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Talk Zone / Re: Giles speaks
« on: September 25, 2018, 02:01:00 pm »
Giles is Selig spelled backwards.
Still hoping Selig punches himself in the face.
Still hoping Selig punches himself in the face.
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makes me think to when bowling was a actual weekend tv show and who can forget Earl Anthony
Both disqualified, pick already used.
Harold Reynolds is a fool.
Get your boxes at a place like UHaul. And then follow the packing instructions on those boxes, e.g., books only in book boxes, etc. Pack remembering that someone will have to carry the box upstairs, i.e., don't make it too heavy. Get one of those nice tape dispensers with lots of tape and some good Magic Markers/Sharpies. Label every box.
I've heard the radio guys saying he's looked better at the plate lately. Plus, I think his 2012 was good enough to guarantee him a spot. Whether he's still the starting CF by the end of the year is another matter.
so sorry, Stan.
Farmstros reminds us that the PTBNL from the Jays will likely be announced soon, assuming it's a 2011 draftee, and again provides a list of some possibilities.
@LauraHomeTeam
2nd Tampa Bay draftee to sign today RT @RodneyHomeTeam Brett Phillips signs with Astros. $300 grand signing bonus http://bit.ly/KotHqa
The contract also includes a clause that the Astros will pay Phillips' college tuition.
Pincus said the Phillies were interested in taking Phillips in the fourth round of the draft but could not match the bonus money offered by Houston.
You're still trying to project things I didn't say. The Steelers cannot win that division without another BAL loss. The Texans cannot get a bye without at least one BAL or NE loss. Therefore, it's in their best interest for the Ravens to lose again, which I was presumming meant PIT won that division.
I never said they did. What I meant was, it's in the Texans best interest for the Steelers to win that division. What the Steelers do can greatly effect the Texans.
Of course it does. The Texans lose a tiebreaker with the Ravens but win it against the Steelers. Who wins that division could decide if the Texans get a bye or not. Lots of playoff implications.
It does if they win their division with a better record than Houston.
I think Stan's scenario was a NE loss and BAL/HOU win out, resulting an a three-way tie. If NE win out, the Texans - as you pointed out - need the Ravens to drop one of the last two to garner a bye.
Conference record only matterd in a three-way tie. There can't be a three-way tie with BAL, PIT and HOU. BAL still holds first tiebreaker over HOU. The Texans need BAL to lose again and PIT to win that division.
So what you're saying is that we should root for the Cowboys to lose?
The Chronicle (of all people) has figured it out.
Sage now released (no, really this time) per Caplan twitter.
Yates is the starter, Clemens will back him up. I'm sure the Texans will sign some spare, but based on what they brought in last week, there isn't much available.
Citing provisions from a 2000 agreement that expires at the end of 2029, Yankowsky said the terms spell out that the home team — the Astros — be a National League franchise.
Article 1, Section 1.1 of the lease states that all capitalized terms in the lease have meanings assigned in a glossary of defined terms. One of the key provisions, Yankowsky said, comes in Article 5, Section 5.1 defining “Permitted Uses” of Minute Maid as including “exhibition, presentation and broadcasting of Baseball Home Games and activities related thereto.”
The Glossary of Defined Terms classifies “Baseball Home Games” as “any major league baseball game in which the Team as the host Team for its opponent (i.e. the Team takes the field in the first half of each inning and bats in the last half of each inning of such baseball game).” Team, as defined by the Glossary, is “the major league baseball team owned by the tenant pursuant to the rights granted to it as a National League franchise under the Franchise, currently named the Houston Astros Baseball Club.” Franchise, as defined in the lease, is “the Team issued by the National League.”
“In the simplest form, what this means, in my judgment, is come opening day of 2013, the Sports Authority can refuse to let them play because it’s not a permitted use of the stadium,” Yankowsky said. “They can quite simply lock the doors and say, ‘No, it’s not a permitted use.’ The play of Major League Baseball games, by definition, are limited to games in which a National League team is the home team.”
So, is Fox doing the playoffs? They might all kinds of neat graphics to flash up on the screen.
Certainly can't be anything related to oil, have you seen the gas pump prices lately!?!? Oh wait... the Saudis... ahh.. I get it! Ahum, no I don't.
So veneer yet so far.
Point of order: there's no speed trap there--it's a 70mph zone all the way through Schertz. I wouldn't push things by throwing soiled underwear out the window, though.
Wow, what an experience that will be! Seeing your team live at ND is a bucket list item
Line is ND by 4, and I picked Stanford to beat the line.
Then should we change your handle to "Senior Stan"?
The centerpiece of the deal, Wallace can't walk. The SS prospect can't hit and the Astros thought about spending $11 million dollars in Latin player development but decidedto give it to Philly instead.
