kiss cam
Just because I do attend a decent number of games with my sister. :-P
"It’s just everytime we think the bar can’t get lower, they lower it. Now next year we’ll just be happy to hear that rogue shirtless officials aren’t implementing useless detrimental drills in spring training for no apparent reason."
-Gina, 3/1/10
by Greenpoint Ian on Nov 1, 2010 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
there are a billion better patriotic songs
I’d start with “America the Beautiful”, preferably sung by Ray Charles.
“God Bless America” sucks.
"It’s just everytime we think the bar can’t get lower, they lower it. Now next year we’ll just be happy to hear that rogue shirtless officials aren’t implementing useless detrimental drills in spring training for no apparent reason."
-Gina, 3/1/10
by Greenpoint Ian on Nov 1, 2010 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Rangers are trying to delay
that decision here tonight.
by MetsFan4Decades on Nov 1, 2010 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Only one possible choice
Jeff Francoeur
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Burrell
"It’s just everytime we think the bar can’t get lower, they lower it. Now next year we’ll just be happy to hear that rogue shirtless officials aren’t implementing useless detrimental drills in spring training for no apparent reason."
-Gina, 3/1/10
by Greenpoint Ian on Nov 1, 2010 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Who has the better blog on SB Nation?
The Rangers or the Giants?
Think I’ll go take the temperature on one of the other.
Giants
Grant at McCovey Chronicles is the best writer on the whole network.
by James Kannengieser on Nov 1, 2010 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
.
Bobby V. for manager, Wally B. for bench coach.
by fxcarden on Nov 1, 2010 9:56 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
"uh, I shouldn't have had that second joint"
"It’s just everytime we think the bar can’t get lower, they lower it. Now next year we’ll just be happy to hear that rogue shirtless officials aren’t implementing useless detrimental drills in spring training for no apparent reason."
-Gina, 3/1/10
by Greenpoint Ian on Nov 1, 2010 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I can't stop laughing after seeing this
and now it’s bookmarked
random, but in case you weren't aware
blu ray is definitely the only way to watch movies.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
is there porn on blue ray
there must be by now, right ?.
Bobby V. for manager, Wally B. for bench coach.
no i understand what you mean
I rarely watch movies in HD. Either I can’t tell the difference or it makes me feel uncomfortable because it looks weird. It’s different on blu ray.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
too sharp
they make it look better than real life. Takes on a fake quality
Hey, wait! I'm having one of those things. You know? A headache with pictures?
by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
You can usually fix that in the settings on the TV.
Samsung, for instance, has an Auto Motion Plus setting that can make things look fake, but when adjusted properly, they look amazing.
by Chris McShane on Nov 1, 2010 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
that would involve me doing things though
which is not really my style
Hey, wait! I'm having one of those things. You know? A headache with pictures?
by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I've only watched a few contemp movies
but it makes pre 70s movies look fantastic.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
yeah I watched blade runner on it
now I’m watching 2001: space odyssey. You really can’t even tell it’s from the 60s.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
2001 has to be awesome
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
blade runner is awesome in any medium
Hey, wait! I'm having one of those things. You know? A headache with pictures?
by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I had that on Netflix at one point
But when I went to watch it, my mother or father already returned it thinking I had watched it already. I’ve been dying to see all of Kubrick’s films.
yeah my school has a huge media library we can rent movies from for three
they pretty much have every post 1960 movie available, and most of the best of the classic/golden age period. I only use netflix for instant watch.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
I have the 86 Mets video on VHS...
And yet no VHS player. Sad for me.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
wrong
35mm/16mm/8mm is the only way to watch movies
by secret defense on Nov 1, 2010 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
this will be a sore point with anyone older than about 30
But this Giants team reminds me of the 1988 Dodgers. Unbelievable pitching, and total scrub hitters coming up huge in the clutch.
"It’s just everytime we think the bar can’t get lower, they lower it. Now next year we’ll just be happy to hear that rogue shirtless officials aren’t implementing useless detrimental drills in spring training for no apparent reason."
-Gina, 3/1/10
The ending of our season in '88
was truly the most deflating for me. More than the loss in ’73, more than losing to the Yankees in 2000.
I just could not believe we couldn’t get past the Dodgers who we dominated in regular season. I thought we had it in the bag and would be going onto the WS.
To this day, I cannot stand Orel Hershiser.
by MetsFan4Decades on Nov 1, 2010 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
1988 was the first season I followed closely
and the first postseason I watched. I was too young in 1986. Sigh…..
"It’s just everytime we think the bar can’t get lower, they lower it. Now next year we’ll just be happy to hear that rogue shirtless officials aren’t implementing useless detrimental drills in spring training for no apparent reason."
-Gina, 3/1/10
by Greenpoint Ian on Nov 1, 2010 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I still hate Kirk Gibson to this day...
And Orel Hershiser.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Mike Scioscia
Home run off of Dwight Gooden. It doesn’t get any worse than that.
"It’s just everytime we think the bar can’t get lower, they lower it. Now next year we’ll just be happy to hear that rogue shirtless officials aren’t implementing useless detrimental drills in spring training for no apparent reason."
-Gina, 3/1/10
by Greenpoint Ian on Nov 1, 2010 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
debatable
Molina is a better hitter than Scoiscia was, but the 2006 Cardinals were clearly an inferior team to the 1988 Dodgers.
"It’s just everytime we think the bar can’t get lower, they lower it. Now next year we’ll just be happy to hear that rogue shirtless officials aren’t implementing useless detrimental drills in spring training for no apparent reason."
-Gina, 3/1/10
by Greenpoint Ian on Nov 1, 2010 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
please stop
Hey, wait! I'm having one of those things. You know? A headache with pictures?
by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh god no
I was watching at a bar and I was beside myself after he that homer. I ordered about 2 rocks glasses of bourbon after that
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Rocks?
I had mine neat. Actually I drank from the bottle.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
no a rocks glass
with no rocks. I had them fill up the entire glass. I downed two of them back to back
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah ok...
That makes better sense.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I did about 10 shots
It also didn’t help. Nor did living on a dorm floor with about 8 Cardinals fans.
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
luckily I was in friendly territory here in NY
so I did not have to deal with Cardinals fans
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Southern Indiana
…yeah.
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I was wondering where you were talking about...
