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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 World Series, Game 3, October 25, 2019
« on: October 25, 2019, 10:00:56 pm »So I guess Peacock isn't starting tmw.
Urquidy is going tomorrow, according to Buck.
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Urquidy is going tomorrow, according to Buck.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 2...October 13, 2019
« on: October 13, 2019, 08:10:51 pm »
Chad Green can serve up a homer.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Championship Series, Game 2...October 13, 2019
« on: October 13, 2019, 08:09:41 pm »
Paxton is so long to the plate I’m surprised no one has tested hm yet.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 5...October 10, 2019
« on: October 10, 2019, 08:14:48 pm »
Shit. Even the hangers get turned into outs.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 5...October 10, 2019
« on: October 10, 2019, 08:07:17 pm »Choi just will not chase.
I guess he'll chase up.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 5...October 10, 2019
« on: October 10, 2019, 07:49:47 pm »And at bat consistency. Taking and swinging through so many hittable pitches.
Looked like they were all within 4" of each other. Except for that called strike.
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Game Zone 2019 / Re: 2019 American League Division Series, Game 5...October 10, 2019
« on: October 10, 2019, 07:46:17 pm »
Nothing like strike zone consistency.
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Talk Zone / Re: The Mets
« on: September 18, 2019, 04:22:45 pm »
After seeing what Teejoe wrote, I have to admit that mostly, my hatred was for the opposing fans, the obnoxious imbeciles. Outside of some of those sorry-ass bastards on the Cubs, I don't much care about the Mets, Brewers or the Braves outside of their fans. I long ago stopped hating the Dodgers, and I remember those games as real blood feuds. I've learned to hate the neanderthals from Boston and take some joy in their front office stumbles, because despite all their bluster they really are little brothers to the Yankees and always will be. Fuck the Rangers, inconsequential clowns who resemble the Keystone Cops, and their desperate need to be relevant.
But oh, the flame that burns for those assholes on the north side of Chicago. I have a friend who works for the Cubs in a pretty visible position and I make exceptions for him, but otherwise, Fuck The Cubs. Forever.
But oh, the flame that burns for those assholes on the north side of Chicago. I have a friend who works for the Cubs in a pretty visible position and I make exceptions for him, but otherwise, Fuck The Cubs. Forever.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: August 06, 2019, 04:01:50 pm »Can anyone name one redeeming quality of Moscow Mitch??
You gotta remember that these people presumably represent the views of their state, or at least those who vote in their state. There's trainloads of support for his actions and his views in Kentucky.
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Talk Zone / Re: 2019 Trade Deadline Talk
« on: July 27, 2019, 08:35:55 pm »Ken Rosenthal says the Astros are mounting a serious push for Marcus Stroman...
Rosenthal and 'sources' say Stroman is 'among the leading targets' of the Dodgers.
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Talk Zone / Re: 2019 Trade Deadline Talk
« on: July 18, 2019, 02:09:19 pm »I don't have stats to back it up but I'd think control guys that rely on spotting their fastball, would do better there than more of a breaking ball pitcher.
Yeah, it's fastball / sinker / changeup guys. Gray's about a run better at home than on the road in his ERA and it's pretty consistent through his career.
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Talk Zone / Re: 2019 Trade Deadline Talk
« on: July 17, 2019, 08:55:36 pm »Yeah, I’ve thought about him. He’s got as good a numbers as anyone else but I haven’t considered him as available. His WHIP is 1.33 but that is no doubt inflated by Coors.
Gray actually is a lot better at Coors than he is on the road. He's a good pitcher, but he's a two-pitch pitcher and the Astros can do better.
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Talk Zone / Re: 2019 Trade Deadline Talk
« on: July 14, 2019, 11:30:19 pm »Luhnow just said Peacock will not make his start tomorrow as planned. Valdez will make the start. He then stated the obvious, “we probably need to be looking at external options.”
Jake Kaplan of The Athletic reports that "Peacock reported some soreness in his shoulder after throwing batting practice Saturday, July 13, and is scheduled to meet with team doctors. "
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Talk Zone / Re: World Class Selig Fluffing by Pinwheel
« on: July 11, 2019, 03:43:33 pm »I came back to my computer after a few hours, read this and though "That's really harsh on Bouton!"
Sorry about that. I have nothing but love and respect for Jim Bouton.
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Talk Zone / Re: World Class Selig Fluffing by Pinwheel
« on: July 11, 2019, 08:22:26 am »I've wondered if Selig's grave will be accessible pissing on. There seems to be a great demand.
Maybe he'll leave instructions in his will to charge admission.
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Talk Zone / Re: World Class Selig Fluffing by Pinwheel
« on: July 10, 2019, 08:10:48 pm »
I wrote this in 2012, as a part of a series preview. I still feel this way.
Fuck him. Fuck his bullshit "book," his chortling reminiscenses of times spent emptying the spittoons of the Really Wealthy, his giggling with Other Millionaires and the twisted dream that they think of him as a friend. Or that any of us have the slightest interest in whatever warped sack of lies he hawks as his story.
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I fucking hate The Peen.
All the real hatred I have is reserved for the Owner In Absentia though. The classless, bullying greedhead who became the scuttling lickspittle of the Barons who call the shots in the game I love. Inheritor of prosperity, relentless questor for ways to heap even greater sums into the ledgers of those who jerk his strings, all the while blithely willing to suffer the hatred and scorn of millions of fans across the country. As much as I’d like to see The Peen sprawled on the turf, shattered testicles filling his pants with blood, it would make the scene complete to catch Allen Huber’s kneeling figure as it pulls erect in the glare of the lights, his fangs dripping from lapping his dinner, a raspy gasp escaping his lips as he turns, snaps his cape and assumes the form of a bat to fly back across Milwaukee to his nocturnal lair.
Except cameras can’t see vampires.
Fuck you, Bud. I will piss on your grave. This time it counts.
Fuck him. Fuck his bullshit "book," his chortling reminiscenses of times spent emptying the spittoons of the Really Wealthy, his giggling with Other Millionaires and the twisted dream that they think of him as a friend. Or that any of us have the slightest interest in whatever warped sack of lies he hawks as his story.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: June 19, 2019, 11:29:55 am »The acting SecDef is withdrawing from consideration of the position of actual SecDef - and stepping down entirely - because it turns out he’s something of a major douche. Still going to war with Iran, though, son everything is fine.
He gets to replace the acting SecDef lickspittle with another acting SecDef lickspittle, this one who was a lobbyist for Raytheon. Exciting military bona fides.
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I have a friend whose wife was hit by one of those large outdoor umbrellas at a restaurant. She's had symptoms in the almost two years since the accident, and it's unknown if she'll ever be completely right again.
I do not know why lawsuits did not fly but they did not.
I do not know why lawsuits did not fly but they did not.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Bushwick Bill
« on: June 10, 2019, 10:21:21 pm »
The Explosives put up with some unbelievable bullshit and weirdness.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Bushwick Bill
« on: June 10, 2019, 09:06:32 pm »Your wife sounds like a good lady.
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So, so far beyond what I deserve.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Bushwick Bill
« on: June 10, 2019, 08:45:38 pm »You're gonna miss him.
I was working from home when I got the news from a friend and pretty much started playing his music from that point on until into the night. My wife came home from work and I was on the couch, Easter Everywhere cranked up, and she said, “I KNEW this was what I’d see when I got home.”
After a while I started telling her about Roky. She knew a little, but not a lot, enough to know I was a fan but not much else. It was nice going over some of that stuff with her. I got my copy of Openers and showed that to her and told her a few more stories when it started to sink in how many times he’d been counted out but would struggle through and become reborn again. He was always dependent on others and somehow this changing core would shoo away the parasites and get him on a better path. There were many times that it seemed impossible but he was a force, and it was so unbelievable and unexpected and really, truly joyous that he had that last fifteen or so years where he was happy and kinda self-sufficient.
Yeah, I’ll miss him but he was always otherworldly, always like someone between dimensions or whatever. He was here, but he kinda wasn’t, and now he isn’t here but he kinda is. I for sure have never known anyone like him and don’t expect that I will ever see his kind again.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Bushwick Bill
« on: June 10, 2019, 06:50:13 pm »
Really? Roky Erickson dies, not a peep. But Bushwick Bill...
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Beer and Queso / Re: Apollo 11
« on: May 17, 2019, 02:04:43 pm »
If you liked that, I strongly recommend that you watch For All Mankind.
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Talk Zone / Re: Red Ass
« on: May 04, 2019, 10:26:29 pm »
Losing that glossary and all the history tied to it was a real blow.
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Talk Zone / Re: Red Ass
« on: April 30, 2019, 06:18:18 pm »Now I’m blanking on who we used to call Captain Red Ass.
Doug Brocail.
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Talk Zone / Re: is there going to be a race for the lid?
« on: March 28, 2019, 09:22:28 pm »I have the autographed card of JA Happ.
Yes! That really made perfect sense to me. I think there was also a Venezuelan card of someone - Marwin? - who’d broken up a no-hitter.
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Talk Zone / Re: It’s Opening Day!!!!
« on: March 28, 2019, 05:16:15 pm »Just had lunch with Ty and Chuck. Headed to the yard now.
Damn. Sorry I missed out on that.
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Talk Zone / Re: is there going to be a race for the lid?
« on: March 28, 2019, 05:14:49 pm »Does the "The Lid" still exist? Wasn't there a Derek Bell baseball card as well?
There was, and there were a couple of other cards that were passed out at an Opening Day lunch at Spanish Flowers a few years back. I have no remembrance of the recipient or if they moved on from there.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Nashville
« on: March 02, 2019, 11:05:45 pm »recently took in the country music hall of fame. It was very well done. I spent about 2 hours there, could have easily spent 4.
I like Nashville, and it's really booming now, but the Country Music Hall of Fame was far and away the best thing I saw there. I don't know if Studio A is still a part of the tour, but it's as important and interesting as the Hall is.
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Talk Zone / Re: Changes to the game coming this year??
« on: February 06, 2019, 07:46:22 am »
Stop going to fucking commercials every time there is a hint of a break in the action and the game'll tighten up. Set a reduced amount of ad time in a game and raise the prices for it accordingly.
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day
« on: February 01, 2019, 06:13:50 pm »So, apparently, there may be tickets for Opening Day after all.
Would you all still be interested? I do not have the pricing yet.
Normally yes, but this year I'll be in Detroit and Cleveland.
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Talk Zone / Re: Cuba trip with some details
« on: January 29, 2019, 11:09:38 pm »
Did you run into Johnny Ola?
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day
« on: January 24, 2019, 09:12:29 pm »
Sorry, but I’ll be in Detroit and Cleveland that weekend. I’m out.
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Beer and Queso / Mott the Hoople US Tour
« on: January 22, 2019, 11:05:10 pm »
I know there are still a few here who hold great affection for Mott the Hoople. Despite the deaths of Overend Watts and Buffin, and the ill health of Mick Ralphs, Ian Hunter is joining with Verden Allen and Luther Grosvenor - Arial Bender - to reform the 1974 version of Mott for eight US dates and eight UK dates in April. The rest of the band will be filled out with Ian's magnificent Rant Band.
This will be the first US tour for Mott in 45 years, and very likely the last.
I don't know if I'll be successful, but I'm going to try for at least the Detroit and Cleveland shows. Maybe I'll be lucky enough to score photo credentials, I don't know. For those of you who are interested, general sales begin on Friday, January 25 at these links:
April 1 – Milwaukee, WI – Miller High Life Theatre (https://bit.ly/2AS48vg)
April 2 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue (https://bit.ly/2FBMUX7)
April 3 –Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre (https://bit.ly/2FxrdaJ)
April 5 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore (https://bit.ly/2szKVtN)
April 6 – Cleveland, OH – Masonic (https://bit.ly/2T0Sl4U)
April 8 – Glenside, PA – Keswick Theatre (https://bit.ly/2HneI34)
April 9 – Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre (https://bit.ly/2Dkj1YP)
April 10 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre (https://bit.ly/2T0NWPp)
This will be the first US tour for Mott in 45 years, and very likely the last.
I don't know if I'll be successful, but I'm going to try for at least the Detroit and Cleveland shows. Maybe I'll be lucky enough to score photo credentials, I don't know. For those of you who are interested, general sales begin on Friday, January 25 at these links:
April 1 – Milwaukee, WI – Miller High Life Theatre (https://bit.ly/2AS48vg)
April 2 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue (https://bit.ly/2FBMUX7)
April 3 –Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre (https://bit.ly/2FxrdaJ)
April 5 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore (https://bit.ly/2szKVtN)
April 6 – Cleveland, OH – Masonic (https://bit.ly/2T0Sl4U)
April 8 – Glenside, PA – Keswick Theatre (https://bit.ly/2HneI34)
April 9 – Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre (https://bit.ly/2Dkj1YP)
April 10 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre (https://bit.ly/2T0NWPp)
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: January 19, 2019, 02:26:43 pm »I think that the OSC had to release a statement taking issue with the Buzzfeed News report because it had to establish immediately that the leak did not come from them but from the SDNY. The OSC cannot give the office of the AG any reason to force the closure of the investigation, and the perception that the OSC is leaking privileged information would certainly be such a reason.
Bingo.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Happy New Year 2019!!!
« on: January 01, 2019, 11:28:13 am »
Same to you and all the rest of the miscreants here.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: November 08, 2018, 05:40:08 pm »
In the Texas Statehouse, where the House is now split 83-67, there is some noise that the Ds intend to vote together for a Speaker candidate, meaning they’d only need nine Rs to vote with them to elect a new Speaker. There is further noise leaking that they intend to support one of the already-nominated candidates, but how hard would it be to find one with 8 or 9 friends who’d like some nice Committee chairmanships? That’d make life with the other two legislative branches pretty interesting.
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Talk Zone / Astroman Lives!
« on: October 19, 2018, 08:30:49 am »
Recently in The Athletic.
read more here: https://theathletic.com/597163/2018/10/18/the-forgotten-adventures-of-astroman-who-spent-10-days-living-on-the-roof-of-the-astrodome/?source=dailyemail
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It was a baseball story that sounded too weird to be true. Supposedly happened 40 years ago, yet the evidence was scant. The tale included a 25-year-old man living in a tent for 10 days on top of one of the most famous sports venues in the world.
read more here: https://theathletic.com/597163/2018/10/18/the-forgotten-adventures-of-astroman-who-spent-10-days-living-on-the-roof-of-the-astrodome/?source=dailyemail
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Beer and Queso / Re: 2018 Music Thread
« on: August 16, 2018, 01:11:47 am »
I don't know if any of you got to see Dan Stuart in his brief run through Houston or during his week in Austin. Hell, I don't know if more than one or two of you even know who he is (or was). Those shows in Austin, promoting his most recent and final album and the novel of the same name, "The Unfortunate Demise of Marlowe Billings," were spectacular, each one better than the previous one. It ended in a paroxysm of magic and wonder at the Continental Club Gallery, trading songs and stories with Jon Dee Graham. Check out the record, if you're so inclined.
