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I'd make a terrible GM because I wouldn't give any pitcher a contract for longer than three years, and even that would be a stretch for me. However, in today's market, six years for a pitcher is routine. I certainly wouldn't give any every day player over 30 a contract for longer than three years either.
I did not know that such a career existed
Dare I ask exactly what that is?
For some reason, I was thinking you we're a lawyer.
I'm assuming those who are filing a lawsuit do.Eh, I'm not a lawyer, so maybe it is illegal.
So you'd pay more money to be able to reach fewer viewers? And that's a good business strategy exactly why?
I'm willing to pay some token amount for all sorts of things. As a lawyer, do you think I have cause to sue because someone has not made everything available to me?
So if you're Comcast or FoxSports or whomever, how much are you willing to pay for reduced broadcast rights? More? The same amount? Less?
Why?
But it's not the territorial boundaries that make that the case. It's the exclusivity with their broadcast partners. Someone has bought and paid for the rights to broadcast the games in your market. Territorial rights don't have anything to do with whether or not the decide to actually show the game or something else in its place.
He's not blacked out. That's the point I'm making. Just because his local television affiliate decides to show Heidi rather than the game, doesn't mean MLB has blacked him out.
Fields just dropped to 19th.
You're still missing the point. YOU LIVE IN THE ASTROS BROADCAST AREA. The Astros have licensed the broadcast of every game to your home. If it's not on at your house, it's because you provider decided not to show it to you, not because MLB or the Astros have blacked you out.
If you need 200 slides, you need more than one presentation.
And 137 one or two word slides is better? Anything more than 25 slides is too many. They could have said the same thing in roughly 1/10th the number of slides they used. Using too many slides is far worse, IMO, than cramming too much information into one.
Top Gear is the greatest show on tv
I am convinced now that the new ownership is even more clueless than the old ownership, and that's uncharted depths of cluelessness.
How is "if you want to play in BCS bowls, play better" a meaningless argument? Or is this really an argument that you'd rather play in the Heart of Dallas Bowl on ESPNU simply because it's the next day?
This is true.
But there's a massive amount of Star Wars books that are considered "canon" that fill in a lot of the backstory, and also continue the story for a few decades past A New Hope. And, surprisingly, they're quite good. Mostly.
You will never convince me on Carr, though.
EC... do you use Spotify?
I echo the sentiment that the GZ is like a bunch of us sitting around in the living room. Maybe we're drinking whisky, maybe we're listening an old Creedence record...there's a ball game on. Who knows what else comes up in converstion. Who gives a shit.
Can we keef our puns to ourselves
Did you not receive any replies? And yes, the questions were hard.
In all seriousness though, I think you just described Carlos Lee to a tee.
I know what photoshop is smartass. Of course the Astros player photos are photoshopped. I see the snapply little comeback phrase "looks photoshopped" from time to time, as if it has some special meaning. Just wondering what I'm missing.
Is this hipster "codespeak" for something?
The player photos at astros.com have updated to the new look. No orange on the brim. (via AstrosCounty and others on twitter)
Pic
Depends on if it happens in the bottom of the 9th or in extra linens.
I know it might sound crazy, but I'm a little jealous of Ebby.
Nice! Waterfront property in 5...
Ruth. Jackson. Pujols. Sandoval.
Which of these things is not like the others?
https://twitter.com/KellyKGeorge
No tv? Where are you now?
Jeffcoat out for the year with a torn pec.
Les McCann and Eddie Harris - Swiss Movement
Les McCann and Eddie Harris - Swiss Movement
Going on an extra.
I don't usually reply to my own posts but http://blog.chron.com/ultimateastros/2012/10/05/ashby-dierker-among-potential-replacements-for-astros-radio-broadcasters/
I hope they aren't really considering Asby as a PBP guy. I thought he was horrible in that role.
So, that silhouette on the ad for the uni/logo launch party? It's a shot of Jordan Lyles, and it actually reveals quite a bit of the uniforms when brightened. It looks like they're gonna be pretty sharp. Check it out here.