Saw this elsewhere, no clue how true it is:
Phillies Receive:SP Roy Oswalt (Phils agree to renegotiate 2012 buyout from $2M to $5M)
2B/Utility Jeff Keppinger
Cash Consideration of $8M (roughly half of Oswalt’s remaining 2010 salary plus buyout)
Astros Receive:
1B Jon Singleton
P JP Happ
P Scott Mathieson
OF Anthony Gose
Jonathan Singleton, 1B-L, Lakewood: Taken one round behind Colvin in last year's draft, Singleton is doing everything in his power to surpass him (and plenty of others) in prospect status. An 8-for-20 week brought the 18-year old's triple slash line up to .378/.478/.703 (in 46 PA), with fantastic plate discipline -- 17.4% BB, 24.3% K -- to boot. He's going to cool off at some point, but the strike zone control is for real, and the power (3 HR, .325 ISO) is coming along earlier than might be expected, making Singleton a prospect with serious helium right now.
Anthony Gose, OF-L, Clearwater: Gose keeps chugging along, plate discipline be damned. He had a hit in every game this week save for yesterday, with the 10-for-30 week boosting his May averages to a solid .283/.347/.424. He's still struggling to control the strike zone -- with a 5.5% BB and 26.2% K thus far on the season -- but at least his May (8.0% BB, 26.0% K) has been a touch better than his April (3.1% BB, 26.3% K) in that regard. Another area that could use some substantial improvement is his base stealing: 19 swipes in 31 attempts (a 61.3% success rate) is disappointing for a guy with Gose's speed.
Scott Mathieson, RHP, Lehigh Valley: Mathieson is officially at the "biding his time" stage. After surrendering just 1 hit in 2 innings this week while inducing 3 whiffs, he's sporting a 2.47 FIP and 23-to-6 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 20.2 innings. I can't imagine he wouldn't be a help to the big league pen at this point, but the Phillies are content to wait for an opening; if I were Bill Conlin (aka king of the world), I'd explore a deal with the Angels to send David Herndon down to hone his slider, and haul Mathieson up so the oft-injured righthander isn't wasting any more bullets in the minors.
Didn't someone liken him to a baby giraffe early on?
You know what, you're right. I'll delete/edit my responses. Kinda figured since the ep has aired already, that it's open season for discussing, but yeah... that belongs in another thread. Sorry.
Oh, and Phil? Yeah, I'm really going to enjoy watching your smug sorry ass die in a very painful way.
I can't wait to watch all of this on DVD. About the same time I catch up on all of Battlestar Galactica and Friday Night Lights. Shit, this could take a while.
The "Cheo Cruuuuzzzzz" - arroz con pollo, when the waiter brings it out to you, he mutters "Somebody's gonna pay!"
They do have a thing for flying pigs there.
I don't know where you got this idea. They suck! In fact, there's nothing but tar balls and ants and screaming kids and dirty water. Stay as far away from Anna Maria Island as you can. And tell all your friends.
My sister is inexplicably interested in rugby. She just told me that Ireland was "top of the table in the six nations". Should I be concerned?
Just to clarify...
The correct response was:
And I wood've gotten away wiht it two ifit wrnent for you medalling kids!
Die Sauerkraut ist in mein Lederhosen.
The posts in this thread are cute.
BCS DECLARES GERMANY WINNER OF WORLD WAR II
US Ranked 4th
After determining the Big-12 championship game participants the BCS computers were put to work on other major contests and today the BCS declared Germany to be the winner of World War II.
"Germany put together an incredible number of victories beginning with the annexation of Austria and the Sudetenland and continuing on into conference play with defeats of Poland, France, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium and the Netherlands. Their only losses came against the US and Russia; however considering their entire body of work--including an incredibly tough Strength of Schedule--our computers deemed them worthy of the #1 ranking."
Questioned about the #4 ranking of the United States the BCS commissioner stated "The US only had two major victories--Japan and Germany. The computer models, unlike humans, aren't influenced by head-to-head contests--they consider each contest to be only a single, equally-weighted event."
German Chancellor Adolph Hitler said "Yes, we lost to the US; but we defeated #2 ranked France in only 6 weeks." Herr Hitler has been criticized for seeking dramatic victories to earn 'style points' to enhance Germany's rankings. Hitler protested "Our contest with Poland was in doubt until the final day and the conditions in Norway were incredibly challenging and demanded the application of additional forces."
The French ranking has also come under scrutiny. The BCS commented " France had a single loss against Germany and following a preseason #1 ranking they only fell to #2."
Japan was ranked #3 with victories including Manchuria, Borneo and the Philippines.
Reggie Willits appreciates this sentiment.
