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The Dodgers have signed Mike MacDougal to return to their bullpen for a one-year deal, worth a reported $1 million according to Ken Gurnick of MLB.com. Yeah, I was expecting a two-year deal, too. This deal could be two years though, as there is a club option for 2013.
MacDougal will get paid $650,000 in 2012, and the club option in 2013 is worth $2.35 million with a buyout of $350,000, per Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times.
MacDougal had a weird season in 2011. It looked superficially good with a 2.05 ERA in 57 innings and a career-high 69 games, but the peripherals were not as strong. He walked 29 batters in 57 innings against just 41 strikeouts. MacDougal allowed opposing hitters to post a .352 on-base percentage, and his walk rate of 4.6 per nine innings was actually his best mark in five years.
While MacDougal didn't allow many runs against his own ledger, it seemed like MacDougal allowed all sorts of runners that counted against other pitchers. But MacDougal wasn't that bad at allowing inherited runners to score (33.3% versus a league average of 30.0%), he just happened to seemingly always enter games with runners on base. MacDougal inherited 51 runners in 2011, sixth most in the National League. He allowed two of his 13 inherited runners to score over the final two months.
The return of MacDougal means there are five locks for what will likely be a seven-man bullpen in 2012: Javy Guerra, Kenley Jansen, Matt Guerrier, MacDougal, and Scott Elbert. Gurnick mentions Josh Lindblom as a likely bullpen candidate, but there is also Blake Hawksworth, who is out of options. If the Dodgers want a second southpaw in the pen to go with Elbert, the other left-handers invited to spring training are Michael Antonini, Alberto Castillo, Matt Chico, John Grabow, Wil Ledezma, and Scott Rice.
In other words, spring training isn't expected to feature many battles for jobs, with either 22 or 23 of the 25 opening day roster spots already set.
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1yr/$1m is a good deal.
But of course a lot of people will hate it.
Taylor Maricle - January 5, 2012
it is a good deal
I don’t hate it
but I have no residual Ned hatred so I try to see each deal on its own merits and not part of a larger conspiracy to make me angry
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
is it cool if I like the deal but hate mcdougal?
hee came hee seop'd he choi'd - January 5, 2012
It’s an okay deal, it’s what a guy who is threading the line of NRI status should make.
regfairfield - January 5, 2012
But of course, we are all haters here.
meercatjohn - January 5, 2012
Hate the pitcher
like the contract
mleadman - January 5, 2012
Love watching the pitcher
Hate that he’s on our team
meercatjohn - January 5, 2012
Bill Murray says
he’s going out back to smoke a J if anyone wants to join him.
Humma Kavula - January 5, 2012
Especially when he earns his DFA in May.
Nolij - January 5, 2012
hate it
dodgerpreacher - January 5, 2012
Could have been worse
It could have been a true two-year contract with money deferred until 2018. Also, I guess there’s almost no chance Kuo gets brought back now, is there? If not, it’s a damn shame: he’s been one of my favorite players for a long time now.
TomasC - January 5, 2012
don’t make me start quoting Branch Rickey
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
Is that one of Rickey Henderson’s multiple personalities that enjoys tree-dwelling to stealing bases?
TomasC - January 5, 2012
Oh lord
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
I know who Branch Rickey is Joe
Don’t lose all hope!
Tommy Blackjack - January 5, 2012 via iPhone app
What about
Gin Rickey
Humma Kavula - January 5, 2012
Cherry Lime
In a movie, all the boys would be crazy about a girl called Cherry Lime Rickey
She’d dress tarty and have the rep of a slut, but really be a good girl
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
He had six different numbers in his career.
Rickey lost his number repeatedly.
fbihop - January 5, 2012
Humma!
mleadman - January 5, 2012
Here I am. And soon, there I will go. Bizzy.
Humma Kavula - January 5, 2012
and I have been in the office all week, waiting around every day, for someone to make me laugh
mirth tease
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
it's true
He was demanding stories today
Tommy Blackjack - January 5, 2012 via iPhone app
The only stories I have at the moment involve my children doing their kids-say-the-darndest-things act, and nobody here needs to hear those.
Humma Kavula - January 5, 2012
pass
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
Oh, believe you me, these stories are so cute if you have half the genes of the subject of the story.
Humma Kavula - January 5, 2012
KAVULA!!!!!!!!!
Eric Stephen - January 5, 2012 via mobile
Kuo could still come back as an NRI
Lincoln Kupchak - January 5, 2012
Hopefully
meercatjohn - January 5, 2012
Or even an RI.
Maybe
Eric Stephen - January 5, 2012 via mobile
nri makes sense
mri to nri.
G.Scott - January 5, 2012 via Android app
lets hope
Freddyn - January 6, 2012
What's the corresponding move?
Tron finally gets DFA’d?
silverwidow - January 5, 2012
Nevermind, we are at 39 spots.
silverwidow - January 5, 2012
The nature of the fickle relief beast
I might be misremembering, but I recall Tron being lights out a couple of years ago…crazy that he, Kuo, Belisario, and Broxton are nothing but fond memories of years past now.
TomasC - January 5, 2012
You be correct
meercatjohn - January 5, 2012
Belisario is a little more than a memory – he should be coming to ST, no? – and also not so fond as all that.
berkowit28 - January 5, 2012
Do they need to activate Belisario in order to play him in spring training games or does he stay restricted till his suspension is over?
Lincoln Kupchak - January 5, 2012
ok... need help
I have finished in second in my football pool which means i get second pick. the top 12 advanced to the playoffs, everyone drafts one team to win it all for the grand prize. will not be a live draft… i should say my top two selections to win it all are……
delias man - January 5, 2012
Packers
Ravens
meercatjohn - January 5, 2012
The Ravens would be up there if they actually gave the ball to Ray Rice more than 10 times a game.
TomasC - January 5, 2012
To bad Mr. White did not create an NFL postseason Pool
meercatjohn - January 5, 2012
Sports Illustrated Says
Saints v. Patriots
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
So we know not to choose the Saints or Patriots…
fbihop - January 5, 2012
Packers
Saints
Eric Stephen - January 5, 2012 via mobile
in the NFC Championship, maybe : )
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
In the battle between the future MVP and record-breaker.
TomasC - January 5, 2012
Those are teams I think have the top two chances to win it all.
Eric Stephen - January 5, 2012 via mobile
ah, I see what he needs now. Thought it was a pick the SB teams deal
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
why no love for the 9ers? They say defense wins championships and they have the best D of the NFC teams.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
because a world in which the 49r’s win a Super Bowl is a sad world only suited for fecal matter.
meercatjohn - January 5, 2012
and bullshit oaky chardonnay
don’t forget the bullshit oaky chardonnay
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
the 80s must have been shitty
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
You have no idea. Begin, Reagan, Palestine. Terror on the Airline. Ayatollah in Iran, Russians in Afghanistan.
And Wheel of Fortune.
Humma Kavula - January 5, 2012
Whitesnake, Stryper, Motley Crue…
fbihop - January 5, 2012
hairbands, so bad
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
people buying surround sound systems despite nothing being broadcast in 5.1. people then buying laser disc players, but the technology never catches on. People buy waterbeds, giant 4:3 televisions, projection televisions, video games with 8 bits.
The 80s were so bad, someone invented Rotisserie baseball : )
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
But Hulk Hogan body slammed the 850 pound Andre The Giant in front of 235,000 screaming Hulkamaniacs, brother.
regfairfield - January 5, 2012
5 seconds of a whale jumping and a roided man going along with negate the fact that Cindi Lauper was a thing?
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
She had pipes, talent, and an angle
Not my music, but no reason to shit on Cyndi
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
Cute as a button at the time.
meercatjohn - January 5, 2012
I’m not a fan of my 20’s era until yutes start mocking it.
meercatjohn - January 5, 2012
exactly
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
WHATCHA GONNA DOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tommy Blackjack - January 5, 2012 via iPhone app
Man I miss Hulk Hogan, my favorite wrestler… Love it when Kenny Powers comes out to Hulk Hogans Real American theme song.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
The Macho King
Still makes me smile.. go to youtube and look at some of those clips of him. Best one is with Debo from Friday
NotJoeTorre - January 5, 2012
waterbeds were awesome
Two Dodger World championships meant I couldn’t give a shit what the 49’rs were doing. Or the rest of the fucking world.
80’s started out great, went into the shithole, ended great.
meercatjohn - January 5, 2012
Top Gun is the shit though.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
jingoistic – I am bigger than the team – Tom Cruise bullshit
It was “All the right moves” with airplanes
and that volleyball scene was the closest thing to gay porn I’ve seen outside of accidentally stumbling on Monday Night Raw in 1994
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
ya’ll crazy… the fly bys are great… when that general dude or whatever says I want some Butt, I want it now, ive had it… coffee guy crashes into him… God dammit, thats twice… I want some butts…. how is that not funny?? Then Goose dies, I cried, still do….. Then Tom Cruise disengages, God dammit maverick… then re engages, fucks all them boggies up…. you can be my wingman anytime, bullshit, you can be mine…. come on, Top Gun one of greatest movies ever!!
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
okay
meercatjohn - January 5, 2012
I could do without the lovey dovey shit though, and Kelly McGillis isnt even that good looking, certainly no where near Tom Cruise level… Kelly McGillis should of played Tom Skerrits wife, or Goose’s wife… had to be someone hotter for Tom Cruise back then.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
okay
meercatjohn - January 5, 2012
god dam, ya’ll dont like star wars, you dont like top gun, wtf do you guys like? besides advanced stats, minor leagues, and Dr Pepper??
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
He likes The Doors
mleadman - January 5, 2012
:P
Tommy Blackjack - January 5, 2012 via iPhone app
My girlfriend fell asleep
after the first 45 minutes of the original Star Wars: haven’t managed to convince her yet she should try watching the entire (original) trilogy.
TomasC - January 5, 2012
Marry her
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
That’s the plan. :-)
TomasC - January 5, 2012
haha, well he doesnt have to marry her… Ive never met a girl that likes star wars either. The only once ive seen are on TV, that dress like princess Leia.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
point it I wouldnt say its uncommon that a girl falls asleep during star wars…. but guess she wont get to see Star Wars in 3D though haha
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
I understand those of us who saw Star Wars in the theatre liking it. I have no clue why anyone 40 and under would find it enjoyable. Then again I have no clue why Gilligan Island run forever in the repeat world. It’s not like it was the Man from Uncle.
meercatjohn - January 5, 2012
I feel that way about the Tron sequel. It’s a terrible movie, but it was so pretty to look at in the theater
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
it was way better then terrible
but short of good, but who cares with those visuals and that soundtrack for sure.
nolander - January 5, 2012
Yeah, I went because of how much I loved Tron. Like you said it was pretty to look at, but having been a Tron fan, how can you like what they did with him, the end did not make up for it. But it sure was pretty, lots of lights and things:)
meercatjohn - January 5, 2012
You can’t go home again.
Humma Kavula - January 5, 2012
that is the theme of the week
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
nostalgia: the pain of a wound that cannot heal
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
It's funny
I still don’t consider Tron a Disney movie even though they produced it…kinda similar to how I don’t really consider The Nightmare Before Christmas a Disney film. My brothers were clueless about that until they played Kingdom Hearts I and II.
TomasC - January 5, 2012
NBC is a yearly pleasure.
meercatjohn - January 5, 2012
I understand that Disney Movie has a meaning beyond a movie made by Disney, much like Xerox has a meaning behind copier company, but focusing only on the kid oriented cartoon ignores much of the Disney catalogue
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
Having never been exposed to Jungle Book, Snow White, Bambi until after my 30’s it was interesting to see the dark side of these animated classics.
meercatjohn - January 5, 2012
outside of the overt racism, fairy tails and childrens stories used to be pretty damn dark
how better than to prepare kids for the world
what in the fuck did Strawberry Shortcake ever teach anyone about making it in life???
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
How to give blowjobs to underwater sponges?
meercatjohn - January 5, 2012
that’s Spongebob Squarepants
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
I can't bring myself
to watch Bambi again: I remember being bored to tears as a kid. Maybe I should give it another shot…I know watching The Black Cauldron and The Rescuers as an adult gave me a renewed appreciation for them.
TomasC - January 5, 2012
Agreed
I was compiling a list for my girlfriend of all those “Disney Movies” that she doesn’t yet own on DVD and I was blown away by all the films that Disney had a part in making.
TomasC - January 5, 2012
I think it is the perfect movie (and I really don’t mean to be as big of a shit as I sound here) for ages 7 to 17-ish
it was revolutionary when new, remains somewhat thrilling, but ultimately shallow
everything about the movie is cardboard
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
The expanded universe is one of the best things about star wars
nolander - January 5, 2012
I love how Mara Jade
went from background filler to Luke’s future wife.
TomasC - January 5, 2012
Who is Mara Jade? I missed that part.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
expanded universe
unless you like books she is inconsequential to you
nolander - January 5, 2012
they’re talking about the Star Wards books, y’know, nerd stuff
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
I was including the games in this
there are comics too.
nolander - January 5, 2012
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
KOTOR has a great story
too bad you are missing out on that
nolander - January 5, 2012
I like the Force Unleashed story… so bummed they arent going to make a 3rd from what I hear…. even if people dont like the 2nd, please make a 3rd just to finish the story for us that do like it, please?
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
wait, Star Wars has books???
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
ha im jk ofcourse, ive heard about that, how far down the line are they??
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
theres a lot
nolander - January 5, 2012
something like 20 years of books
nolander - January 5, 2012
So is Luke still alive? how many kids he has and they are jedis now? What was the 1st rising of the Sith Lord after Vader killed the Emperor, and then Vader died? Make Luke had 2 sons, one became a Sith Lord, the other a Jedi.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
JESUS CHRIST
WHERE IS BALD BILLY
WE NEED YOU BALD BILLY
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
ha Bald billy knows about star wars? yes where is bald billy… you probably hurt his feelings by saying he has a better chance to be hairy…
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
I am your father!
Or at least old enough to be…I grew up when the big debate was Maryann or Ginger…watched Gilligan the other night and decided that Mrs Howell is a hotty…ME OLD!
BaldBilly - January 5, 2012
Wikipedia that shit
NotJoeTorre - January 5, 2012
yes
nolander - January 5, 2012
I tried looking this shit up on wookiepedia… holy shit, like 100 siths, fuck all that, ill just stick with what I know.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
well the history doesn't just go forwards
it goes 1000s of years into the past
nolander - January 5, 2012
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_1_9?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=star+wars&sprefix=star+wars
meercatjohn - January 5, 2012
and why doesnt George Lucas make movies with this stuff instead of making DVDs with the same movie 100 times?? Atleast redo the original 3 movies… I hate how the light saber fights are like 100 times better and faster in a time that was suppose to be before the original 3.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
Don’t give George Lucas any ideas about remaking the first three movies.
fbihop - January 5, 2012
With all the time and effort
he’s put in redoing special effects and making Gredo shoot first and stuff like that, he could have made six trilogies of SW films by now.
TomasC - January 5, 2012
I don’t want to see Carrie Fischer in that outfit anymore, though.
fbihop - January 5, 2012
www.granniesandfatties.com
baby
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
shit don’t click that – was joking, not sure where it goes
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
100 percent chance that leads to a porn site
NotJoeTorre - January 5, 2012
Yes, yes it does.
fbihop - January 5, 2012
They just redo the old movies in HD
and Star Wars is over, long live Star Trek
NotJoeTorre - January 5, 2012
you fucked up Chris
Should have studied harder and right now you could be at Industrial Light and Magic as Lucas’ protege and living your dream man
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
have to think that working at ILAM would be a dream for most today.
meercatjohn - January 5, 2012
No because George Lucas wouldnt let me do it, he still has the say so….. I think like the Raiders needed Al Davis to die, Star Wars needs George Lucas to die for the better of the franchise… there is so much that could be done.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
We could fry up some Ewoks for dinner to start with.
meercatjohn - January 5, 2012
in the first 3 movies your seeing 3 an old dude
trapped in a metal body fight a kid who never recieved full training and is a fledgling in the force.
nolander - January 5, 2012
He pretty much pretends that the extended universe
doesn’t exist
nolander - January 5, 2012
It’s an ersatz movie, if you will
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
Enjoyed Top Gun as an unrealistic portrayal of that world. Popcorn movie at it’s best.
Enjoyed “The Great Santini” as the best and most realistic movie of that world. The guy who recently let his jet crash into civilian housing did not watch the Great Santini. Maybe he should have.
meercatjohn - January 5, 2012
ive never watched a movie expecting anything to be realistic, ive always felt thats why it called a movie…. I dont want to be one of those guys thats always like that would never happen, thats bullshit.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
Okay
meercatjohn - January 5, 2012
How can you even enjoy a movie with that thought process ?