Dunno you'd like that... The 'natural sounds of the ballpark' are often some idiot yellow throughout the entire ballgame at the top of his lungs. It can be annoying as all hell...
No one told these guys that on radio, silence has drama, and real information has value.
Dogs - Pigs (Three Different Ones) - Sheep - Animals - Pink Floyd
Hopefully I can make it through this without killing some little shithead.
What 3 holidays? Daytona 500, grand opening of a new Ryan's Steakhouse, oldest daughter's 17th birthday/wedding?
For some reason the Applebee's locator thinks my home restaurant is in Lenexa, KS.
Although rain chances are highest on Saturday afternoon and evening, there’s still a good shot at rain on Saturday morning and on Sunday morning — during the Texans tailgate before the Titans game.
Took two of the boys. Parking, free. Tickets--five bucks for me, a dollar each for the guys (8 and 11), cheaper than a movie. 3 JR Richard bobble heads, and a poster of ex-Astros with next years schedule. I buy two mini bats which the kids use to pound out cheers to the Astros on seats and railings looking at me to see how far they can go. I don't care, there's only cardinal fans around. The game is wonderful: double plays, bunts, a steal to get in scoring position that pays off--the kids love it. They love Bud's nickname and no Charlie I will not call you Shiner. We talk about the DH and the AL and Milo who seems older than God to them--hell he's older than grandpa, by a lot. Sam is into all the chants and is following the pitch count and is rooting for him to get into the later innings and earn the win. I am having so many memories wash over me looking at all the pennant flags with the tiny NL on them. The kids don't care. They're having a blast and I am too. We buy two cookies and cream waffle cones and a coke icee and sit in much better seats, largely alone with cardinal fans a few rows down. The boys ask if they can open the bobble heads. Hell yeah only creepy guys leave them in the box. I tell them about JR Richard and they are moved--his number should definitely be retired. We talk about Altuve and Charlie says he's a magic midget and then sure enough our solo all-star hits a solo shot to give the good guys a lead. And the kids love all the stupid games and contests and the season ticket holder who is dancing cause he won a big freaking tv for reupping on the tickets for next season. After a tense 8th the Astros close it out in the top of the ninth. Carlos Beltran gets booed. Milo gets applauded. Bud pitches a fantastic game and Altuve delivers. After high-fives and hugs the guys declare that this was the best baseball game ever and they want to go to opening day. Because if the Astros can beat the team that won the world series then they can beat the team that lost the world series too. Sam admits that he thought the Astros would loose and he was ashamed that there were so many cardinals fans and so few astros but we didnt give up on the astros did we and we got to see them win. I told him that he might have seen the very last game that a pitcher ever has an at bat in Houston. He thinks about that. Thanks for taking me Dad, I'll never forget it. We get in the car and the first thing we hear is that the pirates lost to the mets. Damn this is a good night. Both boys tell me that they want to play baseball now--and my sixth grader tells me on ride home that at a baseball game he forgets his worries. Me too.
While it must be a tremendous milestone, I can't imagine giving my daughter away to another man to look after her.
Worthy of a GZ retweet.
Milo about to sign off.
It's like Brocail is stoned.
But when you try to lick it off your shirt the taste gets mingled with the grease and oil and whatever else you have on your shirt and dilutes the purity of the flavor.
For all of Mays' apologies, look at the replay. He never attempted to put his arms around Schaub.
I'm a grown man, and this is a nice, sit-down restaurant. I don't need a goddamn straw for my iced tea.
And the ending of the MNF game is even more ridiculous.
I got distracted reading the "shock waves" thread about JD & Brownie & crew, and they chattered happily away with Bidge for the entire bottom of the 2nd without doing any pbp, but nothing of consequence happened. Top 3 now.
Nice up yonder?
Simples:
I can't wait until he snatches away Correa's guitar for singing "women get wooly... from all the stress..."
No but I heard their live performance on NPR and it was pretty good. I don't know whether that qualifies me as a hipster or a grandfather.