One of my best friends lives in St Louis and he doesn’t know 8 Cards fans.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh and the fishing suuuuuucked today.
Beautiful day, I saw a big sea turtle and had a good time, but we had one hookup all day, with a huge kingfish that shook the hook (it wasn’t my turn on the rod).
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
If my job was to find things and bite them in half all day....
I guess I would not have much to complain about.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah that's good...
Who will think of the tuna!
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn
that sucks. What do you think was the problem?
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Fishing...
Is dirty.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
and slippery
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
and jerky
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Suppan was a fucking mystery too
At least Pujols won his Championship, so I don’t feel too sore about it
by Coolpapabell on Nov 1, 2010 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
i wouldn't have felt sore if we were beat by pujols
but fuckin so taguchi
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
This....
That hurt.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd argue that a bases loaded walk of Andruw fucking Jones
of the career .338 OBP was worse
2009 Did Not Happen
I hate Mike Scioscia
The World deserved to see an A’s-Mets World series
by Coolpapabell on Nov 1, 2010 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I like Orel (pause)
but mostly b/c I don’t remember ’88 and he was awesome for us in ’99
2009 Did Not Happen
Yes,
Kirk Gibson was definitely the obvious for all us Met fans back in that day.
But Hershiser? He remains to this day the only NY Met to wear the uniform I couldn’t even remotely pretend to root for.
Would probably be the same if someone like Victorino ever ended up over here.
by MetsFan4Decades on Nov 1, 2010 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
This....
In 99 I couldn’t root for Hershiser. Rooting for him would be like rooting in a karate contest for the guy who killed my father.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
on the plus side
The Dodgers have mostly been a joke since 1988. Suck it, LA.
"It’s just everytime we think the bar can’t get lower, they lower it. Now next year we’ll just be happy to hear that rogue shirtless officials aren’t implementing useless detrimental drills in spring training for no apparent reason."
-Gina, 3/1/10
by Greenpoint Ian on Nov 1, 2010 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
oh god, stop blathering about "experience"
He struck out the only dangerous hitter in Burrell. Renteria sucks, Rowand sucks, shit happens in baseball sometimes!
"It’s just everytime we think the bar can’t get lower, they lower it. Now next year we’ll just be happy to hear that rogue shirtless officials aren’t implementing useless detrimental drills in spring training for no apparent reason."
-Gina, 3/1/10
That needs to be matched up
with the T-Rex roar from Jurassic Park.
I think this needs to be the new...
nooooooooo.com
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Agony...
Will do that.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow, it's quiet in Arlington
just like a Cowboys game
We gonna rock down to Alderson Avenue...and say "who was Minaya?"
Lone Star guys
are so mad they’re turning on each other right now.
It’s a duel between those who are of the ‘Season Over’ vs. those who still want to believe.
Here’s a sampling:
Giants:
is like (Evil)Giants vs (Good) Rangers. Would hate to see Evil win above good. Those pot smoking fools need to lose this series.
by MetsFan4Decades on Nov 1, 2010 10:11 PM EDT reply actions
Pot smoking fool
sure was throwing SMOKE and FOOLing the Rangers
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Someone needs to start posting all sorts of hippie music at the Rangers site...
Like Live for Today, and that one about wearing flowers in your hair, and pretty much anything by the Association.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Southern license revoked....
Y’all spelled incorrectly. :P
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't mess with Texas
they’ll just pack it in, apparently.
We gonna rock down to Alderson Avenue...and say "who was Minaya?"
by CTRefJay on Nov 1, 2010 10:14 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
+1
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Fun "Don't Mess with Texas" fact:
It’s an anti-littering campaign:
Don’t Mess with Texas means don’t litter. And we mean business. Since 1986, we’ve kept tons of trash off Texas roadways. But with over 24 million people living in our state, there’s more work to do every day. Check out the ways you can get involved. Litter? Not in our state.
Texas....Messed With.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
See above...
Bad day out there. Winds broke up the weed line late last week and everything was dispersed. We’re going out later in the week in any event.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I know the reign of error is over
But why is it that other shitty GMs like Kenny Williams and Brian Sabean lucked into world championships (both employing Juan Uribe) but Omar couldn’t?
"It’s just everytime we think the bar can’t get lower, they lower it. Now next year we’ll just be happy to hear that rogue shirtless officials aren’t implementing useless detrimental drills in spring training for no apparent reason."
-Gina, 3/1/10
We almost did in 2006
Injuries, etc. You need a lot of luck, and we just didn’t get quite enough.
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Either Pedro or El Duque survives
or the cab…I’m just not going to think about this anymore. Hurts too much.
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
to warn people not to see that movie?
Hey, wait! I'm having one of those things. You know? A headache with pictures?
by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Cowboys: Fail
Rangers: Fail
Longhorns: Fail
Horned Frogs: Fail despite success.
We gonna rock down to Alderson Avenue...and say "who was Minaya?"
I like Cowboys fail
"It’s just everytime we think the bar can’t get lower, they lower it. Now next year we’ll just be happy to hear that rogue shirtless officials aren’t implementing useless detrimental drills in spring training for no apparent reason."
-Gina, 3/1/10
by Greenpoint Ian on Nov 1, 2010 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Just saw this on the McCovey Chronicles thread
it’s pretty epic:
2009 Did Not Happen
by cjmulrain on Nov 1, 2010 10:19 PM EDT reply actions 5 recs
Someone got an A in his University of San Fran.
Freshman media technology class.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
huh, Johnny Antonelli
He’s the great uncle of a friend of mine from college. I’m still pissed he didn’t introduce me at his wedding.
"It’s just everytime we think the bar can’t get lower, they lower it. Now next year we’ll just be happy to hear that rogue shirtless officials aren’t implementing useless detrimental drills in spring training for no apparent reason."
-Gina, 3/1/10
"no MLB teams west of the Mississippi"
I guess St. Louis was in Illinois in 1954?
"It’s just everytime we think the bar can’t get lower, they lower it. Now next year we’ll just be happy to hear that rogue shirtless officials aren’t implementing useless detrimental drills in spring training for no apparent reason."
-Gina, 3/1/10
Oh you know what they mean...
Silly.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Here we go, people.
Baseball season will end in about 10 minutes.
