Since Steve Stone is not the only asshat entertaining us with his tweets, figured there should be some forum for the best of the best, much like the YouTube Discoveries thread.
Some gems upon coming into work today:
1. Started following Tony Mandarich (http://twitter.com/Tony_Mandarich) the other day, received a Direct Message from him:
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Woooo Hoooo Thanks for following me on Twitter.
Wondering if he personally thanked all 41K of his followers...
2. Joe Buck (http://twitter.com/joebucklive)
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I make one great crunchwrap by the way!
I know the name of this thread sucks.
Deal with it.
Or suggest a better one and I'll change it.
Quote from: PenFoe on July 08, 2009, 11:52:00 AM
I know the name of this thread sucks.
Deal with it.
Or suggest a better one and I'll change it.
I first noticed a conspicuous absence of "twat." That might be a good start.
Quote from: ChuckD on July 08, 2009, 11:53:38 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 08, 2009, 11:52:00 AM
I know the name of this thread sucks.
Deal with it.
Or suggest a better one and I'll change it.
I first noticed a conspicuous absence of "twat." That might be a good start.
Beat me to it Chuck. Especially if it will be filled by the likes of Stone, Manderich and Buck the lesser.
Quote from: thehawk on July 08, 2009, 11:54:41 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on July 08, 2009, 11:53:38 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 08, 2009, 11:52:00 AM
I know the name of this thread sucks.
Deal with it.
Or suggest a better one and I'll change it.
I first noticed a conspicuous absence of "twat." That might be a good start.
Beat me to it Chuck. Especially if it will be filled by the likes of Stone, Manderich and Buck the lesser.
Amended.
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Please. I beg of you. Leave me behind in the 19th Century. Or the Eighteenth. I would even consider the Middle Ages if you could guaranty me immunity from the Plague.
Quote from: CBStew on July 08, 2009, 01:47:50 PM
Please. I beg of you. Leave me behind in the 19th Century. Or the Eighteenth. I would even consider the Middle Ages if you could guaranty me immunity from the Plague.
But you'd be okay with the Inquisition?
Quote from: MAD on July 08, 2009, 01:51:43 PM
Quote from: CBStew on July 08, 2009, 01:47:50 PM
Please. I beg of you. Leave me behind in the 19th Century. Or the Eighteenth. I would even consider the Middle Ages if you could guaranty me immunity from the Plague.
But you'd be okay with the Inquisition?
Of course, no one expects it.
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on July 08, 2009, 01:53:03 PM
Quote from: MAD on July 08, 2009, 01:51:43 PM
Quote from: CBStew on July 08, 2009, 01:47:50 PM
Please. I beg of you. Leave me behind in the 19th Century. Or the Eighteenth. I would even consider the Middle Ages if you could guaranty me immunity from the Plague.
But you'd be okay with the Inquisition?
Of course, no one expects it.
Ooops. Didn't see that one coming.
KD, Andy...seems like a pretty good place to discuss being banned by Simmons.
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on July 08, 2009, 01:53:03 PM
Quote from: MAD on July 08, 2009, 01:51:43 PM
Quote from: CBStew on July 08, 2009, 01:47:50 PM
Please. I beg of you. Leave me behind in the 19th Century. Or the Eighteenth. I would even consider the Middle Ages if you could guaranty me immunity from the Plague.
But you'd be okay with the Inquisition?
Of course, no one expects it.
At least the Spanish one, whose chief weapon is surprise.
Quote from: helloWorld on July 08, 2009, 05:05:10 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on July 08, 2009, 01:53:03 PM
Quote from: MAD on July 08, 2009, 01:51:43 PM
Quote from: CBStew on July 08, 2009, 01:47:50 PM
Please. I beg of you. Leave me behind in the 19th Century. Or the Eighteenth. I would even consider the Middle Ages if you could guaranty me immunity from the Plague.
But you'd be okay with the Inquisition?
Of course, no one expects it.
At least the Spanish one, whose chief weapon is surprise.
...and fear.
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on July 08, 2009, 05:38:19 PM
Quote from: helloWorld on July 08, 2009, 05:05:10 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on July 08, 2009, 01:53:03 PM
Quote from: MAD on July 08, 2009, 01:51:43 PM
Quote from: CBStew on July 08, 2009, 01:47:50 PM
Please. I beg of you. Leave me behind in the 19th Century. Or the Eighteenth. I would even consider the Middle Ages if you could guaranty me immunity from the Plague.
But you'd be okay with the Inquisition?
Of course, no one expects it.
At least the Spanish one, whose chief weapon is surprise.
...and fear.
...and venereal disease.
Quote from: RedBeard on July 08, 2009, 06:25:52 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on July 08, 2009, 05:38:19 PM
Quote from: helloWorld on July 08, 2009, 05:05:10 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on July 08, 2009, 01:53:03 PM
Quote from: MAD on July 08, 2009, 01:51:43 PM
Quote from: CBStew on July 08, 2009, 01:47:50 PM
Please. I beg of you. Leave me behind in the 19th Century. Or the Eighteenth. I would even consider the Middle Ages if you could guaranty me immunity from the Plague.
But you'd be okay with the Inquisition?
Of course, no one expects it.
At least the Spanish one, whose chief weapon is surprise.
...and fear.
...and venereal disease ruthless efficiency.
Come ON'd.
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on July 09, 2009, 08:26:42 AM
Quote from: RedBeard on July 08, 2009, 06:25:52 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on July 08, 2009, 05:38:19 PM
Quote from: helloWorld on July 08, 2009, 05:05:10 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on July 08, 2009, 01:53:03 PM
Quote from: MAD on July 08, 2009, 01:51:43 PM
Quote from: CBStew on July 08, 2009, 01:47:50 PM
Please. I beg of you. Leave me behind in the 19th Century. Or the Eighteenth. I would even consider the Middle Ages if you could guaranty me immunity from the Plague.
