The Road Warrior
by e-gus on Sep 25, 2009 2:28 AM CDT
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PrintOne of the few positive things Sox fans will take away from the 2009 season is the meteoric rise of Gordon Beckham. He was anointed 'the Savior' and as side-kick to the mighty Q! they were going to take us all back to the promised land. We watched the rookie get a full-time job on the big league club almost a year to the day after he was drafted. We watched him rake clutch hits, we saw more power than we expected, we observed rapid improvement at the hot corner and can feel good about his campaign and his future. Those errors are going to be put-outs in 2010. All of 'em. Why not.
I wanted to look at some of the specifics of his season and break down the numbers a little bit. At the game on Tuesday, I happened to look up and see his average was down into the .260s when I thought it was still up around .275. What happened? I knew the club accidentally the whole thing, but Bacon's slide went under my radar.
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS June 23 75 11 20 3 0 2 13 9 13 1 3 .267 .353 .387 .740 July 27 97 12 32 10 0 3 18 9 14 3 1 .330 .382 .526 .908 August 28 112 17 25 10 0 3 18 12 24 2 0 .223 .313 .393 .705 September 17 66 12 16 2 1 5 7 6 10 1 0 .242 .315 .530 .845
Gordo's average was at .316 on August 4th- then it slowly rolled off the table. I'm on record as a Pods hater and I cited one good month that masked everything else early this season. I know its not all about the average, and I like those BB:K ratios by Beckham, but one could probably make the same argument here. If that one was a dumb-ass.
Here is the most shocking split stat:
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Home 47 165 19 36 11 1 3 21 15 31 1 2 .218 .294 .352 .646 Away 48 185 33 57 14 0 10 35 21 30 6 2 .308 .383 .546 .929
So yeah, I would have guessed he was better than this at home, and with just three games left here its not going to get that much better. Im not going to try and guess why things shook out this way. On second thought I will, because the possibilities are endless and therefore un-possible to formulate. Who knows if it was the added pressure of being called 'savior', or simply the fact that last call in Chicago is about 3 hours later than the bars in Athens were. Maybe it was all the new tail he was getting after B.A. was shipped out of town(link proves anyone can blog). Perhaps its our fault as fans, giving him a big hand and making those bitch umpires like Angel Hernandez jealous which lead to more bad balls called for strikes. I dont know, but I do know you cant quantify these intangible things so math is stupid(Thanks BCB! they're still at it btw). The cell is a hitters park and I figure this is just a freak thing. All his power and steals will normalize, and if I had to guess Id say his line next year looks more like the road splits x2 than the home ones.
On to the next line of stats, lets look at some situational hitting:
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Bases Empty 94 200 9 49 12 1 9 9 26 37 0 0 .245 .343 .450 .793 Runners On 86 150 43 44 13 0 4 47 10 24 7 4 .293 .337 .460 .797 RISP 75 88 36 26 6 0 2 38 8 13 0 1 .295 .347 .432 .778 RISP w/2 Outs 48 42 19 14 1 0 0 15 5 9 0 0 .333 .417 .357 .774 Bases Loaded 15 8 7 3 2 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 .375 .300 .625 .925
Yeah! Now that is what I'm talkin' 'bout. I especially love how SB is listed here. He didn't attempt any SB with the bases empty. Give that a minute soak in, bask in the glorious aroma of this brain fart cloud.
Thank yahoo! for that one, seriously, thanks yahoo! for these easy to copy and paste #s are all from y!
An OPS of .925 with the bases loaded is great. I dont care if its only 8 AB and if a pitcher loaded the bases against this particular team they probably suck at baseball.
Like most of my posts, I really didn't have a major point to make with all this, just thought I'd share some of the numbers I was looking at to fill the overnight recap slot of the off-day. That home average kind of blew me away and I wanted to bring it you all of your attention.
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dont worry
most girls dont.
j/k
click each screen shot to read the whole thing.
I still think its hilarious.
"And when I called him, and asked him to stand up for me, I know I shocked the shit out of him" - Michael Jordan, on choosing David Thompson as his Hall of Fame sponsor.
oh, and thank you for the glorious breakdown.
but fuck you and the horse you rode in on for alerting me to this previously unrealized slide.
The slide and splits wouldn't have surprised you if
You hadn’t spent so much time with Jack D.
Hee.
"Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand."
— Leo Durocher
by Chiburb on Sep 25, 2009 5:57 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
youre right!
on tuesday we got so plowed with ‘pee-wee’ and ‘chico’ from Rockford that my brother thought they won on wednesday. I knew they lost but couldnt have told you the score.
"And when I called him, and asked him to stand up for me, I know I shocked the shit out of him" - Michael Jordan, on choosing David Thompson as his Hall of Fame sponsor.
He's a rookie, dude. Lay off.
As a position player, Beckham gets an A+ for his rookie year… better than I’ve seen in a Sox uniform since Guillen in the 80’s. (I would have said Quinton but for his punching a wall and missing a crucial pennant race.)
The Sox’ problems are not Beckham. Look at the fielding errors by Ramirez, the shitty bullpen, the lack of hitting by Dye. You need a new stat like salary divided by OPS. That might shed a little light.
