Cabrera Talking to Dodgers; Willing to Move to Second
PHOENIX -- The Dodgers, apparently uncertain they can work a deal for second baseman Orlando Hudson, have also begun talks with free-agent infielder Orlando Cabrera.
Cabrera, a two-time Gold Glove shortstop, told the club he would be willing to move to second base, where Blake DeWitt came to camp as the heir apparent to the retired Jeff Kent. Shortstop is locked up by Rafael Furcal, who signed a three-year deal, although Cabrera would provide insurance if Furcal was injured again.
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Reality begins to set in for OrCa.
the post wasn't for you. fuck off.
by larry on Feb 10, 2009 12:43 PM EST
too bad he's likely being used to get hudson to sign, as well.
unless he really takes a cut rate deal, which he hasn’t shown any inclination to do yet.
Colletti has his heart set on Hudson.
Sober, I was appalled at the women. Drunk I was told I danced with them all.
and hudson has his heart set on making money.
nationals still have an offer on the table. if cabrera wants to blink first, i’d guess colletti would grab.
this would be so awesome
But Frank Thomas was always his own guy, he always lived by some sort of code that wasn’t especially clear to anyone but him.
Dodgers pick, protected?
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Feb 20, 2009 10:46 AM CST reply actions
Very nice...OCab just take whatever they offer
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Feb 20, 2009 11:30 AM CST up reply actions
Any way we can add some cash to a deal to help make it happen?
Is it allowed in the bargaining rules?
by Grinder in Training on Feb 20, 2009 12:10 PM CST up reply actions
I believe between 50 cents and a dollar..
Depending on how the market went today. But in all seriousness I’d think it’s worth a fair amount of money to get that draft pick? I’d guess that’s against the rules but this isn’t a situation we’ve seen much of before.
by Grinder in Training on Feb 20, 2009 1:27 PM CST up reply actions
2nd Base? WTF
That’s no way to treat a slick-fielding gold glover.
''Those guys deserve a little slack,'' Konerko said. ''And I know that no one deserves slack when you are judged in the end because that's just professional sports, and you will always get hammered if you don't do well. But as far as going into a season, [Williams has] kind of earned the right to have everyone say, 'Well, let's wait and see.' I think he's earned that.''
MM, now Pete?
Is eveyone now in because larry has front-page privileges?
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by larry on Feb 10, 2009 12:43 PM EST
by winningugly on Feb 20, 2009 11:10 AM CST up reply actions
spring is in the air tra-la
and a young man’s thoughts turn to …baseball of course
''Those guys deserve a little slack,'' Konerko said. ''And I know that no one deserves slack when you are judged in the end because that's just professional sports, and you will always get hammered if you don't do well. But as far as going into a season, [Williams has] kind of earned the right to have everyone say, 'Well, let's wait and see.' I think he's earned that.''
by ChicagoPete on Feb 20, 2009 11:12 AM CST up reply actions
In these tough investment time,
buy the west coast cell phone carriers.
"I am not going out like SSH. "
by WTGTD, 12/3/08
God only knows
You can make a strong case that we’re going into a death spiral Depression – or they’re going to grossly overstimulate things and ignite an inflation. The way they’re throwing around a $tril here and a $tril there and what the hell how about another trillion… I’d lean toward inflation.
''Those guys deserve a little slack,'' Konerko said. ''And I know that no one deserves slack when you are judged in the end because that's just professional sports, and you will always get hammered if you don't do well. But as far as going into a season, [Williams has] kind of earned the right to have everyone say, 'Well, let's wait and see.' I think he's earned that.''
by ChicagoPete on Feb 20, 2009 11:30 AM CST up reply actions
I'd lean heavily towards that.
Near term, GLD looks overbought (panic buying). In another 6-12 months I like it higher – a lot. I agree with Ray Davio – gold should be a great performing asset class, and stocks by year-end should be “the buy of the century” once they go down another 20-25%.
the post wasn't for you. fuck off.
by larry on Feb 10, 2009 12:43 PM EST
by winningugly on Feb 20, 2009 12:12 PM CST up reply actions
That's what I was thinking. What a pity!
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Feb 20, 2009 1:07 PM CST up reply actions
$2500 - $3000 in the next year or 2
"I am not going out like SSH. "
by WTGTD, 12/3/08
wow.
curious what you think the main driving factors behind that rise is/will be. i piled into gold sometime in october or november (that’s how awesome a trader i am, i don’t know when i did it) on the thinking that all this shit is either going to cause deflation or inflation and either way gold was a good spot to be in.
inflation's a good bet IMO
All this debt the feds are taking on, the easiest way to pay it off is to inflate and pay off the debt with devalued dollars. Worked great for Weimar Germany.
''Those guys deserve a little slack,'' Konerko said. ''And I know that no one deserves slack when you are judged in the end because that's just professional sports, and you will always get hammered if you don't do well. But as far as going into a season, [Williams has] kind of earned the right to have everyone say, 'Well, let's wait and see.' I think he's earned that.''
by ChicagoPete on Feb 20, 2009 11:36 AM CST up reply actions
Lot of news out there about possible deflation this year
CPI barely rose in January – worst since 1955. Inflation is dipping near zero, and with the Fed already cutting rates to as low as they can…deflation is a real possibility out there.
I see it if we don’t start pulling out of the recession in 2009, deflation will most likely occur.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Feb 20, 2009 11:45 AM CST up reply actions
inflation's the lesser of two evils
that’s why they’re throwing ungodly amounts of money at this thing. The sums are just staggering – the $20bil they toss at GM is tip money.
''Those guys deserve a little slack,'' Konerko said. ''And I know that no one deserves slack when you are judged in the end because that's just professional sports, and you will always get hammered if you don't do well. But as far as going into a season, [Williams has] kind of earned the right to have everyone say, 'Well, let's wait and see.' I think he's earned that.''
by ChicagoPete on Feb 20, 2009 11:48 AM CST up reply actions
I'd even go one further.