Any of you seen the Walkmen live yet? They are playing Fitz on Friday.
Ah, no, I'm wrong - it's also on Live 1975, that Rolling Thunder Revue thing.
The only legit 2-disc live set that has "Simple Twist of Fate" on it that I know of is Live at Budokan. "Isis" isn't on there.
Lots of wasted time.
And you're sure it's a legitimate US release, meaning it would be on Columbia?
So it was a legit release and it had Simple Twist of Fate on it, meaning it's post-1974. Anything else?
If you can figure out the date, I can probably find it. If you can give me a track list, I may be able to narrow it down.
So what are you going to use? "Desolation Row?"
Stop your whining and listen to the song.
Billing me for your shortcomings? Please.
If you want to cleanse your soul, give Wilson Pickett's version of "Sugar, Sugar" a try.
Challenge yourself, man! Conflict is tension. Try "Sugar, Sugar" or "YMCA."
Explore the studio space.
Go with Rama Lama Ding Dong.
12-4.
Good for you. Being away from home sucks.
As long as we aren't doing anything.
Need another reason to hate the FTCs on general principle?!? Here ya go...
/slowly raises hand/ Not that it means much on an internet forum, but, you can trust me, Biz. My yes means yes and my no means no. Simple as that.
NeilT has been on fire with his recaps.
At least I haven't offended any Chinamen.
NeilT gets to right up a win!!!
Dude. You're in NJ now right? You should come to the 'Cats game tomorrow night (if there's still tickets). It's probably only, what, 2 or 3 hours drive for you? The missus and I will be there (only an hour+ drive for us).
That 12-4 loss was unacceptable.
Boston has to be one of the last organizations I want the Astros to emulate right now.
I get the feeling that Footer isn't so crazy about Crane / Luhnow / et al.
@alysonfooter: Reading BOS coverage. Seems that by waiting until seasons end to dismiss Valentine, owners/GM are sending message that they share some responsibility for what's happened. Which of course is the right way to do it.
I'm glad she's unleashed.
Do you listen to Muse? I just read an article on them in Electronic Musician and decided to check them out, and iTunes had all 5 of their studio albums for 40 bucks so I bought that...some good shit there. Very Radioheady with some nice Queen influence mixed in. Might be nerdy or hipster for all I know, but it's really good stuff.
You're young if you get into that sensitive stuff, wax dramatic over Bon Iver on Letterman, get choked up thinking about the new Grizzly Bear release, etc.
Greene is not a major league SS.
None of this is/was personal against you. The one subject I am overly opinionated about is semi-popular music, I guess.
Glad to have you.
About 80% of the reason I posted this was to tweak you, you know.
I guess instead I'll have to go to Largo and listen to a bearded, scarfed dude play a Casio keyboard and sing about his favorite set of Legos.
It got lost along the way somehow, but the truth is pretentious poseur pussies don't generally make good rock 'n' roll. At all.
http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2012/08/worst_hipster_bands_all_time_c.php
Do they have you back out in Maplewood or what?
Fontana with walk number 58, 59, 60 and 61 tonight
Final in Lexington. No hitter. 16 Ks and one walk for Chris Devenski
Yes, that true; he was already on the 40-man, and there is an open spot, but something will have to be done on the 25-man roster.
No corresponding move yet according to Levine. wonder if lunhow was able to make an under the radar move or if there's an injury?
This is what I'm talking about. He was crazy as hell but his sort of crazy worked perfectly for him on the field.
I don't remember that series in particular but I do remember very fondly how he stood on top of the plate, especially LH as you mention, and just dared pitchers to back him off.
Any word on the new Mumford & Sons album?
For the Spoon, Wolf Parade/Handsome Furs fans among ye
http://www.pitchfork.com/news/47336-watch-spoonwolf-paradehandsome-furs-project-divine-fits-make-live-debut-in-austin/
And all anyone wanted to know is how the Hurricane might actually effect us all.
