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Beer and Queso / Re: Texans 2019
« on: December 01, 2019, 10:40:04 pm »
That was unexpected.
Makes a big difference in this division.
Makes a big difference in this division.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Texans 2019
« on: December 01, 2019, 07:31:06 pm »
It’s going to be yet another long night of watching Edelman being inexplicably wide open over the middle just beyond the gain line.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: November 22, 2019, 04:29:50 pm »Also, it has to sting the Republicans that Schiff gets to rip everyone a new one to conclude every day. Elections have consequences.
How Schiff hasn't gone flying over the desk at Nunes and Jordan multiple times these last two weeks is beyond me. I'd need a new gavel every day because a team of surgeons are trying to retrieve yesterday's.
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Beer and Queso / Re: For All Mankind
« on: November 22, 2019, 04:26:37 pm »The Boys was great!
I'm through three eps of FAM...a little slow at first but I'm in.
It doesn't speed up, but it gets deeper into the characters and further divergent from actual history. Getting more rich as it goes.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: November 22, 2019, 04:24:34 pm »These hearings wouldn't even be happening if the Democrats didn't take the house.
Correct. Yet, even in the current timeline, none of this would be happening unless the whistleblower had blown the whistle. Without that, even with Dems in control of the House, Zelenskiy would've made the announcement Trump demanded which would have meant that Biden's corruption and the FACT that it was Ukraine - not Russia - who hacked the 2016 election would be screeched on an endless loop, propelling Trump to his second term.
Also, Manafort, Stone, Cohen (maybe), Gates et al all get pardoned because it wasn't Russia so they can't be guilty. I mean, Trump may still get re-elected and/or all those crooks may get pardoned - but now we have a chance to go the other way. Without the whistleblower, we'd be living that Amazon Prime alternative history for the rest of our miserable, Russian-speaking lives.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: November 22, 2019, 04:16:55 pm »7
Beer and Queso / Re: That's not true...that's impossible!
« on: November 22, 2019, 04:11:35 pm »
As I've said before elsewhere, if Disney would un-fuck the OT, I would buy a lifetime subscription.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: November 18, 2019, 08:42:41 am »
ABC/Ipsos poll:
70% of Americans believe Trump did something wrong
57% want him impeached
51% want him impeached *and* removed from office
21% made that decision this after last weeks hearings
Those are some terrible numbers for Trump after just one week of public hearings. Tomorrow, Vindland (in BB all his military finery) and Sondland Wednesday. This week is likely to be worse. Given the medical news, it might literally kill him.
70% of Americans believe Trump did something wrong
57% want him impeached
51% want him impeached *and* removed from office
21% made that decision this after last weeks hearings
Those are some terrible numbers for Trump after just one week of public hearings. Tomorrow, Vindland (in BB all his military finery) and Sondland Wednesday. This week is likely to be worse. Given the medical news, it might literally kill him.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: November 17, 2019, 10:26:17 pm »
Hilarious side note:
Dan Crenshaw tweeted in support of Elise Stefanik - saying that Democrats are scared of her - which resulted in his tweet blowing up with people reporting donations to his 2020 opponent, Elisa Cardnell. Elisa, being ever so polite, is thanking everyone on Dan’s thread. 🤣🤣🤣
Dan Crenshaw tweeted in support of Elise Stefanik - saying that Democrats are scared of her - which resulted in his tweet blowing up with people reporting donations to his 2020 opponent, Elisa Cardnell. Elisa, being ever so polite, is thanking everyone on Dan’s thread. 🤣🤣🤣
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: November 17, 2019, 04:11:59 pm »
So the impeachment testimony is very interesting, and telling. On the one side, you have a steady stream of Trump administration officials who all have the same narrative - that Trump used the withholding of military aid and a White House meeting to pressure the new President of Ukraine to announce an investigation into "the Bidens". On the other side, you have people who don't want Trump to get removed from office - including Trump - so they are trying to stop that from happening. The problem is, the latter group has absolutely nothing to argue.
Now I won't get into the detail of the testimony here; there are plenty of other places to look for that. What's interesting to me is the "defense" of Trump is non-existent. It's been a couple of stunts - one of which has backfired spectacularly - and waffle that there can't be anything here because we have had no first hand testimony. That latter argument is so pathetic that it's embarrassing, and this is for two reasons:
a) Many of the first-person witnesses have been asked or subpoenaed to testify, and have been blocked from doing so by the White House. This includes specifically Bolton, Pompeo, Giuliani and Mulvaney, the last of whom can also testify to the withholding (or not) or the military aid because he's the head of OMB who is in control of such things. And
ii) There will be first-person testimony next week in the form of Vindman and, more significantly, Sondland.
The "hearsay" defense will evaporate next week and they'll be left with stunts and procedural bitching. Sondland is about as Trumpy as you can get and, if he corroborates the mountain of evidence pointing in the same direction, then that should close this case from a fact perspective. What will be left is a test for the individual Republicans in the Senate; will they adhere to their oath to uphold the constitution or will they go down in history as endorsing a monarchical presidency?
What's really fascinating is that this test will fall on the narrow shoulders of Senate Republicans just as a whole heap of bad news about Trump's political value hitting like a shitnami. To wit:
1) Trump campaigned hard for Gov. Matt Bevin in Kentucky which Trump won by 30 points - Bevin lost;
2) Trump campaigned hard for Eddie Rispone in Louisiana, which Trump won by 20 points - Rispone lost
3) Republicans got moved into political irrelevancy in Virginia
4) Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) - who tried to speak out of turn at the hearings to create a viral moment - was successful in a way. Her opponent went from 5,000 Twitter followers to 230,000 and has raised nearly $1 million since Stefanik's stunt.
Trump is becoming politically toxic. The steady stream of testimony against him; his ongoing losing streak in the courts that seems will lead eventually to all kinds of damning personal and political documentation coming out; no wall; no coal jobs; the carnage of his trade wars. Even Fox News cannot hold the line 24/7, and is letting truth seep into their coverage. All of it will factor into the decision of Senate Republicans when this case comes before them.
Trump's in bad shape now, and it's only going to get worse for him.
Now I won't get into the detail of the testimony here; there are plenty of other places to look for that. What's interesting to me is the "defense" of Trump is non-existent. It's been a couple of stunts - one of which has backfired spectacularly - and waffle that there can't be anything here because we have had no first hand testimony. That latter argument is so pathetic that it's embarrassing, and this is for two reasons:
a) Many of the first-person witnesses have been asked or subpoenaed to testify, and have been blocked from doing so by the White House. This includes specifically Bolton, Pompeo, Giuliani and Mulvaney, the last of whom can also testify to the withholding (or not) or the military aid because he's the head of OMB who is in control of such things. And
ii) There will be first-person testimony next week in the form of Vindman and, more significantly, Sondland.
The "hearsay" defense will evaporate next week and they'll be left with stunts and procedural bitching. Sondland is about as Trumpy as you can get and, if he corroborates the mountain of evidence pointing in the same direction, then that should close this case from a fact perspective. What will be left is a test for the individual Republicans in the Senate; will they adhere to their oath to uphold the constitution or will they go down in history as endorsing a monarchical presidency?
What's really fascinating is that this test will fall on the narrow shoulders of Senate Republicans just as a whole heap of bad news about Trump's political value hitting like a shitnami. To wit:
1) Trump campaigned hard for Gov. Matt Bevin in Kentucky which Trump won by 30 points - Bevin lost;
2) Trump campaigned hard for Eddie Rispone in Louisiana, which Trump won by 20 points - Rispone lost
3) Republicans got moved into political irrelevancy in Virginia
4) Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) - who tried to speak out of turn at the hearings to create a viral moment - was successful in a way. Her opponent went from 5,000 Twitter followers to 230,000 and has raised nearly $1 million since Stefanik's stunt.
Trump is becoming politically toxic. The steady stream of testimony against him; his ongoing losing streak in the courts that seems will lead eventually to all kinds of damning personal and political documentation coming out; no wall; no coal jobs; the carnage of his trade wars. Even Fox News cannot hold the line 24/7, and is letting truth seep into their coverage. All of it will factor into the decision of Senate Republicans when this case comes before them.
Trump's in bad shape now, and it's only going to get worse for him.
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Beer and Queso / Re: For All Mankind
« on: November 17, 2019, 02:57:43 pm »Even better than The Expanse?
Tell me you've watched The Expanse.
I started watching The Expanse but never got into it. This is likely entirely down to my mood at that moment as there are multiple examples of me going back to stuff and thoroughly enjoying it. I'll give it a whirl.
Meanwhile, I just finished binging "The Boys" on Amazon. Very will made - funny and scary in the right places - but [SPOILER ALERT] just strung out over 8 episodes to get to a cliffhanger with no promise of a second season. Amazon is really good a fucking up good things.
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Beer and Queso / Re: For All Mankind
« on: November 16, 2019, 08:04:04 am »Cool, thanks for letting me know. I assumed when it went through the list of ways to watch it did not let you stream to a PC. I'll probably work through the final season of Man in the High Castle, which dropped today, and then give For All Mankind a whirl.
They're up to Ep 5 of FAM, and it's still good (and still a little slow).
The Morning Show is pretty entertaining too. We're through Ep 4 on that with Ep 5 dropping last Friday that I've yet to watch.
I will say that the production values on both shows is top notch. The effects in FAM are perhaps the best I've ever seen on TV, and they even give you a wobbly zoom in every once in a while to remind you that Ron Moore is the producer. Clearly, they didn't scrimp on either show.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: November 09, 2019, 10:29:26 pm »
To much going on, so... *** Floating dumpster fire gif ***
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Talk Zone / Re: Reid Ryan phasing out
« on: November 07, 2019, 05:53:15 pm »Yeah, well maybe. The press release was Reid’s ultimate responsibility. Seems more like your initial theory though. Reid is great at PR but is not a baseball guy. Nolan was a great pitcher who morphed into an ass.
The Rangers will do that to you.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: November 05, 2019, 09:08:35 am »
Lev Parnas appears to have flipped on Rudy, or is trying the lever a pardon out of Trump. Or both. I’m leaning both.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: November 05, 2019, 09:05:02 am »Trump is not turning over his tax returns. Period. The SCOTUS can say anything they want, he will tell them to shove it up their collective arse, and that will be the end of that.
They’re not getting them from Trump directly, they’re getting them from his accountant. Unless that accountant has fewer clients than Michael Cohen, they’re not going to risk an existential punishment to protect Individual-1’s tax returns.
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Beer and Queso / Re: For All Mankind
« on: November 04, 2019, 05:21:42 pm »
So...has anyone seen the damn show?!
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: November 04, 2019, 01:38:08 pm »
Trump did get some non-horrible polling news today: he has narrow leads over most Dem candidates in the 6 close states he won in 2016.
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Beer and Queso / Re: For All Mankind
« on: November 04, 2019, 01:29:26 pm »I know a guy who bought a new iPhone a few months ago and still got the free year of TV+.
Cool. I have no idea how far back the freebie goes.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: November 04, 2019, 01:28:29 pm »
Bad day for Trump today. A federal appeals court ruled that his bank has to turn over 8 years of tax returns and the House Dems started releasing the deposition transcripts from testimony by witnesses in their impeachment hearings.
I haven’t seen too many reports on the latter - looks like just more color to the story. Such as Sondland telling Yovanovitch that she should tweet out support for the president to keep here job - he actually told her to “go big or go home”.
Trump’s lawyers plan to take the tax returns all the way to SCOTUS, where all eyes will be on John Roberts. Will he allow his court to appoint a King?
I haven’t seen too many reports on the latter - looks like just more color to the story. Such as Sondland telling Yovanovitch that she should tweet out support for the president to keep here job - he actually told her to “go big or go home”.
Trump’s lawyers plan to take the tax returns all the way to SCOTUS, where all eyes will be on John Roberts. Will he allow his court to appoint a King?
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Beer and Queso / Re: Texans 2019
« on: November 04, 2019, 07:47:47 am »The Thursday night affair could result in Brian Hoyer starting at NRG for the first time since he was on the wrong side of a 30-0 playoff game and, unfortunately, playing for the Texans.
Didn’t “Hoyer” become a verb with severely negative connotations?
If he does play against us, I bet he won’t Hoyer it up this time.
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Beer and Queso / Re: For All Mankind
« on: November 04, 2019, 07:45:28 am »I guess you retroactively got it.
I read this in an article about the Apple TV+ launch:
"The service will be available on the Apple TV app on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, iPod touch, Mac and other platforms, including online at tv.apple.com, for $4.99 per month with a seven-day free trial. Starting today, customers who purchase any iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, iPod touch or Mac can enjoy one year of Apple TV+ for free. Through Family Sharing, up to six family members can share one Apple TV+ subscription."
I (finally) upgraded my iPhone 6S last month. That must be it.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Texans 2019
« on: November 03, 2019, 06:58:51 pm »
Everyone else in the division lost today.
Bye week, then the Ravens followed by the Colts on a Thursday night. That's going to be a big game!
Bye week, then the Ravens followed by the Colts on a Thursday night. That's going to be a big game!
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Beer and Queso / Re: For All Mankind
« on: November 03, 2019, 06:56:38 pm »How did you go about getting a year for free?
Don't know. I have an Apple TV, so maybe that's why. I just got a notification on the ATV that I had a free year.
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Beer and Queso / For All Mankind
« on: November 03, 2019, 10:44:57 am »
So I got a 1 year free subscription to Apple TV+, which is fortunate because I was not going to sign up otherwise. I started watching “For All Mankind” and I have to say that I’m intrigued. The pacing is a little slow, but the premise is fascinating and I’m interested to see where they take it.
Spoiler-free synopsis is that the Russians beat the US to the moon, and so the entire space race is upended as a result. The demoralized US program is fighting for its existence while paranoia in Nixon’s White House (brilliantly represented by secret Oval Office recordings) threatens the militarization of space.
There’s a clever blend of history and fiction, including the use of real characters (Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins, Deke Sleyton...even Nixon). I have not watched one of these history retcons before, and I’m looking forward to seeing where they go.
As an aside, “The Morning Show” is getting strong reviews. I’m still not sure there’s enough here to have me spring for the $5/month subscription (rather than buy in from time to time to binge), but they’ve got a year to make themselves indispensable.
Three episodes are up now, and then 1 a week u til the series is complete (10 total).
Spoiler-free synopsis is that the Russians beat the US to the moon, and so the entire space race is upended as a result. The demoralized US program is fighting for its existence while paranoia in Nixon’s White House (brilliantly represented by secret Oval Office recordings) threatens the militarization of space.
There’s a clever blend of history and fiction, including the use of real characters (Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins, Deke Sleyton...even Nixon). I have not watched one of these history retcons before, and I’m looking forward to seeing where they go.
As an aside, “The Morning Show” is getting strong reviews. I’m still not sure there’s enough here to have me spring for the $5/month subscription (rather than buy in from time to time to binge), but they’ve got a year to make themselves indispensable.
Three episodes are up now, and then 1 a week u til the series is complete (10 total).
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: November 03, 2019, 10:10:53 am »Rudy Giuliani needed Apple genius help to unlock his iPhone after being named Trump cybersecurity adviser
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/rudy-giuliani-needed-apple-genius-help-unlock-his-iphone-after-n1074241
He defended himself on Twitter saying that the FBI needed Apple’s help to get phones open. Don’t worry, the rank stupidity of that comment was pointed out to him (the FBI was trying to open other people’s phones, not their own).
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: November 03, 2019, 10:08:29 am »
Trump’s vagina was still full of sand from being booed by the Nationals crowd last week, so his nannies decided to get him back out there to show that he can get some love from a non-rally crowd. They tried to think of the most Trump-friendly crowd they could, and came up with UFC. Well guess what? Booed by that crowd too.
What’s left? NASCAR? A monster truck rally?
I don’t think he realizes that this is the rest of his life.
What’s left? NASCAR? A monster truck rally?
I don’t think he realizes that this is the rest of his life.
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Talk Zone / Re: Game 7
« on: October 31, 2019, 02:16:20 pm »Cortisone shots basically shut off your immune system, which eliminates all the swelling/inflammation. I got one when I had a severe cold last year. I was up 24 hours straight and felt like a god.
The catch is...it shuts off your immune system. What could possibly go wrong?
His eyes could turn different colors. Eh? Oh.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 31, 2019, 11:30:55 am »
Impeachment procedure vote passes. 196 Republicans voted against the thing they have been screaming for all over the TV for the last few weeks.
So now:
- public hearings can commence
- deposition transcripts can be released
- subpoena refusal just got much, much harder to do
- Devin Nunes is in charge of Trump’s defense in the House
So now:
- public hearings can commence
- deposition transcripts can be released
- subpoena refusal just got much, much harder to do
- Devin Nunes is in charge of Trump’s defense in the House
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 10:36:38 pm »
I never knew that ennui was so exhausting.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 10:34:26 pm »Scherzer, Strasburg, Strasburg, Scherzer
If this holds, 10 of the 11 wins will have been games started by those 2.
In this series, the Astros lost 3 of the 4 games started by Cole & Verlander.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 10:31:34 pm »If they lose this, the offense needs to look in the mirror. 10 LOB tonight, and two runs for a second straight game at home.
Home games 4, 3, 2, 2.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 10:30:47 pm »Fucking weak ass hits.
What is this "hits" of which you speak?
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 10:20:31 pm »Why no Diaz for Robbie?
Who's going to play the outfield?
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 10:19:04 pm »
That was framed OUTSIDE the zone
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 10:18:32 pm »
Wow
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 10:16:15 pm »Just piece a few good ABs together and get rid of all the long faces in the dugout.
Due up: Correa, Chirinos, Marisnick
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 10:13:59 pm »Whew. Need 2, though.
Sent from my GM1915 using Tapatalk
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 10:09:23 pm »
This situation still all on the offense. Should be 8 fucking 4 right now.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 10:02:01 pm »
Yeah. Walk the guy in front of Rendon.
Death blow primed...
Death blow primed...