Higher-than-usual inflation would probably be a good thing at this point. It solves the current liquidity trap by encouraging people to buy now because things are going to be more expensive next year, and it really helps the housing market. Nominal prices will stabilize and improve, even as real values continue to fall, but most of the foreclosure and walk-away problems are related to nominal loan-to-value issues, not real dollar drops.
by BridgeportJoe on Feb 20, 2009 12:07 PM CST up reply actions
I agree
It seems like the only way out of the current mess, it solves a lot of short term problems. We’ll deal with the long term ramifications later, it’s the American way by God!
Being a landlord’s not a bad way to go in an inflationary environment. Your mortgage is fixed, and you can jack your rents pretty nice every year. Pay your bank back over 30yrs with confederate dollars.
''Those guys deserve a little slack,'' Konerko said. ''And I know that no one deserves slack when you are judged in the end because that's just professional sports, and you will always get hammered if you don't do well. But as far as going into a season, [Williams has] kind of earned the right to have everyone say, 'Well, let's wait and see.' I think he's earned that.''
by ChicagoPete on Feb 20, 2009 12:19 PM CST up reply actions
Well, sure.
As long as tax increases are not outstripping inflation (watch for that later) you’re OK. And that’s assuming the underlying asset value remains stable – which ain’t gonna happen for awhile.
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by larry on Feb 10, 2009 12:43 PM EST
by winningugly on Feb 20, 2009 12:26 PM CST up reply actions
People tend to forget Accounting 101
when it comes to real estate, because they usually view it as a residence. But RE is an asset, and like any other asset its value is based upon the income it can generate. If inflation goes up, rents go up – and RE will follow. It’s just illiquid as hell in an inflationary environment because the mortgage rates go so high.
''Those guys deserve a little slack,'' Konerko said. ''And I know that no one deserves slack when you are judged in the end because that's just professional sports, and you will always get hammered if you don't do well. But as far as going into a season, [Williams has] kind of earned the right to have everyone say, 'Well, let's wait and see.' I think he's earned that.''
by ChicagoPete on Feb 20, 2009 12:32 PM CST up reply actions
TY. Me, neither.
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by larry on Feb 10, 2009 12:43 PM EST
by winningugly on Feb 20, 2009 12:33 PM CST up reply actions
Just my opinion
But I’ve always liked RE, and I’ve had long discussions with people who owned investment RE in Chicago during the inflation of the 1970s. They did very well for themselves when the dust settled – the big problem was you can’t unload anything. You really need to have the stomach for it.
''Those guys deserve a little slack,'' Konerko said. ''And I know that no one deserves slack when you are judged in the end because that's just professional sports, and you will always get hammered if you don't do well. But as far as going into a season, [Williams has] kind of earned the right to have everyone say, 'Well, let's wait and see.' I think he's earned that.''
by ChicagoPete on Feb 20, 2009 12:38 PM CST up reply actions
I think the anatomy needed is located a bit lower.
Brass balls.
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by larry on Feb 10, 2009 12:43 PM EST
by winningugly on Feb 20, 2009 12:46 PM CST up reply actions
wasn't the problem sort of caused by lots of people viewing their home as an asset instead of where they live?
and also piling into speculation on condos and such. not saying you’re completely off of it – investment property is often a good idea and, if you’re buying now and in it for the long term, maybe a great one.
This does not square from someone who believes the future is bleak
for 20-somethings. Your “maybe a great one” sounds optimistic. (And I would agree with your assessment.)
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by larry on Feb 10, 2009 12:43 PM EST
by winningugly on Feb 20, 2009 12:38 PM CST up reply actions
Look at the bright side
For most, happiness comes from outdoing your peers, not necessarily being wealthy, and I’d have to guess you’ll be doing just fine in that department.
by Grinder in Training on Feb 20, 2009 1:30 PM CST up reply actions
that's part of the problem
You can’t buy a condo for $600,000 when the going rent for the unit is $2000/mo. The rents will never support that price – but that didn’t stop people from paying $600k during the RE boom, they just thought price appreciation would bail them out.
''Those guys deserve a little slack,'' Konerko said. ''And I know that no one deserves slack when you are judged in the end because that's just professional sports, and you will always get hammered if you don't do well. But as far as going into a season, [Williams has] kind of earned the right to have everyone say, 'Well, let's wait and see.' I think he's earned that.''
by ChicagoPete on Feb 20, 2009 12:40 PM CST up reply actions
i suppose i should have said "an asset that would appreciate in value, not an asset that is income producing"
or at least as more of the former and not the latter.
as the income rises, the asset value should rise
It’s the same as the P/E for a stock – higher E should = higher P
''Those guys deserve a little slack,'' Konerko said. ''And I know that no one deserves slack when you are judged in the end because that's just professional sports, and you will always get hammered if you don't do well. But as far as going into a season, [Williams has] kind of earned the right to have everyone say, 'Well, let's wait and see.' I think he's earned that.''
by ChicagoPete on Feb 20, 2009 12:43 PM CST up reply actions
Unless the "P" is overinflated,
and the market multiples are contracting. About 46% of equity returns from 1982-1999 were as a result of the market multiple going from 8 to 40.
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by larry on Feb 10, 2009 12:43 PM EST
by winningugly on Feb 20, 2009 12:52 PM CST up reply actions
sounds like someone ran a regression.
Sober, I was appalled at the women. Drunk I was told I danced with them all.
Nope -
I presented this in a powerpoint seminar last month – pulled my slide.
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by larry on Feb 10, 2009 12:43 PM EST
"multiple going from 8 to 40,"
what market was that? NASDAQ?
"I am not going out like SSH. "
by WTGTD, 12/3/08
And now rents are still not in line with values.
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by larry on Feb 10, 2009 12:43 PM EST
by winningugly on Feb 20, 2009 12:42 PM CST up reply actions
and that's why RE is deflating
When home prices align with rents things will stabilize.
''Those guys deserve a little slack,'' Konerko said. ''And I know that no one deserves slack when you are judged in the end because that's just professional sports, and you will always get hammered if you don't do well. But as far as going into a season, [Williams has] kind of earned the right to have everyone say, 'Well, let's wait and see.' I think he's earned that.''
by ChicagoPete on Feb 20, 2009 12:45 PM CST up reply actions
In absolute terms its a lot of debt
but isn’t our debt load as a percentage of GDP still pretty low compared to Japan or Europe? Or America coming out of WWII?