I didn't know Quinton was a rookie last year, or that he punched a wall. Thanks!
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Whoosh, BJ.
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I AM clinTON
-kodos
-Jeeves Life in the Cell
by jeeves on Sep 25, 2009 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
ouchy hee!
"Rios flied out to a fan, that's new." - billy
by homesickalien on Sep 25, 2009 9:32 AM CDT up reply actions
Nice post
Kid’s a rookie, the league scouting made an adjustment to him and cooled him off. Now the ball’s in his court, he needs to respond in kind – thank gawd we have a great hitting coach who can help him out!
I wouldn’t worry about, he’ll figure it out on his own I’m sure. One thing though – SSS and all, but it looks like he’s getting at touch of Sox-itis in Sept, saying ah fuck it we suck I’m going for the fences. Lots of K’s, low OBP, but his HR rate is way up, woohoo – chicks dig the long ball.
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Maybe he's, well, tired?
Probably has never played this many games in his life, especially in as many different venues.
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he might be tired
but i doubt it’s from playing all those games.
this is Gordo we're discussing, not BA
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Sep 25, 2009 8:55 AM CDT up reply actions
OPOS.
Rookies don’t hit a wall? It’s been an interesting year full of changes for the kid. I’d suggest he might be a little tired. Have we not said the same during Danks’ rookie year?
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about the last line with bases loaded
how could there be 8 AB in 15 games?
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Sep 25, 2009 7:47 AM CDT reply actions
My guess is
sf, hbp, and I was going to say walks, but as you can see, there are none. I don’t know where to find the stats to confirm…
that's what i thought too, but the difference between 15 and 8 (accounted for by hbp and sf) seems too much
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Sep 25, 2009 8:25 AM CDT up reply actions
these are bullshit numbers e-gus!!
;-)
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Sep 25, 2009 8:26 AM CDT up reply actions
yeah and
you figure since a sf or hbp would result in an rbi, he’d have 7 rbi’s from those at bats alone…but he has 7 total. something doesn’t jive here.
Jim Rice took one look at Beckham and decided he's not as good as Mendoza
He watches them play the games
Sidekick to carlos... no f'n way... that was BA's gig - He's a one man superhero
"ass hole thi is the same line up whit leftys you idiot"
Clearly he performs best when people are on base
Drop him to #3 in the batting order? Looks like he thrives under the pressure, unlike Ray Finkle.
by Shakey on Sep 25, 2009 9:43 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
10 game winning streak
starts today. for every game we win i will put a white sock on the wall and write on the sock the score and the date. last year this worked and i have 4 socks on my wall (sept 28-30,and oct 5th because we won one more playoff game then the cubs.
start winning boys the time is now!
game 163 pt 2
YOU CAN PUT IT ON THE BOARD YES!
www.reverbnation.com/czheckproductions
Chiburb will supply you the socks
read better.
"give the guy more than six days to get up to speed."
by larry on Sep 6, 2009 12:10 PM CDT
by Scotty Ballgame on Sep 25, 2009 10:00 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
subtle is out, over the top is in.
Haven’t you seen a majority of comedies made the past few years? I was just “modernizing” you statement for the benefit of those too stupid to get yours.
by soxshenanigans on Sep 25, 2009 10:31 AM CDT up reply actions
Oh. And no, I haven't. Last good comedy I saw was Blazing Saddles.
I’ve seen a lot that made me smile or smirk though.
"Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand."
— Leo Durocher
My dad: the only old white dude in the theatre opening weekend of Barbershop 2: Back In Business.
I’m not kidding.
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by homesickalien on Sep 25, 2009 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions
i agree whole-heartedly with you, my statement was made
tongue-in-cheek. I think the best comedies are the old mel brooks movies esp. with gene wilders. Caddyshack is probably my favorite comedy.
But I think nostalgia takes over when talking about movies though, I re-watched History of the World Pt.1 the other day, that is nothing but masturbation jokes and puns, not that much more high brow than stuff today.
by soxshenanigans on Sep 25, 2009 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions
You're my boy Blue!
read better.
"give the guy more than six days to get up to speed."
by larry on Sep 6, 2009 12:10 PM CDT
by Scotty Ballgame on Sep 25, 2009 10:49 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
x
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by homesickalien on Sep 25, 2009 10:33 AM CDT up reply actions
teehee.
"Rios flied out to a fan, that's new." - billy
by homesickalien on Sep 25, 2009 10:11 AM CDT up reply actions
we're already eliminated
it would be akin to that scene in movies where a doctor keeps giving chest compressions to the ex-girlfriend (but true love) he just let die on the table
¡signature!
Spirit-crushing asshole!
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by homesickalien on Sep 25, 2009 10:19 AM CDT up reply actions
It's not THAT strong
but thank you for noticing!
¡signature!
by billyok on Sep 25, 2009 10:21 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Walnuts are a different story
read better.
"give the guy more than six days to get up to speed."
by larry on Sep 6, 2009 12:10 PM CDT
by Scotty Ballgame on Sep 25, 2009 10:29 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
"LIVE DAMN YOU LIVE."