Coming up pretty soon will also be "Red Rescue," the stunning first release by Jaimee Harris, currently supporting Mary Gauthier throughout the US and Europe. I think she'll finally get a national release of this one, perhaps in October, and I predict a lot of success for her. The record is incredibly good and so is she.
Coming up pretty soon will also be "Red Rescue," the stunning first release by Jaimee Harris, currently supporting Mary Gauthier throughout the US and Europe. I think she'll finally get a national release of this one, perhaps in October, and I predict a lot of success for her. The record is incredibly good and so is she.
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Talk Zone / Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
« on: April 02, 2018, 11:25:37 am »As a dedicated reader of Dress For Success you should certainly know that paisley silk never goes out of fashion. It is a cornerstone of any man's closet, like a good Chelsea boot, and will be employed either as a shirt or a cravat, or, among the more fashion-forward, both simultaneously.
Certainly, sir. You and I are faithful followers of the same manual.
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Talk Zone / Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
« on: April 02, 2018, 11:21:55 am »My strategy was to scan the room for an upstanding, yet disparate group of individuals seemingly bound only by an intense rooting interest in Astros baseball and then look for context clues such as the presence of beer and/or queso. Admittedly, this approach is bound to produce many false positives.
I’ve got a lunch meeting today, so may be a little late to SF but looking forward to it and Second Lunch (beer) there.
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Look for the drunken apes flinging food and shit at each other and youll be close.
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Talk Zone / Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
« on: April 02, 2018, 11:00:17 am »How the hell can you be so sure? You haven't seen him in a full year, and fashion trends move swiftly in a place like Austin.
I mean, for all I know, madras capri pants are totally out for the gentleman this season.
Paisley silk, baby.
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Talk Zone / Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
« on: April 01, 2018, 10:58:09 pm »Just to confirm, since I don’t know what any of you people look like, we’re all wearing Junction Jack costumes, right? Should be easy enough to find each other if that’s the case.
Salt and pepper Jewfro, cargo pants and a Fuck Satan t-shirt.
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Talk Zone / Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
« on: March 29, 2018, 08:56:19 pm »
I'm wedging in a run by Alice's Tall Texan between Shiloh and SF, if anyone else would like to continue the tradition.
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Talk Zone / Re: Rusty Staub in the bottom of the ninth
« on: March 29, 2018, 08:30:23 am »
A cursory stroll through the media coverage is as NY-centric as you'd expect, but it's still nice to look at.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Facebook in Freefall
« on: March 29, 2018, 08:18:44 am »
Facebook changed my life.
I hear people bitch about it every day, almost all of them people who treated it as some sort of free tool that promised to take care of their hopes and dreams forever in some magical wonderland. I'm sorry for those who thought that was its purpose.
Facebook allowed me to see the dark, shallow and angry hearts of a lot of people I knew and was related to, and that has been a remarkable tool as well. I have had relationships damaged, probably beyond repair, because of some of the unconscionable actions and support that people close to me have gleefully and repeatedly revealed about themselves. I hate that. It's awful, but the only role Facebook played in that was to give these people the ability to connect with each other and to reinforce their views enough so that they felt empowered to be vocal about what used to be shameful or hidden. I fight against the echo chamber that results when my feed is stocked with people who share the same beliefs that I do, and I try to be responsible and make informed choices. I know that I'm more political than many people believe is necessary, but I also resist the need that a lot of people have to turn their feeds into expansive personal journals filled with long rants or further episodes of Why I Am So Great that I hate to read and would hate to foist off on everyone else. The monetized FB model is a strong reinforcement to those echo chambers and actually rewards them with prominence in local feeds, the snake eating its own tail.
Facebook changed my life though, way beyond the expected reconnection with others from high school or whatever. I've met hundreds of people because of it, have gained something that is threatening to become a second career because of it, and I've had an extraordinary amount of happiness, good will, personal growth and fun as a direct result of using it. I haven't made a lot of money because of it, but the unbelievable rewards I've been enjoying have been significant and without what's happened to me in the last ten years or so I'm afraid that I would've just continued a downward spiral into something pretty bad.
I hear people bitch about it every day, almost all of them people who treated it as some sort of free tool that promised to take care of their hopes and dreams forever in some magical wonderland. I'm sorry for those who thought that was its purpose.
Facebook allowed me to see the dark, shallow and angry hearts of a lot of people I knew and was related to, and that has been a remarkable tool as well. I have had relationships damaged, probably beyond repair, because of some of the unconscionable actions and support that people close to me have gleefully and repeatedly revealed about themselves. I hate that. It's awful, but the only role Facebook played in that was to give these people the ability to connect with each other and to reinforce their views enough so that they felt empowered to be vocal about what used to be shameful or hidden. I fight against the echo chamber that results when my feed is stocked with people who share the same beliefs that I do, and I try to be responsible and make informed choices. I know that I'm more political than many people believe is necessary, but I also resist the need that a lot of people have to turn their feeds into expansive personal journals filled with long rants or further episodes of Why I Am So Great that I hate to read and would hate to foist off on everyone else. The monetized FB model is a strong reinforcement to those echo chambers and actually rewards them with prominence in local feeds, the snake eating its own tail.
Facebook changed my life though, way beyond the expected reconnection with others from high school or whatever. I've met hundreds of people because of it, have gained something that is threatening to become a second career because of it, and I've had an extraordinary amount of happiness, good will, personal growth and fun as a direct result of using it. I haven't made a lot of money because of it, but the unbelievable rewards I've been enjoying have been significant and without what's happened to me in the last ten years or so I'm afraid that I would've just continued a downward spiral into something pretty bad.
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day Tickets
« on: March 02, 2018, 10:35:04 am »
I got mine, delivered to my app. Thanks, BG!
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Talk Zone / Re: New Pace of Play Agreement
« on: February 19, 2018, 04:26:05 pm »The only in-inning breaks that lead to commercial I can think of are pitching changes. I don't remember anyone being injured so badly on the field that the tv went to commercial. Do they take breaks for replays?
Yeah, sometimes.
Look, I'm just a grumpy old guy who's been battling the installation of new networking stuff on three hours' sleep and I let my cantankerousness spur a post I would've taken down, except someone replied to it before I could get there. Just act as though I don't have any idea what I'm griping about and we'll pretend this little episode never happened, ok?
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Talk Zone / Re: New Pace of Play Agreement
« on: February 19, 2018, 03:53:30 pm »Commercials have been shortened which is the only good thing to come from all this
They have, but not nearly enough. Every single break in the action is a break to commercial. Maybe limiting mound visits will have an effect on commercial breaks, but I'd like to see something a little stronger on in-inning breaks.
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Talk Zone / Re: New Pace of Play Agreement
« on: February 19, 2018, 03:34:07 pm »
What a load of shit. It's painfully obvious that the whale in all of this is the increased commercials. Just own up to it, change it or don't, but don't pervert the game on the field because of the need to squeeze money out of every single second.
ETA: Well, ok, that and replay delays.
ETA: Well, ok, that and replay delays.
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Talk Zone / Re: The Athletic Houston
« on: February 12, 2018, 11:56:47 pm »If you're not familiar, The Athletic has built a blog network with professional writers (Rosenthal, Gammons) doing national coverage, and local writers providing more in-depth coverage. The "catch" is that it's paid only. It's not unreasonable (the current promo rate is less than $4/month), and there are no ads or clutter. No 12 page slideshows.
They're launching the Houston site now, and they've already grabbed Jake Kaplan and Steve Campbell from the Chron. Site is up here.
I'm debating about whether the (cheap) cost ads any value compared to what I get for free from the Chron and McTaggart. But it's tempting.
I'm a big proponent of paying for quality media work because I don't like seeing newspapers, magazines, reporting and journalism dying. Nothing is perfect and bitching about flaws is easy, but if you don't support efforts like this, or local papers, or newsmagazines with good writing, it all gets dumbed down even further until it's virtually nonexistent. Chip in and keep efforts like these alive.
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Talk Zone / Re: The Athletic Houston
« on: February 12, 2018, 09:44:26 pm »You could subscribe to the Snuffy Smith cartoon syndication and add value to what you get from the Chron and Taggart.
Whut in tarnation?
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Talk Zone / Re: Darvish to the Cubs
« on: February 11, 2018, 01:20:36 am »
Fuck Darvish, and Fuck the Cubs.
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Talk Zone / Re: Thank You
« on: November 02, 2017, 09:30:42 am »
Although I've been away for a while I've never lost my feelings for this site and for many of my friends here. It was a special treat to be able to finally see some of these games and to pop my head up above the wire, even if only briefly, and to take my share in this euphoric year. Thank you to all of you who keep this big freight train rolling, and to the new folks who have joined the family.
I think I'll get a celebratory dragon.
I think I'll get a celebratory dragon.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series - Game 5 - 29 Oct 2017
« on: October 30, 2017, 12:14:04 am »No one, because they're winning it here.
Or not.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series - Game 5 - 29 Oct 2017
« on: October 30, 2017, 12:13:32 am »Who does Hinch send out for the 10th?
No one, because they're winning it here.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series - Game 5 - 29 Oct 2017
« on: October 30, 2017, 12:08:40 am »
Nolan Ryan's expression hasn't changed all night.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series - Game 5 - 29 Oct 2017
« on: October 29, 2017, 10:59:38 pm »
Do not fuck with the Houston Astros.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series - Game 5 - 29 Oct 2017
« on: October 29, 2017, 10:03:53 pm »McHugh's body language has changed
That home run he gave up was like a guy getting hit in the face. Sometimes it breaks you, and sometimes it gives you a new focus and purpose.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series - Game 5 - 29 Oct 2017
« on: October 29, 2017, 10:01:17 pm »
Astros gotta be making lots of new fans with this.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series - Game 5 - 29 Oct 2017
« on: October 29, 2017, 09:53:53 pm »
No one is going to believe this dream when I wake up.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series - Game 5 - 29 Oct 2017
« on: October 29, 2017, 09:40:25 pm »
This strike zone map looks like The Blob.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series - Game 5 - 29 Oct 2017
« on: October 29, 2017, 09:27:16 pm »
God dammit get the fucking ball DOWN.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series - Game 5 - 29 Oct 2017
« on: October 29, 2017, 09:22:46 pm »
Better get that ball down.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series - Game 5 - 29 Oct 2017
« on: October 29, 2017, 09:17:46 pm »
McHugh does not appear to be the solution.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series - Game 5 - 29 Oct 2017
« on: October 29, 2017, 09:15:29 pm »Does Yuli's haircut make him look like a Muppet to anyone else?
Troll doll.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series - Game Four. Astros v. Dodgers. Oct. 28, 2017
« on: October 28, 2017, 10:31:19 pm »Astros just played one of the worst games in team history. Hope they pick themselves up off the floor tomorrow. Keuchel and Verlander need to pitch the absolute games of their careers. Wasted a valiant effort by Morton tonight. The stench from the offense was putrid and Giles went out on the hill to toss batting practice to the dodgers.
I don't think you know what the fuck you're talking about.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series - Game Four. Astros v. Dodgers. Oct. 28, 2017
« on: October 28, 2017, 10:29:26 pm »I’m blaming my wife and son on this one. Last night she insisted I buy game 5 tickets if the Astros win tonight and I could not get her and the kiddo to fucking shut up about it all damn day.
Think of the savings!
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series - Game Four. Astros v. Dodgers. Oct. 28, 2017
« on: October 28, 2017, 10:27:27 pm »
Drat.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series - Game Four. Astros v. Dodgers. Oct. 28, 2017
« on: October 28, 2017, 10:16:26 pm »
Kinda puts an exclamation point on this one.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series - Game Four. Astros v. Dodgers. Oct. 28, 2017
« on: October 28, 2017, 10:07:43 pm »Sending Giles in results in a situation where you basically have to beat the best pitcher in baseball tomorrow. Very, very bad.
And then win one in LA.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series - Game Four. Astros v. Dodgers. Oct. 28, 2017
« on: October 28, 2017, 10:03:22 pm »
Son of a BITCH that makes this a hell of a lot harder now.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series - Game Four. Astros v. Dodgers. Oct. 28, 2017
« on: October 28, 2017, 09:59:46 pm »I've been meaning to mention that I've never been a huge Radio Birdman fan but I have always loved Died Pretty. Did you happen to catch their tour together earlier this year?
Lime Spiders, baby.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series - Game Four. Astros v. Dodgers. Oct. 28, 2017
« on: October 28, 2017, 09:57:09 pm »
Next time I go into a secret bar you have to knock on an unmarked door to get into, I'm going to insist on a bullshit Budweiser product and demand they open the screw top with a bottle opener.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series - Game Four. Astros v. Dodgers. Oct. 28, 2017
« on: October 28, 2017, 09:53:07 pm »The plaque next to the raccoon enclosure must be larger than average given the region's various, seasonal options for that particular delicacy.
Trashcan wagyu.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series - Game Four. Astros v. Dodgers. Oct. 28, 2017
« on: October 28, 2017, 09:51:59 pm »
Shit guys, the time is now. Not when Jensen comes in.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series - Game Four. Astros v. Dodgers. Oct. 28, 2017
« on: October 28, 2017, 09:45:26 pm »Fuck off Pedo
Hey, what's this I hear about 750,000 wild camels in Australia, and people trying to sell camel meat now because they can't figure out what to do with them?
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series - Game Four. Astros v. Dodgers. Oct. 28, 2017
« on: October 28, 2017, 09:43:52 pm »
Sit the fuck down, Pederson.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series - Game Four. Astros v. Dodgers. Oct. 28, 2017
« on: October 28, 2017, 09:36:05 pm »
Seriously, in reverse it’s...
Harris
Aristotle
Bottle
Bottle & Glass
Arse
Oh, yeah. It's so obvious now.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series - Game Four. Astros v. Dodgers. Oct. 28, 2017
« on: October 28, 2017, 09:10:10 pm »
Nice seeing Wood sink to his knees on contact. No-doubter.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series - Game Four. Astros v. Dodgers. Oct. 28, 2017
« on: October 28, 2017, 09:08:44 pm »George is going to do work in this next AB.
YES!
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series - Game Four. Astros v. Dodgers. Oct. 28, 2017
« on: October 28, 2017, 09:02:31 pm »
Brooks Robinson had a series like this in 1971 and became a legend.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series - Game Four. Astros v. Dodgers. Oct. 28, 2017
« on: October 28, 2017, 08:32:03 pm »
Bellinger must be questioning his manhood right about now.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 11:14:15 pm »
Boy that was great. I never get a chance to see the Astros during the season, but I've been lucky enough to be able to watch a fair chunk of these Series games and it's very nice to be able to do that.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 11:07:24 pm »
ASTROS WIN!!!
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 11:01:45 pm »Missed the bat you mean
3 feet away from the catcher's target.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 11:00:34 pm »
Wow did Peacock miss with that one.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 10:27:29 pm »
I hate the non-pitching IBB.