NotJoeTorre - January 5, 2012
I’m more intrigued by what isnt real, then what is real…. why do I want to watch real life stuff that I live everyday?? I want to fantasize about how I wish it could be…. like nerds getting the hot chick…. etc etc.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
Transformers?
meercatjohn - January 5, 2012
Love those movies
from a strict entertainment sense: story telling, acting, semblance of plot are all terrible. CGI and action sequences are top-notch: in other words, your typical Michael Bay film.
TomasC - January 5, 2012
I like Michael Bays actions films, but why did he get into remaking the horror films? who the hell had that bright idea? and they turned out horrible too.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
yeah like Transformers… I wish I could be Sam Witwicky.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
I LOVE “The Great Santini”
The hoops scene is great
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
That was my life until my Dad retired. It was an interesting movie to watch.
meercatjohn - January 5, 2012
I knew I liked you Phil
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
Star Wars features some pretty horrendous dialogue and acting.
fbihop - January 5, 2012
Pretty much any film involving George Lucas
has those aspects to it.
TomasC - January 5, 2012
he did go to SC
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
Josie again
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
so much tongue
other then that top gun is great
nolander - January 5, 2012
If you count the volleyball scene there’s like half an hour of good movie in two hours of movie.
regfairfield - January 5, 2012
On a curve low and away, you managed to pull it for a home run.
Eric Stephen - January 5, 2012 via mobile
by far too, and allowed like 100 less pts or so then Saints or GB… Their offense ofcourse isnt that good, so I assume thats why. Still, I think they got a shot. I hope they lose though.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
Gotta outscore the Saints, Packers, and (maybe) Patriots. Don’t see it
Eric Stephen - January 5, 2012 via mobile
I cry that we have a hobbled Ben
I love this Steelers team otherwise, even without Mendenhall
This team is built to beat Patriot ass
sniff, sniff
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
wah
wah
meercatjohn - January 5, 2012
worked last year, just couldn’t get past the best team int eh NFL
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
in that game
Packers won, you won’t hear me debate that, they made the plays
but in that game.
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
Thats assuming they don't shut down those offenses
nolander - January 5, 2012
Only one team held the Packers to less than 24 points. The Kansas City Chiefs.
fbihop - January 5, 2012
and if they can do it anyone can
nolander - January 5, 2012
you waaaaay underestimate the KC defense
delias man - January 5, 2012
They are no Houston
nolander - January 5, 2012
superior line play
delias man - January 5, 2012
When we jettison Cody next year that will be a thing of the past
nolander - January 5, 2012
Yes it is
Eric Stephen - January 5, 2012 via mobile
but honestly they won't
they have the 1st ranked rush defense, but the 16h ranked passing D. Thats not going to get it done against the Saints and Packers
nolander - January 5, 2012
I think we will go consensus
and pick Packers and Saints. ravens coach just too stupid for me.
delias man - January 5, 2012
Saints and Packers
keithc13 - January 6, 2012
The Dodger tagline of 2012
meercatjohn - January 5, 2012
MacDougal contract
silverwidow - January 5, 2012
looks like a million dollars all day
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
So $1 million!
fbihop - January 5, 2012
Well if Mike McDougal is on the Dodgers in 2013 something must have gone right.
regfairfield - January 5, 2012
If MacDougal has the same exact season, did something go right? 2011 in 2012 = 2013 payday
NotJoeTorre - January 5, 2012
but his 2011 happened and all he got was $1mil 1 year. why wouldn’t that mean the option gets turned down and he gets another $1mil in 2013
G.Scott - January 5, 2012 via Android app
That is amazing.
Humma Kavula - January 5, 2012
That really is something
Eric Stephen - January 5, 2012
Well, when we know what it is, we should try to figure it out.
Humma Kavula - January 5, 2012
Awesome.
TomasC - January 5, 2012
I wonder how long they had to negotiate that option to be $2.35 million instead of 2.3 or 2.4. I mean for an option has about as much of being picked up as I do in a trendy bar. This is for all intents and purposes a $1M contract with $350,000 deferred to next year.
David Young - January 5, 2012
So my mom and dad are going to San Diego in May to see Roger Waters live. Wish I had an extra $500 to spend on something like concert tickets.
fbihop - January 5, 2012
$500 bucks is cheap to see someone reanimate Roger Waters
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
Are you saying he’s comfortable numb?
Little Blue Bicycle - January 5, 2012
this shocked me
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
Would that even cover the flight from New Mexico, much less the cost of the tickets?
meercatjohn - January 5, 2012
Knowing my dad, they are probably driving. But the tickets were $250 each. So plus gas, hotel, food, doing other stuff in San Diego… well over $1,000.
fbihop - January 5, 2012
Whaaaa?
Dude, if I am charge, this is what you get: we all show up at the field on the day of the games and wing it.
David Young - January 5, 2012
When is practice coach?
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
what day is it again?
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
Jan 29th, don’t be late
meercatjohn - January 5, 2012
D-man, I assume you signed up and are going? : )
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
I like your style
NotJoeTorre - January 5, 2012
Luckily with the signing of McD, the Shawn Tolleson era will have to wait in line.
meercatjohn - January 5, 2012
No Kuo?
NotJoeTorre - January 5, 2012
Shaikin says Time Warner isn’t really interested in owning the Dodgers, just owning the rights to broadcast their games. But if they have to buy the team…
fbihop - January 5, 2012
Hey guys, need some advice
I need a new watch. Well, a second watch. My first watch, an antique, mechanical winding Wittnauer, has fritzed again. I am getting it fixed but the guy at the watch shop says I just live too hard for to wear an antique every day. So I need a new, modern watch.
I want to spend some money, but not crazy money.
Any suggestions?
Humma Kavula - January 5, 2012
You’ll need to get more specific on price range, even if it’s a big range.
LA Taco - January 5, 2012
this
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
The number I have in mind is $500 but I’m flexible. I don’t want to go to $1,000 but if what I really want is $750 I will bite. Less than $500 would be better though.
Humma Kavula - January 5, 2012
Look Hamilton
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
Victorinox also sub $500 bucks – very sporty
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
500 dollars…. good lord.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
you have no idea how much watches cost do you?
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
Oh I know they can be really expensive depending on brand, etc…. but a watch isnt something useful enough for me to spend 500 on…. Im cool with Fossil watches, etc….. If I did spend alot of money on a watch id go 50 cent and get an all diamond one…. now were talkin, bling, bling!
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
A good watch will last 10 times longer then a fossil
nolander - January 5, 2012
do they still make those calculator watches?? loved those when I was a kid.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
The ones that changed the channel on TVs,Those were the best
NotJoeTorre - January 5, 2012
I have owned three watches in the past 27 years
Two Seikos (that my wife bought long ago) and a Citizen (that my company gave me). Similar watches are probably ~$200 today, I’d guess.
David Young - January 5, 2012
yeah or Seiko, Citizen, thats cool.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
Dude
That’s a lot for a watch. I’ve had some nice looking watches in the 50-100 dollar range.
Ivdown - January 5, 2012
fashion watches
nolander - January 6, 2012
I have a nice Tissot that’s around 5
Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache - January 5, 2012
Timex
iiidown - January 5, 2012
They do take a licking and keep on ticking.
David Young - January 6, 2012
Where can I find you with no one else around?
Not that I’d like to take your future super expensive watch, or anything.
.Ivdown - January 5, 2012
damn codes
<.< >.>
Ivdown - January 5, 2012
Casio G Shock will never let you down
NotJoeTorre - January 5, 2012
I was going to say the same thing, but I have not worn a watch for ~15 years
Eric Stephen - January 5, 2012
Hamiltons are nice
and give the feel of an antique without being too dear
Braun makes one call the The Analog for like $250 bucks
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
My Mido looks something like this
mleadman - January 5, 2012
Jeez, that came out kind of big
mleadman - January 5, 2012
twss
fbihop - January 5, 2012
That watch is gorgeous. My Wittnauer looks something like that — it is solid 14K gold — with hidden lugs (there are gold bars where the face meets the band, giving it a nice neat transition from watch to band).
Humma Kavula - January 5, 2012
I'm just not big on gold
nolander - January 5, 2012
Might be an age thing, I’m not either.
My watch is silver
Michael White - January 5, 2012
the two i have are silver and gunmetal
nolander - January 5, 2012
It looks like this
But mine has numerals instead of hashes around the face.
Also, I wear a black band.
Humma Kavula - January 5, 2012
nice watch
mleadman - January 5, 2012
very
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
definitely.
David Young - January 5, 2012
Thanks all. Bride bought it for me for my birthday 10 years ago or more.
I was going into jewelry stores all the time to look at the vintage mechanical watches, but I could never pull the trigger on any of them. She got this for me and I love it. It is the best present I ever received.
Humma Kavula - January 5, 2012
see???
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
I meant to write
See? The legacy of a watch is something you can never replace with an iPhone
it is among the greatest things a man can truly have and to get it from someone you love
well shit, I love that story and Bride for making it happen for you
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
My new watch (with my other Christmas present from my friend :] )
I don’t get the leather bands and things like that, maybe it’s an age thing.
Ivdown - January 5, 2012
I seem to have marty's problem
this is a big picture
Ivdown - January 5, 2012
if you are spending 50-100 bucks you are getting a "leather"
band.
nolander - January 6, 2012
I wouldn't ever wear a leather or "leather" band watch
Ivdown - January 6, 2012
Not even fine Corinthian leather?
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
I know my needs
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
TWSS
David Young - January 6, 2012
Just not a leather fan
I’d rather have some kind of metal
Ivdown - January 6, 2012
The one I don't get is the silicone
I think it looks cheap and weird.
nolander - January 6, 2012
Beautiful
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
I have the same problem
Have an antique Mido that constantly needs repairs now. So I should buy an every day watch
mleadman - January 5, 2012
I thought you were going to comment on your physical body.
David Young - January 5, 2012
actually we use our cell phones for time now.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
basically
NotJoeTorre - January 5, 2012
its one of the few accessories men have
nolander - January 5, 2012
Tie, rings, cuff links. Have to wait for tie tacks, tie bars, collar bars to come back.
David Young - January 5, 2012
hard to wear a tie and/or cuff links at my work
without looking silly
nolander - January 5, 2012
My dad always wanted, and one year my mom gave him, silver collar stays. Now tell me, what is the point of silver collar stays? No one can see the collar stay. Why should it matter what it is made of? Besides, I am always forgetting to take out my removable collar stays when I put my shirt into the wash. Cheap plastic collar stays, why not?
David Young - January 5, 2012
I bought some stainless steel ones
in the hope that spending a little bit on them would motivate me to remember to take them out or make them easier to find. So far only one of those has panned out
nolander - January 5, 2012
Yeah, the sleeve garters and eye shade get in the way!
iiidown - January 5, 2012
And mustache wax.
Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache - January 5, 2012
Already
on it’s way!
David Young - January 5, 2012
that dude
is impressive
horatio fucking alger right there boys
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
Nice. Mustache wax is one of the fond memories I have of my dad. He waxed his well into the 90’s. He used to starch and press his shirts and shine his shoes, sometimes with fire, each and every day before work.
Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache - January 5, 2012
fucking men
they don’t make ’em any more. I would have liked to have known your dad.
My dad shined my shoes and pressed my shirts better than anyone ever will. When he was sick, he would iron my shirts and tell me that looking sharp is an advantage and a courtesy. My dad learned how to press shirts in jail, had an 8th grade education, could be as nasty mean as could be, and the most charming gentleman you ever met
fucking men, we are all boys
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
I barely just learned how to (badly) tie a tie. I’m 26.
fbihop - January 5, 2012
Here’s to our dads.
Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache - January 5, 2012
amen brother
mine is holding me in the top left corner of this photo
-→Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
My best baseball memory of my dad is that he tried.
My old man was from the generation that showed their love by working their ass of to pay the mortgage and put dinner on the table. He wasn’t athletic at all, but he was the strongest man in the world, at least how I remember. My mom used to actually catch me when I was playing youth ball, dad never was particularly into baseball. But I have a vivid memory, one time, he took time off of work to come and umpire one of my games because the league needed volunteers. He didn’t know all the rules, his strike zone was iffy, but I was so proud of my old man, Blue for a Day.
Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache - January 5, 2012
Cool story
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
Nice.
My dad wasn’t the most athletic guy either, but he did take the time to hit me tennis ball fungoes out front, on our hilly residential street.
David Young - January 5, 2012
My love for baseball comes directly from my pops
built us a mound in our backyard, and coached many of me and my brothers little league teams. When he wasn’t doing that he would umpire.
nolander - January 5, 2012
awesome
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
my dad was one of the strongest people i've known
from hoisting sides of beef in the stockyards. Once he won a strong man contest in Vernon over a guy who lost out to Steve Reeves for the Hercules part.
mleadman - January 5, 2012
Your dad truly could have beat up my dad.
Eric Stephen - January 5, 2012
this story kills
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
So does Marty’s dad.
Humma Kavula - January 5, 2012
My Dad built me a baseball field behind our house when I was six. I used to watch him play baseball and fast pitch softball at least three times a week. He was a little guy: about 5’-7", tallest in his family, and was the fastest sonofabitch I ever saw. Never saw him get thrown out on a bunt.
He’s 85 now, and getting smaller every day, but in my mind’s eye, I still see him as that 28 year old giant, showing me how to play the game.
iiidown - January 5, 2012
So awesome.
Eric Stephen - January 5, 2012
that's a great story
Ivdown - January 5, 2012
this is great – thx!
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
Fantastic.
David Young - January 6, 2012
The until-now mythical iidown makes an appearance in TBLA at last.
berkowit28 - January 6, 2012
Have you not posted much the last year? haha
He’s mythical until he actually comes to a TBLA event, just like Tommy “Don’t Give Me A Dr Pepper” Blackjack and Silverwidow.
Ivdown - January 6, 2012
2
not 3
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
Read more carefully, young man, and count your Roman numerals..
Your father, iiidown, has been postingall year. Phil keeps referring to him as iidown, which makes iidown mythical.
But now, yiour father iiidown, refers to his father, who is the TRUE iidown by the same process that made Ivdown’s father iiidown.
Yo the best of my knowledge, this is the first time that your grandfather – iidown – has made an appearance in a story at TBLA. That’s what I was referring to.
Short version : ii, not iii. Pay attention, Iv.
berkowit28 - January 6, 2012
That's what I get for not being very smart :)
Ivdown - January 6, 2012
lmao, too good.
Ivdown - January 6, 2012
Actually, I’m just happy that you didn’t get your own nickname right – didn’t you say you actually meant to call yourself ixdown? (9) That would have made your father viiidown, which is just too many roman numerals to have to type. And would also pit your family history far too deep into the mists of time; we’d never get to the end of it. The way it is now, we can hope that someday in the future, the ur-parent idown might even make it into a story.
berkowit28 - January 6, 2012
lol, that's right
I’m glad it worked out the way it did anyway, i think it works well.
Ivdown - January 6, 2012
Amen
My dad, who is still with us, is not nearly so colorful (he ended up a CPA after all, his membership in Rutgers Scarlet Barbarians notwithstanding), but I do have memories of watching him shave with a classic double-edged razor, lathering his face with shaving soap in a cup, applied with a shaving brush.
David Young - January 5, 2012
I hear thats making a comeback
josie would call people who use it hipsters I’m guessing
nolander - January 5, 2012
that’s just practical good sense, but if you buy your shaving kit at Urban Outfitters….
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
not everything urban outfitters makes is terrible
terribly made though.
nolander - January 5, 2012
terrible was your adjective : )
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
I have a brush and cup
I go back and forth between that and some other stuff the wife brings home
it is a nice ritual
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
its cheaper in the long run isn't it?
nolander - January 5, 2012
the razor that is
instead of buying mach 2000 blades
nolander - January 5, 2012
I still use modern blades
i just use brush and cup to apply shaving soap
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
When I shave I use the Cup and Brush. Nothing like getting a warm lather.
Grimjack - January 5, 2012
TWSS
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
I’m blessed with weak, spindly facial hair. I can get by with an electric unless I go a weekend without using it.
Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache - January 5, 2012
I use gel and a three-blade razor, so I’m kind of wimpy, but when the daughter was home for Xmas, she saw me shaving and remarked, " [ex-BF] used an electric razor, which seemed wimpy to me, probably because I always saw you shave with a blade."
On a related note, I really need to try a really good barbershop style, straight-razor shave some time, hot towels and all.
David Young - January 5, 2012
That is the absolute best. Last time I had surgery, I didn’t shave for weeks and the shave I splurged for was so awesome. Having that straightrazor on your neck is a bit unnerving, but that’s because I’m not a tough guy.
Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache - January 5, 2012
I have never worn a watch.
fbihop - January 5, 2012
I have 3, 2 G Shocks and some shit that is worth more than my car. Dont wear any of them because I have a cell phone :)
NotJoeTorre - January 5, 2012
I only wear watches when im going out or whatever, otherwise, just use my cell phone for everything…. I always bang my watches up against things and scratch it, so I hate wearing it.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
plus when you wear a watch, people come up to you to ask what time it is…. fuck that haha
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
Does anybody really know what time it is?