See: Every episode of M*A*S*H* ever.
by The Actual El Guapo on Sep 25, 2009 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Quite the performance you and BJ put on last night, drinkards. :)
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by homesickalien on Sep 25, 2009 9:58 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Finally! Scientific evidence that explains the Right Rail:
Children in the United States who were spanked had lower IQs — by 2.8 to 5 points — than those who were not spanked, Straus found.
Straus studied 806 children ages 2 to 4 and 704 ages 5 to 9. Both groups were retested four years later. How often parents spanked influenced IQ score. “The more spanking, the slower the development of the child’s mental ability,” Straus said in a news release. “But even small amounts of spanking made a difference.”
Straus and his colleagues looked at corporal punishment practices in 32 countries by surveying 17,404 university students. The analysis found a lower average IQ in nations in which spanking was more prevalent. The strongest link between corporal punishment and IQ was for those whose parents continued to use corporal punishment even when they were teenagers.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2009/09/spanking-iq.html
"Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand."
— Leo Durocher
maybe kids that deserve spankings
are stupider. maybe there are many confounding/lurking variables at play here
by soxshenanigans on Sep 25, 2009 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions
Well, since I was spanked,
I guess I could’ve been a freaking genius without my parental input. Just like you, SS.
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my little bastard boy, age 2
kept dancing in the tub, endangering him and his sister. finally i swatted his fanny. he hollers, wife comes running, sees a red mark on his ass and i’m in the doghouse for two days.
lesson learned.
Has he danced in the tub since then?
My son is the same age and I try to go the timeout route but if it were me I probably do the same thing
read better.
"give the guy more than six days to get up to speed."
by larry on Sep 6, 2009 12:10 PM CDT
by Scotty Ballgame on Sep 25, 2009 10:45 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
i dunno
i’m not allowed to give him a bath anymore.
seriously I was thinking the same thing
I will have to try that and if it works expand it to changing diapers
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"give the guy more than six days to get up to speed."
by larry on Sep 6, 2009 12:10 PM CDT
by Scotty Ballgame on Sep 25, 2009 11:10 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
We've never laid a hand on my daughter.
However, I smacked my dog on the nose after she’d eaten a hole in the wall some years back. My wife still brings it up to this day. If I EVER touched my kid I’d be arrested. I am not kidding.
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i've never laid a hand on my daughter either, but
boys are animals. much worse than dogs.
My sister got it as bad as I did when we were kids.
She’s only slightly retarded – she’s a Cub fan.
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by winningugly on Sep 25, 2009 1:38 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
i never got spanked.
Must be why I still dance in the tub.
I doesnt count when your mom is so weak you laugh at her feeble attempts right? Actually, pops did whack me a few times now that I think of it, but it broke him up, he hated it.
"And when I called him, and asked him to stand up for me, I know I shocked the shit out of him" - Michael Jordan, on choosing David Thompson as his Hall of Fame sponsor.
I used to get my ass beat by nuns and parents.
It’s a wonder how I grew up to be so normal.
;-)
Look yonder, fellow SSSers. 2010 looms bright!
And fns. -wu
oh gee!
dammit hunny! how could you take away giving him a bath from me!
fuck next time shawn is in the tub I’m cracking him..lets see if it works for me too haha
Kenwo4life=ratings
You're stifling his artistic expression with physical violence!!!
Just kidding, I’d beat the hell outta him. What’s 5 IQ points anyway?
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by homesickalien on Sep 25, 2009 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions
Did I ever tell you about your sister and the wagon?
She was about 2 and insisted on standing up in it. So I wheeled her onto the lawn, and the next time she stood up I yanked the handle sending her flying backwards out of the wagon.
She’s been in that wheelchair ever since…
"Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand."
— Leo Durocher
by Chiburb on Sep 25, 2009 11:22 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
That's not the ending I remember....hehe
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by homesickalien on Sep 25, 2009 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions
How many of your stories start with someone falling off the wagon, and the details that follow are disputed by the kids?
My family has a ton of ’em! Deeeee- lightful!
"...a mouth without grinders is like a mill without grindstone,"
-Don Quixote
by SkanchoDanza on Sep 25, 2009 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions
Hee.
Now… shouldn’t you be drawing a cartoon that I understand?
"Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand."
— Leo Durocher
Get this, Marmaduke is... get this... in the dryer!!!
His owner opens the dryer and says, “Uh oh. Forgot to add the Canine Softener!”
"...a mouth without grinders is like a mill without grindstone,"
-Don Quixote
by SkanchoDanza on Sep 25, 2009 12:20 PM CDT up reply actions
oh... and Marmaduke has a massive boner!
"...a mouth without grinders is like a mill without grindstone,"
-Don Quixote
by SkanchoDanza on Sep 25, 2009 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Needs more "Ziggy" or "Love Is..."
"Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand."
— Leo Durocher
meh.
i hate mondays.
"...a mouth without grinders is like a mill without grindstone,"
-Don Quixote
by SkanchoDanza on Sep 25, 2009 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Excellent start
Now work some pasta in, a lonely bachelor, and a dopey dog and you’ve got gold I tell ya! Gold!