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 09:58:50 pm »
Fuck that Whiny Little Bitch
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 09:55:25 pm »
If the Astros go on to lose this, the beat themselves. If that happens, I hope it burns all winter and spring and they come back and get it next year.
Of course, I'd prefer them to do that now.
Of course, I'd prefer them to do that now.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 09:53:33 pm »Please, Alvarez.
He just Ensberged a gofer ball and then grounded out.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 09:48:08 pm »Don’t like the body language in the dugout.
This is what it was like playing the Astros in 2017. You just couldn't kill them off.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 09:47:12 pm »
I nw fear no more LOBsters the rest of the way...for the wrong reason.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 09:45:20 pm »
The box score is a fucking joke.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 09:42:46 pm »
Scherzer is one ugly motherfucker. Fewer close-ups / slo-mos please.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 09:32:53 pm »
An opposite field home run. Who knew?
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 09:31:37 pm »
That was inevitable.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 09:30:24 pm »That looms large should the game end badly
2 runs was never going to be enough.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 30, 2019, 09:29:11 pm »Where’d you hear this?
And, of course there won’t be repercussions.
All over twitter.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 09:27:36 pm »
I am soooooooooo mad at the hitters right now.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 09:25:28 pm »You knew that was coming at some point. Still have the lead.
Right. This isn't about Greinke, this is all about the limp-dick offense.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 09:23:17 pm »
Buck mentioning Soto sans age reference...
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 09:20:35 pm »He's had much success in the past 3rd time through, for whatever that's worth tonight.
Hush your mouth!
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 09:17:35 pm »
Altuve better be loading up for a late-inning homer!
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 09:15:23 pm »
Now dont go crazy just because there's a new pitcher!
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 09:13:37 pm »Surprised as this move, but AJ is a master.
Need offense desperately.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 09:12:14 pm »Nothing conclusive to reverse the call.
One of those where you know he came off the bag, but you can't see it for sure.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 08:56:04 pm »
Correa needs to just lay off everything down i the zone. Make him elevate.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 08:55:16 pm »
Bad call on strike 1. A rarity for this ump.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 08:54:35 pm »
If Correa strikes out on ball 4 again, he'll owe me a new tv.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 08:47:15 pm »Cole warming, I'd stay with Greinke for one more \
I'm sure it's going to be a long slow warm-up
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 08:45:01 pm »Thru 5.5: Scherzer 76 pitches; Greinke 59
We need to knock his ass out this inning.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 08:43:11 pm »It would be kind of dumb.
"Hold my beer!"
- Billy Wagner
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 08:37:30 pm »That was strike 3.
It was ball 4 to Springer too
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 08:34:23 pm »95.3 mph is a soft liner?\
I guess that's not the right semantics, but it wasn't challenging the outfield
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 08:33:28 pm »
Did Greinke just bust out an efus to Soto?
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 08:30:59 pm »Another hard hit ball. Eventually - hopefully - they will fall in.
That was a soft liner. The deathblow is there but not being landed. This will not end well if they don't fix that.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 08:29:56 pm »
7 LOBsters
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 08:29:03 pm »Springer's ball four could have been a borderline strike.
HPU calling a good zone, and also not giving borderline strikes to pitches who haven't been throwing them.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 08:27:25 pm »
...and Springer, George.
I hope Altuve was watching.
I hope Altuve was watching.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 08:25:54 pm »Isn't he the exception?
67 pitches....
Yes. Altuve's first at bat was a blink of an eye and Correa started chasing in that last at-bat once he got the count back to 2-2, bu otherwise they've been disciplined.
See Reddick, Josh.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 08:20:46 pm »77
Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 08:17:39 pm »Thru 3: Scherzer 55 pitches; Greinke 41
Isn't that Greinke through 4, Scherzer through 3?
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 08:15:42 pm »
What a fucking great job!
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 08:14:05 pm »80
Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 08:11:54 pm »Greinke flashing leather tonight.
He told Jobu that he's going to do it himself.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 30, 2019, 08:10:35 pm »
Devin Fucking Nunes has outed the whistleblower.
There has to be some repercussions, right?
There has to be some repercussions, right?
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 08:07:02 pm »
More of the same with this guy. Runners everywhere, no one scores.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 08:05:23 pm »
Yordan just missed a meatball right down the pipe.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 08:02:08 pm »
Belt high FB out over the plate...what are you waiting for? Smack it the other way!
Was talking about this today; how many hits have you seen to opposite field this post season? Scant few, and maybe 0 hard hit/homers that way. In 2017, we hit a bunch out to RF.
Was talking about this today; how many hits have you seen to opposite field this post season? Scant few, and maybe 0 hard hit/homers that way. In 2017, we hit a bunch out to RF.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 07:56:38 pm »
Finally!
Smoltz discussing how the Astros weren't given a by into the WS.
Smoltz discussing how the Astros weren't given a by into the WS.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 07:55:48 pm »Altuve saved your TV.
Right over the Whiny Little Bitch's head.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 07:52:33 pm »Time to run Scherzer out of the game
With a glowing, red hot asshole.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 07:51:13 pm »
I know...pitch counts...
But Greinke has fewer through 3 than Schrezer through 2.
If Altuve makes an out on 3 or less pitches again, I may need a new TV.
But Greinke has fewer through 3 than Schrezer through 2.
If Altuve makes an out on 3 or less pitches again, I may need a new TV.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 07:47:35 pm »Credit the Nats analytics for positioning players..
It was shades of Game #1. All of Scherzer without actually putting up the crooked numbers that should have been.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 07:44:15 pm »Fuck!! I'm sick of bullets right at douchebags!!
It's been the motif running through the Astros' playoffs.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 07:42:44 pm »
Scherzer is overthrowing. Patience, lads.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 07:41:21 pm »Reddick is due for a big hit.
Well he avoided the DP.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 07:40:04 pm »Buck is nauseating. "I've never seen a team so gritty..." WTH?
...and that's just the sand in Martinez' vagina.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 07:31:54 pm »
Hoovi Gurriel? Or Yuli Hooviel?
Either way, he vacuums up the shit at first base.
Either way, he vacuums up the shit at first base.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 07:28:40 pm »
21-year old retired on a simple double play.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 07:23:05 pm »
Welcome to Thunderdome. This is going to be a cage match.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 07:19:12 pm »
What I said about Springer...reverse that for Altuve.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 07:18:40 pm »
Good at-bat by Springer. Scherzer appears to be in fine form. Springer worked him before just missing one.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 07:13:18 pm »
8 pitches, 3 outs.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 07:11:31 pm »
Whiny Little Bitch sat down quickly, with a cryeee face on.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 07:10:38 pm »Before I hit the mute to get the radio going, he was already yapping about them as some (insert superlative) underdog. Give me a break.
I can't switch to the radio as my streaming tv service is about 2 minutes behind actuality.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 7, October 30, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 07:01:46 pm »
I have promised my self not to get distracted with white hot rage at every stupid thing that Joe Buck says.
His opening Nats sack-gargle is already challenging that position though.
His opening Nats sack-gargle is already challenging that position though.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 30, 2019, 04:33:18 pm »
Tim Morrison resigned today ahead of testimony tomorrow. John Bolton’s deputy - Kupperman - has asked a court to weigh in on whether the administration can block him from testifying. Oh, and John Bolton himself is slated to testify next Wednesday.
The wall has broken and the undead are pouring through the hole like it’s World War Z.
The wall has broken and the undead are pouring through the hole like it’s World War Z.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 30, 2019, 12:35:43 pm »I'm glad someone has faith the offense will show up for at least one home game.
I certainly don't.
The worked Scherzer pretty hard last time, but the lack of a timely hit at any point cost the game. It only need 1...
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Talk Zone / Re: Game 7
« on: October 30, 2019, 12:33:12 pm »No Urquidy?
If he’s needed, the car is in the ditch. If you can’t get 8 out of Greinke and Cole, then whoever comes in next is probably moot.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 10:33:26 pm »
Yep. Game #2
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 10:30:04 pm »
Appeal to first, for shits and giggles.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 10:28:33 pm »
Given the game situation and the pitcher on the mound, one in Turner’s ear would not upset me.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 10:26:46 pm »
Hey Smoltz! Read the fucking rule. It’s black and fucking white.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 10:22:10 pm »
Why doesn’t Altuve just let that 2nd, waay inside, pitch hit him?
Different inning.
Different inning.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 10:20:40 pm »112
Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 10:20:15 pm »
This game is making me physically sick.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 10:19:13 pm »
Tie goes to the runner, right?
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 10:14:10 pm »
6 outs to score 3 runs.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 10:07:20 pm »
Martinez is in good company: Bobby Fucking Cox
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 09:54:52 pm »
Buck not even bothering to hide his joy at that dinger.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 09:53:04 pm »
If Turner runs in the path and steps to the bag at the end, he’s nowhere near Yuri’s glove. It’s that fucking simple.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 09:51:29 pm »How about stick with the fucking call.
If they’re taking this long, they’re trying to find a way to overturn it.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 09:50:56 pm »
Congrats, Turner. You’re the first Nat that I officially hate.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 09:49:31 pm »
Two guys in the booth, whole minutes of dead time, and no one is giving a definitive rule.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 09:45:15 pm »
He was never in the path until the bag. So that’s fucking out. Buck saying it’s ok because he stepped on the bag in the end. He is retarding the mental development of the entire human race.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 09:34:11 pm »
Buck seems to think that a rectangle has about eleventy corners.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 09:20:39 pm »Everyone saying the Astros are doomed for the rest of the series because they failed to score in this inning needs to shut up. There are four more innings tonight, and, this team is good enough to beat Max Scherzer in a game 7 with Zack Greinke on the mound if it comes to that. Act like you have some damn faith in the team Lunhow built.
I am Limey and I approve this message.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 09:19:47 pm »
Peacock had thrown his first pitch before Buck got around to mentioning that he was pitching.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 09:16:03 pm »
This game is reminding me of Game #1
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 09:13:49 pm »
Just checked “Altuve is short” on my Fuck Joe Buck bingo card.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 09:12:20 pm »It's impressive that George didn't let the raw assfucking take him out of his at bat.
Fox/MLB definitely got their thumb on the scale in this game. Just got to score enough runs to beat them and the Nats.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 09:10:32 pm »
Springer handing in there at a count of 4-1.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 09:09:31 pm »
Springer down 1-2 on three straight balls.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 08:58:54 pm »
The sack-gargling that’s going to happen all night now may cost me a TV.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 08:54:44 pm »Fuck.
That was a good slider.
But out of the zone.
Correa has chased ball 4 for strike 3 all post-season. If I know it, the Nats know it.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 08:36:53 pm »I'm ok with Smoltz. But the more misery that befalls Buck, the better.
Smoltz just tried very hard to reverse jinx Cabrera.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 08:33:09 pm »That was fucking terrifying.
Also, Buck's obvious disappointment on Gomes out was amazing. Fucking stooge.
I want the Astros to win, of course. But the bonus of Buck shitting himself while vomiting all over Smoltz will be nice.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 08:31:42 pm »
Wow. That’s a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge break.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 08:28:28 pm »
Oh holy fuck! They have an elaborate graphic just to show that Verlander hasn’t recorded a team-based stat in the World Series.
Seriously. Double fuck Fox with a drainpipe.
Seriously. Double fuck Fox with a drainpipe.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 08:12:56 pm »137
Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 08:08:07 pm »Guy is a good player, but an annoying dick, shaking his head like that after the strikes.
Time to add on.
Yep. Don’t get mad, get runs.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 08:07:10 pm »
Soto grounds out like the child he was just last week.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 08:05:51 pm »And at the young age of 21.
Is there a single soul in this end of our spiral arm of the galaxy who doesn’t yet know how fucking old Soto is? Buck mentioned it the fuck again.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 07:53:03 pm »When I was 21 I wasn't a good baseball player but I didn't have to always keep checking on where my dick was.
You obviously weren’t sporting a solid platinum Prince Albert.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 07:36:36 pm »
Very different hitting between the top and the bottom. The only out that wasn’t on the track was the called strike on ball 3. Encouraging signs.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 07:22:04 pm »
I’l take only 1 run out of that shit-blizzard.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 6, October 29, 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 07:20:03 pm »
There are many, many things to hate about Joe Buck. Right now, the particular turd floating to the top of the bowl is his ridiculous, excited, rushed set-up of each pitch just as the pitcher is about to deliver. He’s got plenty of time between pitches to set the picture, but he just rambles inanely about nonsense, and then suddenly turns into an auctioneer.
I fucking hate Joe Buck as much as I hate giving up first inning runs.
I fucking hate Joe Buck as much as I hate giving up first inning runs.
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Talk Zone / Re: I never liked this guy
« on: October 29, 2019, 09:56:45 am »
He’s such a narcissistic douche that this was inevitable.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 29, 2019, 09:53:52 am »The Trumpist have taken cult worship to a new level. Creepy.
Two days ago they were attacking critics of Tulsi Gabbard because it’s disrespectful to her military service. Yesterday they were attacking Nats fans for booing Trump because it’s disrespectful. Last night...Vindman’s a traitor.
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Talk Zone / Re: WS 2019
« on: October 29, 2019, 09:24:43 am »He did. With better run support, he might have. Run support is what concerns me about tomorrow.
He also wasn’t horrible in Game #2. He got jumped on in the 1st but then shut them down the rest of the way. The offense had the time to come back, they just never did.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 29, 2019, 08:41:22 am »
Today, decorated 20-year combat veteran, Purple Heart recipient and - according to Fox News - deep state Soviet sleeper double-agent, Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, will testify that he was on the July call between Trump and Zelenskiy and that the shakedown happened exactly as Taylor et al have testified. Poof goes the hearsay defense.
Coincidentally, Amb. Sondland has reversed his testimony and said of Taylor’s recounting... “yeah, what he said!”
Speaking of hearsay defenses, is there now anyone on the call not called “Trump” who disputes the testimony of Taylor, Yovanovitch, Hill, Sondland and now Vindman? When Democrats seat each if these people in front of Congress and the TV cameras - one after the other to corroborate each other’s testimony - it’s going to be a “missing tapes” moment.
Coincidentally, Amb. Sondland has reversed his testimony and said of Taylor’s recounting... “yeah, what he said!”
Speaking of hearsay defenses, is there now anyone on the call not called “Trump” who disputes the testimony of Taylor, Yovanovitch, Hill, Sondland and now Vindman? When Democrats seat each if these people in front of Congress and the TV cameras - one after the other to corroborate each other’s testimony - it’s going to be a “missing tapes” moment.
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Talk Zone / Re: WS 2019
« on: October 28, 2019, 01:02:31 pm »
I saw this reported exchange between Springer and a reporter. I hope it’s real:
REP: So what did you do on the off day to create such a change in fortunes?
GS: We okayed beach volleyball.
REP: Really?
GS: No
REP: So what did you do on the off day to create such a change in fortunes?
GS: We okayed beach volleyball.
REP: Really?
GS: No
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 28, 2019, 12:39:05 pm »The guy wearing the MAGA hat behind home plate was there the whole night.
Kinda like how the media shrugs at the “Lock her up!” but were clutching their pearls at the “Lock him up!” chants last night.
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Talk Zone / Re: WS 2019
« on: October 28, 2019, 12:32:34 pm »why would the team play with more passion in DC than in Houston? I don't question your statement but it is puzzling to me what we have just seen. Flies in the face of history. Maybe the Nats did the same? Just very odd for all of the five games to have gone to the visitor.
Don’t overlook the very different circumstances in which the two teams entered the series. The Astros were coming down off the high of the ALCS and fatigue (mental as well as physical) was likely a factor. The Nats, on the other hand, came in completely rested and with an abundance of confidence following their demolition of the Jakes.
Hopefully, they’re a little deflated having been swept at home. They can’t be happy about coming back to Houston. How they react will be very interesting.
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Talk Zone / Re: Cole and Game 5
« on: October 28, 2019, 11:21:15 am »
If this series goes to Game #7, then last night may well not have been Cole’s last appearance as an Astro. If I were Hinch, Cole would be my first choice to pitch in relief of Greinke if Zack got into trouble early.
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Talk Zone / Re: Cole and Game 5
« on: October 28, 2019, 11:18:43 am »Your “it is what reporters do” is my point. Write about the baseball game. Plenty of time to write about free agency. Cole refuses to discuss it.
While I am on the fucking baseball media, some SI writer named Dan Garland has a storyline today about Game 5: “Bad umpiring is the story of Game 5.” The story itself was all one-sided. He singles out two pitches-one to Brantley called a ball and the third strike to Robles on Cole’s final pitch. Not a word about bad for both sides. Not a word about Cole’s getting squeezed. Most egregious, not a word about the ball four call to Zimmerman immediately preceding the Robles AB, which was so bad Hinch went out to calm down Cole and Maldonado. Maybe “this is what reporters do” also, but the one-sidedness of it from SI is upsetting.
The third strike to Robles was a makeup call, and it was justified. Cole was at the end, and he got screwed on an inning-ending pitch.
Alsi, the Astros scored 7 runs, which is quite a lot.
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Beer and Queso / El Real
« on: October 28, 2019, 11:15:08 am »
Closed, as of last night.
Gone for good. Brian Caswell said it never made enough money and he wants to focus on Reef.
I just know that it was always busy and, on “Montrose Monday” - when locals got a 50% discount on the food - it was packed. On Monday, the wait was 60-90 minutes and those waiting were drinking up a storm at the bar. But they changed the deal to a 30% discount only on certain food items, and it was never anywhere near as busy again on any night.
I have no idea of the background or the finances, but the anecdotal evidence of a sharp decline in patronage after the change to the Monday deal was clear and real. Sad to see the place go. I wonder what it will become now.
Gone for good. Brian Caswell said it never made enough money and he wants to focus on Reef.
I just know that it was always busy and, on “Montrose Monday” - when locals got a 50% discount on the food - it was packed. On Monday, the wait was 60-90 minutes and those waiting were drinking up a storm at the bar. But they changed the deal to a 30% discount only on certain food items, and it was never anywhere near as busy again on any night.