David Young - January 5, 2012
Does anybody really care?
fbihop - January 5, 2012
I dont really care…. old folks do…. they love knowing what time it is… my grandpa has clocks, watches, all over, always wants to know what time it is.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
You may have missed the point of those 2 posts
Ivdown - January 5, 2012
If so, I can’t imagine why.
David Young - January 5, 2012
We’ve all got time enough to cry
fbihop - January 5, 2012
LOL whoosh!
The Dude Abides - January 5, 2012
more expensive watches are harder to ding up
or so I’ve been told
nolander - January 5, 2012
I have an Omega that I got when my Dad died
it is among my dearest possessions and toughest pieces of equipment
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
David Young - January 5, 2012
“You see this watch? It’s so encrusted with jewels, the hands can’t move! What kind of watch do you have?”
“Oh, well, I just drew it on.”
Tommy Blackjack - January 5, 2012 via iPhone app
lmao
too awesome
Ivdown - January 5, 2012
tried to find it on youtube
but I couldn’t :(
Tommy Blackjack - January 5, 2012
I could be wrong, but it was this episode, right?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZzCGHeNUQs
Ivdown - January 5, 2012
yup
“Now, life is hard right?”
(everyone agrees)
“WRONG!!! Life is EASY!! YOU SUCK!!!”
Tommy Blackjack - January 5, 2012
i tried finding the entire clip and i couldn't
That’s one of my 3 favorite simpsons moments for sure, hahaha
Ivdown - January 5, 2012
It's great
I always crack my brothers up with it
Tommy Blackjack - January 5, 2012
Close
My Dad was a lifelong gambler and pretty much a lifelong losing gambler
the year he got sick, we shared a bookie, and he won every single weekend of that football season. He was able to play through early December, before he got too sick and passed away in early Jan
Before he died, he told my Mom where he kept the cash from the book, it was in the interior pocket of a sport coat in his closet, told her to divide it up among us 4 kids as the last present from him.
I wanted to get something I would always have, so I bought my watch
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
Nice story
I was brought up in a gambling family too
mleadman - January 5, 2012
as a kid
Christmas time for me meant family trip to Vegas!
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
Christmas time
was for many years a big poker game in our living room that would last a couple days with various people going in and out of the game
mleadman - January 5, 2012
I love colorful families even if every now and then I wished I grew up sane
I was, as I am sure you were too, fixing drinks when I was a kid
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
At one of my parents parties
when I was 13 i volunteered to be bartender. I was hammered by 9 pm and my dad had to pour me into my bed
mleadman - January 5, 2012
good times!
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
That is a fine story
David Young - January 5, 2012
My Mido
was my dads. It was a first anniversary gift, so I still want to keep it around
mleadman - January 5, 2012
I love Omega watches
nolander - January 5, 2012
Timex makes some cool ones in the 150 range
I like the Military for J Crew
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
I like my timex easy reader
nolander - January 5, 2012
I've got nothing
Hate watches don’t wear one. Don’t like coffee. But donuts are cool.
Xeifrank - January 5, 2012
I wear a watch every day, like coffee and never eat donuts (but I do like donuts.)
Michael White - January 5, 2012
I feel lopsided wearing one and they always manage to rip a few wrist hairs out when I tried to wear one. I tell time by the sun, moon and stars and sometimes by my stomach.
Xeifrank - January 5, 2012
I feel off when I don't wear one
and I haven’t worn mine for a couple months now, since I haven’t gotten around to going to the jeweler
mleadman - January 5, 2012
I always wear a watch
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
Not while playing ball, right?
David Young - January 5, 2012
no baseball, sex, surfing. Sometimes in the shower
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
C’mon, you remove your watch for those afternoon quickies? Puh-lese.
David Young - January 5, 2012
it is a big fucking watch, no one wants to get hit with this thing
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
Plus, don’t want it to, um, get lost.
Humma Kavula - January 5, 2012
I didn't need to know HJ was into that
nolander - January 5, 2012
If it is a big fucking watch wouldn’t you wear it while having sex?
fbihop - January 5, 2012
it is like 45.5 or 46MM
no one wants to get bumped in the head with that sucker
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
I wear it playing golf though
and I find it pretty irreplaceable in the kitchen, especially if I am baking.
bhsportsguy - January 5, 2012
I like it golfing, but it can bruise my hand
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
Never wear mine golfing. Or bowling.
David Young - January 5, 2012
I like a leather watch strap
and anything that makes me sweat tends to ruin the strap, so I try not to wear it golfing. Not that I’ve golfed for a couple years
mleadman - January 5, 2012
I can’t even wear long sleeve shirts when bowling. Having a watch on would definitely be a no.
VegasBlues - January 5, 2012
The only time I ever really wore a watch was when I was 16 or so. I don’t remember the brand but I do remember spending over $100 on it. I stopped wearing it all the time a few months later when I started golfing. It absolutely drove me insane and I used to golf around 4 times a week (Kids under 18 golfed for free at a lot of the courses in Vegas).
So, golfing is actually what made me stop wearing watches and I haven’t worn one since.
VegasBlues - January 5, 2012
this is mine
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
If I am reading that right, the relative humidity is 48% with the a 10 knot wind out of the SSW.
Xeifrank - January 5, 2012
That watch is fantastic.
What a monster! I’m not sure I’d be able to lift my left hand.
Humma Kavula - January 5, 2012
TWSS.
David Young - January 5, 2012
Last watch I bought was a rolex knock-off in a small hole in the wall off of a dark alley in Shanghai five years ago. Will have to open up the drawer it collects dust in to see if it still works. Probably right next to my coffee bean coupon collection.
Xeifrank - January 5, 2012
Same here
It drives me crazy. I’ll look down to my wrist 20 times a day and get frustrated every time.
Michael White - January 5, 2012
You might look at the J Crew watch made by tourneau that resurrected an older brand.
http://www.jcrew.com/mens_category/JCrewingoodcompany/MouginPiquard.jsp
LA Taco - January 5, 2012
nice pull – those are great looking
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
This is what I’ve got my eye on, but it might be too ridiculous.
http://www.watchismo.com/retrowerk-retrograde-R011-watch.aspx
What say you? Ridiculous or awesome?
Humma Kavula - January 5, 2012
Both
David Young - January 5, 2012
The predominance of 9 and 3 being the only highly visible numbers makes me think of Boss Radio, 93 KHJ.
David Young - January 5, 2012
I’d be worried about those moving parts at that price range. Have you handled it in person? Definitely not one to order off of sight alone. Very interesting and cool if it matches your style though.
LA Taco - January 5, 2012
Yes, I will have to find it in person before I buy it. As you know I’m a small guy. My wrists are very small, too, and this is a big watch (44mm). I will have to see if it looks OK on me.
Humma Kavula - January 5, 2012
I have a 47 mm watch and it feels huge on me
nolander - January 5, 2012
AWESOME
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
I saw this watch today
And I think it looks real good:
http://www.christopherward.co.uk/men/aviation/c8-1/c8skt-mk2.html
Humma Kavula - January 5, 2012
very much my style
I liked the funky one, but I would wear the shit out of that
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
I'd wear that watch
mleadman - January 5, 2012
How much in real money
is 255 pounds?
mleadman - January 5, 2012
225 Euros
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
yeah
I’d rather hold Monopoly money
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
400 bucks
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
Right, but see where it says 212 pounds for non-EC, which is you. That makes it $328.
Humma Kavula - January 5, 2012
That's a good price
mleadman - January 5, 2012
that’s cool. got to love the exhibition window too.
LA Taco - January 5, 2012
You guys are talking my specialty!
I love watches. I have close to 20, but i dont like buying rolexes or wittnauers. The all look the same. I like watches that have a different look to them. Nixon has really cool modern watches, this is one of the one’s i won and i love it:
http://www.watchismo.com/nixon-rotolog-dark-wood-watch.aspx
Also I have this Vestal watch and i got a lot of compliements on it too:
http://www.watchismo.com/vestal-rsw004-rosewood-watch.aspx
I am hoping to buy this one next month if possible:
http://www.watchismo.com/vestal-zr3006-watch.aspx
dodgerporvida - January 5, 2012
I saw that Nixon watch on the site. I really liked it! Not sure it’s for me, but I really like it. Jump hour is cool, too.
Do you have a recommendation for a dude with a very small wrist?
Humma Kavula - January 5, 2012
I have very small wrists too.
Actually my girl sometimes takes my watches and wears them. All of these fit fine. The last one the face is a little large but it honestly looks real cool just sitting on my wrist when i was trying it at the store.
This is another one i have been keeping my eye on:
http://kennethcoletime.com/product-details.php?pid=68
dodgerporvida - January 5, 2012
the last one is awesome
nolander - January 5, 2012
nice
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
This is the one I wear when I go out
Concord Mariner, bought in 1990
The Dude Abides - January 5, 2012
This screams regal to me
very nice
Ivdown - January 5, 2012
Thanks
Bought it because it looked elegant but not ostentatious.
The Dude Abides - January 5, 2012
That's a big word there at the end, lol, but i will say
It doesn’t look overdone at all, which is definitely a good thing.
Ivdown - January 6, 2012
I’m very happy with a Citizen “Eco-Drive” watch that runs on solar power and never, ever needs batteries or winding. It just runs forever (about 6 years so far). It’s also extremely slim and very elegant – simple face with simple strokes at the 5-minute marks (a double-dash fro 12:00 only). They have other faces too. I got a leather strap but they make others. I’ll see if I can find a photo.If I remember correctly it cost only about $200+, but I might not have remembered well, I’ll see if I can find it.
berkowit28 - January 5, 2012
I bought my wife and Eco Drive. Forgot it was an Eco Drive. Took it to the watch shop to get the battery replaced. Was reminded it was an Eco Drive.
Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache - January 5, 2012
That’s hilarious
fbihop - January 5, 2012
I give the guy credit. At least he didn’t stick it under a lamp while I walked around the mall and charge me 15 bucks for changing the battery.
Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache - January 5, 2012
That would have been even more hilarious.
fbihop - January 5, 2012
;-)
berkowit28 - January 5, 2012
http://www.citizenwatch.com/CUK/English/browse.asp
Stiletto – about 30 models. Mine is one of them as I described it – $200. (These here have Roman numerals.)
There are hundreds more on the site.
berkowit28 - January 5, 2012
I have two Raymond Weil's
Swiss watches – one was around $1K and the other was a a little more. Very light and low profile (very low off the wrist). One has a black face and teh other has a gold face. Had them both for about 10 years – no problems.
Dodgers1981 - January 5, 2012
I have a small wrist
That is why the Weil worked good for me. I saw on Ebay where you can get different models for under $500.
Dodgers1981 - January 5, 2012
Russian Military Watches are where it's at
I have what’s called the “Vostok Komandirskie”, though the strap is metal, not leather.
Taylor Maricle - January 5, 2012
that’s dope
kinbote - January 6, 2012
Got it when i was 10 from my then-stepfamily in the ukraine.
I still bust it out for special events. Wore it to prom, etc.
Taylor Maricle - January 6, 2012
My grandpa left me his rolex...
Dunno if I can ever bring myself to sell it tho, it’s all I have of his.
Bard in Black - January 5, 2012
Looks similar to this one
Bard in Black - January 5, 2012
don’t ever sell it
giving it to your kids or your grandkids will be better than money
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
Agreed.
David Young - January 6, 2012
David Bowie
turns 65 on Sunday
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
But he can afford the ticket
Xeifrank - January 5, 2012
Less than one year of Mike MacDougal.
fbihop - January 5, 2012
back to Suffragette City
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
don’t lean on me man.
Xeifrank - January 5, 2012
Hey droogie don't crash here
There’s only room for one
and here she comes, here she comes
mleadman - January 5, 2012
can’t believe he’s 65. The man’s like my hero
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
Rebel rebel, you tore your dress
David Young - January 5, 2012
David Bowie and Lou Reed will probably be the first celebrity deaths I take pretty hard. Maybe not so much for Reed cause he’s kind of a dick
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
unless sports figures count, cause I took Chick Hearn’s death hard
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
Lou Reed
will be 70 in March.
bhsportsguy - January 5, 2012
He’s taking a walk on the walker side.
David Young - January 5, 2012
HITNG
Eric Stephen - January 5, 2012
really is brilliant
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
What’s that mean anyway? Google yields nothing, no acronyms, no urban trash-talk slang, nothing at all except texting or lazy abbrev for “hitting”, which I know you don’t mean. No one knows your acronym in the big world, and neither do I.
berkowit28 - January 5, 2012
how is that not green?
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
E.g.:
List words containing hitng
www.morewords.com/contains/hitng/
List words containing hitng. … No words containing hitng found in this word list. New Search.
Some random words: oil adapt re nekton foal jigged kantar …
berkowit28 - January 5, 2012
‘L’ sign n d car : excuse 2 get away by hitng evry1 n nt get hit by any1! – . | Facebook.
berkowit28 - January 5, 2012
Google doesn’t get to the heart of the matter regarding awesoke or swesoke either.
Eric Stephen - January 5, 2012
TBLA specials. But I was here when it happened. (Personally, I think swesoke should be obliterated. It was forced on us by someone or other who kept insisting. Totally contrived. awesoke is good. It happened naturally, by hazard.)
I wasn’t here for HITNG, and am getting irritated. You’re pretty well the only one who uses it, with the occasional exception.
berkowit28 - January 5, 2012
I still don’t know what HITNG refers to.
court168627 - January 5, 2012
If a comment gets two or more recommendations (click on “actions,” then “rec”) it turns green.
Eric Stephen - January 5, 2012
I was about to say “i still don’t understand.” Then I scrolled up and saw that it was just explained. Sorry.
court168627 - January 5, 2012
OK, sure. I can see “G” might stand for Green. Is HIT just “hit” or 3 words? And what’s N?
berkowit28 - January 5, 2012
“how is that not green”
court168627 - January 5, 2012
AHA! (not an acronym)
berkowit28 - January 5, 2012
So Josie answered my question way back. I thought she was commending my first comment. (I didn’t really understand why either, but who am I to argue?) Pride goeth before a fall. Oops.
berkowit28 - January 5, 2012
Haha
Eric Stephen - January 5, 2012
All this time, I thought it was people saying, “Hating”
fbihop - January 5, 2012
And here I thought I was the only one
that didn’t get it…. 3 months later, “aha!”
Jack Huber - January 6, 2012
“swesoke” was created when someone literally typoed “awesoke”. I think that was keithC. I loved it from that very moment.
David Young - January 6, 2012
We are big fans of failure in these parts
nolander - January 6, 2012
When he finally croaks, he’ll need a velvet coffin.
Nolij - January 5, 2012
I may actually cry for Vin.
David Young - January 5, 2012
oh I’m definitely crying for Vin. I’ve got a whole North Korea thing planned
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
haha
Michael White - January 5, 2012
Is your car big enough to carry his casket on top of it?
fbihop - January 5, 2012
Car? Did I miss an announcement?
Xeifrank - January 5, 2012
Kim Jong Il
fbihop - January 5, 2012
holy shit look at all those people….. is it one of those things that if you didnt go you would be killed kinda deals?
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
It’s North Korea. There’s not much else to do unless you like forced labor, being unjustly imprisoned or being hungry.
Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache - January 5, 2012
Kim Jong Il and his dad were considered deities in North Korea.
fbihop - January 5, 2012
I missed that pic the first go round. That’s pretty cool how their old limo grew out a mullet.
Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache - January 5, 2012
I meant Josie’s car.
Xeifrank - January 5, 2012
Don’t worry, the VinBot 3000 will be well into production by then.
Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache - January 5, 2012
Two Bowie Duets are memorable
I always enjoyed Bowie and Mick Jagger singing “Dancing in the Streets.”
I find the David Bowie and Bing Crosby Christmas song medley somewhat strange.
bhsportsguy - January 5, 2012
Under Pressure is so memorable, Vanilla Ice stole it!
David Young - January 5, 2012
I was gonna say, Under Pressure is the best!
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
I saw two people sing it very well at karaoke a few weeks ago.
fbihop - January 5, 2012
I don’t know anybody that doesn’t like that song
Michael White - January 5, 2012
I bought this one
back in September It’s nice and no battery to worry about.
On Star Wars, I was watching “Return of the Jedi” and like “The Godfather” and other old movies I have seen over and over again, I enjoy the familiarity of the story and events but I do think that as characters, the main trio really don’t change much during the films and in some respects, the story is somewhat confused (is it about Luke facing his father, is it about the Rebellion taking down the Emperor).
bhsportsguy - January 5, 2012
That’s a good lookin’ watch.
