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General Discussion => Archive => Game Zone 2012 Archive => Topic started by: Mr. Happy on August 12, 2012, 11:27:53 am
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Your lineups for today's matinee:
Brewers
RFNorichika Aoki
2BRickie Weeks
LFRyan Braun
3BAramis Ramirez
1BCorey Hart
CMartin Maldonado
CFCarlos Gomez
SSJean Segura
PYovani Gallardo
Astros
2B Tyler Greene
SS Marwin Gonzalez
1B Steve Pearce
CF Justin Maxwell
3B Scott Moore
RF Ben Francisco
LF Fernando Martinez
C Chris Snyder
P Jordan Lyles
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Uh oh. A Dave Raymond alert... Shitfick, it'll be my first taste of Ray from DoRay.
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They're not fucking with the streak
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There need to be more good houston spots where I can sit at a bar, eat some good food, and watch the stros.
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They're not fucking with the streak
It's great to see that superstition is alive and well in the game. Good hammer to finish off Weeks.
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We caught a break on the Aoki out call as Peen singles to LF.
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STFU, Raymond.
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I will continue to stand by my belief that Raymond is not nearly as terrible as Dolan.
I think JD and Raymond will be tolerable. If Raymond can chortle, I'd consider him a league average sub for Brownie.
And if he can avoid talking about pitch count every 5 minutes, I'd consider him a slightly above league average sub for Brownie.
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STFU, Raymond.
Bwhahahahaha
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I will continue to stand by my belief that Raymond is not nearly as terrible as Dolan.
I think JD and Raymond will be tolerable. If Raymond can chortle, I'd consider him a league average sub for Brownie.
And if he can avoid talking about pitch count every 5 minutes, I'd consider him a slightly above league average sub for Brownie.
I'll take your word for that, Mark, since I've never been subjected to Do.
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Back-to-back doubles plates a run, as Pearce advances Gonzalez to 3B with one out with an F9.
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We lose another duck on the pond opportunity with one out, but that wasn't Gonzalez's fault. Maxwell will learn how to elevate an offering to score a run that I'll bet that we'll need.
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I'll take your word for that, Mark, since I've never been subjected to Do.
Dolan sounds like Kermit the fucking frog when he gets excited. He loses 1000 points for that alone, then you pile his FTCub handjobbery on top... Yuck.
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Lyles with another nice 58 foot hammer on the 0-2 to finish off Maldonado.
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Lyles flashes a nice quick move to 1B on Gomez.
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Lyles with too much of the plate to Segura, which sets them up with two outs and runners on 1B and 2B.
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Lyles with too much of the plate to Segura, which sets them up with two outs and runners on 1B and 2B.
What the fuck was that?! 1-2 and you throw a good hitting pitcher a fastball?
Fucking stupid.
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What the fuck was that?! 1-2 and you throw a good hitting pitcher a fastball?
Fucking stupid.
My thoughts exactly. That 58 foot hammer should have come out there.
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What the fuck was that?! 1-2 and you throw a good hitting pitcher a fastball?
Fucking stupid.
Was it a shake off or did Snyder call it?
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Was it a shake off or did Snyder call it?
Don't know, but I'd be surprised if Snyder called it.
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Nice swing by Lyles to single to RF.
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Thank god for JD. That fuckstick Raymond doesn't know when to shut up.
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He's slightly less animated without Dolan.
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Hey! Gallardo! You SUCK!
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Fuck you, Peen.
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I'm catching up on my posts. Been getting the BBQ going.
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Thank god for JD. That fuckstick Raymond doesn't know when to shut up.
Absolutely. He's got that grating radio tendency to describe too much when he's doing television. I'm also not too much on his "radio voice."
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He's chirpy.
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Mr. Happy, this is Raymond at about 70% power.
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I'm catching up on my posts. Been getting the BBQ going.
I don't know if I'll get the pit going today or not. I barbequed ribs yesterday, which were great. I think that eggplant parmesan might be on our menu today.
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I've got a hunk of pork butt, two chickens, some sausage, pork chops and hamburgers working. That ought to hold us.
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I've got a hunk of pork butt, two chickens, some sausage, pork chops and hamburgers working. That ought to hold us.