I have no idea of the background or the finances, but the anecdotal evidence of a sharp decline in patronage after the change to the Monday deal was clear and real. Sad to see the place go. I wonder what it will become now.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 11:12:37 pm »Let’s stay humble before the BBGs.
But that trophy isn’t getting presented in Washington.
This being the entire point. The only way the trophy presentation happens in DC is if the Nats win 2 up there.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 10:32:42 pm »156
Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 10:31:35 pm »Swept them at home. Chuck Todd ended his Meet the Press broadcast today admonishing Washington to win. Too bad
Fuck Chuck Todd and his wannabe Zuckerberg haircut.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 10:29:56 pm »
That was unexpected.
I’m sure the Nats rehearsing the trophy award after Game #2 had nothing to do with it.
I’m sure the Nats rehearsing the trophy award after Game #2 had nothing to do with it.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 10:24:46 pm »Here's what Budgirl was referencing:
https://twitter.com/djriddler/status/1188646545736044544?s=19
You’re assuming that they weren’t auditioning for the job of WH Press Secretary.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 10:21:01 pm »
“Closing Time” doesn’t mean what you think it means.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 10:18:38 pm »Humble and optimistic. Or if you prefer, optimistic and humble.
Hoptimumble
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 10:16:29 pm »
I kinda had an inkling...
Springer looked so bad on the first pitch, but he does that so often just before hitting one on the screws.
Springer looked so bad on the first pitch, but he does that so often just before hitting one on the screws.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 10:12:39 pm »Full night's rest for Robbie.
He can rest on Thursday.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 10:10:39 pm »
Pinch runner?
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 10:08:23 pm »
Just missed that one.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 09:55:09 pm »
Cole done. Smith in.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 09:46:01 pm »Why first swings so much?
At a new pitcher, no less.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 09:43:46 pm »Strike one to springer was the worst call of the lot.
Fuck you, HPU. I do it myself.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 09:41:51 pm »
HPU has completely lost it.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 09:39:06 pm »That was equally terrible in the other direction.
In this case, two wrongs do make a right.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 09:33:03 pm »
Did Cole really get through that jam in the 2nd in only 12 pitches? Wow!
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 09:31:25 pm »
Fucking double-fisted guy tried to interfere with Jake. He didn’t, but if it’d been 3 ft to the right, that’s interference.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 09:16:43 pm »
I guess you have to have baserunners to hit into double plays, so it’s kinda good, right?
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 09:05:59 pm »Afternoon delight? Is that appropriate?
Well Cole just fucked Parra pretty hard.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 09:00:52 pm »Soto is an adventure in left.
He’s only 21
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 08:46:37 pm »176
Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 08:45:50 pm »Jose didn’t want to park that beach ball Ross threw him right down the middle and up?
What’s Spanish for “no”?
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 08:43:32 pm »
Send him?
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 08:40:34 pm »
I like the efficiency of Cole’s at-bats. No wasted energy.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 27, 2019, 08:38:44 pm »Was Gaetz on his knees during the shot?
You could see the top of his head.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 08:36:26 pm »
Potential mess...cleaned up with a soft liner and a hard grounder.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 27, 2019, 08:32:09 pm »
They just showed Trump on the big board at the Nationals. He was booed widely and loudly, and then the spontaneous chant of “Lock him up!”
The cut away to some military types, and the crowd reverted to cheering.
The cut away to some military types, and the crowd reverted to cheering.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 08:24:44 pm »
[Whispering voice] The sleeper has awoken
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 08:10:31 pm »
Never a strike.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 08:09:18 pm »
When I hear “Rubberband Man”, I don’t think Bank of America, I think Guardians of the Galaxy.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 08:06:01 pm »
Another 3 up, 3 down for Cole.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 07:59:43 pm »
Brantley hit a lazy fly ball to center for out 3. First LOBster of the night.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 07:56:06 pm »Altuve absolutely blistered that ball for those of you not watching.
He hit it so hard the bat broke.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 07:55:31 pm »A lot of squared-up at-em balls so far.
And then a broken bat dying quail. 😁
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 27, 2019, 07:53:13 pm »
They didn’t take Baron to the World Series?
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 07:50:47 pm »
Fuck Supercuts. Shave it like a man.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 07:49:24 pm »
Strikeout and double play. Awesome!
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 07:48:01 pm »
The last pitch to Zimmerman and first pitch to Robles were filthy.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 07:45:43 pm »Of course right after we score.
Better than if we’d posted goose eggs.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 07:37:46 pm »
Did Yordan just recreate a Budweiser commercial?
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 07:35:12 pm »Yuli with the swinging bunt. Reaches for Yordan...
...who smacks one out over pretty much dead center field.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 5, October 27, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 07:33:45 pm »
Yuli with the swinging bunt. Reaches for Yordan...
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Beer and Queso / Re: Texans 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 06:47:29 pm »That was a very nice win. Watson is unreal. So much for picking up Fells as our "blocking TE". Hyde runs like a fucking man.
There’s definitely a “you can run but you can’t Hyde” marketing opportunity here.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Texans 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 06:10:37 pm »
That kick to the face was absolutely on purpose.
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Talk Zone / Re: WS 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 06:09:26 pm »There very likely are rules against that.
I guess if they wanted to try and game it, they could’ve scratched him after the warm up, claiming that they wanted to wait to see if he could go. Probably screws with Ross’ prep though.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Texans 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 04:30:19 pm »
BOB on it early today. The Raiders haven’t stopped the run all day so, on 3rd & 1, he pulls Hyde (who just run for 6) and tries a trick, reverse play. A holding penalty and a sack later, we’re punting from our own end zone.
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Talk Zone / Re: WS 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 04:04:02 pm »
Hinch has confirmed Alvarez playing the outfield tonight. Do they still need to do this now that Scherzer’s out?
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Talk Zone / Re: WS 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 03:43:19 pm »Holy shit! Max Scherzer cannot pitch today! Ross to start.
Neck spasms.
Wow!
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Talk Zone / Re: WS 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 02:44:49 pm »Just heard Hinch say that Alvarez will start in left field and Brantley in right. He wants all the offense he can get against Scherzer.
And Alvarez is the solution to that?
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 4, October 26, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 02:33:43 pm »Altuve was shifted left of second. Kicking it probably kept it in the infield.
With all the shit rightly thrown at Joe Buck for being crap at his job, the thing at which he is empirically bad is describing the set up. In an era when teams shift on a regular basis, we - the tv viewer - never know because the directors are obsessed with close-ups and reaction shots while Buck is just smug as a bug in a rug in the booth reading stats passed to him by a producer.
Then there's a ground ball that should go through a hole in the infield. "Ground ball" Buck will helpfully note. And then it's straight to an infielder you had no idea was fucking there and Buck describes it as a routine out.
Just completely fucking useless.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 3, October 25, 2019
« on: October 27, 2019, 10:59:09 am »He is getting there. He was hitting the ball hard to the wrong places last night.
Guess who I was talking about?
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 4, October 26, 2019
« on: October 26, 2019, 10:59:58 pm »Fuckin' Nails, boys.
New Series.
With 2 games at home and two games to be started by Cole and Verlander.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 4, October 26, 2019
« on: October 26, 2019, 10:57:56 pm »Buck's getting a hard on thinking about Troy Aikman.
And vice versa. NTTAWWT
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 4, October 26, 2019
« on: October 26, 2019, 10:57:01 pm »It was a responsible send. Maybe in a tie game you don't, but it was an acceptable risk.
I don’t disagree. Just having some fun. This game’s supposed to be fun, dammit!
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 4, October 26, 2019
« on: October 26, 2019, 10:50:56 pm »Good send, good throw, it happens.
You forgot “catcher running”.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 4, October 26, 2019
« on: October 26, 2019, 10:29:12 pm »
Did Rendon hit the bag?
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 4, October 26, 2019
« on: October 26, 2019, 10:17:20 pm »Is that the same as being always plussed?
[Golf clap]
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 4, October 26, 2019
« on: October 26, 2019, 10:15:53 pm »We still need 2 innings from our pen.
So do they.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 4, October 26, 2019
« on: October 26, 2019, 10:12:32 pm »
That...was...AWESOME!
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 4, October 26, 2019
« on: October 26, 2019, 10:08:47 pm »215
Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 4, October 26, 2019
« on: October 26, 2019, 10:03:23 pm »
WTF is Buck talking about now? If you discard the shitty start To the season the Nats had, they’ve got more wins than the Astros?
Yeah, and if you discount all the times Charlize Theron has been fucked by her male companions, I’ve fucked her as much as any of them.
Yeah, and if you discount all the times Charlize Theron has been fucked by her male companions, I’ve fucked her as much as any of them.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 4, October 26, 2019
« on: October 26, 2019, 09:58:26 pm »I remember that game but I don't remember who was pitching.
Billy “best pitch” Wagner.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 4, October 26, 2019
« on: October 26, 2019, 09:53:34 pm »
You know that Google thing that you can pause with your hand will be the most annoying thing in the world as it will pause at the slightest movement and/or any passing pet.
I have an easy fix though; you use you hand still, but you move it an extra 3” and touch the pause button.
I have an easy fix though; you use you hand still, but you move it an extra 3” and touch the pause button.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 4, October 26, 2019
« on: October 26, 2019, 09:50:22 pm »Charlize Theron ought to be ashamed.
Did we just become best friends?!!!
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 4, October 26, 2019
« on: October 26, 2019, 09:49:19 pm »
If I was arm wrestling with Charlize Theron, I’d let her win too if the prize was a Budweiser.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 4, October 26, 2019
« on: October 26, 2019, 09:46:36 pm »Would it be greedy to ask for another slam?
Nope. You keep scoring until they figure out how to stop you.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 4, October 26, 2019
« on: October 26, 2019, 09:45:33 pm »
They are booing their own team. Class.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 4, October 26, 2019
« on: October 26, 2019, 09:44:37 pm »He's in the game now, he would not be a pinch hitter.
So yes/no. Perfect, because it’s Washington.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 4, October 26, 2019
« on: October 26, 2019, 09:43:20 pm »
This is starting to look like torture. They’re leaving Rodney there to clear up his own mess. Smacks of surrender.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 4, October 26, 2019
« on: October 26, 2019, 09:38:47 pm »It's the 'dude' with the attractive underbite
Right now, Rodney wishes it was him.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 4, October 26, 2019
« on: October 26, 2019, 09:37:16 pm »
I shit you not. I was just thinking that Bregman owes us at least four runs and...HIGH FLY BALL TO LEFT FIELD
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 4, October 26, 2019
« on: October 26, 2019, 09:35:26 pm »Yeah, man, thanks, everybody's pretty clear on how serendipitous the whole thing was.
We’re all here, and we all remain here, by dint of large gobs of serendipity. 👊
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 4, October 26, 2019
« on: October 26, 2019, 09:33:38 pm »
Which one of those white dudes in the stands is “Anonymous”?
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 4, October 26, 2019
« on: October 26, 2019, 09:32:08 pm »Bregman and Brantley have a discussion during the pitching change...
CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEATS!
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 4, October 26, 2019
« on: October 26, 2019, 09:28:54 pm »
Technology is proving what we already know: people suck at calling balls and strikes.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 4, October 26, 2019
« on: October 26, 2019, 09:25:14 pm »If Springer grounds to SS, I'm gonna throw my wine glass in the fireplace.
Qui es mas macho?
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 4, October 26, 2019
« on: October 26, 2019, 09:20:40 pm »Yeah, you know, for years she'd been coughing like a homeless guy who lives under a bridge. She'd had a scan a few years before that came back fine. In her mind, there was no reason to keep looking. She though it was allergies. That's what everyone told her. She came to visit me a few years ago and her cough was so fucking annoying that I told her, Look, your doctors aren't doing shit about this. I need you to find someone who will. I don't know what's wrong with you, but something is wrong, figure it out. This shit is unbearable.
She found a doctor who took thirty seconds to think about it, scheduled another scan, the one that found the tumor, prescribed her some acid reflux medication, so we ended up getting rid of the cancer AND the fucking coughing two for one.
I'll admit, it is harder to find her in Target now, but these are the sacrifices we make.
That’s awesome.
I, sadly, omitted a number of people from my list. One was a guy who’s been my friend for about 20 years and was one of the biggest hypochondriacs the world has ever produced. He was always at the doctor’s for the merest things. Then one day, his doctor visit returned the verdict of multiple stage 4 cancers. He passed about 6 weeks ago.
I still can’t get my head around it. How the fuck does a guy who spends half his life in the doctor’s office get all the way to stage 4 without anyone noticing? That’s why your story is so uplifting, because it’s the happy opposite.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 4, October 26, 2019
« on: October 26, 2019, 09:08:00 pm »But replaced it with the abomination that is Baby Shark. The very definition of losing.
The baby shark thing would be cute if it was for almost any other reason than a gimmick for a guy to break a streak of being shit.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 4, October 26, 2019
« on: October 26, 2019, 09:06:33 pm »My mom had lung cancer a few years ago and everywhere we went they asked, How the hell did you catch it this early? Well, the answer is, both of her sons are assholes and got tired of her relentless coughing which turned out to have nothing to do with the cancer. Got a scan, saw the tumor, lopped it off, here we are.
Better to be lucky than...well, just better to be lucky. 👍
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 4, October 26, 2019
« on: October 26, 2019, 09:05:07 pm »Also, the Nationals have banned The Wave.
Only because they couldn’t figure out how to tax it.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 4, October 26, 2019
« on: October 26, 2019, 08:54:50 pm »My aunt just received her last chemo treatment and is going to beat the odds against pancreatic cancer.
💪🤞👊👍
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 4, October 26, 2019
« on: October 26, 2019, 08:50:48 pm »
SU2C: Ian and Ann Ward
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 4, October 26, 2019
« on: October 26, 2019, 08:48:33 pm »
Urquidy’s demeanor is Hamptonesque.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 4, October 26, 2019
« on: October 26, 2019, 06:11:28 pm »
FYI, every time I see or hear Urquidy’s name, I think of the single word in the Jawa vocabulary.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 3, October 25, 2019
« on: October 26, 2019, 01:45:12 pm »Somewhere inside Alex Bregman is a primal force begging to be unleashed. Let us hope it happens soon.
He is getting there. He was hitting the ball hard to the wrong places last night*.
* Is it just me, or have the Astros got this far despite, not because, they're hitting them where they ain't? It just seems that there have been hard hit balls straight at people for totally undeserved outs, and it's been going on the whole post-season. Perhaps last night was the first time in a while that (a) we found some gaps with bloops and bleeders, (ii) bounced some hits off fielders, rather than have them gobbled up for outs; (3) had some shots down the line fall just fair instead of just foul and (IV) had more than one hit in a row.
The HP ump still tried to shoo this one Washington's way with some extra strikes (with an assist from the 3B ump at one point) but, with so many LOBsters over the last few nights, it had only to be a matter of time before the Astros delivered the second hit that scored some runners. I hope the evening out of the luck continues tonight as, with this dead ball, we can't rely on homers to bail us out.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 25, 2019, 02:10:26 pm »
It’s been a bad week. Everything from the absurd, like human frat paddle Matt Gaetz leading his mob to intimidate a witness, to the tragedy of the death of Elijah Cummins. In between, we found out that the DOJ is working on its own soviet-style purge, and we’re sending more forces to Syria to protect Assad’s oil. And then there’s the Astros...
So, it being Friday, here’s something to give you a smile:
Rudy Giuliani butt-dials NBC reporter, heard discussing need for cash and trashing Bidens
So, it being Friday, here’s something to give you a smile:
Rudy Giuliani butt-dials NBC reporter, heard discussing need for cash and trashing Bidens
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Talk Zone / Re: Latest Controversy
« on: October 25, 2019, 01:40:01 pm »GTFO
The ASTROS traded for a wife beater. Some people have a problem with that. If you don't that is your choice. But there is absolutely nothing wrong with others pointing out what Osuna did, despite the fact that it triggers a certain group of snowflakes.
If Taubman and the Astros can't handle criticism of bringing in a wife beater, then maybe they should have not traded for him.
Worse: the Astros only got him because of his domestic violence. They took advantage of the situation to pick up a player for cheap because he was, at that moment, toxic.
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Talk Zone / Re: St. Crispin's Day
« on: October 25, 2019, 09:55:23 am »
As delivered by Branagh.
In other Shakespearean news, my school - founded by renowned Shakespearean actor Edward “Ned” Alleyn* - turned 400 this year. Still going strong and still pumping out actors and entertainers.
* Fuck Ben Affleck.
In other Shakespearean news, my school - founded by renowned Shakespearean actor Edward “Ned” Alleyn* - turned 400 this year. Still going strong and still pumping out actors and entertainers.
* Fuck Ben Affleck.
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Talk Zone / Re: Latest Controversy
« on: October 25, 2019, 08:33:56 am »Taubman has paid for his indiscretion with his job and possibly his career. At this point the media should STFU and move on.
The questions captioned above were, unfortunately, spot on. Firing Taubman addressed his part in it, but the Astros are trying to use one punishment to pay for two crimes.
I’m sure it will go away now, but this remains an open sore and the Astros are leaving it that way in the hope that people will stop picking at it.
Also, the failure to reach out to the targets of Taubman’s rant is terrible. Those calls should have been made the second after Taubman left Luhnow’s office having been fired.
“Hi. This is Jeff Luhnow. I wanted to let you know - before it is announced to the media - that we have terminated Brandon Taubman’s employment with the Astros effective immediately. We are so sorry for what he did and, for our part, in being too slow to take this obvious and necessary action. Blah, blah. Etc, etc.“
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 24, 2019, 08:50:05 am »
Well Gaetz et al got their wish. Public hearings to start next month.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Talk Zone / Re: WS 2019
« on: October 24, 2019, 08:33:12 am »
Still don’t hate the Nationals. Their game is suffocating the Astros to the point where everyone is on edge and making mistakes as a result.
Ok, so Soto has some irritating gloss to his game, but is that any different to Bregman’s posing and staring? They’re beating the Astros at the Astros’ game and thoroughly enjoying doing it. So, as the adage goes, don’t get mad, get even.