She has opine against the whole idea because it was a well known, worse kept secret that Houston and Sheets were going to talk about bringing him aboard. She fears his injury history and feels that it would be sunken cost (aka: she has the same opinion about Kaz Matsui). On the part of Houston, they are interested in Sheets, however the conversations have been just the kicking the tires type of talks. Sheets is going to have to weigh what offers will realistically come his way based on his history, so Houston is in no hurry to rush to sign the young man. In fact, I would think that Sheets may find himself in the same boat as Kyle Lohse did a few years back... waiting for a gig because no one was going to give him what he wanted. The team that times it right will probably make a similar Lohse deal with Sheets unless another team panics and offers too much, too soon.
Sheets, on his part, would like to land here in Houston but won't sacrifice market value until he knows what said market value might be. Right now, he only knows what he would want and not what the market will pay for his services. IMHO, Sheets won't sign early with anyone.
Dear Padres:
Hunter Pence will run throughwallssliding glass doors and put AIS. And he will never, ever blink. IT is only with greatest reluctance that we would surrender him in any deal.
Wolf he did say he was flattered by the astros pursuit of his services.
Guapo always reminds me of the bad guy in Tres Amigos.
Freaking Frenchies!
Wow... there are a ton of fan videos from that night.
I'm not sure I've ever heard anything like the final lighting/thunder combo that served as the catalyst for the Astros exiting the field. It sounded like a damn bomb going off.
ETA: Sweet... I make an appearance around the 4:25 mark of this one. White hat, black Astros shirt. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVEZSlA-dmo&feature=related
Fuck the Cubs!
unlike suave, sophicated gentlemen posting on an internet message board in the middle of the day
hey everybody. i'm going to be in galveston and houston over the next week or so. anybody want to hang out and get a beer or take in a ballgame? perhaps a clay walker show or two?
usual topics of conversation from me: rock and roll, MMA, Townes Van Zandt, retarded kids, baseball, food, drugs, beer. maybe a couple of baby pictures also. should be fun. anybody down? my schedule is pretty flexible.
Monday is 70’s night. Which means they’ll be pretending its only been 70 years since they were in the World Series instead of 100+.
Bottom 7 (1 out, runners at 1B and 2B): RHP Duaner Sanchez on the mounde in relief of Santana
Wigginton (PH for Hawkins): hard hit ball to the wall in left, Murphy (making his major league debut) leaps and makes the catch against the wall, throws to 2B to double off Pence. 3 outs.
End 7: NYM 4, HOU 1
Congrats. I have one coming any day now too.
He also looked his best behind the plate, with his mask on.
If it can't be made to look difficult, there's really no point in doing it at all. Now excuse me, I'm going to meander out into the hall, run back into my office and dive to hit the post button. Sportscenter, here I come....
Injured shortstop Adam Everett, whose brother died this week, left the team Tuesday to be with his family. Everett's teammates have been praying for him since they learned of the tragedy
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Wouldn't the fact that Biggio has been wearing the pin in spring training for many years and no wave of copycatting has occurred to date undermine this premise? In fact, since so few of the games in ST are televised and attendance is much lower at the games, I would think that only a small pool of people know about it.
And you would think it would enter their mind this violation will go away after Biggio chooses to retire, which is certainly in the near future.
EGGSZACTLY! There is a place for common sense and case by case evaluation by the MLB before they open their mouths (or at least one person opens said mouth) and sticks the entire foot, ankle and knee joint. Had someone, anyone just spent a moment or two to *evaluate* the situation, they would've just let it go.
Instead, they reacted to a rule and that will sometimes lead to the wrong... very wrong... opinion. If we lose the ability to evaluate and judge correctly, we lose the ability to just flat out think for ourselves. If I were walking past a burning office building and the only path left for me to try and rescue a person trapped inside were to run through the manicured lawn, I'd do it.
Even if there were a sign stating I should "Keep Off The Lawn... NO EXCEPTIONS!". Silly of me to even entertain beyond a half a nano-second the validity of the rule over the situation at hand.
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so if you werent joking, just go ahead and tell me what was so dumb about that post. id really like to hear why you think that alkie
well ive been gone for a couple days and im not surprised this hasnt been answered
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Hey gang,
There is a high probability that I will be relocating from San Antonio to the Houston area. My new job would be around the 610-I10 interchange on the East side of town (around the McCarty exit).
any ideas as to good places to live?...
I have 5 kids so a family oriented community is a must.
We currently live in the Hill Country on about an acre and a half, and we would prefer to live in a "country" setting vs. the city, but I don't know if that is a reasonble expectation given the location of the job.
Please give me your opinions of where to start looking!
thanks,
Stan
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Look at Mont Belvieu for the East Side.
NO, NO, NO!!! We can't build schools fast enough. Tell everyone to STAY AWAY.
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I need to ask -
I-10 and 610 East - Are you working at the brewery?
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You need a nomination from a Congressman (U.S. not State).
