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The new nickname contest begins now
« on: March 22, 2007, 09:55:45 am »
"St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa was arrested early Thursday and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, a misdemeanor, after he was found asleep at the wheel in his running SUV at a green light."

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Re: The new nickname contest begins now
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2007, 10:09:43 am »
Hammered Tank Commander?
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Re: The new nickname contest begins now
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2007, 10:29:37 am »
Tanked Commander.
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Re: The new nickname contest begins now
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2007, 10:32:16 am »
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Tanked Commander.



Love it!
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« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2007, 10:36:19 am »
Tanked's new uniform number?

.08
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Re: The new nickname contest begins now
« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2007, 10:50:53 am »
I hope to see lots of these mug shots at MMP this year:

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« Reply #6 on: March 22, 2007, 10:53:24 am »
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I hope to see lots of these mug shots at MMP this year:

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I bet he was begging the officer to let him wear his shades.
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Re: The new nickname contest begins now
« Reply #7 on: March 22, 2007, 11:14:48 am »
He wasn't drunk, he was just resting.

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« Reply #8 on: March 22, 2007, 11:20:49 am »
LaGuinness?
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« Reply #9 on: March 22, 2007, 11:22:19 am »
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LaGuinness?



Ding! Ding! Ding!
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« Reply #10 on: March 22, 2007, 11:32:02 am »
to fine a beer to associate with him. can't do it.
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« Reply #11 on: March 22, 2007, 11:44:24 am »
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Tanked Commander.



Ding ding ding!  We have a winner!
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« Reply #12 on: March 22, 2007, 11:48:30 am »
Drinkin' Dave Duncan's Buddy!
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Re: The new nickname contest begins now
« Reply #13 on: March 22, 2007, 11:58:44 am »
La Boozah
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« Reply #14 on: March 22, 2007, 12:05:32 pm »
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Drinkin' Dave Duncan's Buddy!



Tipsy Tony and Drinkin' Dave.
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« Reply #15 on: March 22, 2007, 12:22:14 pm »
I was thinking La GeDUIs, but it's a little too contrived.  The "Tanked Commander" gets my vote, although La Guiness was a strong second.

Here's his mug shot.  Wonder how many BFiBs will use this as their avatar?

This is what The Smoking Gun had to say:

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MARCH 22--Meet Tony LaRussa. The manager of the reigning World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals, was arrested early this morning for drunk driving. LaRussa, 62, was popped in Jupiter, Florida, where the team's spring training facility is located. According to a police press release, LaRussa was found slumped over at the wheel of a Ford SUV that had stopped in a traffic intersection around midnight. After "repeated knocks at the window," LaRussa awoke. After failing some field sobriety tests, he was arrested. Breathalyzer tests later administered at the Palm Beach County Jail showed LaRussa's blood alcohol content to be .093, above Florida's .08 legal limit. After posting $500 bond, LaRussa was released at 8:20 this morning from the Palm Beach lockup, where the below booking photo was snapped.

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« Reply #16 on: March 22, 2007, 12:25:14 pm »
Hey now, kinda resenting that one here...!
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« Reply #17 on: March 22, 2007, 12:30:39 pm »
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Tanked's new uniform number?

.08


Actually, it should be .093.
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« Reply #18 on: March 22, 2007, 12:30:57 pm »
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I was thinking La GeDUIs, but it's a little too contrived.  



Yeah, I had LaGenlush, and thought the same thing.  Even though you do sound kinda drunk when saying it out loud.
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« Reply #19 on: March 22, 2007, 01:12:42 pm »
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Tanked's new uniform number?

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Actually, it should be .093.




If .093 makes him pass out, it should be LaPussy.  Hell, I can calculate VORP and BABIP at .093.
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« Reply #20 on: March 22, 2007, 01:22:22 pm »
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If .093 makes him pass out, it should be LaPussy.  Hell, I can calculate VORP and BABIP at .093.


He's an old man.  He may have simply fallen asleep irrespective of the BAL.
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« Reply #21 on: March 22, 2007, 01:32:28 pm »
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If .093 makes him pass out, it should be LaPussy.  Hell, I can calculate VORP and BABIP at .093.



You'd have to be at least that to want to, wouldn't you?
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« Reply #22 on: March 22, 2007, 01:35:12 pm »
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If .093 makes him pass out, it should be LaPussy.  Hell, I can calculate VORP and BABIP at .093.


He's an old man.  He may have simply fallen asleep irrespective of the BAL.



He's also a vegetarian, which apparantly makes you weak despite improving your vision to the point you need to wear sunglasses at night.
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Re: The new nickname contest begins now
« Reply #23 on: March 22, 2007, 02:32:52 pm »
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« Reply #24 on: March 22, 2007, 02:38:44 pm »
Yeah, I just ran this on one of the internet's many BAC calculators to get an idea of how much beer this was.

He drank the equivalent of someone at my weight drinking 1 litre of just about any Belgian golden ale in a 2 hour period.

If that made me fall asleep while driving, I do believe I'd have to reconsider my position in life.  And then probably kill myself.
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« Reply #25 on: March 22, 2007, 02:45:52 pm »
At least he doesn't have that restless leg shit going on... or maybe too bad.
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« Reply #26 on: March 22, 2007, 03:17:15 pm »
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If .093 makes him pass out, it should be LaPussy.  Hell, I can calculate VORP and BABIP at .093.