1st valleycat cycle ever
Astros have lost seven in a row.
According to the Washington Post, Johnson also said Strasburg would be shut down for the playoffs.
It's widely rumored that he loves his cocktails during the game.
What the Heck, Bobby's interview with Correa - LINK
I was at the games this weekend and there was a massive sell-off of everything, including lots of game worn jerseys. Virtually everything with an Astros logo on it was 40% off.
But in Sanskrit, "Motherfucker" starts with an I.
Oh dear...
Will I need to borrow a seersucker suit and bow tie from Neil before they'll let me into the suite, or can I show up in cutoff jeans and a wifebeater?
Damn. All this winning, and Brandon Backe talk really inspired/confused me. After all, 3 out of 5 is way better than 3 out of 30-whatever.
I spent like a day or so there 8 years ago for work. Um... I can tell you that Gerald Ford was from there...
Dude:
You're soon to get another follower!!!
When I think of cool, I think of home brewers.
That's silly, Star Wars was not real.
Man, that 2014 Astros OF with Springer in center and Grossman at rover is gonna kick ass. Or wait... is Paredes gonna play rover? I'm not sure I understand the plan.
You can't just wave a wand and make them big-league players. You've got to field a team with the guys who are on your roster. Our contempt should be reserved for the previous regime who brought us to this point. If they had pulled their heads out of their asses, this process could have been started earlier, and the descent needn't have been so steep or deep.
Click link only if you've already lost all hope for America.
Oh man, we should relive that time when some toolbox Clark parachuted in and took a dump on Scully (figuratively. I think.) Somehow it devolved into complete madness, and everyone hated each other for a week.
In an effort to appeal to the highbrow, arty demographic, the Astros have begun to incorporate elements of modern dance into their games. Matt Downs noted, "really, when you get right down to it, the influence of Merce Cunningham is just unavoidable. That play was a total homage to Merce."
And if I never have to listen to another DJ, I'll be happy, as they are completely unnecessary to my enjoyment of music.
The classic rock stations were the only ones I remembered the...er...address of, so I tuned to one of them and they're STILL playing the same songs they played 10 years ago.
Shouldn't have bragged about Ovando's defense yesterday. He was brutal last night.
Got to see Houser, McCullers and Musgrove pitch last night. Here is the eyewitness report.
I like the band ok, but that chick leading the Alabama Shakes is tedious.
Anyway, I became a more knowledgable fan this year. Had to bone up on the rules of the draft. Had to learn the minor leagues. Had to put in some time on the ‘net searching things out. But I’m a better fan for it.
Not to nitpick fake internet grades, but how does DeShields rate a C+ after the season he's had? Surely the strikeouts aren't that big of a negative.
13) Nick Tropeano, RHP, Grade C+: 2.78 ERA with 97/26 K/BB in 87 innings in Low-A, 4.64 ERA with 34/13 K/BB in 33 innings in High-A. Velocity boost in pro ball is good to see, and he already knew how to pitch. I'd move him up to a B-.
I rarely log on and most of the time when I try to my computer tells me to check my cookie settings - but - props to limey - my iPad has no problems. I came back to the states recently and got tickets to a game from my aunt. She was in Beaumont and normally can't get these tickets but she said I was military and yada yada yada got the tickets - anyways, we are in the diamond club, the kind where you're sitting next to Barbara bush - except I don't really see her at the games anymore. But around the 4th inning I go to get a new margarita and I turn around and see Jeff freekin bagwell about 3 feet from me at a table talking with someone. I proceed to freak out and it seems the only words I can say are "holy shit, and Jeff bagwell" but I tell my cousin and the girl I'm on a date with not to bother him and we make it back to our seats and my cousin "goes to the bathroom". She gets back and says that bags wants to see me. He said thanks for doing the military thing and then he said something about how bad the stros were right now and I started to go into the "Astros are in a better way than they were after 2005" thing and he quickly ended the conversation. I didn't want to ask about him not being in the booth this year cause I didn't even want to hint at rehab and things of the sort. But all in all - pretty kick ass game. And the diamond level is the shit.