But you'd be okay with the Inquisition?
Of course, no one expects it.
At least the Spanish one, whose chief weapon is surprise.
...and fear.
...and venereal disease ruthless efficiency.
Come ON'd.
...and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope.
Quote from: PenFoe on July 08, 2009, 03:21:05 PM
KD, Andy...seems like a pretty good place to discuss being banned by Simmons.
Quote from: sportsguy33Underrated Twitter feature: you can block any hater from getting your updates. It's never not funny. Like bouncing an a-hole from a bar.
about 9 hours ago from web
Quote from: Tank on July 09, 2009, 09:44:16 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 08, 2009, 03:21:05 PM
KD, Andy...seems like a pretty good place to discuss being banned by Simmons.
Quote from: sportsguy33Underrated Twitter feature: you can block any hater from getting your updates. It's never not funny. Like bouncing an a-hole from a bar.
about 9 hours ago from web
Bill Simmons slappin' down the haters. Don't criticize the sports guy, he don't got time for it. He's too busy dreaming about the 80s. Weren't they awesome? Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
The idea of Bill Simmons as a bouncer is even funnier than the idea of Bill Simmons as a legitimate sportswriter.
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 09, 2009, 10:42:39 AM
The idea of Bill Simmons as a bouncer is even funnier than the idea of Bill Simmons as a legitimate sportswriter.
I see him more as a cooler.
Kaplan has Hendry (and Theriot) on tonight and wants his Twitter followers to submit questions. If he uses your question you win pizza! (Jesus, does WGN have to give away shit to get people to call every show?)
Kerm and I want to help Kap get the kind of mature, thoughtful questions that we are all known for.
http://www.desipio.com/?p=2227
Everyone's favorite Chicago reporter. (http://twitter.com/SarahSpain/status/2557839602)
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Nother hot guy on the el that I didn't have time to talk to. Why are they always going somewhere n never standing still-in a bar!? Or my room?!
Poor Sarah, the one that got away.
Quote from: PenFoe on July 09, 2009, 05:38:26 PM
Everyone's favorite Chicago reporter. (http://twitter.com/SarahSpain/status/2557839602)
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Nother hot guy on the el that I didn't have time to talk to. Why are they always going somewhere n never standing still-in a bar!? Or my room?!
Poor Sarah, the one that got away.
Que Chad?
Quote from: PenFoe on July 09, 2009, 05:38:26 PM
Everyone's favorite Chicago reporter. (http://twitter.com/SarahSpain/status/2557839602)
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Nother hot guy on the el that I didn't have time to talk to. Why are they always going somewhere n never standing still-in a bar!? Or my room?!
Poor Sarah, the one that got away.
She didn't have time to talk to someone on the El? What was she too busy doing? Mopping up bum urine?
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 10, 2009, 01:12:06 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 09, 2009, 05:38:26 PM
Everyone's favorite Chicago reporter. (http://twitter.com/SarahSpain/status/2557839602)
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Nother hot guy on the el that I didn't have time to talk to. Why are they always going somewhere n never standing still-in a bar!? Or my room?!
Poor Sarah, the one that got away.
She didn't have time to talk to someone on the El? What was she too busy doing? Mopping up bum urine?
She had to get off at the next stop--Mouthport.
Stoney:
QuoteJim hendrys choice bradley 6hr 20rbi 238ba--dunn 23hr 62rbi 269ba--abreu 308ba 57rbi 17sb--ibanez 22hr 60rbi 312ba. All lefty rbi guys.nice
I'm not really denying the fact that the Cubs could have made a mistake here, but his Hendry angst is overwhelming.
Quote from: IrishYeti on July 12, 2009, 03:23:41 PM
Stoney:
QuoteJim hendrys choice bradley 6hr 20rbi 238ba--dunn 23hr 62rbi 269ba--abreu 308ba 57rbi 17sb--ibanez 22hr 60rbi 312ba. All lefty rbi guys.nice
I'm not really denying the fact that the Cubs could have made a mistake here, but his Hendry angst is overwhelming.
It's pathetic, is what it is.
how do I get people to follow me! I feel like I am talking to myself damnit.
Quote from: EVILteddie on July 12, 2009, 03:58:20 PM
how do I get people to follow me! I feel like I am talking to myself damnit.
grow bewbs.
Quote from: Fork on July 13, 2009, 08:40:25 AM
Quote from: EVILteddie on July 12, 2009, 03:58:20 PM
how do I get people to follow me! I feel like I am talking to myself damnit.
grow bewbs.
I was really hoping no one would reply so Kurt could continue feeling like he is talking to himself. But then you had to post and ruin that.
Quote from: Eli on July 13, 2009, 08:47:24 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 13, 2009, 08:40:25 AM
Quote from: EVILteddie on July 12, 2009, 03:58:20 PM
how do I get people to follow me! I feel like I am talking to myself damnit.
grow bewbs.
I was really hoping no one would reply so Kurt could continue feeling like he is talking to himself. But then you had to post and ruin that.
Kurt?
Quote from: Eli on July 13, 2009, 08:47:24 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 13, 2009, 08:40:25 AM
Quote from: EVILteddie on July 12, 2009, 03:58:20 PM
how do I get people to follow me! I feel like I am talking to myself damnit.
grow bewbs.
I was really hoping no one would reply so Kurt could continue feeling like he is talking to himself. But then you had to post and ruin that.