Win Friday and then it’s back around to Cole/Scherzer and Verlander/Strasbourg on Saturday and Sunday. Take 2 out of 3 up there (we did in NY), bring it home, play hard and see what happens.
Ok, so Soto has some irritating gloss to his game, but is that any different to Bregman’s posing and staring? They’re beating the Astros at the Astros’ game and thoroughly enjoying doing it. So, as the adage goes, don’t get mad, get even.
Win Friday and then it’s back around to Cole/Scherzer and Verlander/Strasbourg on Saturday and Sunday. Take 2 out of 3 up there (we did in NY), bring it home, play hard and see what happens.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 24, 2019, 08:20:16 am »This is literally the plot to the movie "Airheads".
Holy shit!
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Talk Zone / Re: Latest Controversy
« on: October 23, 2019, 06:07:23 pm »Regardless of intent or perspective or some past hostility or what the fuck. What that stooge said at that time, in that place, in that manner, was monumentally stupid. I'd fire him for that alone. Then I'd issue a press release, something along the lines of: We recently had an employee that said something patently offensive for a number of reasons and on several layers. We are also offended and embarrassed by the actions of this now ex-employee. As an organization we will not tolerate such offensive stupidity.
And the story ends right there and then.
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Talk Zone / Re: WS 2019
« on: October 23, 2019, 06:05:51 pm »Major league umpire Rob Drake tweeted “I will be buying an AR-15 tomorrow, because if you impeach MY PRESIDENT this way, YOU WILL HAVE ANOTHER CIVAL WAR!!! #MAGA2020”, according to a copy of the tweet obtained by ESPN. MLB says it is aware of it. News:
I wonder how much Luhnow paid him.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 23, 2019, 03:38:09 pm »
In other pseudo-legal news, Trump’s lawyers argued today that Trump could, actually, shoot someone on 5th avenue and there is nobody with jurisdiction over him to bring a charge while he’s in office. Trump’s lawyers also argued that, because Trump did not divest his businesses, this complete immunity applies to them as well. This case is deffo going to Trump’s hand-picked Supreme Court, when we will find out if there is 5 of them who will, with the stroke of their pens (while wearing a beer can hat) convert this republic into a monarchy.
To wit, at a rally in PA today, the crowd started chanting “4 more years” and Trump corrected them to chant “16 more years”... which they dutifully did.
Trump is not going to leave office voluntarily. He never was. Putin has been in office for decades, and he is calling the plays for Trump. They’re going to rig the election in 2020 so that Trump wins, and they’re going to start on removing term limits thereafter. I am convinced more than ever of two things: (1) removing Trump before 2020 is the only way to prevent the US from descending into an endless kleptocracy with a succession of Trumps as it’s Dear Leader, and (b) the previous statement is simultaneously hyperbolic, unthinkable and completely true.
To wit, at a rally in PA today, the crowd started chanting “4 more years” and Trump corrected them to chant “16 more years”... which they dutifully did.
Trump is not going to leave office voluntarily. He never was. Putin has been in office for decades, and he is calling the plays for Trump. They’re going to rig the election in 2020 so that Trump wins, and they’re going to start on removing term limits thereafter. I am convinced more than ever of two things: (1) removing Trump before 2020 is the only way to prevent the US from descending into an endless kleptocracy with a succession of Trumps as it’s Dear Leader, and (b) the previous statement is simultaneously hyperbolic, unthinkable and completely true.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 23, 2019, 03:12:55 pm »
Lev Parnas - Rudy’s Goon #1 - appeared in court today. His lawyer argued executive privilege may apply.
I. Shit. You. Not.
I. Shit. You. Not.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 23, 2019, 03:07:51 pm »House republican classic two-step: (1) impeding investigations (2) endangering national security while doing so.
(3) order pizza. I’m not kidding.
I’ve seen reports on Twitter that the Sergeant at Arms has been called. We’ve all seen protestors - even handicapped ones - being dragged from hearings. How the fuck that hasn’t happened here is a travesty. It’s a felony to use a cell phone in a SCIF and these dumb fucks are tweeting and ordering pizza.
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Talk Zone / Re: Latest Controversy
« on: October 23, 2019, 03:01:48 pm »Agreed. All they had to do was say they take these allegations seriously and will launch an internal investigation into the matter, along with cooperating with MLB’s investigation.
This is exactly what a crisis manager would tell you to do. Likely adding a promise of a date/time by which he’d address the media again on the subject and then pivoting to “meanwhile we have game 2 coming up...”
Simples.
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Talk Zone / Re: Latest Controversy
« on: October 23, 2019, 02:58:51 pm »This is nowhere near complicated. It's not that someone's offshore rig is spewing 400,000 barrels of oil into the ocean every half hour. Some baseball dweeb got liquored up and went a-bullyin'. Several of you knuckleheads have offered sample apologies that would have put this whole thing to bed immediately. It is absolutely mind bending that the people running the team couldn't (or wouldn't) do that right away. Don't they know that the entire global sports media is staring squarely at them right now?
The point of hiring a crisis manager is that they save these people from themselves. Unfortunately such people are typically too arrogant to get help and do they try to walk the tightrope on their own. They always fail (because they don’t think they owe an answer) and make matters worse.
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Talk Zone / Re: World Series Umpires
« on: October 23, 2019, 12:48:12 pm »
I though last night’s HPU had a consistent zone. It was a little generous on the edges too, which makes Cole’s struggles even more puzzling. He did miss the catcher’s interference, though, about which I’m not sure if I’m more surprised that he missed it or that it’s not challengeable.
That alone might have been worth a run because it turned 1st & 2nd with 0 outs into 1st only and 1 out.
That alone might have been worth a run because it turned 1st & 2nd with 0 outs into 1st only and 1 out.
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Talk Zone / Re: WS 2019
« on: October 23, 2019, 12:39:39 pm »
Cole gave up 5 runs for the first time since May 22nd.
I’ll get me coat...
I’ll get me coat...
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Talk Zone / Re: Latest Controversy
« on: October 23, 2019, 12:36:36 pm »
The press release and now Luhnow’s comments are the reason why I counsel my clients to buy the crisis management add-on to insurance packages. Allowing senior executives to rake-step their way through interview after interview does nothing but generate clicks for the media and bad press for the individuals and organization.
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Talk Zone / Re: WS 2019
« on: October 23, 2019, 10:28:20 am »A lot of that is because Cole was throwing thigh high fastballs and they were spitting on his slider.
I’m going to try really, really hard to hate this Nationals team but, even over 7 games, I’m not sure I’m going to succeed. They’re the reincarnation of the 2017 Astros, and anyone who could bring themselves to hate that team was a dick.
I still want them to lose in 5, but they’re a fun team to watch, presumably, for those who don’t want them to die like dogs. (See? I’m really trying).
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 23, 2019, 10:20:17 am »
ICYMI: Trump had a bad day yesterday. Bill Taylor testified yesterday that there was not only a quid pro quo with Ukraine, it was the driving, overriding and paramount demand of the Trump administration. Trump demanded that Zelenskyy get up in front of cameras and announce an investigation into Biden AND the DNC server, and that military aid was being withheld for this and Ukraine knew that.
This blows up pretty much every talking point, including one post-testimony taking point. Trump tried to argue today that there could be no shakedown if the other side didn’t know that the aid was being withheld. Ignoring the fact that this is yet another open confession to this crime, (a) does it really matter if Ukraine didn’t know? You were still trying to crime them, and (2) they absolutely did know and there are multiple accounts to corroborate this.
The WH Press Secretary, whoever the fuck that is these days because they’re never seen/heard, tried to paint Taylor as some kind of aggrieved, activist, deep state diplomat. That’s about as credible as Trump’s tan. Taylor is a West Poibt graduate and Vietnam vet who was appointed Ambassador to Ukraine by Poppy Bush, had a distinguished career, retired and was later recalled to act as Ambassador to Ukraine again by...checks notes...Donald J. Trump.
Taylor added more detail around Giuliani’s “irregular” diplomatic channel that involved Rudy, Perry, Volker and Ron Johnson. Fuck the lot of them.
Speaking of Rudy, his goons are proving to be a rich vein of evidence of illegal money flowing from Putin-connected oligarchs to Rudy himself, Trump’s “America First” PAC (because the irony is strong with them) and various other drooling Trump proctologists such as Kevin McCarthy and Ron deSantis.
The shitnado of corruption swirling around Giuliani just itself is impressive in is scope, audacity, sloppiness and stupidity.
This blows up pretty much every talking point, including one post-testimony taking point. Trump tried to argue today that there could be no shakedown if the other side didn’t know that the aid was being withheld. Ignoring the fact that this is yet another open confession to this crime, (a) does it really matter if Ukraine didn’t know? You were still trying to crime them, and (2) they absolutely did know and there are multiple accounts to corroborate this.
The WH Press Secretary, whoever the fuck that is these days because they’re never seen/heard, tried to paint Taylor as some kind of aggrieved, activist, deep state diplomat. That’s about as credible as Trump’s tan. Taylor is a West Poibt graduate and Vietnam vet who was appointed Ambassador to Ukraine by Poppy Bush, had a distinguished career, retired and was later recalled to act as Ambassador to Ukraine again by...checks notes...Donald J. Trump.
Taylor added more detail around Giuliani’s “irregular” diplomatic channel that involved Rudy, Perry, Volker and Ron Johnson. Fuck the lot of them.
Speaking of Rudy, his goons are proving to be a rich vein of evidence of illegal money flowing from Putin-connected oligarchs to Rudy himself, Trump’s “America First” PAC (because the irony is strong with them) and various other drooling Trump proctologists such as Kevin McCarthy and Ron deSantis.
The shitnado of corruption swirling around Giuliani just itself is impressive in is scope, audacity, sloppiness and stupidity.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series Game 1; October 22, 2019
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series Game 1; October 22, 2019
« on: October 22, 2019, 10:46:47 pm »Who's the "whoo" guy? It's very annoying.
Keith Richards?
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series Game 1; October 22, 2019
« on: October 22, 2019, 10:43:09 pm »I'll be breaking into the Creme de Menthe...
At a more opportune time, remind me to tell you the story of the two Scotsmen in Rome, Creme de Menthe and the Pope.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series Game 1; October 22, 2019
« on: October 22, 2019, 10:34:09 pm »And Eaton missed the catch by 1 inch
Strange when he’s used to the feel of one inch in his hand.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series Game 1; October 22, 2019
« on: October 22, 2019, 10:29:24 pm »
Tucker needs a sandwich or a better tailor.
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Talk Zone / Re: Latest Controversy
« on: October 22, 2019, 08:43:37 am »It looks like (1) the Astros got the facts wrong in the press release; (2) Traubman was being an ass at work and embarrassed the organization; and (3) the Stros could have diffused the situation with a simple you-misunderstood-the-motives-but-we-are-so-sorry-our-behavior-was-inexcusable, which was really the only thing appropriate. If Traubman and the Astros intended to defend Osuna they've accomplished exactly the opposite. Osuna and the Astros will never be able to walk away from the domestic violence storyline now.
Exactly. The press reports say that no one was being interviewed at the time and Osuna and/or domestic violence was not being discussed. Maybe there had been questions earlier and Taubman had been stewing on it, but that's still no excuse. He's got to be a professional there, and he wasn't.
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Talk Zone / Re: Latest Controversy
« on: October 22, 2019, 08:27:50 am »Is boorish behavior by an employee really this much of a crisis, that will consume the series? I maintain there’s a lot of ground between evil apathy and righteous outrage.
At this moment in time, it's a terminal offense.
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Talk Zone / Re: Latest Controversy
« on: October 22, 2019, 08:26:43 am »The NY angle is a nothing burger. None of the reporters who have corroborated the story were on the Yankees beat, and many national writers are based in NY. Looking too hard for an anti-Astros bias.
Also, no one is denying that he said what he said; the Astros are trying to argue the context. However, it's hard to believe that Taubman would suddenly become overwhelmed in that moment with man-love for the closer who had just blown the lead in the 9th that could've torpedoed the Astros entire season, such that he couldn't hold it in any longer and had to shout it into the ether.
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Talk Zone / Re: Latest Controversy
« on: October 22, 2019, 08:16:07 am »I have prepared myself for the possibility that Ryan, and possibly even Crane, signed off on the Astros’ statement. I hope that’s not the case though.
The Astros may end up having to fire "the person responsible" for that press release (spoiler alert: it won't be Ryan or Crane) as well as Taubman.
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Talk Zone / Re: Latest Controversy
« on: October 22, 2019, 08:02:03 am »I have a some level of care and distaste for Osuna, but kinda feel its just something you basically almost have to live with. After all he's done with law, and served a half season, without pay suspension from MLB as well.
It seems likely that this was an attempt to basically stir shit up (a reporter trying to create the news, essentially, not necessarily malevolently even, but possibly just to shine a light on a cause), and I think thats why you see the very negative reaction from the Astros. The only real fact that is the heart of this story is the quote by Taubman...a quote that says nothing at all on its face about domestic abuse or about anything at all really, except that the Astros have Osuna and this executive supports him. Everything else about the story is just subjective context added to shade the story. The Astros say he got mad and supported the player, the reporters likely want the impression that this guy is a sexist, anti-woman, who loves domestic abuse and having abusers on his team.
The thing that strikes me as crazy about a story like this is how it ties in to the viral mob, like we're upset that Osuna is playing baseball, but we're supposed to get out our pitchforks and go after this executive and get HIM fired, or whatever? I'm glad the Astros didnt apologize. If Taubman was in the worng and an asshole I hope he is punished and even fired if it was really bad and stupid enough, but apologizing in the media for a story like this just encourages the mob, it doesnt make it go away, or even improve the PR, IMO.
You are parsing the situation here to try and make it look differently to how it actually was in context. Taubman represents the Astros the same way I represent my company; if I'd done that in such a public situation, I'd be fired. He should too. It doesn't matter if he was baited, it's his job not to react in such a boorish way - he's the assistant general manager, not the bat boy.
As for the Astros, principles are only principles if you stick to them when it's inconvenient. Instead of doing what's right, they sided with their guy and are now going to take the same shit as him even if they do, belatedly, do the right thing. The original sin of trading for Osuna is now, once again, going to be a hot topic and the Astros are going to be flying their dirty laundry from the fucking foul pole for the entire World Series.
Right now, the Astros are not doing anything to distance themselves from Taubman's position - that it doesn't matter because winning - and are doing things to adhere themselves to that position. If the Astros' management truly shares Taubman's opinion regarding Osuna's abuse allegations then they deserve what is coming. Because of that press release, shit is coming deserved or not.
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Talk Zone / WS Rotation
« on: October 21, 2019, 04:16:44 pm »
Cole has been announced for Game #1 and I presume it’s Verlander for Game #2. So we go:
1. Cole
2. Verlander
Travel Day
3. Greinke
4. Underpants Gnomes
5. Cole
Travel Day
6. Verlander
7. Everyone (except JV)
1. Cole
2. Verlander
Travel Day
3. Greinke
4. Underpants Gnomes
5. Cole
Travel Day
6. Verlander
7. Everyone (except JV)
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Talk Zone / Re: Defense
« on: October 21, 2019, 04:11:24 pm »I thought he would have had as much of a chance as Springer. I felt Reddick's advantage would have been his having played RF throughout the season. But, if it had been caught then there would have been no Altuve HR. Which to chose?? One would have been awesome and one was awesome.
It would’ve been great for Springer to rob them there, but the way it ended was mucho mas macho.
We took their best punch...smiled...and then laid them out cold.
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Talk Zone / Re: Fuck the Nationals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« on: October 21, 2019, 04:08:25 pm »
Nobody tell him that Trump has said he’s going to throw out the first pitch at one of the home games.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 1...October 12, 2019
« on: October 21, 2019, 08:46:12 am »I wish you didn't post this, it is nearly impossible to berate the guy after reading the article.
I liked the fact that he did pretty much fuck all with the bat for the v whole series. It was also fun watching him blame the HP ump for him swinging and missing a lot.
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Talk Zone / Re: WS 2019
« on: October 21, 2019, 08:42:57 am »
Here’s a question: has any AL WS team ever been less impacted by the loss of their DH for road games?
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Talk Zone / Re: A postscript
« on: October 21, 2019, 08:41:46 am »
Interesting to read to aside about Sanchez being crap at catching (and not much better at hitting). How many runs did the Astros score courtesy of Sanchez’ largesse begins the plate?
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Beer and Queso / Re: Texans 2019
« on: October 20, 2019, 04:23:15 pm »They got fucked out of four points, no question. But it was still there for the taking and they just didn't.
It’s probably why it’s so frustrating. Even with the mess they are, they could so easily be 7-0.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 6, October 19, 2019
« on: October 20, 2019, 03:45:07 pm »Glad he did not. With first open, they would have IBB Altuve.
With Marisnik on deck, I thought they might do it anyway and trust that Chapman can get him and Breggers. I guess they decided that they didn’t want Springer in scoring position for Bregman, which makes total sense.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Texans 2019
« on: October 20, 2019, 03:40:04 pm »It would have been 3rd down at 2:00, correct? They still would have run one play after the 2-minute warning. Still, you gave up 10-seconds on the false start, then missed the play down field that resulted in the interception. Time when you got the ball on your own 37 with 1:40 left was not the problem. Too many penalties, and too many field goals after having first and goal.
The refs stealing 4 points didn’t help. A lot of dick-stepping by the Texans, but it’s a completely different end to the game if it’s 27-28 going into the last 2 minutes.
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Talk Zone / Re: Defense
« on: October 20, 2019, 03:31:36 pm »And because Altuve knows Correra has a cannon he can feed him a nice easy lob where I've seen many middle fielders botch that play with a hurry-up throw. It's also quite a luxury for Bregman, Correa, and Altuve to know if they get it anywhere near Yuli he will scoop it up (it's almost as if he was born to play that position).
I swear Correa’s throw was accelerating as it reached Gurriel.
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Talk Zone / Re: Tipping pitches
« on: October 20, 2019, 10:43:27 am »That’s the one with the semaphore flags and hunting horns? Ok then. I guess fans can whistle.