There is a pretty good breakdown of the July deals over at The Crawfish Boxes. LINK
For the Spoon, Wolf Parade/Handsome Furs fans among ye
http://www.pitchfork.com/news/47336-watch-spoonwolf-paradehandsome-furs-project-divine-fits-make-live-debut-in-austin/
Interesting to see that post, as today I bought my very first Spoon album, Transference,
I will never understand the villification of Carlos Lee on this board.
Only our third hit.
Sorry, I was watching a Japanese guy fall off the pommel horse and improbably elevate Great Britain to silver in the team competition. What happened here?
Schreefer sucks and is really frustrating to watch. He has a small chance to figure it out, but he'll probably have to hit "rock bottom" first, likely dfa'd by the Astros with little interest from most clubs.
"He has power. I think this ballpark will help him," D-backs general manager Kevin Towers said. "I think coming to a contender will hopefully energize him. It's been pretty tough over there, I'm sure, the last couple of years."
I have a pyramid scheme I would like share...
As an occasional lurker (the series previews are entertaining, even if the Astros are not) I felt compelled to register to comment on Jim's article. Good gosh, that was so well written! The All Star article was also mesmerizing. YOU should write a book, Jim. I've also had my tangle with teenage/adult kids and their problems, and it is probably the hardest thing I've ever dealt with in my life. Luckily, like your daughter, my son appears to be on the upswing. You verbalized beautifully what it's like to deal with someone you love doing things you hate!
OK, now tell me to fuck off! Hey, where do y'all hide the smilies?!
High Line is actually pretty cool imo - that's not the most scenic stretch of it.
Dallas was 4, which was about 150 spots too high. Also, nice photo selection in the slideshow to represent Houston. Isn't that space shuttle in NYC?
Out-of-market fans: Tonight's Astros game is MLB.TV's Free Game of the Day, presented by Jiffy Lube! Check it out: LINK
Seriously?!? I just don't understand that. There are players on this team worth 'hoping' about. Seriously, Altuve?!? And ready to give up on JD Martinez as well? I know he's had a shaky 'sophomore season', but writing him off before we see what he does in 2013? I'm not ready to do that. And while I realize that he'll never be a #1 starter (nor did I really think he would be), Lyles certainly shows flashes of being capable of being a #2 starter. Does he have stuff to learn and improve on? Hell yes. Then again, THE KID IS 21! There is time. And for that matter, I don't think we've seen nearly enough of Wallace to forever relegate him to scrub (though that might be the case). Keuchel is what Keuchel is - a 4th or 5th starter and an innings eater. Not 'something to build a team around', but certainly worth having... And then there is Castro. His defense has been an utter disappointment this season, but that has not been his track record prior to this year. Again, the kid is coming off knee surgery where he missed an entire year.
For me, there are very few kids on the team right now that I think can reasonably be 'written off' before the end of the 2013 season. At this point we've got a very good idea of what CJ brings to the team, and that doesn't appear to be what you'd want from a 'prototypical MLB 3B'. And Shreefer. Wouldn't break my heart to see him DFAd tomorrow. There are others I'm down on as well. That said, there is a hell of a lot more reason for optimism for the future of this team than I'd imagine from reading much of the comments around here lately. Sure they are beyond total suckitutde right now... but... there is hope... Seriously!
So I'm sure I'm late to the party, but I've been on a Warren Haynes kick for the last few days. Damn that guy is talented.
It seems that Dark Star
Has recapped the whole damn game
Via many haikus
I laughed when I heard about Pence. I think most people here realized that the Philllies would eventually see what we saw, and hope to trade him in for something else. Trouble is, I doubt they ever get the return they gave to get him.
I can't say that you're wrong in your assessment, as I agree with most of it. However, when you look at where the new guys are slotting in to the current farm talent pool, it seems to me that filling the place with guys who have a shot at the show is the first place to go. Drayton and Wade left the system so decimated that the farm system was as bad as the parent club, which is unacceptable. I'm with the new regime for now. I have to have faith that they know what they're doing.