White Sox: Trying to roll a hard six.
that's the government debt
The US consumer was in much better shape after WW II, savings rate was very high in the private sector. Not now – he’s swimming in debt too. The government’s solution? Ease up on lending and let us borrow some more money.
''Those guys deserve a little slack,'' Konerko said. ''And I know that no one deserves slack when you are judged in the end because that's just professional sports, and you will always get hammered if you don't do well. But as far as going into a season, [Williams has] kind of earned the right to have everyone say, 'Well, let's wait and see.' I think he's earned that.''
by ChicagoPete on Feb 20, 2009 11:51 AM CST up reply actions
be patriotic
go buy a big plasma for Opening Day – no money down, no payments for 12 months!
''Those guys deserve a little slack,'' Konerko said. ''And I know that no one deserves slack when you are judged in the end because that's just professional sports, and you will always get hammered if you don't do well. But as far as going into a season, [Williams has] kind of earned the right to have everyone say, 'Well, let's wait and see.' I think he's earned that.''
by ChicagoPete on Feb 20, 2009 12:00 PM CST up reply actions
Already got a big LCD
So in a scenario like you describe, who’s the winners out of all this? I’m not assuming its a zero-sum game, but I’m curious about what the effects on countries like China that own a lot of US debt. It sounds like they get a raw deal – but given how dependent on exports to the US they are, can they really do anything about it?
White Sox: Trying to roll a hard six.
Who cares if
“Already got a big LCD”
Put another in your basement / powder room.
We have to spend our way out of this.
"I am not going out like SSH. "
by WTGTD, 12/3/08
will you accept an IOU?
I’ll pay you next week man!
''Those guys deserve a little slack,'' Konerko said. ''And I know that no one deserves slack when you are judged in the end because that's just professional sports, and you will always get hammered if you don't do well. But as far as going into a season, [Williams has] kind of earned the right to have everyone say, 'Well, let's wait and see.' I think he's earned that.''
by ChicagoPete on Feb 20, 2009 12:12 PM CST up reply actions
the Yankees are the most patriotic team ever
But Frank Thomas was always his own guy, he always lived by some sort of code that wasn’t especially clear to anyone but him.
About the only thing they can do
is stop accepting our IOU’s (ie, they stop buying US govt bonds) – but they really screw themselves over if they do that, we buy all the shit they manufacture. We can cram this down their throats, and they’ll like it!
''Those guys deserve a little slack,'' Konerko said. ''And I know that no one deserves slack when you are judged in the end because that's just professional sports, and you will always get hammered if you don't do well. But as far as going into a season, [Williams has] kind of earned the right to have everyone say, 'Well, let's wait and see.' I think he's earned that.''
by ChicagoPete on Feb 20, 2009 12:14 PM CST up reply actions
What Pete (hello Pete) refers to
“The way they’re throwing around a $tril here and a $tril there.”
This is a world wide problem.
There are very, very few attractive investments currentlywith the dire outlook.
You can hold it in your hand.
In 1967, Alan Greenspan once wrote an article called Gold and Economic Freedom. He wrote that:
An almost hysterical antagonism toward the gold standard is one issue which unites statists of all persuasions. They seem to sense – perhaps more clearly and subtly than many consistent defenders of laissez-faire – that gold and economic freedom are inseparable, that the gold standard is an instrument of laissez-faire and that each implies and requires the other… This is the shabby secret of the welfare statists’ tirades against gold. Deficit spending is simply a scheme for the confiscation of wealth. Gold stands in the way of this insidious process. It stands as a protector of property rights.
"I am not going out like SSH. "
by WTGTD, 12/3/08
IMO,
it’s not going to “back off” once it trades over 1000. In the next several months, we’ll have 3, 4, 5 days in a row where it’s up $100 each day.
"I am not going out like SSH. "
by WTGTD, 12/3/08
Sept. 16th, IIRC.
the post wasn't for you. fuck off.
by larry on Feb 10, 2009 12:43 PM EST
by winningugly on Feb 20, 2009 12:14 PM CST up reply actions
hello bally
Free markets for free men!
Being a big long term borrower is a also pretty good strategy in an inflationary environment. You get good money today at a fixed rate and pay off with debased dollars. We’re going to try and unload our mess on the Chinese and Arabs, those swine – here, take it!
''Those guys deserve a little slack,'' Konerko said. ''And I know that no one deserves slack when you are judged in the end because that's just professional sports, and you will always get hammered if you don't do well. But as far as going into a season, [Williams has] kind of earned the right to have everyone say, 'Well, let's wait and see.' I think he's earned that.''
by ChicagoPete on Feb 20, 2009 11:44 AM CST up reply actions
Just as being a long-term borrower in a deflationary environ.
is horrific. He’s not saying anything incendiary.
Or are you upset with the “swine” part?
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by larry on Feb 10, 2009 12:43 PM EST
by winningugly on Feb 20, 2009 12:39 PM CST up reply actions
he just woke up and is saying WTF? Is that you Pete?
I think
"I never had sex with that Governor" -
Roland Burris
by Chiburb on Feb 20, 2009 12:40 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
haha!
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Feb 20, 2009 1:48 PM CST up reply actions
this man knows his shit
Sober, I was appalled at the women. Drunk I was told I danced with them all.
genau! die andere Alter versteht nichts, aber diese Chiburb.
er hat ein Spitzauge.
Sober, I was appalled at the women. Drunk I was told I danced with them all.
Ah, Chi has a kid your age.
I barely can get through your posts.
Good morning, BTW.
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by larry on Feb 10, 2009 12:43 PM EST
and you're going to at some point.
btw, it turns out my accent in german is outstanding.
Sober, I was appalled at the women. Drunk I was told I danced with them all.
Spitzauge - sehr gut!
''Those guys deserve a little slack,'' Konerko said. ''And I know that no one deserves slack when you are judged in the end because that's just professional sports, and you will always get hammered if you don't do well. But as far as going into a season, [Williams has] kind of earned the right to have everyone say, 'Well, let's wait and see.' I think he's earned that.''
That's how I'm looking at it.