I thought Kurt was Canadouche.
Quote from: Eli on July 13, 2009, 08:47:24 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 13, 2009, 08:40:25 AM
Quote from: EVILteddie on July 12, 2009, 03:58:20 PM
how do I get people to follow me! I feel like I am talking to myself damnit.
grow bewbs.
I was really hoping no one would reply so Kurt could continue feeling like he is talking to himself. But then you had to post and ruin that.
That would have been the funny thing to do.
Then there's Fork.
Quote from: Tank on July 13, 2009, 09:19:54 AM
Quote from: Eli on July 13, 2009, 08:47:24 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 13, 2009, 08:40:25 AM
Quote from: EVILteddie on July 12, 2009, 03:58:20 PM
how do I get people to follow me! I feel like I am talking to myself damnit.
grow bewbs.
I was really hoping no one would reply so Kurt could continue feeling like he is talking to himself. But then you had to post and ruin that.
That would have been the funny thing to do.
Then there's Fork.
You know I'm your hero.
Quote from: Slak on July 13, 2009, 08:54:02 AM
Quote from: Eli on July 13, 2009, 08:47:24 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 13, 2009, 08:40:25 AM
Quote from: EVILteddie on July 12, 2009, 03:58:20 PM
how do I get people to follow me! I feel like I am talking to myself damnit.
grow bewbs.
I was really hoping no one would reply so Kurt could continue feeling like he is talking to himself. But then you had to post and ruin that.
I thought Kurt was Canadouche.
I think you're right. The avatar threw me off.
My point still stands, however.
Quote from: Eli on July 13, 2009, 09:59:48 AM
Quote from: Slak on July 13, 2009, 08:54:02 AM
Quote from: Eli on July 13, 2009, 08:47:24 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 13, 2009, 08:40:25 AM
Quote from: EVILteddie on July 12, 2009, 03:58:20 PM
how do I get people to follow me! I feel like I am talking to myself damnit.
grow bewbs.
I was really hoping no one would reply so Kurt could continue feeling like he is talking to himself. But then you had to post and ruin that.
I thought Kurt was Canadouche.
I think you're right. The avatar threw me off.
My point still stands, however.
But if nobody replies to EVILTeddie, won't that just make EVILTeddie feel like he's talking to himself while Kurt is still oblivious and free to commit atrocity after atrocity with Photoshop?
On a totally separate note, Kareem is channeling (http://twitter.com/kaj33/status/2617926054) his inner Kapman and looking for some suggestions.
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I need more research help with my Skyhook brand - tell me what type of products you think would be a great match for the Skyhook?
Just thinking of the silhouette of the skyhook...
(http://www.water-bongs-glass-pipes.com/FotoCache/big/117-coloured-curved-carb-hole-bong.jpg)
(http://www.bikudo.com/photo_stock/646078.jpg)
Live-twatting the Bowman presser...
http://twitter.com/SarahSpain/status/2638423658
QuoteDid that answer by McD re: QO mistake just remind anyone else of the Richard Gere "Razzle Dazzle" tap dance scene in "Chicago"?
Quote from: Tank on July 14, 2009, 05:57:07 PM
Live-twatting the Bowman presser...
http://twitter.com/SarahSpain/status/2638423658
QuoteDid that answer by McD re: QO mistake just remind anyone else of the Richard Gere "Razzle Dazzle" tap dance scene in "Chicago"?
As far as journalistic ability goes, she's got great tits.
Jim Essian (http://twitter.com/jimessian/status/2675475276) channeling his inner Weebs.
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Get this: I almost tested TOO high to get another interview. How can u be too smart to work at a job? Not bragging just thought it was weird
Quote from: PenFoe on July 16, 2009, 03:35:49 PM
Jim Essian (http://twitter.com/jimessian/status/2675475276) channeling his inner Weebs.
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Get this: I almost tested TOO high to get another interview. How can u be too smart to work at a job? Not bragging just thought it was weird
He should stick to bragging about his insanely hot wife.
Quote from: PenFoe on July 16, 2009, 03:35:49 PM
Jim Essian (http://twitter.com/jimessian/status/2675475276) channeling his inner Weebs.
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Get this: I almost tested TOO high to get another interview. How can u be too smart to work at a job? Not bragging just thought it was weird
He should go to GNC and buy some purification products to make sure that he doesn't test too high in the future.
Or just quit smoking dope for 30 days.
More from the annals of the Sage of 35th St...
Quote from: BaseballStoneRumor is that tigers are interested in trading for milton bradley. Cubs should fly him in a private jet.
about 3 hours ago from txt
Quote from: BaseballStoneBradley not in cubs lineup today. With cardinals trading for derosa, lugo, and holliday, if hendry doesnt make a trade he loses the division
about 2 hours ago from txt
Quote from: BaseballStoneFrom the mouth of dave dombrowski the GM of the tigers, i would not have him on my team. Bradley homered and is closing in on beckham rbi.
10 minutes ago from txt
But, really... Why stop there?
Quote from: BaseballStoneJason marquis has the most wins in baseball with 12. Can bob apodaca be that much better than larry rothchild, or did that trade stink.
5:52 AM Jul 21st from txt
Quote from: BaseballStoneHave you noticed that sox rookie gordon beckham is hitting .304 with 2 more rbi than cubs superstar milton bradley. Milt 10m beck 300 thou.
7:07 AM Jul 22nd from txt
Quote from: BaseballStoneCongrats to milton bradley for staying off the disabled list for 75 games as of fridays tilt with cinci. It kicks in a 12mil 2011 contract.
6:19 AM Jul 23rd from txt
Not one tweet about Burly the day of his perfecto.
