Astros @ Jints, 8/27

[Ron Brand]

Astros down 1-0, top of the third. SF seems to have found themselves yet another damn fine pitcher, Eric Surkamp. 22-year-old lefty up from AA.

[Ron Brand]

Bases loaded, one out for the Good Guys and Michaels lines out to the Panda. Paredes bounces out to SS to end the threat.

[Ron Brand]

J Altuve 2B
J Bourgeois CF
J Martinez LF
C Lee 1B
J Michaels RF
J Paredes 3B
C Barmes SS
H Quintero C
B Myers P

M Fontenot SS
J Keppinger 2B
C Beltran RF
P Sandoval 3B
B Belt LF
A Huff 1B
C Ross CF
C Stewart C
E Surkamp P

[Ron Brand]

Bottom third, Myers fans Surkamp. One down, Fontenot up.

[JaneDoe]

Lotsa crickets here tonight....

[Ron Brand]

Bochy looks like the guard at the Gorge of Eternal Peril, but with short hair.

[Ron Brand]

JD and Brownie just said Greg Lewis looks like Judge Smails.

[Ron Brand]

"It's easy to grin when your ship comes in..."

[Ron Brand]

Fontenot flies out to center and Keppinger grounds a looping curve to the right side to end the third, still 1-0.

[chuck]

Bochy looks like the guard at the Gorge of Eternal Peril, but with short hair.

What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

[Ron Brand]

Jim Koch is a whiny little fuck, but some of his beers are pretty good.

[Ron Brand]

What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

African or European?

[Russe]

Good to see Mills is running that Michaels kid out there again--might as well see what they've got in him.

[JaneDoe]

Wow.  If you call off everyone, you better catch the ball...

[Ron Brand]

Barmes pops the first pitch up to the moon and Sandoval can't plot its return trajectory but he does almost get a wrist on it. One on, Q up.

[Ron Brand]

Q pops to shallow center and Myers is up.

[Ron Brand]

Myers with the sac bunt. Two down, Barmes on second, Altuve up.

[Ron Brand]

First pitch groundout to short.

Goddammit, take a fucking pitch. This guy is in his first start, he's 22, and he had a tough inning earlier. Make him work.

[austro]

African or European?

Red. No, blue! Aaaaaiiiiiieeeeeee!!!!!!!

[Ron Brand]

I'd gone all day without seeing that fucking flash mob video. Now, in the next two hours, I'll see it three or four times.

Oh, and here's that fat Miller High Life fuck, with the new wraparound commercial. Great.

I'll be working up a noose by the sixth.

[Ron Brand]

Austro, with the new avatar!

[Ron Brand]

Beltran flies out and Sandoval grounds out on successive pitches.

[Ron Brand]

Myers is spotting his curve tonight, throws three of them past Belt's bat to end the fourth. He's able to throw it effectively (so far) outside, up and down tonight.

[chuck]

African or European?

What? I don't know that! AHHHHHHHHGHGHGHGHGHHGHGHG!

[Ron Brand]

Michael Palin's second set of diaries is out. Fantastic.

[Ron Brand]

Boojwah leads off the fifth with a single to center.

[Ron Brand]

Martinez reaches down and smokes a shot that Fontenot leaps up to get. One down, Lee up.

[Ron Brand]

Boojwah is caught leaving early on a pickoff but Huff's throw is bad to second and the steal is successful.

[JaneDoe]

Boojwah is caught leaving early on a pickoff but Huff's throw is bad to second and the steal is successful.

And Carlos doubles him in.

[Ron Brand]

Lee hits one that Beltran doesn't catch up to. Boojwah scores when Keppinger holds the relay and Lee dives into second. Michaels up, it's 1-1.

[Ron Brand]

Michaels pops up to Belt, two down. Paredes up.

[austro]

I'd gone all day without seeing that fucking flash mob video. Now, in the next two hours, I'll see it three or four times.

Oh, and here's that fat Miller High Life fuck, with the new wraparound commercial. Great.