Sounds awesome! What type(s) of sausage?
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Listening to the radio broadcast is really painful right now. Milo is in full story mode. Called almost none of Gonzalez' at bat. At one point said "here's the 2-2", then went back to the story.
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I didn't realize that Gonzalez's splits as a rightie are so awful. .120???
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Sit down, Pearce. That was a perfect pitch, son.
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Gallardo looks like he can hit low on the outside corner all day with his heater, and he will continue if the hitters never adjust.
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Listening to the radio broadcast is really painful right now. Milo is in full story mode. Called almost none of Gonzalez' at bat. At one point said "here's the 2-2", then went back to the story.
Thankfully, I haven't heard Milo in years. I want to remember him for what he was, not for what he has become, which sounds like a cartoon character.
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Gallardo looks like he can hit low on the outside corner all day with his heater, and he will continue if the hitters never adjust.
He's painting right now. I'm not sure what the hitters can do with him when he's dialed in like this other than roll over on that pitch. So it's pick your poison.
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Who was it yesterday that stupidly suggested that Moore was as bad as Wallace at 3B? Wallace doesn't make those plays in this inning.
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Moore may not be great a third, but he looks way more natural than Wallace over there.
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Sounds awesome! What type(s) of sausage?
Hatch green chile and cheese pork sausage. And yes, I did use Cajun Power in my hamburgers.
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Who was it yesterday that stupidly suggested that Moore was as bad as Wallace at 3B? Wallace doesn't make those plays in this inning.
Moore is kinda feast or famine at third. He made two sparkling plays when he came up, then kicked a few in later games. Wallace looks like everything is a surprise at third.
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Who was it yesterday that stupidly suggested that Moore was as bad as Wallace at 3B? Wallace doesn't make those plays in this inning.
Ahem. That was me, although I didn't specifically compare him to Wallace. I haven't seen either play third that much, but they have both made some awful errors and they have both looked like stop-gap solutions at best.
I'm sure Moore has played a lot more 3B than Wallace, so it makes sense that he looks "more natural". Moore, CJ, Wallace... all bad over there, to my eye.
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Hatch green chile and cheese pork sausage. And yes, I did use Cajun Power in my hamburgers.
I still use Tony Chachere's, which isn't too far away from where I grew up. I'm unfamiliar with Cajun Power, but I have tried some other seasonings, but they all seem to try to mimic Tony Chachere's, so I stick with the original. The sausages sound tasty!
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Marwin needs just a little more arm.
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Ahem. That was me, although I didn't specifically compare him to Wallace. I haven't seen either play third that much, but they have both made some awful errors and they have both looked like stop-gap solutions at best.
I'm sure Moore has played a lot more 3B than Wallace, so it makes sense that he looks "more natural". Moore, CJ, Wallace... all bad over there, to my eye.
Neither one of them are ideal at the hot corner for a starter.
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I still use Tony Chachere's, which isn't too far away from where I grew up. I'm unfamiliar with Cajun Power, but I have tried some other seasonings, but they all seem to try to mimic Tony Chachere's, so I stick with the original. The sausages sound tasty!
Cajun Power is a tomato-based garlic sauce, a little bit like a thin barbecue sauce but garlicky.
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This ain't Marwin's day. And Raymond is getting cranked up.
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Damnit, Snyder. That's not a difficult throw to execute. I agree with JD that a good throw might not have gotten Segura, as Gonzalez clanks one to set the Brewers up for a Lyles inning.
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Cajun Power is a tomato-based garlic sauce, a little bit like a thin barbecue sauce but garlicky.
I'll have to try it out. I'm not very imaginative on burgers; I just use worstershire sauce and Tony's.
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I'll have to try it out. I'm not very imaginative on burgers; I just use worstershire sauce and Tony's.
I'm smoking these over pecan, so I wanted something a little different.
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Stick it in Peen's ear!
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Motherfucker. Not a hard hit ball and probably a crooked number in the offing.
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Reuben, that was an example of why Moore isn't a regular third baseman. The play was to first base, conceding the run. 3-1 now.
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God damn. I bet Jared gets 180 points today. I'm learning my lesson.
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Gallardo has the HPU trained.