THANK YOU NATE SILVER, TECHNOLOGY IS THE TOPS
Must be the Silicon Chip inside your head
Set to overload…. (with a nod to Sir Bob Geldof)
Anything that travels that far, ought to have a stewardess on it..
by DrEmilioLizardo on Sep 25, 2009 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions
You are more enmeshed in the '70's and early '80's than me.
And the Boomtown Rats SUCKED!
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Wow... nearly 3 decades and still bitter about an obscure band....
Did a girlfriend break up with you after listening to “Diamond Smiles”?
Anything that travels that far, ought to have a stewardess on it..
by DrEmilioLizardo on Sep 25, 2009 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions
"I Don't Like Mondays"
was one of the worst songs ever – like “MacArthur Park” by Richard Harris. Pomposity at its grandest.
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Effing HAAAAATTTTTE MacArthur Park, that epic pile of shit!!!
Best thing about that song – Weird Al’s parody of it.
Where my dorks at? :P
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by homesickalien on Sep 25, 2009 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Love to hear Tom Waits cover either song....
’For I am a RainDog, too"
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by DrEmilioLizardo on Sep 25, 2009 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions
I give my umbrella to you, sir.
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by homesickalien on Sep 25, 2009 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions
It's a good melody
But it’s like somebody came up with filler lyrics to fit it, and they scheduled the real lyricist for the wrong day, and had to go the studio with what they had.
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The melody is OK.
Just not for a rock band. Maybe the Moody Blues or someone of that ilk.
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Irish poof, you are.
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You aren't the only one
who has done that . . . my wife isn’t a huge fan, but my boys listen to me and not her, so she has learned to deal with it. Now I am play the bad guy for her.
The reason I have no respect for these players, especially Thome is this…any player you can put a shift on is useless.
As a non-parent who enjoys giving opinions on parenting based purely from a childhood-reflecting/babysitting/cultural-observing perspective :), it is healthy for children to fear their parents to a degree.
Some of the worst kids I’ve ever met had parents who didn’t believe in any real form of discipline, and rather than the kids learning lessons from bad behavior, they just learned how to manipulate their parents further. (Example – a family I babysat for used time outs as punishment…but their kids would just sob uncontrollably on the time out – freaky, unnatural, demonic sobbing – and the parent would go comfort them almost immediately….hmmm…pretty effective punishment there!)
These are coincidentally, some of the worst/most miserable parents I’ve ever met too.
So you may be a ‘bad guy’ to the kid now, but it’s not necessarily a parent’s job or beneficial to the kid’s development, to always be a good guy.
But you already know that. :)
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by homesickalien on Sep 25, 2009 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions
haha you should live over here
public beatings of Children are a regular event round my way – some mothers even sell tickets
Yes, but only as foreplay for you lot.
"Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand."
— Leo Durocher
I don't know any kids who weren't smacked around a little.
If you’re a child and can’t fear your mother, then you are never going to fear anyone.
The 2009 White Sox....like a 40 degree day.
by Ozzie Montana on Sep 25, 2009 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions
True...these are mostly "newer" parents who shy from smacking their kids around, though.
Pretty sure the idea of physical discipline has gone soft and is now deemed more “abusive” in the past 10 or 15 years.
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by homesickalien on Sep 25, 2009 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions
You are certainly correct there
and there are instance that works, just not the norm.
The reason I have no respect for these players, especially Thome is this…any player you can put a shift on is useless.
I'm speaking from my sheltered suburban background
I don’t want to know what it’s like to have parents who took out their frustrations on a kid physically.
I would never want to lay a hand on my kids in the future, and some children learn their lessons without any external force.
The 2009 White Sox....like a 40 degree day.
by Ozzie Montana on Sep 25, 2009 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions
It isn't always about taking our your frustrations out on the kid physically.
Spanking a child is also a means of teaching that child what he did was wrong when the verbal communication obviously isn’t working.
I would say hitting a kid anywhere besides their rear side is abuse. Also, constantly using this tactic is abuse. My standpoint is you don’t hit girls either. But, it worked when I was a child and I didn’t like it at the time, but now I understand why my father did it.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Sep 25, 2009 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I think even more effective than simple abuse/spanking, is just following through with threats. I see so many parents give their kids 50 chances and empty threats before enforcing the punishment. Who's running this show?
You threaten once and follow through if they don’t learn from a fair warning. Take away something they value and want, regardless whether the kid is sobbing and sad over it.
I don’t think physical punishment is necessary at all. But you gotta let them know who’s boss.
Of course, it’s much easier for me to talk about having never raised children of my own, but you bet your boots the kids I babysat very regularly for 10 years listened to me more than they ever listened to their parents.
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by homesickalien on Sep 25, 2009 2:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Lord Almighty, this will be a long off-season...
;0
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by winningugly on Sep 25, 2009 2:42 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
It's exciting, isn't it!!!?
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by homesickalien on Sep 25, 2009 2:43 PM CDT up reply actions
quit your b*tchin'
this is important stuff. these kids are going to pay for your Social Security someday (probably in the not too distant future)…you want to make sure they aren’t raised like p*ssies.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Sep 25, 2009 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions
That's right! This affects ALL of us, WU!!! ;)
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by homesickalien on Sep 25, 2009 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions
We are getting my kid's butt out of bed
at 6 AM tomorrow and driving her to her first gymnastic competition. At age 6. My kid ain’t no pu$$ie.