I'll be working up a noose by the sixth.

I'd like to see the Miller High Life guy doing a flash mob schtick. To a Steely Dan tune.

[JaneDoe]

I'd like to see the Miller High Life guy doing a flash mob schtick. To a Steely Dan tune.

I am afraid Ron would not take the time for a noose.  I'm thinking a gun to each temple.

[Ron Brand]

I'd like to see the Miller High Life guy doing a flash mob schtick. To a Steely Dan tune.

Something like Scanners.

[Ron Brand]

I am afraid Ron would not take the time for a noose.  I'm thinking a gun to each temple.

Yeah, well.

No.

[Ron Brand]

I am afraid Ron would not take the time for a noose.  I'm thinking a gun to each temple.

I've got a friend whose father called him out to the porch when he was ten so he could watch his father blow his own head off with a shotgun. He has issues.

[JaneDoe]

Yeah, well.

No.

Good, because the GZ would miss you!! 

[JaneDoe]

I've got a friend whose father called him out to the porch when he was ten so he could watch his father blow his own head off with a shotgun. He has issues.

How selfish and sad.

[Ron Brand]

How selfish and sad.

Insanity.

[Ron Brand]

If you put a lump of coal in Aubrey Huff's ass, you'd have a diamond by the fifth inning.

But he draws a walk anyway.

[Ron Brand]

This is one of those weird convergences where Myers is actually pitching pretty well and the Giants just can't hit at all. Spooky.

[Ron Brand]

Ross fans on a fastball in, and Stewart pops out in foul ground to Lee. Surkamp up.

[Ron Brand]

I would like a Cha Cha Bowl and some garlic fries please.

[Ron Brand]

Myers fucking walks Surkamp and Fontenot's up. Runners on first and second, two down, 1-1 tie.

[Ron Brand]

Myers tightens it down by striking out Fontenot on curves though. On to the sixth.

[jbm]

Those are some nasty curves.  Fontenot didn't have a chance.

[Ron Brand]

Those are some nasty curves.  Fontenot didn't have a chance.

He's throwing it well tonight for sure.

[Ron Brand]

66 degrees in SF. I need a big lottery win so I can get a Fun House in San Francisco.

[Ron Brand]

Barmes fouls out to Belt. One down.

[austro]

If you put a lump of coal in Aubrey Huff's ass, you'd have a diamond by the fifth inning.

But he draws a walk anyway.

I'm just an old chunk of coal.

[Ron Brand]

Q cracks a double into the corner in left and Myers is up.

[Ron Brand]

Myers bounces out to Surkamp and Q can't advance. Two outs, Altuve up.

[JaneDoe]

wow

[Ron Brand]

You tricky Panda.

Altuve hits a slow chopper to third. Sandoval fields it but maybe doesn't think he can get Altuve, so he fake pumps the throw to first and instead turns and tags the oncoming Q to end the inning. Sneaky.

[austro]

Although it's against the Astros, I'm glad to see that. It seems like there are many opportunities for third basemen to get the final out by dealing on the runner moving from second to third, but instead they throw to first. Why not just tag the guy out?

[Ron Brand]

Although it's against the Astros, I'm glad to see that. It seems like there are many opportunities for third basemen to get the final out by dealing on the runner moving from second to third, but instead they throw to first. Why not just tag the guy out?

It was a big crowd pleaser, for sure.

[jbm]

Appy with some air time.

[chuck]

66 degrees in SF. I need a big lottery win so I can get a Fun House in San Francisco.

A big lottery win might not be enough. You might could get a short sale condo in the Outer Sunset.

[Ron Brand]

A big lottery win might not be enough. You might could get a short sale condo in the Outer Sunset.

Yeah, and I gotta have expense money too. Can't live on mission tacos all the time.

[Ron Brand]

Keppinger lines out to Barmes, one down.

[Ron Brand]

The Mole gorks one up the middle for a single.

[Ron Brand]

Sandoval looks like a world-class beer league softball player.

[Ron Brand]

Sandoval hits a chopper for a FC. Two down.