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Hatch green chile and cheese pork sausage. And yes, I did use Cajun Power in my hamburgers.
What time?
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What time?
Maybe 3 for the burgers.
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Greene seeing it well. Looking like a big upgrade for this team.
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Maybe 3 for the burgers.
I don't think I can make it from Houston. Tempting though.
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Agent Hart.
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I don't think I can make it from Houston. Tempting though.
Perhaps at the SnS Lawn Party.
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I'm catching up on my posts. Been getting the BBQ going.
Me too. Cochinita pibil. Did you know that $5 buys you enough banana leaves to cook an elephant?
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Agent Hart.
Double Agent.
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Double Homer Agent.
FIFY.
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That is one tasty burger.
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Me too. Cochinita pibil. Did you know that $5 buys you enough banana leaves to cook an elephant?
Cochinita pibil rocks real hard. It's not too late to continue the theme and get some banana pudding happening.
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What can Dave Raymond NOT fuck up?
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Gotta charge that shit, Marwin.
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Marwin Gonzalez is not having a good day.
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What can Dave Raymond NOT fuck up?
I was away from the television getting my wife a glass of her champagne, which is her custom on sundays. What did he say?
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Marwin Gonzalez is not having a good day.
He's been playing too much, and he looks a bit ragged.
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I was away from the television getting my wife a glass of her champagne, which is her custom on sundays. What did he say?
Nothing new, it's just the incessant chatter. Sucking the air out of the broadcast.
Hey, nice pins on that intern...
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I was away from the television getting my wife a glass of her champagne, which is her custom on sundays. What did he say?
I don't know what he said, but he sure talks a lot. He could get away with saying a lot less, IMO.
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He's been playing too much, and he looks a bit ragged.
That's better.
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Joe Prince, ladies and gentlemen, knocking the ball out of the yard!!!
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Attended a pool party yesterday afternoon/evening at a friend's place just outside of town. Pork medallions, cream cheese and sausage stuffed jalapenos wrapped in bacon, chicken-steak-onion-red pepper kabobs, porterhouse steaks (or gigantic T-bones, not sure) ... a double-hulled VLCC tanker full of Makers Mark 46 and Angel's Envy, naked women in the pool (after a good deal of Makers Mark), etc., etc.
I think I'll take it easy today.
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I don't know what he said, but he sure talks a lot. He could get away with saying a lot less, IMO.
At least weren't getting the moralizing or the didacticism.
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I don't know what he said, but he sure talks a lot. He could get away with saying a lot less, IMO.
He does. It's a radio thing.
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I think I'll take it easy today.
You've earned it.
I still haven't tried the 46. Is there anything you'd compare it to?
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WTF is Do (or Ray, whichever) doing on my TV? GODDAMN IT!
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WTF is Do (or Ray, whichever) doing on my TV? GODDAMN IT!
Relax. Think about the pool. There you go...
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You've earned it.
I still haven't tried the 46. Is there anything you'd compare it to?
Not really. With bourbon, I usually mixed in a little water to smooth the rough edge, but I was drinking tumblers of that stuff straight up, over ice.
Smooooth.
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There we go: Raymond now officially counting pitches.
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Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.
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Attended a pool party yesterday afternoon/evening at a friend's place just outside of town. Pork medallions, cream cheese and sausage stuffed jalapenos wrapped in bacon, chicken-steak-onion-red pepper kabobs, porterhouse steaks (or gigantic T-bones, not sure) ... a double-hulled VLCC tanker full of Makers Mark 46 and Angel's Envy, naked women in the pool (after a good deal of Makers Mark), etc., etc.
I think I'll take it easy today.
I'm enjoying a bottle of Martinelli's Sparkling Prickly Passion Lemonade. It's quite tasty, and I'm even drinking it in a champagne glass to boot! Take it easy, my friend! I see a nap in your future.
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There we go: Raymond now officially counting pitches.
He is making JD talk too much, too.
There is no law against a little dead air, son.
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Fucking guessing umpire. Jesus.
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There we go: Raymond now officially counting pitches.
He's on my last nerve. This team doesn't work. Where is Brownie today?
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He's on my last nerve. This team doesn't work. Where is Brownie today?