Humma Kavula - January 5, 2012
I noticed it on him the other day and meant to say something about it
it is nice looking
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
I am in at the age
where big numbers help my eyesight.
bhsportsguy - January 5, 2012
I like it
My Citizen is also eco-drive, which has worked great so far. No numbers at all is my solution! The calendar is unreadable for me except from the first to the ninth.
David Young - January 5, 2012
Have fun tonight
in the Suite. I hope the dessert cart is part of the deal
bhsportsguy - January 5, 2012
Unlike when we were in there and there was no food at all! My expectations food-wise are zero.
David Young - January 5, 2012
Are you a Kings fan? or just going to the game? I hope Kings trade for some scoring punch, they could win the cup… they should get Nash.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
I like watches like that, but with the black backgrounds… just sayin…. yeah I guess star wars is about both…. just a good ol good versus evil, and good wins story
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
St. Joe's basketball coach is a dick
From SI:
fbihop - January 5, 2012
I’m sure the guy is a dick, but I always thought that was a bullshit loophole.
Michael White - January 5, 2012
I believe they somewhat recently dropped this part.
David Young - January 5, 2012
I was actually wondering yesterday when we were talking about this graduate student transer thing….. I wonder why more players dont do it that are good, but on a not so good team, to have one shot at winning a title before going pro?
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
Players who are good don’t always graduate.
Eric Stephen - January 5, 2012
right, and I thought about it, and if you are a really good player in a crappy program, you’re probably gone to the NFL before you graduate most likely anyways.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
Armond Armstead is thinking of transferring to ND (from USC) so that he can play his final college year with his little brother (who is being recruited by ND). Because USC held him out all of last year for medical reasons Armond would be allowed to play right away.
The only problem is USC has to give permission to him to go to USC and most schools wont let their players go to another school that they will play against. USC has no interest in playing him next year and he’s pissed at the school for not allowing him to play last year (he got medical clearance from a number of doctors but USC didn’t clear him).
Is USC wrong for not allowing him to transfer to ND (if that’s where he chooses)? Or is it just a smart move by the school? Is it any different from what St Joe’s coach is doing? I’d love to pick him up as a ND fan just because it will almost guarantee his brother chooses ND but I can understand USC’s side of it.
VegasBlues - January 5, 2012
this is bullshit
schools using NCAA rules to control players they don’t pay
fuck them
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
That scholarship is a pretty damn big payment in my opinion.
VegasBlues - January 5, 2012
sure it has value – I don’t dispute that
but when it allows schools to control kids who want to go to another school – I call bullshit
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
Those kids can still go to another school. They just have to pay their own way for one year.
VegasBlues - January 5, 2012
sure and then he can’t play with his brother
I think its bullshit
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
Boo hoo
Michael White - January 5, 2012
I really don’t care
I’m just giving opinion
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
He could if he paid for it. No clue if his family has the money to pay for that though.
VegasBlues - January 5, 2012
are you sure?
i see no mention of scholarship
nolander - January 5, 2012
I’m piecing things together from what I know about transfers. I could be wrong but I don’t think I am. I think he is eligible to transfer anywhere he wants but when it comes to scholarships his current school has to approve of him going to his new school. If they don’t approve of that new school then the student has to pay his own way for a year.
VegasBlues - January 5, 2012
Didnt the little bro originally commit to SC, then backed out, but still has SC as a possible destination?
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
He backed out because of how they treated (or how his family felt they treated) his older brother. As far as I know he is no longer considering USC.
VegasBlues - January 5, 2012
I think it’s down to CAL, Oregon, ND, and like one other school.
VegasBlues - January 5, 2012
yeah I dont see Rivals listed anymore.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
haha, I meant, I dont see SC listed anymore as an option.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
The best I can answer the question is most likely the school will only allow a player to leave to a school they approve. I would think ND would not be a school they would approve of. I guess you could call it a dick move, but I also see it as a player chose to commit to that school, and is getting a free ride, and shouldnt be a cry baby and want to run away because he isnt getting the PT he thinks he should get. If you are good enough, you will play, so work hard to get PT, and you will.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
But im going to look more into this because I never really heard of this story, the part about him being cleared by doctors, but not SC, and see what that is about.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
Actually because of the sanctions, he was free to leave to any school, without sitting out a year, so why didnt he then? I dont know if the door has closed on players being able to still do that or not…. I dont get why SC wouldnt clear him though if he isnt hurt, weird.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
because they where not being dicks to him then
nolander - January 5, 2012
I didnt know looking out for your players health is being dicks haha….
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
Everything really depends on the circumstances behind it all. I’m not sure anyone truly knows why USC held him out after he passed all the tests they performed on him.
VegasBlues - January 5, 2012
He wanted to play for USC. He didn’t want to transfer. He also wants to play football though and USC isn’t allowing that to happen.
VegasBlues - January 5, 2012
http://usc.ocregister.com/2012/01/03/uscs-armond-armstead-to-visit-other-schools/103449/
Go to the link to read the full story (this is just the first story I found when searching for it).
VegasBlues - January 5, 2012
There is more to the story than those 1,000 words (roughly)? :)
Eric Stephen - January 5, 2012
I was going to cut it down a lot more but then I read the last two quotes from him and figured they should be mentioned.
That was still only about half of the article though. ;)
VegasBlues - January 5, 2012
yeah weird… what is the medical condition I wonder?? Why cant they say? wonder what it usually is when they dont want to say what it is? like an STD or something? I think SC can fix this with him though, I cant see why they wouldnt want him to play if he can play.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
HIPAA privacy rule
Eric Stephen - January 5, 2012
It’s possible (not really sure on this) that while out for medical reasons that the scholarship isn’t counted against the schools total number of scholarships. If that is true and USC was up against their cap then not clearing him medically would make sense. This is just a wild ass guess of an assumption though. No clue if any of it would be true. Something like that could be the reason behind holding him out.
Or they don’t think he’s healthy enough to play but he was plenty of healthy enough to workout with the team all year long.
As for why the medical condition isn’t released. All patients have the right to keep their medical history private. In a lot of cases the schools can’t discuss specifics even if they student allows them to.
VegasBlues - January 5, 2012
Maybe Eric knows better…. but I cant remember USC ever allowing a player go to a Pac 10 school or ND, ever…. but maybe…. Only player I can even think off right now that left for a top school was Emanuel Moody to Florida.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
Most conferences
frown on inter-conference transfers.
You will see players who get released from programs sometimes go to a school in the same conference but that is still pretty rare.
bhsportsguy - January 5, 2012
My biggest problem with McDougal is Donnie seems to think he is really good
as alluded to by the fact that he seems to be the go to guy with runners on.
nolander - January 5, 2012
If you want to impress
I still say, nicely groomed hair (you can have facial hair but just make sure it is neat). A watch. A nice suit. Nicely shined shoes.
bhsportsguy - January 5, 2012
Not everyone has hair.
silverwidow - January 5, 2012
then use the good head polish
nolander - January 5, 2012
the hair club for men is always open
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
yes I agree….. unless you’re cut up like the Situation… then you can just walk around with your abs showing, he gets all the chicks
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
not the ones without diseases
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
Or with standards.
fbihop - January 5, 2012
standards? Shit I havent done standards since grade school.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
well played
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
in baseball.
Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache - January 5, 2012
What about these cocky pricks who wear ripped jeans and have messy ass hair? They attract women, too.
silverwidow - January 5, 2012
Not everyone you need to impress is women
nolander - January 5, 2012
amen
and that shit gets old as you get old. Cute when you are in your 20’s but not so cute down the road
and that is a cultivated look and trying, which counts some
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
true, true… I realized that after, that he didnt even say women, it could be for a job interview, or whatever… thats just where my mind took it 1st I guess.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
just anywhere
being dressed well (which doesn’t have to mean expensive) gets you treated better, with more respect, from nearly everyone you interact with
it may not be fair, but it is certainly true
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
I should have been more clear
I meant to impress in business settings though I still think if the occasion calls for it, dressing nice and neat will not cause demerits from their dates.
bhsportsguy - January 5, 2012
What guys wear ripped jeans?
You dont see that in Illinois at least.
Joey Joe - January 5, 2012
Plenty in southern Cal
silverwidow - January 5, 2012
oh, and you gotta smell good… and wear a nice cologne… I like aqua di gio or whatever its called. Thats good right?
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
A woman’s nose should be nearly touching your neck before she smells it – it should draw her in rather than push her away
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
right, not too much… but I mean is aqua di gio a good cologne to you?
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
Cologne’s different for everyone’s PH.
Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache - January 5, 2012
this
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
I just use Axe body spray
fbihop - January 5, 2012
Ironically or unironically?
Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache - January 5, 2012
cause one answer makes you a hipster and the other makes you a lover
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
I was making a joke then went to eat dinner before I could reply to this.
fbihop - January 5, 2012
speaking of axe
Does it bother anyone when people say “AX” instead of “ASK” when saying…Can I ASK you something"..
Drives me crazy and the other day i was actually listening to this announcer do a high school game and he used “AX” the whole game.
It it that hard pronounce the word the way its spelled – A-S-K?
Joey Joe - January 5, 2012
Why was an announcer at a high school game asking so many questions?
Michael White - January 5, 2012
It was television.
He’d be announcing the game and say something like “Ya really gotta Aks yourself…what were they thinking fouling the 3pt shooter?”
Stuff like that
Joey Joe - January 5, 2012
Okay, that makes more sense.
I figured a high school announcer (at the game) would be saying things like “30 second timeout”
Michael White - January 5, 2012
Just drives me nuts.
I can deal with listening to people say “ya know, you know” over and over again in an interview bc when publically speaking…sometimes its subliminal and using transitions in public speaking can be difficult.
But AKS drives me bat shit crazy! and i usually dont care about anything.
Joey Joe - January 5, 2012
lighten up Francis
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
You are not alone…. The AX over ask thing has been debated for along time…. made fun of all the time too. Stu Lantz kinda says that I think too no? or some other words he doesnt pronounce correctly, or so my dad says. He’s also a Kobe nut hugger according to my dad.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
I don’t say Aks, I correct my nephews when they say it
that said, I think complaining about it is pretty much bullshit noise. It doesn’t harm anyone and what is being communicated is clearly understood.
I don’t know if Joey falls into this category or not, that is up to him, but the people I’ve known who seem to get the most worked up about this seems to be doing it to feel better about themselves by mocking someone else. Which can be fun from time to time, but is mostly ugly and often racist
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
If you are a public speaker, you should probably make the best effort to speak in a manner that is clear and understandable. If I am on a tour and I can barely make out what the tour guide is saying because of slang or over use of “street talk” then I am not going to enjoy myself and likely complain. If I am in a casual conversation with someone then it doesn’t matter to me. Aks instead of ask is probably not crossing the line in the sand for me.
Xeifrank - January 5, 2012
I agree with everything you wrote
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
maybe you should learn street talk then, you’ll need it if you’re ever alone in the streets.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
nevermind, you said its a tour guide… yeah, I agree.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
thats racist!
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
my wife not from United States but even she started using it and i’m like…A-S-K"…is the sssssssK so hard to say?
Joey Joe - January 5, 2012
seriously
people need to remember we speak American here
nolander - January 5, 2012
im kidding about the racist….. but some brothers say ax instead of ask…. why I dont know, maybe it is hard for them…. either way, you understand what they mean, thats all that matters.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
I think the bigger question here is why are you watching HS basketball on TV?? There better be some kind of Lebron James type player in that game…. im just kidding man.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
jabari parker
http://tinyurl.com/6tawlyl
Ths was a pretty good game.
Joey Joe - January 5, 2012
New York American or Boston American or Alabama American or West Texas American or Hollywood American or Chicago American or
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
thank you
intelligence is always welcome
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
we should bring back the stocks
for people who spell words with a superfluous u
nolander - January 5, 2012
hey u guys!
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
i was thinking more color vs colour
nolander - January 5, 2012
I’m cataloguing this for future ire
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
your limey act is always expected
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
I imitate what I read and I read a lot of Brits
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
I am sure you would enjoy my sometime conversations with my colleagues
as we schedule meetings around holidays and talk about how his football team did on the old pitch the other day.
bhsportsguy - January 5, 2012
are they real English?
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
proper English
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
or “Madonna” English like Josie
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
me, you, and bh could star in a Fraiser like sitcom
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
One of you has a cane and a cute dog?
fbihop - January 5, 2012
Yes
well one is.
bhsportsguy - January 5, 2012
I have to admit
saying schedule (like sched (the c is silent) is pretty amusing to me.
bhsportsguy - January 5, 2012
it sounds spitty
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
In caribbean english speaking countries, natives will usually ignore the “h” in a word like “things”..so they’ll pronounce it “tings”, or three = “tree”..they dont like using the “th”
Joey Joe - January 5, 2012
It’s the Irish influence…
berkowit28 - January 5, 2012
you mix colonial period English, with an Irish influence, combined with many African languages and you get a different set of sounds that form the building blocks of sound
“Like” doesn’t have anything to do with it.
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
I’m game – sign me up
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
ire
one of my favorite words
Joey Joe - January 5, 2012
I'm honestly concerned you where taking me serious here
nolander - January 5, 2012
I wasn’t – I knew what you were doing
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
yes
nolander - January 5, 2012
just a couple more watch suggestions
another NIxon watch
and this slick looking Michael Kors watch.
dodgerporvida - January 5, 2012
TBLA Dad talk
is awesome
I miss mine, nice hearing about all of yours
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
Ditto this. Mine passed 12 months ago yesterday.
Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache - January 5, 2012
My dad’s almost 60, looks like he’s 40, think like’s 20, and acts like he’s 10.
He’s fun to play board games with…
silverwidow - January 5, 2012
This post is B.S. by the way. It’s a quote from a cheesy early 90s movie.
silverwidow - January 5, 2012
I will now no longer believe anything that comes from your mouth
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
Step Kids right? Never saw it, but the trailer was on one of the TMNT movie tapes i had
Tommy Blackjack - January 5, 2012
Yeah
Although I’ve always known it as Big Girls Don’t Cry They Get Even.
I can really relate to Hillary Wolf’s character.
silverwidow - January 5, 2012
Can't really complain
mine lived a good life, died not quite 2 years ago. Unfortunately, the last game he probably watched was the Lakers losing (though they did go on to see win the title that year).
bhsportsguy - January 5, 2012
My dad is 52 and is in better shape than I am. Goes on 40+ mile bike rides, runs sprint triathlons (400m swim, 20K bike ride, 5K run) and I went skiing with him on Tuesday; I could barely walk and he had no problems. He took up soccer when I went to high school and only stopped because he blew out his knee.
fbihop - January 5, 2012
Mine’s been dead and gone 37 years
mleadman - January 5, 2012
I’ll hit 25 years later this month.
Eric Stephen - January 5, 2012
I don't like my dad
Good thing I don’t ever talk to him or see him.
<.<
Ivdown - January 5, 2012
You're grounded!
iiidown - January 5, 2012
Mike MacDougal will lead the Dodgers to the playoffs.
Tripon - January 5, 2012
And if he doesnt, i’m blaming him for not getting there.
Joey Joe - January 5, 2012
Mac the Seventh
kinbote - January 5, 2012
I just had three smoked turkey sandwiches. So delicious.
fbihop - January 5, 2012
sounds like you smoked up an appetite first
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
I knew it was a bad idea after the second one, but I couldn’t stop myself.
fbihop - January 5, 2012
I have had five Wienerschnitzel chili dogs.
silverwidow - January 5, 2012
That’s five too many.
fbihop - January 5, 2012
that a boy. 5 for 5 FTW
NotJoeTorre - January 5, 2012
[stands up]
So have I
Eric Stephen - January 5, 2012
In other news, I have no had five Wienerschnitzel chili dogs, total, in my life.
We now return you to Watch Thoughts.
Humma Kavula - January 5, 2012
me either… no reason why, just not something I think of when thinking of fast food, kinda like Arbys, or wendys….. Is a weinerschnitzel dog good? better then cupids?
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
I had Der Weinerschnitzel
in the old days. Probably none in 20 years or so.
But then that was about the last time I had a corn dog from one of those stands at the mall too.
bhsportsguy - January 5, 2012
No and no.
David Young - January 6, 2012
I'm not sure I've had 1
nolander - January 6, 2012
my house is filled
with the smell of lasagna
Tommy Blackjack - January 5, 2012
I am going to a dinner
filled with game. Rabbit, deer, boar, antelope.
bhsportsguy - January 5, 2012
I’ve always wanted to eat rabbit
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
Delicious
My niece got mad years later when she figured out that the occasional “chicken” dinner at my sister’s house actually had a name.
Eric Stephen - January 5, 2012
I have read about people passing off cat as rabbit. Possibly apocryphal.