[austro]

Damn, I thought I'd get more love for Billy Joe.

[Ron Brand]

Damn, I thought I'd get more love for Billy Joe.

This ain't exactly a frisky crowd tonight.

[Ron Brand]

Belt drives Boojwah back a little but it's still a flyout to end the sixth, still 1-1.

[Ron Brand]

Willie Mota in to pitch the seventh.

[Ron Brand]

Boojwah bounces out to short, one down. Martinez up.

[Ron Brand]

Martinez with a comebacker, two down. Lee up.

[austro]

With these offenses, this game could go on forever.

[chuck]

Yeah, and I gotta have expense money too. Can't live on mission tacos all the time.

It's Mission burritos, and yes, you can.

[Ron Brand]

With these offenses, this game could go on forever.

Every night is Value Night!

[Reuben]

Appy with some air time.

I saw that too. Twitter note about Emilio King's hot streak for the G-Stros. Nice work, Duman!

[Ron Brand]

Lee singles to right. Bogusevic hitting for Michaels.

[chuck]

With these offenses, this game could go on forever.

It is not without some small amount of pride that I say that the Astros' offense is better than the Giants'.

[Ron Brand]

It's Mission burritos, and yes, you can.

I forgot, they're burritos in California.

Maybe YOU can eat them all the time, but I've got to have something else every once in a while.

[Ron Brand]

Bogey whiffs on high heat to end the top of the seventh.

[chuck]

I forgot, they're burritos in California.

Maybe YOU can eat them all the time, but I've got to have something else every once in a while.

Sushi. Do I have to think of everything around here? In SF there are all sorts of good, affordable sushi places. I used to love this place on Church Street that would give you four pieces of nigiri per order. Two people could eat themselves senseless for, I don't know, $30? And the sushi was very good. Good enough to take home what I didn't eat and eat it the next day. Have you ever taken sushi to go? I doubt it.

Sadly that place burned down.

[Ron Brand]

Have you ever taken sushi to go? I doubt it.

Not on a dare.

[Ron Brand]

Myers with a beastly runner for a called strike three on Huff, who is just lost. Ross up.

[Ron Brand]

Do I have to think of everything around here?

I'd expat myself there in a heartbeat if I had the jack.

[Ron Brand]

Ross gives Barmes the opportunity to show his stuff on a 6-3 to end the seventh, still 1-1.

[chuck]

Not on a dare.

Right, that's what I mean. The fish was so good at this place that I'd do it without a second thought. Plus, on the walk home it was like you're inside a refrigerator anyway so you know the food's not going to spoil.

[Ron Brand]

Ok, I've never seen that before. Mota Baba Booey'd a pitch to the vicinity of the on-deck circle.

[Ron Brand]

Paredes flies out to left, one down.

[BizidyDizidy]

Ok, I've never seen that before. Mota Baba Booey'd a pitch to the vicinity of the on-deck circle.

Fellow stern fan?

[BizidyDizidy]

I am not watching the game - I tried to put it on, but my wife said no, so I am watching Avec Eric. Mmmm, lardo.

[chuck]

I'd expat myself there in a heartbeat if I had the jack.

I often thought that San Francisco would be an ideal place to live if it weren't thick with Californians.

[Ron Brand]

Fellow stern fan?

Yeah, but he's gone so far downhill in the last year or so it's tough for me to listen these days. It's all Robin's yak, yak, yak and I don't give a shit about Ronnie or JD or Eric the Midget, etc. Tradeo is my favorite thing going these days. No one in the Artie chair has thrown the show out of balance and Howard's mental problems are running wild. Every second I hear Robin feels like it's taking a week off of my life. She's a pompous idiot.

[austro]

Ok, I've never seen that before. Mota Baba Booey'd a pitch to the vicinity of the on-deck circle.

As JD said, juuuuuuussssst a bit outside.