If I’m lucky.. inflation will take off and my college loans will look a lot better.
by Grinder in Training on Feb 20, 2009 1:31 PM CST up reply actions
If I were touting an opinion to corroborate mine right now
I would not be quoting Greenspan. How the mighty have fallen. In today’s enviroment he couldn’t marry Fahey Flynn.
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by larry on Feb 10, 2009 12:43 PM EST
by winningugly on Feb 20, 2009 12:15 PM CST up reply actions
He got caught up
in his own celebrity. Wanted to be more loved.
"I am not going out like SSH. "
by WTGTD, 12/3/08
Last support in Dodge:
Dow 7177, currently @ 7269.
"I am not going out like SSH. "
by WTGTD, 12/3/08
S&P 600, bally.
I’ve been on record since October. Would love to be wrong.
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by larry on Feb 10, 2009 12:43 PM EST
by winningugly on Feb 20, 2009 12:29 PM CST up reply actions
1000 - 1100 first though, WU.
"I am not going out like SSH. "
by WTGTD, 12/3/08
gotta buy 'em here.
Dow 7310.
"I am not going out like SSH. "
by WTGTD, 12/3/08
Gold would be terrible in a deflationary environ.
Unless the dollar went to $h!t.
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by larry on Feb 10, 2009 12:43 PM EST
by winningugly on Feb 20, 2009 12:13 PM CST up reply actions
Calculus presently on the fritz,
though it sure looks damn near hopeless longer-term.
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by larry on Feb 10, 2009 12:43 PM EST
by winningugly on Feb 20, 2009 12:18 PM CST up reply actions
not sure what you mean.
seems the calculus was fine. whatever the government did in the aftermath, there was going to be an effect on price one way or the other and the dollar could (and still may be) a casualty.
I'm saying the dollar hasn't fallen.
Gold has been fine, but not because of a weakening dollar.
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by larry on Feb 10, 2009 12:43 PM EST
by winningugly on Feb 20, 2009 12:27 PM CST up reply actions
okay. thanks. i can read charts, too.
things went the other (and probably more likely at the time) way.
OT food thread
a couple of weeks ago larry posted that he liked corned beef, my fishing attempts to get a reaction by saying I wouldn’t give it to Stan typically failed. I quite like corned beef, especially with English mustard and some pickles.
Anyway, uncle Wu tries to get the odd dig in against the food we eat in Blighty, but I love good food and have never been to the US so I am genuinely interested in what you are eating or have eaten for lunch today.
I could do a poll but I’m way out of dasox313’s league, something like 1) Cheeseburgers 2) Hot Dogs 3) anything else.
Gin and Tonics on Friday afternoon – sigh
my Prime Minister is a boss eyed wanker
Leftover pizza (alone) tonight.
My wife and kid are going to a sock-hop. Really.
(PS The odd dig did not originate with me. I am happily piling on the stereotype.)
(PPS) I have a client of mine moving to Brighton (sp?) for the next 6 months as of Monday. Any good pubs/eateries there?
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by larry on Feb 10, 2009 12:43 PM EST
by winningugly on Feb 20, 2009 12:36 PM CST up reply actions
Brighton
sorry mate – I visited it years and years ago but don’t know anything about it now at all except that if he’s a homosexual he’ll probably have a great time.
my Prime Minister is a boss eyed wanker
Married with 4 kids.
I’ll be sure to let him know re: “walk on the wild side” availabilitty.
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by larry on Feb 10, 2009 12:43 PM EST
by winningugly on Feb 20, 2009 12:40 PM CST up reply actions
Brighton is the gay capital of the South
but that kind of thing can have an upside, lots of spare fanny about.
(ffs I’ve spent far too long on here when I start typing words like ‘upside’ without thinking)
my Prime Minister is a boss eyed wanker
It's funny - he's directing an animated movie
with a $95MM budget. So maybe all really is “gay” there.
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by larry on Feb 10, 2009 12:43 PM EST
by winningugly on Feb 20, 2009 12:44 PM CST up reply actions
i thought Brighton was famous for naked people on the beach?
"I never had sex with that Governor" -
Roland Burris
hot dogs and pizza
its a banner day
But Frank Thomas was always his own guy, he always lived by some sort of code that wasn’t especially clear to anyone but him.
My lunch is a 6 mile run.
Tempo day today — I’ll try to hit 6:35 pace. It’s not that much faster than my target marathon pace in the fall (ideally, you want to be about 30 seconds faster per mile through 10 miles, not 15 through 6), but (1) the fall is a long way away, (2) 6:35 at altitude is the same thing as 6:20 at sea level, and (3) I’m still 10-15 pounds over racing weight.
I’ll have some beef jerky and maybe a few potato chips for lunch afterwards.
by BridgeportJoe on Feb 20, 2009 12:40 PM CST up reply actions
Doesn't beef jerky give you the wind?
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by larry on Feb 10, 2009 12:43 PM EST
by winningugly on Feb 20, 2009 12:45 PM CST up reply actions
I hate that stuff
they are trying to sell it here but no one wants it, tastes like shoe leather
my Prime Minister is a boss eyed wanker
It's pretty healthy.
Low fat and pure protein. Plus it’s quick, convenient and easy on the stomach after a run.
by BridgeportJoe on Feb 20, 2009 12:47 PM CST up reply actions
it's got lots of sugar added non?
anyway fuck off, I don’t want to hear about your bloody marathon training, Cheeseburgers Hot Dogs, Lemonade, Fried Chicken; you are a piss poor stereotype.
my Prime Minister is a boss eyed wanker
no I mean sugar
that beef jerky stuff has lots of added sugar, I looked at the label when I was in Morissons
my Prime Minister is a boss eyed wanker
you guys got some weird jerky
But Frank Thomas was always his own guy, he always lived by some sort of code that wasn’t especially clear to anyone but him.
not sure we're talking about the same thing here.
beef jerky does not normally have much sugar in it. if it does, that’s some weird fucking shit and i can guess why you think it’s awful.
It's not a big thing over here
very recent and it’s not really taking off either to be honest
my Prime Minister is a boss eyed wanker
we have pork scratchings
pork rinds I think you call them, although not many people eat them. Sold in back street pubs and covered in salt to make the punters drink more beer.