Bobby V. for manager, Wally B. for bench coach.
we need a Buffalo Wild Wings to help us out
Hey, wait! I'm having one of those things. You know? A headache with pictures?
by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
not me, thanks
I’ll always think of 2010 as a real hangnail of a season.
We gonna rock down to Alderson Avenue...and say "who was Minaya?"
Yeah, I actually can't wait to see the magic Sandy Alderson is going to conjure up
by Coolpapabell on Nov 1, 2010 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
i expect damage control this year
and next year to start to get awesome
Hey, wait! I'm having one of those things. You know? A headache with pictures?
by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah I agree
I think he will try to squeeze the most wins he can from this crew, and then go to work when the payroll is cleared.
I can see Alderson going after Uggla
by Coolpapabell on Nov 1, 2010 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
oh, can't you see the morning after...
We gonna rock down to Alderson Avenue...and say "who was Minaya?"
the only plus to the season ending
is we get to see what Brian Wilson does when he closes out the WS. I hope he lives up to his madness
Hey, wait! I'm having one of those things. You know? A headache with pictures?
by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:26 PM EDT reply actions
I hope Burrell runs on the field dressed as The Machine
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
that would be fantastic
Hey, wait! I'm having one of those things. You know? A headache with pictures?
by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
that was a strike, Josh.
"It’s just everytime we think the bar can’t get lower, they lower it. Now next year we’ll just be happy to hear that rogue shirtless officials aren’t implementing useless detrimental drills in spring training for no apparent reason."
-Gina, 3/1/10
What was Hamilton complaining about
that was right in the zone
Bobby V. for manager, Wally B. for bench coach.
yea that was down the pipe
Hey, wait! I'm having one of those things. You know? A headache with pictures?
by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Guerrero is awful
There is no hope.... there is no future....there is only GRISSIONZ
The 2011 Mets- Rock bottom: We haven't reached it yet
This must have been the shortest WS game I have ever seen
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 10:28 PM EDT reply actions
Two and a half hours-ish
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
almost no pitching changes will do that
Hey, wait! I'm having one of those things. You know? A headache with pictures?
by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Link?
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
They did that already once...
They should do it again. And we should let them, but keep the oil rights.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
they've got the guns to do it
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
by itsmetsforme on Nov 1, 2010 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
and there it is
Hey, wait! I'm having one of those things. You know? A headache with pictures?
by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:30 PM EDT reply actions
And that wraps up the 2010 baseball season.
Congratulations, Giants.
by MetsFan4Decades on Nov 1, 2010 10:30 PM EDT reply actions
This decade has seen the Red Sox end an 86 year title drought
the White Sox end an 88 year title drought
the Yankees end a 9 year title drought
and now the Giants end a 56 year title drought.
In other words: #lolcubs
2009 Did Not Happen
don't forget the Angels
"It’s just everytime we think the bar can’t get lower, they lower it. Now next year we’ll just be happy to hear that rogue shirtless officials aren’t implementing useless detrimental drills in spring training for no apparent reason."
-Gina, 3/1/10
by Greenpoint Ian on Nov 1, 2010 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
You thought a lot about this post...
And it shows. Well done.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Well I think the Cubs and the Indians are next in line
by Coolpapabell on Nov 1, 2010 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Holy shit
The Giants won the WS
There is no hope.... there is no future....there is only GRISSIONZ
The 2011 Mets- Rock bottom: We haven't reached it yet
Fixed.
Disappointing series 2010.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
fixed
Disappointing 1987-20101
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
well its been a blast people
so much for baseball season
Congratulations, Giants.
It’s been a long time coming for that franchise.
We gonna rock down to Alderson Avenue...and say "who was Minaya?"
I could watch teams not named Cardinal, Yankees, or Phillies
celebrate a WS win all day long.
Bobby V. for manager, Wally B. for bench coach.
Hockey's usually good too
I defy you to watch Kane celebrate the walk-off goal this year and not be overcome with awesome.
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
yea
I mean an OT series winning goal is the greatest thing in sports, without a doubt.
I still say that nothing where a clock is counting down to the final second can be as good for the pure joy of victory as getting that final out, b/c we all know that anything can happen before that out is recorded.
2009 Did Not Happen
I agree
I prefer baseball celebrations, but I would be remiss as a hockey fan if I didn’t submit them for consideration.
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
That was awesome
and the parade was even better
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I missed a Regents Exam for that parade...
Almost. I skipped out after less than an hour to make the parade.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I aced the English Regents
and still had plenty of time to get to the parade.
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I went to HS on Chambers Street...
I had to walk through the crowd to get to that exam. It was all I could do to continue into the building and take that exam.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
LOL
you would have been safe if you went to the old building on the east side
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
And I also would not have spent HS....
Walking up million dollar escalators that broke every damn day.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
LOL
I should have introduced you to the Main Street Station in Flushing, if you want to talk about million dollar escalators that never worked
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
High Street in Brooklyn....Deepest station in the system with a single escalator...
And don’t even get me started on the F and E trains at 59th or 61st.
I grew up near High Street, and besides never living my dream of stealing a subway sign that said “High Street,” I walked those escalators so many times I probably have a case against the MTA for the messed up cartilage in my knees.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I lived near that station for a couple of years too
but I avoided it when I could manage in case the escalator was out.
Without Flushing...
One would see tumbleweeds rolling through the halls of Stuy.
Go Peglegs!
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Hitmen?
Is this a new thing?
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
oh god
I thought I forgot about the XFL.
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm confused now....
How does this relate to an ultra-nerdy, way too expensive high school?
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes...
That cost $180 million to build, with all sorts of mechanical and engineering issues. For example, the escalators took 4 years to work, and the swimming pool, which was intended to be the competition pool for a number of high schools, had to be drained when settling of the foundation caused the pool’s concrete to crack.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
That's some grissiony engineering right there
as for nerds, I knew some Stuy kids, they were nerdy sure, but still pretty cool.
by secret defense on Nov 1, 2010 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
As a nerdy Stuy alum...
I thank you. This is what I strove for.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Linda McMahon?
I dunno. I just saw Hitmen and was reminded of the XFL. I didn’t look at the rest of the convo.
He Hate Me.
by James Kannengieser on Nov 1, 2010 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I think that is everyone's favorite station name
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
When they were replacing the signs once...
