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Title: This...this has to stop.
Post by: pravata on April 18, 2007, 09:31:09 am
A toy horse on a stick.  And it could get ugly.

"Los Caballitos" , El Kabong's groupies who hang out by the Pump, presented him with a toy horse on a stick before last nights game.

Footer continues, "Los Caballitos instructed El Caballo to ride the horse every time he hits a home run. True to his word, Lee giddy-upped in the dugout following his two-run blast in the fourth frame,..."They told me if I hit a homer, I would have to ride it," Lee said. "I promised them I would. I did."

http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070417&content_id=1914859&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou

Every time!  This does not look good.  As Roy says, "That," ... "Is a big man on a horse."
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: BudGirl on April 18, 2007, 09:36:32 am
A toy horse on a stick.  And it could get ugly.

"Los Caballitos" , El Kabong's groupies who hang out by the Pump, presented him with a toy horse on a stick before last nights game.

Footer continues, "Los Caballitos instructed El Caballo to ride the horse every time he hits a home run. True to his word, Lee giddy-upped in the dugout following his two-run blast in the fourth frame,..."They told me if I hit a homer, I would have to ride it," Lee said. "I promised them I would. I did."

http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070417&content_id=1914859&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou

Every time!  This does not look good.  As Roy says, "That," ... "Is a big man on a horse."

I thought it was kind of funny.  It will get old after a while though.
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: Limey on April 18, 2007, 09:37:54 am
I thought it was kind of funny.  It will get old after a while though.

Once was funny...
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: Holly on April 18, 2007, 09:38:10 am
Beat me to it! Giddyup, indeed - I wonder if there was a titanium-reinforced rod down the spine of that horse (or was it a model Clydesdale?). Stupid CPA exam is preventing me from seeing the more entertaining moments in baseball lately.

Thanks for the link, prav.
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: JimR on April 18, 2007, 09:38:53 am
I thought it was kind of funny.  It will get old after a while though.

not if he does it 40 or 50 times, it won't.
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: Alkie on April 18, 2007, 09:39:22 am
Stupid CPA exam is preventing me from seeing the more entertaining moments in baseball lately.


Well, hurry up and pass the damn thing so you can drink away all the "knowledge", like I did.
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: Alkie on April 18, 2007, 09:40:21 am
not if he does it 40 or 50 times, it won't.

See, that's what I was thinking.  I hope to see a man about a horse at least 40 more times before November.
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: Limey on April 18, 2007, 09:40:30 am
not if he does it 40 or 50 times, it won't.

I was talking to a Braves fan yesterday (he was buying lunch, so I was obligated to converse).  He poo-pooed Flapjack's contribution thus far because "really it's only been one good game".  I just chuckled.
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: Holly on April 18, 2007, 09:42:33 am
Well, hurry up and pass the damn thing so you can drink away all the "knowledge", like I did.

Two down, two to go, including BEC on Tuesday... and don't think I haven't thought about drinking it away, immediately after I get that last letter! More than likely, I'll just have to bask in the glow of the assurance partner's email of congratulations.

Agreed with Jim, btw... won't get old if it happens 40 or 50 times.

Don't change horses in the middle of the stream...
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: pravata on April 18, 2007, 09:42:50 am
I was talking to a Braves fan yesterday (he was buying lunch, so I was obligated to converse).  He poo-pooed Flapjack's contribution thus far because "really it's only been one good game".  I just chuckled.

Lee leads the NL in RBI.
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: Andyzipp on April 18, 2007, 09:42:53 am
I can't wait...by September, provided the Astros are in this thing, the first 30,000 paying customers will receive their own stick horses (sponsored by Gallery Furniture), a home run ball will be hit into the Crawfish Boxes and several people will be sporting both wood and stick horse inflicted wounds.

Making bat day in the Bronx seem tame by comparison.
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: Fredia on April 18, 2007, 09:44:09 am
last night on the game it was mentioned that some one (help me gang) had called him 7-11 because his mouth was open . then jd (i think) talked about how nice it was going to be to have someone fun on the team after the horse ride. just hope the whole stick horse thing does not get blown out of proportion.
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: UnholyToledo on April 18, 2007, 09:46:48 am
When asked if the horse would make road trips:

"He's a home horse. He has to stay at home," Lee joked. "You can't bring a horse on the road -- too much maintenance."

That kind of made me chuckle.
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Post by: BudGirl on April 18, 2007, 09:49:20 am
It doesn't bother me and I'm not worried if it bothers you all now or after 40 home runs.  After all, if someone is going to have to complain about something after Carlos Lee hits ~40 homeruns, then let it be a stick horse.