I can have one or two but they are very salty and have seen a big decline in their availability over the last decade.
my Prime Minister is a boss eyed wanker
those things are awful
But Frank Thomas was always his own guy, he always lived by some sort of code that wasn’t especially clear to anyone but him.
Just checked the label.
Both sugar and brown sugar are ingredients, but the 2 oz. strip only has 2 g of sugar.
(And I’m not too concerned with sugar intake in any event. My weight depends much more on mileage than calories. Once I’m back up to the 65-75 mpw range, I’ll be back down in the mid-140s.)
by BridgeportJoe on Feb 20, 2009 12:59 PM CST up reply actions
By the way...
I’ve got to take issue with this. Sugar is frequently added to meat with great results. BBQ outside of North Carolina is a good example, as is many types of Chinese (both Americanized and authentic). You don’t see the flavor combination with beef as much, but even then, there are some good bourbon based marinades that really emphasize sweetness.
by BridgeportJoe on Feb 20, 2009 1:11 PM CST up reply actions
Heck...
We ate at a surprisingly cheap French place in Denver a few weeks ago ($80 for mussles and pomme fritte, two dinners, two Ricards, and a modest bottle of wine). I had rabbit with a pretty good sweet sauce. (Prof. Dr. Mrs. Joe had the coq au vin — really underseasoned, but for those prices, we’ll give it a second chance).
by BridgeportJoe on Feb 20, 2009 1:16 PM CST up reply actions
okay, i wasn't really thinking about sauces here. or you fags who like to put fruit on the top of your lean grilled chicken breast.
you like a sweet sauce, have it. you start packaging up sweet meats, seems a bad idea to me.
Ham and pineapple is another great combination.
We usually make/order extra rice to save for a few days to dry it out and then do fried rice. Ham, pineapple, egg, green onion and maybe broccoli is my favorite. Though if I have some duck or goose* lying around, I’ll cut the ham and the egg.
- We usually do a goose for Thanksgiving and Christmas — much tastier than turkey, provided that you scald it a few days beforehand to loosen up the fat. But the leftovers are glorious. I had broccoli and goose on frozen pizza a few days after Christmas this year. Best pizza I had in 2008.
by BridgeportJoe on Feb 20, 2009 1:23 PM CST up reply actions
ham and pineapple
is something that Satan conjured up on one of his bad days
my Prime Minister is a boss eyed wanker
pepperoni and pineapple are toppings of the gods
I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.
by thatshortkid on Feb 20, 2009 1:29 PM CST up reply actions
I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want dick to taste that way.
i fixed your signature.
by larry on Feb 20, 2009 1:30 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
rec
"KenWO
no point in arguing with people who are blinded from reality..."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Nov 29, 2008 6:49 PM
i'm sitting here talking about pizza. not a beer, pizza.
I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.
by thatshortkid on Feb 20, 2009 1:33 PM CST up reply actions
and i'm sitting here calling you a chutney ferret.
by larry on Feb 20, 2009 1:35 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
hilarious, this exchange....
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Feb 20, 2009 1:55 PM CST up reply actions
fuck
when you’re burned, you’re burned. rec’d.
I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.
by thatshortkid on Feb 20, 2009 9:57 PM CST up reply actions
Or fucking chicken on pizza.
I hate these West Coast pizza pussies.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Feb 20, 2009 1:54 PM CST up reply actions
i tell ya, hoodlight. not that there's anything wrong with it.
but way too many people like to take it in the ass in this country. this numbnut leaves the southside for froofy denver and look at what he’s fallen into now.
I don't know how many is "too many"
But there’s one to few, at least in Denver.
(And actually, the best French place in Chicago is on the Southside — Chez Joel on Taylor and Racine. It’s owned by a couple of Morrocan brothers, and the classical French food has a very subtle North African influence.)
by BridgeportJoe on Feb 20, 2009 1:34 PM CST up reply actions
i very much like chez joel. go there often.
in case it wasn’t clear, i’m just messing around. put whatever the hell you want on whatever you want.
It was clear
But in case I wasn’t, the “one too few” was referring to my lovely spouse.
Glad you like Joel. It’s relatively undiscovered in Chicago, or at least it was when we lived there. A French place in Little Italy might not be the most obvious idea.
by BridgeportJoe on Feb 20, 2009 1:39 PM CST up reply actions
Recommend Le Central if they ever are in Denver.
Very traditional bistro. Not fancy or expensive. Most of the food was pretty decent, and the mussles were some of the best I’ve had. And frankly, in Denver, unless you are getting sushi or game, “pretty decent” is about the best you can hope for.
by BridgeportJoe on Feb 20, 2009 1:48 PM CST up reply actions
Le Colonial in the Oak/Rush area...French/Vietnamese cuisine. Really tasty, nice decor...
…annoyingly trendy, though, in the most annoyingly trendy part of the city.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Feb 20, 2009 1:57 PM CST up reply actions
I'd dispute the French/Vietnamese classification
It’s really just plain Vietnamese with better quality ingredients. The space is nice. The food is really mediocre, though Chicago isn’t the best for Vietnamese, so you could certainly do worse. I’d go to a good Thai place (I liked Opart) and then hit Rush/Division for drinks. You can even go to the Le Colonial bar if you’d like.
by BridgeportJoe on Feb 20, 2009 2:02 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah, I went there once and actually sat at the bar because it was a crowded Saturday night.
I figured the quality was not up to the price, but having little to compare it to, I didn’t really know for certain.
Since moving West, I’ve been introduced to lots of better quality Thai food, namely. And before moving here, I can’t really recall ever having straight up Vietnamese food.
If I ever come home for a trip and feel like something other than pizza and dogs, I’ll remember your suggestion of Opart, thanks.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Feb 20, 2009 2:29 PM CST up reply actions
If you want Vietnamese
go to Tank Noodle at the corner of Broadway & Argyle. One of the places I miss the most in Chicago.
''Those guys deserve a little slack,'' Konerko said. ''And I know that no one deserves slack when you are judged in the end because that's just professional sports, and you will always get hammered if you don't do well. But as far as going into a season, [Williams has] kind of earned the right to have everyone say, 'Well, let's wait and see.' I think he's earned that.''