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Me too. It's actual game play, dammit.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 10:26:18 pm »
Oh yes, let's do away with an actual part of the game in the interest of time, because no one will talk about what the actual cause for long games is - the massive addition of commercials throughout.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 10:24:33 pm »Yes. Perfect cannon and no cap bills involved.
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Who are you, and what have you done with that British fellow who has been boycotting the Astros?
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 10:22:57 pm »Ether played it well off the wall.
I'm not sure Yuli wasn't admiring the majesty of his blow instead of running like hell.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 10:21:33 pm »
Ok, that's a pretty nice Heineken commercial.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 10:15:59 pm »
I will be so indescribably happy when they get this jingoistic military stuff the hell out of the game.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 10:15:17 pm »
That was a pretty big escape there.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 10:14:02 pm »105
The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 10:13:15 pm »Joto. go-to. see how that doesn’t work?
Well, I wasn't thinking Japanese.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 10:10:51 pm »I forgot to tell you, i have tried Matoi but i still think of it as Sam Oh Jung which was the previous name. very good sushi. i’m friends with one of the chefs at Jo-to so that’s my go-to.
Joto.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 09:59:18 pm »If you were, erm, FAMILIAR with the geography you would know that the area indigent whose presence of mind allows him to cross a busy thoroughfare has his choice of two outstanding sushi options.
Tampa, right? I remember the Dali museum and the bay. That's pretty much it.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 09:58:09 pm »
Man, I thought the Yankee gorvelling was over the top.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 09:55:22 pm »
Gas station sushi, or convenience store sushi?
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 09:52:29 pm »
Burn through that pen, Dodgers.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 09:46:00 pm »I'm having a beer that's been in the back of my fridge for an indeterminate amount of time.
I was celebrating diversity with Chinese food and a Mexican Coke.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 09:40:30 pm »
McCullers is one gutsy sonofabitch.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 09:39:07 pm »
86 pitches from McCullers feels like 200.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 09:38:22 pm »115
The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 09:37:17 pm »
You just can't throw that stuff to Turner.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 09:36:34 pm »
He has consistently been up in the zone against Turner.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 09:34:56 pm »
Fuck off, Buck. It's not like control is McCullers' game.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 09:31:07 pm »That thing I told you about a while back or something else or all of it?
If you're from Texas and you don't like them you need your passport revoked.
All of it. I liked them and had seen them a couple of times, but I picked up a few CDs - Best Riffs Only, Americano, Fruteria, 1070 (I'm Your Dirty Mexican), and Tormenta - este puro Tejano greatness.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 09:26:55 pm »120
The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 09:26:15 pm »
Holy shit how did he score?
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 09:24:35 pm »
Hey, Darvish - losers don't get to eat sunflower seeds and watch the game after they've been knocked out. Go take a shower, you stink.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 09:23:24 pm »I love all of it. The Bowie stuff is great, but his other work is great, too.
Not from anything, but I've been digging The Krayolas pretty hard recently.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 09:17:14 pm »“Let’s name him after that French underwater dude. What was his name...Joc?”
Steve Zissou.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 09:08:26 pm »
Rictus.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 09:00:03 pm »and they used a bottle opener on a twist off top in the ad
"A recipe halted by Prohibition."
Fucking Belgians.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 08:54:44 pm »What was the first base coach watching, or does Puig only Puig?
Puig is uncoachable.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 08:53:38 pm »Graduate of the Hunter Pence Baserunning Academy.
Knothead and Splinter.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 08:52:28 pm »
Waitaminute! You NEVER see Puig run himself into an out!
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 08:33:30 pm »
Suck it, Dojers.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 08:32:34 pm »
Working upstairs on Turner is ballsy.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 08:30:47 pm »
Your Friday night news dump: CNN reports the first charges by the Federal grand jury from the Mueller investigation.
Quote
The charges are still sealed under orders from a federal judge. Plans were prepared Friday for anyone charged to be taken into custody as soon as Monday, the sources said. It is unclear what the charges are.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 08:26:38 pm »
This is not the night to burn up the bullpen.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 08:23:12 pm »
Boy, that Joe Buck. He oughta be in the Hall of Fame.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 08:15:26 pm »
Budweiser 1933 Repeal Reserve. Really?
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 08:12:38 pm »
Fuck off, Darvish.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 3 - Dojers @ Astros- Oct. 27. 2017
« on: October 27, 2017, 08:12:05 pm »
This has been a very enjoyable inning to watch.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 2, Astros @ Dodgers, Oct. 25, 2017
« on: October 25, 2017, 11:39:02 pm »
"We're bery scary."
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 2, Astros @ Dodgers, Oct. 25, 2017
« on: October 25, 2017, 11:32:26 pm »
My new weight loss plan is to watch the Astros and throw up.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 2, Astros @ Dodgers, Oct. 25, 2017
« on: October 25, 2017, 11:16:36 pm »
Fuck you, LA.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 2, Astros @ Dodgers, Oct. 25, 2017
« on: October 25, 2017, 11:15:05 pm »
Cameron Maybin, Hero.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 2, Astros @ Dodgers, Oct. 25, 2017
« on: October 25, 2017, 11:13:18 pm »
Serve it up, rag arm.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 2, Astros @ Dodgers, Oct. 25, 2017
« on: October 25, 2017, 11:09:11 pm »
So, think you can win a World Series with a patchwork piece-of-shit bullpen? Good fucking luck.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: World Series Game 2, Astros @ Dodgers, Oct. 25, 2017
« on: October 25, 2017, 11:07:42 pm »
Yeah, let's bring in some herky-jerky reliever who is control-challenged. No pressure.
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Beer and Queso / Re: RIP George Young
« on: October 25, 2017, 05:52:44 pm »George was also supposed to have caused the on stage punch up between AC/DC and Deep Purple depending on who’s version you believe, they were a wild crew.
I've got a couple of friends who are close to Deep Purple, I'll see if I can pry anything about this out of them. One guy has been with them since the Mark II days, he ought to know something.
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Beer and Queso / Re: RIP George Young
« on: October 23, 2017, 09:29:38 am »
The Easybeats are very highly regarded over here among members of <cough> a certain age. Wasn't George pretty influential in the Australian music business through the years, or am I just taking his influence in the formative years of Angus and Malcolm and their reach to England and beyond?
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 7. Enough will be enough.
« on: October 21, 2017, 10:19:28 pm »
WORLD SERIES BABY!!!
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 7. Enough will be enough.
« on: October 21, 2017, 09:58:29 pm »
Yellowhammer.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 7. Enough will be enough.
« on: October 21, 2017, 09:56:47 pm »149
The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 7. Enough will be enough.
« on: October 21, 2017, 09:54:10 pm »i’m afraid you’re going to have to ask the internet.
It's exactly this kind of half-assed fact checking that got us President Trump.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 7. Enough will be enough.
« on: October 21, 2017, 09:50:37 pm »Charlie Morton is the first AL starter with a scoreless outing in a Game 7 since Jack Morris (10-inning shutout in 1991 World Series).
How many Game Sevens?
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 7. Enough will be enough.
« on: October 21, 2017, 09:38:54 pm »
I'm surprised we aren't getting any reports from the folks who are there.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 7. Enough will be enough.
« on: October 21, 2017, 08:43:25 pm »
The balls of youth.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 7. Enough will be enough.
« on: October 21, 2017, 08:39:39 pm »Looks like he is losing his off speed stuff a bit ---- falling behind in the counts
Second time through. He's making changes.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 7. Enough will be enough.
« on: October 21, 2017, 08:37:16 pm »
Gorvelling alert.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 7. Enough will be enough.
« on: October 21, 2017, 08:20:23 pm »You'll know it when you see it.
Trust me, I'm not going to look that hard.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 7. Enough will be enough.
« on: October 21, 2017, 08:17:30 pm »
If i wanted to find out what the hell this vaunting thing means, how would I go about that?
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 7. Enough will be enough.
« on: October 21, 2017, 08:16:25 pm »
These Buffalo Wild Wings commercials suck almost as hard as the Chevy ones do, but I do enjoy the one with the guy riding the shopping cart.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 7. Enough will be enough.
« on: October 21, 2017, 08:05:22 pm »
Pete Townsend getting loose in the Yankee bullpen.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 7. Enough will be enough.
« on: October 21, 2017, 08:03:49 pm »
Remember those days when the Astros would swing at anything?
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 7. Enough will be enough.
« on: October 21, 2017, 08:00:37 pm »
Rockhand.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 7. Enough will be enough.
« on: October 21, 2017, 07:58:52 pm »
Oh, and cocklick.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 7. Enough will be enough.
« on: October 21, 2017, 07:58:19 pm »
Even when he's cruising, Sabathia looks like he's laboring.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 4: Astros @ Yankees, Oct 17, 2017
« on: October 17, 2017, 07:23:30 pm »
Boys, we're in a tight spot.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 4: Astros @ Yankees, Oct 17, 2017
« on: October 17, 2017, 07:19:26 pm »
Right off his fucking hand.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 4: Astros @ Yankees, Oct 17, 2017
« on: October 17, 2017, 07:14:27 pm »
What's the point of eating dinner when you're just going to throw it right back up?
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 4: Astros @ Yankees, Oct 17, 2017
« on: October 17, 2017, 06:59:45 pm »Gotta listen to the crowd, I guess.
Unless you are at Wrigley.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 4: Astros @ Yankees, Oct 17, 2017
« on: October 17, 2017, 06:59:18 pm »168
The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 4: Astros @ Yankees, Oct 17, 2017
« on: October 17, 2017, 06:57:02 pm »
I'm out on the patio at Shoal Creek Saloon and the people here are ENGAGED. It's a good thing to see.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 4: Astros @ Yankees, Oct 17, 2017
« on: October 17, 2017, 06:51:47 pm »
Thanks for sliding, fool.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 4: Astros @ Yankees, Oct 17, 2017
« on: October 17, 2017, 06:49:32 pm »I don't know who to trust in the Astros bullpen right now.
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I wonder if Hinch does.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 4: Astros @ Yankees, Oct 17, 2017
« on: October 17, 2017, 05:57:26 pm »
Oh good, no score. I haven't missed anything.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 1 - Yankmees vs. Astros
« on: October 13, 2017, 10:07:40 pm »
I gotta go. Nice chatting with you clowns, it's been a while.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 1 - Yankmees vs. Astros
« on: October 13, 2017, 10:05:57 pm »
Wow.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 1 - Yankmees vs. Astros
« on: October 13, 2017, 09:52:56 pm »
Is Devo normally all over the place like this?
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 1 - Yankmees vs. Astros
« on: October 13, 2017, 09:41:39 pm »
Green is fairly filthy.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 1 - Yankmees vs. Astros
« on: October 13, 2017, 09:37:01 pm »FANTASTIC job by Keuchel!
Man, I remember when he couldn't get his slop over and had to come in on hitters and they'd just slay him. I never thought he'd be anything. I was wrong, so wrong.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 1 - Yankmees vs. Astros
« on: October 13, 2017, 09:27:06 pm »
Shit. Tanaka was on the ropes. Can't do this shit against the Yankees.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 1 - Yankmees vs. Astros
« on: October 13, 2017, 09:25:42 pm »
Goddamn Correa, he's hittable now.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 1 - Yankmees vs. Astros
« on: October 13, 2017, 09:24:40 pm »
Quit your fucking whining.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 1 - Yankmees vs. Astros
« on: October 13, 2017, 09:22:30 pm »Strike 1 looked juicy.
That crisp break is gone.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 1 - Yankmees vs. Astros
« on: October 13, 2017, 09:20:04 pm »
Tanaka's pitches have lost their bite.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 1 - Yankmees vs. Astros
« on: October 13, 2017, 09:14:33 pm »I'd say he's doing ok at 97 pitches...
"97 snappers."
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 1 - Yankmees vs. Astros
« on: October 13, 2017, 09:09:56 pm »As a former baritone in the Second Baptist choir, I'd like to give a hearty "screw you" to you, jackass.
Take it outside, Godboy.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 1 - Yankmees vs. Astros
« on: October 13, 2017, 09:07:01 pm »
Gary Sanchez is Albert Pujols with a mask.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 1 - Yankmees vs. Astros
« on: October 13, 2017, 08:40:53 pm »
Can't open the door...
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 1 - Yankmees vs. Astros
« on: October 13, 2017, 08:34:05 pm »
Get on the phone, Joe.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 1 - Yankmees vs. Astros
« on: October 13, 2017, 08:32:47 pm »
Hell yeah!
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 1 - Yankmees vs. Astros
« on: October 13, 2017, 08:28:55 pm »
Yes!
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 1 - Yankmees vs. Astros
« on: October 13, 2017, 08:28:12 pm »
Shit throw, Sanchez.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 1 - Yankmees vs. Astros
« on: October 13, 2017, 08:25:23 pm »
Jerk one out, CC.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 1 - Yankmees vs. Astros
« on: October 13, 2017, 08:24:11 pm »
Love the crowd sound.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 1 - Yankmees vs. Astros
« on: October 13, 2017, 08:18:40 pm »
Keuchel got away with one there.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 1 - Yankmees vs. Astros
« on: October 13, 2017, 08:09:28 pm »
Fuck you, Sanchez.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 1 - Yankmees vs. Astros
« on: October 13, 2017, 08:07:57 pm »
I just do not have the patience for commercials any more.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 1 - Yankmees vs. Astros
« on: October 13, 2017, 08:02:19 pm »
I can hear Tanaka's elbow fray.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 1 - Yankmees vs. Astros
« on: October 13, 2017, 08:00:04 pm »Note to Joe Buck...that wasn't Sanchez's leg.
He's leg-gorveling.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 1 - Yankmees vs. Astros
« on: October 13, 2017, 07:59:27 pm »
Take that weak-ass shit through the box, Bergman.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALCS Game 1 - Yankmees vs. Astros
« on: October 13, 2017, 07:56:23 pm »
Holy shit Aaron Judge is a large individual.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALDS Game 2 - Astros vs. Red Sox
« on: October 06, 2017, 01:42:14 pm »Keuchel can't find the zone again.
Red Sox definitely know how to take a pitch.
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The Championship Season Game Zone 2017 / Re: ALDS Game 2 - Astros vs. Red Sox
« on: October 06, 2017, 01:34:03 pm »
109mph exit velocity on that one.
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Beer and Queso / Re: 2017 Music Thread
« on: September 08, 2017, 09:48:30 pm »
After 26 years or so, a new Dream Syndicate album is out - 'How Did I Find Myself Here?' - and it's FUCKING GREAT. Snarly, howling, little bit of pop that leavens the good old guitar freakout roar. Can't be turned up loud enough. They're about to tour and will blow through Austin in late January, probably Dallas and Houston around then as well.
OMD's new album came out last week. I love OMD but this one is going to have to grow on me because it's not gripping me like I hoped it would, less of a whore in bed and more of an inexperienced sorority girl wannabe who is too confused to know how to try.
And then there's this, in the middle of a free online stream sneak preview courtesy of NPR. Advance word was that the sound quality was a massive upgrade and no joke, it is and it's better than any of us had a right to expect. Quantities are going to be limited and the 7" EP is just about already gone via pre-order, so if you haven't snapped it up now is the time for sure.