My dad came home and informed me that he noticed a trash can full of the old signs and that the MTA guy said he could take as many as he wanted. He declined to so do. I am still sad about tis.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
There's a bar in Key West...
With a Willets Point Shea Stadium sign. My wife and I were having a drink one night a few months ago and she said “you’re going to be happy” while she pointed it out. I was.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
It rolls off the tongue
Willets Point-Shea Stadium. The Willets Point / Mets does not exactly sound good.
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
in a similar vein
a buzzer-beater shot (especially in the NCAA Tourney) is similar to a game winning OT goal in terms of sheer awesomeness. But, like hockey, basketball blowouts suck, while baseball blowouts are still exciting to see the final out.
2009 Did Not Happen
Last year would have been awesome if the shot had landed
at least if I didn’t fucking despise Butler.
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I honestly can't believe that happened
Congratulations, San Francisco. Couldn’t have happened to a nicer city.
Let's never bunt again.
Whatever man...
Manny Mota is a class act.
OH CRAP….YOU MEAN GUILLERMO MOTA? WTF MAN? You must be on drugs to think that guy’s getting a ring.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
lord knows he probably is
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
lets see who MVPs
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:31 PM EDT reply actions
good job Giants
Drought ended, no Kent or Bonds. Aubrey Huff gets a ring. I’m happy.
"It’s just everytime we think the bar can’t get lower, they lower it. Now next year we’ll just be happy to hear that rogue shirtless officials aren’t implementing useless detrimental drills in spring training for no apparent reason."
-Gina, 3/1/10
Yay
Bad process has won a world series.
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 10:33 PM EDT reply actions
IT'S NOT FAIR!!!
THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN US
There is no hope.... there is no future....there is only GRISSIONZ
The 2011 Mets- Rock bottom: We haven't reached it yet
we have the WORST PROCESS
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
by itsmetsforme on Nov 1, 2010 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
As if my drunken rant last night didn't make it clear...
Maybe there is something behind the madness. Don’t dismiss it or else you are pretty much the anti-innovation guy. Don’t Bayonne yourself. Think about why maybe the moves made worked. I find it hard to believe that so many outliers could couple without something behind it.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
once again I bring up 2006
its not that hard to believe. their can’t be innovation behind Sabean because there’s process. Even Giants fans the moves come from no where, there’s no discernable direction or plan, and more often than not they wake up frightened to read Giants news. They’re loaded down with awful contracts, got lucky on a few high draft picks, as a result of being awful, but mostly have a non existent farm system, and generally have a team consisting of scrap heap teams every year.
Also I’m pretty positive if you asked Sabean he would be offended that you think there might be innovation behind his team.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
I heard the Torture thing....
But maybe somewhere, outside of the standard knowledge of both the eyes guys and those more stat-obsessed, there is something that works. Maybe Sabean is really a genius and knows something, or employs someone who knows something, that you and I have never even considered. I don’t know how I feel, but I do know that when people are too sure that a result is clearly bizarre, usually they are missing something (and by that I mean me as well as anyone else).
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
He's really a genius?
He’s been their gm for ten years. If he was a genius wouldn’t the results have come sooner?
I mean after 2005 you could have said the same thing about the white sox…and what have they accomplished since. Same with Omar in 06…and what did he accomplish. Sometimes if you sign enough scrap heat guys you’ll catch lightening in a bottle.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
in multiple ways
He got lucky. I doubt they repeat as champions.
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Well if lightning in a bottle keeps happening....
Maybe the bottle needs to be better examined.
Oh pet peeve and I’m a dick for even saying this, but there’s no e in lightning. I don’t know why it’s a pet peeve, but it is. Ugh I hate being me right now.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Touch em all Sabean, you've ... earned it?
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:33 PM EDT reply actions
DUMMY BALL
triumphant!
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
by itsmetsforme on Nov 1, 2010 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Baseball is weird.
How in the hell did this happen
They always had great pitching
They just beefed up the hitting at the trade deadline. I know people around here will hate this, but hats off to Sabean.
"Never throw a slider to The Glider."
- Ed Charles, No. 5
"Who has more fun than people?"
- Ralph Kiner
who did they pick up at the trade deadline?
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
ross?
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
true not a trade, just a pickup
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
ok, but he's still right that Ross turned out to be a good pickup
the kind of pickup he was is nitpicking
at the same time though, Ross got hot for the postseason
but do you expect him to in general be a good pickup, or did he just go on a tear at the right time. My guess is he turns back into a pumpkin next year. Sure he made a decision that made him look good, but that doesn’t mean it was based on sound judgment just that it worked out well. Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good, and I think at least with the Cody ross deal thats what happened. Not to detract from the disgusting rotation and bullpen that team has, which is really what got them there.
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
you're probably right
but Ross is a pretty decent hitter, even if not as good as he’s looked in the playoffs here, and picking him up for free (even if you only wanted him as a bench piece) was a good move
He's definitely decent enough to get hot
What I can’t figure out is why the Marlins cut him. He’s not awesome, but he’s not THAT bad.
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
cause they're cheap
and he was having an awful season and they had mike stanton coming up.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
I guess, but at least try to get something for him. Anything.
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
i guess the moral of this story
is Sabean can still outsmart the Marlins
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Weird organization
Weren’t they considering trading Mike Stanton for Ozzie Guillen?
by James Kannengieser on Nov 1, 2010 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I saw that this weekend
If they did that, they should’ve been contracted on the spot
What's that about?
yeah
Dear God if only that had happened. I don’t think Omar would even do that.
The worst part is Guillen’s contract is up in a year. So it would be 5 years of Stanton for one extra year of Guillen.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
Wait...what? Ozzie Guillen the manager and Mike Stanton the outfielder?
I’m confused.
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah we all are, but that was the deal
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I had no idea that was even possible.
Beyond the fact that it would be the most idiotic trade in history, I did not know that you could trade a player for a manager.
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Piniella was traded to the Rays for Randy Winn
by secret defense on Nov 1, 2010 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
was Randy Winn that good?
Cause Mike Stanton is like a top 20 prospect.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
of course not
just pointing out that a player for manager trade did happen.
by secret defense on Nov 1, 2010 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
No
It’s an example of another player-manager trade. Which I must have missed at the time.