David Young - January 6, 2012
shut up and eat
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
Game On
Tommy Blackjack - January 5, 2012
The only one I’ve never had is antelope. Where do they play, anyway?
berkowit28 - January 5, 2012
And dessert
will include an ostrich egg
bhsportsguy - January 5, 2012
Home
Home on the range.
Eric Stephen - January 5, 2012
Yeah, home on the range. And cooked on the range too.
berkowit28 - January 5, 2012
The new Nike AirMax model is really uncomfortable
they look really cool but they hurt my feet.
Not cool Nike
NotJoeTorre - January 5, 2012
I, for one, blame Urkel
per Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Eric Stephen - January 5, 2012
hahaha. rec.
court168627 - January 5, 2012
Who did Dave Duncan send his crotch shot to?
Tripon - January 5, 2012
So weird watching family matters so many years later. Like man, I actually use to watch this?
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
Some sitcoms age well. Some do not. Family Matters has not aged well.
court168627 - January 5, 2012
A few years back I bought Sledgehammer on DVD and it was shocking how bad it was. I was crushed.
Eric Stephen - January 5, 2012
I just watched Robot Jox again after decades
it’s a horrible movie, but now I enjoy it in all new ways! sooo funny
Tommy Blackjack - January 5, 2012
One of my favorite things about watching old movies is seeing all the old school pepsi or coke designs, or Doritos, etc.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
hahaha
yeah
Tommy Blackjack - January 5, 2012
“One of my favorite things about watching old movies is seeing all the old school Facebook designs”
-uschris0304, year 2027
court168627 - January 5, 2012
“Lol, facebook, what a fad that was”
Tommy Blackjack - January 5, 2012
haha, nah im already getting tired of FB…
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
I’ve been on facebook since 2003. I hardly recognize what it is now
Josie Becker - January 5, 2012
FACEBOOK HIPSTER!!!!!!!!
Tommy Blackjack - January 5, 2012
Speaking of old school
Lakers just posted a “classic” Lakers/Blazers photo of Kobe from 1998:
Nick the Quick!
Eric Stephen - January 5, 2012
I might have used this one :)
Eric Stephen - January 5, 2012
lol
Tommy Blackjack - January 5, 2012
This moment was probably the greatest sports moment of my life…. forsure best Laker moment atleast, was just thinking of this the other day, thanks!
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
God I miss that Kobe…. you are making me tear up a little… Ill never see that Kobe again ever in my life…. rookie year? one of my favorite Kobe moments was his rookie season in a preseason game at the UNLV areana. Kobe dunked on someone from the free throw line… Thats the moment I fell in love with Kobe, and knew he’d be the one to lead my sports life to glory haha
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
I remember that dunk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI46ijefTq4
Eric Stephen - January 5, 2012
yeah thats it, thanks! Loved that moment, love the bench going all crazy too.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
CHICK HEARN FTMFW
Hollywood Joe - January 5, 2012
Between Chick Hearn, Vin Scully and Jim Murray, Los angeles sports fans have been spoiled for a long time. There will never again be such a trio.
iiidown - January 5, 2012
I would add Dick Enberg calling the Rams to that.
David Young - January 6, 2012
Bob Miller – also stellar
The Dude Abides - January 6, 2012
yeah, whenever i think of the great LA trio of broadcasters I think Vin, Chick and Miller.
G.Scott - January 6, 2012
I always think Lawler, Walton, and Ireland
meercatjohn - January 6, 2012
Chad Tracy isnt Jim Tracy’s son, right?
Because ESPN had a scroll at the bottom that sad he was.
Joey Joe - January 5, 2012
The Chad Tracy that used to be on the D-Backs is not Jim’s son.
The Chad Tracy in the Texas system is Jim’s son.
Eric Stephen - January 5, 2012
The Chad Tracy on the Dbax got dealt to the Rockies, and they were sayng he was Jim’s son.
Joey Joe - January 5, 2012
The old Chad Tracy (the former D-Back) played for Hiroshima last year. Not sure how he could have been traded
Eric Stephen - January 5, 2012
Actuall this one is Jim Tracy’s son.
D’Backs Chad Tracy is in Japan.
regfairfield - January 5, 2012
oops you’re right.
Was traded for Greg Reynolds
Joey Joe - January 5, 2012
Tracy’s son doesnt seem like much of a prospect.
1b/LF, 26yrs old…put up 259/339/475 in AAA last year
Joey Joe - January 5, 2012
Sounds like the kind of guy you trade for Greg Reynolds.
regfairfield - January 5, 2012
From #2 in the Kershaw draft….to being dealt for nothing.
Joey Joe - January 5, 2012
more i look at that draft..
what were the Rockies thinking taking him #2 overall?
He wasnt even dominant in college…his k rate wasnt good there, and was even worse in the pros.
Joey Joe - January 5, 2012
It was a “he’s low ceiling, but he can help us almost immediately” pick. They probably liked that he’s a ground ball pitcher.
These kind of picks never work. Especially considering how fast Longoria made it to the bigs.
regfairfield - January 5, 2012
On talent
the draft should have been Lincecum, Longoria and then you could probably argue between Andrew Miller and Kershaw. We all know how it turned out but no one was going to take Clayton until maybe Detroit at No. 6.
bhsportsguy - January 5, 2012
I definitely remember Andrew Miller as the consensus number one in that draft but he was going to be expensive. Didn’t Lincecum slip because of size issues?
regfairfield - January 5, 2012
that
and no one liked his mechanics
Tommy Blackjack - January 5, 2012
He was affordable
and the Rockies never think they can get FA pitchers there. Plus as a college pitcher, he would hopefully be ready sooner.
Heck, the Royals took a guy who hadn’t pitched for almost a year.
bhsportsguy - January 5, 2012
You may be right, but isnt drafting more about projection, then stats? I have no idea what the projection in him was.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
How much projecting can you do when the guy had already completed college?
I’d never draft a college player unless they were completely dominant at that level
Joey Joe - January 5, 2012
yeah I guess you are right.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
But that goes the other way too
For pitchers, you have players that have for one, have not gotten hurt for at least 3 more years and you have an idea of what they can do. A high school player is nothing but projection, you have no idea if he can get another pitch or pitch to more advanced players.
Hitters, I’d agree but since few college hitters are drafted in the first round anyway, it really never comes up that much.
bhsportsguy - January 5, 2012
found a draft scouting report on him…. said he was likely to end up no more then a 4th starter… yeah thats not a good #2 overall pick
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
Sinker ball pitcher
who they thought was gonna be a work horse. Exact reason why you draft the best players and dont draft based on roster needs. It was a good idea, just not with the 2nd pick in the draft
NotJoeTorre - January 5, 2012
I wouldn’t think that people would draft based on roster needs since players take a few years to develop and who knows what your roster will look like by then.
fbihop - January 5, 2012
Jim Tracy has a son named Chad that plays baseball, but its not that one.
regfairfield - January 5, 2012
Does Chad Tracy play baseball? Yes, Chad Tracy plays baseball.
Is Chad Tracy good enough to play in the major leagues? No, Chad Tracy likely won’t play.
Tripon - January 5, 2012
citizen watch
Worked for a division of Citizen from 1985-1999. my favorite watch was a dive watch but have not worn a watch in 10 years. Seem like jewelry now, not practical for everyday use but I understand . I only regret we are not wearing our phones on our wrists. I felt robbed of a part of the future promised to my generation
meercatjohn - January 5, 2012 via iPhone app
Gin
So, a week or two ago, I was on my way to an annual party where the hosts make a big deal of preparing various “martinis”. Only they;re not really martinis – they’re vodkatinis. I’m old school – martini means gin and dry vermouth. The only variables are 1) which gin 2) how little vermouth? 3) shaken or stirred 4) lemon zest or olive. My father taught me to make them for parties when I was about 11 or 12, though I wasn’t allowed to taste until I was about 16 or so. (I copme form a more enlightened place than the US.) I’d pretty well forgotten all about martinis years ago, but this year, after demurring the vodkatinis for several years, I decided to put my money where my mouth was, and bring some gin and accoutrements to the party.
Going back to my father’s day (we’re talking 1960 here),. I was prepared to bring some Tanqueray.But someone I know clued me in that there are now superior premium gins. He recommended Hendricks. It’s fantastic! It was a hot at the party (all gone well before the end – I was kept quite busy). It’s great all on its own. The “botanicals” are amazing. But I have to admit that it’s even zingier with a tiny bit of Noilly Prat. I’ve refuced my proportions – my father’s were 5 or 6 gin to 1 vermouth. So a jigger (if anyone knows what that is – 1.5 oz) gin to a tablespoon of vermouth. With Hendricks, I’ve reduced the vermouth to a teaspoon – it still “wakes up” the gin. With a lemon twist mostly for the ritual.
I quickly got through another bottle over a week or two, and I’m now experimenting with other premium gins – Bombay Sapphire and Citadelle so far, others to come. Each has its own character (Hendricks spicy, Sapphire more floral, Citadelle more herbal).
It’s a real pick-me-up. I’ve got to watch it – I’m completely captivated.
berkowit28 - January 5, 2012
I
am a vodka person more than a gin person. But I get what you are talking about.
Humma?
bhsportsguy - January 5, 2012
my friend is a hendricks gin snob.. Im more or less down for whatever..
hee came hee seop'd he choi'd - January 5, 2012
Fun story.
Eric Stephen - January 5, 2012
It’s kind of hard to find, but the Oregon Brewing Company who makes Rogue beer makes a Rogue Pink Gin that’s a spruce gin aged in Pinot Noir barrels. It’s neat.
Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache - January 5, 2012
Always gin for martinis
At first I thought this was a Humma comment until I got to the first parenthetical. I still like about 5:1 for my Bombay Sapphire martini, or roughly halfway in between the 3:1 (jigger:tablespoon) and 9:1 (jigger:teaspoon) you mentioned. I use a shaker for convenience, but I don’t violently shake it, more of a gently swirl to chill the drink will imparting just a small amount of the water.
I have never tried Hendricks though.
David Young - January 6, 2012
The best way is to keep the gin in the freezer and the vermouth in the fridge. That way you don’t need ice at all, so no dilution, and barely-stirred is all that’s needed. When that’s not possible, then i agree with your lightly-shaken method.
Hendricks is great, as are Bombay Sapphire and Citagelle. Next in my sights (they were sold out last week): Martin Miller Westbourne and G’Vine Nouaison. See here: http://www.tastings.com/search_spirits.lasso , and select Gin.
I’ve been waiting for Humma and HJ to comment. (Yes, I’ve seen Leopold’s too, and will try eventually. The guy at the store told me Anchor Steam are now alsop distilling small batch gin.) Maybe HJ doesn’t imbibe gin by choice.
berkowit28 - January 6, 2012
I’ve also been wanting to try Genever, which is a similar spirit to Gin out of, I believe, Scandinavia. I hear it’s really something.
When I know what it is, I’ll let you know.
Humma Kavula - January 6, 2012
Holland (Netherlands) and Belgium, not Scandinavia.
It’s very different, I’m told, since it ages in casks, like whisky. I’ll try sometime too. I looked for it last week, but they didn’t seem t have it. They did have Plymouth and Old Tom though, so sooner or later I’ll try those.
berkowit28 - January 6, 2012
Here’s an interesting blog I found a while back that may interest you.
http://12bottlebar.com/
Humma Kavula - January 6, 2012
Low Country gin, hmmmm.
David Young - January 6, 2012
Actually jigger:tablespoon is 6:1 and jigger:teaspoon is 18:1! (A jigger is 1.5 oz; 2 tablespoons to an ounce, 3 tsps to a tb).
With “regular” gin I’m happy with 5:1 or 6:1. But with these premium gins, I’m coming around to an overflowing teaspoon, so somewhere around 12:1. You’d think it would be undetectable, or if detectable at all, would not improve the gin. (I don’t like the taste of vermouth on its own at all.) But, amazingly, it does seem to enhance the taste and increase the zing! factor.
berkowit28 - January 6, 2012
I liked a story I came upon about Winston Churchill, who claimed that the correct proportion is achieved if you merely waft the vermouth cork over the glass of gin a couple of times. ;-)
berkowit28 - January 6, 2012
I think he said he’d wave in the direction of France and that was enough.
Then again, it is probably all apocryphal.
fbihop - January 6, 2012
Humma and I say, “Feh! It’s not a martini without a bit of vermouth”.
Tom Lehrer said, “Hearts full of youth, hearts full of truth, six parts gin to one part vermouth.”
David Young - January 6, 2012
Right. They have a word (well, a phrase) for a martini with extremely little or no vermouth: “a glass of gin.”
Humma Kavula - January 6, 2012
As a part-mathematician, I suck at arithmetic. 5:1 puts me in the neighborhood of your jigger:T ratio then.
David Young - January 6, 2012
I drink Sapphire, generally, but it’s mostly by accident. I go through a lot of the stuff and the big bottle is inexpensive at Costco.
There are several different kinds of gin. The one we’re talking about here is London Dry Gin and that is good but I like other kids as well, particularly Old Tom, which is the gin one uses in a Tom Collins if you’re making it right. It is much sweeter than London Dry, and in fact, I like it in a G&T.
I hear that the truly great gin is Leopold’s, which is handmade in small batches. I haven’t tried it but I should; I hear it’s wonderful. It is expensive, though; the 750mL bottle costs twice what the 1.75L bottle of Sapphire costs.
Humma Kavula - January 6, 2012
at the Plymouth brewery, over in the UK, they allow you to come up with your own combination of herbs and make your own gin right there at the factory!
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
My gin would be made with licorice root and shake n bake
court168627 - January 6, 2012
I’d drink that : )
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
Literally LOL
David Young - January 6, 2012
combination of herbs
David Young - January 6, 2012
is there a more "Arnold" movie
than Commando?
Tommy Blackjack - January 5, 2012
I thought the first Terminator
is more since he rarely talks
bhsportsguy - January 5, 2012
nah
Arnold always has a quip :)
Tommy Blackjack - January 5, 2012
“Fuck you, asshole” is a hell of a quip.
David Young - January 6, 2012
“Can you get him a pillow? He’s dead tired.”
Eric Stephen - January 5, 2012
"Remember when I said I'd kill you last?"
“I lied.”
Tommy Blackjack - January 5, 2012
lol
hee came hee seop'd he choi'd - January 5, 2012
Twins
;)
Joey Joe - January 5, 2012
lol
well played
Tommy Blackjack - January 5, 2012
Running Man is up there.
Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache - January 5, 2012
Maria Cristina Alonso – “I feel like I’m going to throw up.”
Arnold, wearing a Hawaiian shirt – “Go ahead. It won’t show on this shirt.”
The Dude Abides - January 5, 2012
lol
Tommy Blackjack - January 5, 2012
Predator?
Ivdown - January 5, 2012
Dylan H tweet
I know this is not really news, but still (sigh)
Tommy Blackjack - January 5, 2012
Just a feint until the Dodgers land Prince Fielder and… wait, why hasn’t Prince Fielder signed with anyone yet?
fbihop - January 5, 2012
Boras almost always waits
until the last minute
Tommy Blackjack - January 5, 2012
or the BSI theory
collusion in the form of MLB asking Boras to wait until the sale process for the Dodgers is a little more clear, and then he signs with us.
(maniacal laughing)
Tommy Blackjack - January 5, 2012
or maybe Boras himself is waiting because he knows Fielder is just too good a fit for Dodgers and he’ll get more money.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
wtf was that Devin E Clanks?? cant even dunk?
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
SWEET!! Raiders hire Reggie McKenzie as their!! Finally, there is hope!… Will he keep Hue Jackson as the head coach is my next question?
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
good for them
do you want them to keep him?
Tommy Blackjack - January 5, 2012
I’m not sure, I really liked Hue early on, but not so much 2nd half. Losing McFadden for 2nd half, and Ford, Moore to injuries for a few weeks hurt as well. But there have been some crazy rumors about what he’s been doing the finally few weeks, some kind of mani/pedi story, and I didnt really like the way he called out his team after the loss to SD. Its true the team didnt show up, but as the HC, its his job to get them ready and prepared, and IMO he should be the one taking the blame for it, not pushing it all on his players, and DC.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
IMO the HC is suppose to be the leader basically, and should always take the blame for his team when they dont show up, or perform well in a big game. It just comes with the territory.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
as their GM, sorry, got a little too excited.
uschris0304 - January 5, 2012
Starlin Castro allegedly does his best Josh Lueke impression.
regfairfield - January 6, 2012
I'm going to go ahead and guess
that this will not be resolved to anyone’s satisfaction
nolander - January 6, 2012
Wow……
Tommy Blackjack - January 6, 2012 via iPhone app
ugh
Ivdown - January 6, 2012
Anybody listen to am 710 yesterday
Mason and Ireland had this “perspective Dodgers” buyer named Joshua Macciello , seemed pretty fishy to me. I admit, I can be a bit pretty cynical person.
gdl - January 6, 2012
he sounded kinda shady
in that he talked super fast and had an east coast accent. do not want.
hee came hee seop'd he choi'd - January 6, 2012
roberto balley has an email exchange with the guy
http://www.vinscullyismyhomeboy.com/2012/01/is-espn-playing-around-who-is-joshua.html
nolander - January 6, 2012
*baly
nolander - January 6, 2012
dude is allegedly commenting, too
Pretty sure we wont need to keep tabs on him cuz Im kiiiiinda sure he wont get past the mlb screening process..