You'd have to be at least that to want to, wouldn't you?



Yes.

I believe there is a whole scale of things you wouldn't normally do, relative to your blood-alcohol levels.

Figuring Esoteric Baseball Stats falls between .05 and .10, I believe.  But pass-out level is way up in the .2's somwhere, I think right after Hit On A Woman With Noticable Hair Growth The Upper Lip Region.
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« Reply #27 on: March 22, 2007, 03:33:52 pm »
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If .093 makes him pass out, it should be LaPussy. Hell, I can calculate VORP and BABIP at .093.



The Cardinals pitchers could use this as a training tool.  Any pitcher with a batting average lower than Tony LaRussa's blood alcohol level has to buy a round after the game.
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« Reply #28 on: March 22, 2007, 03:41:06 pm »
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If .093 makes him pass out, it should be LaPussy. Hell, I can calculate VORP and BABIP at .093.



The Cardinals pitchers could use this as a training tool.  Any pitcher with a batting average lower than Tony LaRussa's blood alcohol level has to buy a round after the game.



An average of .093 should now be known as the Men Dozing Line.
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« Reply #29 on: March 22, 2007, 03:43:50 pm »
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If .093 makes him pass out, it should be LaPussy. Hell, I can calculate VORP and BABIP at .093.



The Cardinals pitchers could use this as a training tool.  Any pitcher with a batting average lower than Tony LaRussa's blood alcohol level has to buy a round after the game.



An average of .093 should now be known as the Men Dozing Line.



you bastard...
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« Reply #30 on: March 22, 2007, 03:51:18 pm »
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If .093 makes him pass out, it should be LaPussy. Hell, I can calculate VORP and BABIP at .093.



The Cardinals pitchers could use this as a training tool.  Any pitcher with a batting average lower than Tony LaRussa's blood alcohol level has to buy a round after the game.



An average of .093 should now be known as the Men Dozing Line.



OUT-FREAKING-STANDING!
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« Reply #31 on: March 22, 2007, 03:53:00 pm »
Now *that* is genius.
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« Reply #32 on: March 22, 2007, 03:54:46 pm »
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If .093 makes him pass out, it should be LaPussy. Hell, I can calculate VORP and BABIP at .093.



The Cardinals pitchers could use this as a training tool.  Any pitcher with a batting average lower than Tony LaRussa's blood alcohol level has to buy a round after the game.



An average of .093 should now be known as the Men Dozing Line.



And the first candidate for "Post of the Year, 2007" comes in.
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« Reply #33 on: March 22, 2007, 04:13:57 pm »
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An average of .093 should now be known as the Men Dozing Line.



Eggsellent, my good man.  This is why I love this place.
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« Reply #34 on: March 22, 2007, 05:21:35 pm »
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"... he was found asleep at the wheel in his running SUV at a green light."...



He's lucky there was a cop there to arrest him.  Otherwise, he could have been dead of carbon monoxide poisoning if he sat there long enough.
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« Reply #35 on: March 22, 2007, 05:23:26 pm »
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He's lucky there was a cop there to arrest him.  Otherwise, he could have been dead of carbon monoxide poisoning if he sat there long enough.



How?
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« Reply #36 on: March 22, 2007, 05:27:56 pm »
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"... he was found asleep at the wheel in his running SUV at a green light."...



He's lucky there was a cop there to arrest him.  Otherwise, he could have been dead of carbon monoxide poisoning if he sat there long enough.



How?



Could, any problem with the exhaust system smallest crack, even out in the open, if he sits there long enough in a closed car.
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« Reply #37 on: March 22, 2007, 05:33:09 pm »
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"... he was found asleep at the wheel in his running SUV at a green light."...



He's lucky there was a cop there to arrest him.  Otherwise, he could have been dead of carbon monoxide poisoning if he sat there long enough.



How?



Could, any problem with the exhaust system smallest crack, even out in the open, if he sits there long enough in a closed car.



Well, then picking nits, I'd say he would have to be a damn sight unluckier to die that way than he was lucky to have been arrested.
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« Reply #38 on: March 22, 2007, 05:39:30 pm »
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"... he was found asleep at the wheel in his running SUV at a green light."...



He's lucky there was a cop there to arrest him.  Otherwise, he could have been dead of carbon monoxide poisoning if he sat there long enough.



How?



Could, any problem with the exhaust system smallest crack, even out in the open, if he sits there long enough in a closed car.



Well, then picking nits, I'd say he would have to be a damn sight unluckier to die that way than he was lucky to have been arrested.



It happens, couple of people died that way in the Rita traffic jam.
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« Reply #39 on: March 22, 2007, 05:41:53 pm »
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"... he was found asleep at the wheel in his running SUV at a green light."...



He's lucky there was a cop there to arrest him.  Otherwise, he could have been dead of carbon monoxide poisoning if he sat there long enough.



How?



Could, any problem with the exhaust system smallest crack, even out in the open, if he sits there long enough in a closed car.



Well, then picking nits, I'd say he would have to be a damn sight unluckier to die that way than he was lucky to have been arrested.



It happens, couple of people died that way in the Rita traffic jam.



I did not know that. I figured exploding geriatric-filled buses were the primary danger.
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