[BizidyDizidy]

Yeah, but he's gone so far downhill in the last year or so it's tough for me to listen these days. It's all Robin's yak, yak, yak and I don't give a shit about Ronnie or JD or Eric the Midget, etc. Tradeo is my favorite thing going these days. No one in the Artie chair has thrown the show out of balance and Howard's mental problems are running wild. Every second I hear Robin feels like it's taking a week off of my life. She's a pompous idiot.

I preferred Artie there too - the problem is, what the fuck else is worth listening to?

[austro]

Yeah, but he's gone so far downhill in the last year or so it's tough for me to listen these days. It's all Robin's yak, yak, yak and I don't give a shit about Ronnie or JD or Eric the Midget, etc. Tradeo is my favorite thing going these days. No one in the Artie chair has thrown the show out of balance and Howard's mental problems are running wild. Every second I hear Robin feels like it's taking a week off of my life. She's a pompous idiot.

I have never understood the Stern thing. Maybe I'm just getting old.

[chuck]

I am not watching the game - I tried to put it on, but my wife said no, so I am watching Avec Eric. Mmmm, lardo.

Why don't you do like Alkie and adorn your living room walls with 17 HDTVs so you can beam in all the eating shows and all the baseball at the same time? I'm sure you have wedding pictures and baby pictures and whatnot but slide those over to the bathrooms and put you up some TVs..

[Ron Brand]

I preferred Artie there too - the problem is, what the fuck else is worth listening to?

Music. It's either Howard or music.

[austro]

Why don't you do like Alkie and adorn your living room walls with 17 HDTVs so you can beam in all the eating shows and all the baseball at the same time? I'm sure you have wedding pictures and baby pictures and whatnot but slide those over to the bathrooms and put you up some TVs..

HDTVs don't work when Irene comes to town.

[BizidyDizidy]

Why don't you do like Alkie and adorn your living room walls with 17 HDTVs so you can beam in all the eating shows and all the baseball at the same time? I'm sure you have wedding pictures and baby pictures and whatnot but slide those over to the bathrooms and put you up some TVs..

I've gone the projector route in the living room - can only watch one thing, but I can see 150 inches worth.

In the bedroom now on a relatively paltry 46" - the ripper is biding his time until I have enough of a buffer to fly through the Texans-Giants game.

[chuck]

I have never understood the Stern thing. Maybe I'm just getting old.

You and me both. I mean, I don't understand Stern like I don't understand Sanskrit. There is just nothing about it that I get.

[BizidyDizidy]

Music. It's either Howard or music.

For me it's still Howard unless I've heard whatever's on - otherwise, classic vinyl.

[Ron Brand]

I have never understood the Stern thing. Maybe I'm just getting old.

If you didn't get it before you sure as hell won't now. In his day he got the best guests and he is an extraordinary interviewer. He had some terrific interviews earlier this year - Billy Joel and Lady Gaga come to mind - and he and his crew have had me crying with laughter many times over the years. There's so many priceless moments that the reruns are still spectacular programming but the current good stuff happens a lot less often.

[chuck]

I've gone the projector route in the living room - can only watch one thing, but I can see 150 inches worth.

In the bedroom now on a relatively paltry 46" - the ripper is biding his time until I have enough of a buffer to fly through the Texans-Giants game.

Niners. You want me to spoil it for you?

Cue Ron Brand bitching about football in the GZ in three, two, one...

[BizidyDizidy]

I've gone the projector route in the living room - can only watch one thing, but I can see 150 inches worth.

In the bedroom now on a relatively paltry 46" - the ripper is biding his time until I have enough of a buffer to fly through the Texans-Giants game.

Umm, I mean Texans-49ers - and I'm on the replay since they won't show it live in here in Satan's Butthole and even though I'm paying through the nose for Sunday Ticket, it doesn't work for preseason.

I've probably had enough scotch for the night.

[BizidyDizidy]

Niners. You want me to spoil it for you?

Cue Ron Brand bitching about football in the GZ in three, two, one...

Twitter is two steps ahead of you.

[Ron Brand]

God damn fucking shit NFL bullshit fucking up a baseball forum...