If Crane and Co, burn this traveling horseshit show to the ground and never rebuild it in order to bag cash from a television contract and revenue sharing, I'll rent a torch and a pitchfork. Until that time, let's drink heavily to get through these games and have some patience and see the direction the club is heading.
Dodgers get a Choate with their Handjob.
That's unpossible. I was told he sucks.
This team is much less competitive. The product on the field is how I judge how "good" or "bad" a team is.
Hate to see Wandy go. Hope he pushes the Bucs to the playoffs.
Since I am beyond the "Root, Root, Root" stage, "Lineup Pending" works well as a slogan
ESPN reporting on TV he's out effectively immediately.
Don't know the particulars of the scandal, but I hate to see him go out this way.
I'm not convinced that the Houston American League franchise will ever reach .500.
Imagine that by the end of 2015 the team is still losing nearly 100 games against teams like the Mariners and Blue Jays and is lucky to draw 12,000 fans. With fewer new fans coming up because of "Late Nite Baseball", Crane may start talking about the need to move the team to "someplace that wants MLB".
I don't wish for it, and I realize there are stadium lease issues and other things, but I still think the team may very well leave Houston before this decade is out.
And I was in a perfectly good mood until the plastic bag of the four beers I was carrying broke and reflexively trying to catch them one bottle hit my hand and inexplicably shattered fucking slashing both hands and making a worrisome cut to the base of my right thumb.
This is not the first time I've cut my hand in a beer related incident but it is certainly the first time I've done so before I've actually drunk the beer. I guess we all age.
I have the bleeding under control now and I doubt I'll need stitches. As I mention I have some lamentable experience in these matters.
"You learn never to say never, but you know, with us, uniforms are really important," Selig said on "The Waddle & Silvy Show" on ESPN 1000. "They're history."
"You can close your eyes, and that Cub uniform, my goodness gracious, I can remember (that from) when I was 10 years old, and that's a long time ago. And there's the Yankee pinstripes, and the Red Sox and so on and so forth, so I've been pretty consistent on that."
Okay, this appears to be the official thread by 11 seconds. Unless Happ really turns it around over there, uh... hang on... there are just too many goddamn players in this deal for me to get it straight. But it doesn't look bad.
This is a complete kick ass park. Gorgeous!
McCullers learned his lesson, per Twitter:
SNS: Come for the Astros, Stay for the Sailing Puns.
How is "Perfect Day" so easily confused with "Good Day"? A Perfect Day involves, y'know, drinking sangria in the park, things like that.
We didn't have to use our AK?
You missed a very interesting ninth inning, when we were down to our last strike, when Casilla struck out a hitter with a ball in the dirt that skipped away from the catcher, whose throw to 1B was wide, allowing Maxwell, who was balls to the wall going around the bases from 2B, allowing him to score the tying run.
This probably makes me an asshole, but I'm really enjoying watching Round Rock rack up the losses. Shut out again tonight; that's two in a row. They're now 39-54.
Do they still televise the jokes he stole from other comedians?
Ron Brand giving Dark Star a run for his money. The rest of us should stop writing.
Saw a tweet from Neyer (I think) earlier that stated (paraphrasing) that NL GM checked in on Lester's availability and Sox GM responded the team is all-in for a run this year.
The fact there is Shiner in that list makes me judge you.
Blacked out on MLB.TV. Thanks a fucking lot.
Thunder bolt and lightning, very very frightening...
one of my very favorite movies ... Lost in Translation
I wasn't crazy about the way Brownie and JD were talking about Carlos.
I'm trying to figure out how to make Obi-Wan work with Castro.
I DO NOT NEED TO SEE A PROMISING PITCHER DIVING BACK INTO A BASE!!!!!
You guys act like Carlos actually wants to play baseball. Benching him is probably exactly what the lazy fucker wants. All he cares about is his paycheck and ranch.