There is no such thing as a "State Congressman". Didn't they teach you that? I think I own your ass for a week now.
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Hey guys I'm going into my Senior year of High Schoo, The Navy contacted me today and asked if I'd come in for a meeting tomorrow & I said sure. I have no intention of joining but he insisted that I at least see what they have to offer. I know going to Annapolis and getting an Ivy League education is very prestigious but as of right now that's not what I want to do. Has any one of you guys ever sat down and talked with a recruiter- If so what have the had to say? Or do any of you have experience in the Navy w/ college and stuff.
Thanks, Joe
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he must have been tipping his pitches.
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It sure looked like a clean play. Makes you wonder what Pierzynski said after the play was over.
Pierzynki baited Barret with the plate slap. He was asking for it.
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i still think a lot of it is front-side related, but what do i know?
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I was just out working in my backyard, and I found this:
The Link
Maybe I'll make it my icon.
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OK, clue me in. I have no idea what a "Miggy-type player" is.
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Like Jesus, he lurks.
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...an entire 3-game series is rained out, and because of the moronic unbalanced schedule, you only have one trip planned to that city for the entire season? It looks like it's been raining all day in San Francisco, and there's a 40% chance of rain tomorrow.
This situation has to have come up before, but I don't remember hearing what the precedent is.
Play three? Nah...
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September 2nd, 1920
With the last two games rained out, fans get their money's worth in Pittsburgh as the Pirates and Reds, battling to determine 3rd place, play the century's only tripleheader. Starting at noon, the Reds win the first, 13?4, to clinch 3rd place. The Reds win game two as well, 7?3, with a number of players at odd positions: Reds put catcher Ivy Wingo at 2B, with pitchers Bressler, Ruether, Coumbe, and Eller at field positions. The Pirates take the finale 6?0, called after six innings because of darkness. The only "tribill" played this century is played in five hours. Clyde Barnhart, who made his major league debut ten days earlier, doubles in the first two games, and singles in the 3rd, the only player to hit in all three games.
tripleheader
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Oh, you didn't mean me. Haha! It'd be nice if I eventually learned how to read!
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Everyone has to start somewhere. Were you not a Clark once? If this is the attitude towards new members, is it any wonder not many get beyond this status before they seek pastures new?
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"You wanna know why I carry a tape recorder? It's to tape things"
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the franchise is anything but a joke. two World Series wins and likely headed to SA with a local fan favorite involved. that stuff in the papers cannot be all smoke.
I agree about there being truth to that stuff in the paper. JD and Brownie said last night Charlotte pulled out of the hunt for the Marlins. I think SA wants another pro team pretty badly.
I'm have from friends and family in SA saying they would go to the games.
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There's already a bit of a crowd. Time to go home, give my dog her medicine for the strained tendon, find the sweat-stained Astros cap, and head to the ballpark.
WooHoo!
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Thanks for the word to the wise. Looks like we'll have to be less subtle (per usual) HINT HINT, check the friggin dates on those posts. For the record, that wasnt me digging up old posts.
I fell for this too.
Then I thought it was just a case of writing the wrong date on those first few checks of the new year.
Then I just fell toopid.
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This is a picture of Nomar participating in a game of charades. The card he drew had "John Wayne Bobbitt" written on it.
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There is no "Rooster" but "The Red Rooster" and Rader is his name
Amen.
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Rotation
Chris Holt
Tim Redding
Dwight Gooden
Greg Swindell
Doug Brocail
No room for Lima?
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Great lineup Jim.
You could also have fun developing a dis-astro lineup. Redding, Lugo, Merced, Chen, Micelli....etc. Include some refreshing Keystone Light....
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The "weakest" conference produced eight bowl teams and, so far, four bowl winners, including a four-loss OU beat #6 Oregon. All that has to count for something.
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Likewise. Dad first took me to the Dome in 1979. He died in 1984. RIP Dad, and thank you.
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Sack up you bunch of candyasses.
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MMP's diminsions gave the Astros a home run and took one away from the Cards.
You know, if they had played NLCS Game 4 at McLean Little League field #4, St. Louis would have won 131-127. I wish MLB would realize that the short centerfield porch there is a really unfair advantage for the Cardinals.
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So, which moment is sweeter...Kent's walk off homer in 2004, or today's win. I know Kent's walk off put us closer to the WS, but today's win was even sweeter IMO. I mean, the greatest playoff game of all time, and we actually frick'n won it.
Is this even a question? Today was the greatest game in Astros history.
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I'm trying to remember what year it was that Baio made his first appearance in the TZ. Any history buffs out there?
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Let's see, since May 24...
Astros are 8-5, including 4-2 on the road, for two consecutive road series wins, the only such series wins of the season.
Baby steps with 104 games remaining.
Oh, and you're welcome.