[Ron Brand]

...teams I don't care about, fucking parity bullshit fucking up the damn...

[chuck]

God damn fucking shit NFL bullshit fucking up a baseball forum...

Thank you, I feel better now.

Wright is going to fuck this up.

[Ron Brand]

Wright is going to fuck this up.

Yep.

[austro]

A ball bouncing off the reliever's ankle is just about what I would expect from this season.

[Ron Brand]

Orlando Cabrera in for his game-winning home run...

[BizidyDizidy]

This food looks pretty good, but to tell you the truth, I don't need Eric Ripert to cook a bacon wrapped pork tenderloin. Stick to the fish market buddy.

[chuck]

...teams I don't care about, fucking parity bullshit fucking up the damn...

I feel even better now. Keep it coming. You could go with Coddling the quarterback, concussion-phobic pansies, lockout loving bastards, etc.

[Ron Brand]

"What is your favorite color?"

[Ron Brand]

I feel even better now. Keep it coming. You could go with Coddling the quarterback, concussion-phobic pansies, lockout loving bastards, etc.

Nah. NFL is pretty much dead to me, has been on life support since the Oilers left. Brief moments of joy when the Packers did well.

[BizidyDizidy]

Wife is sleepy enough that I think I'm gonna see the end of this fucker (for better or worse)

[austro]

"What is your favorite color?"

Red. No, blue! Aiiiiieeeeeeehhhhhhhh!!!!!

[BizidyDizidy]

Nah. NFL is pretty much dead to me, has been on life support since the Oilers left. Brief moments of joy when the Packers did well.

What the fuck else are you gonna do in the fall? Watch the NBA? I don't think so.

[Mr. Happy]

What is WW doing in a meaningful game, as if any of them are meaningful at this point given our record.

[Ron Brand]

Wow. WW wriggled his way on the wings of ...

Ah hell. Wright gets the groundout to end the 8th, still tied.

[austro]

What is WW doing in a meaningful game, as if any of them are meaningful at this point given our record.

Getting a ground-out to end the inning. Suck on that.

[austro]

Fontenot at 3rd? This intrigues me.

[Mr. Happy]

Getting a ground-out to end the inning. Suck on that.

I must say that it tastes pretty good.

[BizidyDizidy]

Has anyone ever seen Mike Fontenot and Curtis Painter in the same room?

[chuck]

Getting a ground-out to end the inning. Suck on that.

He did his job despite Brocail's illegal visit prior to the at bat.

[austro]

Has anyone ever seen Mike Fontenot and Curtis Painter in the same room?

Who is Curtis Painter?

[JaneDoe]

I feel even better now. Keep it coming. You could go with Coddling the quarterback, concussion-phobic pansies, lockout loving bastards, etc.

My son got a concussion in basketball practice the third day of school.  Has not been a pretty sight.

[chuck]

Who is Curtis Painter?

You'll find out on the 11th.

[BizidyDizidy]

Who is Curtis Painter?

The colt's week one starting QB, thank god.

[austro]

My son got a concussion in basketball practice the third day of school.  Has not been a pretty sight.

Basketball practice on the third day of school? Something's not right with this picture.

[Ron Brand]

What the fuck else are you gonna do in the fall? Watch the NBA? I don't think so.

It's been years, like maybe ten since I watched more than half of an NFL game. I generally watch less than two hours total in the entire season, plus the Super Bowl. I mostly just whine about waiting for baseball to crank back up again. There are brief ports like NCAA basketball and college football, but it's just a dead time.

I haven't watched the NBA in a longer time, since Olajuwon retired and the playoff system made the regular season a sad joke.

[JaneDoe]

Basketball practice on the third day of school? Something's not right with this picture.

Technically, open gym after school.  No coaching allowed.

[Mr. Happy]

He did his job despite Brocail's illegal visit prior to the at bat.

I don't see how Brocail got away with that.