Carlos negotiated a contract in which he had the right to veto trades to 14 different teams, and LAD was one of those teams. Fine, it was his right to do so. However, the Astros have the right to trade him to 15 other teams and I'd as soon them do so immediately...
I don't dislike Carlos, and like pots I am "not going to rag on the guy, but I'm not backing him either" and am more than ready to see 'the horse' move on to other pastures...
I could care less.
Just corrected a formatting issue that might've been causing an issue on iPads/smaller screens. Work better now?
Oh, FUCK YOU CUBS. Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you.
Astroscounty tweeted that the Dodgers and Astros have been talking, possibly involving Lee, Wandy or Myers.
I'll bet that plane ride will be fun now.
SPEAK UP, HAP, I CAN BARELY HEAR YA.
My wife's B'day is August 13th! Neato! Your wife will be born the same day as mine!
lets be positive and think the astros doing the blowing
Fuck 'em.
Of course since the person responsible for this is an ignorant fucking illiterate redneck the shirt actually indicates that the wearer wishes to do both.
i tried too a couple of years ago. too busy, doncha know.
This is when you were in the Bay Area, yes? A friend of mine was a nanny for his kids oddly enough.
Not conversing about the Talking Heads, Modern Lovers, CBGBs or John Cale with Ebby, that's what. Probably wondering why no one seemed to know who he was.
Shit. SHIT.
How long are you in SFO, because I'm definitely going to tomorrow's game and might even drive over tonight to see my favorite Astros pitcher toil against an absolute ace.
I love the "Hats For Non-douches". I could start a whole 'nuther thread about hats. First rule: if you're hat isn't functional, you probably look like a douchebag.
Sunday: Costume Day! A.J. Pierzynski is already dressed like an asshole.
When we went to see Gillian Welch last night, there were 3 guys in the audience and one on stage with hats on. I thought it was probably ok for the guy on stage, but for the other three I kept wishing HH were there.
David Rawlings is one fine guitarist.
From what I've read it seems to me that if you were to canvass the globe looking for a 17 year old to whom you could give $5MM without fucking him up for life Correa might well be the kid you'd find.
That's a whole different conversation.
I hate the idea of business casual, even though my current everyday job all but demands it. More casual at work means even more casual off-duty, which means going to the grocery store like a hobo, and dressing the same for weddings and funerals (which is inevitably insulting to one party or the other). Call it the tyranny of cargo shorts.
Like Christian rock music, it does neither well.
This never crossed my mind before, but is the test only in English?
Oh to have a job that routinely ended at 5 o'clock every day.
I might have missed this earlier in the thread, but OutSTANDing piece on Correa: LINK
First the earth cooled. Then the dinosaurs came. But they got too big and fat, and they turned into oil.
Years later , the Astros lead 7-4.
Along those lines, and at the risk of sounding Hudmudgeonly, WTF is up with this look? I have been seeing this a lot lately - at least in junk mail catalogs.
From Paste earlier today: http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2012/06/grizzly-bear-announces-new-album-album-title.html
In the end, Fontana plays the game with a lot of energy and enthusiasm, and is the type of player who will get every last ounce out of his natural ability. With his steady play over three years on a big stage at Florida, plus all his intangibles, he represents one of safest selections in this year’s college draft class and could advance quickly to the big leagues.
Two of the highest-profile Puerto Ricans in the majors. Makes sense.
Carlos' interview with MLB network last night.
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=22025399&topic_id&c_id=hou
Thanks again for everything you do. It's been great to be able to so easily catch up on the latest rumors and info.
/golf clap/
I am an equal opportunity idiot - my idiocy knows not the difference between doing something stupid while under the influence or doing something stupid while sober... I guess I'm just talented that way...
No tv in Houston?
Why does everyone hate pinstripes so much?
In case anyone was wondering how stupid I am -
My second son Max was born Friday (everyone doing great). I decided having two kids under 20 months old wasn't exciting enough, so I took a job in New York and will be moving the whole operation up there this summer.of course, just closed on a house in Dallas at the end of Feb (is anyone looking for a place?)