I will say, he did handle mason and ireland like a pro.. But I will also say that might not be too hard since those dudes are morons.
hee came hee seop'd he choi'd - January 6, 2012
I can see calling Mason a moron, not saying I agree, but I get where some would say that. But I think Ireland is a pretty smart guy, not in sports, but in general. But maybe not.
uschris0304 - January 6, 2012
I think they play dumb more than they really “are” dumb. Their whole schtick where they take opposing views on issues, debate them, then have people call in and pick sides can make one or both look like an idiot trying to defend something that makes very little or no sense. We have a local ESPN affiliate up here now that I try to listen to so I don’t have to listen to those guys. They do play the national stuff but at least I get some local stuff which is more interesting than the blathering and I can always switch over to the blathering if I want it.
Xeifrank - January 6, 2012
playing dumb is very smart
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
Maybe you are just fooled by Ireland’s impressive landing-strip forehead.
David Young - January 6, 2012
I saw that, made me even a bit more skeptical that somebody like him, would be responding so quickly to emails and making account names for, in a way defend himself on a blog. Maybe he’s just a different type of cat, just gave me a weird feeling.
gdl - January 6, 2012
are you the guy that called in to Mason and Ireland and laid into them?? I missed the interview with this Macciello, but some caller was really, really pissed they actually talked to this guy for whatever reason.
uschris0304 - January 6, 2012
haha, nope.
gdl - January 6, 2012
I heard that part
And I think they were right on, cause as you read Macciello’s comments on Baly’s blog, you realize that he isn’t actually a billionaire, and this whole thing about money from mining sounds more like he’s got some sort of prospective development opportunity. But that scares me, because then it just sounds like another McCourt situation, east coast dude leveraging himself to be able to make this deal happen. If that’s the case he isn’t making it past MLB.
Champ Kind - January 6, 2012
Also...
Since he is pretty slippery, it makes me think he is using Mason and Ireland to try and curry favor with Dodger fans, which perhaps he thinks will help him get more support with MLB.
Its interesting that both Mason and Ireland called him a billionaire, he doesn’t correct them, and then now he’s backtracking. Also, according to Ireland, supposedly Ramona Shelbourne is working on an article on him, hmmm.
Champ Kind - January 6, 2012
Lord, Philly is the worst sports town, fan wise
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/police-flyers-fans-hunt-attackers-ny-fan-war-165707839.html
Ivdown - January 6, 2012
assholes are everywhere
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
No,
Elvis is everywhere!
David Young - January 6, 2012
Was somebody murdered in the stadium and/or parking lot?
Signed,
Dodger and Angel Stadium
Michael White - January 6, 2012
To my responders
There’s a laundry list of crap for Philly. Booing Santa, booing Mike Schmidt, booing Mcnabb when he was awesome. Ungrateful sports town.
Ivdown - January 6, 2012
I have been to Phillies games in Philly and I have been to Dodger games – I didn’t find the Philly crowd to be any worse than the usual assortment of knuckleheads on the reserve section of DS
in fact, they were probably less rude
but – assholes are everywhere
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
Booing the Canadian National Anthem at the Winter Classic…
fbihop - January 6, 2012
I’ve seen that at a Kings game
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
Wow. I’ve never seen that at a Kings game. I’ve seen plenty of Kings fan sing along (myself included.)
Michael White - January 6, 2012
had to be 20 years ago
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
Obviously it was Chris’ friends booing that day
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
no, it was me
Canada knows what they did.
Tommy Blackjack - January 6, 2012 via iPhone app
Damn Canucks forced Tommy to down a liter of Maple Dr. Pepper.
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
the 28th flavor
A whole new level of vile.
Tommy Blackjack - January 6, 2012 via iPhone app
I like how you pretended not to know that Dr. Pepper has 23 distinct flavors, not 27.
Nice try, Tommy. Nice try.
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
Like it or not
you’re a Pepper Tommy
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
whenever you say that
I can somehow feel my hair being tussled. :)
Tommy Blackjack - January 6, 2012 via iPhone app
perfect perception!
made me smile broadly
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
Finally figured out why Tommy likes baseball so much
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
how did it take us so long to get there?
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
I consider it a personal failing.
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
me too
another fail on the pile today
where is that fucking bottle?
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
LOL
Tommy Blackjack - January 6, 2012 via iPhone app
I think hard core USA hockey fans dislike Canada, and thats where that comes from. Im sure some in Canada do the same, and other countries as well. Oh well.
uschris0304 - January 6, 2012
Then they must like shitty hockey
because if it was nothing but Americans…
nolander - January 6, 2012
I don’t believe Chris’ statement to be true at all.
Michael White - January 6, 2012
I thought so, maybe not. The hockey fans I know hate Canada, while else would they other then because of the hockey rivalry? who knows.
uschris0304 - January 6, 2012
Anyways, speaking of Kings, please get some dam scorers in here…. Cant believe how hard it is for Kings to score goals.
uschris0304 - January 6, 2012
by the way, just to clarify my possibly wrong statement, I didnt mean a dislike Canada for anything other then a hockey angle, not personal against the country.
uschris0304 - January 6, 2012
Canada breathes a sigh of relief
meercatjohn - January 6, 2012
The girls in Montreal are enough for me to never hate Canada
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
Girls just wanna have fun?
Xeifrank - January 6, 2012
At any given time, how many members of the Kings roster are Canadians, eh?
David Young - January 6, 2012
Throwing batteries, shining laser pointers in opposing pitcher's eyes.....
Taylor Maricle - January 6, 2012
Dodgers spring training tickets are on sale now.
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
I believe I’ve asked this in the past, but there’s not a huge need to pre-order tickets, correct? You can just show up and buy tickets day of game.
Michael White - January 6, 2012
Yeah, you should be able to buy tickets day of
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
Might be different this spring, pent up demand to see the newcomers (Ellis, Kennedy, Treanor, Capang) has to be huge. Probably rivals Angel fans hoping to get a look at their old 1st baseman and new fourth starter.
meercatjohn - January 6, 2012
Ah, that there is some good ol’ fashioned snark.
OB12 - January 6, 2012
The Sun came up
keithc13 - January 6, 2012
yeah I cant imagine it hard to get a ST ticket at all….. But maybe you should buy them now before we sign Fielder, because then it wont be so easy.
uschris0304 - January 6, 2012
I can’t remember if there were any sellouts at Camelback last year, but IIRC the Cubs generally are a good draw so you might want to plan ahead (maybe) if it’s Dodgers-Cubs.
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
Capacity at CBR is ~13,000
with 3,000 of those lawn seats.
In 2011 spring training, here were the Dodgers home dates that sold over 10,000 tickets:
Friday, March 4 vs. SF: 11,261
Saturday, March 19 vs. Mil: 12,141 (no doubt because Dave & I were there)
In 2010, there were only three home dates over 10,000:
Thursday, March 18 vs. ChC: 13,391
Saturday, March 20 vs. SD: 13,506
Saturday, March 27 vs. Sea: 13,582
In 2009 (first year at CBR), there were six:
Sunday, March 1 vs. CHW: 11,280 (first game at CBR)
Saturday, March 7 vs. Sea: 11,896
Sunday, March 15 vs. Col: 11,175
Tuesday. March 17 vs. Cubs: 13,046
Sunday, March 22 vs. Tex: 11,259
Sunday, March 29 vs. SD: 10,561
In other words, keep an eye on the weekends or against the Cubs, but you should be fine getting seats the day of the game.
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
That Friday game against the Giants last spring was a night game BTW. I believe Maddz, Gary, and Ghost of K3Vo were in attendance.
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
Even then, Maddz knew Splash Navarro was not a real ballplayer
meercatjohn - January 6, 2012
I’m gonna try to convince the girlfriend to go to Spring Training on the first weekend of her spring break, March 10-11.
fbihop - January 6, 2012
It’s a great trip.
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
I would LOVE to go. Hard to get away from my fam tho.
kinbote - January 6, 2012
Is it too early to start drinking?
Gotta be 5o’clock somewhere
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
That’s a wino statement HJ
Tommy Blackjack - January 6, 2012 via iPhone app
if you had the morning I am having….
you’d simply call it “good sense”
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
I believe you’re allowed beer and wine, but no spirits until later
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
Every moment spent asking the question is a moment you could have spent drinking.
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
there is a similar problem for Western Philosophers, every moment spent examining life are moments where one is not truly living
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
Maybe. But the unexamined life is not worth living.
court168627 - January 6, 2012
Thus, the unquestioned moment is not worth be drunk for.
court168627 - January 6, 2012
Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker.
fbihop - January 6, 2012
Butterscotch, Butterrum. Got a little business on the side, eh Wonka?
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
Very western thought
The eastern philosophers see that equation different
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
I’m a very Western person.
court168627 - January 6, 2012
I am a thought slut
I fucked them all before I found them all lacking
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
At least you are aware there are other ways of thinking
my biggest peeve is people who can’t think outside their own box and examine things from others perspective, or who can’t even admit there could possibly be another perspective worth having.
nolander - January 6, 2012
that
and people who say Aks
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
hahahah.
i like it. philosophy doesn’t really get too interesting for me until the 20c. it’s always important to knoe the oldilocks (because the newbies always reference them), but i can’t really picture myself sitting down and burying my nose in Hume for a couple weeks like i can with 20c philosophers/theorists.
court168627 - January 6, 2012
you misspelled 50 cent
nolander - January 6, 2012
I get all of my philosophy from Twitter.
fbihop - January 6, 2012
"Live everyday like its yr last!"
court168627 - January 6, 2012
You forgot “lol”
fbihop - January 6, 2012
Here's one that summarizes HJ's claim above:
“Life is crazy don’t try to figure it out your just wasting time”
court168627 - January 6, 2012
courtesy of Shawne Merriman
via Matt Kemp
court168627 - January 6, 2012
British Empiricism FTW
But, but, but Hume
set in motion Kant and influenced Adam Smith
the world is very different without Hume
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
I get it. And by set in motion, you mean “allowed Kant to rip him apart.” Kant is one of the few pre-20c philosophers that I enjoy reading (not necessarily because of his thought, but because of his readability). My point is that philophy becomes a very different animal in the 20c, for better and worse, and that I find it much more enjoyable at that point.
court168627 - January 6, 2012
I did mean this
the progression of thought dies when we agree with what came before us
I think the last half the 20th century we lost the soul of philosophy and thought ourselves into a corner. In some ways, science is killing philosophy as we knew it and not sure where it goes from here
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
I would agree with that except for Alain Badiou. Zizek calls him the philosopher of the 21c: “A figure like Plato or Hegel walks among us!”
court168627 - January 6, 2012
A former co-worker of mine, in a discussion with me and another co-worker who double majored in philosophy and mathematics, “Locke and Kant were arrogant morons.” That still makes us laugh over a decade later.
David Young - January 6, 2012
But he was right!
Humma Kavula - January 6, 2012
It is the phrasing that make it funny!
David Young - January 6, 2012
You can have your own Cotton Bowl Tailgate!
Drink up Joe
keithc13 - January 6, 2012
sweet – I love the outpouring of support
scary thing is, I have the means to do just that. 4 cases of wine in the supply closet at my office and one bottle of scotch in my lower left desk drawyer
Problem is, drinking at work is like opening a bag of M&Ms, if you don’t to eat the whole bag then you better not open the bag at all
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
You can always get “sick”
keithc13 - January 6, 2012
the problem with being the boss is when you get “sick”, everyone else stops working
I need them to work while I soak my brain
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
I am missing a “want” somewhere in there, will leave it for you to find it
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
KEITH!
So Arkansas is back in the Cotton Bowl, except they didn’t win the SWC, and are in the SEC now, and they were third in the SEC, and it’s not at the Cotton Bowl, it’s at Jerry-World, and it’s being broadcast on Fox.
But I bet you’re still pretty pumped : )
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
Per BCS rankings, they were the best team in the SW
Would have liked to see Arkansas vs. Houston during the season though.
Michael White - January 6, 2012
Arkansas vs Houston would be fun to watch. Kansas State should have taken on West Virginia in the Orange Bowl
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
Breakfast
BFDC - January 6, 2012
I would drink that shit out of that
think big time brunch food
maybe poached eggs over a brisket hash complimented by an order of French Toast with a Maple Dr. Pepper reduction syrup (that would be good) and a side of bacon
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
hey is it really beer week this week?
uschris0304 - January 6, 2012
Rec'd for
David Young - January 6, 2012
Buzz Beer is better
Ivdown - January 6, 2012
sounds like a 50's radio jingle
A beer buzz is better with buzz beer bud
Drink Buzz wherever fine beers are sold
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
in that era you'd have been a genius with jingles
Ivdown - January 6, 2012
in that era
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
Drew Carey
FTMFW
Tommy Blackjack - January 6, 2012 via iPhone app
Glad to see you knew that one :)
Ivdown - January 6, 2012
hell yes!
kinbote - January 6, 2012
If you can find a bar with sports it’s cool.
regfairfield - January 6, 2012
Pass some my way. It’s the end of my third week off with my family. I’m starting to get the existential shakes.
kinbote - January 6, 2012
All this talk about spring training got me excited this morning
This is a beautiful sight:
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
Oh lord, that is sexy
There is an old man baseball tourney there in January
don’t have the time but really want to go back and play
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
is that little small field on the right the whiffle ball field?
Xeifrank - January 6, 2012
that’s the White Sox side, I pretend that side doesn’t exist
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
The Who?
Xeifrank - January 6, 2012
funny you should bring them up
I just found out yesterday that Roger Waters is not dead
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters?
fbihop - January 6, 2012
Surprise two for Joe: Roger Daltry – also not dead.
regfairfield - January 6, 2012
YEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!
David Young - January 6, 2012
Of all the R&R deaths, seems to me that Jim Morrison is the only one who fronted a big name band from that era who bit the dust. The other lead singers just seem to keep on ticking, most are in their 60’s now. I guess you could say Janice fronted her band.
meercatjohn - January 6, 2012
Hendrix?
fbihop - January 6, 2012
People whose name are on the marquee I think of differently then
Who
Led Zepplin
Rolling Stones
Doors
meercatjohn - January 6, 2012
Sabbath
fbihop - January 6, 2012
i don;t understand
what is this list?
court168627 - January 6, 2012
Just a small list of bands who lost a member before you all were born.
meercatjohn - January 6, 2012
I’m guessing huge rock acts in the late 60s to mid-70s
fbihop - January 6, 2012
Janis Joplin?
Humma Kavula - January 6, 2012
And that’s what I get for not reading to the end.
Janis certainly fronted Big Brother and the Holding Company.
Humma Kavula - January 6, 2012
all them limeys is related
Townsend, Waters, Daltry
The Wall, Tommy
they cousins
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
probably all the black coffee he drinks.
Xeifrank - January 6, 2012
leads to a long and happy life
A client sent me a case of a hangover recovery drink for xmas called “Code Blue”,
Not sure what he is hinting at
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
Have you tried that stuff yet? I got an email about getting a case for half off and was thinking about it…
BFDC - January 6, 2012
um, yeah
mostly inoffensive taste a like diet gatorade type drink
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
Was it helpful or particularly rejuvenating or no different than a gatorade or vitamin water?
BFDC - January 6, 2012
no perceptible difference
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
Cool, thats what I was figuring.
BFDC - January 6, 2012
snake oil
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
the dodgers do have one of those fields – basically it is just an infield for all kinds of drills
if you see the 4 diamonds in the top center left, the diamond facing towards us is a mini
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
There appears to be an even smaller corner on the left side, but it’s not a proper infield like the one on ten right. Maybe it’s just a bit of spare green lawn for visitors to walk around – I seem to remember that from when I was there in 2009.
berkowit28 - January 6, 2012
Discussed below, I see now. OK.
berkowit28 - January 6, 2012
That’s on the White Sox side. Might just be for baserunning, and small quick one-on-one instruction.
And for the players kids.
On the Dodgers side, just beyond the building beyond the left field wall, there is a similar little private area where the Dodgers’ kids play and where Maury Wills does sliding and bunting drills.
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
Cool. Sounds like the Disney Land of baseball. All it’s missing is a submarine ride.
Xeifrank - January 6, 2012
It has a name
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
Sponsored by Old Spice.
fbihop - January 6, 2012
Ok, that’s just gross. :)
Xeifrank - January 6, 2012
Big trade
silverwidow - January 6, 2012
@MLB:
fbihop - January 6, 2012
I don't understand this trade from the Padres perspective
Other than just Rizzo being blocked by Alonso. You’d think they could have used Rizzo as part of a package to get someone better than Cashner though.