[BizidyDizidy]

It's been years, like maybe ten since I watched more than half of an NFL game. I generally watch less than two hours total in the entire season, plus the Super Bowl. I mostly just whine about waiting for baseball to crank back up again. There are brief ports like NCAA basketball and college football, but it's just a dead time.

I haven't watched the NBA in a longer time, since Olajuwon retired and the playoff system made the regular season a sad joke.

NBA regular season has to be the worst thing in professional sports.

College football is grand, but we are talking 1-2 day's a week.

[austro]

I don't see how Brocail got away with that.

Yeah, that seemed like a pretty blatant fuck-up. But it's the Giants, so fuck 'em.

[chuck]

I don't see how Brocail got away with that.

At first I thought it really was a trip to talk about his health but after seeing Mills lay into him in the dugout I think Brocail just popped up and wandered out there. I don't have any idea how he sold it, either.

[BizidyDizidy]

I miss going to these astros-giants game - was always a staple of my time in the bay area. I don't think there's a better park in baseball.

[Ron Brand]

College football is grand, but we are talking 1-2 day's a week.

Yeah. Sometimes I actually think my family is glad I'm not watching baseball every night. But then I snap back to reality.

[chuck]

NBA regular season has to be the worst thing in professional sports.

College football is grand, but we are talking 1-2 day's a week.

Boise State always seems to play on Tuesdays for some reason so you can make that three.

[BizidyDizidy]

Boise State always seems to play on Tuesdays for some reason so you can make that three.

They play 1-2 games a year that are in question.

[Ron Brand]

Two times per break is a little much for that fat bastard. I think I'm going to call on my friends in the Lesser Kingdom to reclaim our lives. Ben! Willard! Tear 'em up!

[jbm]

I don't see how Brocail got away with that.

I didn't really get the discussion. If a switch had to be made, couldn't a coach who had second thoughts on a pitching change stumble out to the mound before a pitch is thrown and rectify his mistake?

I see the High Life is branching out with shorter annoying spots.

[JaneDoe]

Basketball practice on the third day of school? Something's not right with this picture.

I guess it was more like team tryouts.  Cuts were made.

[Ron Brand]

Brandon Belt hits that inside curve like Brett Wallace.

[austro]

I guess it was more like team tryouts.  Cuts were made.

In August? That's crazy.

[chuck]

Wow, what a half-inning.

[Ron Brand]

Extra innings means it's Jack Link's time!

[jbm]

Is this really a pitching duel or mutual futility?

[Ron Brand]

Is this really a pitching duel or mutual futility?

Yes.

[austro]

Yes.

Thanks. I was trying to figure out a witty reply, but I overlooked the obvious.

[Ron Brand]

Thanks. I was trying to figure out a witty reply, but I overlooked the obvious.

Pointless and Valueless Smartass is what I do.

[Ron Brand]

It's a little like drive-by stupid.

[JaneDoe]

Two times per break is a little much for that fat bastard. I think I'm going to call on my friends in the Lesser Kingdom to reclaim our lives. Ben! Willard! Tear 'em up!

On my trip to Chicago, I stopped in Miller's Pub (easily my favorite place to eat while in Chicago) and they had an autographed pic of that fat bastard near Veeck's corner.  I almost stole it for you. 

[BizidyDizidy]

I like Macallan but have been a little dissapointed in this bottle of cask strength that I have.

[BizidyDizidy]

On my trip to Chicago, I stopped in Miller's Pub (easily my favorite place to eat while in Chicago) and they had an autographed pic of that fat bastard near Veeck's corner.  I almost stole it for you. 

Where did you end up going JD? Headed back in two weeks, can't wait.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Just dropping in. I'm in Ft Worth tonight. Wow, extra innings!!!  What is this teams record in extra inning games this year? Probably as bad as the regulation games, it seems worse.

[Ron Brand]

On my trip to Chicago, I stopped in Miller's Pub (easily my favorite place to eat while in Chicago) and they had an autographed pic of that fat bastard near Veeck's corner.  I almost stole it for you. 