No. They abandoned that after the Great Shane Reynolds Squeeze Bunt debacle.
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Talk Zone / Re: Rotation Games 4.5.6.7
« on: October 20, 2019, 10:42:21 am »Miley back if Pressley a no go?
Reportedly, it was some scar tissue breaking loose on Pressley; he expects to be fine for the WS.
Of course, the next player to report himself unfit for play will be the first, so we’ll see.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 6, October 19, 2019
« on: October 20, 2019, 08:34:09 am »Looked similar to the spot where Jose took Maeda deep in game 5 of the 2017 World Series.
Same place Ausmus tied it up against the Braves to extend the 18-inning game. They should start putting marks on that wall where the famous homers hit.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 19, 2019, 05:01:12 pm »Limey, I thought you'd appreciate this.
"if Frankenstein decided to make a monster assembled entirely from human flaws – he would make a Trump." That's perfect.
And I love this: "If being a twat was a TV show, Trump would be the boxed set." It's a fantastic blend of crudeness and eloquence, which is something I appreciate and strive to achieve. Swearing can be eloquent when done right.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 18, 2019, 04:17:35 pm »
In other news, there's no truth to the story that Mick Mulvaney's press conference today consisted entirely of him stand at the podium, looking confused, with one hand full of toothpaste and the other holding an empty tube.
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Talk Zone / Re: Tipping pitches
« on: October 18, 2019, 04:13:33 pm »That won’t work. The Astros would have to find a new way to signal signs.
We'll be at home by then, and can use the super-secret signaling system...or SSSS...so the whistles won't be an issue.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 18, 2019, 04:08:45 pm »Surreal to read trump's boys attacking hunter biden over nepotism. Think trump and biden are both done. Wonder what's coming next.
People who were all over this, criticizing the Bidens for nepotism:
Donald Trump Jr.
Rand Paul
Megan McCain
Ronna Romney McDaniel
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 18, 2019, 10:30:41 am »I have no love for Biden, and his son profiting off his dad’s position is bullshit, although is just one turd compared with Trump’s truckloads. However, I take exception to the characterization that he “quashed” it. The report I saw said he didn’t want to deal with it while his other son was dying.
Any rate, I assume Biden is done, especially if the opposing narrative is that our politicians are opportunistic scoundrels that need serious checks. I also hope is clarifies the Dem race as a race between Warren and someone more moderate, whoever that turns out to be.
I get what you’re saying, and I don’t want to run too deep into this diversionary rabbit hole, but Biden could’ve and should’ve stayed out of it. He didn’t.
If Trump is still there in 2020, the opponent cannot be someone with less corruption. Even if it’s a fraction of a fraction of Trump’s corruption, Trump (and the media) will make them equivalent and neutralize the issue.
This is why Biden is hobbled, and this is why Bernie is hobbled (where are his tax returns - he hasn’t released them from back on the 2016 campaign). The Dems could run Ronald Reagan and he’d get smeared as a socialist, so that’s baked in, but the candidate has to be clean on the issue where Trump is weakest, and that’s corruption.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 18, 2019, 08:56:05 am »
Speaking of the good of the Republic, reports claim this morning that concerns were raised about Hunter Biden’s Burisma gig in 2015...and then VP Joe Biden quashed them.
This cannot be a distraction and this cannot be a fig leaf over the gargantuan pile of corruption in the Trump administration. Biden needs to suspend.
This cannot be a distraction and this cannot be a fig leaf over the gargantuan pile of corruption in the Trump administration. Biden needs to suspend.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 18, 2019, 08:51:48 am »
I believe the number is 24. That’s how many Republican Senators will need to join Democrats in voting to convict Trump in his upcoming impeachment trial*. Mitt Romney gave a floor speech yesterday in which he went after Trump I’m very strong terms (for a Morman), and there are reports that he’s been working behind the scenes to gauge support for impeachment among his GOP colleagues.
So here we are. The fate of the Republic is falling on Romney’s incredibly narrow and rubbery shoulders. I don’t feel good about it but, if he pulls it off, he will be the hero we need but not the one we deserve right now.
So here we are. The fate of the Republic is falling on Romney’s incredibly narrow and rubbery shoulders. I don’t feel good about it but, if he pulls it off, he will be the hero we need but not the one we deserve right now.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 18, 2019, 08:38:01 am »Mildly concerned that Limey stroked out over some point in the last 2 days.
It’s insane how we get an 8-year term’s worth of scandals in a day. Every day.
Today started with news that Turkey didn’t even bother pretending to adhere to the bullshit moratorium, and has been shelling the Kurds.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 11:33:13 pm »Get off the field before the batteries rain down
There’s no one left.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 11:20:38 pm »
Umps want to go to bed.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 10:44:47 pm »And an outfielder that can't play.
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And a catcher who can’t catch.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 10:42:33 pm »That sucks for C.C. if it's his last go. Bummer way to end a good career. But you know what? Fuck the Yankees.
Given that they expected to burn through their bullpen, it made no sense to carry a one-hitter guy. Shame for CC, but this is on Boone. Now they’re short a pitcher but need to rack up a lot of innings if they want to win the series.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 10:40:38 pm »Guessing now the 8th is Smith's.
Long wait for Harris in the cold. Makes sense. Let’s tack on some insurance!
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 201
« on: October 17, 2019, 10:35:48 pm »Sabathia looks like he's wearing pajamas styled to look like a uniform. Yankee pajamas, I bet they sell them somewhere.
It’s two pairs of pants stitched together.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 10:34:53 pm »
Second plunked Astro. They are earning some payback.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 10:29:31 pm »Ottavino and now Fatbathia seems to be some kind of concession.
They’re only down by 3, but they’re also shredding a bullpen that is going to have to pitch a whole game if they take this to 7 games.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 10:27:34 pm »Depends on this half inning
I’m not sure you take your foot off the gas in this one. Nail it down, use Osuna with a 10 run lead, post the W.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 10:25:06 pm »
How come Breggers didn’t score?
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 10:22:10 pm »
Finally catch a break!
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 10:20:51 pm »It’s an omen. To what I’ll let you know later.
Omen? Or oh, man!
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 10:13:41 pm »
Chirinos needs to let a high FB get by, if you know what I mean.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 10:00:20 pm »
Bring that shit to me, man!
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 09:58:46 pm »You don't know that. And it's irrelevant anyway. The fan reached over the wall into the field of play and touched the ball. It's dead at that point and the runner should have been made to stay at 1B.
Glad MLB has its best men on these important games.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 09:57:51 pm »The home run doesn't bother me at all. The walk before it pisses me off.
Perzackerly!
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 09:29:29 pm »That was cool, the Slo-mo of the ball off the end of Bregman‘s bat.
I preferred the slo-mo of it careening off CindyLou Who’s knee.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 09:26:42 pm »Nice balancing of the cosmic forces.
Yes, but also you know that YankeeFan is taking an atomic dump from orbit on karma.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 09:22:42 pm »
Jolly good show.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 09:07:57 pm »AJ with the pretty quick hook
Need to hold them here.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 09:02:59 pm »They just give us someone to blame.
Full disclosure: Mrs Limey ate the last of the Fritos, so I had Frito-less pie tonight.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 09:00:35 pm »Judge with a Jim Edmunds special.
Fuck Jim Edmunds.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 08:41:19 pm »People are afraid Rudy will show up and they don't want to be photographed near him.
All the people Rudy gave tickets to are in jail.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 08:26:04 pm »Mother. Fucker. I hate that we didn't challenge Judge's arm on that.
That was a noodle throw.
And Sánchez dropped the pea-roller. He could’ve walked in.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 08:25:12 pm »What the fuck, Brantley!!!!!!!!!!
He runs like he’s towing a dumpster.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 08:14:52 pm »
I think they have finally figured this shit out.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 08:12:51 pm »Does a bear shit in the woods
Because my heiney’s clean!
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 08:11:37 pm »Sanchez is not a very good catcher on multiple levels, is he?
If the goal is to be quiet back there, Sanchez is a drunk Yankee fan.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 08:08:19 pm »
Cat, meet pigeons.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 07:31:35 pm »Listening not watching. Did the wind fuck with correa on the pop up?
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It was more of a gangbang.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 07:31:01 pm »I guess he is trying to figure out where the ump thinks the bottom corner is. Hasn't found it yet.
Blue doesn’t look to have a big zone tonight, at least for Greinke*.
* Haven’t seen enough of Tanaka yet to suggest he’s calling it differently for him.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 07:23:53 pm »
Greinke nibbling.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 07:22:44 pm »I just wanted to say...
FUCK THE YANKEES!!
Crowd shots make me hate them more.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 07:19:14 pm »
Nice job, Brantley. Let’s work this slop-throwing scrub and get into their bullpen.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 07:11:36 pm »
Oh look! An Astro trying to pull Tanaka and making an out.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 07:08:18 pm »I will be in and out. Have conference calls from 9-midnight. And making soup for Mrs. Hawk. Tonight will be a grind.
Soup that good, huh?
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 07:07:40 pm »Hudson and Hicks in the GZ tonight.
I’m Hudson, sir. He’s Hicks.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 07:06:50 pm »
Due to my usual state of being gripped with fear of losing, it was somewhat of a shock to hear Smoltz talking about how the Yankees must win at least one of these games just to get back to Houston. I hope they will be pressing like fuck tonight because they won’t want to face JV tomorrow needing to win to stay alive.
I hope Greinke can keep them quiet for a while to ramp up the pressure. I also hope that the Astros will wait on Tanaka and take him the other way (NTTAWWTJ to give Zack something to work with.
I hope Greinke can keep them quiet for a while to ramp up the pressure. I also hope that the Astros will wait on Tanaka and take him the other way (NTTAWWTJ to give Zack something to work with.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 4, October 17, 2019
« on: October 17, 2019, 07:00:50 pm »
Somebody woke up Hicks?
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Talk Zone / Re: Weather report for Game 4
« on: October 16, 2019, 05:57:27 am »
It’s raining so hard in Houston right now that, if the games were here, they’d still be played.
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I'm assuming the other one is London Calling?
The title track is a hyperbolic take on the hysterical overreaction of the news media of the time.
It was released in 1979...
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 3, October 15, 2019
« on: October 15, 2019, 07:16:28 pm »Hell yeah! Just have to win 2 out of 4 now.
Cole and JV get to pitch one more each.
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Talk Zone / Re: Weather report for Game 4
« on: October 15, 2019, 07:13:06 pm »Of course that's the one game I was planning on going to - would they make it up Friday?
I believe the MLB precedent is for the game to be played in Tampa Bay.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 15, 2019, 07:10:36 pm »So, one of those two associates arrested earlier had a company which paid Rudy $500,000 last year. I wonder what Rudy did to earn that? Nothing, it’s just naked corruption.
The company’s name was Fraud Guarantee. Can’t make this up.
There’s a thread on Twitter for people to post funny alternative names but, aside from Crime R Us, Twitter had nothing.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 15, 2019, 09:06:12 am »And as expected Russian forces have swooped in to fill the vacuum in northern Syria.
The voters who wanted to “send a message” or “shake things up”, may have killed an entire people.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 15, 2019, 06:10:43 am »
Lots of witnesses scheduled to testify this week, including Sondland who is expected to sing to save his own skin/business (his wife is quoted as being worried about a backlash against their hotel chain). It’s going to get crazier and crazier, methinks.
The Sondlans’s own the Provenance hotel chain, fyi.
The Sondlans’s own the Provenance hotel chain, fyi.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 15, 2019, 06:06:52 am »
Fiona Hill is my favorite person this week. Her lawyers told the White House to take its privilege claim and shove it, citing the law, testified for 10 hours and, reportedly, told the committee:
- She blew the whistle on Giuliani to the NSC
- She did so at the urging of John Bolton
- She quoted Bolton as calling Giuliani a “hand grenade who’s going to blow everybody up” and that he’s “not part of whatever drug deal Rudy and Mulvaney are cooking up.”
So what this means is:
- Welcome to the party Mick Mulvaney
- Bolton is going to be a star witness who’ll be hard to smear as a deep state democrat
- This is accelerating - Neil Cavuto denounced Trump last night on Fox News
I remember a quote from an unnamed CIA office when Trump was elected, saying “he will die in jail.” He definitely deserves to, but now it is starting to seem that he just might. Republicans need to turn on him hard and fast to (try to) save their own political skins; Ukraine and the Kurds give them the excuse. Once Congressional Republicans stop running interference, Trump is fucked. And he’ll make sure to take everyone he can down with him.
- She blew the whistle on Giuliani to the NSC
- She did so at the urging of John Bolton
- She quoted Bolton as calling Giuliani a “hand grenade who’s going to blow everybody up” and that he’s “not part of whatever drug deal Rudy and Mulvaney are cooking up.”
So what this means is:
- Welcome to the party Mick Mulvaney
- Bolton is going to be a star witness who’ll be hard to smear as a deep state democrat
- This is accelerating - Neil Cavuto denounced Trump last night on Fox News
I remember a quote from an unnamed CIA office when Trump was elected, saying “he will die in jail.” He definitely deserves to, but now it is starting to seem that he just might. Republicans need to turn on him hard and fast to (try to) save their own political skins; Ukraine and the Kurds give them the excuse. Once Congressional Republicans stop running interference, Trump is fucked. And he’ll make sure to take everyone he can down with him.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 14, 2019, 08:43:40 pm »
The whole situation in Syria is unraveling fast:
- Turkish forces are committing war crimes
- The Kurds have been forced into an alliance with Bashad’s, Russian-backed Syrian government
- No one is now fighting ISIS, who are escaping from their Kurdish captors
- US forces are cut off and in need of evac, most likely by airlift
- We are trying to figure out what to do about the 50 nukes we have stationed in Turkey
What a shitshow. Aside from the death and destruction - which is horrifying - the big/only winners here are Putin, Bashad (i.e. Putin) and Erdogan.
This is completely indefensible, yet Republicans continue to offer bizarre third person criticisms as if it’s some kind of abstract issue and not the deaths (in one case reportedly by rape and stoning) of men, women and children who are our long time allies.
My disgust for Trump and his enablers - be they in Washington, on TV, the 40% who still support Trump or those complete cunts who made the “Kingsman” parody - is overwhelming right now.
- Turkish forces are committing war crimes
- The Kurds have been forced into an alliance with Bashad’s, Russian-backed Syrian government
- No one is now fighting ISIS, who are escaping from their Kurdish captors
- US forces are cut off and in need of evac, most likely by airlift
- We are trying to figure out what to do about the 50 nukes we have stationed in Turkey
What a shitshow. Aside from the death and destruction - which is horrifying - the big/only winners here are Putin, Bashad (i.e. Putin) and Erdogan.
This is completely indefensible, yet Republicans continue to offer bizarre third person criticisms as if it’s some kind of abstract issue and not the deaths (in one case reportedly by rape and stoning) of men, women and children who are our long time allies.
My disgust for Trump and his enablers - be they in Washington, on TV, the 40% who still support Trump or those complete cunts who made the “Kingsman” parody - is overwhelming right now.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 2...October 13, 2019
« on: October 13, 2019, 08:15:47 pm »
Bregman is getting robbed by physics.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 2...October 13, 2019
« on: October 13, 2019, 07:50:22 pm »Paxton looks like he is pitching with a huge amount of fear. When they zoom in on his face, he looks like he is ready to cry.
When they zoom in on his face, I’m ready to cry.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 1...October 12, 2019
« on: October 12, 2019, 09:56:51 pm »
Ooh look, they went opposite field. Almost like that’s a successful approach.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 1...October 12, 2019
« on: October 12, 2019, 09:56:06 pm »I miss Tyler White.
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And Brian McCann.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 1...October 12, 2019
« on: October 12, 2019, 09:49:10 pm »Would not surprise me if that is one their minds, it was on mine.
It was definitely on the mind of the Yankees.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 1...October 12, 2019
« on: October 12, 2019, 09:47:00 pm »
Now they decide to be patient at the plate? Now?
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 1...October 12, 2019
« on: October 12, 2019, 09:45:17 pm »Would absolutely love getting after Britton here... cocky little fuck.
There’s a shaved gorilla vibe to a lot of the Yankees. Britton and Gardner to name two.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 1...October 12, 2019
« on: October 12, 2019, 09:34:24 pm »Fuck this game, and fuck the Astros offense. What a depressing display.
Wasted a ballsy outing by Greinke.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 1...October 12, 2019
« on: October 12, 2019, 09:32:45 pm »
Typically, in a 7 game series, each team has a shit-the-bed game. I hope this is the Astros only one.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 1...October 12, 2019
« on: October 12, 2019, 09:29:33 pm »
Well that’s interesting.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 1...October 12, 2019
« on: October 12, 2019, 09:25:00 pm »Maddux would piss on your shower sandals if he ever heard such a thing.
He’d miss, but the ump would say he didn’t.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 1...October 12, 2019
« on: October 12, 2019, 09:21:24 pm »Not our night. 4 straight 2-out singles. Tanaka is good.
My hunch is we reverse last year's ALCS this year.
Tanaka is giving me Greg Maddux flashbacks.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 1...October 12, 2019
« on: October 12, 2019, 09:17:37 pm »
I ate two bowls of frito pie for this?
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 1...October 12, 2019
« on: October 12, 2019, 09:15:45 pm »
That was a clusterfuck.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 1...October 12, 2019
« on: October 12, 2019, 09:10:44 pm »Let's get out of the inning first
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Failure to do so quickly will render the rest of the game moot.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 1...October 12, 2019
« on: October 12, 2019, 09:00:32 pm »Listening on the radio. Sounds like it's all Yankee fans there.
Not especially, from what we can see on the teevee. It’s just that all the Astros fans are asleep.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 1...October 12, 2019
« on: October 12, 2019, 08:58:51 pm »Are we going to be the Cardinals of the ALCS?
So you’re saying we’re going to score a run?