BFDC - January 6, 2012
Cashner seems like an excellent get for them.
meercatjohn - January 6, 2012
I guess if he ends up as a starter. The arm trouble and possibly being stuck in the bullpen is troubling, but then again, the Pads make relievers into deadline gold.
BFDC - January 6, 2012
so no Fielder for them
nolander - January 6, 2012
yep! more names here:
underdog - January 6, 2012
meh, fbihop beat me too it.
So, Cubs should be excited about Rizzo, right?
underdog - January 6, 2012
first they got rid of this guy
fbihop - January 6, 2012
One year with Rizzo was enough huh?
Michael White - January 6, 2012
Must not have liked him
Or they would have gotten someone besides Alonzo in the Latos trade, though maybe they just went for best value regardless.
Ivdown - January 6, 2012
Hoyer likes Rizzo
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
Shrinks the possible field for Fielder
Who’s left?
Mariners
Nationals
Orioles?
Dare I say…Dodgers? I don’t dare
Ivdown - January 6, 2012
dare if you might
but be prepared to be mocked as a delusional fool
you wouldn’t be the first to find wisdom in what others call delusion
Hollywood Joe - January 6, 2012
The problem with me saying that is that if the skies open up, a miracle occurs, and the Dodgers sign Fielder, I’ll be derided as the naysaying asshole. But if the 999,999 out of a million odds are right and the Dodgers don’t sign him, no one will care that I called him delusional. I guess always take the long shot, because once it strikes you’ll look like a genius.
court168627 - January 6, 2012
Why do you think I'm making so many proclamations this year :)
Ivdown - January 6, 2012
I want him on the Nationals
if we can’t have him.
nolander - January 6, 2012
Mariners or Nationals, I’d think. Orioles need way too many other things.
fbihop - January 6, 2012
Nats
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
Adam LaRoche can gfh
kinbote - January 6, 2012
Josh Byrnes is a hell of a GM
silverwidow - January 6, 2012
D-Backs disagreed
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
at least the new regime did
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
guess they won't be using LaHair after all
Sucks for him.
Tommy Blackjack - January 6, 2012 via iPhone app
You know you're in a terrible mood
when Coldplay starts to sound good
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
or, you know, one of millions of ultra normal people
court168627 - January 6, 2012
you dig the Coldplay? Huh, but they’re so…..yogurt
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
never said i liked them
just saying they’re popular is all. it’s my usual response to “how could anyone like [insert popular band?]” My response is, “I don’t know. Ask one of the millions of people that bought their record.”
court168627 - January 6, 2012
uschris argument.
fbihop - January 6, 2012
I still don’t think Coldplay are good.
court168627 - January 6, 2012
But I think there are much MUCH worse bands/musicians out there nowadays.
court168627 - January 6, 2012
oh for sure, Coldplay can play their instruments and carry a note, but if you put Coldplay and Muse in a room and you chose Coldplay, you have chosen…poorly
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
Muse is a bunch of hipsters
nolander - January 6, 2012
I can’t stand Muse. I would take Coldplay any day of the week.
court168627 - January 6, 2012
Then you have chosen… poorly.
fbihop - January 6, 2012
1. Can’t stand the Thom Yorke wannabe vocals
2. Can’t stand the humorlessly pretentious prog thing they’re going for
3. Can’t stand the unbelievably crappy lyrics
court168627 - January 6, 2012
I like Muse only because of this music video.
fbihop - January 6, 2012
Knights of Cydonia is the greatest rock song written that begins with the word Knights.
/waits for someone to bring up Knights in White Satin
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
Just impressed you’ve heard of the song
meercatjohn - January 6, 2012
it was included on a mixtape featured in the book The Perks of Being a Wallflower, which was basically the written version of My So Called Life
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
Night and Day, you are the one……
Humma Kavula - January 6, 2012
oh shit. they used this as bumper music during Dodger games on the radio last year.
court168627 - January 6, 2012
Knights in White Satin is fucking terrible.
fbihop - January 6, 2012
That’s because it is “Nights…”
Breathe deep the gathering gloom….
David Young - January 6, 2012
Watchlights fade from every room
Tommy Blackjack - January 6, 2012 via iPhone app
while I’ll accept your critique as valid, I would use that same exact metric in judging Radiohead : )
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
Yeah, Thom Yorke is such a Thom Yorke wannabe
court168627 - January 6, 2012
He even changed his name to Thom Yorke!
fbihop - January 6, 2012
: p
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
All in all
I dislike Muse and Coldplay. I really can’t think of any contemporary rock bands that are doing something that I find interesting.
court168627 - January 6, 2012
Musically interesting? Probably not, but I find the aforementioned Muse, Arctic Monkeys, the Wombats, and Silversun Pickups to be a lot of fun
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
I hear Silversun Pickups on the radio occasionally and they might be the only exception to my claim. I have enjoyed every song I’ve heard by them.
court168627 - January 6, 2012
saw that in concert at the Greek. Which was double awesome cause the Pickups lived in Silverlake when they were getting started. Lead singer, Brian, was like "I used to sit in those trees to watch concerts just a few years ago : )
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
My feelings about rock and roll can be summed up this way:
Somewhere along the way, somebody decided that melody, harmony, and lush orchestrations were a bad thing. This was a mistake.
There are some bands that still think The Beach Boys were the greatest rock band of all time and make music influenced by them. I like these bands.
Humma Kavula - January 6, 2012
I love the Beach Boys, but I totally disagree with you. After punk, lush orchestrations really are a bad idea in rock music IMHO.
court168627 - January 6, 2012
Most people disagree with me, as you can tell just by listening to the radio. That’s okay with me.
I see the value in a garage band sound; it sets an equal playing field in music. A kid who listens to that says, “Well, hell, I can make that sound in my garage, too.”
But I like a big, overproduced record. I like big harmonies and catchy tunes you can’t get out of your head.
In short, I like music that is designed to make people happy.
Humma Kavula - January 6, 2012
hahaha.
i say this without a hint of sarcasm. generally speaking, i fucking hate music designed to make people happy.
court168627 - January 6, 2012
And that is why the world don’t move to the beat of just one drum.
Humma Kavula - January 6, 2012
you realize the Beach Boys were a garage band. They played in a garage that is now part of the 105!
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
Of course! Just north of where I live now. Hawthorne represent.
Humma Kavula - January 6, 2012
I like good vocal and harmony work, as in a great Beach Boys song like God Only Knows.
Hell, I like listening to Eagles records (sorry Marty) because of the singing.
David Young - January 6, 2012
I hate the fucking Eagles
The Dude Abides - January 6, 2012
To quote some crazy redneck guy on WTF last week, “The Eagles are nothing but the country Monkees of the ’70s.”
fbihop - January 6, 2012
More like the Byrds of the 60’s.
Phil Gurnee - January 6, 2012
Get outta my fuckin cab
mleadman - January 6, 2012
I had a rough night, man :(
The Dude Abides - January 6, 2012
You better pray I don't find any
Dirty Laundry ;)
Ivdown - January 6, 2012
Get the fuck outta my cab!
nwbb - January 6, 2012
I could name a couple like TOOL or The Mars Volta that are doing very interesting things musically. Whether or not you like them is a different story.
BFDC - January 6, 2012
I like the Mars Volta. Well, I liked them. I stopped listening after their third album.
court168627 - January 6, 2012
Their last album (Octahedron) is probably their best album since the first. The 3rd album was by far their worst.
BFDC - January 6, 2012
I’ll check it out. Deloused was great. I feel very lucky to have seen them live when they were touring after Deloused. Probably one of the few shows they did with Jeremy Ward.
court168627 - January 6, 2012
Yea I saw them back then too. Their shows are still fantastic.
BFDC - January 6, 2012
x
Humma Kavula - January 6, 2012
and of course
Humma Kavula - January 6, 2012
more my style.
court168627 - January 6, 2012
x
fbihop - January 6, 2012
[x]
David Young - January 6, 2012
Hell fucking yeah The Clash!
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
yeah, we had this debate re:TV, how the critically acclaimed shows never overlap in the vein diagram with the most watched shows.
I think a lot of people just want Pizza Hut
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
For a book about this very concept, see Carl Wilson’s book on the Celine Dion album in the 33 1/3 series.
court168627 - January 6, 2012
hipster
nolander - January 6, 2012
It isn’t being a hipster to dislike bad music.
fbihop - January 6, 2012
hipster
nolander - January 6, 2012
hahaha.
exactly. hipster is undefinable. it basically just means “i don’t like your taste in something.”
court168627 - January 6, 2012
My girlfriend tried to get me to get skinny jeans but they were too uncomfortable. How do people wear those things!?
fbihop - January 6, 2012
their hipsters
nolander - January 6, 2012
define skinny jeans
like skinnier then 511s?
nolander - January 6, 2012
I went from uber big 559s to 505s
took a bit to break them in but I love them now
nolander - January 6, 2012
I wear 501s.
David Young - January 6, 2012
My jeans criteria:
(a) on sale at Banana Republic or J. Crew (never full price)
(b) fit well enough
© don’t showcase my religion, if you know what I mean
(d) not terrible fading/style
Humma Kavula - January 6, 2012
Santa Barbara Thrift Store
meercatjohn - January 6, 2012
I have no clue. I just try jeans on and if they’re comfortable and not some weird color, I buy them. I do this about once every other year.
fbihop - January 6, 2012
then how can I trust you to know whether they where truly skinny jeans?
how? HOW?!
nolander - January 6, 2012
Because she told me they were skinny jeans?
fbihop - January 6, 2012
on their legs.
court168627 - January 6, 2012
I figured since G.Paltrow went all fake British, Madonna style, you would like Coldplay. :)
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
I can’t stand the fake British, bloody wankers the lot ’o them : )
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
I'd say more Daniel Powter with Bad Day when you know it's bad
Ivdown - January 6, 2012
Just heard on a radio news update that Floyd Mayweather’s jail time was delayed to start on June 1, clearing the way to fight on May 5.
Pacquiao back on?
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
As much as I’d like to see Mayweather fight Pacquaio, I’d rather see Mayweather be in jail for what he did.
fbihop - January 6, 2012
I just read this…. Arum was suppose to be flying to Phillipines Sunday to present the 4 options to Manny. Lets face it, the 4 options suck IMO. Actually any option that isnt Mayweather sucks so hopefully this fight becomes reality…Arum said it was because Floyd was going to jail, but if Manny doesnt fight Floyd next, he cant fight him end on 2012 either, which means we’d have to wait a whole nother year, fuck all that, make that money guys, DO IT!!!
uschris0304 - January 6, 2012
Jim Rome leaving ESPN and heading to CBS Sports Network.
Apparently there is such thing as a CBS Sports Network.
fbihop - January 6, 2012
“Steve! Steve, have you seen this? ESPN has a website.”
“Yeah so.”
“Should we have a website? We broadcast college sports every now and again. We could get Jim Rome, he’s good”
I like this skit because the punchline is Jim Rome is terrible and would only be hired by manatees.
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
the scary thing
is what blowhard is going to replace him on espn
nolander - January 6, 2012
More Skip Bayless!
fbihop - January 6, 2012
Craig James, after he fails in politics
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
Another channel not to watch him on
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
I feel comfortable saying I do not get the CBS Sports Network, but that Rome should be thrilled to be the lead in for Wichita St. vs. Mid-Tennessee St.
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
@ESPNBook says that ESPN had been jerking Rome around. Including this:
fbihop - January 6, 2012
haha
nolander - January 6, 2012
So wait, there's a CBS Sports Network as well as this new NBC Sports Network
Do they all not realize its not 1996 anymore, ESPN has already established themselves as the WWL in sports. It’s all over!
That is if you believe ESPN.
Champ Kind - January 6, 2012
well ESPN has thrown down some Disney money to get the rights to just about every major sport save hockey. So NBC took hockey and soccer and made a network.
And CBS was like, that’s awesome, we’ll build a network on the model of the Big 10 network and show C games nobody else wants. And everyone was like, why?
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
Ironically, that's how ESPN started
By airing the scraps left over from the Big Boys table, of course now that 24 hour sports exists on countless channels, I’m not sure what CBS hopes to gain from this. What excactly is their business model?
Champ Kind - January 6, 2012
Tiddlywink was the bomb back in the day
meercatjohn - January 6, 2012
I remember watching a Rock/Paper/Scissor championship once
meercatjohn - January 6, 2012
Actually, never mind, I know the answer
When asked to see their business model, the execs at CBS presented Starla!
Champ Kind - January 6, 2012
There's my business model!
Ivdown - January 6, 2012
I understand the Big10/Pac-12/Longhorn Network. That’s just trying to make nat’l broadcast revenue off of games that would have been on local sports channels or worse, webcast. But why CBS wants to buy games from that same pool…
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
Because they had a lot of money
And someone else already made almond milk.
Tommy Blackjack - January 6, 2012 via iPhone app
Padres are the only team in the NL
Who make cool moves
Lex in Brooklyn - January 6, 2012
I think it was Grant Brisbee who said
That the Padres were the only team in the NL West who know what they’re doing.
Tommy Blackjack - January 6, 2012 via iPhone app
THe Diamondbacks seem to be doing pretty alright strategy-wise
court168627 - January 6, 2012
Kubel was a head scratcher
Tommy Blackjack - January 6, 2012 via iPhone app
I’d agree but then I’d be labeled a Padre lover by the labelers.
meercatjohn - January 6, 2012
to label you so
Would be libel
Tommy Blackjack - January 6, 2012 via iPhone app
Hey man
What’s cooler than Adam Kennedy, Mark Ellis, Mike Mcdougal, Juan Rivera, Jamey Carroll’s less good clone who I’ve already forgotten his name, Matt Treanor, and Josh Bard???
Ivdown - January 6, 2012
Padres still have a stable of 1st baseman
Jesus Guzman
Yonder Alonzo
Kyle Banks
but now have another solid pitching prospect who is not really a prospect because he served his MLB time on the DL last year. He was the answer to the question, who was a big time college relief pitcher ala Reed who transitioned into a starter. He won a rotation spot in 2011 but like Ruddy was never able to pitch. Though Ruddy did last longer.
meercatjohn - January 6, 2012
I humbly submit
the funniest thing you’ll see today
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpl5mOAXNl4
G.Scott - January 6, 2012
that is pretty fuckin funny
court168627 - January 6, 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf_IIbT8HGk&feature=related
meercatjohn - January 6, 2012
Catchy tune.
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
That’s no runaway golf cart.
fbihop - January 6, 2012
Which three lefthanded starters have won double digits in each of the last nine seasons?
meercatjohn - January 6, 2012
Buehrle?
court168627 - January 6, 2012
Lilly?
court168627 - January 6, 2012
Kershaw?
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
don't think Kershaw was in the majors when he was 14.
court168627 - January 6, 2012
oh….in the Majors…oh
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
The two Court168627 mentioned, plus Sabathia?
BFDC - January 6, 2012
Yes
meercatjohn - January 6, 2012
Sabathia?
court168627 - January 6, 2012
Yes to all three
meercatjohn - January 6, 2012
Zito had 9 straight years before the last two
G.Scott - January 6, 2012
so did Pettite
meercatjohn - January 6, 2012
Johan Santana was close too
court168627 - January 6, 2012
Moyer represents
meercatjohn - January 6, 2012
even with Lilly being on that list he only ranks 8th in total wins for a lefty in this decade. Using 2000 as the starting point.
meercatjohn - January 6, 2012
Soooo last decade?
BFDC - January 6, 2012
Has anyone ever watched "Literal" music videos?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZaiB9jYCxI
seriously great, there’s a bunch, even for video games, movies, etc…
Ivdown - January 6, 2012
take on me
And total eclipse of the heart are both hilarious.
Tommy Blackjack - January 6, 2012 via iPhone app
Im 2 minutes through Total Eclipse of the Heart
and I’m worried im gonna start bust up laughing and get in trouble, lmao.
Ivdown - January 6, 2012
Community coming back
http://news.yahoo.com/nbc-chief-says-community-coming-back-194836342.html
meercatjohn - January 6, 2012
WooHoo!!!
Someone saw the light!
Champ Kind - January 6, 2012
they always said it wasn't canceled
nolander - January 6, 2012
That meant nothing
It was in limbo, and just about everyone was writing them off as dead. The fact that they are now saying openly that it is coming back, is a good thing, IMO.
Champ Kind - January 6, 2012
They never stopped production, so it was pretty clear it was coming back.
fbihop - January 6, 2012
This is your NBC President
Sounds like something I might say after the 2012 Dodger season.
meercatjohn - January 6, 2012
NBC is the Dodgers of broadcast TV. CBS is the Yankees, ABC is the Red Sox, Fox is the Phillies, and the CW is the Rays
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
And the History Channel is the Pirates!