I'm sure he's some mid-level comedian who means well, but when you weld that tired southern good ol' boy bullshit to the odious reverse elitism in order to sell me a junk product and then beat me over the head with it, I react negatively.

I appreciate your thinking of me though.

[subnuclear]

HDTVs don't work when Irene comes to town.

Mine's doing ok so far.

[JaneDoe]

In August? That's crazy.

No, not really.  Football players are ineligible to try out right now, and it is pretty obvious if 50 or so freshman are trying out, not counting those playing football, you gotta whittle them down some time.

[BizidyDizidy]

Mine's doing ok so far.

Where are you again?

[subnuclear]

Where are you again?

Arlington, VA.

[BizidyDizidy]

Arlington, VA.

Survived a quake and a hurricane - true american hero.

[Ron Brand]

Just dropping in. I'm in Ft Worth tonight. Wow, extra innings!!!  What is this teams record in extra inning games this year? Probably as bad as the regulation games, it seems worse.

They're 3-9 in extra innings.

[BizidyDizidy]

Jesus christ, just saw on twitter that Foster and Quin are hurt? Sounds like a disaster.

[austro]

Mine's doing ok so far.

Sure, but you're one of those scientific types.

[subnuclear]

Survived a quake and a hurricane - true american hero.

Hurricane is still ongoing. Most of South Arlington is without power, but somehow my lights are still on.

[austro]

Jesus christ, just saw on twitter that Foster and Quin are hurt? Sounds like a disaster.

Just like every other NFL team. The total dependence on injury luck is why the NFL is so completely frustrating.

[BizidyDizidy]

Hurricane is still ongoing. Most of South Arlington is without power, but somehow my lights are still on.

Maybe you should double check on that failed cold fusion project in the basement?

[BizidyDizidy]

Just like every other NFL team. The total dependence on injury luck is why the NFL is so completely frustrating.

As opposed to the NCAA, where you are dependent on whether Yahoo Sports catches you paying your players.

[Ron Brand]

FeRod has been throwing well. Hell of a dropoff after him though.

[jbm]

Jesus christ, just saw on twitter that Foster and Quin are hurt? Sounds like a disaster.

What happened to Quin?

[BizidyDizidy]

richardjustice Richard Justice
Tal, this is Drayton. Say, Tal, if this sale doesn't go through we'll get Pence & Bourn back, won't we? What's that, Tal? Oh snap & charge!

Coming from an insufferable prick, RJ is really, really an insufferable prick.

[BizidyDizidy]

What happened to Quin?

Not having watched yet the extent of my knowledge is:


NickScurfield Nick Scurfield
Kubiak said the other biggest injury concerns are LB Xavier Adibi (stinger) and SS Glover Quin, who "got nicked" per Kubiak

[Ron Brand]

Poor throw by Q gets DeRosa to second.

[Ron Brand]

Now that I said something even remotely positive, Rodriguez can't find the plate any more.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

... when you weld that tired southern good ol' boy bullshit to the odious reverse elitism in order to sell me a junk product and then beat me over the head with it, I react negatively.

But you're okay with the corporate profit seeking by co-opting of the veterans of Eye-rack and Afganistan under the cloak of charity.

[JaneDoe]

Where did you end up going JD? Headed back in two weeks, can't wait.

Well, I didn't visit any really expensive upscale places, so I don't know if it will do you much good.  Miller's Pub thrice, a couple of pizza places (Giordano's and Pizano's, didn't really like either one, which totally surprised me).  I ran 6 miles one morning down the shore of the lake past, then turned up and ran north to Navy Pier.  Was totally famished so I stopped at Harry Caray's Tavern on the pier for some hummus, which was surprisingly some of the best I have ever had.  The tomato soup was passable.

[austro]

That was close. But then the Cajun walks back to the dugout.

[Ron Brand]

But you're okay with the corporate profit seeking by co-opting of the veterans of Eye-rack and Afganistan under the cloak of charity.

Not so much, no. It's a long list of grievances.

The co-opting of veterans came later in the game, a few iterations after the creation of the character and the spots.

