A little off-day humor...

[Mr. Happy]

Damn it. See below.

[BUWebguy]

That link had some issues; this one should work:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/baseball/marlins/os-ozzie-guillen-fidel-castro,0,5740044.post

[BudGirl]

http://rumorsandrants.com/2012/05/astros-fans-dress-up-like-castro-to-tweak-ozzie-guillen.html

[jbm]

Glad to know the Astros handled this with class

Don't know what the guys were saying, but if they weren't cussing, do they really need to be removed for that?  I wasn't thinking classy, I was thinking uptight. 

[Ron Brand]

That is hilarious!

[geezerdonk]

Looks like Tex Jur on the shelf.

[Limey]

Don't know what the guys were saying, but if they weren't cussing, do they really need to be removed for that?  I wasn't thinking classy, I was thinking uptight. 

Especially as they were 50% of the attendance.

[Mr. Happy]

Especially as they were 50% of the attendance.

/ golf clap /

[Duman]

You see where Guillen said about Lopez?

“Very mature,” Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen said sarcastically when asked about the incident. “He’s lucky I wasn’t Hanley. I would have chased his [rear] all the way to Puerto Rico.”

Why Puerto Rico?  Lopez is from Nicaragua. 

[MRaup]

You see where Guillen said about Lopez?

Why Puerto Rico?  Lopez is from Nicaragua. 

The next time Ozzie Guillen lets facts get in the way of saying something incredibly stupid will be the first time.

[JackAstro]

You see where Guillen said about Lopez?

Why Puerto Rico?  Lopez is from Nicaragua. 

And Ramirez is from the Dominican Republic. Maybe Guillen thought they needed a neutral site? Incidentally, it's apparently only mature if you give someone the ol' vagina eye first. Doing it in response is not cool. Or something. Thanks, Ozzie.

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.

[Bench]

You see where Guillen said about Lopez?

Why Puerto Rico?  Lopez is from Nicaragua. 

What the fuck is a lo viste sign?

[BudGirl]

What the fuck is a lo viste sign?

according to the article, "which is two fingers forming a sideways “V” over one eye"

[Bench]

according to the article, "which is two fingers forming a sideways “V” over one eye"

I got that, especially given that there is a picture of it, but what is it supposed to mean?  Why are they doing it?  Where did it come from? 

[subnuclear]

I got that, especially given that there is a picture of it, but what is it supposed to mean?  Why are they doing it?  Where did it come from? 

See That?

[Ebby Calvin]

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.

Since I missed the game, maybe you can explain it to me, too.

What exactly *is* a Hanley Ramirez?

[Limey]

I got that, especially given that there is a picture of it, but what is it supposed to mean?  Why are they doing it?  Where did it come from? 

I believe it was discovered by German settlers in 1904, and of course in German means "whale vagina".

[Bench]

Since I missed the game, maybe you can explain it to me, too.

What exactly *is* a Hanley Ramirez?

The reach-around component of a rusty trombone.

[Craig]

Since I missed the game, maybe you can explain it to me, too.

What exactly *is* a Hanley Ramirez?

Andyzipp and I coined the nickname on Opening Day 2006 when some rookie came to bat for the Fish:

Andy wanted to know if a Hanley Ramirez comes before a Rusty Trombone, or after a Dirty Sanchez. After some thought, it was determined that the Handjob Ramirez is actually a component; it's the reacharound subset of the Rusty Trombone.

Ramirez went on to win Rookie of the Year, almost certainly because of me and Andy.

[VirtualBob]

http://rumorsandrants.com/2012/05/astros-fans-dress-up-like-castro-to-tweak-ozzie-guillen.html

WOW ... I simply could not finish that article.  My nomination for worst writer EVER:

Finally, someone answered the gauntlet that I raised a few weeks ago when ...

Gauntlets are neither raised nor answered ... they are thrown down and taken up (either physically or more commnly these days metaphorically).  First rule of writing ... if you do not know what a word means, try to avoid using it.

[OregonStrosFan]

First rule of writing ... if you do not know what a word means, try to avoid using it.

Which is why I went with lawyerin' instead of journalism...

[VirtualBob]

Which is why I went with lawyerin' instead of journalism...

Yeah ... that works in lawyerin' ... at least on TV.

[Bench]

WOW ... I simply could not finish that article.  My nomination for worst writer EVER:Gauntlets are neither raised nor answered ... they are thrown down and taken up (either physically or more commnly these days metaphorically).  First rule of writing ... if you do not know what a word means, try to avoid using it.

Can't you run through a gauntlet?

[Ebby Calvin]

Can't you run through a gauntlet?

Quiet, you.

[Aussie Astro]

Yeah ... that works in lawyerin' ... at least on TV.

You mean real lawyerin' is not like we see on tv?