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you learning from the chinese or what?
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Sep 25, 2009 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions
She loves it.
She’d go every day if she could. As long as she loves it I’ll go along.
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that's what the chinese govt. said too. ;)
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Sep 25, 2009 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Not fat enough for you, eh?
:)
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by homesickalien on Sep 25, 2009 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions
HA!
And not a deep masculine voice like he digs.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Sep 25, 2009 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Remember her SNL appearance?
Chris Kattan did a dead-on “brother” impression. Squeaky.
Tough kid, though.
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If she can vault with a broken bone...
why couldnt Q hit with plantar fascitis? Wussie.
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by DrEmilioLizardo on Sep 25, 2009 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions
She knew how to stretch properly.
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sister in law plays that so many chance game and threat game
and it never works. kid has outsmarted her…now my sister law has been trained. never like to see it go that way.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Sep 25, 2009 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions
so this is you, right OM?
Probably not, but I bet a lot of SSS’ers picture you this way.
Just like the cip always has a his mouth open.
"And when I called him, and asked him to stand up for me, I know I shocked the shit out of him" - Michael Jordan, on choosing David Thompson as his Hall of Fame sponsor.
Dr. Gupta from CNN? heard he has the H1N1 now...
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Sep 25, 2009 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not as funny or Muslim, but the beard is coming along nicely.
The 2009 White Sox....like a 40 degree day.
by Ozzie Montana on Sep 25, 2009 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions
growing a beard?
nice. that wont get you more racial profiling at all.
"And when I called him, and asked him to stand up for me, I know I shocked the shit out of him" - Michael Jordan, on choosing David Thompson as his Hall of Fame sponsor.
That's also a cultural thing.
Jews don’t generally hit their kids. Catholics do. You guys near the Equator are known for “spare the rod, spoil the child”.
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Cultural Profiling, anyone?
What about Baptists, or Mormons? huh? Dutch Reformed beat them with Wooden Shoes? Lutherans nail their kids to church doors?
Anything that travels that far, ought to have a stewardess on it..
by DrEmilioLizardo on Sep 25, 2009 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions
My personal research cosists of Jewish profiling
(subjects from Skokie, Morton Grove, and Licolnwood) and Catholic (subjects from all of Chicago). I also would encourage you, Doctor (if, in fact, you are a Doctor) to do your own research, like Bhoov.
I am currently conducting research on Baptists and the Charismatics. (It doesn’t look good.)
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Your observations are pretty accurate
We use timeouts as well, which can and do work to some extent, but only because they know if they act like the kids in your example, a whuppin’ is forthcoming!
And for reference, I grew up in a household of 4 boys and have 2 of my own, so I am not sure these rules apply to girls. I think I would have a hard time with that kind of discipline in that scenario.
The reason I have no respect for these players, especially Thome is this…any player you can put a shift on is useless.
I'd much rather see a chart of the parent's IQ's
And how their IQ level determines how often they physically harm children.
Just another person making money and getting their name out, from an ice cream sales / violence study, let me know when they actually put some thought in to the other variables.
by Grinder in Training on Sep 25, 2009 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Honestly - what's the IQ of the friggin' parent who thinks that hitting a 1 year-old is effective and helpful?
"Rios flied out to a fan, that's new." - billy
by homesickalien on Sep 25, 2009 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, I think spanking kids is a means of discipline.
But, I don’t agree on spanking girls…and I mean this in the most sincere way. Most girls emotionally don’t forget things…my wife never forgets anything. Boys on the other hand let things slide off their back – really they are much easier to raise.
I am the only boy in my family and the oldest. My father used his hand in spanking me as a child many, many, many times. I loved my father to death, but he scared the living sh*t out of me if I misbehaved. Boys need this.
On the other hand I have two sisters. The older one being disciplined similar to me and the younger one being disciplined without any spanking.
The intelligence part is right on…as my youngest sister is a friggin genius and the older one is well, a good person for the most part but not the sharpest tool in the shed.
Emotionally, they are at totally opposite ends of the spectrum and think most of it has to do with how they were raised and spanked / not spanked.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Sep 25, 2009 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions
My dad scared the living shit out of me (mom did too).
Not only was I a well-behaved child as a result and avoided getting into trouble throughout school years (was never interested in drinking or drugs or anything but good clean mischief), but I think I turned out pretty okay in the brain too and emotionally tough as nails (even if baseball makes me cry :)).
Each situation is different and that’s a big part of a parent’s job too – figuring out what discipline method is going to suit each child best, regardless of gender.
My mom used to wash my mouth out with liquid Dial not only when I cussed (which I quickly learned not to do after she washed my mouth out and prevented me from watching the long-anticipated premiere of “Flintstones Meet the Jetsons”…I did not swear again until I was 12 – true story), but also when I was at all disrespectful towards her or other adults.
Mild form of abuse, but I sure as shit learned how not to be disrespectful.