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 1...October 12, 2019
« on: October 12, 2019, 08:50:29 pm »
Ooh look. Taking it the other way. Almost as if that’s a good approach.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 1...October 12, 2019
« on: October 12, 2019, 08:45:11 pm »Fuck
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Don’t fret solo homers. Greinke is doing his job well, the other 9 aren’t.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 1...October 12, 2019
« on: October 12, 2019, 08:40:13 pm »The rare boneheaded play by Bregman gives Fox an opportunity to slobber all over Judge's knob.
Apparently he can catch and throw. Who knew?
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 1...October 12, 2019
« on: October 12, 2019, 08:38:43 pm »365
Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 1...October 12, 2019
« on: October 12, 2019, 08:34:07 pm »Has anybody really tried to take Tanaka the other way tonight?
Bregman just did...try.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 1...October 12, 2019
« on: October 12, 2019, 08:33:40 pm »It's hard to believe you screw up a movie on the battle of Midway, but it looks like someone is trying.
It looks like the video game of itself.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 1...October 12, 2019
« on: October 12, 2019, 08:24:35 pm »I'm feeling pessimistic about the team's offense tonight. I knew that when the count on Altuve went to 3-2 he'd strike out on a ball off the plate.
Yet for some reason I'm optimistic about Tucker tonight.
Tanaka is not expected to go much more than 5, then we get the pen.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 1...October 12, 2019
« on: October 12, 2019, 08:22:39 pm »Veins bulged on the phallus due to its indignation a breaking ball over the plate was called a strike.
Good afternoon, good evening and goodnight.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 1...October 12, 2019
« on: October 12, 2019, 08:18:58 pm »Seems they need to maybe spit on those third strike pitches though Tananka is throwing some great stuff on the outside..
The pitches that struck out Springer and Altuve were balls out of his hand. Easy for me to say, but it’s their job to recognize that.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 1...October 12, 2019
« on: October 12, 2019, 08:16:14 pm »
They need to stop swinging at that slop off the plate.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 1...October 12, 2019
« on: October 12, 2019, 08:10:16 pm »George should start swinging at strikes instead of making fucking pouty faces then chasing out of the zone.
Chicks dig the pouty face.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 1...October 12, 2019
« on: October 12, 2019, 08:05:32 pm »Greinke isn’t getting the same calls down in the zone that Tanaka is in my biased opinion.
Tanaka's working with a much bigger strike zone than Greinke so far.
That settles it.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 1...October 12, 2019
« on: October 12, 2019, 07:31:50 pm »I liked THAT Gardner.
He looks like every racist suburban dad in every movie/show ever.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 1...October 12, 2019
« on: October 12, 2019, 07:17:09 pm »Greinke appears very calm out there.
Yep. Definitely looks like he has a plan and is executing it.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 1...October 12, 2019
« on: October 12, 2019, 07:02:11 pm »
I already want to punch my TV because it has Joe Buck’s gurning mug on it.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 1...October 12, 2019
« on: October 12, 2019, 06:54:52 pm »Gritty. Wes Welker type. Student of the game. David Eckstein.
Throw in some Walt Weiss, and he’s the ultimate PITA.
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Talk Zone / Re: Sunday’s game
« on: October 12, 2019, 11:42:42 am »If it's like the ALDS, we showed up about an hour early and buzzed right through. If we'd shown up 30 minutes later I suspect we'd have been in by the second inning.
Don’t forget that security is going to get gummed up with Yankie fans whose mouths are too big to fit through the scanners.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 11, 2019, 04:03:31 pm »
Developments today, of which there are many and of import:
- The Turks have bombed US special forces, presumably in error
- The former Amb to Ukraine defied the State dept or complied with a congressional subpoena - depending on what channel you watch - and testified to Congress today. She confirmed that she’d been recalled because of pressure from the White House on the State dept, and that the State dept is a mess of pissed off people
- A Federal appellate panel voted 2-1 that Trump cannot block a subpoena for his financial records from Mazars. The dissent was from a Trump-appointed judge who’s opinion was so thin and poorly argued that it was ridiculed in the affirming decision.
- A Federal court slapped down Trump’s declaration of an emergency to fund wall construction.
- a Federal court slapped down Trump’s attempt to suspend the “public charge” rule that protects green card holders receiving government assistance.
- Rudy’s goons have a significant presence on social media, and it’s pretty hard to find a post, photo or video that doesn’t have Rudy or a Trump or three in it.
- The Dow bounced based on Trump claiming he got a trade deal agreed with China. Because that has been true every other time he’s said that?
- Lindsey Graham got pranked into thinking he was talking to Turkish diplomats on the phone (it was a couple of Russian comedians) and he reversed entirely his public, anti-Syria withdrawal stance and was all in with Trump. He’s got some splainin to do because he clearly wasn’t joking.
- Shep Smith has quit Fox News.
Quite a day. None of it good for Trump and his shrinking band of loyalists.
- The Turks have bombed US special forces, presumably in error
- The former Amb to Ukraine defied the State dept or complied with a congressional subpoena - depending on what channel you watch - and testified to Congress today. She confirmed that she’d been recalled because of pressure from the White House on the State dept, and that the State dept is a mess of pissed off people
- A Federal appellate panel voted 2-1 that Trump cannot block a subpoena for his financial records from Mazars. The dissent was from a Trump-appointed judge who’s opinion was so thin and poorly argued that it was ridiculed in the affirming decision.
- A Federal court slapped down Trump’s declaration of an emergency to fund wall construction.
- a Federal court slapped down Trump’s attempt to suspend the “public charge” rule that protects green card holders receiving government assistance.
- Rudy’s goons have a significant presence on social media, and it’s pretty hard to find a post, photo or video that doesn’t have Rudy or a Trump or three in it.
- The Dow bounced based on Trump claiming he got a trade deal agreed with China. Because that has been true every other time he’s said that?
- Lindsey Graham got pranked into thinking he was talking to Turkish diplomats on the phone (it was a couple of Russian comedians) and he reversed entirely his public, anti-Syria withdrawal stance and was all in with Trump. He’s got some splainin to do because he clearly wasn’t joking.
- Shep Smith has quit Fox News.
Quite a day. None of it good for Trump and his shrinking band of loyalists.
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Talk Zone / Re: Tipping pitches
« on: October 11, 2019, 03:43:41 pm »What happened last night happens literally every single pitch of every single baseball game ever played. The pitcher tries to fool the hitter, the hitter tries to recognize what pitch is being thrown and hit it. This is the foundation of the game itself. It's mindboggling that anyone who has ever seen a game even bats an eyelash. THIS IS THE GAME OF BASEBALL!!!!
A-Rod inferred there was something nefarious about what the Astros did to Glasnow. He highlighted the Bregman at-bat as proof that the Astros had the pitches, but did not expound on the fact that t was likely completely legit. He just left it hanging as “I don’t know how they got them, but they had them...”
Dick
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This! This talented Dojers teams can carry his faulty decisions against lesser talented teams in the regular season. In the regular season it doesn't get highlighted on a regular basis for this reason. Faced with matching talent in the postseason and it comes to light.
It was a featured contrast in the 2017 WS, with Roberts grinding through his pitchers while Hinch let Charlie Morton pitch the last 4 innings of Game #7.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 5...October 10, 2019
« on: October 11, 2019, 08:53:57 am »
Re tipped pitches: supposedly Glasnow was getting thousands of texts that he was dropping his hands when throwing the curve. Fox showed the Astros hitters talking to each other as they cane to the plate. Twitter showed Glasnow taking his grip with his arm by his side.
Bottom line(s): the Astros weren’t cheating and, as pointed out by the Rays’ coach, they still have to hit it even if they know what’s coming.
Bottom line(s): the Astros weren’t cheating and, as pointed out by the Rays’ coach, they still have to hit it even if they know what’s coming.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 5...October 10, 2019
« on: October 10, 2019, 09:33:19 pm »Total silence at my house...except when I talked to myself or to my dog.
Post-game didn’t get any better. A-Rod thinks the Astros knew what Glasnow was throwing.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 5...October 10, 2019
« on: October 10, 2019, 09:28:42 pm »They are the master of using unorthodox methods to compete, that’s for sure. Props to them.
I was saying as the game started, they have a dozen eggs in their basket, we have one. If Cole shits the bed, it’s a hard climb back. Cole was the nuts, and all the funk in the Rays couldn’t beat that.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 5...October 10, 2019
« on: October 10, 2019, 09:26:08 pm »
FTR, I am wearing my WS Game #7 shirt.
You’re welcome.
You’re welcome.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 10, 2019, 01:24:25 pm »Who tipped off the goons that set them running?
Giuliani was spotted having lunch with them YESTERDAY. Who tipped off Giuliani?
It’s now being reported that the DOJ has been aware of the SDNY’s investigation into these two for months.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 10, 2019, 12:49:05 pm »I just don’t trust anything Barr does, or allows. So, either he’s setting up Rudy to take a fall for Trump (which won’t work) or he just allows these guys to be arrested because it’s better than having them testify.
Who tipped off the goons that set them running?
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 10, 2019, 12:46:08 pm »
The indictment of the above goons includes a very short alignment of dots whereby Foreign National-1 (a Russian) , funneled money to the goons who then donated it to various GOP campaigns. This is what happens when a smoking gun becomes a mushroom cloud.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 10, 2019, 12:17:29 pm »
Giuliani’s goons are being represented by the same lawyers who defended Paul Manafort. 👀
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 10, 2019, 11:49:57 am »I just don’t trust anything Barr does, or allows. So, either he’s setting up Rudy to take a fall for Trump (which won’t work) or he just allows these guys to be arrested because it’s better than having them testify.
It was the SDNY that had them pinched, apparently before any charges had been filed. Barr may not have been aware of it, therefore. Looks like the SDNY got an alert they were leaving the country and just decided to go get them.
Barr is working for Trump 100%.
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Kinda puts an end to the debate about whether to start JV on Tuesday or have him available in the pen. He gave up 3 runs very quickly, but there was still plenty of time to recover from that. Doing that in the 7th or later is an atomic cockpunch*.
* I am not sure where on this scale sits giving up 10 in the 1st.
* I am not sure where on this scale sits giving up 10 in the 1st.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 10, 2019, 11:20:23 am »
Trump’s scandals and crimes are all just blowing up today.
Two of Giuliani’s henchmen in his Ukraine gambit were arrested last night trying to leave the country. They were due to testify to Congress today; they are facing charges for violating campaign contribution laws (naturally).
Control of military aid to Ukraine was taken away from career bureaucrats - who raised concerns that withholding it for political purposes is illegal - and given to a political operative - also illegal.
43 more women have accused Trump of sexual assault, including one who claims that he actually grabbed her by the pussy and pushed her into a room.
Two of Giuliani’s henchmen in his Ukraine gambit were arrested last night trying to leave the country. They were due to testify to Congress today; they are facing charges for violating campaign contribution laws (naturally).
Control of military aid to Ukraine was taken away from career bureaucrats - who raised concerns that withholding it for political purposes is illegal - and given to a political operative - also illegal.
43 more women have accused Trump of sexual assault, including one who claims that he actually grabbed her by the pussy and pushed her into a room.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 10, 2019, 11:10:53 am »We have a long and sorry history of totally fucking the Kurds over. Why they ever believe us, I have no idea.
Because Trump’s sacrifice of the Kurds came out of the blue, it appears that we had been giving Turkey up-to-the-minute tracking data on all forces in the region...including the Kurds.
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Talk Zone / Re: Postseason schedule / info compilation
« on: October 10, 2019, 09:21:41 am »
I got my info off Google this morning. I guess it was out of date.
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Talk Zone / Re: Postseason schedule / info compilation
« on: October 10, 2019, 08:54:59 am »
The first two rounds of LCS games are set. The Nats vs. Cards get evening slots, the ALCS is at noon Saturday and Sunday.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 09, 2019, 05:42:05 pm »
Fox News poll:
Do not impeach: 40%
Impeach but do not remove: 4%
Impeach and remove: 51%
Fox Fucking News!
Do not impeach: 40%
Impeach but do not remove: 4%
Impeach and remove: 51%
Fox Fucking News!
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 09, 2019, 02:54:19 pm »
The ground attack has started.
This isn’t GoT, this is LOTR. It’s Helm’s Deep without the intervention of the Riders of Rohan; it’s Osgiliath; it’s Minas Tireth without the intervention of Theoden and the dead; it’s the burning of the Westfold; it’s the scouting of the Shire.
This isn’t GoT, this is LOTR. It’s Helm’s Deep without the intervention of the Riders of Rohan; it’s Osgiliath; it’s Minas Tireth without the intervention of Theoden and the dead; it’s the burning of the Westfold; it’s the scouting of the Shire.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 09, 2019, 02:29:55 pm »Some are, but most are Muslim (you may be confusing them with Armenians).
This is still abhorrent, and the reality that how much Republicans will care about these events depends in large part on the religion (and race) of the victims is sickening.
Thanks for the correction.
As to the race thing, I think it’s even beyond that. Trumpists would abandon Europe to Putin if Trump told them to. They’ve already sold out Ukraine, which is Europe’s largest country not called Russia.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 09, 2019, 02:05:01 pm »
8 Kurdish civilian deaths recorded this far. Of course, while civilian deaths are tragic, so will be all the deaths of Kurdish fighters who have been abandoned to be slaughtered by vastly superior forces.
The news should be nothing but this until it’s resolved. Even Jesus knew that we had to look out for the Christians in Syria (yes, for you Trumpist lurkers - the Kurds are Christians).
The news should be nothing but this until it’s resolved. Even Jesus knew that we had to look out for the Christians in Syria (yes, for you Trumpist lurkers - the Kurds are Christians).
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 09, 2019, 01:41:39 pm »It's an astonishing Game of Thrones level betrayal of our only allies fighting against ISIS in the area.
There are reports that residential areas are being bombed by the Turks. This is a completely unnecessary and avoidable humanitarian catastrophe.
I’m not sure it even rises to GoT level. This is our foreign policy being sold for - in the grand scheme of things - paltry amounts of money into Trump’s pocket. He sold his soul for a Trump tower in Moscow, and he is destroying the US’ ability to influence the world for a generation.
Trump reneged on the TPP, the Paris Climate accords, the Iran nuclear deal and NAFTA - while threatening endlessly to kill NATO - and now has abandoned the Kurds to annihilation. Even if the next president is a hybrid love-child of Jesus, Mohamed and Krishna (i.e. Elizabeth Warren), no one will trust US policy because we will reanimate Ghengis Khan and elect him 8 years later.
Trump is stress-testing this grand experiment in democracy, and it’s failing on almost every front.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 09, 2019, 12:10:49 pm »
Trump has released a statement confirming Turkey’s attacks on the Kurds. Here’s the link.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 09, 2019, 11:39:51 am »
The Turks are hitting the Kurds with air strikes, including civilians. They are begging for the enforcement of the No Fly Zone but US forces have been told to stand down.
ISIS has been attacking Raqqa, including suicide bombings, and most of the city is without power.
This is just 72 hours since Trump’s fateful phone call with Erdogan in which he was said to have been “rolled”.
And don’t forget that last time (that we know of) Trump talked to Erdogan, the same thing happened - he promised to pull out of Syria completely - but the uproar from Trump’s own party forced him to reverse the “decision”. This time, Erdogan was prepared and had his forces ready to roll immediately so that he would turn Trump’s stupidity into a fait accompli.
This is so fucked up. If we let this stand, millions will die and ISIS will be resurrected. If we push back, we will be in a shooting war with Turkey and Russia. But, her emails...right?
ISIS has been attacking Raqqa, including suicide bombings, and most of the city is without power.
This is just 72 hours since Trump’s fateful phone call with Erdogan in which he was said to have been “rolled”.
And don’t forget that last time (that we know of) Trump talked to Erdogan, the same thing happened - he promised to pull out of Syria completely - but the uproar from Trump’s own party forced him to reverse the “decision”. This time, Erdogan was prepared and had his forces ready to roll immediately so that he would turn Trump’s stupidity into a fait accompli.
This is so fucked up. If we let this stand, millions will die and ISIS will be resurrected. If we push back, we will be in a shooting war with Turkey and Russia. But, her emails...right?
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 09, 2019, 08:49:16 am »
Some peanuts in this giant turd of politics right now:
- A new poll has more than 50% in favor of removing Trump
- Warren is now the nationwide front-runner* in the Democratic primary
* There's lots of love for Biden, which is why he was the out-and-out leader for so long. But this was mostly name recognition. As the campaign has progressed, it has become more and more clear that he’s not up to this. His stilted and slow responses to various moments has been concerning; his complete inability to push back on the attack on his family has been a disaster. I mean, Trump is going after your son’s foreign business dealings...it’s right fucking there! EOR
- A new poll has more than 50% in favor of removing Trump
- Warren is now the nationwide front-runner* in the Democratic primary
* There's lots of love for Biden, which is why he was the out-and-out leader for so long. But this was mostly name recognition. As the campaign has progressed, it has become more and more clear that he’s not up to this. His stilted and slow responses to various moments has been concerning; his complete inability to push back on the attack on his family has been a disaster. I mean, Trump is going after your son’s foreign business dealings...it’s right fucking there! EOR
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 4...October 8, 2019
« on: October 08, 2019, 10:15:43 pm »
Game #1: Comfortable home win delivered by lock-down pitching and solid run support
Game #2: Squeaky home win behind lock-down pitching and barely enough run support
Game #3: Comfortable home win delivered by lock-down pitching and solid run support
Game #4: Squeaky home win behind lock-down pitching and barely enough run support
Game #5: 🤷♂️
Game #2: Squeaky home win behind lock-down pitching and barely enough run support
Game #3: Comfortable home win delivered by lock-down pitching and solid run support
Game #4: Squeaky home win behind lock-down pitching and barely enough run support
Game #5: 🤷♂️
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 4...October 8, 2019
« on: October 08, 2019, 09:58:56 pm »
Everything hit hard was hard at ‘em.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 4...October 8, 2019
« on: October 08, 2019, 09:54:14 pm »
Oooooooooooooooooo
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 4...October 8, 2019
« on: October 08, 2019, 09:51:14 pm »
I guess I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 4...October 8, 2019
« on: October 08, 2019, 09:48:28 pm »
BREAKING NEWS: Home fans like to watch home teams winning at home.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 08, 2019, 09:28:59 pm »
Reports are that Turkey and Russia...yes, Russia...are mounting a coordinated offensive against the Kurds. Coming at them from two directions. This is a massacre of 2 million people happening in real time, and it’s down entirely to one man. I am completely lost for words.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 4...October 8, 2019
« on: October 08, 2019, 09:24:48 pm »And then gets a cookie that he just misses for the 3rd out.