Stoney's all but going all Cubs all the time these days. Guess he knows what Sox fans want.
Quote from: Tank on July 25, 2009, 03:36:28 PM
But, really... Why stop there?
Quote from: BaseballStoneJason marquis has the most wins in baseball with 12. Can bob apodaca be that much better than larry rothchild, or did that trade stink.
5:52 AM Jul 21st from txt
Quote from: BaseballStoneHave you noticed that sox rookie gordon beckham is hitting .304 with 2 more rbi than cubs superstar milton bradley. Milt 10m beck 300 thou.
7:07 AM Jul 22nd from txt
Quote from: BaseballStoneCongrats to milton bradley for staying off the disabled list for 75 games as of fridays tilt with cinci. It kicks in a 12mil 2011 contract.
6:19 AM Jul 23rd from txt
Not one tweet about Burly the day of his perfecto.
Stoney's all but going all Cubs all the time these days. Guess he knows what Sox fans want.
My friend told me about him instigating all this shit about Bradley. Fuck Stone. I can't believe I liked the guy for a while when he was still doing Cubs games. What a miserable piece of shit.
Intrepid reader: Al
As first posted by tomas21 earlier this afternoon ... Milton Bradley may be on his way to becoming a Detroit Tiger. This rumor was confirmed to me from my own sources, so I think this possibility does have legs, and I hope it happens, sooner rather than later.
It gets better yet...
Quote from: BaseballStoneIn detroit for the series. Understand a guy named bruce miles believes that the whole bradley story was made up. Who is bruce miles.
28 minutes ago from txt
Quote from: Tank on July 25, 2009, 05:09:04 PM
It gets better yet...
Quote from: BaseballStoneIn detroit for the series. Understand a guy named bruce miles believes that the whole bradley story was made up. Who is bruce miles.
28 minutes ago from txt
It gets even better yet. (http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/david-kaplan-chicago-sports/2009/07/can-it-be-are-the-tigers-after-milton-bradley.html)
QuoteTwo very solid baseball sources confirmed for me just moments ago that the Detroit Tigers are interested in Cubs RF Milton Bradley.
I really hope his two sources are Stone and Al.
Quote from: Weebs on July 25, 2009, 06:13:52 PM
Quote from: Tank on July 25, 2009, 05:09:04 PM
It gets better yet...
Quote from: BaseballStoneIn detroit for the series. Understand a guy named bruce miles believes that the whole bradley story was made up. Who is bruce miles.
28 minutes ago from txt
It gets even better yet. (http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/david-kaplan-chicago-sports/2009/07/can-it-be-are-the-tigers-after-milton-bradley.html)
QuoteTwo very solid baseball sources confirmed for me just moments ago that the Detroit Tigers are interested in Cubs RF Milton Bradley.
I really hope his two sources are Stone and Al.
Kap was on the postgame show on the radio, all atwitter with the power of twitter. He said that "an agent friend of his" tipped him off around the same time that Stone texted him, so he went with it on the blog. By then, he'd heard the official Tigers denial and was just like, hey, all I said was that it was a rumor. And he rambled about how fans at Wrigley had heard the news because they saw it on twitter (presumably on their phones). He must have mentioned like 16 times that his "very close friend" Stoney was his source. He seemed super-proud of it. Anyway, add me to the list of ex-Stone fans. His twitters are just weird. Like the Beckham/Bradley comparison? Every team wants a young stud controlled player. You can't just magically acquire them instead of actual free agents. It's sad that he's still so bitter.
Quote from: smg on July 25, 2009, 06:17:58 PM
Quote from: Weebs on July 25, 2009, 06:13:52 PM
Quote from: Tank on July 25, 2009, 05:09:04 PM
It gets better yet...
Quote from: BaseballStoneIn detroit for the series. Understand a guy named bruce miles believes that the whole bradley story was made up. Who is bruce miles.
28 minutes ago from txt
It gets even better yet. (http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/david-kaplan-chicago-sports/2009/07/can-it-be-are-the-tigers-after-milton-bradley.html)
QuoteTwo very solid baseball sources confirmed for me just moments ago that the Detroit Tigers are interested in Cubs RF Milton Bradley.
I really hope his two sources are Stone and Al.
Kap was on the postgame show on the radio, all atwitter with the power of twitter. He said that "an agent friend of his" tipped him off around the same time that Stone texted him, so he went with it on the blog. By then, he'd heard the official Tigers denial and was just like, hey, all I said was that it was a rumor. And he rambled about how fans at Wrigley had heard the news because they saw it on twitter (presumably on their phones). He must have mentioned like 16 times that his "very close friend" Stoney was his source. He seemed super-proud of it. Anyway, add me to the list of ex-Stone fans. His twitters are just weird. Like the Beckham/Bradley comparison? Every team wants a young stud controlled player. You can't just magically acquire them instead of actual free agents. It's sad that he's still so bitter.
Intrepid Reader: TDubbsHi.
Quote from: Weebs on July 25, 2009, 04:20:50 PM
Quote from: Tank on July 25, 2009, 03:36:28 PM
But, really... Why stop there?
Quote from: BaseballStoneJason marquis has the most wins in baseball with 12. Can bob apodaca be that much better than larry rothchild, or did that trade stink.
5:52 AM Jul 21st from txt
Quote from: BaseballStoneHave you noticed that sox rookie gordon beckham is hitting .304 with 2 more rbi than cubs superstar milton bradley. Milt 10m beck 300 thou.
7:07 AM Jul 22nd from txt
Quote from: BaseballStoneCongrats to milton bradley for staying off the disabled list for 75 games as of fridays tilt with cinci. It kicks in a 12mil 2011 contract.