[BizidyDizidy]

Well, I didn't visit any really expensive upscale places, so I don't know if it will do you much good.  Miller's Pub thrice, a couple of pizza places (Giordano's and Pizano's, didn't really like either one, which totally surprised me).  I ran 6 miles one morning down the shore of the lake past, then turned up and ran north to Navy Pier.  Was totally famished so I stopped at Harry Caray's Tavern on the pier for some hummus, which was surprisingly some of the best I have ever had.  The tomato soup was passable.

Haven't tried Giordano's but it's on the list - you didn't like the stuffed pizza?

[BizidyDizidy]

Not so much, no. It's a long list of grievances.

It's gonna be a hell of a Festivus this year.

[JaneDoe]

Jesus christ, just saw on twitter that Foster and Quin are hurt? Sounds like a disaster.

Apologies to RB, but what happened to Foster?

[BizidyDizidy]

Apologies to RB, but what happened to Foster?

Sounds like a strained hamstring - my guess is he will play week 1.

[austro]

Haven't tried Giordano's but it's on the list - you didn't like the stuffed pizza?

Gino's East on Ontario. It's been 25 years, but oh my.

[Ron Brand]

Apologies to RB, but what happened to Foster?

Maybe he fucked himself.

[chuck]

Where did you end up going JD? Headed back in two weeks, can't wait.

Go to La Oaxaqueña, dude, I am not kidding you.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

bummer

[austro]

Fuck.

[Ron Brand]

Keppinger delivers the game-winner. On some weak-ass shit.

[BizidyDizidy]

Go to La Oaxaqueña, dude, I am not kidding you.

Easy for you to say, I've got to figure out how to get there with a 10 month old and without a car.

[JaneDoe]

Haven't tried Giordano's but it's on the list - you didn't like the stuffed pizza?

No.  Not at all.  I had been told by several people that it was the best. The wait was 45 min. and the crust was hard and burnt. 

[JaneDoe]

Gino's East on Ontario. It's been 25 years, but oh my.

I wanted to try there, but got over-ruled. 

[JaneDoe]

Maybe he fucked himself.

Hey, I apologized first....

[Ron Brand]

Hey, I apologized first....

You can't expect me to just leave that alone, can you?

[chuck]

Easy for you to say, I've got to figure out how to get there with a 10 month old and without a car.

It's a walk from the El, that's for sure. I'm pretty sure you could attract the attention of the driver of one or another of those yellow cars that circle about and pay him a reasonable sum to take you from the El stop to your Milwaukee Avenue destination.

Let's face it, there is no time like the present to introduce Charles to mole.

Where do you stay?

Harry Caray's Tavern serves hummus. Who the hell knew that?

[Ron Brand]

Another enjoyable evening in the GZ. Thanks, everybody.

[BizidyDizidy]

Where do you stay?

Wherever is cheap on hotwire - this trip, the Millenium Knickerbocker at the top of Michigan.

Have you tried Birreria Zaragoza? Would like to hit that sunday morning before trying to find somewhere to watch the Texans beat the Colts.

[JaneDoe]

I stayed at the Silversmith.

[chuck]

Wherever is cheap on hotwire - this trip, the Millenium Knickerbocker at the top of Michigan.

Have you tried Birreria Zaragoza? Would like to hit that sunday morning before trying to find somewhere to watch the Texans beat the Colts.

No to Birreria Zaragosa. I always find some relatively cheap place in the North Loop. I have never had trouble finding a spot in Chicago that shows all the NFL games. I watched the Bush Bowl in Chicago, now that I think about it.

[94CougarGrad]

Just dropping in. I'm in Ft Worth tonight. Wow, extra innings!!!  What is this teams record in extra inning games this year? Probably as bad as the regulation games, it seems worse.

Well, damn, you're within waving distance of me.

In regards to Gino's East, we've heard that it's some momentous pizza, but as we're not going to Chicago any time soon, has anyone ordered their pizza by mail? The Older Son found out that Gino's East does that, and he's been bugging me for a year to place an order.