The guys on the team were laughing about it.  The bench was happy.  I think when the guys are happy they are playing well.  
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: Andyzipp on April 18, 2007, 09:55:13 am
It doesn't bother me and I'm not worried if it bothers you all now or after 40 home runs.  After all, if someone is going to have to complain about something after Carlos Lee hits ~40 homeruns, then let it be a stick horse.

The guys on the team were laughing about it.  The bench was happy.  I think when the guys are happy they are playing well.  


Or pissed off.  Guys can play well if they're pissed off.
Or indifferent.  Guys can play well if they're indifferent.
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: pravata on April 18, 2007, 09:56:26 am
When asked if the horse would make road trips:

"He's a home horse. He has to stay at home," Lee joked. "You can't bring a horse on the road -- too much maintenance."

That kind of made me chuckle.


Carlos Lee (http://members.aol.com/PaulEC2/kabong.jpg)
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: Limey on April 18, 2007, 09:58:45 am
I think when the guys are happy they are playing well. 

I think the board is happy they are playing well, too.
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: drew corleone on April 18, 2007, 09:59:04 am
I missed this. Any YouTube footage?
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: Limey on April 18, 2007, 09:59:29 am
I missed this. Any YouTube footage?

You heartless bastard!
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: JackAstro on April 18, 2007, 10:07:46 am
I'm going on the record right now as being pro-fat-guy-on-a-stick-horse.
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Post by: S.P. Rodriguez on April 18, 2007, 10:10:54 am
I'm going to interpret this as proof that every other Astros fan is happy about having Carlos Lee on the team.  Could you imagine this team without him and Berkman in his current lull?  Even better, I can't wait to see Berkman come out of this malaise, and watch both of these guys put the fear of god into pitchers.
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: UnholyToledo on April 18, 2007, 10:14:04 am
Agreed with Jim, btw... won't get old if it happens 40 or 50 times.

The poor thing's back will give out eventually...I trust someone in the dugout will do the humane thing, when the time comes.
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: Bench on April 18, 2007, 10:15:42 am
and several people will be sporting both wood and stick horse inflicted wounds.


Wounds inflicted by sporting wood and sticking horses? Sounds like another Tuesday night in College Station.

Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: pravata on April 18, 2007, 10:16:59 am
The poor thing's back will give out eventually...I trust someone in the dugout will do the humane thing, when the time comes.

This is where the team really misses Bagwell.  Or Jeff Kent.  Jeff Kent watching Carlos Lee riding a stick horse.  It would never happen.
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: Outlawscotty on April 18, 2007, 10:18:05 am
No, he'd rather watch Bonds ride a needle.....
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: remy on April 18, 2007, 10:18:15 am
It was cute, but I do hope it was just a one-time shenanigan.  That would get annoying as fuck really fast.  Not to mention the fact that it might light a fire under the opposition.
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: pravata on April 18, 2007, 10:19:39 am
No, he'd rather watch Bonds ride a needle.....

excellent, my ignore list is not near long enough, goodbye.
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: Mr. Happy on April 18, 2007, 10:20:56 am
I'm going on the record right now as being pro-fat-guy-on-a-stick-horse.

Me too.
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: Craig on April 18, 2007, 10:53:15 am
I didn't see the horse-thing live because of the goddamn blackout rule. But how is this not showing up the pitcher? If he does it much more, he's liable to get the next pitch in his ear.
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: Kevin on April 18, 2007, 11:00:08 am
I'm going on the record right now as being pro-fat-guy-on-a-stick-horse.

I will go one further and say this is the greatest thing ever. Makes you wonder, What Would Jeff Bagwell Mutter (WWJBM)?
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: Limey on April 18, 2007, 11:07:36 am
I didn't see the horse-thing live because of the goddamn blackout rule. But how is this not showing up the pitcher? If he does it much more, he's liable to get the next pitch in his ear.

It was in the dugout, so is it that different from all the congratulatory routines ummm routinely performed in the dugout after a score?  It's not like he came out of the dugout and showed his arse (see Sanders, Reggie).
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: Mr. Happy on April 18, 2007, 11:08:22 am
I didn't see the horse-thing live because of the goddamn blackout rule. But how is this not showing up the pitcher? If he does it much more, he's liable to get the next pitch in his ear.

Or the next hitter will get it.
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Post by: Lefty on April 18, 2007, 11:23:21 am
Makes you wonder, What Would Jeff Bagwell Mutter (WWJBM)?

Nontraveling stickhorseshit show
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: Ty in Tampa on April 18, 2007, 12:32:32 pm
Nontraveling stickhorseshit show

HOF
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: Kevin on April 18, 2007, 01:02:22 pm
HOF

Ditto.
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: JackAstro on April 18, 2007, 01:47:01 pm
Nontraveling stickhorseshit show

Man, you got all of that one. Go ahead, ride the horsie, you've earned it.
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: pravata on April 18, 2007, 01:54:38 pm
Man, you got all of that one. Go ahead, ride the horsie, you've earned it.