[VirtualBob]

Can't you run through a gauntlet?

from Wikipedia:

Gauntlet or gantlet may mean:
Gauntlet (glove), protective gloves used as a form of armour
Gauntlet track, a section of two railroad tracks that overlap to allow them to pass a narrow bridge or tunnel in little more than the space of one track
Gauntlet (punishment), a corporal punishment, "Running the gauntlet"

So ... the last sense, running the gauntlet is actually a variant of the word gantlet that previous generations of writers screwed up for us.  A gantlet track (as explained on Wikipedia) is a place where the tracks narrow and overlap in such a way that two trains headed in opposite directions would collide, thus "running the ga(u)ntlet" became a metaphor for taking a risk.  Later usage lead to the "punishment" analogy (such as I experienced in basic training) where the punishee runs between two lines of punishers (use your imagination).

But gauntlet is simply an older term for glove ... especially the kind of heavy or armored glove worn by medieval knights.  Throwing one down was an insult and a challenge to a duel.  Picking it up was acceptance of the challenge.  It is never "raised" or "answered" ... perhaps the implicit challenge can be said to have been answered, but then the word "challenge" should be used somewhere.

[/pedantry]

[HudsonHawk]

First rule of writing ... if you do not know what a word means, try to avoid using it.

Inconveivable!

[Noe]

Inconveivable!

Irregardless!

[Outlawscotty]

Ironic

[HudsonHawk]

Ironic

You keepa using dat word.  I do notta think itta means what you think itta means.

[Bench]

You keepa using dat word.  I do notta think itta means what you think itta means.

Interesting Canadian accent.

[Reuben]

When Tejada was on the Astros, was that spotlight thing as annoying to other teams and their fans as the Marlins' shit and the Brewers' shit are to me now? I can't remember if it was pretty much just Miggy, or if other players got in on the act. And I'm not sure Miggy was ever as serious and arrogant about it as Bonifacio and these other fuckers are.

[NeilT]

from Wikipedia:So ... the last sense, running the gauntlet is actually a variant of the word gantlet that previous generations of writers screwed up for us.  A gantlet track (as explained on Wikipedia) is a place where the tracks narrow and overlap in such a way that two trains headed in opposite directions would collide, thus "running the ga(u)ntlet" became a metaphor for taking a risk.  Later usage lead to the "punishment" analogy (such as I experienced in basic training) where the punishee runs between two lines of punishers (use your imagination).
[/pedantry]

More pedantry, but if it's trains, the phrase would be newer than I think it is.  I know I've heard it in cowboy movies that predated trains.  I also found reliable internet sources that said the phrase comes from a Swedish word, gantlope, that means track, and was used in the British navy by the 1600s.  It must be true, I read it on the internet.

http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-gan1.htm

ETA link

[Outlawscotty]

You keepa using dat word.  I do notta think itta means what you think itta means.

Sorry, I forgot the !


Ironic!

[HudsonHawk]

Interesting Canadian accent.

Typing with an accent is tricky.

[HudsonHawk]

I know I've heard it in cowboy movies that predated trains.

I know you're just a lawyer and all, but no movie predates trains...cowboy, alien or romantic comedy.

[NeilT]

I know you're just a lawyer and all, but no movie predates trains...cowboy, alien or romantic comedy.

You been hanging out with Mr. Happy?

[Bench]

I know you're just a lawyer and all, but no movie predates trains...cowboy, alien or romantic comedy.

So what the fuck was Meg Ryan up to all those years?

[Mr. Happy]

You been hanging out with Mr. Happy?

I'd hang out with HH, but he may not like it. At least I know better than to argue with him.

[VirtualBob]

More pedantry, but if it's trains, the phrase would be newer than I think it is.  I know I've heard it in cowboy movies that predated trains.  I also found reliable internet sources that said the phrase comes from a Swedish word, gantlope, that means track, and was used in the British navy by the 1600s.  It must be true, I read it on the internet.

http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-gan1.htm

Yeah -- you're right.  Gantlet tracks derived from earlier usage.  My bad on the history, though I stand by my original point on "raising a gauntlet".

[VirtualBob]

Týpíng wíth àn áccént ìs trícký.

FIFY

[Limey]

Typing with an accent is tricky.

Tell me about it.

[HudsonHawk]

I'd hang out with HH, but he may not like it. At least I know better than to argue with him.

As long as you don't bounce too many in the dirt, we can hang out anytime.

[Limey]

As long as you don't bounce too many in the dirt...

You're just baiting me now.

[HudsonHawk]

You're just baiting me now.

Baseball terminology.  Stay focused man...

[Mr. Happy]

As long as you don't bounce too many in the dirt, we can hang out anytime.

You got it! But I have confidence that if I want to drop a forkball in the dirt on an 0-2, you'll be there to block it correctly, unlike Jason Castro.

[MusicMan]

Typing with an accent is tricky.

A moose bit my sister once.

[chuck]

Ironic

If I understand you correctly this is fucking funny.

[Outlawscotty]

If I understand you correctly this is fucking funny.

You must

[Ron Brand]

A moose bit my sister once.

No really!

[OregonStrosFan]

Caption this: Deadspin LINK

[Limey]

Caption this: Deadspin LINK

I looks like a penis...only smaller.