Looks like he’s got his stroke back, though. Not flailing like the first 3 games.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 4...October 8, 2019
« on: October 08, 2019, 09:23:42 pm »...and that one by a lot.
...and just missed that one.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 4...October 8, 2019
« on: October 08, 2019, 09:22:15 pm »Springer just missed that one.
...and that one by a lot.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 4...October 8, 2019
« on: October 08, 2019, 09:21:48 pm »
Springer just missed that one.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 4...October 8, 2019
« on: October 08, 2019, 09:04:15 pm »
I think I’ll switch over and watch the news. Eh? Oh.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 4...October 8, 2019
« on: October 08, 2019, 08:50:28 pm »This rays lineup is kind of giving me royals 2015 flashbacks.
Their pitching should be getting hammered. I hope Houston rights it’s ship and takes care of them; if not, they will be a feast for the Yankees.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 4...October 8, 2019
« on: October 08, 2019, 08:48:25 pm »I absolutely have nothing negative to say about Choi (Kung Fu Panda in my head )
Still hate what he has done to the Astros
Mrs Limey took a disliking to Choi, but couldn’t articulate it. I suggested that it’s annoying getting beaten by a guy who looks like he he should struggle to get off the couch...and she nodded.
That was before the Brantley DP.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 08, 2019, 08:45:34 pm »Trump has fully embraced obstruction of justice. NYT: The White House declared war on the impeachment investigation, saying in a letter to House leaders that it would not cooperate with the inquiry.
Subpoena them all and fill up the jail.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 08, 2019, 12:23:51 pm »
Sondland was advised by the White House, in a 12:30am voicemail, that he should not testify. That voicemail will be one of the subpoenaed items. They are so dumb they do all this stuff Lon recorded media (like texting “call me” instead of just calling).
Speaking of which, Trump tweeted out that it was his decision to hold back Sondland’s testimony. So that’s another article of impeachment for the ever-growing pile.
Speaking of which, Trump tweeted out that it was his decision to hold back Sondland’s testimony. So that’s another article of impeachment for the ever-growing pile.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 08, 2019, 09:11:10 am »
Amb. Snodland - this week’s dumbest member of the Trump crime family - has been blocked by the State dept from testifying in closed session to congress today. The State dept is also Hindi g back the full text exchanges on the subject which, for the record, we’re all made on WhatsApp using personal phones and not on secure government phones/servers.
I mean, they just look so innocent, right?
Trump is waving his tiny, mushroom-headed cock at congress. It’s time they took a long run up and kicked him right in the junk. Start putting people in jail.
In other news, impeachment is gaining popularity across all sides of the political divide, including being +21 with Republicans. This Syria thing has Trump in an incredibly weak and vulnerable situation. It’s time to go after him full bore. It’s not just politically expedient, it will save lives.
I mean, they just look so innocent, right?
Trump is waving his tiny, mushroom-headed cock at congress. It’s time they took a long run up and kicked him right in the junk. Start putting people in jail.
In other news, impeachment is gaining popularity across all sides of the political divide, including being +21 with Republicans. This Syria thing has Trump in an incredibly weak and vulnerable situation. It’s time to go after him full bore. It’s not just politically expedient, it will save lives.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 07, 2019, 03:58:12 pm »
The Turks have already started bombing the Syrian border. They have no idea where the US forces are, but they’re still bombing.
This is a bigger clusterfuck than the Ukraine shit last week, and that was unprecedentedly fucked.
There is no bottom; only grift, corruption, incompetence and perhaps, right now, the deaths of some of our finest.
He needs to be dragged from the Oval Office without delay.
This is a bigger clusterfuck than the Ukraine shit last week, and that was unprecedentedly fucked.
There is no bottom; only grift, corruption, incompetence and perhaps, right now, the deaths of some of our finest.
He needs to be dragged from the Oval Office without delay.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 07, 2019, 09:58:03 am »
Trump was ordered to cough up hid tax returns by a federal judge and then another federal judge immediately issued a stay on that order. It helps to have packed the federal courts with cronies and believers.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Texans 2019
« on: October 06, 2019, 02:28:09 pm »
Today’s umpire is losing his voice because there are sooooo many penalties.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 06, 2019, 09:30:25 am »
The whistleblower's lawyer says he now has a second whistleblower who has first-hand knowledge of the calls and has filed the appropriate complaints so is protected under the law*.
Another attorney says that he has multiple administration staff consulting with his firm. I don't know why we are not seeing a joint press conference with Mattis, Knielsen, Coates, Kelly, Tillerson etc. etc. saying exactly what they know. Those who get out in front of this are going to be saved and the rest are going to go under in the tsunami.
Speaking of...Mike Pompeo seemed to let slip that he was on more/most of the calls of interest.
If Ron Johnson's defense of this is anything to go by, it's all about saying that Trump is right to try to get to the bottom of why Russia was framed for 2016. That's got to burn on the way out, right? It's completely ridiculous. Apart from anything else, all 14 intelligence services agreed that it was Russia, including the CIA which was at the time being run by...checks notes...Mike Pompeo.
* Whistleblower protections that were updated and strengthened and signed into law by...checks notes...Donald J. Trump.
Another attorney says that he has multiple administration staff consulting with his firm. I don't know why we are not seeing a joint press conference with Mattis, Knielsen, Coates, Kelly, Tillerson etc. etc. saying exactly what they know. Those who get out in front of this are going to be saved and the rest are going to go under in the tsunami.
Speaking of...Mike Pompeo seemed to let slip that he was on more/most of the calls of interest.
If Ron Johnson's defense of this is anything to go by, it's all about saying that Trump is right to try to get to the bottom of why Russia was framed for 2016. That's got to burn on the way out, right? It's completely ridiculous. Apart from anything else, all 14 intelligence services agreed that it was Russia, including the CIA which was at the time being run by...checks notes...Mike Pompeo.
* Whistleblower protections that were updated and strengthened and signed into law by...checks notes...Donald J. Trump.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 2...Octobrr 5, 2019
« on: October 06, 2019, 07:53:48 am »Listen here old chap, don't make me mention the cricket.
That’s harsh!
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 2...Octobrr 5, 2019
« on: October 06, 2019, 12:11:50 am »Are you on rations?
He’s in Australia, they have limited TV privileges.
#PrisonColonySmack
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 2...Octobrr 5, 2019
« on: October 06, 2019, 12:10:15 am »427
Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 2...Octobrr 5, 2019
« on: October 06, 2019, 12:01:20 am »Great win tonight.. Domination by Cole, just enough offense to finish the Rays off..
This is my favorite take.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 2...Octobrr 5, 2019
« on: October 05, 2019, 11:09:37 pm »Osuna with three pitch strikeout! So much for that threat.
That’s awesome. Because he might be able to face a couple of batters in the 9th before Giradi wants to yank him for his pitch count.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 2...Octobrr 5, 2019
« on: October 05, 2019, 11:04:19 pm »
That’s the same fucking pitch he rung up Bergman on.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 2...Octobrr 5, 2019
« on: October 05, 2019, 10:53:19 pm »
At the risk of dating myself, Giradi is Larry Bowa’s thought process come to life.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 2...Octobrr 5, 2019
« on: October 05, 2019, 10:10:26 pm »Not the kid's fault...blame Springer...hell, the ball boy would have put up a better at bat.
They did riff for a while on how that play could cost the Astros the series.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 2...Octobrr 5, 2019
« on: October 05, 2019, 10:08:48 pm »I'm watching but listening to the radio feed again. What are the tv guys saying about that fuckwit ballboy? They keep showing him.
They keep calling him the bat boy.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 2...Octobrr 5, 2019
« on: October 05, 2019, 10:02:28 pm »
This commentary crew is getting worse as the game progresses.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 2...Octobrr 5, 2019
« on: October 05, 2019, 09:39:55 pm »435
Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 2...Octobrr 5, 2019
« on: October 05, 2019, 09:36:02 pm »Off break?
Pitched middle and leg but would’ve taken the off stump.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 2...Octobrr 5, 2019
« on: October 05, 2019, 09:01:45 pm »I think the pitch hit him, so he thought he was getting a base.
Replay showed it was nowhere close. That much deviation off the bounce would be devastating in cricket.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 2...Octobrr 5, 2019
« on: October 05, 2019, 08:48:01 pm »He needs 30 more at bats before he's ready to hit in a big league game. His defense, however...
So, right now, he’s just a really good shortstop.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 2...Octobrr 5, 2019
« on: October 05, 2019, 08:47:02 pm »
Too high...
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 2...Octobrr 5, 2019
« on: October 05, 2019, 08:33:58 pm »T2:
Garcia...0-2...strikes out swinging
Lowe...0-2...strikes out swinging
d'Arnaud strikes out swinging
10-pitch inning for Cole...no score
If only they could hear Pierzinski, they’d be winning by now.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 2...Octobrr 5, 2019
« on: October 05, 2019, 08:15:19 pm »
Better slider: Lidge or Cole?
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 2...Octobrr 5, 2019
« on: October 05, 2019, 08:10:12 pm »
I think Carlos wants to take it back.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 05, 2019, 07:49:52 pm »
Oh, and tomorrow’s Sunday show line up includes no one from the administration, no senate republicans and no house republicans.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 05, 2019, 07:47:35 pm »
Having fired a test missile - successfully - from underwater, North Korea has now withdrawn from negotiations over denuclearization. #ArtOfTheDeal
Trump is now blaming Rick Perry for the call with President Zelenskiy. No really.
Trump spent the day rage-tweeting about Mitt Romney.
This is fine.
Trump is now blaming Rick Perry for the call with President Zelenskiy. No really.
Trump spent the day rage-tweeting about Mitt Romney.
This is fine.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 1...Octobrr 4, 2019
« on: October 04, 2019, 03:46:51 pm »Hello from Paris.
Will someone tell Yordan to hit the fucking ball.
I believe the phrase is “maché le ballon”.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 1...Octobrr 4, 2019
« on: October 04, 2019, 03:34:20 pm »
Fuck Roger Clemens.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 1...Octobrr 4, 2019
« on: October 04, 2019, 03:04:40 pm »
YOURS!!
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 1...Octobrr 4, 2019
« on: October 04, 2019, 03:00:06 pm »Alvarez needs to be up there looking for something, not reacting.
Maybe a fastball down the pipe?
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 1...Octobrr 4, 2019
« on: October 04, 2019, 02:59:29 pm »Is Glasnow crying?
Isn’t there some kind of rule against that?
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 1...Octobrr 4, 2019
« on: October 04, 2019, 02:52:51 pm »
The dead guy with a barstool leg sticking out of his ass would’ve enjoyed that.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 1...Octobrr 4, 2019
« on: October 04, 2019, 02:13:24 pm »Rays batters are already showing frustration at V and shaking their heads at the D.
Maybe they just need to blow their L on someone’s Ts.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 1...Octobrr 4, 2019
« on: October 04, 2019, 01:33:55 pm »
Sitting next to some guys who think this game is boring. How long do I have to wait before it’s legal for me to beat them to death with a bar stool?
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As luck would have it, my company is upgrading its IT this weekend, and so we're shut down for the day. I will be at Johnny McIlroy's watching the game if anyone cares to join me.
Point of order: wear my WS Game #7 shirt, or save that powerful juju for later?
Point of order: wear my WS Game #7 shirt, or save that powerful juju for later?
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Strap on!
Stop your grinnin' and drop your linen.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 04, 2019, 08:36:46 am »
Xi update: Trump promised silence on Hong Kong protests in return for an investigation into Biden.
So now we have Trump willing to abandon Ukrainians to Russia and Hong Kongians (Konganese? Kongolians?) to China in order to get re-elected. He also called Boris Johnson asking for the same thing while Bill Barr has been haranguing Australia and Italy. How many others?
This is just one week of the impeachment inquiry.
I am not sure with whom I'm more angry: Trump and his flying Trumpanzees, the Republicans in Congress who have gone deaf, dumb and blind, or the Democrats who are being calm and methodical when this is running around, hair on fire stuff.
So now we have Trump willing to abandon Ukrainians to Russia and Hong Kongians (Konganese? Kongolians?) to China in order to get re-elected. He also called Boris Johnson asking for the same thing while Bill Barr has been haranguing Australia and Italy. How many others?
This is just one week of the impeachment inquiry.
I am not sure with whom I'm more angry: Trump and his flying Trumpanzees, the Republicans in Congress who have gone deaf, dumb and blind, or the Democrats who are being calm and methodical when this is running around, hair on fire stuff.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 03, 2019, 10:26:15 pm »
The text trail of the Ukraine thing are totally damning. You can see Ukraine desperately trying to convince us as to their dire situation, and all the get is “Say Biden” over and over.
Oh, and after Trump shocked us by calling on China to investigate Biden, it turns out that he asked Xi personally to do this during a June call.
There is absolutely zero chance for a clean election with this man involved.
Oh, and after Trump shocked us by calling on China to investigate Biden, it turns out that he asked Xi personally to do this during a June call.
There is absolutely zero chance for a clean election with this man involved.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 03, 2019, 01:06:48 pm »
Pence goes all in with Trump:
"The American people have a right to know if the vice president of the United States, or his family, profited from his position."
Either that, or he’s confessing.
"The American people have a right to know if the vice president of the United States, or his family, profited from his position."
Either that, or he’s confessing.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 03, 2019, 09:59:41 am »On the WH lawn this morning, Trump invited China to investigate the Bidens.
He's trying to normalize it.
Asked what he wanted President Zelensky to do about the Bidens, “If they were honest about it, they would start a major investigation into the Bidens.” His strategy appears to be to keep committing crimes so that the law can’t catch up to where he is.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 03, 2019, 09:11:23 am »
Rick Perry is the latest to be dragged into the Ukraine scandal. Oops.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 03, 2019, 08:25:43 am »
Latest opinion polls show a plurality support impeachment and removal.
Trump’s (entirely predictable) strategy is that he will burn everything and everyone to the ground if anyone tries to remove him from office or even interfere with his ongoing crime spree.
Trump’s (entirely predictable) strategy is that he will burn everything and everyone to the ground if anyone tries to remove him from office or even interfere with his ongoing crime spree.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 02, 2019, 12:57:14 pm »The ten discrete examples of obstruction in volume 2 of the Mueller report all occurred while he was president. I can't imagine not including that in articles of impeachment.
They are serious and eminently impeachable, but their inclusion will muddy the very clear waters of the more recent crimes. And with Mueller himself being almost a hostile witness, I’d hate to see all this other good stuff dragged off course when that stuff is already in the record.
#KISS
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 02, 2019, 11:03:28 am »
Judging by his Twitter feed in the last few minutes, Trump was watching the Pelosi/Schiff briefing. He reacted with his customary calmness and sanity and did not at all go off on an expletive-laden tweet storm that was as as fact-free as it was unhinged.
PS. The Dow has dropped 500 points today, after dropping over 300 points yesterday, because Trump has killed manufacturing activity. It’s at the lowest point it’s been in 10 years, i.e. since the end of the 2008/9 recession.
PS. The Dow has dropped 500 points today, after dropping over 300 points yesterday, because Trump has killed manufacturing activity. It’s at the lowest point it’s been in 10 years, i.e. since the end of the 2008/9 recession.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 02, 2019, 10:58:12 am »
I'd say that's on the money and also why it is counter productive to focus impeachment only on Ukraine amongst the sea of crimes.
It’s a balancing act between not leaving anything out (which means it would take forever to finish) and going narrow suggesting that everything else was ok (or at least not impeachable).
I think they need to pick maybe 3 things:
Abuse of power (Ukraine)
Influence peddling (foreign/lobbyist spending/investment at Trump/Kushner properties)
Self-enrichment (govt spending at Trump properties)
I am leaving out anything from the Mueller report because - as serious as it is - it would be cleaner to go with all new stuff. The RWNM would make it all about the Mueller report which was twisted into nothingness and with hindsight was so narrowly focused that it blew right by all the rest of this. Also, the new stuff is all entirely while Trump has been president, so it’s clearly valid for oversight by Congress.
ETA: Plus, of course, any shit that any of the pull from now on can be considered obstruction, which is an impeachable offense. As Trump’s knee jerk reaction to getting caught criming, is to do more crimes, this will likely lead to an ever-extending list of charges.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 02, 2019, 09:40:32 am »
Oh, and it’s bad enough that foreign governments pay Trump by staying at his properties, but now Politico reports that foreign governments are paying Trump for stays at his resorts and then not staying there. There’s a spate of large block bookings being made and paid for, but no one shows up.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: October 02, 2019, 09:35:24 am »
Obama mocks GOP, jokes they want border moat
Oh yeah, this was from 2011. #BeyondSatire
Quote from: Barack Obama
Maybe they'll need a moat. Maybe they'll want alligators in the moat.
Oh yeah, this was from 2011. #BeyondSatire
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: September 28, 2019, 08:58:43 am »
This onion is getting peeled by a ferret on espresso.
Former DNI Coates was fired just days after the Zelenskiy call. Trump wanted his man installed as the Acting DNI but found out that, by law, the Deputy DNI takes the Acting post. So Deputy DNI had to go too, and so Coates had to tell the excellent Sue Gordon that she had to resign. Trump put up a spectacularly bad nominee who flamed out and ended up with Maguire as his new DNI.
With what we know now, this looks infinitely more shady. Did he have to remove the intelligence professionals in order that The transcripts of him committing his high crimes be buried in his secret server? Coates and Gordon probably just made Schiff’s witness list.