(From "Trading Places".)
the post wasn't for you. fuck off.
by larry on Feb 10, 2009 12:43 PM EST
by winningugly on Feb 20, 2009 12:47 PM CST up reply actions
Making my way through this completely non-baseball-related thread over a big bowl of chicken pho loaded with Sriracha. Not very American, but the Pac NW is overflowing with really tasty Asian cuisines.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Feb 20, 2009 1:53 PM CST up reply actions
Caesar salad, chocolate brownie.
Bonus:
Breakfast:
Scrambled eggs w/lox & onions, hash browns, buttered wheat toast.
Dinner tonight:
Tanqueray on the rocks, no fruit.
"I never had sex with that Governor" -
Roland Burris
that's pretty funny
I’ve been in a bar all afternoon drinking pints of bitter, but the last drink I had was a large Tanqueary and tonic, the US style of Gin and Tonics I love, vary rare here, but some places can do a good job.
my Prime Minister is a boss eyed wanker
what's the british variant on the g&t?
"KenWO
no point in arguing with people who are blinded from reality..."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Nov 29, 2008 6:49 PM
Gin & Schweppes Bitter Lemon
Bitter Lemon is awesome, kind of like Squirt for adults.
''Those guys deserve a little slack,'' Konerko said. ''And I know that no one deserves slack when you are judged in the end because that's just professional sports, and you will always get hammered if you don't do well. But as far as going into a season, [Williams has] kind of earned the right to have everyone say, 'Well, let's wait and see.' I think he's earned that.''
do you get Bombay Sapphire? that's my favourite gin
I like the american style with lots of limes and a fresh cold bottle of schweppes.
my Prime Minister is a boss eyed wanker
that's a little too high rolling for chiburb.
but that’s what i drink. easy on the fruit, though. i’m not worried about scurvy.
Why you would waste Bombay Sapphire on a G&T is beyond me.
I wouldn’t even use Tanq. Gordons or Seagrams for me. But change the drink to a martini, and you’ve sold me.
by BridgeportJoe on Feb 20, 2009 1:13 PM CST up reply actions
maybe it's because Bombay Sapphire costs the same as any other shit here
and Tanqueray is seen as the premium gin here. even though I prefer Bombay
my Prime Minister is a boss eyed wanker
BridgeportJoe
back to your running topic from earlier, can you suggest a good store to get fitted for correct running shoes? I’ve started up ( few months ago), and I’m up to 3 miles or so 4 times a week, figured it’s about time that I get proper running shoes as opposed to running in my old crappy shoes…prefer to go to a place that has an emphasis on running, havent’ had much luck online in finding a place
by southsideirish on Feb 20, 2009 1:21 PM CST up reply actions
here is good
http://www.upandrunning.co.uk/
they are in all the big cities, they film you as you run so to pick the correct shoes for your foot landing style.
guess, this is not much use though
my Prime Minister is a boss eyed wanker
In Chicago?
I always hit the Fleet Feet on Wells and North (I think — it was in Old Town regardless), but I was in the distinct minority. Most people I ran with preferred Universal Soul further north. Either one should be sufficient for what you need — someone who knows what they are doing to watch you and recommend a particular shoe based on your gait.
I’m really stoked because I have a pair of the new Mizuno Wade Rider 12s, and they correct the toe box issues that mader the 11s unusable for me.
by BridgeportJoe on Feb 20, 2009 1:28 PM CST up reply actions
I mean Universal Sole.
They both have websites.
by BridgeportJoe on Feb 20, 2009 1:29 PM CST up reply actions
I was looking
at runnersworld, and it was looking like the Asics Gel-Kayano 15 had the best recommendation. I started reading all the reviews and realized I needed some professional help on this. thx for the help
by southsideirish on Feb 20, 2009 1:40 PM CST up reply actions
Kayano
Great shoe if you need stability support. Not so much if you are a neutral runner like me. And at those prices, you should be sure.
by BridgeportJoe on Feb 20, 2009 1:44 PM CST up reply actions
and that's exactly why
I need to go to somewhere where they know what the heck all that means. I’m guessing stability will likely be for me rather than neutral based on what I’ve read. I definitely don’t have a ‘runners build’.
by southsideirish on Feb 20, 2009 1:49 PM CST up reply actions
Stability support
Means that the shoe stops your foot from under or over pronating (i.e., rolling in or out) when you push off. This can lead to arch problems and shin splints. Neutral just means that there isn’t any perceptible roll.
Your weight/build really shouldn’t have much to do with pronation, though it certainly would exacerbate any problems (i.e., you’d get hurt quicker) if you are heavier. The one thing to look for if that’s the case is heavier cushioning. Air Pegasus is a good shoe for that, as are Adidas Supernova Cushions.
by BridgeportJoe on Feb 20, 2009 1:57 PM CST up reply actions
if this much attention to detail went into arch support for soccer cleats
i wouldn’t be stuck with plantar fasciitis
But Frank Thomas was always his own guy, he always lived by some sort of code that wasn’t especially clear to anyone but him.
just imagine
Playing basketball in the 50’s in chuck taylors.
by southsideirish on Feb 20, 2009 2:01 PM CST up reply actions
i'll have to ask wu how it felt
But Frank Thomas was always his own guy, he always lived by some sort of code that wasn’t especially clear to anyone but him.
any recs on where or what i should be looking for?
6 1 180, run about 13 miles a week, with terrible, terrible knees
"KenWO
no point in arguing with people who are blinded from reality..."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Nov 29, 2008 6:49 PM
Depends on pronation.
Off the top of my head, I’d recommend something from the Adidas Supernova line, or Air Pegasus if you are more neutral. Kayanos are great shoes if you underpronate, but frankly, they are a bit pricey for 13 miles a week.
by BridgeportJoe on Feb 20, 2009 1:59 PM CST up reply actions
thanks
"KenWO
no point in arguing with people who are blinded from reality..."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Nov 29, 2008 6:49 PM
Brooks Addiction
Super cushiony.
If you pronate, the Beast is a terrific shoe. I’m going to buy a new pair this weekend, in fact. Fleet Feet on Lincoln is highly recommended.
i have no idea if i pronate or not
would i have to hit up one of these stores to get an idea?