Some charity thing. Maybe a tie-in with the book.
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Some charity thing. Maybe a tie-in with the book.
I miss my guffaws at JD's humor.
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Take it easy, my friend! I see a nap in your future.
Yeah, this whole day has been an exercise in doing very little. Trying to stay horizontal as much as possible.
Luckily my significant other got way more hammered than even I did, so she is not nagging me to do shit around the house today. Plus she is very grateful I gently dissuaded her from becoming one of the naked babes in the pool last night. I think she really, really wanted to do it.
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I miss my guffaws at JD's humor.
Yeah, Raymond has no clue how to set that up. Or how to riff. It's all about him, he's the star.
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Yeah, this whole day has been an exercise in doing very little. Trying to stay horizontal as much as possible.
Luckily my significant other got way more hammered than even I did, so she is not nagging me to do shit around the house today. Plus she is very grateful I gently dissuaded her from becoming one of the naked babes in the pool last night. I think she really, really wanted to do it.
Doesn't she respect your need for story ideas?
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Well, that stank.
That last exchange is pretty much what he's like on the radio normally. Insufferable.
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Doesn't she respect your need for story ideas?
Hah. I asked her that. She loves reading those stories, too. But I think she is glad not to be starring in that particular one.
Last night was classic. I am thinking of working some of it in somehow, while I can still remember what little I remember of it.
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Hah. I asked her that. She loves reading those stories, too. But I think she is glad not to be starring in that particular one.
Last night was classic. I am thinking of working some of it in somehow, while I can still remember what little I remember of it.
I can't wait to read it!!!
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Man, I really wanted that behind-the-back shit to go awry.
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Hah. I asked her that. She loves reading those stories, too.
I've shared some of mine with friends, but Mrs. Brand can live her whole life not reading the stuff I've posted.
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A little barmstorming play from Weeks starts a really critical twin killing.
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A little barmstorming play from Weeks starts a really critical twin killing.
Maxwell's lack of game awareness really pisses me off sometimes. He's on the ropes, don't take a pussy swing at a curve early in the count.
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Man, I really wanted that behind-the-back shit to go awry.
I don't see that Globetrotter shit working out well for Marwin and Altuve.
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I've shared some of mine with friends, but Mrs. Brand can live her whole life not reading the stuff I've posted.
Yeah, I get that. My ex hated those stories, the ones she knew about.
One reason I like this girl so much is she thinks my wild/dark side is 'cute'.
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Fuck this terrible fucking AT&T commercial. I'm SO fucking tired of listening to that screechy voiced kid.
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Yeah, I get that. My ex hated those stories, the ones she knew about.
One reason I like this girl so much is she thinks my wild/dark side is 'cute'.
Mine does too, but she knows it exists, not what it does. Or did.
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That run Storey gave up and the missed opportunity back in the first with a runner at 3B and one out loom very large.
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Fuck this terrible fucking AT&T commercial. I'm SO fucking tired of listening to that screechy voiced kid.
That and the hipster Taco Bell commercial make me very happy I have a mute button.
I love Martin Scorsese, but he's not famous because he's a great actor.
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Mine does too, but she knows it exists, not what it does. Or did.
JimR told me a long time ago to keep the stories from my wife, she wouldn't understand. He was right.
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Dang, Maxwell covered a lot of ground on that one.
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Man, I really wanted that behind-the-back shit to go awry.
Me too, but alas ended up as a sweet DP for the Peens...
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JimR told me a long time ago to keep the stories from my wife, she wouldn't understand. He was right.
I figure when I croak, I'll just disappear from this site. My wife knows how much I enjoy it, but I doubt she'll log on to say goodbye for me.
Of course, I think I'll either keel over into the Fry-O-Lator when I'm 78 or I'll be eating cat food under a lean-to after she boots me out, so my premonitions have some room.
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They've run in a giant on us.
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Snappy play at third.
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I figure when I croak, I'll just disappear from this site. My wife knows how much I enjoy it, but I doubt she'll log on to say goodbye for me.
Of course, I think I'll either keel over into the Fry-O-Lator when I'm 78 or I'll be eating cat food under a lean-to after she boots me out, so my premonitions have some room.
I'm in the same boat, RB.