6:19 AM Jul 23rd from txt
Not one tweet about Burly the day of his perfecto.
Stoney's all but going all Cubs all the time these days. Guess he knows what Sox fans want.
My friend told me about him instigating all this shit about Bradley. Fuck Stone. I can't believe I liked the guy for a while when he was still doing Cubs games. What a miserable piece of shit.
I hope he finds his old friend Valley Fever soon.
Quote from: Slak on July 25, 2009, 08:08:45 PM
Quote from: Weebs on July 25, 2009, 04:20:50 PM
Quote from: Tank on July 25, 2009, 03:36:28 PM
But, really... Why stop there?
Quote from: BaseballStoneJason marquis has the most wins in baseball with 12. Can bob apodaca be that much better than larry rothchild, or did that trade stink.
5:52 AM Jul 21st from txt
Quote from: BaseballStoneHave you noticed that sox rookie gordon beckham is hitting .304 with 2 more rbi than cubs superstar milton bradley. Milt 10m beck 300 thou.
7:07 AM Jul 22nd from txt
Quote from: BaseballStoneCongrats to milton bradley for staying off the disabled list for 75 games as of fridays tilt with cinci. It kicks in a 12mil 2011 contract.
6:19 AM Jul 23rd from txt
Not one tweet about Burly the day of his perfecto.
Stoney's all but going all Cubs all the time these days. Guess he knows what Sox fans want.
My friend told me about him instigating all this shit about Bradley. Fuck Stone. I can't believe I liked the guy for a while when he was still doing Cubs games. What a miserable piece of shit.
I hope he finds his old friend Valley Fever soon.
I love you, drunken Slaky.
Quote from: Eli on July 13, 2009, 08:47:24 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 13, 2009, 08:40:25 AM
Quote from: EVILteddie on July 12, 2009, 03:58:20 PM
how do I get people to follow me! I feel like I am talking to myself damnit.
grow bewbs.
I was really hoping no one would reply so Kurt could continue feeling like he is talking to himself. But then you had to post and ruin that.
That's Kurt? Thank Christ. I was wondering who the fuck would choose a KE photoshop for his/her avatar. Now I only have to feel sorry for one person again.
Unless the rumor got to XTRA Radio, Stone and Kap have nothing on Desipio.
http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/2325#comment-10772 (http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/2325#comment-10772)
QuoteBruce, you're probably already aware of this, but Stone took a shot at you on Twitter. His presence there has been annoying to say the least. Nothing but snark and bitterness toward the Cubs and never a positive word when the team has any kind of success. I've replied to a few of his tweets, but it wouldn't surprise me if he doesn't pay any attention to feedback.
This is yet another incident in a pattern of bad behavior by Stone, who I used to think was a pretty good baseball analyst. Sadly, his years of appearances on The Score seem to have permanently warped his sense of professionalism.
...@dat_cubfan_dave
Posted by dat cubfan daver on Sat, 07/25/2009 - 21:15
QuoteI'm laughing out loud over that. Shows you a couple things: One, Stone could never be a GM. He's too thin skinned and doesn't want the accountability. Two, he's playing the "I'm bigger than you" card. Nice.
If Stone was such a brilliant baseball mind, why haven't the 29 other teams lined up to hire him?
Great story. A few years ago in Pittsuburgh, he was going on about what he was going to do "when" he bought the A's. Ron Santo finished his dinner, wiped his mouth and said, "I'll tell you what you're going to be doing next year _ broadcasting baseball!"
And so it was. And so it is.
Posted by Bruce on Sat, 07/25/2009 - 21:18
Quote from: ChuckD on July 26, 2009, 09:06:55 AM
http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/2325#comment-10772 (http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/2325#comment-10772)
QuoteBruce, you're probably already aware of this, but Stone took a shot at you on Twitter. His presence there has been annoying to say the least. Nothing but snark and bitterness toward the Cubs and never a positive word when the team has any kind of success. I've replied to a few of his tweets, but it wouldn't surprise me if he doesn't pay any attention to feedback.
This is yet another incident in a pattern of bad behavior by Stone, who I used to think was a pretty good baseball analyst. Sadly, his years of appearances on The Score seem to have permanently warped his sense of professionalism.
...@dat_cubfan_dave
Posted by dat cubfan daver on Sat, 07/25/2009 - 21:15
QuoteI'm laughing out loud over that. Shows you a couple things: One, Stone could never be a GM. He's too thin skinned and doesn't want the accountability. Two, he's playing the "I'm bigger than you" card. Nice.
If Stone was such a brilliant baseball mind, why haven't the 29 other teams lined up to hire him?
Great story. A few years ago in Pittsuburgh, he was going on about what he was going to do "when" he bought the A's. Ron Santo finished his dinner, wiped his mouth and said, "I'll tell you what you're going to be doing next year _ broadcasting baseball!"
And so it was. And so it is.
Posted by Bruce on Sat, 07/25/2009 - 21:18
I wonder who paid for that meal...
Edited to include this awesome comment from that same thread:
QuoteBradley Trade
Steve Stone did not break any news. I posted a comment suggesting the Cubs trade Bradley to Detroit for Magglio last Wed.
Posted by JC Martin on Sat, 07/25/2009 - 20:14
Not that Steve Stone would take the time to read anything regarding his performance as Chicago's foremost pompous jackass, but I'd like to see Dolan take him on in the next dose. Time to see if we can register on his radar.
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 25, 2009, 09:43:38 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 13, 2009, 08:47:24 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 13, 2009, 08:40:25 AM
Quote from: EVILteddie on July 12, 2009, 03:58:20 PM
how do I get people to follow me! I feel like I am talking to myself damnit.
grow bewbs.