"KenWO
no point in arguing with people who are blinded from reality..."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Nov 29, 2008 6:49 PM
It has to do with which way your toes point
If they tend to point in then you underpronate; if they point out, it’s overpronating. I’ve got really flat feet and overpronate a ton so I use the Brooks Beast (with SuperFeet inserts), and the shoes have actually helped a lot. I imagine I’ve bought myself an extra, three, four days before I’ll need to start taking shots for arthritis one day.
At a store like Fleet Feet or Universal Sole you often be dealing with a pretty knowledgeable staff who’ll take a good look at your foot and your stride and give you a decent assessment of what sort of shoe to look for. And as retail outfit goes they tend to be good people – on a few occasions they have talked me into a more effective but cheaper shoe. But if you’re regularly going 13 miles/week and your knees bother you, it’s probably worth the time to visit a place like this.
Me too
on a few occasions they have talked me into a more effective but cheaper shoe.
Me too.
by BridgeportJoe on Feb 20, 2009 3:44 PM CST up reply actions
thanks for the advice, i'll have to check it out
yeah the knees are in issue, i generally can’t go back to back days
"KenWO
no point in arguing with people who are blinded from reality..."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Nov 29, 2008 6:49 PM
Have you tried swimming or cycling?
I’ve never had knee issues, but those that I know that try to run with significant knee problems do not enjoy themselves (great shoes notwithstanding). They tend to become triathletes so they can go shorter distances in multiple events.
the post wasn't for you. fuck off.
by larry on Feb 10, 2009 12:43 PM EST
Also try dirt or grass.
It really, really helps. A lot of elite runners can’t run on concrete by their early 30s. There’s actually a community of them out here NW of Boulder because the area they live in (technically part of Nederland) has mostly dirt roads.
by BridgeportJoe on Feb 20, 2009 4:15 PM CST up reply actions
The Lakefront path in Chicago has a pretty forgiving gravel surface
Though lord knows how long it’ll be before it’s cleared.
The only problem with that...
Is that the asphalt bike trail right next to it is so much faster and “easier” (i.e., less strenuous) to run on, and it takes a lot of willpower to pick the gravel.
by BridgeportJoe on Feb 20, 2009 4:24 PM CST up reply actions
Not when a phalanx of Greg Lemond-wannabe douchehats are blazing by
as tends to happen when the weather’s decent.
On the flipside, the gravel seems to attract people who are training, for some ungodly reason, to walk marathons.
for whatever reason
running outdoors is tougher for me, i get winded and the knees inflame quicker… i tend to try and use higher quality treadmills – i’ve been okay sticking to about 13 or so miles a week but i may end up resorting to swimming/cycling
"KenWO
no point in arguing with people who are blinded from reality..."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Nov 29, 2008 6:49 PM
right there with you, hoodie
nothing better than a crisp g&t
"KenWO
no point in arguing with people who are blinded from reality..."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Nov 29, 2008 6:49 PM
I hate to interupt your financial and food discussions with baseball
but here’s a cowley tweet ‘bout Q!
If Carlos Quentin was injured last year, you sure couldn’t tell now. Putting on a hitting clinic today.
Twitter: @SouthSideCheat
The Cheat on Facebook
haha. Well at least Cheat cited it.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Feb 20, 2009 2:01 PM CST up reply actions
I admit that I assumed Cowley...but who ISN'T Twittering these days?
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Feb 20, 2009 2:30 PM CST up reply actions
fuck. you're right.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Feb 20, 2009 7:09 PM CST up reply actions
quetin will get hurt again
cuz my linear regression sez so.
you said midnight to 1pm, boss.
i’ve been waking up at 2:30 and 5am just to ensure no white sox news has appeared. and now you’re horning in. i don’t need to be managed.
ooh! insubordination!
Can I zap him Cheat? Huh? Can I? Can ?
"I never had sex with that Governor" -
Roland Burris
looks like the cabrera talk was indeed just a push to the other orlando
dodgers sign hudson supposedly
Later gators
I’m hitting the trails. Shorts and a T-shirt — it’s a nice, sunny 60 degree day here on the Front Range.
fuck you, it's 35, cloudy and the wind is blowing 40 MPH in gusts.
I took a walk to grab some food a few hours ago, the wind was blowing down the avenue so hard that older people and fat people were having a hard time maintaining their stride.
I’l be at San Padre and then SXSW in 3 weeks though, so I got that going for me.
40:00
Little slower than I’d like (6:40/mile), but I was running into a 20-30 mph headwind for a third of the run. That probably cost me 25 seconds per mile, and then I only get about 10 seconds back running with the wind — so a net time drag of 30 seconds, which puts me right where I wanted to be.
More than a mouthful.
I had to spit some out.
by BridgeportJoe on Feb 20, 2009 3:43 PM CST up reply actions
that Jim sure has some game.
Sober, I was appalled at the women. Drunk I was told I danced with them all.
This is why I love runners.
Narcissistic to the core. Like we care about your splits. Do you keep a running journal too, Joe? (My wife does.)
;)
the post wasn't for you. fuck off.
by larry on Feb 10, 2009 12:43 PM EST
Actually...
I don’t except for marathon ramp up (approximately three months before the marathon), where I need to make sure I put in enough miles. From now until July or so, I’ll have a good idea of the types of workouts I want to do in a given week (e.g., Monday tempo, Wednesday hills, Thursday medium-long, Saturday intervals), but I won’t really keep track of them.
by BridgeportJoe on Feb 20, 2009 3:54 PM CST up reply actions
The Cheat ran 7:15 splits in his first 5k
… when he was 11
Twitter: @SouthSideCheat
The Cheat on Facebook
Not bad
A 22:30ish 5k isn’t bad for an 11 year-old. My first one was around 20:30 — but I think I was 13 or so.