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
thats mindboggling levels of stupid
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't disagree I don't think the Marlins should have dfa'd him
and I was pissed we didn’t claim him. I just wouldn’t call it beefing up at the trade deadline. It was taking a chance on an under performer.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
MVP has to be Lincecum, I guess
as a rep for the whole pitching staff. He has my vote, at least.
Let's never bunt again.
give it to the Machine
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
i'd give it to the beard
of the man with the machine in his house
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
by itsmetsforme on Nov 1, 2010 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
the hypnobeard commands it?
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
are the mets, on paper, really that much worse than the giants?
just asking
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
Are you going to mail him a Giants Championship shirt?
by Coolpapabell on Nov 1, 2010 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
lol no I'm not going to gloat to his face that would be unsouthern.
i’m just going to passively aggressively talk shit on mutual friends facebook statuses.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
Congrats to the Giants
Glad they (one of our “older brothers”) brought the Trophy back to the NL.
Would love to hear Mad Dog Russo’s show tomorrow.
"Never throw a slider to The Glider."
- Ed Charles, No. 5
"Who has more fun than people?"
- Ralph Kiner
our pitching staff is nowhere as good as theirs
by secret defense on Nov 1, 2010 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Huh?
I never said it was.
"Never throw a slider to The Glider."
- Ed Charles, No. 5
"Who has more fun than people?"
- Ralph Kiner
ugh, reply fail
I meant to respond to itsmetsforme’s post
by secret defense on Nov 1, 2010 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
i knew that
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
by itsmetsforme on Nov 1, 2010 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I figured something like that happened .. lol
"Never throw a slider to The Glider."
- Ed Charles, No. 5
"Who has more fun than people?"
- Ralph Kiner
am I missing something?
That crowd in San Francisco is pretty subdued considering it’s been since 1958 that they’ve been there without a title.
Also, the on-field celebration could have been better. If the pile doesn’t topple over, 1986-Mets style, it’s not a good celebration.
"It’s just everytime we think the bar can’t get lower, they lower it. Now next year we’ll just be happy to hear that rogue shirtless officials aren’t implementing useless detrimental drills in spring training for no apparent reason."
-Gina, 3/1/10
aahahahahha
location FAIL
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
by itsmetsforme on Nov 1, 2010 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
This Giants team is a likable
With the Meta out of it, I’m glad that they won it.
The Mets GM is Sandy Alderson: A Dynasty is Born
R.A. Dickey for Governor!
i almost unhate him at this point
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
sticking a dagger in Atlanta and Philadelphia sure helps.
"It’s just everytime we think the bar can’t get lower, they lower it. Now next year we’ll just be happy to hear that rogue shirtless officials aren’t implementing useless detrimental drills in spring training for no apparent reason."
-Gina, 3/1/10
by Greenpoint Ian on Nov 1, 2010 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
never
i hate that babyheaded clown even more now, sort of
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
by itsmetsforme on Nov 1, 2010 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Frenchy was a non factor in the WS
I wonder why???
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Fixed
I wonder why
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Big postseason for the Frenchman
3-for-24, .327 OPS. And almost exclusively against lefties.
by James Kannengieser on Nov 1, 2010 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Man
I thought he was the key piece for Texas
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
there were some seriously awesome
smiles though. And he got the team upgrades on Delta.
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
by itsmetsforme on Nov 1, 2010 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
uh oh
the pimping of the championship gear starts
It will be a long slog
through the offseason
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Quote from my wife....
After walking in and seeing the end of the game. “The Giants won? All of San Francisco just went ‘heeeeeeeeeeeyyyyy’ together” (appropriate stereotypical inflection required to understand).
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
Another reason I was pulling for SF
Sabean caught lightning in a bottle. I’ll be shocked if this team finishes within 10 games of the NL West title next year.
Texas, on the other hand, has a nice little window to dominate the AL West for a while.
"It’s just everytime we think the bar can’t get lower, they lower it. Now next year we’ll just be happy to hear that rogue shirtless officials aren’t implementing useless detrimental drills in spring training for no apparent reason."
-Gina, 3/1/10
And the national media will have a field day
saying that they are suffering from a Championship slump.
by secret defense on Nov 1, 2010 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I dunno
I think Colorado needs one bat and some better health to completely rule the division.
"It’s just everytime we think the bar can’t get lower, they lower it. Now next year we’ll just be happy to hear that rogue shirtless officials aren’t implementing useless detrimental drills in spring training for no apparent reason."
-Gina, 3/1/10
by Greenpoint Ian on Nov 1, 2010 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
The Rock Show certainly has the horses
I am not sure where they will get that bat….I think they should call on Jason Bay-A guy can dream can’t he?
by Coolpapabell on Nov 1, 2010 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
A good friend of mine...And a Phillies fan...
His last name is Madres. He is getting this link tonight.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Why didn't the mets wait to see if Sabean was available??
they really blew it
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
everything i say is sarcastic
so i only use the gray when i am being earnest. so never.
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
by itsmetsforme on Nov 1, 2010 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
RIP, you were a man among gods
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
sucks for Josh Hamilton
what is he going to drown his sorrows in? Root beer.
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
Pitcher and catchers report in less than four months....
For your happy thought of the night.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
almost there
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
And to make the thought even happier
one of those pitchers reporting will be a man named “R. A. Dickey”
The Mets GM is Sandy Alderson: A Dynasty is Born
R.A. Dickey for Governor!
nah more like your uncle and kenny rodgers
give your uncle a break, he’s a good looking fella
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
by itsmetsforme on Nov 1, 2010 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
'Castoffs and misfits'
and one hell of a pitching staff.
by MetsFan4Decades on Nov 1, 2010 10:46 PM EDT reply actions
Bruce Bochy
has one prodigious cranium. His head rivals Ted Kennedy’s. Just sayin’.
We gonna rock down to Alderson Avenue...and say "who was Minaya?"
+1
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
by itsmetsforme on Nov 1, 2010 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
over under on percentage of the vote that guy gets
15%
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Fixed...
RENTERIA LINCECUM is TOO DAMN HIGH
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
apparently he's just too high enough
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Rec'd...
For being interesting in about 14 ways, not the least of which is when Lincecum makes his Yankees debut in a few years.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
If I didn't complain about largely meaningless things
I would have nothing to talk about.
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
In his defense
he has RAKED in the series. OPS 1.110 in the first four games, then the big hit tonight.