"Rios flied out to a fan, that's new." - billy
by homesickalien on Sep 25, 2009 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions
exactly
same thing happened with my wife with the swearing and dish soap, she still talks about how nasty that was. I never got that punishment, but I got the spanking and a few times the crack in the head (father has a few big rings he wears on his right hand).
It worked. Whenever my degenerate friends would be drinking, hanging out late, doing stupid sh*t, etc. I would think of that hand cracking me upside the head and the ringing in my ears. No thanks….I’m going home.
I turned out okay. Sure I rebelled for like a semester in College…but most of us did.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Sep 25, 2009 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions
dish soap, hand soap, bar soap...basically a brand of soap. orange
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Sep 25, 2009 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Its when you put your finger in the hole, and make tiny circles....
Anything that travels that far, ought to have a stewardess on it..
by DrEmilioLizardo on Sep 25, 2009 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Sounds like foreplay.
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i was thinking the same thing...
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Sep 25, 2009 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Not colin.
His is “put your fist into a tiny hole and make it a much larger hole”.
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by winningugly on Sep 25, 2009 2:43 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
yikes...hopefully he sanitizes.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Sep 25, 2009 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Continuing my string of obscure 80's references....
its a line from Dead Men Dont Wear Plaid… 
Anything that travels that far, ought to have a stewardess on it..
by DrEmilioLizardo on Sep 25, 2009 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions
ding ding, now I get it.
the reason all you brits have rotten teeth. thanks
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Sep 25, 2009 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions
therefore...
Anything that travels that far, ought to have a stewardess on it..
by DrEmilioLizardo on Sep 25, 2009 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I like this very much.
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"what did you just say, mofo?", said Colin
"And when I called him, and asked him to stand up for me, I know I shocked the shit out of him" - Michael Jordan, on choosing David Thompson as his Hall of Fame sponsor.
Lookit how sweetly he sips on that beer....
You and these random pics of us, gus….a litttttle bit creepy.
"Rios flied out to a fan, that's new." - billy
by homesickalien on Sep 25, 2009 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions
hey when i think ridulous american wig i think colin
lo siento
"And when I called him, and asked him to stand up for me, I know I shocked the shit out of him" - Michael Jordan, on choosing David Thompson as his Hall of Fame sponsor.
did you have to take a drug test? is that why you shaved it?
;)
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Sep 25, 2009 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions
I do agree with this...
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as long as he keeps the computer screen clean
i don’t care.
2009 is just 2007 in 2008's clothing. - Trooper
I'm sure most of us don't mind, but I also know some would rather keep their faces unseen and should be allowed that choice.
"Rios flied out to a fan, that's new." - billy
by homesickalien on Sep 25, 2009 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions
the only one Id have reservations about posting is you.
since you get all uppity on occassion(lunar cycles?) but i figured based on Colin’s personality he wouldnt mind. Pretty safe bet most of the gang at the meetup wouldnt mind, thats why they posed for pictures. Thats also why larry and da chort ducked most of them.
"And when I called him, and asked him to stand up for me, I know I shocked the shit out of him" - Michael Jordan, on choosing David Thompson as his Hall of Fame sponsor.
they're real people, i'm not
i’m sure once i am, i’ll care.
2009 is just 2007 in 2008's clothing. - Trooper
You have reservations about posting me?...one of the surprise photos was my head on a blonde bikini-clad body that one time...which was very funny, don't get me wrong.
I’m not saying I personally care. I did originally keep my face hidden from the site, but it’s out there now since the outing, so I don’t care much anymore.
Just pointing out that not everyone is as laid back about it as thecip, colin, or me.
"Rios flied out to a fan, that's new." - billy
by homesickalien on Sep 25, 2009 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions
well my thought on you changed
when i learned of your closed door fb policy.
"And when I called him, and asked him to stand up for me, I know I shocked the shit out of him" - Michael Jordan, on choosing David Thompson as his Hall of Fame sponsor.
That was in place before SSS was on fb. I don't want random people finding me and asking me for virtual friendship. Mostly high school people. Nothing personal.
"Rios flied out to a fan, that's new." - billy
by homesickalien on Sep 25, 2009 6:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Bitch.
We’re a pack of a-holes. And my tradition of contributing absolutely nothing to this site... continues.
Ask larry about your SSS openness.
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"hidden"?
i call shenanigans, as this was the site’s intro to hsa, via chiburb’s FP.
apt article title, though.
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Sep 25, 2009 6:30 PM CDT up reply actions
That was not my doing and I don't think many folks read that, let alone remembered it.
"Rios flied out to a fan, that's new." - billy
by homesickalien on Sep 25, 2009 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions
hee, I love that pic. I was on the verge of saying "fuck yes!"
"Rios flied out to a fan, that's new." - billy
by homesickalien on Sep 25, 2009 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah drinking for free gets old fast.
on the plus side, i can wear a hat for the sake of wearing a hat if i so choose.
2009 is just 2007 in 2008's clothing. - Trooper
Someone has a crush on Colin....
A bad case of Colin-itis, I think!
Anything that travels that far, ought to have a stewardess on it..
by DrEmilioLizardo on Sep 25, 2009 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions
i was wondering what the 5/22 free gin and juice
was all about.
2009 is just 2007 in 2008's clothing. - Trooper
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
!