I was really hoping no one would reply so Kurt could continue feeling like he is talking to himself. But then you had to post and ruin that.
That's Kurt? Thank Christ. I was wondering who the fuck would choose a KE photoshop for his/her avatar. Now I only have to feel sorry for one person again.
Not Kurt.
EVILteddie.
Quote from: Slak on July 26, 2009, 10:47:10 AM
Not that Steve Stone would take the time to read anything regarding his performance as Chicago's foremost pompous jackass, but I'd like to see Dolan take him on in the next dose. Time to see if we can register on his radar.
Who the fuck is Desip?
I know Santo gets a ton of heat for his broadcasting "ability", but he's been able to (Supposedly) beat up tHom and put Steve Stone in his place... Those two things alone should get him into Cooperstown, forget the fact that what he did during his playing career should already have him there...
Also: http://hirejimessian.com/2009/07/20/hey-stoney-hows-the-visibility-of-my-balls/
You're all jealous. @BaseballStone is a god amongst men and the envy of every other broadcaster. He picks up the check because he feels bad that no one else is as knowledgeable about baseball as he is.
You gotta love Bruce Miles
http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/2327 (http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/2327)
QuoteFor some reason, I got the Who's "Who are You" running through my head today. Even Jim Hendry came up to me and said, "Hey, who are you?" I don't know what's going on. Musta been something about twits or Twitter or something that everybody's giving me a hard time.
Quote from: Poon on July 26, 2009, 01:37:26 PM
You're all jealous. @BaseballStone is a god amongst men and the envy of every other broadcaster. He picks up the check because he feels bad that no one else is as knowledgeable about baseball as he is.
Sweet Jehovah's ghost!
(http://i28.tinypic.com/jgqgq0.jpg)
Intrepid Reader: The PenscaperYou gotta trim that shit right there, hombre.
You want the chicas to mistake you for a greased seal.
Moses, smell the roses...
(http://i25.tinypic.com/333bvur.jpg)
Stoney once gave Steve Guttenberg a run for his sexy '80s hirsute Hebrew money.
QuoteLast year Steve Stone stripped off his baseball stripes in exchange for a coat and tie, bringing to a close his brilliant career in the majors. Now he is a successful restauranteur and sportscaster. "I knew that one day the uniform would have to be set aside," Steve says. And here he sheds his "new uniform" as well to reveal his winning assets—his hirsute chest, powerful shoulders and enticing tush. Many ballplayers were dazzled by Steve's slick curve ball. In fact, during the 1980 season, Steve won the prestigious Cy Young Award for an outstanding year as a Baltimore Orioles pitcher. But an injured shoulder took him out of the game in 1982. "Obviously, the feeling I got from the cheering crowd is irreplaceable," he explains. "But I never was a one-dimensional player, like some of the other guys. I've always had other interests—the restaurant, writing poetry and screenplays, and sportscasting—and I was ready."
As an active bachelor, Steve's interests are hardly limited to the vocational. "Let's just say I enjoy my single life," says the ex-baseball player, smiling. "I like variety." What draws him to certain women? "I really like a conversationalist who has a sense of humor. Intelligence. An athletic body," he adds. But he never leaves anything to fate. "I've been involved in the psychic world all my life," Steve declares. "I believe that everyone can benefit by refining his or her mental processes. I use meditation techniques in all facets of my life. If I want something, I see it in my mind first." So what does he envision for his own future? Steve, who went into the restaurant business in the early seventies, operates a classy eatery in Scottsdale, Arizona, and soon will expand to another outlet in Lake Tahoe, California. He has also been asked to call Chicago Cubs home games on WGN-TV and to join the sportscasting team for ABC Monday Night Baseball. "My idol now is Vin Scully. He gives viewers a tremendous feel for the game," Steve marvels. "I want to refine my skills to be able to do that." Playgirl predicts even more: Steve Stone will find throngs of women pitching for his amorous attentions!
Quote from: Tank on July 26, 2009, 04:26:49 PM
Moses, smell the roses...
(http://i25.tinypic.com/333bvur.jpg)
Stoney once gave Steve Guttenberg a run for his sexy '80s hirsute Hebrew money.
QuoteLast year Steve Stone stripped off his baseball stripes in exchange for a coat and tie, bringing to a close his brilliant career in the majors. Now he is a successful restauranteur and sportscaster. "I knew that one day the uniform would have to be set aside," Steve says. And here he sheds his "new uniform" as well to reveal his winning assets—his hirsute chest, powerful shoulders and enticing tush. Many ballplayers were dazzled by Steve's slick curve ball. In fact, during the 1980 season, Steve won the prestigious Cy Young Award for an outstanding year as a Baltimore Orioles pitcher. But an injured shoulder took him out of the game in 1982. "Obviously, the feeling I got from the cheering crowd is irreplaceable," he explains. "But I never was a one-dimensional player, like some of the other guys. I've always had other interests—the restaurant, writing poetry and screenplays, and sportscasting—and I was ready."
As an active bachelor, Steve's interests are hardly limited to the vocational. "Let's just say I enjoy my single life," says the ex-baseball player, smiling. "I like variety." What draws him to certain women? "I really like a conversationalist who has a sense of humor. Intelligence. An athletic body," he adds. But he never leaves anything to fate. "I've been involved in the psychic world all my life," Steve declares. "I believe that everyone can benefit by refining his or her mental processes. I use meditation techniques in all facets of my life. If I want something, I see it in my mind first." So what does he envision for his own future? Steve, who went into the restaurant business in the early seventies, operates a classy eatery in Scottsdale, Arizona, and soon will expand to another outlet in Lake Tahoe, California. He has also been asked to call Chicago Cubs home games on WGN-TV and to join the sportscasting team for ABC Monday Night Baseball. "My idol now is Vin Scully. He gives viewers a tremendous feel for the game," Steve marvels. "I want to refine my skills to be able to do that." Playgirl predicts even more: Steve Stone will find throngs of women pitching for his amorous attentions!