OMD's new album came out last week. I love OMD but this one is going to have to grow on me because it's not gripping me like I hoped it would, less of a whore in bed and more of an inexperienced sorority girl wannabe who is too confused to know how to try.
And then there's this, in the middle of a free online stream sneak preview courtesy of NPR. Advance word was that the sound quality was a massive upgrade and no joke, it is and it's better than any of us had a right to expect. Quantities are going to be limited and the 7" EP is just about already gone via pre-order, so if you haven't snapped it up now is the time for sure.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: July 18, 2017, 01:12:40 pm »Been hearing the bolded point from pundits for awhile now. The naivete embedded in this belief that makes me wonder about the media.
Generally speaking, when you get to stories like this and it's the most major, storied entities of the press, these folks are sharp as hell and are buried in reams of information that require technique and experience in order to get the truth, discard the fiction, and stay on the right side of the law. That's part of why these things progress slowly. I suspect that asking these questions in this manner is an attempt to frame this in the light of what Everyman would like to know and either get Trump to deny or lie some more, drawing the noose tighter. They know he'll never come clean, but it's a way of adding negative pressure to him.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: July 14, 2017, 08:02:27 pm »To Trump's credit, it sound like he is at least listening to the people that actually understand the border.
Not so fast.
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Beer and Queso / Re: UT Global Policy Studies - Masters program
« on: May 16, 2017, 07:46:33 am »My little brother just got accepted to this. It was his top choice so he's planning to go; ironically he's never set foot in the state of Texas.
Just curious if any of y'all have any connections to the program or know anything about it.
Good for him! Other than it being a successful and highly-rated program (my wife has a Masters from the LBJ School) the bulk of what I know is that they work hard to maintain a first-rate faculty. I'd expect Global Studies to be a complex field of study that would be richly rewarding.
Oh, and in the spirit of six-degrees-of-separation and all that, you could improve your connection to Kevin Bacon.
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Beer and Queso / Re: 2017 Music Thread
« on: May 08, 2017, 08:38:20 pm »
Cafe Tacuba is really a great band.
Tom Heyman has a new one coming out real damn soon. It's inspired by the LeRoi Brothers, among other influences. Fire up YouTube and listen to the full ride of Cool Blue Feeling or at least #9 and Chickenhawks and Jesus Freaks. The man is incredible.
Speaking of incredible, Tom will be opening some shows in the East in June for the great Dan Stuart. Not to be missed.
And the genius that is Wreckless Eric has a new one coming out later this year. It's a bookend to his previous disc about his experiences in the US; this one goes back to growing up in England, moving to France, and then meeting Amy.
Who is in town tonight, preparing for a breakneck zip through Texas celebrating her 20th anniversary of Diary of a Mod Housewife, out on vinyl for the first time. She's at the Townsend in Austin tomorrow night (it's a secret, but she'll sit in with Rosie Flores at the Continental after), then she's in San Antonio, Houston and Dallas. Check your local listings or amyrigby.com for more.
Tom Heyman has a new one coming out real damn soon. It's inspired by the LeRoi Brothers, among other influences. Fire up YouTube and listen to the full ride of Cool Blue Feeling or at least #9 and Chickenhawks and Jesus Freaks. The man is incredible.
Speaking of incredible, Tom will be opening some shows in the East in June for the great Dan Stuart. Not to be missed.
And the genius that is Wreckless Eric has a new one coming out later this year. It's a bookend to his previous disc about his experiences in the US; this one goes back to growing up in England, moving to France, and then meeting Amy.
Who is in town tonight, preparing for a breakneck zip through Texas celebrating her 20th anniversary of Diary of a Mod Housewife, out on vinyl for the first time. She's at the Townsend in Austin tomorrow night (it's a secret, but she'll sit in with Rosie Flores at the Continental after), then she's in San Antonio, Houston and Dallas. Check your local listings or amyrigby.com for more.
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Talk Zone / Re: OWA Opening Day Ticket Thread 2017
« on: April 03, 2017, 12:44:05 pm »
I'd get a table but I have no idea how many are showing up. Or when.
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Talk Zone / Re: OWA Opening Day Ticket Thread 2017
« on: April 03, 2017, 12:31:20 pm »
Sitting here like some Tex-Mex gargoyle.
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Talk Zone / Re: OWA Opening Day Ticket Thread 2017
« on: April 03, 2017, 12:16:27 pm »
Chingon. Tall Texan is closed so I'm at SF all by my lonesome.
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Talk Zone / Re: OWA Opening Day Ticket Thread 2017
« on: April 02, 2017, 11:14:30 pm »
An infinite number of thanks to BudGirl for steering this one in. Thank you.
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Talk Zone / Re: OWA Opening Day Ticket Thread 2017
« on: March 27, 2017, 09:01:54 pm »I have an HTML email forwarded to me from RB (not from BG), and it has links to claim the tickets or return them.
Yeah, I got a dozen or so messages notifying me of people's tickets being forwarded. I didn't send any of those out, and none of the emails I received have links. I'm not super happy with this bullshit.
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Talk Zone / Re: OWA Opening Day Ticket Thread 2017
« on: March 27, 2017, 08:15:40 pm »Bar code is there. Have to set up an account and open the link.
There's no link, and no bar code, and neither my phone or laptop have been able to successfully create a ticket purchase account. I have two other devices to try with.
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Talk Zone / Re: OWA Opening Day Ticket Thread 2017
« on: March 27, 2017, 06:32:22 pm »
I have an email that tells me it was forwarded to me, but it's oddly formatted and there is no attachment or bar code or anything, just a notice and my seat and row number.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: March 26, 2017, 09:35:11 am »Can someone explain to me why this makes any sense?
You're looking for a logical answer.The only logic in business is profit. Profitable industries write legislation and get it passed.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: March 25, 2017, 09:55:57 pm »
Quite simply, the insurance industry should have nothing to do with health care.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Reading
« on: February 19, 2017, 08:38:10 am »
Looks like we got us a reader.
I'm going through the Annotated Ring Lardner right now.
I'm going through the Annotated Ring Lardner right now.
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Talk Zone / Re: Baseball Cards
« on: February 13, 2017, 03:40:19 pm »While traveling through Texas in 1993, I went to a game in the Astrodome. The promo that night was a set of Astros trading cards sponsored by Mother's cookies. It had most of a set and then had 7 of the same card. You were supposed to trade to get the rest of the set. We didn't.
Anyway I have two sets that I found during our move last summer. If someone wants the extra set, I am sure we can work something out. Just PM me.
I loved those Mother's Cookies sets. I got Nolan Ryan to sign one, and I was pretty happy to get a Randy Johnson as an Astro when I got my pack.
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Talk Zone / Re: Baseball Cards
« on: February 12, 2017, 07:18:02 am »
Very cool, Tenthirty. Cards are a tangible link that can run through you and your kids, and I hope you all get as much enjoyment out of them as you did in the hunt.
Any cool 'grail' moments on the hunt?
Any cool 'grail' moments on the hunt?
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: February 10, 2017, 06:40:57 pm »So, when the nth court in a row rules against Trump's Muslim ban, he tweets - in all caps - "see you in court."
I don't think any of the court decisions have been on the merits of what he's wanted, rather the way he went about implementing it. The real meat of the case is going to come later and will take a while to get through the system.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: January 29, 2017, 05:59:53 pm »
Oh, I think he'll double down, all right. He'll go as far as he can, but he's going to continue to be met with massive levels of resistance and sacrificing the face of these misfires may buy him some public relief.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: January 29, 2017, 04:15:00 pm »
I suspect the heat will get so strong reasonably soon that Bannon will be removed and placed at somewhat of a distance.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Roger Angell on "Most Important" Vote of His Lifetime
« on: January 29, 2017, 08:13:08 am »Who better to instruct us on the plight of those fleeing tyranny, murder and torture?
It sure as shit isn't that fuckstick Bannon.
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Talk Zone / Re: OWA Opening Day Ticket Thread 2017
« on: January 27, 2017, 05:45:16 pm »
One, please.
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2017
« on: November 22, 2016, 11:57:07 pm »
I'm in for one of the best you can get.
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Beer and Queso / Re: 2016 Music Thread
« on: November 12, 2016, 09:07:05 am »Man, I'm sorry to hear that, RB. I hope 2017 works out better for you.
Thanks. Everyone around me is tryiing to figure out what the hell is going on. Is this the new normal, because we're getting older and have a wider sphere of friends? Is this the inevitable correction after many years of relative peace and happiness? I've had stupid off-the-chart good luck in my life but growing up without a roadmap is harder than I thought it was going to be.
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Beer and Queso / Re: 2016 Music Thread
« on: November 11, 2016, 10:20:38 pm »It's one of the downsides of getting older.
I get it if you're in your 80s, or even in your early 60s as a touring musician but I've lost people to suicide, car accidents, cancer, etc. and they were all 34-45. It's been a tough one.
Hell, if you just count friends I've lost five this year, two by their own hand, and a couple more aren't doing so well.
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Beer and Queso / Re: 2016 Music Thread
« on: November 11, 2016, 09:19:24 pm »Everyone died in 2016.
No shit. And Mick Ralphs just had a stroke. It's been an absolutely devastating year, both for iconic musicians as well as local ones around me. It's like some kind of shitty reverse Rapture.
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Talk Zone / Re: Game Seven
« on: November 03, 2016, 12:35:30 am »
Christ, I hate the Cubs. Almost everyone around me on a reasonably daily basis is a Cub fan, some of them bandwagoners and some of them with ties to Chicago or the midwest and they've been out in the open like roaches when the light gets snapped on. I've even got friends who work for the fucking Cubs. And now they're not going to shut up for what? Months? Until next season ends and they have something else to whine about?
All this 'Cubbie' this and 'Cubbie' that, and 'Fly the W!' Nobody heard of that shit until they got on their roll this year.
Fuck the Cubs.
All this 'Cubbie' this and 'Cubbie' that, and 'Fly the W!' Nobody heard of that shit until they got on their roll this year.
Fuck the Cubs.
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2017
« on: October 22, 2016, 08:14:55 pm »
I just got the email and the clock is ticking. If you want an OWA Opening Day outing in 2017, someone needs to step up now.
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Talk Zone / Re: Rangers Post Season ballpark delicacy
« on: October 08, 2016, 06:10:31 am »
By far, the best Rangers post-season delicacy I can think of is them getting their asses kicked. I enjoy that quite a bit. If they had a kiosk and charged $20 for a Ranger ass-kicking, I'd spend a fair amount of time at the ATM.
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Beer and Queso / Re: vp debate train wreck
« on: October 07, 2016, 03:21:54 pm »I've been asking people this and oddly enough I have never received anything approximating a response.
But I would like someone to explain their hatred, if they truly harbor hatred.
I've asked this for years, beginning with her husband. I never got an answer other than hyperbole and bullshit talking points that were beaten into shivs, no matter how fevered and agitated the answerers were, or how convinced of the validity they held in their hard-trod path. More experienced folk might have finer-edged points to bring, but hair-splitting arguments of wonk work doesn't explain the frothing hatred.
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2017
« on: October 07, 2016, 03:14:14 pm »
87 views and no other discussion? I'm not kidding folks, I'm not going to herd the cats next season. It's not a hard gig, but I am tired and just don't have the time for it. Step right up, I'll make it as easy as I can...
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Talk Zone / Opening Day 2017
« on: October 06, 2016, 05:56:06 pm »
I haven't heard from the Astros yet but it probably won't be long. I've run this thing about as long as I care to. Who'd like to take over for a while?
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Beer and Queso / Re: Daddy
« on: August 16, 2016, 08:31:52 am »
Thank you for that beautiful writing, and I hope your father pulls through to get many more days with his loving daughter.
It seems to me that while our loved ones are alive we feel their presence in a different, more weighted and focused manner when they aren't around us. When they are finally gone, that changes to a more delicate presence, but it seems to fill so many more spaces. They're in reflections, in sounds, in scents and in feelings that can come out of nowhere. They never really leave us, they move to a different place while we take on as much of their physical lineage to keep that alive.
It seems to me that while our loved ones are alive we feel their presence in a different, more weighted and focused manner when they aren't around us. When they are finally gone, that changes to a more delicate presence, but it seems to fill so many more spaces. They're in reflections, in sounds, in scents and in feelings that can come out of nowhere. They never really leave us, they move to a different place while we take on as much of their physical lineage to keep that alive.
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Beer and Queso / Re: What did you do for summer vacation?
« on: July 21, 2016, 08:16:24 pm »So Eric and Amy refer to you as Ron Brand? Cool story. Hope you weren't inappropriately rough.
It's all in the video. We're using code names.
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Beer and Queso / What did you do for summer vacation?
« on: July 21, 2016, 07:08:12 pm »
Well, there was this.
america-coast-to-coast-3.html
https://diaryofamyrigby.wordpress.com/
america-coast-to-coast-3.html
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So far in the last month I’ve had two stage invasions, once in Bryan, Texas and again in Austin the following night:
In Bryan it was a random twerp who’d left a few bits behind from an open mic night and decided to stride across the stage in the middle of my set to pack up and ship out. I caught him on the stop in Semaphore Signals, grabbed him by his hippie t-shirt, asked him what the fuck he thought he was doing. Whatever it was he won’t be doing it again. I slapped his face - not hard but enough to make the point. I told him he was being disrepectful, pulled his glasses off his face and stuffed them down the front of his shirt. I poked him in the stomach and told him to fuck off. I thought I’d gone too far but it seems he’s universally loathed at the Revolution Cafe and I wasn’t the only one who thought he was being rude and intrusive. People have to learn.
At the Hole In The Wall in Austin a guy took it upon himself to jump on the stage and sing Whole Wide World. He wasn’t doing a bad job but Amy was about to come on and sing it with me so I got out of the way and Ron Brand (my right-hand man in Texas) escorted him off.
https://diaryofamyrigby.wordpress.com/
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Joining Eric for a few songs every night – This is Eric’s tour and he asked me to come up and sing and play a few songs which is really sweet because since we’ve been together, a big part of our relationship has been playing music and even though it’s great to go out and do our own things again, performing together is special and romantic. The first night in Austin I’m waiting by the stage for my entrance in Whole Wide World and – wait, that very enthusiastic guy who’s been bopping and nodding his head intensely for the whole show is actually climbing onto the stage and striding straight up to the mic to sing the song as if he’s the special guest. Eric kindly deflects him and then our friend Ron Brand helps him off pretty quickly. At least I have my guitar so people don’t think I’m just one more in the queue to sing Whole Wide World.
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reverse the numbers. and who put the chink in the armor that was last years season
Conger's gone.
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Game Zone 2016 Archive / Re: Royals @ Astros April 11, 2016
« on: April 11, 2016, 07:42:41 pm »I wish I was there with everyone. Sounds like MMPUS is rocking.
It is.
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Talk Zone / Two Opening Day Tickets Available
« on: April 11, 2016, 01:53:43 pm »
We've got two available, no charge. Who wants them?