It would not be too bad if it was in a vacuum
but some people will sit around and say Renteria is so much better than Reyes because he was a WS MVP
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
as long as they say he's better than A-Rod
Because 2 > 1. RINGZ!!!!
"It’s just everytime we think the bar can’t get lower, they lower it. Now next year we’ll just be happy to hear that rogue shirtless officials aren’t implementing useless detrimental drills in spring training for no apparent reason."
-Gina, 3/1/10
by Greenpoint Ian on Nov 1, 2010 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
edgar renteria, MVP
this is a day i hoped id never see
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:47 PM EDT reply actions
Rent A (MV) Player
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
by itsmetsforme on Nov 1, 2010 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
David Eckstein won it
how quickly we forget
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
i never said it was the only day i had never wanted to see
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
oh I misread
I thought it said thought
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
no problem,
although being reminded of Eck with a WS MVP trophy made me throw up in my mouth a bit
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
It's worse
he’s won two. KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Is that Bill Clinton holding the trophy?
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
this
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Is that Dirk Benedict?
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
he's between two ferns
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
by itsmetsforme on Nov 1, 2010 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
What a strange and somewhat pointless stat
that Chris Rose used to flatter Edgar Renteria. He basically implied he was as good as those three greats.
what hat will Renteria wear into the hall
that’s what i wanna know
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
by itsmetsforme on Nov 1, 2010 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Career OPS+ of 94 and defensive WAR of -0.8
Probably no one’s.
by Five-Tool Tool on Nov 1, 2010 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
The Beard and The Hair.
strange, very strange.
by MetsFan4Decades on Nov 1, 2010 10:53 PM EDT reply actions
that interview was anticlimactic
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by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:53 PM EDT reply actions
"Everyone contributed this year."
Except Zito & Guillen. And it looked like he got a bit testy with Chris Rose too
What's that about?
.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dock_Ellis
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
You ever notice...
That Dock Ellis’ name on a form would be Ellis, D. (sound it out)? I find this fascinating.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
If I were high right now, or Tim Lincecum
that would totally blow my mind.
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
It blew my mind when I first stumbled upon this...
Of course there used to be a drum and bass DJ named Ellis Dee and it was listening to his music that this occurred to me. So yeah.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
It actually did, I just wanted to make the cheap "Lincecum is always high joke"
because that’s the kind of guy I am.
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Really,
I think the Yankees exhibit more emotion and they’ve got 27 ringzs.
by MetsFan4Decades on Nov 1, 2010 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, but with Wilson I'm pretty sure he's trolling
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Awesome Lincicum
How does that look?
TL: Shinny(shrugs)
Great tweet from Matt Callan just now
you really got to hand it to Brian Sabean, assembling a championship team despite all the obstacles thrown in his way by himself
I definitely won’t rag on Sabean too much cause he just won a damn World Series, but, like, WOW, Brian Sabean just won a World Series.
by James Kannengieser on Nov 1, 2010 10:55 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
oh man for a second i thought that said Matt Cain had tweeted that
which would have been hilarious
Hey, wait! I'm having one of those things. You know? A headache with pictures?
by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Castoffs, misfits and great pitching.
Goes against the book, unless the pitching is absolutely lights out.
by MetsFan4Decades on Nov 1, 2010 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Jaaaaaammmmmeeeesssss...
There are times that try men’s souls. For you, this is one of them. If anyone can figure out why, the AA brain trust can.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Lincecum and Wilson
should fight crime in the off-season
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
you guys need to stop hating on Jeffy
if they had him 10 of him they’d have won it in 3.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
damn that is a horrible picture
Sabean could have made them champs though
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
by itsmetsforme on Nov 1, 2010 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
This photo is shopped right?
That head on the right doesn’t belong on that body.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't know but Cora seems to be admiring
Frenchy’s man business
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
by itsmetsforme on Nov 1, 2010 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
There's a cumulative .750 OPS right there.
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Wilpon is the Paris formerly known as Jeff
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
Of course they bring up steroids in the Giants montage
Fuck you Fox
by James Kannengieser on Nov 1, 2010 11:00 PM EDT reply actions
Could someone tell me what the phallic image on the front (really the back) of Lincecum's cap actually was?
by sebastiandeluded on Nov 1, 2010 11:00 PM EDT reply actions
He is already thinking...
About how to make this into a bong.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I still don't know what it is but thanks for the pic.
After “The Machine,” very funny I thought, I wouldn’t put it past them to affix a phallus on the front of their cap. “Hey, America, look at this!”
by sebastiandeluded on Nov 2, 2010 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
For a second
I thought that someone photoshopped Adam Sandler’s head onto that picture.
The Mets GM is Sandy Alderson: A Dynasty is Born
R.A. Dickey for Governor!
"Hey Halladay and Oswalt, you got a ring?"
“It’d be a lot cooler if you did…”
by Five-Tool Tool on Nov 1, 2010 11:00 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
nicely done
"It’s just everytime we think the bar can’t get lower, they lower it. Now next year we’ll just be happy to hear that rogue shirtless officials aren’t implementing useless detrimental drills in spring training for no apparent reason."
-Gina, 3/1/10
by Greenpoint Ian on Nov 1, 2010 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Rec'd....
For so many reasons.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
um time out everyone stop the presses
fangraphs changed their player page layouts??
why wasn’t this put up to vote???
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
I just read through the Giants postgame thread
I can’t wait to participate in one of those with all of you when the Mets win it all. I just hope my grandkids don’t think it’s really weird that I’m still participating on this blog in 40 years.
2009 Did Not Happen
I can't wait to participate in one
where the 20future version of So Taguchi ends our post season run. How awesome will those comments be.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
well it wasn't fun
and i didn’t enjoy every minute of it.
But it was the 2010 MLB season.
Let’s never speak of this again.
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
of all the baseball seasons i've ever seen
this is one of them
Hey, wait! I'm having one of those things. You know? A headache with pictures?
by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I remember the imperfect game for a long time
and….errr….that time we swept the Phillies?
by benny_profane on Nov 1, 2010 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
considering that the 2009 season ranked just above nuclear holocaust for me
It could’ve been worse. Plus, the Giants show how quickly one can bounce back from the awful decisions of a terrible GM.
"It’s just everytime we think the bar can’t get lower, they lower it. Now next year we’ll just be happy to hear that rogue shirtless officials aren’t implementing useless detrimental drills in spring training for no apparent reason."