Anyone imagining the machine that is right this second stamping out foam rubber stick horses? We can wave them tomahawk style.  And whinny. 
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: Ty in Tampa on April 18, 2007, 01:58:45 pm
Anyone imagining the machine that is right this second stamping out foam rubber stick horses? We can wave them tomahawk style.  And whinny. 

You can't stop the train, man. You just can't.
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: pravata on April 18, 2007, 02:00:30 pm
You can't stop the train, man. You just can't.

You're just guessing at this point.  You don't know.  If I lay down in front of it my mangled bones just might get caught up in the spokes of the wheels.
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: mihoba on April 18, 2007, 02:14:32 pm
You're just guessing at this point.  You don't know.  If I lay down in front of it my mangled bones just might get caught up in the spokes of the wheels.

Kinda like your legendary "slide" into third base during the TZ softball "event."
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: pravata on April 18, 2007, 02:26:23 pm
Kinda like your legendary "slide" into third base during the TZ softball "event."

Just 3d?  How about sliding into short?
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: Lefty on April 18, 2007, 02:34:53 pm
Anyone imagining the machine that is right this second stamping out foam rubber stick horses? We can wave them tomahawk style.  And whinny. 
You would have to incorporate some sort of video so the fans know what to do, like the rally monkey on a stickhorse.
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: mihoba on April 18, 2007, 02:37:59 pm
Just 3d?  How about sliding into short?

I must have been hugging the keg and missed that one.
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Post by: das on April 18, 2007, 02:38:18 pm
Man, you got all of that one. Go ahead, ride the horsie, you've earned it.

It took a while but the TZ is rounding into mid-season form.
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: homer on April 18, 2007, 02:44:54 pm
Anyone imagining the machine that is right this second stamping out foam rubber stick horses? We can wave them tomahawk style.  And whinny. 

Before that will be the video on the scoreboard. Maybe the Hummer race turns into a stickhorse race. Maybe they have a contest between innings where kids race on their stick horses.
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Post by: geezerdonk on April 18, 2007, 02:56:57 pm
As long as he is hitting home runs he can ride the motherfucker around the base paths backwards for all I care.
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: pravata on April 18, 2007, 03:07:48 pm
Before that will be the video on the scoreboard. Maybe the Hummer race turns into a stickhorse race. Maybe they have a contest between innings where kids race on their stick horses.

Ya'll are killing me.
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: Anit on April 18, 2007, 03:26:12 pm
again..if this pops up anywhere on the interweb, someone please post a link..i missed this
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: homer on April 30, 2007, 02:13:00 pm
Carlos is .163/.218/.204 since riding the horse.
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Post by: austro on April 30, 2007, 02:15:36 pm
Carlos is .163/.218/.204 since riding the horse.

You read my mind. The BBGs are a stern bunch.
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Post by: Phil_in_CS on April 30, 2007, 02:15:54 pm
Carlos is .163/.218/.286 since riding the horse.

Time to change your avatar! Its all your fault!!
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: Lefty on April 30, 2007, 02:17:30 pm
Carlos is .163/.218/.286 since riding the horse.
Or since you changed your avatar, depending on how strong your juju is.
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: MusicMan on April 30, 2007, 02:17:33 pm
Carlos is .163/.218/.286 since riding the horse.

Is calling him "Barbaro" until he starts hitting again in appropriately poor taste, or going too far?
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Post by: Limey on April 30, 2007, 02:18:54 pm
Is calling him "Barbaro" until he starts hitting again in appropriately poor taste, or going too far?

I think you're just flogging a dead horse.
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: homer on April 30, 2007, 02:20:58 pm
Time to change your avatar! Its all your fault!!

Potentially. I changed it.

There is a reason why pravata is Illuminati.
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: pravata on April 30, 2007, 02:33:28 pm
Potentially. I changed it.

There is a reason why pravata is Illuminati.

Why? Just because I said "this has to stop" and he's never had an occasion to ride his stick horse since?  Coiincidence?
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Post by: Phil_in_CS on April 30, 2007, 02:33:41 pm
Potentially. I changed it.

There is a reason why pravata is Illuminati.

If he gets some knocks tonight you need to tell him you need 20% of his one game salary for removing the curse.
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Post by: EasTexAstro on April 30, 2007, 02:44:36 pm
Well, I am finally going for a change, too.

Lance listening to Bagwell for a picture with the words of wisdom from Ms. Footer.

Nothing like a swift Footer in the rear to get things moving.
Title: Re: This...this has to stop.
Post by: homer on April 30, 2007, 02:46:37 pm
Why? Just because I said "this has to stop" and he's never had an occasion to ride his stick horse since?  Coiincidence?

Well you got your wish, at least for a while.