Humma Kavula - January 6, 2012
What does that make Spike TV then?
Hmm?
Champ Kind - January 6, 2012
I was gonna say, “The Phillies. Fuck you, Ruiz,” but I see that Josie has already made Fox the Phillies. Hmmm.
Humma Kavula - January 6, 2012
Orioles
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
ooo, Cable opens up a world of possibilities....running out of steam, need help on blanks
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – Syfy – You can rebrand all you want, we know who you are
Oakland Athletics – FX – turned low budget affairs into mild success
Texas Rangers –
Seattle Mariners – USA Network – remember USA? You used to watch wrestling on it.
Chicago White Sox –
Cleveland Indians – AMC – their hits are mild, but the movies are fun to watch over and over.
Kansas City Royals – G4 – A bunch of kids playing video games, maybe it’ll come to something
Minnesota Twins –
Detroit Tigers -
Boston Red Sox – ABC – Solid and well run, but will go experimental. Haven’t produced a hit lately though.
New York Yankees – CBS – Everything they do is #1, but no one really likes them.
Toronto Blue Jays -
Baltimore Orioles -
Tampa Bay Rays – CW – they’re probably doing some interesting things, but nobody is watching
Chicago Cubs -
St. Louis Cardinals –
Milwaukee Brewers –
Pittsburgh Pirates – History Channel – remember that time when that thing happened?
Houston Astros –
Cincinnati Reds –
San Diego Padres – Nickelodeon – Nick is kids!
Arizona Diamondbacks –
Los Angeles Dodgers – NBC – Once great, now struggling to find fan base again. And a hit.
San Francisco Giants – TV Land – All the vets, and they have that one hit
Colorado Rockies – ABC Family – guilty pleasure, but still shows 700 club
Atlanta Braves – TBS – Duh
Washington Nationals – C-Span
New York Mets – TNT – Another cop drama? Just tell me when the Knicks are on.
Philadelphia Phillies – No real history before 1990, but recent big hits have made it a major player.
Florida Marlins -
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
Cubs are Food Network: always fun to watch, especially at Wrigley Field, but usually a second or third option.
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
You have USA wrong. USA is the top-rated cable station. Which team best fits this description: “They have more fans than anybody else, but no one you know.”
Humma Kavula - January 6, 2012
Maybe the Cardinals? Rangers?
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
Yeah, I was thinking Rangers.
Humma Kavula - January 6, 2012
“The best shows on tv no one knows about”
Ivdown - January 6, 2012
That’s the Rangers! “Oh shit, they’re in the World Series again? Huh.”
Humma Kavula - January 6, 2012
It fits well
What network or channel should the Cardinals be?
Ivdown - January 6, 2012
Fox News
They make big splashes, they get big ratings, but I’m not interested and neither are you. But their big time in the midwest.
Champ Kind - January 6, 2012
This is great.
Tommy Blackjack - January 6, 2012 via iPhone app
No way do the Indians get AMC
Breaking Bad? Mad Men? 1st Season of Walking Dead. I don’t recall seeing anyone on the Tribe’s recent roster that can stand up to Mr. Don Draper. AMC produces quality TV shows.
Champ Kind - January 6, 2012
Major League is about the Indians. They get whatever they want!
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
Yeah, that seems to be the Rays to me.
Humma Kavula - January 6, 2012
I think AMC fits Josie's description of the Phillies
Relatively new success, before that they were just old B&W movies, but lately they have been acquiring quite the team of stars.
Champ Kind - January 6, 2012
How come they rarely show movies anymore on American Movie Classics? Same reason there isnt music videos on MTV? wtf is going on with TV these days….. Next im be watching Monday Night Football on the Playboy channel.
uschris0304 - January 6, 2012
I saw a “Kentucky Fried Chicken” on Sunday that wasn’t labeled KFC
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
Well, you lose brand recognition if you change your name
And if you decide to go in a different direction with your programming…
Taylor Maricle - January 6, 2012
True, I guess so.
uschris0304 - January 6, 2012
Astros – O Network, since they are switching leagues next year
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
Cardinals – Comedy Central. There are reasons to watch, but if you watch too much of it, it starts seeming like the same shit over and over.
Humma Kavula - January 6, 2012
The Brewers are the Discovery Channel. It’s cool to say that you like them, but they’re actually kind of shallow.
Humma Kavula - January 6, 2012
Giants = Cartoon Network.
Taylor Maricle - January 6, 2012
Carol FTMFW
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
well, now it’s a fanpost
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
The best part about this is that I meant to type Carl. Haha
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
Then I vote that the Blue Jays = Cinemax.
Its the place to go to see copious amounts of sex and nudity. Just ask the camera operators at the Sky Dome, errr Rogers Centre.
Champ Kind - January 6, 2012
And I still stand by Toronto = Skinimax
For proof, find Deadspins run of the C-Roll footage, just uh… don’t watch it at work.
Champ Kind - January 6, 2012
They should put sports on Showtime or the movie channel… worst premium channels IMO. I mean, if you’re into their shows I guess you’d disagree, but im not, and IMO they have the worst dam selection of movies.
uschris0304 - January 6, 2012
doesn’t Showtime have an NFL show?
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
Yeah they have Inside the NFL but for some reason it doesnt have the same feel to be as it did on HBO… maybe cuz its not on HBO. They also have boxing, but usually not big fights….
uschris0304 - January 6, 2012
Not quite yet...
From Alan Sepinwall, who asked the NBC president directly:
berkowit28 - January 6, 2012
Anyone travelling to ST to see a game between 3/20 and 3/26?
And wouldn’t mind a dumb 18 year old college kid on spring break tagging along (providing some gas money, of course)?
Taylor Maricle - January 6, 2012
Still working out details of my trip, but good chance I will at least be there at CBR that weekend.
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
Yeah, I don’t know yet if i’m even coming back or not for break but my girlfriend and most of my friends will be gone, so if i come back i kinda want to do something for myself.
Taylor Maricle - January 6, 2012
So this is more of a
“Will i be able to get there if I come back”
Taylor Maricle - January 6, 2012
How dumb we talking’?
Tommy Blackjack - January 6, 2012 via iPhone app
The Dumb Smart Kind.
136 IQ but prone to not knowing what he’s talking about.
Taylor Maricle - January 6, 2012
Man, it’s like looking in a mirror.
When Taylor sees me, he’ll be thinking, “Old Man, look at my life, I’m a lot like youuuuu werrrrre……”
Well, he would, if he was old.
Humma Kavula - January 6, 2012
lmao
Ivdown - January 6, 2012
you know your IQ?
Tommy Blackjack - January 6, 2012 via iPhone app
Took a test a while back, maybe 3 years ago.
Taylor Maricle - January 6, 2012
was it one of those online ones?
Because I hate to break it to you, you’re not getting a free iPad.
Tommy Blackjack - January 6, 2012 via iPhone app
It was online, I think it was from a website my 8th grade english teacher directed me to.
It wasn’t a spam ad on the side of a meme website or anything, though.
Taylor Maricle - January 6, 2012
Well, he is willing to accept "free rides" from complete strangers he met on the web
I bet he also considered taking up the mustachioed man in tan ford van who was offering “free candy” because, f-it the dude seemed legit.
Champ Kind - January 6, 2012
I've met a lot of people here before
I’m really only open to people i met at the softball game.
Taylor Maricle - January 6, 2012
As your parents might tell you
we are all molesters.
Ivdown - January 6, 2012
worked out ok for me.
G.Scott - January 6, 2012
That doesn't mean
she didn’t molest you
mleadman - January 6, 2012
show me on the doll where taiwan touched you
G.Scott - January 6, 2012
Not fair
Marty is holding a Care Bear
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
don't act like you'd actually meet anyone :P
Ivdown - January 6, 2012
I'm gonna wait
Until I know you’re not gonna be there.
Tommy Blackjack - January 6, 2012 via iPhone app
lmao
You would
Ivdown - January 6, 2012
if we go, i believe it will be the week before
G.Scott - January 6, 2012
To be honest
the only issue I see is going out at night to some of those places in Scottsdale if they require ID – plus if I am around, absolutely no underage drinking permitted by me in my presence.
bhsportsguy - January 6, 2012
You meant to reply above, huh?
Yeah, i thought about the underage bit, too.
Taylor Maricle - January 6, 2012
im sure to no surprise, im surprised how many of you want to go to ST games. Curious of the reason…. just a pure love of baseball that it doesnt matter if you watch meaningless games and players that wont make the team for half the game? Or to get pictures and authographs n stuff?
uschris0304 - January 6, 2012
I normally don't care much at all.
But i happen to be on spring break with nothing better to do.
Autographs are cool though.
Taylor Maricle - January 6, 2012
right, thats what im thinking, would be cool if you can go for Spring Break, drink the whole time, meet some players and get pictures, etc. Is that Lake Havisu or whatever close by?
uschris0304 - January 6, 2012
It's not about the drinking, though.
By then i’ll have just left 10 weeks of college.
Taylor Maricle - January 6, 2012
You should go to a large body of water somewhere for spring break if you will be 10 weeks into college.
BFDC - January 6, 2012
I go for many reasons
I love the facilities
I get to visit K3vo
It makes for a nice vacation
I get to spend time away with Maddz
I get to satisfy my passion for scouting
I get to watch major league baseball players act like big kids and remember they have personalities as well as wOBAs
It’s dirt cheap to go to games
Getting closer to major league players and personnel than at any other possible situation
but mostly, because it means that MF BASEBALL IS BACK
G.Scott - January 6, 2012
TSBG
meercatjohn - January 6, 2012
who is K3vo? and yeah solid reasons man….. how much is beer though, just curious… and is there areas you could tailgate, drink your own drinks, etc?
uschris0304 - January 6, 2012
You can carry your own gun and shoot beer bottles in the parking lot.
meercatjohn - January 6, 2012
cheaper than here, not as cheap as the midwest. $12-14 pitchers or so at the places i remember.
G.Scott - January 6, 2012
and you can get beer sold to you at the stadium without leaving your seat.
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
Very relaxing atmosphere and you can get your fill of baseball in many forms. You can watch everyone in major league camp go through a full workout all from a viewing distance of no more than at a standard little league game. You can get autographs from the players if you are into that or if you have kids (or your kids can simply see their favorite players up close).
You can walk around the whole complex and watch all the minor leaguers either work out or play games, many times sitting next to some of them while you watch. As you are walking the complex, you might run into Tommy Lasorda, pass Ken Landreaux, say hi to Mike Davis, or talk for five minutes with Maury Wills.
Then, if that wasn’t enough, you get to watch nine innings of baseball under the sun, seeing many of the players you know and many of the players you don’t have a chance to see if you don’t live near Albuquerque or Chattanooga.
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
Underage = driver :)
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
Only insured for my mom’s Taurus, but that’s your problem, haha.
Taylor Maricle - January 6, 2012
Actually, at that point, i'm off even that insurance.
Taylor Maricle - January 6, 2012
Eric
likes the town car experience when in Arizona
bhsportsguy - January 6, 2012
I’m driving this year. Just working out the when
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
wet blanket! :P
Ivdown - January 6, 2012
or you’re gonna call the cops??
uschris0304 - January 6, 2012
Sure
no seriously, I would not want to be put in a position where I would be in any way responsible for that type of behavior. The underage person might get a slap on the wrist, the one who should know better could get in a lot more trouble.
bhsportsguy - January 6, 2012
Right I get you, I understand… Are the laws on it as strict in AZ as they are here?
uschris0304 - January 6, 2012
21 is a federal drinking age, so yes.
G.Scott - January 6, 2012
I think they mean the penalties for defying said laws.
Taylor Maricle - January 6, 2012
yeah IO mean the penatly… or bhs getting caught with a drinking minor, etc.
uschris0304 - January 6, 2012
ahh, IDK.
G.Scott - January 6, 2012
So um
I think this is the worst case of sports hoarding I’ve ever seen: http://snaggingbaseballs.mlblogs.com/2012/01/03/ben-weil/
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
Thats just sad
BFDC - January 6, 2012
Man, how does he pay for all that stuff…. sweet collection though somewhat, if he had a big enough house to display it….. too many hats and jerseys IMO. 1 team bro, 1 team.
uschris0304 - January 6, 2012
I kept wait for either a) he sells jerseys on ebay, this is his warehouse. When that didn’t come, I was expecting b) his family is so wealthy he doesn’t have to do anything. Then I saw his mom. The whole thing is sad and I just have more questions.
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
Will he be found dead under a pile of jerseys, or a pile of baseball cards?
regfairfield - January 6, 2012
Has he had a date in this millennium?
regfairfield - January 6, 2012
He’s not a bad looking dude IMO…. so im going to say yes, he just never brings his date home.
uschris0304 - January 6, 2012
He’s the kind of guy that wears a “Ho’s Depot” shirt in public.
regfairfield - January 6, 2012
wishful thinking
nolander - January 6, 2012
Her: “So, should we go back to your place?”
Him: “Yeah, you can meet my mom!”
G.Scott - January 6, 2012
haha yeah ture, its probably just a joke though… dam man, do you happen to work for Gloria Allred?? just curious.
uschris0304 - January 6, 2012
or maybe a memeber of NOW?? I mean, nothing wrong with that, just askin.
uschris0304 - January 6, 2012
If you look at the TV in the background, looks like some sort of home shopping channel is on every time. Guess thats where he buys alot of his stuff.
uschris0304 - January 6, 2012
Maxim
The chick on the latest issue (about Military stuff) gives me a SERIOUS boner.
silverwidow - January 6, 2012
Prove it
mleadman - January 6, 2012
Haha
Gross
silverwidow - January 6, 2012
This entire sequence is kinda messed, lol
Ivdown - January 6, 2012
Come on, you’re better than this
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
I don't subscribe or anything
but saw the issue at the bookstore. The girls have ridic bodies. That is simply a fact.
silverwidow - January 6, 2012
Point
You
regfairfield - January 6, 2012
yes widow, I was critiquing you reading Maxim, not the fact that you said shes “giving you a SERIOUS boner”
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
/eyeroll
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
Some boners aren't serious ones :P
Ivdown - January 6, 2012
I"m tried of you guys making fun of me.
Phil Gurnee - January 6, 2012
I know what you were saying — and I gave my thoughts on why she was giving me a boner.
silverwidow - January 6, 2012
the less I know about your boners, the better
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
goose / gander
boner / muff diving
Phil Gurnee - January 6, 2012
Does Josie talk about her muff being doven often?
This is just getting hweird.
Ivdown - January 6, 2012
did once, HJ called me out, I think I admitted it was crass, can’t remember
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
Zooey Deschanel puts away $70K a month in savings
Per this article
bhsportsguy - January 6, 2012
Damn. That’s sexier than she is.
Eric Stephen - January 6, 2012
made me think of a Humma joke
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
You know that she'll always be able to take care of you financially later on :)
Ivdown - January 6, 2012
Sounds incredibly smart
Ivdown - January 6, 2012
Article says
95k per month. I heard on tv yesterday it’s 95k per episode, so 380k per month
mleadman - January 6, 2012
her salary that is
not her savings
mleadman - January 6, 2012
not for the whole year though
nolander - January 6, 2012
Yeah, good point. 22 episodes at 95 would be about $175k per month
mleadman - January 6, 2012
Hey josie when is New Girl coming back anyways
nolander - January 6, 2012
Jan 17th
Josie Becker - January 6, 2012
Pro-rated for 12 months
if we just go by her series money that’s slightly around 50K per episode. That sounds about right for a first year run of a 30 min sitcom for an unestablished lead actress.
Probably doesn’t include movies or other sources of income that change from year to year.
bhsportsguy - January 6, 2012
wat
nolander - January 6, 2012
Having people do that for you
costs money
mleadman - January 6, 2012
should say staff then
nolander - January 6, 2012
Cell phone with internet access is about
$80 to $100, the other money could be what her satellite and DSL package costs. Maybe she even uses Hot spots for WiFi.
bhsportsguy - January 6, 2012
so 200 dollars for internet?
tv doesn’t really figure in to cell phone and email, could be the guy ust gave it a crappy label
nolander - January 6, 2012
It’s probably an international plan.
regfairfield - January 6, 2012
She is destined to marry Roy Hibbert.
fbihop - January 6, 2012
I will go out on a limb and say
It’s gotta be a hell of a lot easier to save close to 100 grand a month when you’re a millionaire with around 20 or more movies (im assuming at this point) and a show on Fox.
Ivdown - January 6, 2012
Guess Zooey understands the half life of a female cutey.
Phil Gurnee - January 6, 2012
NPUT
http://www.truebluela.com/2012/1/6/2688083/los-angeles-dodger-owner-handicapping
Phil Gurnee - January 6, 2012
nolander - January 6, 2012
no
Eric Stephen - January 7, 2012
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