"Rios flied out to a fan, that's new." - billy
by homesickalien on Sep 25, 2009 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions
He gave it to a cancer patient.
Wait. colin? No, he sold it to a cancer patient.
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Times is tough. Gotta make some cash money any way you can.
"Rios flied out to a fan, that's new." - billy
by homesickalien on Sep 25, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions
this coming from the port slut....
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Sep 25, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions
I've been selling homemade doilies on the side.
"Rios flied out to a fan, that's new." - billy
by homesickalien on Sep 25, 2009 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions
for clean up?
"And when I called him, and asked him to stand up for me, I know I shocked the shit out of him" - Michael Jordan, on choosing David Thompson as his Hall of Fame sponsor.
See? Not as think as you dumb I am!
"Rios flied out to a fan, that's new." - billy
by homesickalien on Sep 25, 2009 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions
i just took a bunch of coins to a coin star and got way more than i thought i would
a whole $20
lets go dodgers
last year I took a crapload of coins and got $107
one of the more satisfying things I’ve ever done
and now its a ridiculous American wig somewhere in the UK.
it all makes sense now.
"And when I called him, and asked him to stand up for me, I know I shocked the shit out of him" - Michael Jordan, on choosing David Thompson as his Hall of Fame sponsor.
i actually know a guy in merkins
more bang for your buck.
2009 is just 2007 in 2008's clothing. - Trooper
instead of whoosh!
i think we should just say bouj!
"And when I called him, and asked him to stand up for me, I know I shocked the shit out of him" - Michael Jordan, on choosing David Thompson as his Hall of Fame sponsor.
it wasnt a whoosh moment
its like saying when someone got a haircut, you say they got their hairscut
lets go dodgers
Reply Fial
Anything that travels that far, ought to have a stewardess on it..
by DrEmilioLizardo on Sep 25, 2009 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions
I noticed this awhile ago
the home/road splits. I even gave Ozzie a little lucky credit for wanting/ insisting that Bacon debut on the road. Its probably a fluke but maybe he does “try” a little harder in front of the home fans and presses. Bodes well for the future considering he sucked at the Cell.
"Oh well back to work"
Another reason I kinda didn't like that SI article the other day, was the mention of the 'white flag'....
Did people around here feel like letting Thome and Contreras go was a white flag?
"Rios flied out to a fan, that's new." - billy
One of my favorite books as a kid. Jack London also wrote Call of the Wild.
"Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand."
— Leo Durocher
I'll take that as a no.
"Rios flied out to a fan, that's new." - billy
by homesickalien on Sep 25, 2009 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh. I thought you said "White Fang". Never mind.
"Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand."
— Leo Durocher
Frak no...
Is cutting off a gangrenous limb ‘mutilation’? (contreras) and Thome was KW giving Thome a far better ring shot than we could give him… plus saving a few $$$.
Anything that travels that far, ought to have a stewardess on it..
by DrEmilioLizardo on Sep 25, 2009 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah, me neither. I heard it referred to that a couple different times and didn't really get it.
"Rios flied out to a fan, that's new." - billy
by homesickalien on Sep 25, 2009 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions
call it whatever you want.
you don’t trade away productive players if you’re making all efforts to reach the playoffs.
Agreed.
I also didn’t like the, “we’re doing Thome a favor” spin that was put on that deal. They basically acknowleged that they sent Thome to LA so he would have a better shot at winning a ring.
"...a mouth without grinders is like a mill without grindstone,"
-Don Quixote
by SkanchoDanza on Sep 25, 2009 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions
true, but at the time, we had the "where would he play" comment being all the rage
someone of Q/Pods/Dye/Rios/Thome was going to have to sit anyway
Gotta be Pods, who is clearly a DH and only a DH.
"Rios flied out to a fan, that's new." - billy
by homesickalien on Sep 25, 2009 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions
pods pods pods pods
i'm alex rios' last fan
by onlysoxfaninboston on Sep 25, 2009 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions
I did not think it was a 'white flag'
but they moved arguably the best hitter we had this year and received nothing in return . . . so, I understand that argument.
My thought at the time was Rios/Quentin/Dye can’t continue to suck this bad, so it wont be a big loss . . . . oops!
The reason I have no respect for these players, especially Thome is this…any player you can put a shift on is useless.
no wai dood
not to mention we got a really nice pitching prospect in the Jose deal.
Our first game after being eliminated and Ozzie decides to put some thought into a lineup.
If the world was perfect, it wouldn't be -- Yogi Berra
lol - thought
…ass hole thi is the same line up whit ritys you idiot
"ass hole thi is the same line up whit leftys you idiot"
Your bandwith is increasing:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Twitter-snags-new-investment-rb-1967085771.html?x=0
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As a fan going to the game- I was hoping to see Peavy pitch
But I understand the move to skip him with the Sweaty One to limit risk of injury or reinjury
read better.
"give the guy more than six days to get up to speed."
by larry on Sep 6, 2009 12:10 PM CDT
by Scotty Ballgame on Sep 25, 2009 2:39 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
my mate Keith looks a lot like Freddy Garcia
he wouldn’t be much good at pitching though, he’s got a knackered hip from when the centre half from the Tommy Wass cut him in half during a footie game a few years ago.
wtf? I have no idea what you are talking about...