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Why the fuck was DP-in-waiting Snyder not PHed for there? Lucky he "only" struck out.
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Raymond enthusiastically whistles through the graveyard a lot.
Shut UP!
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I'm in the same boat, RB.
Cajun Power would probably improve Tender Vittles or Fancy Feast.
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You see something like that and you wonder if Loe can walk and breathe at the same time.
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Dark Star: what's your source for your sig? DeVaughn's original? It took me a couple of minutes to remember where I heard it, and then I remembered: it's a backup chorus on Al Kooper's "Comin' Back in a Cadillac", off of his Black Coffee album. It's apparently been used a million times by different artists, although I didn't know that until I started looking around.
Can the Brewers' bullpen screw things up one more time?
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Bogusevic, WOW!
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Loe demonstrates for all why pitchers have such a poor overall fielding rep and as little confidence in their fellow fielders.
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Bat on the ball, Marwin.
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We're not dead yet...
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Dark Star: what's your source for your sig? DeVaughn's original? It took me a couple of minutes to remember where I heard it, and then I remembered: it's a backup chorus on Al Kooper's "Comin' Back in a Cadillac", off of his Black Coffee album. It's apparently been used a million times by different artists, although I didn't know that until I started looking around.
Yeah, the original. That song imprinted itself on my mind at a tender age, and for some reason it never went away. I didn't know of the couplets other uses, though. Thanks.
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Well, fuck.
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Shitfick. At least we were in the game again today.
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We're not dead yet...
Now we are. Damn. I really wanted to send Bud a note about the Astros sweeping the Brewers.
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Just needed one more ErrorMiss...
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After watching the Brewers parade of bullpen clowns this series, at games end I switch over and watch the Reds Chapman close out the Cubs.
Startling contrast.
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Re: the redhead on the Wendy's commercial ... "Living large, my friend" ... can't decide whether I want to tell her to STFU, or to take her in the back room and commit physical interaction with her.
Hmmmm, maybe both.
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I must have missed that one.
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Shitfick. At least we were in the game again today.
They've only got two wins to show for it, but they've kept things close in five of the past six. It may not last long, but over this past week seeing Wallace, Pearce, Storey, and Greene contribute has made the games feel a bit less hopeless. Castro is on his way back, and if Lowrie sees any significant playing time again this season, the final month might be less painful than what we've been watching for the past several weeks.* The Astros have a 5.5 game "lead" on the Rockies for the first overall pick next year, and if they continue to keep themselves in games, that race might start to get interesting.
*assuming Castro does not give too many games away on passed balls.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrFChQUQihE
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Nice post-game tune, Remy.
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Oh my. I am looking forward to this series preview.
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They've only got two wins to show for it, but they've kept things close in five of the past six. It may not last long, but over this past week seeing Wallace, Pearce, Storey, and Greene contribute has made the games feel a bit less hopeless. Castro is on his way back, and if Lowrie sees any significant playing time again this season, the final month might be less painful than what we've been watching for the past several weeks.* The Astros have a 5.5 game "lead" on the Rockies for the first overall pick next year, and if they continue to keep themselves in games, that race might start to get interesting.
*assuming Castro does not give too many games away on passed balls.
There is that, which I like a lot since it focuses on the positive, which makes me even more "happy" than I already am! I for one would gladly cede the number one pick to the Rox in exchange for improved play the rest of the way. We'll still end up with the number two pick, which will have to be good too.
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To me, the main positive from the home stand, beyond the glorious wins and the improved pen, is it provides a glimmer of hope for the young arms. Harrell had already shown something, but Lyles showed real progress in his two starts, as did Keuchel, although his ceiling is considerably lower. Any glimmer, however small, is welcome considering how bleak it had become.
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To me, the main positive from the home stand, beyond the glorious wins and the improved pen, is it provides a glimmer of hope for the young arms. Harrell had already shown something, but Lyles showed real progress in his two starts, as did Keuchel, although his ceiling is considerably lower. Any glimmer, however small, is welcome considering how bleak it had become.
I agree wholeheartedly. Noe and I jousted a bit over who had the higher ceiling: Harrell or Lyles. Eventually, I agreed with Noe that it was Lyles, but I still think that Harrell is farther along right now, which may purely be a function of the age disparity between the two. However, Lyles's stuff is more multi-faceted than Harrell's.