-Gina, 3/1/10
by Greenpoint Ian on Nov 1, 2010 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
The 2010 Season gave us the emergence of R. A. Dickey
so it wasn’t all bad. And don’t forget to vote for Dickey today.
The Mets GM is Sandy Alderson: A Dynasty is Born
R.A. Dickey for Governor!
Thank God for Alderson
is their any doubt that we would have hired a Sabean disciple after this if we hadn’t had a gm candidate basically handed to us on a silver platter?
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
I'm anxiously awaiting
the “anonymous baseball executive” that says sabermetrics won’t work in baseball.
What's that about?
No need to be anonymous....
When you espouse the majority position. You can’t spell 4/5 of Beane without Sabean.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
is it really the majority position? I think it would be fairly split
teams I know use metrics or some form openly “moneyball” style analysis
Oakland
Arizona
Rockies
Rangers
Red Sox
Rays
Brewers
Yankees
Toronto
Seattle
Cleveland
Pirates
Padres? Not as sure on that one
that’s not half but I think it’s the majority of the AL at least. And we may be added to the list so it’s pretty close. And I think the Cardinals might too but I’m not as certain.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
It's still a majority....
A closer majority that in the past, but….
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn't know some of those teams were on board
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
what about the team that Rickey Henderson plays on
the Bears of Newark or something
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
by itsmetsforme on Nov 1, 2010 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
well they don't all focus on the same things
the Brewers/Arizona are largely about finding underrated offensive players (hence all their players k 400 times a year). The rockies are all about finding underrated, family loving, God fearin christian players, okay that’s a joke but there’s large truth to it, Oakland and Seattle are obviously focusing heavily on defense now and Cleveland can never seem to figure out what they’re doing. Cleveland keeps forgetting that the scouting aspect is still important I think.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
exploiting market inefficiencies in
family loving, God fearin christian players
Gospel ball?
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
by itsmetsforme on Nov 1, 2010 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Yep.
Here you go. Kevin Kernan, take it away…
Bad night for Moneyballers, as Tony Siegle, senior advisor of Giants told me, "We’ve shown Moneyball is a bunch of garbage’’
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
lol let them
who cares? Better for us if other teams turn on it or refuse to acknowledge it, right?
And my God doesn’t it feel good to be able to say that
2009 Did Not Happen
Precisely this
This process works all the better when it’s unpopular. We won’t have to fight as much for the players that we want.
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm unworried.
We will prove them wrong. And if they try to give Alderson the DePo, Selig may force the Wilpons to sell the team.
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Enjoy this SF
You won’t be back for a while as long as morons like these are involved with your team
There is no hope.... there is no future....there is only GRISSIONZ
The 2011 Mets- Rock bottom: We haven't reached it yet
YEAH
Take that Moneyball!
We paid Barry Zito $18.5 million this year, Aaron Rowand $13.6 million, and Edgar Renteria $10 million and still won!
If anything, this somehow proves Moneyball right in an odd, roundabout way.
by Five-Tool Tool on Nov 1, 2010 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
fans in Denver and San Diego are cheering
They won’t have to worry about the Giants in next year’s division race.
"It’s just everytime we think the bar can’t get lower, they lower it. Now next year we’ll just be happy to hear that rogue shirtless officials aren’t implementing useless detrimental drills in spring training for no apparent reason."
-Gina, 3/1/10
by Greenpoint Ian on Nov 2, 2010 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
They have as many rings as Alderson....
Ban in 3-2-1…..
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah but it took Sabean 13 years
with like twice the budget of the A’s.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
Hah....
I spent all day trolling for fish, who would have known that the only thing caught by my trolling would be GIna? :P
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Much like David Wright for Jose Cruz, Jr.
it’s best to just not think about it.
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
lol wasn't there some rumor that he actually offered Wright + 19 year old Reyes?
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
I cant wait to see the draft
it should be the first time that Alderson will be able to shine.
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Is it just me
or did anyone else really enjoy watching the Giants celebrate?
I’m so used to being miserable that seeing their joy actually made me happy regardless of my Mets fanhood.
Sure as hell beats the last two years.
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
agreed
two years ago I turned the TV off the second the celebration started.
Last year I was kinda rooting for the Yankees, and watched the celebration. As soon as they showed Jeter with his arms up running towards the mound I wanted to kick my tv screen – I had completely forgotten how much I hated that image.
It was like getting over your ex-girlfriend, then going to a bar one night, seeing that she’s still really hot, and then seeing her make out with some random dude.
2009 Did Not Happen
does not compute
Jeter=your ex girlfriend in this analogy.
Jeter is the one giving her herpes.
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
by itsmetsforme on Nov 1, 2010 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
not a perfect analogy
I just meant the feeling in my stomach. Like, “ok I’m ready for this – oh crap no I’m not get me out of here”
2009 Did Not Happen
yeah
i just like to repeat the fact that jeter gives everyone he dates herpes as much as possible.
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
by itsmetsforme on Nov 1, 2010 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Herpes has an Edge...
Being incurable.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't understand why people are so happy w/ the Giants winning
They turned their backs on NY 50 years ago. Why should we be happy for turncoats?
because they beat the Phillies
and were absolved of their sins by the baseball gods
2009 Did Not Happen
50 years ago
i was dead
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
by itsmetsforme on Nov 1, 2010 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
because the Mets wouldn't exist
had the Dodgers and Giants not moved.
by Five-Tool Tool on Nov 1, 2010 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
also
San Fran was like the 5th biggest villain at best in that whole saga. If I had to rank:
1) Robert Moses
2) Walter O’Malley
3) Los Angeles
BIG GAP
4) Horace Stoneham
5) San Francisco
2009 Did Not Happen
Horace Stoneham really yanks my crank
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
by itsmetsforme on Nov 1, 2010 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't live in New York, and I'm not from there
also, I’m 22. So I have no real reason to care about that. Also, fuck Texas.
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
because I wasn't even a fetus then
and my family wasn’t even in the country. I’m a mets fan, and if they hadn’t left there’d be no Mets.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
because I was -22 years old when that happened
Once upon a time, Great Britain was the sworn enemy of the US. Times change.