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2016
« on: April 11, 2016, 12:09:49 pm »
I'll head that way. I'm 35 minutes out.
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2016
« on: March 31, 2016, 12:37:54 am »Could i meet you in Austin between now and then?
Yes.
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2016
« on: March 30, 2016, 12:56:24 pm »Yes, please.
Ok, they're yours.
For others, I am unaware of any other available tickets.
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2016
« on: March 30, 2016, 11:55:42 am »Do you have them or does he?
I would love them, no matter where they are currently geographically located.
I have them. You want both of them?
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2016
« on: March 30, 2016, 11:27:21 am »So what's the plan for meet up, getting the tickets, etc?
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
noon at Alice's Tall Texan, 4904 N Main St for frosty goblets of Shiner Bock, one of the best values you'll ever find. Cash only.
1pm at Spanish Flowers, 4701 N Main St for cabrito, etc.
3pm(ish) at Flying Saucer, 705 Main St.
5pm(ish) waltzing on down to the MMPUS
I'd really, really, really prefer to hand out tickets at the three stops BEFORE getting to the ballpark. If it's at all possible, please meet me at one of those places to get yours.
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2016
« on: March 30, 2016, 12:09:51 am »I am interested in any unused tickets.
My understanding is that there are two available, courtesy of Ty.
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2016
« on: March 28, 2016, 09:38:20 pm »I don't remember the exact particulars, but didn't we have to sit around outside the TT for a while because they didn't open as early as they used to?
They opened at one but I don't remember why. Their Yelp page says they open at ten.
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2016
« on: March 28, 2016, 10:59:26 am »
I have the tickets in hand.
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Talk Zone / Re: Ex-Astros News
« on: March 19, 2016, 10:15:31 am »Hard to believe it's been 8 years since those started.
Matadorph, Taras, Gizzmonic, Sporadic, Ybbodeus, S.P. Rodriguez, Andyzipp and several others who aren't around much anymore.
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Talk Zone / Re: We don' t need no stinkin nets
« on: March 10, 2016, 10:52:23 am »
I used to think I could duck or catch it or protect myself until I saw a couple of screamers come in our direction and skip off of one of the railing poles. You can't predict how that carom will go, much less react when it's three feet in front of you.
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Beer and Queso / Re: San Antonio?
« on: February 14, 2016, 11:16:43 am »
Bernie.
Oh, wait. Boerne.
Oh, wait. Boerne.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Out of the Park 15 Online League
« on: February 11, 2016, 06:52:55 pm »
I used to play the living shit out of OOTP back when I had time. It's a great game.
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Beer and Queso / Re: San Antonio?
« on: February 11, 2016, 06:43:27 pm »On a recent visit back to Austin, though, she was shocked at how trashy it was to go out. Bunch of drunk college kids running around.
Now I'm not saying that there's nothing to Austin but 6th Street; of course that's not true. But it's a small town dominated by a huge college, so that's a big part of what happens there.
Small town with almost a million people.
As to #1, sure, Austin has its problems but I haven't run into this one and as some of you might know, I get out a little every now and then. Stay the fuck off of Sixth Street and you're ahead of the game. That was probably the fun place to go when Mrs. Limey was one of those college kids running around, but it's not that anymore. The fun places have moved to Rainey Street or other areas close to downtown and Sixth has become rougher and rawer.
The biggest problem you may face in living in Austin is that it's expensive and becoming even more so, and the transportation infrastructure is behind the times. But hey, Denver is pretty nice too.
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Talk Zone / Re: Let the Stove be Heated
« on: December 12, 2015, 12:14:12 pm »
Now it's Giles and Jonathan Arauz for Appel, Harold Arauz, Eshelman, Velasquez and Obie.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Happy birthday Chuck!
« on: November 30, 2015, 12:55:31 am »And I will take the opportunity to thank Brandy for keeping me out of jail on the date a number of years ago. I've never been to jail but one's birthday seems an inauspicious occasion for one's inaugural visit.
Free hit of mescaline in LA County or half a baloney sandwich in Travis County. I've done worse as a free man. Trust the words of a good friend of mine, the genius Mike McCoy.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Happy birthday Chuck!
« on: November 27, 2015, 11:22:32 pm »
Happy birthday, you ol' rascal you.
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2016
« on: November 24, 2015, 06:06:48 pm »Not shaming at all. Reminding people.
That's what I just did. It's not necessary to call anyone out by name.
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2016
« on: November 24, 2015, 11:47:13 am »post the names of paid and unpaid.
Now is not the time for public shaming. That may come later.
I did get your check though. Thank you.
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2016
« on: November 23, 2015, 09:40:59 pm »
I need those who haven't paid up, to pay up. Check your PMs for instructions sent two weeks ago.
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2016
« on: November 09, 2015, 09:47:38 pm »
I don't have the final word on this but my credit card has been charged, so we've got tickets. There are a lot more season ticket buyers now, and guess what? They're buying the cheaper seats in the 300s so we're probably going to be in Section 307 in the left field corner. Those are $45 each. She's going to monitor the seats closer to home for us, but they'll probably be around $75 if I understood her correctly.
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2016
« on: November 05, 2015, 08:43:56 pm »
That's 25, if Doyce7 is taking two and not three. I'll call tomorrow and order 25 unless I see changes here by 10am tomorrow.
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2016
« on: November 04, 2015, 11:02:02 am »
Ok, that's 18 by my count, with VirtualBob removed, BudGirl at two, and Doyce7 for two. I'll leave this open until Thursday morning and see where our final count is.
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2016
« on: November 03, 2015, 05:57:54 pm »
I spoke to our account rep today and she said there are plenty of seats in the 317-321 sections. She said the tickets would cost $45-50 each. Is this ok with everyone?
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2016
« on: November 02, 2015, 11:42:25 pm »
I will call them tomorrow to see what's available and how much we're looking at. I'll need to get paid quickly though, so factor that in.
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Talk Zone / Opening Day 2016
« on: November 02, 2015, 09:42:27 pm »
I got the email from the Astros. Opening Day tickets are on sale to us.
I'm sure we'll need at least 20 to qualify. Opening Day is Monday, April 11 vs. the Royals. Who's in?
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On Monday, we begin selling Group Tickets for the 2016 season. As a renewal group, you have priority during the week of (November 2 – November 6). This is a great opportunity to secure the best seats at the lowest price possible. In the past, our early group buyers have saved up to 31% over traditional ticket buyers.
I'm sure we'll need at least 20 to qualify. Opening Day is Monday, April 11 vs. the Royals. Who's in?
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Talk Zone / Re: Rangers Blue Jays
« on: October 14, 2015, 06:02:17 pm »
Jose Bautista is welcome on my team anytime.
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The first postseason series clinching win at Wrigley Field. Ever.
Oh, by all means let's light a few cars on fire to celebrate winning in the first round.
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Game Zone 2015 Archive / Re: ALCS Game 4...Royals @ Astros, October 12, 2015
« on: October 12, 2015, 07:58:17 pm »
Y'know, it doesn't get any easier from here on, it only gets harder. They've been all loose and cocky going into the playoffs, and they just took a damn good punch to the balls. Time to see just what this team is made of, and how they respond.
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Talk Zone / New skipper for Astros' arch rival
« on: October 09, 2015, 10:31:34 am »
Bogar expected to replace McClendon.
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Game Zone 2015 Archive / Re: Astros Royals October 8, 2015
« on: October 08, 2015, 10:41:12 pm »
Fuck yeah! Astros win!
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Game Zone 2015 Archive / Re: Astros Royals October 8, 2015
« on: October 08, 2015, 10:40:00 pm »
Ok, I'm digging the guy in the horse mask behind home.
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Game Zone 2015 Archive / Re: Astros Royals October 8, 2015
« on: October 08, 2015, 10:38:34 pm »
Let's get two.
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Game Zone 2015 Archive / Re: Astros Royals October 8, 2015
« on: October 08, 2015, 10:26:05 pm »Point taken.
I'll take clueless at the plate (or to be fair, in a bad way) vs poor performance behind it.
I haven't seen the Astros much this year, so all I have to go on is my memory of Castro's inability to block pitches and anecdotes about Conger's weak arm.
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Game Zone 2015 Archive / Re: Astros Royals October 8, 2015
« on: October 08, 2015, 10:18:33 pm »
Gotta shut this crap down now.
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Game Zone 2015 Archive / Re: Astros Royals October 8, 2015
« on: October 08, 2015, 10:07:15 pm »
Castro's pretty worthless, isn't he?
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Game Zone 2015 Archive / Re: Astros Royals October 8, 2015
« on: October 08, 2015, 10:05:20 pm »
That's why you dive back to first with your left hand.
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Game Zone 2015 Archive / Re: Astros Royals October 8, 2015
« on: October 08, 2015, 10:00:18 pm »
Rasmus looks like Wiley Wiggins' senior photo.
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Game Zone 2015 Archive / Re: Astros Royals October 8, 2015
« on: October 08, 2015, 09:39:32 pm »
Well, that was unimpressive.
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Game Zone 2015 Archive / Re: Astros Royals October 8, 2015
« on: October 08, 2015, 09:27:35 pm »
In. His. Ear.
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Game Zone 2015 Archive / Re: Astros Royals October 8, 2015
« on: October 08, 2015, 09:25:58 pm »
So Morales gets one in the ear next?
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Game Zone 2015 Archive / Re: Astros Royals October 8, 2015
« on: October 08, 2015, 09:23:35 pm »Not typically... Probably a number of folks at the Texans game, but other than that no clue...
Jesus. NFL.
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Game Zone 2015 Archive / Re: Astros Royals October 8, 2015
« on: October 08, 2015, 09:22:14 pm »
Ben Carson for Oberto beef jerky.
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Game Zone 2015 Archive / Re: Astros Royals October 8, 2015
« on: October 08, 2015, 09:19:53 pm »
Lively fuckin' crowd in here tonight. Is that how it is these days?
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Game Zone 2015 Archive / Re: Astros Royals October 8, 2015
« on: October 08, 2015, 09:16:12 pm »
Remember all those years we bitched about how the Astros would never take a pitch?
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Game Zone 2015 Archive / Re: Astros Royals October 8, 2015
« on: October 08, 2015, 09:09:02 pm »
Suck on that, KC.
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Game Zone 2015 Archive / Re: Astros Royals October 8, 2015
« on: October 08, 2015, 09:05:25 pm »
I guess that mound visit answers my question.
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Game Zone 2015 Archive / Re: Astros Royals October 8, 2015
« on: October 08, 2015, 09:04:37 pm »
Is McHugh always this careful or is he just losing it?
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Talk Zone / Re: Who is everybody pulling for tonight?
« on: October 07, 2015, 06:33:59 pm »
It's sure as hell not the god damned Cubs. Fuck the Cubs.
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Game Zone 2015 Archive / Re: Halos @ Astros September 21, 2015
« on: September 21, 2015, 09:07:31 pm »
Ok, I just wanted to do a drive-by. See you next year!
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Game Zone 2015 Archive / Re: Halos @ Astros September 21, 2015
« on: September 21, 2015, 09:02:32 pm »
Goddamn it's loud in here. And not because of the crowd.
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Game Zone 2015 Archive / Re: Halos @ Astros September 21, 2015
« on: September 21, 2015, 08:55:03 pm »
Fuck Pujols.
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Game Zone 2015 Archive / Re: Halos @ Astros September 21, 2015
« on: September 21, 2015, 08:53:49 pm »Be sure to offer to fetch a Frito pie for Neil.He said he's on Day 3.
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Game Zone 2015 Archive / Re: Halos @ Astros September 21, 2015
« on: September 21, 2015, 08:52:20 pm »You finally made bail?
Fuck bail, I broke out. No cell can hold me!
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Game Zone 2015 Archive / Re: Halos @ Astros September 21, 2015
« on: September 21, 2015, 08:51:34 pm »That's Keuchelangelo to you, Mr. Brand.
I saw that, edited it, and it still posted wrong.
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Game Zone 2015 Archive / Re: Halos @ Astros September 21, 2015
« on: September 21, 2015, 08:50:33 pm »
BudGirl and NeilT say hi.
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Game Zone 2015 Archive / Re: Halos @ Astros September 21, 2015
« on: September 21, 2015, 08:48:04 pm »
Meuchel is sawing logs.
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Game Zone 2015 Archive / Re: Halos @ Astros September 21, 2015
« on: September 21, 2015, 08:46:22 pm »
What are you yingyangs up to?
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Talk Zone / Astros Fan Forum 9/21
« on: September 14, 2015, 11:27:10 am »
I just got an invitation to participate in a small (10-15 fans) forum at Minute Maid where the discussion will center on how to improve the fan experience, and more specifically the experience acquiring tickets to sporting events and how we use our mobile devices. Assuming this isn't somehow bogus, and I actually do get to attend, I'd be interested in relating some comments from people here on the board. If you had this opportunity, what would you like to tell and ask the Front Office?
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Game Zone 2015 Archive / Re: Tigers @ Astros August 14, 2015
« on: August 15, 2015, 06:50:17 am »307
Beer and Queso / Re: annuallly for many years here happy birthday to me and andy z
« on: August 07, 2015, 05:53:41 pm »
Happy brithday you too!
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Beer and Queso / Re: Better late than never (Meet my 2.5 month old daughter, Alexis)
« on: August 07, 2015, 05:52:48 pm »
Congratulations, DV!
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Beer and Queso / Re: RIP Murphy the cat
« on: April 25, 2015, 09:28:01 pm »
I'm so sorry, Austro.
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Game Zone 2015 Archive / Re: Astros @ Athletics April 24, 2015
« on: April 25, 2015, 02:17:20 pm »315
Beer and Queso / Re: The new Turleys are here! The new Turleys are here!
« on: April 23, 2015, 09:18:28 pm »
I had a bottle of Juvenile Zin last night. It was quite good.
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Talk Zone / Re: west coast games suck
« on: April 22, 2015, 09:40:27 pm »West coast games are alright by me. Gamezone crew is solid, and it gives me something to watch before bed.
Nice that you can watch them.
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Game Zone 2015 Archive / Re: Athletics @ Astros April 15, 2015
« on: April 16, 2015, 10:03:01 am »319
Game Zone 2015 Archive / Re: Astros @ Rainjizz April 10, 2015
« on: April 10, 2015, 06:54:50 pm »320
Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2015
« on: April 06, 2015, 11:17:38 pm »
Thanks. This is one of the best days of the year because it's so great to see you all again. It was not the same without Coach, Mark, Mr. Happy, Ty and Bench among others who couldn't make it, but it was a fantastic day all the same. Thanks to all of you.
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Game Zone 2015 Archive / Re: Opening Day April 6, 2015 Indians @ Astros
« on: April 06, 2015, 07:53:41 pm »
Dominguez would've had him.
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Game Zone 2015 Archive / Re: Opening Day April 6, 2015 Indians @ Astros
« on: April 06, 2015, 06:56:53 pm »
This Kluber guy is pretty good.