You just beat me, but here's a link to more pictures.
http://blackdogue.net/Playgirl2/SteveStone/SteveStone.html
Quote from: BaseballStoneTo all the people who believe who believe that david kaplan and i made up the bradley story---get a life. Trade deadline rumors are not new.
about 5 hours ago from txt
Quote from: BaseballStoneThe giants need a hitter to make a run at the wildcard. Word out is that the nats nick johnson might fill their needs. Chase that down bruce
about 5 hours ago from txt
Tweet tweet.
Quote
From: dlkaplan@tribune.com
Subject: Re: stoney
Date: July 26, 2009 4:33:07 PM CDT
To: duck.chickens@gmail.com
Geez.
All the Best!
David Kaplan
WGN Radio/Comcast SportsNet
QuoteFrom: Chuck Dickens
To: Kaplan, Dave
Sent: Sun Jul 26 14:31:30 2009
Subject: Re: stoney
http://blackdogue.net/Playgirl2/SteveStone/SteveStone.html
Quote
On Jul 26, 2009, at 4:28 PM, Kaplan, Dave wrote:
Funny guy!
What is that from?
David Kaplan
Have a great day!
Quote
On Jul 26, 2009, at 4:26 PM, "Chuck Dickens" <duck.chickens@gmail.com> wrote:
hey kap any birdys wispering about this guy gettin shipped to chigaco?
http://i28.tinypic.com/jgqgq0.jpg
duck
Begin forwarded message:
From: duck.chickens@gmail.com
Date: July 26, 2009 8:47:15 AM CDT
To: dlkaplan@tribune.com
Subject: stoney
kap love youre work at chicagonow just wondrin why stoneys grindin his axe agin the cubbis the way he is on the twitster.
keep up the work
duck
Quote from: Tank on July 26, 2009, 05:24:40 PM
Quote from: BaseballStoneTo all the people who believe who believe that david kaplan and i made up the bradley story---get a life. Trade deadline rumors are not new.
about 5 hours ago from txt
Quote from: BaseballStoneThe giants need a hitter to make a run at the wildcard. Word out is that the nats nick johnson might fill their needs. Chase that down bruce
about 5 hours ago from txt
Nobody believes taht Kaplan made anything up. We believe that Stone made it up and that Kap will believe anything Stone tells him.
Who's Bruce?
Quote from: ChuckD on July 26, 2009, 05:32:41 PM
Tweet tweet.
Quote
From: dlkaplan@tribune.com
Subject: Re: stoney
Date: July 26, 2009 4:33:07 PM CDT
To: duck.chickens@gmail.com
Geez.
All the Best!
David Kaplan
WGN Radio/Comcast SportsNet
QuoteFrom: Chuck Dickens
To: Kaplan, Dave
Sent: Sun Jul 26 14:31:30 2009
Subject: Re: stoney
http://blackdogue.net/Playgirl2/SteveStone/SteveStone.html
Quote
On Jul 26, 2009, at 4:28 PM, Kaplan, Dave wrote:
Funny guy!
What is that from?
David Kaplan
Have a great day!
Quote
On Jul 26, 2009, at 4:26 PM, "Chuck Dickens" <duck.chickens@gmail.com> wrote:
hey kap any birdys wispering about this guy gettin shipped to chigaco?
http://i28.tinypic.com/jgqgq0.jpg
duck
Begin forwarded message:
From: duck.chickens@gmail.com
Date: July 26, 2009 8:47:15 AM CDT
To: dlkaplan@tribune.com
Subject: stoney
kap love youre work at chicagonow just wondrin why stoneys grindin his axe agin the cubbis the way he is on the twitster.
keep up the work
duck
Why do I feel bad for ripping on Kap all the time? He's just a nice, lame guy who believes everything he's told. Poop sap.
Quote from: Slak on July 26, 2009, 05:44:17 PM
Poop sap.
That's what they make poop syrup from.
Quote from: Tank on July 26, 2009, 05:57:29 PM
Quote from: Slak on July 26, 2009, 05:44:17 PM
Poop sap.
That's what they make poop syrup from.
Please. @BaseballStone is a classy guy that picks up the check and talking about poop is just bringing the level of discourse in this thread down. Now, to class things up let's take a look a real man's man on a baseball glove shaped bean bag chair.
(http://i27.tinypic.com/168cxfs.jpg)
I hope smg stuck around.
Quote from: Tank on July 26, 2009, 05:57:29 PM
Quote from: Slak on July 26, 2009, 05:44:17 PM
Poop sap.
That's what they make poop syrup from.
That typo turned out way better than intended.
Quote from: Tank on July 26, 2009, 06:34:25 PM
I hope smg stuck around.
Those pictures definitely reheated my Stoney-love. I can't believe I ever thought he was a bitter betty. I'm powerless in the face of all that, um, chest hair.
Quote from: smg on July 26, 2009, 07:38:14 PM
Quote from: Tank on July 26, 2009, 06:34:25 PM
I hope smg stuck around.
Those pictures definitely reheated my Stoney-love. I can't believe I ever thought he was a bitter betty. I'm powerless in the face of all that, um, chest hair.
Stone's no Taleon Goffney (http://www.ktvu.com/news/20081624/detail.html).