"It’s just everytime we think the bar can’t get lower, they lower it. Now next year we’ll just be happy to hear that rogue shirtless officials aren’t implementing useless detrimental drills in spring training for no apparent reason."
-Gina, 3/1/10
by Greenpoint Ian on Nov 2, 2010 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Well guys Its been a shitty season
but you all made it a lot less so. I look forward to sharing the delights of what Sandy Alderson is going to unveil for us.
Here is hoping we can enjoy one last year of a healthy Beltran and Prof. Reyes.
Enjoy the off-season all. Jets Fans, my Giants will see you in the Super Bowl.
let's make it a Giants championship sweep
2009 Did Not Happen
by cjmulrain on Nov 1, 2010 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Rec'd
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Lol
off-topic (really, what isn’t in this thread), but Fox DC is talking about the Donovan McNabb/Shanahan thing from yesterday. They are still a mess. It’s awesome.
2009 Did Not Happen
count down till the redskins trade for jay cutler?
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)
What happened?
I missed sports yesterday and today for the most part.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
McNabb got benched late
Grossman fumbled on the first play he was in, & the Lions scored on the fumble to put the game out of reach.
What's that about?
and then Shanahan said at presser yesterday it was b/c Grossman knew the 2 minute drill better than McNabb
then today said it was b/c McNabb is out of shape.
Shanahan is an awful coach, and I don’t know why people are still pretending he’s good because Terrell Davis, John Elway, and an all-world O-line won him back to back Super Bowls a decade and a half ago.
2009 Did Not Happen
Shanahan is a fucking asshole
I hate him so much.
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
i just hate him for inventing the stupid "time out just as the snap for a kick is happening" thing
its just annoying
Hey, wait! I'm having one of those things. You know? A headache with pictures?
by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
The Ultimate Leader?
I love Gregg Easterbrook, and he’s often right. His appraisal of Shanahan years ago keeps up being proven right.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Redskins losing to Lions late
They yank McNabb for the 2-minute drill for Rex Grossman (yes, the same Rex Grossman). First play, he fumbles, Suh runs it back for a TD, Lions win.
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks to everyone who filled me in...
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
DNabb got benched
and Shanahan was talking shit
by Coolpapabell on Nov 1, 2010 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
To be honest
I’m looking forward to Kevin Goldstein’s Top 11 prospect lists. That’s one of my favorite things to read in the offseason.
I agree
I cancelled my BP subscription though. Is it usually available to non-subscribers?
by benny_profane on Nov 1, 2010 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
No.
It sucks, but someone here will post it to AA (potentially me)
by Five-Tool Tool on Nov 1, 2010 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh well
This is how my offseason will go. The holidays will sneak up on me before I know it. Next thing I know I will be watching the ball drop in Times Square. I will fish for cod a few times out in Montauk during the winter, the warming breeze will begin in March and before I know it, The Mets will be playing baseball in Port Saint Lucie. It will fly by, trust me.
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 11:32 PM EDT reply actions
What what?
Someone on the Colts was drunk and swimming in a canal before the game? Did I hear that right? If so, I may have a new favorite football player.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
who was that?
Hey, wait! I'm having one of those things. You know? A headache with pictures?
by KeithsMoustache on Nov 1, 2010 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't know....
I turned on MNF to watch the end of the game and I heard a snippet that suggested that. I’m curious as hell as to what they were talking about
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
It was last week.
The punter swam in the canal in Broad Ripple (the bars/culture district in Indianapolis) during the bye week. When police questioned him, he said he was wet because it was raining (it’s rained twice in Indy since August).
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
He was shit-faced, needless to say.
To his credit, he was looking for a friend to drive him home or a cab, he wasn’t planning on driving.
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
His BA was .015.....
I guarantee you that mine right now is higher than that. That’s not really that bad. Swimming in a canal, however, and being so obviously drunk that the police stop you….Damn.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Really?
He sounded way drunker than that. What a light-weight.
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 1, 2010 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Punter.
Nuff said.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I always wondered what by BA
was after I drank 15 bourbons one night
by aparkermarshall on Nov 1, 2010 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Last Tuesday?
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Sorry...Point is.
That there’s nothing illegal about having that BA, unless you drive or do something else as stupid or more.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Pat McAfee
Here’s the story as told by BroBible.
by Five-Tool Tool on Nov 1, 2010 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
break up the Raiders!!
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
Is anyone watching this game?
Schaub puts up great stats, but he’s really a terrible QB in late, “clutch” situations. I know you’ve gotta take what the defense is giving you, but 5 straight dumpoffs to the running back in the middle of the field, taking the clock down to the 2-minute warning when you’re down by 2 scores isn’t gonna get it done.
2009 Did Not Happen
To be fair, his O line sucks, and he's up against Freeney/Mathis
There is no hope.... there is no future....there is only GRISSIONZ
The 2011 Mets- Rock bottom: We haven't reached it yet
From Adam Rubin, or any roster
Mets officially now free agents: Henry Blanco, Elmer Dessens, Kelvim Escobar, Pedro Feliciano and Fernando Tatis.
I say keep Feliciano, the rest I’m ambivalent about. Thoughts?
Let's never bunt again.
Keep Tatis...
As a spiritual advisor.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, Tatis once hit two grandslams in an inning
so he should forever pinch-hit and occasionally bat cleanup
by benny_profane on Nov 1, 2010 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I wonder how much Feliciano would get if we offer him arb
maybe we can get a 2nd round pick for him.
by secret defense on Nov 1, 2010 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
it's amazing how unlucky the state of Texas has been in baseball
Two teams since 1972 and no world championships and only 2 appearances. Hell, Florida didn’t even have baseball until 1993 and it has 2 titles and 3 appearances.
"It’s just everytime we think the bar can’t get lower, they lower it. Now next year we’ll just be happy to hear that rogue shirtless officials aren’t implementing useless detrimental drills in spring training for no apparent reason."
-Gina, 3/1/10
Jon Heyman makes my head hurt
There is no hope.... there is no future....there is only GRISSIONZ
The 2011 Mets- Rock bottom: We haven't reached it yet
I just had a brief exchange with him over Twitter
He could be a lot worse…but he ended by saying that “stats don’t explain Edgar Renteria.” Ugh. I like that he responds to stuff, but some of the things that he says are not exactly progressive.
Let's never bunt again.
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 2, 2010 1:22 AM EDT up reply actions
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