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Sep 25, 2009 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions
what is:
knackered?
centre half?
Tommy Wass?
footie?
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Sep 25, 2009 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions
ok sorry about that
knackered = broken
centre half – defender position in football
Tommy Wass – pub in South Leeds
footie – football
you forgot
football = soccer
"And when I called him, and asked him to stand up for me, I know I shocked the shit out of him" - Michael Jordan, on choosing David Thompson as his Hall of Fame sponsor.
ah, I see. well, we could have used a 5th starter. too bad
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Sep 25, 2009 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Don't you remember the crimbo din-din we had with the grotty Scots?
You know, the one that was all sixes and sevens
read better.
"give the guy more than six days to get up to speed."
by larry on Sep 6, 2009 12:10 PM CDT
by Scotty Ballgame on Sep 25, 2009 3:07 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
You spelled "America" wrong
¡signature!
by billyok on Sep 25, 2009 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
how did you feel when that goal was disallowed in the carling cup?
looked perfectly good to me. was surprised there was not more complaining about it.
the suck is not just a river in ireland.
I went to the game
fantastic atmosphere, 40,000 in, was a goal, but to be honest no one is that bothered, better off out of the cups, priority is getting out of that league
so not just the carling cup?
you don’t care about the FA cup either? i understand promotion is the most important, but it’s not like you have other games to play in the CL or uefa.
the suck is not just a river in ireland.
be all and end all
we are far too big a club to be fucking about in that league, we have to get out this season
if you make it to the coca cola championship
would you then care about a cup, or not until you’re back in the barclays premier league?
the suck is not just a river in ireland.
no one cares about the carling cup anymore
just look at the crap sides the top teams put out when they play, FA cup is a bit different
do you have some manner of "slaughter rule"
at the lower levels of soccer? for baseball they often stop a game at some point when one team is up by 10 or more runs.
just wondering because in the U-20 world cup spain is making the guys from tahiti wish they’d never been born. (yes, i’m sure they wouldn’t stop a game at this level, but wondering about younger kids’ games.)
the suck is not just a river in ireland.
no, usually play 90 minutes
no matter how bad the carnage is, a team that is massively on top will just go through the motinons though with a 3 or 4 goal lead
Yea!!!!
"ass hole thi is the same line up whit leftys you idiot"
Boooo! I want to see Peavy!
"ass hole thi is the same line up whit leftys you idiot"
Yea!!!! reifert wrong!!! (maybe)
"ass hole thi is the same line up whit leftys you idiot"
PR?
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oh keep me out of this
THESE WHITE SOX PLAYERS MAKE ME FEEL SO BLAH EXCEPT FOR A.J. !
by pierzynskirules on Sep 25, 2009 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Huh - when did they switch to Garcia - web site says Peavy
Of course they’ve been flip-flopping that the last 3 days… ahhhh! I wanted tot see Peavy tonight… not Garcia!
"ass hole thi is the same line up whit leftys you idiot"
i would like to rec this post e-gus,
but they way the comments went, i fear i cannot.
lets go dodgers
yeah
parenting advice from a port slut.
soccer.
wu coddles his kid with extra sap.
larry called colin a gay.
om wants people to think he wants to blow up springfield.
multiple fererences to 80s pop culture.
Idunno, its pretty much in line with every other thread.
"And when I called him, and asked him to stand up for me, I know I shocked the shit out of him" - Michael Jordan, on choosing David Thompson as his Hall of Fame sponsor.
soccer = football
want to make sure hoodie knows what you are talking about.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Sep 25, 2009 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions
You're right. I hate it when people start talking about fucking soccer.
"Rios flied out to a fan, that's new." - billy
by homesickalien on Sep 25, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Jack Egbert claimed off waivers by Mets.
First Broadway now Egbert. Someone stop them…
rats, you beat me to it... by two whole hours!
I posted this in the MiLB thread a minute ago.
I cannot answer any more questions for you today. I has wickeds gas from drink too manys redbull.
I was waiting for your reaction to this. I admit, I'm disappointed that you don't have one.
"Rios flied out to a fan, that's new." - billy
by homesickalien on Sep 25, 2009 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions
We've got armadillos in our trousers!
"Rios flied out to a fan, that's new." - billy
by homesickalien on Sep 25, 2009 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions
In my top 5 of all time.
"Rios flied out to a fan, that's new." - billy
by homesickalien on Sep 25, 2009 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions
a colleague and i got lost in the basements and sub-basements of the dallas opera house when we were there for work a few weeks ago
just started riffing various lines as we tried to find our way out. love that movie.
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Sep 25, 2009 6:42 PM CDT up reply actions
What's that? Oh, you have a JP Morgan Box seat for me for tonight?
Yes, Yes, I think I’ll attend.
Too bad Lester will shut the Yanks down and Joba has turned into a frog.
you forgot Mel Gibson.
"And when I called him, and asked him to stand up for me, I know I shocked the shit out of him" - Michael Jordan, on choosing David Thompson as his Hall of Fame sponsor.
what's with the raider fans?
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
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