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2015
« on: April 06, 2015, 01:57:02 pm »3 of us at Spanish Flowers now. I guess the other guys were set on a beer down the street.
Yes, tradition can't be ignored.
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2015
« on: April 06, 2015, 12:01:46 pm »
It's noon, and I am at the Tall Texan. They have decided to open at 1pm. I'll stick around here for a little while.
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Talk Zone / Re: New, Nice and Clean OWA Webpages
« on: April 06, 2015, 08:07:11 am »
Clicking on the header or the 'HOME' button confirms the nonexistence of the mythical front page.
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The Bus Ride Discussion Forum / Re: Tracking the Rule Fivers
« on: April 05, 2015, 08:57:55 am »You're right of course. Gerry Fraley of the DMN gets it wrong in this article when he says the 2003 Brewers were the last to do it.
That's because the Astros only existed long enough to be strongarmed into the American League. Now they're gone again.
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The Bus Ride Discussion Forum / Re: Ariel Ovando: Biggest Int'l Signing Bust of All Time?
« on: April 05, 2015, 08:50:23 am »
It just goes to show that as ridiculously difficult it is to predict how 18-21 year old kids will develop with respect to baseball, it's a lot more difficult to predict that about 16 year old kids from another country with a different culture.
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2015
« on: April 03, 2015, 10:07:12 am »As extra incentive...anyone who shows up at the Tall Texan prior to 1:00 will receive a free frosty goblet of Shiner, courtesy of OWA.
DOUBLE YAY!
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2015
« on: April 03, 2015, 10:06:58 am »I'm quite looking forward to it. I've pretty much decided to skip my french class, so I will be at the Flower.
Yay!
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2015
« on: April 03, 2015, 09:21:11 am »
Ok, Monday's schedule:
noon at Alice's Tall Texan, 4904 N Main St for frosty goblets of Shiner Bock, one of the best values you'll ever find. Cash only.
1pm at Spanish Flowers, 4701 N Main St for cabrito, etc.
3pm(ish) at Flying Saucer, 705 Main St.
5pm(ish) waltzing on down to the MMPUS
I'd really, really, really prefer to hand out tickets at the three stops BEFORE getting to the ballpark. If it's at all possible, please meet me at one of those places to get yours. If I'm ciphering correctly, I've got tickets for Sphinx (1), HH (1), Ebby (1), Homer (2) and Chuck (2), and I think I've got tickets available from Das (1) and Ty (2).
noon at Alice's Tall Texan, 4904 N Main St for frosty goblets of Shiner Bock, one of the best values you'll ever find. Cash only.
1pm at Spanish Flowers, 4701 N Main St for cabrito, etc.
3pm(ish) at Flying Saucer, 705 Main St.
5pm(ish) waltzing on down to the MMPUS
I'd really, really, really prefer to hand out tickets at the three stops BEFORE getting to the ballpark. If it's at all possible, please meet me at one of those places to get yours. If I'm ciphering correctly, I've got tickets for Sphinx (1), HH (1), Ebby (1), Homer (2) and Chuck (2), and I think I've got tickets available from Das (1) and Ty (2).
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Talk Zone / Re: Forum changes
« on: April 02, 2015, 12:15:35 pm »335
Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2015
« on: April 02, 2015, 09:39:52 am »So, I'm thinking I may want to change my schedule and go to lunch on Monday. What is the time frame for you all to be there? Around 1:00? I won't really be able to get there sooner. You all would still be there, right?
Typically it's noon at the Tall Texan and 1pm at Spanish Flower. Lunch normally lasts a couple of hours or so and then it moves to the Flying Saucer.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Music 2015
« on: March 31, 2015, 12:44:15 pm »
My music stuff is pretty focused but SXSW gave me the opportunity to see some other folks. I can't explain fully why I haven't seen them before, but if you don't look up and check out Churchwood you might fall prey to plagues of locusts, boils and any number of other maladies. This is the smooth, light song of their set at the Saxon Pub during SXSW. I just posted it, and I've got a couple more I'll add over the next few days if you want to keep checking back on the YouTube channel. Dismiss at your own peril, and do what you can to see them if they ever decide to play outside of Austin.
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2015
« on: March 27, 2015, 01:09:49 pm »What?!?!?!?!? Are you not going to the Tall Texan? Spanish Flowers? Flying Saucer? That new BBQ place?
Hey, I'm a moving target.
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2015
« on: March 27, 2015, 08:56:16 am »
Austro, Drew, NeilT and Budgirl - your tickets were mailed this morning. Everyone else will have to find me before the game. Good luck with THAT.
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2015
« on: March 25, 2015, 10:55:24 am »
What, you have a night job now?
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2015
« on: March 24, 2015, 08:31:18 pm »I am out because of work. do not know about Mark, but a night game may screw him up too.
That is all kinds of fucked up.
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2015
« on: March 24, 2015, 08:30:53 pm »Have not see a response but I PM'd you, Ron.
Yeah, I'm trying to crawl out from under the wreckage. I'll get to it.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Walk Up Music
« on: March 21, 2015, 05:13:14 pm »
High school, Sweet Jane from Rock and Roll Animal.
Now, the theme from Halloween.
Now, the theme from Halloween.
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2015
« on: March 17, 2015, 10:27:35 am »
Please PM me with your addresses if you want me to mail your tickets.
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2015
« on: March 17, 2015, 12:06:56 am »
I received the tickets yesterday. Do you want them mailed to you, do you want to meet at Spanish Flower before the game and pick them up there, or some other plan?
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Talk Zone / Re: Quiet, too quiet
« on: March 10, 2015, 05:19:15 pm »I get more Texas Ranger action
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Talk Zone / Minnie Minoso gone
« on: March 01, 2015, 09:19:17 am »
One of my favorite players, the great Minnie Minoso, has died.
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Beer and Queso / Jon Dee Graham
« on: March 01, 2015, 08:56:44 am »
Where the hell was I last night? At Jon Dee's birthday, dammit, and you shoulda been there too.
Some video.
Some video.
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Beer and Queso / Live Long and Prosper, Leonard Nimoy
« on: February 27, 2015, 12:02:26 pm »
I shall do neither.
As much a part of my childhood as anything else. I've had a triple whammy today, and this one has brought me down low.
As much a part of my childhood as anything else. I've had a triple whammy today, and this one has brought me down low.
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The Bus Ride Discussion Forum / Re: 2015 Draft Thread
« on: February 19, 2015, 07:23:17 am »
Nate Colbert, you are just killing it. Killing it, sir! Thanks!
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Beer and Queso / Re: Music 2015
« on: February 17, 2015, 11:41:54 pm »
That's perfect - if you get tired of ZZ Top you can just leave, and not feel like you wasted your money or your time.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Kerry Shook and Woodlands Church
« on: February 08, 2015, 09:47:27 pm »
But I like Mattress Mac. Just because he buys a lot of air time doesn't make him a piece of shit like those other clowns.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Fuck the Super Bowl, name 6 Albums.
« on: February 01, 2015, 04:42:06 pm »
There's been a lot of great stuff mentioned, music that I listen to often - Mississippi John Hurt, Benny Goodman, Swiss Movement, Ogden's Nut Brown Flake, Li’l Ed, Medusa, L.A.M.F., Mance Lipscomb, etc. Medusa and Mance Lipscomb were especially meaningful to me because I listen to them a lot, certainly every month. Good stuff!
And yeah, I'd like to play. Can I?
Classical - I've listened to classical, I've got a lot more LPs than I do CDs of that, and it ranges from those old Great Performances records of stuff like the Goldberg Variations to the Three Tenors. I have a nice cd of Caruso that I listen to from time to time, and I enjoy Callas and Te Kanawa. It's not like I know what the hell I'm doing though - I don't have much of a grounding in classical music. I can say though, that what really made it work for me, made me start to appreciate it, was the two albums by Walter/Wendy Carlos, Switched-On Bach and the Soundtrack to Clockwork Orange. I still love both of those, and they take me right back to when I was eleven or twelve.
Blues - I was a blues freak. No, a blues FREAK. Like some people are jazz freaks, searching out rare sides, I was that way with the blues. Fortunately, we had Antone's and some great record stores, so I could stoke the hell out of that fire. One set I keep coming back to is a 4-CD compilation of late '40s and early '50s John Lee Hooker, Classic Early Years. Almost all of it is the man, his guitar, and his foot. Great stuff like Goin' Mad Blues, House Rent Boogie, Low Down Midnite Boogie, I'm Gonna Kill That Woman, No Friend Around, Decoration Day, Streets Is Filled With Women...man, that's a great set.
Old Rock - C'mon. I feel like that's all I listen to. I know it isn't, but it feels like it. I was just enjoying Made In Japan, and that's on the heels of the fantastic Fire Records reissues of Wreckless Eric's '80s and '90s efforts that just about everyone missed the first time around. But hey, this is about what I'm listening to and you aren't, so how about this - McLemore Avenue by Booker T and the MGs.
Jazz - It's my fault, it's my error, it's my shortcoming, but I have a hard time with jazz. I enjoy Kind of Blue and I see its place in history. I like that Les McCann set and the history behind it. I love the prowess of the great players and their collectives. I know what they're doing. I get it, I understand it, but it just doesn't grab me unless it's Louis Armstrong. That grabs me, I can listen to that man play that horn all day long. I love the Complete Hot Fives and Hot Sevens.
Country - I was raised on Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, George Jones and Ray Price. Well, them and rock music and the blues, but as far as country goes, it was them. Later on I figured out an appreciation for a lot more of the genre, but what I've been listening to a lot lately is...Shotgun Willie. What a monster of an album.
Alternative - What the hell is alternative? What kind of bullshit category is that? I'm not picking on NeilT, I'm picking on the nitwits who came up with it in the first place, and then the mindless public who parroted it back as though it meant something. Dolts.
I listen to a lot of stuff I'd consider to be alternative to whatever the hell else other people are listening to. I happen to love the two live Throbbing Gristle boxes. I'm a big Foetus/JG Thirlwell fan and I'm pretty confident no one I know is listening to any of that right now. Hell, try Noveller on for size. She's amazing.
What I've really been digging lately though, is something I KNOW none of you have been listening to and that's got to make it alternative, right? I recently picked up an album I was unfamiliar with, and it's incredible. The Concert Sinatra, from 1963. There's a great backstory to the disc and it's recording, but the shorthand is that it's Sinatra backed by Nelson Riddle and a 70-piece orchestra, using the most advanced recording techniques of the day, recorded onto 35mm film stock. Not only that, but it's a collection of songs that mostly came from film scores, reinterpreted by The Chairman, and he lets his voice really fly on these. None of that swingin', jazzy Frank; this is a musician taking his instrument as far as he can. Seek this one out, you won't regret it.
Thanks, NeilT.
And yeah, I'd like to play. Can I?
Classical - I've listened to classical, I've got a lot more LPs than I do CDs of that, and it ranges from those old Great Performances records of stuff like the Goldberg Variations to the Three Tenors. I have a nice cd of Caruso that I listen to from time to time, and I enjoy Callas and Te Kanawa. It's not like I know what the hell I'm doing though - I don't have much of a grounding in classical music. I can say though, that what really made it work for me, made me start to appreciate it, was the two albums by Walter/Wendy Carlos, Switched-On Bach and the Soundtrack to Clockwork Orange. I still love both of those, and they take me right back to when I was eleven or twelve.
Blues - I was a blues freak. No, a blues FREAK. Like some people are jazz freaks, searching out rare sides, I was that way with the blues. Fortunately, we had Antone's and some great record stores, so I could stoke the hell out of that fire. One set I keep coming back to is a 4-CD compilation of late '40s and early '50s John Lee Hooker, Classic Early Years. Almost all of it is the man, his guitar, and his foot. Great stuff like Goin' Mad Blues, House Rent Boogie, Low Down Midnite Boogie, I'm Gonna Kill That Woman, No Friend Around, Decoration Day, Streets Is Filled With Women...man, that's a great set.
Old Rock - C'mon. I feel like that's all I listen to. I know it isn't, but it feels like it. I was just enjoying Made In Japan, and that's on the heels of the fantastic Fire Records reissues of Wreckless Eric's '80s and '90s efforts that just about everyone missed the first time around. But hey, this is about what I'm listening to and you aren't, so how about this - McLemore Avenue by Booker T and the MGs.
Jazz - It's my fault, it's my error, it's my shortcoming, but I have a hard time with jazz. I enjoy Kind of Blue and I see its place in history. I like that Les McCann set and the history behind it. I love the prowess of the great players and their collectives. I know what they're doing. I get it, I understand it, but it just doesn't grab me unless it's Louis Armstrong. That grabs me, I can listen to that man play that horn all day long. I love the Complete Hot Fives and Hot Sevens.
Country - I was raised on Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, George Jones and Ray Price. Well, them and rock music and the blues, but as far as country goes, it was them. Later on I figured out an appreciation for a lot more of the genre, but what I've been listening to a lot lately is...Shotgun Willie. What a monster of an album.
Alternative - What the hell is alternative? What kind of bullshit category is that? I'm not picking on NeilT, I'm picking on the nitwits who came up with it in the first place, and then the mindless public who parroted it back as though it meant something. Dolts.
I listen to a lot of stuff I'd consider to be alternative to whatever the hell else other people are listening to. I happen to love the two live Throbbing Gristle boxes. I'm a big Foetus/JG Thirlwell fan and I'm pretty confident no one I know is listening to any of that right now. Hell, try Noveller on for size. She's amazing.
What I've really been digging lately though, is something I KNOW none of you have been listening to and that's got to make it alternative, right? I recently picked up an album I was unfamiliar with, and it's incredible. The Concert Sinatra, from 1963. There's a great backstory to the disc and it's recording, but the shorthand is that it's Sinatra backed by Nelson Riddle and a 70-piece orchestra, using the most advanced recording techniques of the day, recorded onto 35mm film stock. Not only that, but it's a collection of songs that mostly came from film scores, reinterpreted by The Chairman, and he lets his voice really fly on these. None of that swingin', jazzy Frank; this is a musician taking his instrument as far as he can. Seek this one out, you won't regret it.
Thanks, NeilT.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Music 2015
« on: January 24, 2015, 12:51:10 pm »
Mike June's recording a new album. He's been previewing the songs over the last four months or so and it's going to be spectacular. If you like your Woody Guthrie spiced with some Mike Cooley, Mike June just might be your guy.
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Talk Zone / Re: HOF Voting 2015 Class
« on: January 06, 2015, 01:24:38 pm »One third of the way through his chances you mean (5 of 15).
Isn't it ten years now?
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The Bus Ride Discussion Forum / Re: Jacob Nix Settlement
« on: December 16, 2014, 10:27:38 pm »360
The Bus Ride Discussion Forum / Re: Jacob Nix Settlement
« on: December 16, 2014, 09:19:06 pm »
Fuck Whitey.
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Beer and Queso / Dec. 8
« on: December 08, 2014, 10:13:59 am »
Love is the answer, and you know that for sure.
Love is the flower, you gotta let it grow.