I quibble with your calling Happ "surprisingly effective." 2-3 5.72 (after tonight) isn't exactly effective.
Not without grilled jalapeños, it doesn't.
Sorry Ebby, I just seared some scallops and boiled some pasta.
Sorry Ebby, I just seared some scallops and boiled some pasta.
Cajun Tex appears to be where the elite meet to eat.
They have a Golden Corral and a Waffle House.
You gave her the gift of solitude.
After Lopez walked back to the dugout and I was done laughing – which took a while – I had to explain to the missus about the double the previous inning, why Lopez plunked Hanley Ramirez and what a Hanley Ramirez is. Which, of course, required explaining what a Rusty Trombone is. Ah, baseball.
Hopefully they've got the new guy lined up. I'm guessing they want him on board for the announcement of blowing up Kyle Field to build Clear Channel Communications Stadium...
Now I share an office with a guy who says he's old because he just turned 31, the same guy who told me that Michael Jackson's death was a bigger event than John Lennon's.
I don't understand the fantasy baseball with points system. We do head-to-head, 5x5, which is pretty much a crapshoot but very entertaining.
Those unis look GREAT!
Wish we could still bring Lima to the party.
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Said Lee to the newspaper: "I saw him upset and I just started screaming at him. I don't even know what I started screaming, but I started screaming. I didn't even see the play. I didn't see what happened. I saw everybody yelling and I'm like 'I'm going to yell too.'"
Now that's savvy veteran leadership!
No BS. Establish a rapport with the witness, get them used to the fact that you both see things the same way on a lot of issues, and then lead them over into contested waters. Once people get used to agreeing with someone, they usually will look for a way to continue to agree with that person rather than looking for room to quibble. Doesn't always work - especially if the witness is adverse - but for people with no real dog in the fight it's a useful strategy.
...and misunderstanding what the word 'unique' means.
I believe it's called yogging, it's a soft "j".
In the Southern California area there are two separate Fox Sports channels back to back. On one of them they show the Lakers, Dodgers and Kings and on the other one they show the Angels, Ducks and maybe the Clippers. I don't understand why they don't just do that for Texas.
Four hits, two walks, three home runs and six earned. Hate to see it happen to Melancon, but I love that it's happening to Boston.
I expect them to play better. It is reasonable to expect a player on a team in the major leagues to continue to get better not just collect a paycheck.
There seems to be something being unsaid here.
Okay, so let me directly answer what you wrote"
That is insane to say.
I added the emphasis. So you're saying that there is no expectation for them to be good, even though they're major leaguers, so I should join the crowd and say I'm okay with "playing hard and playing close games"... correct?
Again, this is okay for you... I can't change your own attitude about what is acceptable from the team you follow. I don't happen to agree that this sort of high school view of a professional team is commendable.
Me too! I'm not crazy!
Or Ebby is completely batshit. One or the other.
He may not have been trusting his stuff.
That's actually quite insane. You should expect them to learn how to play the game, not to just be happy to be in the bigs. My comments are geared towards hoping someone is teaching some good kids with lots of heart to play the game right and do the things they need to do to be better at this game.
Bats on either side tend to be slower in April than they are in June/July. So the probability is there that instead of 3-4 deficit comebacks, Houston will be looking at 5-6 runs to overcome.
Not good.
Nobody expects them to be good, Noe. Which is why the fact that they've been playing hard and playing close games is commendable and enjoyable. Nothing about this team bodes well for the future - we all know that. Just enjoy competitive play as it happens.
Grrrrr. And I will actually have time to watch tonight...
Welcome to the meat grinder.
I guess you guys saw the Footer tweet that Shafer's petition to wear jersey number 420 today was turned down by the league.
Ebby had it right.
and I don't know what QFT stands for either.
To announce his presence with authority?! He's a first ball fastball hitter, he's looking for the heat.
You should know by now that I rarely have a point.
And your point is?
Fuck off Matt.