My PR is a 15:55 my freshman year of college. I was so psyched that I was running 30 seconds below my high school times. Then I realized that the leaders had lapped me by the 10th lap, and the only people I beat were a couple of half milers who were running up a distance to develop their stamina. I didn’t run my sophmore year.
by BridgeportJoe on Feb 20, 2009 5:34 PM CST up reply actions
That's my best as well
give or take a second or two…. Though I peaked mid-HS…
Twitter: @SouthSideCheat
The Cheat on Facebook
It's funny
When I realized that a good high school runner plus a ton of mileage equals a really crappy college runner, I quit running for nearly a decade. I should have gone on to the marathon at that point. I never would have been great — my guess is that I would have peaked around 2:35 or so in my late 20s, maybe sub-2:30 if I really took to 100+ mile weeks — but that would have been so much easier (and more fun) than scratching and clawing to be a sub-3:00 guy in my mid 30s.
by BridgeportJoe on Feb 20, 2009 5:51 PM CST up reply actions
and I was never able to do anything beyond 5k
months after my first 5k, I tried a 10k and failed miserably — It was under an hour, but yeah, it was slow.
Ran the Bix once in HS, died w/ about 2.5miles to go
Twitter: @SouthSideCheat
The Cheat on Facebook
Sweet, maybe you'll all drown together in the same pond.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Feb 20, 2009 7:11 PM CST up reply actions
Well, that's nice.
Guess San Fran in July is a no-go then?
the post wasn't for you. fuck off.
by larry on Feb 10, 2009 12:43 PM EST
HA, I was just kidd-....er.....being nice.
If San Fran doesn’t happen, it’s because I’m in Chicago around that time. After the debacle that was “snow in Seattle,” my vacation days are down to THREE until October.
Obviously, I need to use that sparingly and a trip home to see the Sox/family/friends (in that order, hehe) is priority. I would still like to get to San Fran. Still might happen….I have not given it up entirely! Just might be in Chicago for my bday weekend now….
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Feb 21, 2009 10:43 AM CST up reply actions
Next Off Topic Topic
Where should I go skiing tomorrow? Prof. Dr. Mrs. Joe and the kid will be coming but not skiing, so there needs to be reasonably interesting nonskiing stuff to do. I’m tentatively thinking Breckenridge (Vail is too crowded, and there isn’t enough stuff other than skiing at Keystone) but could be talked into Crested Butte. Aspen and Steamboat are too far for a day trip.
i am very jealous.
went to Snowmass last spring. what a great place.
Sober, I was appalled at the women. Drunk I was told I danced with them all.
I would like to start a contest:
What is Joe’s next OT? My 2 cents:
1. Anyone know a good CPA who can hide money?
2. Anyone know a good mechanic who can handle Italian cars?
3. Anyone know a good place to stay in Banff and/or Zurich?
4. Anyone have a good referral for a hot au pair? Ours quit to go on the “Girls Gone Wild” tour.
5. How much should you tip a masseuse that comes to the house 3 times/week?
the post wasn't for you. fuck off.
by larry on Feb 10, 2009 12:43 PM EST
by winningugly on Feb 20, 2009 3:52 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Well...
Our car is German, and our place in the Alps is actually in Bardonecchia (just on the Italian side of the France-Italy border, where they have the halfpipe events in 2006; long story short: I was very lucky to hook up with Prof. Dr. Mrs. Joe). And our family income isn’t exactly big enough to need hiding at the moment.
But if anyone has any input on 4 and 5, I’m all ears.
by BridgeportJoe on Feb 20, 2009 4:00 PM CST up reply actions
I am scary good, I tell you.
Guessing weight is pedestrian.
the post wasn't for you. fuck off.
by larry on Feb 10, 2009 12:43 PM EST
I should say...
In fairness, our car is only German in the sense that a Fiat Panda is Italian, and the Bardonecchia condo, while very nice, is a shared family place that I get to go to about once every three years or so. (Prof. Dr. Mrs. Joe goes to Italy about once a year on business, so she gets there much more often). All of THAT said, it’s a ton of fun there. Great for hill work.
And my luxurious skiing trip tomorrow will consist of loading a sleeping three year-old in the car at 5:30 AM to beat the traffic on I-70, and then heading back after a single post-lunch run to beat the return traffic.
by BridgeportJoe on Feb 20, 2009 4:13 PM CST up reply actions
But I got the narcissism right.
The rest is just a function of time.
;)
the post wasn't for you. fuck off.
by larry on Feb 10, 2009 12:43 PM EST
Wrecap:
1. Orlando Hudson, who signed with the White Sox earlier this year (as he has done annually since 2005), sold his condo in downtown Brighton (currently rented out to a same-sex couple for the next 10 years at $250/month) to the Dodgers for $1.5 million, half of which will be paid in cash, the other half of which will be paid for in an assortment of sugary, fruited meats.
2. Alan Greenspan, much chastened by his failure to foresee the current economic turmoil, now urges investors to eschew equities, debt and traditional commodities, and instead suggests that the economy revert to a simple barter system in which the only means of exchange will be gold, beef jerky, running shoes and gin.
3. All unsigned middle infielders who are not named Orlando are now named Orlando.
4. Since making editor, larry’s literary output has exceeded all other material which has been published since the inception of writing (other than Colin’s German-language study of the role of Chris Getz in the foundation of the Weimar Republic). He is, however, still fucked.
by The Actual El Guapo on Feb 20, 2009 3:53 PM CST reply actions 10 recs
We surely are approaching Opening Day.
TAEG in fine form. Rec’d, as usal, for The Recap. (Should’ve waited for the Joe narcissism to manifest itself more, in order for the last 1% of perfection, but we all know the prefect is the enemy of the good.)
the post wasn't for you. fuck off.
by larry on Feb 10, 2009 12:43 PM EST
mmmhmmm.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Feb 20, 2009 7:19 PM CST up reply actions
haha
Oh look, the Cheaplaffs have moved into the Brighton condo.
''Those guys deserve a little slack,'' Konerko said. ''And I know that no one deserves slack when you are judged in the end because that's just professional sports, and you will always get hammered if you don't do well. But as far as going into a season, [Williams has] kind of earned the right to have everyone say, 'Well, let's wait and see.' I think he's earned that.''
Never heard of thsi befor last night.
I was discussing a mlb.com piece that Merkin wrote and the fellow smiled and asked “do you know what a Merkin is?”
No
Per urbandictionary,
merkin: A pubic Toupee
Pretty desperate, IYAM.
This fellow knows Getz and family and it looks like BA will have an eager late night Rush St. companion.
"I am not going out like SSH. "
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