I'd been working the evening shift at the restaurant, got off around 11 or so and drove home. I'm sure I was listening to a tape in the car. Just a few days before, there had been news reports that he'd be touring to support the new album. Since I now had the means I had resolved that I'd do whatever it took to see one of those shows.
My wife woke me up in the morning and told me that I wouldn't be going to any of those concerts. I'd never been more numb, never been knocked down onto the floor into gray and black like that before. I didn't feel that way again until my father died. I still can't play that album. I never speak the name of that piece of shit responsible for it.
A few years ago, a much younger coworker told me that Michael Jackson's death was felt by more people than John Lennon's.
Love is the flower, you gotta let it grow.
I'd been working the evening shift at the restaurant, got off around 11 or so and drove home. I'm sure I was listening to a tape in the car. Just a few days before, there had been news reports that he'd be touring to support the new album. Since I now had the means I had resolved that I'd do whatever it took to see one of those shows.
My wife woke me up in the morning and told me that I wouldn't be going to any of those concerts. I'd never been more numb, never been knocked down onto the floor into gray and black like that before. I didn't feel that way again until my father died. I still can't play that album. I never speak the name of that piece of shit responsible for it.
A few years ago, a much younger coworker told me that Michael Jackson's death was felt by more people than John Lennon's.
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Talk Zone / Re: Free agent rumors
« on: December 05, 2014, 10:29:28 pm »
And Robertson wants 4 years, $50MM.
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Talk Zone / Re: Free agent rumors
« on: December 05, 2014, 10:25:55 pm »3 years at 124 years at 9 vs 4 years at 10.
Interesting. That's not what I saw. Damn bloggers.
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Talk Zone / Re: Free agent rumors
« on: December 05, 2014, 10:03:34 pm »chuck, any idea why the Astros didn't close the deal if they were the high bidders
3 years at 12 vs 4 years at 10.
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Beer and Queso / Re: 2014 Music Thread
« on: December 05, 2014, 05:41:15 pm »
Jon Dee Graham's new album is out. It's a live retrospective, taken from fan-sourced and radio recordings of his performances over the last 18 years, solo and with different sidemen, recorded all across the country. There's a digital download available online, and he's also selling CDs at that link as well as at his shows. He's making a Midwest run right now.
If you're unfamiliar with his work, this is a fine article about him.
Full disclosure: I am Jon Dee's archivist, and this was my project. It took a lot of twists and turns along the way, but we both are very happy with the results.
If you're unfamiliar with his work, this is a fine article about him.
Full disclosure: I am Jon Dee's archivist, and this was my project. It took a lot of twists and turns along the way, but we both are very happy with the results.
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Beer and Queso / Re: R.I.P. Ian McLagan
« on: December 04, 2014, 01:31:00 am »Several as in twenty. Did he follow Ronnie Lane to Austin, do you know?
Yeah, he did. I think his wife had some Texas connection and both he and Ronnie kinda followed Chesley Milliken, but for all intents and purposes he came to Austin because of Ronnie Lane, who moved to Colorado just a couple of months later because of the heat.
We're all fucking stunned and hurt and pissed, although Mac wouldn't have wanted that. Just the fact that they'd finally agreed on a Faces reunion tour after years of Rod dithering and then it comes to this...fuck. Fucking hell, fuck.
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Beer and Queso / R.I.P. Ian McLagan
« on: December 03, 2014, 05:52:12 pm »
Face, Small Face and sometime Rolling Stone, we were fortunate to have him here in Austin for several years.
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Beer and Queso / Looking in both directions
« on: December 02, 2014, 09:27:12 pm »
I've got a friend who is folding her tent, but before she puts it away she is leaving us this. It made me smile while I read it, and maybe you'll smile too.
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Talk Zone / Re: Trade rumors
« on: November 29, 2014, 09:47:55 pm »
It's entirely possible that Lawrie will be slotted in at 2B, Barreto will be flipped, and the A's make a run at Headley. This seems a lot more like one move out of several in progress.
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Talk Zone / Re: Luhnow to Japan
« on: November 25, 2014, 01:43:29 pm »
Why does Drellich even bother with this stuff? He already believes Luhnow is a liar. Why not just make up his own little world inside a snow globe and write about that?
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Talk Zone / Re: Free agent rumors
« on: November 24, 2014, 09:06:01 am »
...and the Astros may be getting serious about David Robertson.
Quote
On Sunday, Ken Davidoff of the New York Post reported the Astros have reached out to David Robertson's representatives to express interest. Robertson is said to be seeking a four-year contract at "Papelbon money."
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Beer and Queso / Re: Immigration
« on: November 22, 2014, 12:39:21 pm »...or that Obama needed to do anything on this issue.
Yeah, because doing nothing is the right thing to do.
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The Bus Ride Discussion Forum / Re: Rule 5
« on: November 20, 2014, 10:08:13 pm »
Deal fell through, and Feliz winds up on the 40-man.
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Beer and Queso / Re: 2014 Music Thread
« on: November 16, 2014, 10:05:50 pm »
I'll see your Chinese whateveritis and raise you the latest by the legitimately awesome Peelander-Z.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Austin restaurants
« on: November 14, 2014, 05:46:34 pm »
Salty Sow is pretty good, but hardly exceptional. I think Lenoir is exceptional, and a fantastic value as well.
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Talk Zone / Re: Yoan Moncada and other Cuban prospects currently unsigned
« on: November 03, 2014, 07:20:28 am »
Great stuff, Nate.
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The Bus Ride Discussion Forum / Re: Fangraphs Q&A with Mike Elias
« on: November 02, 2014, 08:58:45 am »
Ha! I just posted this over in the TZ but you beat me to it. It's a good interview that starts and ends beating the company line, but the middle has some nice stuff on draft strategy, coaches and scouts, and some of the players taken in the last draft.
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Talk Zone / Re: David Freese
« on: November 01, 2014, 11:59:04 am »I love the fact that a guy who once posted his address to facilitate a fistfight with another poster is now the hall monitor.
You saw Clockwork Orange, right?
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Talk Zone / Re: David Freese
« on: November 01, 2014, 09:36:53 am »I've been to KC once, for a football game. It was nice. I wouldn't get carried away with it or anything, but it was nice.
I'm sure that compared to what's around it, KC is an oasis but these people are convinced it's Nirvana on the Plains.
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Talk Zone / Re: David Freese
« on: November 01, 2014, 08:59:27 am »I'm not against Freese, per se, just wondering what the hell a "Cardinals connection" has to do with anything.
All baseball roads run through St. Louis.
Except for my friends who miraculously turned out to be Kansas City fans and would not stop beating that drum. FUCK. Did you know that 'Kansas City' is the BEST song about a city anywhere? Of course you knew KC had the best barbecue, loads of it. And it's so picturesque and pastoral, and everyone is a saint and so friendly and cool, and they have great weather, and oh - it's just the BEST. So much better than that shithole down I-70.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Halloween Friday Tune
« on: November 01, 2014, 08:49:30 am »
I feel you, G.
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Beer and Queso / Re: Halloween Friday Tune
« on: October 31, 2014, 05:08:12 pm »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11_nsW151tg
Greatest Halloween group of all.
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2015
« on: October 31, 2014, 12:09:19 pm »RB, let us know when and how to pay.
PMs have been sent.
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Talk Zone / Re: All right, I admit it
« on: October 30, 2014, 04:11:55 pm »I'm getting more and more of the mind that experience is the only thing worth spending serious money on.
You can leave a lot, but experience might be the only thing you have a prayer of taking with you.
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2015
« on: October 30, 2014, 07:55:48 am »Sweet Jesus, we're all going to die via foul ball.
Souvenirs for everybody!
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: 2014 World Series
« on: October 29, 2014, 10:28:12 pm »You don't get much more of a hillbilly battery than Posey and Bumgarner.
Nawp.
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: 2014 World Series
« on: October 29, 2014, 10:20:29 pm »Bum's gonna win though. But I was rooting for the Royals.
Good girl.
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: 2014 World Series
« on: October 29, 2014, 10:19:15 pm »Gordon's due a hit.
I hope you use your powers for good.
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: 2014 World Series
« on: October 29, 2014, 10:11:12 pm »
I sure am glad I got to see this.
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: 2014 World Series
« on: October 29, 2014, 10:07:15 pm »If he's not geeked up for the 9th, someone check if his balls are still there.
I'm sure he's geeked up, but that arm is going to have to be geeked up too.
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: 2014 World Series
« on: October 29, 2014, 10:01:59 pm »
Somehow Bumgarner has put himself the position to be the pitcher Bochy would want up in the ninth. How much does he have left?
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: 2014 World Series
« on: October 29, 2014, 09:25:21 pm »
Does Bumgarner come back for the seventh?
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: 2014 World Series
« on: October 29, 2014, 09:15:16 pm »
Weird to see Pence hit into a double play.
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: 2014 World Series
« on: October 29, 2014, 09:04:29 pm »
Wow, nice play by Perez!
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: 2014 World Series
« on: October 29, 2014, 08:53:35 pm »
I don't know if Joe Buck has a secret crush on Joe Panik or if Panik is really a budding star.
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: 2014 World Series
« on: October 29, 2014, 08:50:01 pm »
Bumgarner's warming up. I guess Bochy likes neutralizing KC's lefties.
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: 2014 World Series
« on: October 29, 2014, 08:31:32 pm »Well said. Now where's the mute button on this thing?
It's in Awkward Rob Lowe's pants.
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: 2014 World Series
« on: October 29, 2014, 08:30:54 pm »
Go, Thunder Pants, go!
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: 2014 World Series
« on: October 29, 2014, 07:40:33 pm »
I'm enjoying this Giant breakthrough.
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2015
« on: October 29, 2014, 05:07:33 pm »
It should look something like this. Without the hound, possibly with more people.
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2015
« on: October 29, 2014, 04:59:31 pm »
I've bought the tickets. I had to make an executive decision and I'm prepared to take the heat for it.
I opted for seats closer to the field. They're $52 each. We're in Section 133, Rows 20-24, 1st 4 seats from the aisle and Row 24 has the first 5 seats from the aisle, so we're all in a block. If we'd gone back to the area from last year, we'd have been much more spread out.
I opted for seats closer to the field. They're $52 each. We're in Section 133, Rows 20-24, 1st 4 seats from the aisle and Row 24 has the first 5 seats from the aisle, so we're all in a block. If we'd gone back to the area from last year, we'd have been much more spread out.
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2015
« on: October 29, 2014, 04:23:24 pm »
Ok, I've got 21 total, for these people:
Ron Brand
BudGirl
Hudson Hawk
Ebby Calvin
Sphinx Drummond
NeilT (2)
Homer (2)
Mr. Happy (2)
Drew Corleone (2)
Ty in Tampa (2)
Mark R / Jim R (2)
Das
Austro
Chuck (2)
Ron Brand
BudGirl
Hudson Hawk
Ebby Calvin
Sphinx Drummond
NeilT (2)
Homer (2)
Mr. Happy (2)
Drew Corleone (2)
Ty in Tampa (2)
Mark R / Jim R (2)
Das
Austro
Chuck (2)
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Beer and Queso / Re: voter ID and Alien Essence
« on: October 28, 2014, 01:23:02 pm »I'm surprised you made it through most of your life...
You are not alone.
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Beer and Queso / Re: voter ID and Alien Essence
« on: October 28, 2014, 01:07:45 pm »I'm surprised you made it through most of your life with that kind of reaction so something so offhand and not even meant to be insulting.
"Teabagger" is insulting to me. At least "libtard" makes sense, I'm insulting your intelligence. "Teabagger" means what, that I like to dip my nuts in peoples' mouths? It creates a perverse mental picture, but how is that even relevant? And the constant use of it by mainstream libs is disturbing. I was shocked when I heard a guy on NPR say it.
I didn't call you a teabagger and I don't use that term. If you don't show me respect you can bet that'll be returned in kind. 'Lib' is clearly meant to annoy and degrade. Use the term 'liberal' or don't, but if you choose not to you should expect others to interpret it in a context you may avoid by using the correct word.
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Beer and Queso / Re: voter ID and Alien Essence
« on: October 28, 2014, 12:04:19 pm »"Conservatives" are simply lazy thinkers.
I did skip over this and I shouldn't have. There's plenty to like about a conservative point of view and certainly, there have been many conservative viewpoints that have a great deal of merit. I can't dismiss conservatism out of hand and I wouldn't want to dismiss liberalism or progressive viewpoints out of hand either. It's the folks at the ends of the bell curve who still fly those flags that make it all such a mess. It's oversimplifying to equate the Palins or the Duck Dynastys or the Brownbacks with conservatism; that's a much less intelligent, much more viscerally mean strain that I have a lot of fear of.
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Beer and Queso / Re: voter ID and Alien Essence
« on: October 28, 2014, 11:54:46 am »"Conservatives" are simply lazy thinkers. Consider the source and take it for what it's worth.
Considering the source has done a lot to keep me out of jail over the years. My give-a-shitter and off switch have been a lot less reliable lately though.
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Talk Zone / Re: Tal's Hill
« on: October 28, 2014, 11:48:36 am »
I don't have it, so thanks and I'll pick it up.
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Beer and Queso / Re: voter ID and Alien Essence
« on: October 28, 2014, 11:34:37 am »"liberal" is a term that should be worn with pride. It signifies that one can think for himself. As opposed to "wingnuts" and "tea baggers".
Yep. I'm proud to be a liberal. I react negatively when it's cheapened into the shorthanded slur of 'lib.' 'Libtard' is incendiary to me.
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Talk Zone / Re: Tal's Hill
« on: October 28, 2014, 11:25:42 am »Actually, this keeping of the same uniform or even the same color scheme is a modern phenomenon. In the old days, teams changed uniforms nearly every year, including changing colors from red and blue to black and white to pink and purple plaid.
I know there was a lot of information about uniforms in Bill James' Historical Baseball Abstract, but I don't remember anything as to why there were so many uniform changes. It was before selling t-shirts and jerseys became popular, so it wasn't that. Do you have any knowledge as to why they changed so often?
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Beer and Queso / Re: voter ID and Alien Essence
« on: October 28, 2014, 11:22:42 am »I know libs love to, but you shouldn't confuse the average tea-partier with the average birther.
Here's a little tidbit for you. If you or anyone else refers to me as a 'lib' or uses a similar derogatory term to describe me in person, there is a significant risk that a very serious escalation will be at hand.
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: 2014 World Series
« on: October 26, 2014, 10:12:01 pm »There are a lot of mullets on that Giants team.
And one googly-eyed cocker spaniel.
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Beer and Queso / Re: 2014 Music Thread
« on: October 25, 2014, 09:28:16 pm »Dead Skeletons
You're right! There's no fucking reason for me to be here at all.
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Beer and Queso / Re: OK, I'll Start...Ebola
« on: October 16, 2014, 04:55:49 pm »Going to a hospital in the first place is what got her into this mess.
Everyone knows hospitals are death factories.