Former DNI Coates was fired just days after the Zelenskiy call. Trump wanted his man installed as the Acting DNI but found out that, by law, the Deputy DNI takes the Acting post. So Deputy DNI had to go too, and so Coates had to tell the excellent Sue Gordon that she had to resign. Trump put up a spectacularly bad nominee who flamed out and ended up with Maguire as his new DNI.
With what we know now, this looks infinitely more shady. Did he have to remove the intelligence professionals in order that The transcripts of him committing his high crimes be buried in his secret server? Coates and Gordon probably just made Schiff’s witness list.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: September 27, 2019, 08:14:25 pm »
It’s snowballing now. Everyone is confessing what they know to the nearest newsy. To wit, reports tonight say that the readout of the infamous Oval Office meeting in 2017 - the day after Trump had fired Comey when he met with assorted Russian dignitaries and talked about the pressure being off - was also deep-sixed in the basement server. The report also says that he told them he didn’t give a shit about the Russians interfering in our elections.
The thing is, the readouts of these meetings and conversations aren’t as classified as the place they’re being stashed. They are subpoenable (is that a word?) and not subject to privilege or national security concerns. They need to subpoena all the readouts on that server - it’s a closet full of a billion skeletons.
The thing is, the readouts of these meetings and conversations aren’t as classified as the place they’re being stashed. They are subpoenable (is that a word?) and not subject to privilege or national security concerns. They need to subpoena all the readouts on that server - it’s a closet full of a billion skeletons.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: September 27, 2019, 07:13:32 pm »
The over-classification of Trump’s calls with Zelenskiy, Putin and MBS (you knew those other two would crop up, right?) is itself against the law.
I am giddy at the prospect that Trump is going to get proper fucked when the contents of his secret server are subpoenaed and brought forth.
I am giddy at the prospect that Trump is going to get proper fucked when the contents of his secret server are subpoenaed and brought forth.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: September 27, 2019, 06:59:09 pm »I don’t really disagree, but it’s not as clear as the core crime and is just going to distract from what people can clearly understand. We don’t need this to be about whether people can blackmail Trump.
Agreed. This is an old-fashioned scandal, which is why I think it’s taken off so quickly. Trump’s prior offenses were all committed out in the open, on Twitter, and often previewed before they were done. The press and the Democrats did not have a playbook for that.
This one is a crime committed in secret that was then exposed. That’s old school, and they all knew how how to work it. In just 3 days it has turned politics inside out and embroiled the president, the VP, the Sec. of State, the AG, America’s mayor and America’s son-in-law (oh yes, Kushner’s in this up to his pencil neck too).
Now we’re in a world that everyone knows how it goes...except Trump.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: September 27, 2019, 06:22:14 pm »
Kurt Volker resigned from the State Department tonight, to spend more time getting Giuliani’s tire marks off his suit.
Also, reportedly, Trump met with Wayne LaPierre today to ask the NRA to fund his impeachment defense. The story goes that LaPierre asked for Trump’s help in quashing gun reform which Trump agreed to give. Which itself is an impeachable offense.
His a crime layer cake.
Also, reportedly, Trump met with Wayne LaPierre today to ask the NRA to fund his impeachment defense. The story goes that LaPierre asked for Trump’s help in quashing gun reform which Trump agreed to give. Which itself is an impeachable offense.
His a crime layer cake.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: September 27, 2019, 03:29:16 pm »
Pompeo has been subpoenaed to provide documents relating to Rudi’s incessant blabber mouth Ukraine.
Barr’s next, I’m sure. Maybe Pence too, after Trump outed him.
Barr’s next, I’m sure. Maybe Pence too, after Trump outed him.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: September 27, 2019, 02:42:55 pm »Some press are now trying to couch this as an issue of national security. They’re also hung up on the cover up. They’ve already lost their focus.
Sure, one can argue that there are national security issues here, and sure, all criminals try to hide their deeds, but the issues here are abuse of power and undermining democracy. Even the Trump camp knows this. That’s why they tried to cover it all up.
The national security issue is serious. If Trump is involving foreign governments in his illegal schemes that he then covers up, they have leverage over him.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: September 27, 2019, 12:42:14 pm »
The House Intel Committee is going to take the lead on the Ukraine investigation. Good. Schiff’s great at this stuff.
Also, they’re scheduling hearings for next week. Good. This is too important to take a recess.
They’re expected to call Barr and Giuliani. Good. I’ll be in my bunk.
Also, they’re scheduling hearings for next week. Good. This is too important to take a recess.
They’re expected to call Barr and Giuliani. Good. I’ll be in my bunk.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: September 27, 2019, 08:33:15 am »The worst thing about competition is marketing. Think how cheap auto insurance would be if the insurers weren't allowed to fill airtime with Flo, the lizard, Aaron Rogers, Shaq and the General, J.K. Simmons and that other guy that was in Oz, Pedro Cerrano, or the myriad of other hucksters hawking their wares.
When Big Pharma bleats about having to charge so much for drugs because they need to fund R&D, just remember that they spend twice as much on marketing as they do on research (and much of the research budget is spent on making competitor-products to existing drugs).
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: September 26, 2019, 10:28:18 pm »That is shockingly efficient for the gubmint. If I correctly interpreted the numbers I just looked up, the UK’s NHS is about 2.5%.
It’s actually very doable when you don’t have to spend anything on marketing, make a profit for shareholders or pay a CEO a gadgillion dollars.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: September 26, 2019, 04:14:59 pm »
New poll has only 49% of Republicans opposed to impeachment.
Meanwhile, the pro-impeachment percentage has increased by 13 since Sunday.
This is the fallacy of Pelosi chicken-and-egg argument against impeachment playing out in real time.
Meanwhile, the pro-impeachment percentage has increased by 13 since Sunday.
This is the fallacy of Pelosi chicken-and-egg argument against impeachment playing out in real time.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: September 26, 2019, 04:05:11 pm »Here are some proposed solutions to doctor shortages along with an honest look at the political challenges of making those solutions happen.
There's a lot that goes into the cost problem: shitty insurers, MD protectionism, hospital monopolization, prescription patent abuse, etc., etc. I do get frustrated with the politicians who oversimplify things (e.g. focusing entirely on the insurance companies) because it makes M4A seem like a half-baked idea. But there is a lot of good work being done behind the scenes, and I think the best thing we can do as voters is commit to the goal of M4A but demand more details about how our representatives are going to do it right.
Medicare runs at about a 3% overhead. Show me a for-profit insurance company that comes within 15 points of that!
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: September 26, 2019, 04:02:54 pm »Here's some fun context for the comments: "The person briefed said that many of the diplomats in the room took particular offense because there were children in the audience and it was supposed to be a family-friendly event. Instead, the kids there saw Trump talking ominously about treason and spies and how we need to be rougher on people."
Makes one sentimental for the days when he was just talking about fuck-yachts to Boy Scouts.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: September 26, 2019, 02:16:14 pm »
Two new polls in the last two days have the majority supporting impeachment. It’s a slim majority, but it’s moved into the positive just this week. It will move more as the hearings reveal the depth and breadth of the crimes and coverups. 😁😁😁😁
Meanwhile Trump wants to be rid of his meddlesome whistleblower, and lamented that he couldn’t just drag him out and hang him. I am not exaggerating. 😳😳😳😳
Oh, and emails with the full transcripts of Trump’s calls were stored on a separate email server in a basement somewhere. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Meanwhile Trump wants to be rid of his meddlesome whistleblower, and lamented that he couldn’t just drag him out and hang him. I am not exaggerating. 😳😳😳😳
Oh, and emails with the full transcripts of Trump’s calls were stored on a separate email server in a basement somewhere. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: September 26, 2019, 01:42:10 pm »The Clinton impeachment was in his second term.
Oops, yes. Thanks for the correction.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: September 26, 2019, 09:49:31 am »I just don't follow the logic. How would airing corrupt ineptitude make people vote for him who wouldn't already?
There’s a lot of misinterpretation of the aftermaths of the Nixon and Clinton impeachments.
Clinton’s was obviously politically motivated and it cost the GOP the House that they’d just won back. Clinton was re-elected, but was left with enough stank on him that Gore pretended not to know him - despite Clinton still being a popular figure at the time - and promptly lost in that Florida shitshow that likely doesn’t happen if Gore had felt he was able to embrace Clinton.
Republicans turning on Nixon, late in an mid-term election year, was what forced him to resign. The GOP still got trounced that November and Carter won the White House thereafter.
A Trump impeachment is far more akin to Nixon than Clinton, but it’s not like Clinton’s impeachment didn’t leave a mark either.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: September 26, 2019, 09:21:29 am »
Maguire’s FIRST action upon receiving the whistleblower complaint about the White House...was to take it to the White House!!!
Also, there is a word-for-word actual transcript of the call that White House attorneys decided to deep-six in super-secret storage because it’s so bad. There are more than just this one...
Dog One is open. I repeat, Dog One is open.
Also, there is a word-for-word actual transcript of the call that White House attorneys decided to deep-six in super-secret storage because it’s so bad. There are more than just this one...
Dog One is open. I repeat, Dog One is open.
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Talk Zone / Re: Stretch run
« on: September 25, 2019, 10:53:59 pm »Finished w/ 100-pitches in 6 innings, 1 hit, 2 BB, 9 K;s and a 3-0 lead..
Rays still batting in 7th w/ 2 on and the 3rd run having scored.
Rays won, so the MN to have home field over the Yankers is 2. Over the Dojers, currently beating the Pads narrowly, it’s 3.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: September 25, 2019, 10:35:26 pm »
The whistleblower’s complaint has been declassified. Keep an eye out for it being released publicly.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: September 25, 2019, 07:51:34 pm »Trump did not win in 2016 because of his base. He won because a huge portion of the "on the fencers" voted against Hillary Clinton. They will do the same if Trump is impeached.
He won because Hillary was a bad candidate who was politically calculating to a fault. That’s also why she lost to Obama.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: September 25, 2019, 07:17:50 pm »Democrats need to exercise some muscles and get in the ring once in a while.
If they do nothing, the6 have no platform on which to campaign in 2020. People aren’t going to be enthusiastic about two more years of tutting on TV.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: September 25, 2019, 06:49:33 pm »
Speaking of Biden, he has been hiding behind Pelosi's skirt this whole time and continues to do so. He's not up to the task and - with Trump likely gone or severely hobbled - it's no longer about beating Trump, it's about motivating voters to go out there and run the table. Biden is not that candidate, and neither is Bernie.
Meanwhile, Warren has been out in front of this from the get-go, has run an excellent campaign with a strong mix of policy, grievance and hope. She is also bursting to the front in Iowa polls and moving up nationally. It's starting to look like it's hers to lose.
Meanwhile, Warren has been out in front of this from the get-go, has run an excellent campaign with a strong mix of policy, grievance and hope. She is also bursting to the front in Iowa polls and moving up nationally. It's starting to look like it's hers to lose.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: September 25, 2019, 06:45:31 pm »If Trump is impeached, he may well win all 50 states in 2020. It will be a landslide of Reagan proportions.
Crenshaw is an embarrassment.
Grudgingly, I have to admit that impeaching Trump for any of his many, many previous impeachable offenses had a lot of risk attached, because they were all wonky and nebulous crimes, many of which were before he took office (which shouldn't matter but it does). This, on the other hand, is Trump threatening another country to go after his political opponent in the confines of a single phone call. Everyone has watched the Godfather or The Sopranos, and so everyone recognizes the implicit threat in Trump's words to Zelensiy. He's been caught red-handed and in real time. His base won't move, but they don't matter, I don't see people who were on the fence over Trump deciding to vote for him because he was impeached.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: September 25, 2019, 06:14:37 pm »
My Congressman, Dan Crenshaw, just tweeted this:
I guess he ran out of characters before he could shoehorn "emails" in there. What a tool (PS, I told him so).
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This impeachment inquiry seems worse for Biden than it is for Trump.
Now the Hunter Biden-Ukraine issue is on everyone’s radar AND we know that Democrats overstepped with their ”quid pro quo” accusation.
Have to wonder whether they did this to help Warren/Sanders..? 🤔
I guess he ran out of characters before he could shoehorn "emails" in there. What a tool (PS, I told him so).
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: September 25, 2019, 05:56:51 pm »
Schiff has now seen the whistleblower's complaint and called it "serious" and "disturbing". I think we'll get to see it soon and/or hear from its author in open testimony. The read-out from the call was pretty damining in and of itself, when you consider that we're not dealing with something that needs to rise to the level of criminal culpability; it's just about whether Trump used the power of his office for personal gain and that's pretty fucking glaringly obvious from what we know and what Trump has admitted to.
This has gained traction I think for a few reasons: it's simple, its self-contained and its immune to the customary waffling and gaslighting that has withered previous scandals. Even Trump's tactic of airing it out to make it seem innocuous hasn't worked, and his band of flying Trumpanzees have not been able to usurp the narrative. Hillary's server? Seriously? Even Steve Douchey said this morning that he hopes there's something else because what there is right now is really bad.
Meanwhile, the release of the readout itself has been a diplomatic disaster, because Zelenskiy wasn't expecting his side of the conversation to be released. This White House is just really bad at everything.
Lastly, Trump is obviously the big fish here, but it also has the potential to take down Pence, Pompisspot, Giuferatu, Barr and maybe others, who all participated in the crime and/or the cover up.
This has gained traction I think for a few reasons: it's simple, its self-contained and its immune to the customary waffling and gaslighting that has withered previous scandals. Even Trump's tactic of airing it out to make it seem innocuous hasn't worked, and his band of flying Trumpanzees have not been able to usurp the narrative. Hillary's server? Seriously? Even Steve Douchey said this morning that he hopes there's something else because what there is right now is really bad.
Meanwhile, the release of the readout itself has been a diplomatic disaster, because Zelenskiy wasn't expecting his side of the conversation to be released. This White House is just really bad at everything.
Lastly, Trump is obviously the big fish here, but it also has the potential to take down Pence, Pompisspot, Giuferatu, Barr and maybe others, who all participated in the crime and/or the cover up.
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Talk Zone / Re: Stretch run
« on: September 24, 2019, 10:15:32 pm »
JJ Man Choi hits a WOHR to beat the Yanks.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: September 24, 2019, 08:39:41 pm »
From Twitter:
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Congrats to Trump on finally being fucked by a woman his own age.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: September 24, 2019, 08:03:17 pm »They'd better make damn sure they've got a big enough gun to do the job. Nothing could be worse heading into the election than to hold impeachment proceedings and then have him skate.
The Senate is still highly unlikely to convict. I fully expect them to deploy the Nixon model by which he resigns and Pence* pardons him. I think this will happen quickly.
* Karen “Mother” Pence has just joined Twitter and is now being “positioned” on social media. They expect her to be First Lady sometime soon.
The difference here is that I doubt the State of New York is going to back off and there’s nothing Pence or any of them can do about it.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: September 24, 2019, 07:59:08 pm »The Senate apparently unanimously passed a resolution demanding that they see the whistleblower complaint. McConnell mentioned the need for "bipartisan oversight of intelligence matters". Is he finally seeing which way the wind is blowing?
Yes. He’s seeing his gavel getting shoved up his arse next November. Which has a number of knock on effects including him and his wife going to jail.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: September 24, 2019, 03:48:25 pm »There's also speculation that John Bolton is the whistleblower. Strange bedfellows, etc.
If it’s Bolton, for whom I have had zero respect, he will get some from me going forward for doing what none of the other current and fired administration officials have done: come forward with the truth of what they know about this dangerously corrupt president.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: September 24, 2019, 03:46:26 pm »
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Pelosi is expected to state she is full force behind impeachment.
Meanwhile, Trump says he’ll release the transcript of the call in question soon. Expect the full exoneration victory lap moments thereafter.
Schumer is introducing a Senate resolution calling for the release of the whistleblower complaint; McConnell supposedly is not going to object.
Schiff says that he is discussions with the whistleblower’s lawyer and that he may testify before the House as early as this week (I’m guessing in a closed setting).
Pelosi is expected to state she is full force behind impeachment.
Meanwhile, Trump says he’ll release the transcript of the call in question soon. Expect the full exoneration victory lap moments thereafter.
Schumer is introducing a Senate resolution calling for the release of the whistleblower complaint; McConnell supposedly is not going to object.
Schiff says that he is discussions with the whistleblower’s lawyer and that he may testify before the House as early as this week (I’m guessing in a closed setting).
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: September 24, 2019, 11:37:08 am »There's also speculation that John Bolton is the whistleblower. Strange bedfellows, etc.
That would be AWESOME!
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: September 23, 2019, 09:21:23 pm »
It’s now being reported that Trump ordered Acting Chief of Everything Mulvaney, days before calling Zelensky, to put the military aid to Ukraine on hold. The guns in this circular firing squad are all smoking.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: September 23, 2019, 08:39:27 pm »
Trump’s repeated admission of the main facts of the Ukraine scandal has been an injection of adrenaline right to the heart of impeachment. More and more Democrats are moving to that side of the Venn, Pelosi is having a summit with senior Democrats tomorrow, junior Democrats put out a joint op-ed and the Acting DNI is due to testify to the House on Thursday.
Meanwhile, all of this shit that Trump dumped on his own head is looking increasingly like it’s all for nought in more ways than one. Biden slipped to 2nd behind Warren in the latest Iowa poll, 22 to 20. More importantly, given Iowa’s caucus process, Warrens lead over Biden grows when you combine 1st and 2nd choices, 42 to 30.
Trump is going to have bankrupted is own presidency going after the wrong person. That’s about as Trump as it gets.
Meanwhile, all of this shit that Trump dumped on his own head is looking increasingly like it’s all for nought in more ways than one. Biden slipped to 2nd behind Warren in the latest Iowa poll, 22 to 20. More importantly, given Iowa’s caucus process, Warrens lead over Biden grows when you combine 1st and 2nd choices, 42 to 30.
Trump is going to have bankrupted is own presidency going after the wrong person. That’s about as Trump as it gets.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Texans 2019
« on: September 23, 2019, 08:19:57 pm »Of course, they didn’t score.
Nope. But the clock management and lack of panic was exemplary. This Texans roster likely scores there, but they’d never actually get there with the time...or timeouts...to do it.