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That's a very fine recap of today's game, RB!!! I enjoyed reading it as always and agree wholeheartedly!!!
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Aw, thanks.
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Me too. Cochinita pibil. Did you know that $5 buys you enough banana leaves to cook an elephant?
Did you go all out and dig a hole in the back yard and brick it in and all that? I have always wanted to do that and may very well out at the house, actually. Or did you cook the pork in a regular grill? Or a smoker?
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Did you go all out and dig a hole in the back yard and brick it in and all that? I have always wanted to do that and may very well out at the house, actually. Or did you cook the pork in a regular grill? Or a smoker?
I had cochinita pibil, the kind where they cook it in the ground, on our honeymoon in the Yucatan last year. It was fucking awesome.
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I had cochinita pibil, the kind where they cook it in the ground, on our honeymoon in the Yucatan last year. It was fucking awesome.
Congratulations, Reuben, on the recent nuptials!!!
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Congratulations, Reuben, on the recent nuptials!!!
Why, thank you. I got a good one. She didn't even mind when I checked my phone, while out celebrating our one-year anniversary, to find out who the Astros drafted #1.
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Why, thank you. I got a good one. She didn't even mind when I checked my phone, while out celebrating our one-year anniversary, to find out who the Astros drafted #1.
Same here, but this is no. 3!!! She got me the MLB Extra Innings package for my birthday back in 2009, and we've had it ever since. She's a fan.
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Did you go all out and dig a hole in the back yard and brick it in and all that? I have always wanted to do that and may very well out at the house, actually. Or did you cook the pork in a regular grill? Or a smoker?
First off, I live in NW Austin. Digging a hole here is physically impossible.
We bought ourselves a Big Green Egg for our 30th anniversary a few years ago, and that's what I use for everything. Because it was just the two of us this weekend, I just cooked a smallish piece of pork shoulder (3 1/2 lbs). Marinated it overnight in the annatto/pepper/oregano/clove/cinnamon/orange juice/lime juice paste, then wrapped it all up in banana leaves put it inside of a cast iron Dutch oven (uncovered for the first 1 1/2 hours or so) and put it in the Egg at about 325 for 3+ hours. It came out a little drier than I wanted, and next time I'll add some more liquid while it cooks. Maybe lower and longer, too.
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Needed more banana wine.
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First off, I live in NW Austin. Digging a hole here is physically impossible.
We bought ourselves a Big Green Egg for our 30th anniversary a few years ago, and that's what I use for everything. Because it was just the two of us this weekend, I just cooked a smallish piece of pork shoulder (3 1/2 lbs). Marinated it overnight in the annatto/pepper/oregano/clove/cinnamon/orange juice/lime juice paste, then wrapped it all up in banana leaves put it inside of a cast iron Dutch oven (uncovered for the first 1 1/2 hours or so) and put it in the Egg at about 325 for 3+ hours. It came out a little drier than I wanted, and next time I'll add some more liquid while it cooks. Maybe lower and longer, too.
More than 30 years? I am jealous. I never wanted to get divorced, either time.
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I think a Dutch oven is a noble substitute for a hole in the ground. Did you brine it? I would almost certainly brine it before marinating it. Still, I'm surprised that the banana leaves allowed it to be anywhere close to drier than you'd like.
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Needed more banana wine.
That might be exactly what it needed.
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First off, I live in NW Austin. Digging a hole here is physically impossible.
We bought ourselves a Big Green Egg for our 30th anniversary a few years ago, and that's what I use for everything. Because it was just the two of us this weekend, I just cooked a smallish piece of pork shoulder (3 1/2 lbs). Marinated it overnight in the annatto/pepper/oregano/clove/cinnamon/orange juice/lime juice paste, then wrapped it all up in banana leaves put it inside of a cast iron Dutch oven (uncovered for the first 1 1/2 hours or so) and put it in the Egg at about 325 for 3+ hours. It came out a little drier than I wanted, and next time I'll add some more liquid while it cooks. Maybe lower and longer, too.
I've had one for 5 or 6 years now. It's quite the cult.