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: LCS
« on: October 13, 2014, 12:24:44 am »I hate the Cardinals and anyone currently or previously associated with them including but not by any means limited to Joe Buck.
Stan Musial?
Jose Cruz was a Cardinal.
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Talk Zone / Re: RACE FOR THE LID XVI
« on: October 08, 2014, 12:56:31 pm »
I brought it, along with the other things I handed out, to SF the year after I won. I know it was passed around for people to see but that's all I remember about it.
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Talk Zone / Re: RACE FOR THE LID XVI
« on: October 08, 2014, 10:28:28 am »What I'm really wonderin, however, is what is the status of the Derek Bell card?
I'm pretty sure Ebby Calvin has it, unless he mailed it to Fynn. I passed it on.
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Talk Zone / Re: Amazing footage of 1924 World Series
« on: October 02, 2014, 05:06:45 pm »I would like to see someone try to pitch like that today.
And those follow-throughs. I think every pitcher landed his front foot and tried to slow his forward motion to be ready to field.
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Talk Zone / Re: Amazing footage of 1924 World Series
« on: October 02, 2014, 03:17:27 pm »
That's beautiful. Thank you.
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Beer and Queso / Re: 2014 Music Thread
« on: September 30, 2014, 09:23:27 pm »
That's him. He's doing a couple of solo shows, neither his wife nor the Len Bright Combo will be accompanying him.
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Talk Zone / Re: Altuve out of the lineup
« on: September 30, 2014, 09:19:43 pm »
So...much...eye...bleeding...
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Beer and Queso / Re: 2014 Music Thread
« on: September 30, 2014, 09:00:50 pm »
Wreckless Eric tomorrow night at Guero's, 9pm, just before Jon Dee Graham and James McMurtry at the Continental, and Eric is at the Hole in the Wall Friday night.
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Talk Zone / Re: Altuve out of the lineup
« on: September 30, 2014, 03:29:18 pm »Just read the Manifesto. It's gotten much more gentile as the denizens age that the rough and tumble place that it once was.
Very, very much so.
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Talk Zone / Re: Next year's team
« on: September 29, 2014, 03:52:41 pm »AJ Hinch "close to becoming" the new manager?
Some interesting stuff here.
Quote
But Arizona’s young foundation appeared to underachieve last season— the team finished 82-80, two games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the pallid National League West — and a poor start to 2009 doomed Melvin, who was popular among players but less so in a front office that questioned his commitment to the club’s build-from-within philosophies. General Manager Josh Byrnes explained Hinch’s arrival by repeatedly citing his “organizational advocacy,” a euphemism for which the team was roundly mocked; Hinch’s page on the Web site Baseball-Reference.com was quickly sponsored by a Diamondbacks fan who cackled, “A J Hinch ... brimming with organizational advocacy.”
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Talk Zone / Re: 5:30 press conference
« on: September 29, 2014, 03:52:28 pm »
Some interesting stuff here.
Quote
But Arizona’s young foundation appeared to underachieve last season— the team finished 82-80, two games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the pallid National League West — and a poor start to 2009 doomed Melvin, who was popular among players but less so in a front office that questioned his commitment to the club’s build-from-within philosophies. General Manager Josh Byrnes explained Hinch’s arrival by repeatedly citing his “organizational advocacy,” a euphemism for which the team was roundly mocked; Hinch’s page on the Web site Baseball-Reference.com was quickly sponsored by a Diamondbacks fan who cackled, “A J Hinch ... brimming with organizational advocacy.”
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: 28 Sep 2014 - Houston Astros at New York Mets
« on: September 29, 2014, 07:19:57 am »433
Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2015
« on: September 28, 2014, 06:33:36 pm »
Ok. I want to give this a couple more days to make sure that anyone who hasn't seen it gets a chance to, and then I'll call and see about 20 at least. Thanks everybody.
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Talk Zone / Re: Altuve out of the lineup
« on: September 28, 2014, 02:43:56 pm »What is the NL? Don't follow that stupid league where they let pitchers hit anymore....
But seriously I did not know that. Did their GM call the manager and override the decision? Did Morneau want to play and they are sitting him anyway?
I don't know. I don't give enough of a shit to try to find out.
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Talk Zone / Re: Altuve out of the lineup
« on: September 28, 2014, 02:30:05 pm »
You realize that over in the NL, those chickenshit statheads in Colorado have rested Morneau the last two days while Josh Harrison of Pittsburgh played and lost the batting title.
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2015
« on: September 28, 2014, 01:47:09 pm »
Does anyone else want to go to Opening Day 2015, or do we shitcan this little tradition of ours?
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Good Guys in Flushing, 9/27/14
« on: September 27, 2014, 08:25:33 pm »
What? No one cares?
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Houston Astros @ sTem, 9/26/14
« on: September 27, 2014, 10:54:56 am »
Not interesting enough for a PBP, but NeilT has all the interesting developments.
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Talk Zone / Re: Astros @ Mets Series Preview
« on: September 26, 2014, 05:07:40 pm »
Great job, Bench!
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Talk Zone / Re: Drayton's OpEd in the Chron
« on: September 26, 2014, 03:11:02 pm »It seems to me that all he is saying regarding the lawsuit against him by Crane is that he will take on the defense expenses himself rather than enforcing a clause that would require the network to pay for those expenses on his behalf.
I don't think he'd ever say it out loud, but it seems to imply to me that he's backing the reorganization and the subsequent payout he'd have to make in return for Crane dropping the suit. It gives all parties some cover.
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Talk Zone / Re: Drayton's OpEd in the Chron
« on: September 26, 2014, 08:56:52 am »
There's a whole 18-wheeler's load of smoke and mirrors in that one. So, is this McLane agreeing to some givebacks and public support for the settlement so that Crane drops his suit against McLane? If it is, will Crane be happy to let McLane have his little op-ed splash because money talks, or is this Drayton trying to get a dig in even though he's agreed to pay damages in the face of the lawsuit, and Crane may well feel the need to answer publicly?
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Talk Zone / Re: Phil Nevin, manager?
« on: September 26, 2014, 08:07:42 am »Who would you like to see as manager?
Phil Nevin's evil twin.
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Talk Zone / Re: Opening Day 2015
« on: September 25, 2014, 09:33:30 am »
Ok, we're at 17. Anyone else? The longer we wait, the more expensive the tickets get...
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: 24 Sep 2014 - Houston Astros at Texas Rangers
« on: September 25, 2014, 09:25:11 am »447
Beer and Queso / Miss Lola, The Citizen, (p)Rick and the Amish Nation say Happy Birthday
« on: September 25, 2014, 09:19:01 am »
To NeilT, the Scourge of Seattle.
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: Shitfish @ Astros September 21, 2014
« on: September 22, 2014, 09:24:44 am »449
Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: Fish Sticks @ Astros 19/9/14
« on: September 21, 2014, 10:43:09 am »
NeilT gives us an inside look at Taijuan Walker's training regimen. And a nice boat ride.
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Talk Zone / Re: Mariners @ Astros Series Preview
« on: September 19, 2014, 05:48:27 pm »
Fine work, Austro!
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: 18 Sep 2014 - Cleveland Indians at Houston Astros
« on: September 19, 2014, 08:08:57 am »454
Beer and Queso / Re: Adrian Peterson indicted for child abuse
« on: September 17, 2014, 02:57:10 pm »455
Beer and Queso / Re: Meantime, Panama is a happy place
« on: September 17, 2014, 08:23:26 am »
Your mom is shrewd. It all becomes a little more clear now.
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Talk Zone / Opening Day 2015
« on: September 16, 2014, 07:54:53 pm »
I just got the email and they're selling group tix for next season. The first game is Monday, April 6 against Cleveland. We'll need 20 at least. Who's in? Where do you want to sit and what's the price point that makes you drop out?
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Beer and Queso / Re: Adrian Peterson indicted for child abuse
« on: September 15, 2014, 02:49:39 pm »
Chickenshit cocksucking bastards. Fuck all of you.
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: 14 Sep 2014 - Houston Astros at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
« on: September 15, 2014, 02:48:35 pm »459
Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: Astros @ Halos September 12, 2014
« on: September 13, 2014, 02:39:49 pm »460
Beer and Queso / Re: Adrian Peterson indicted for child abuse
« on: September 12, 2014, 10:00:44 pm »
Fucking animals. And now there's a woman who it appears killed and buried her two-year-old son in Austin a couple of months ago. They'd been living out of her car, but she's been Facebooking about how she's pregnant and can't wait to see her new baby. As you might imagine, the ex-husband is a real piece of shit too. The kid never had a chance.
Fucking animals.
Fucking animals.
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Beer and Queso / 13 Years Ago Today
« on: September 11, 2014, 05:32:22 pm »
In the wake of the terrorist attacks in 2001, the New Yorker's next issue published a special section of Talk of the Town featuring remembrances from John Updike, Jonathan Franzen, Denis Johnson, Roger Angell, Aharon Appelfeld, Rebecca Mead, Susan Sontag, Amitav Ghosh, and Donald Antrim. It's free for reading online.
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: Astros @ Mariners September 10, 2014
« on: September 11, 2014, 02:32:06 pm »463
Talk Zone / Re: Astros @ Mariners Series Preview
« on: September 08, 2014, 07:49:29 pm »
All hail King Feltcher!
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: Astros @ A's, September 7, 2014
« on: September 08, 2014, 01:32:06 pm »465
Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: Astros @ Athletics September 5, 2014
« on: September 06, 2014, 11:56:20 am »466
Talk Zone / Re: Porter Fired
« on: September 05, 2014, 08:59:28 pm »
Mike, I just wish the Astros did a better job of getting out in front of these things with good, consistent PR work.
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Talk Zone / Re: Porter Fired
« on: September 05, 2014, 05:29:11 pm »Sounds like Washington likely relapsed. I wish him the best in battling that beast if that is indeed the case.
Daniels says it isn't drug related.
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: Angels @ Astros September 3, 2014
« on: September 04, 2014, 04:51:29 pm »470
Talk Zone / Re: Porter Fired
« on: September 03, 2014, 02:00:22 pm »
It's completely beyond my understanding how Crane and Luhnow have ignored getting a good PR team together. This has been a glaring need for such a long time. Relying on others to infer their story is a catastrophe.
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: 2 Sep 2014 - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Houston Astros
« on: September 02, 2014, 09:23:53 pm »I bet Fowler would have caught that if he had looked at the wheel today.
SFN
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: 2 Sep 2014 - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Houston Astros
« on: September 02, 2014, 09:14:14 pm »Peacock's back in after 4 days' rest.
Seven run leads make a man brave.
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: 2 Sep 2014 - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Houston Astros
« on: September 02, 2014, 09:06:26 pm »I've never been to a Waffle House, and that's the topic of the night for the radio broadcast.
Waffle House is good stuff. Better around 3 am, but good anytime.
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: 2 Sep 2014 - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Houston Astros
« on: September 02, 2014, 08:59:40 pm »
Somebody popped that zit.
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: 2 Sep 2014 - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Houston Astros
« on: September 02, 2014, 08:33:04 pm »So you have to go in front of the partners' committee for your annual comp review too?
Is that the one where they attach you to the Life Sucking Machine from The Princess Bride and turn it up to Five or so?
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The Bus Ride Discussion Forum / Re: Corpus Christi - 2014
« on: September 02, 2014, 08:22:37 pm »
That is some short-sighted snark all right.
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: 2 Sep 2014 - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Houston Astros
« on: September 02, 2014, 08:22:02 pm »Just wondering, sounds like fun.
It's a little like Joe Vs. the Volcano, with better pay and more screwed up people.
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: 2 Sep 2014 - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Houston Astros
« on: September 02, 2014, 08:11:29 pm »Is the game on TV tonight?
Not where I am. I'm in a freezing enclave, watching Twitter accounts of the game, waiting to go in and chip away another little bit of my soul.
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: 2 Sep 2014 - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Houston Astros
« on: September 02, 2014, 08:08:21 pm »
That little dude is pretty good.
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: 2 Sep 2014 - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Houston Astros
« on: September 02, 2014, 07:56:44 pm »
Tom Flawless, trying to get ahead of the Peacock Fatigue Factor with Deduno.
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Talk Zone / Re: Angels @ Astros Series Preview
« on: September 02, 2014, 11:31:15 am »
Nice work, Austro.
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Talk Zone / Re: Porter Fired
« on: September 02, 2014, 11:29:00 am »I keep looking for Drellich's offensive tweets and every "objective" spanking and come away perplexed. It appears that some fans want their reporters to merely parrot and blindly support those they cover.
Drellich isn't offensive, he's yappy and has an agenda, partly because he's been frozen out.
I guess you see whatever the hell you want to see. I sure don't have the time to go back and parse all the sites and quotes and things I saw yesterday that led me to my conclusions. I'll crawl back into my hole and you guys can continue the circle jerk.
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Talk Zone / Re: Porter Fired
« on: September 02, 2014, 08:21:55 am »
Keith Law was spanking Drellich's tweets pretty hard yesterday.
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Talk Zone / Re: Porter Fired
« on: September 01, 2014, 11:35:55 am »
Footer:
Quote
Luhnow's statement suggests an acknowledgement that the current state of Astros is not all on Porter. Which would be correct x1000.
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Talk Zone / Re: Porter Fired
« on: September 01, 2014, 11:34:41 am »
From Zachary Levine:
Quote
RIP Bo Porter. He was a good man. He often knew the rules of baseball. The losses weren't his fault. He likely tried to get his boss fired.
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Talk Zone / Re: Porter Fired
« on: September 01, 2014, 11:29:10 am »He was dealt a crappy hand and told it was a full house. He'll find another job pretty quickly, I hope.
He was dealt a membership in a pretty exclusive club. He knew what he had to work with.
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Talk Zone / Re: Porter Fired
« on: September 01, 2014, 11:28:12 am »
I guess you can't go on griping about your boss after he's told you to put a lid on it. Especially when the clock is ticking on your boss.
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: stRangers, 8/31/14
« on: August 31, 2014, 04:33:23 pm »How does that boot fit?
Lube will help. Pointy side first.
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: stRangers, 8/31/14
« on: August 31, 2014, 04:30:51 pm »
Go home sad, bandwagoners.
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: stRangers, 8/31/14
« on: August 31, 2014, 04:19:20 pm »
Go feel him up, Maddux.
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: stRangers, 8/31/14
« on: August 31, 2014, 04:12:09 pm »
And Mendez looked like dogshit Friday.
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: stRangers, 8/31/14
« on: August 31, 2014, 04:11:08 pm »
Reuben, there's a 95 mph guy who is imploding.
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Game Zone 2014 Archive / Rangers Bend Over In Houston, 8/30/14
« on: August 31, 2014, 11:32:41 am »498
Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: stRangers @ Astros August 29, 2014
« on: August 30, 2014, 08:24:51 am »500
Game Zone 2014 Archive / Re: Rangers at Astros, 8/28/14
« on: August 29, 2014, 08:17:50 am »Thanks for the PBP. Nice to see you again, sir.
I'm glad I could finally see another game. Who are these guys?