Quote[Goffney] was handcuffed in the back of a moving police cruiser after a 2006 drug arrest in Clementon, N.J., when he broke out the glass with his head and jumped into a lake while still handcuffed, police Chief Dave Kunkel said.
"He swam across like Flipper, taunting the officers, saying, 'You'll never catch me,'" Kunkel told the Daily News for a story in February.
Chuck D. sending partially-nude of pics of Steve Stone to Dave Kaplan. The Internet doesn't get any more insane than this.
BTW, I remember back in the day when Stone did those pics. It was around the same time that he was rumored to play for the same team as Gary Fencik.
Oops. Did I say that out loud?
Also, not that it's viral-ity needs Desipio to exist, but these were inked to earlier in the week here (http://hirejimessian.com/2009/07/20/hey-stoney-hows-the-visibility-of-my-balls/comment-page-1/#comment-44940).
Quote from: MAD on July 26, 2009, 10:29:44 PM
Oops. Did I say that out loud?
You typed it on a website, if that's what you mean.
Quote from: MAD on July 26, 2009, 10:29:44 PM
Also, not that it's viral-ity needs Desipio to exist, but these were inked to earlier in the week here (http://hirejimessian.com/2009/07/20/hey-stoney-hows-the-visibility-of-my-balls/comment-page-1/#comment-44940).
It's not about
how Stoney's hirsute chest, powerful shoulders and enticing tush get the world's attention, it's
that they do.
Speaking of which, Poon's avatar inexplicably crops out said enticing tush.
And that just won't do...
(http://i30.tinypic.com/wciglw.jpg)
Thrill starts off the week with an img FAIL.
Tsk, tsk.
Quote from: Tank on July 27, 2009, 08:06:57 AM
Quote from: MAD on July 26, 2009, 10:29:44 PM
Oops. Did I say that out loud?
You typed it on a website, if that's what you mean.
Quote from: MAD on July 26, 2009, 10:29:44 PM
Also, not that it's viral-ity needs Desipio to exist, but these were inked to earlier in the week here (http://hirejimessian.com/2009/07/20/hey-stoney-hows-the-visibility-of-my-balls/comment-page-1/#comment-44940).
It's not about how Stoney's hirsute chest, powerful shoulders and enticing tush get the world's attention, it's that they do.
Speaking of which, Poon's avatar inexplicably crops out said enticing tush.
And that just won't do...
(http://i30.tinypic.com/wciglw.jpg)
I cropped it. Didn't want anyone getting in work troubles for having that delicious hunk of man pillows pop up on their screen.
Quote from: MAD on July 26, 2009, 10:29:44 PM
BTW, I remember back in the day when Stone did those pics. It was around the same time that he was rumored to play for the same team as Gary Fencik.
Oops. Did I say that out loud?
I had an uncle tell me that Stone's time off from Cubs games (aka, the Joe Carter era) was because he had AIDS. I was like 16 at the time and I thought it was plausible.
Quote from: MAD on July 27, 2009, 08:41:07 AM
Thrill starts off the week with an img FAIL.
Tsk, tsk.
I guess Tinypic deemed Stoney's enticing tush and terms of service violation.
They don't know what they're missing.
Let's see how much man Image Shack can handle...
(http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/4093/stevestone04.jpg)
Quote from: Poon on July 27, 2009, 08:53:19 AM
I cropped it. Didn't want anyone getting in work troubles for having that delicious hunk of man pillows pop up on their screen.
About that... Sorry?
Jesus. For a second there I thought I was in the gay version of the Holy Erections thread. Bonertime. OVER.
Quote from: Ivy6 on July 27, 2009, 08:56:30 AM
Quote from: MAD on July 26, 2009, 10:29:44 PM
BTW, I remember back in the day when Stone did those pics. It was around the same time that he was rumored to play for the same team as Gary Fencik.
Oops. Did I say that out loud?
I had an uncle tell me that Stone's time off from Cubs games (aka, the Joe Carter era) was because he had AIDS. I was like 16 at the time and I thought it was plausible.
Can I please come to Christmas with your family?
Dolan, this HAS to be directed at you:
QuoteBaseballStone: Go to steve stone.com to ask any baseball question. I have one new rule. NO MORONS. You know who you are. E-mail other bloggers. Thanks. (10 minutes ago from txt)
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 03:42:17 PM
Dolan, this HAS to be directed at you:
QuoteBaseballStone: Go to steve stone.com to ask any baseball question. I have one new rule. NO MORONS. You know who you are. E-mail other bloggers. Thanks. (10 minutes ago from txt)
That's outstanding.
I hope duck (http://twitter.com/duckchickens) has some good questions for stoney by duck right
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 03:42:17 PM
Dolan, this HAS to be directed at you:
QuoteBaseballStone: Go to steve stone.com to ask any baseball question. I have one new rule. NO MORONS. You know who you are. E-mail other bloggers. Thanks. (10 minutes ago from txt)
Putting the "Social" in Social media.
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 03:42:17 PM
Dolan, this HAS to be directed at you:
QuoteBaseballStone: Go to steve stone.com to ask any baseball question. I have one new rule. NO MORONS. You know who you are. E-mail other bloggers. Thanks. (10 minutes ago from txt)
Why would that be directed at me? I was trying to start a little dialog with Stevie. Man, I get the feeling most of the Chicago baseball writers and reporters don't like me. What'd I ever do to them?
Quote from: Andy on July 29, 2009, 04:05:37 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 03:42:17 PM
Dolan, this HAS to be directed at you:
QuoteBaseballStone: Go to steve stone.com to ask any baseball question. I have one new rule. NO MORONS. You know who you are. E-mail other bloggers. Thanks. (10 minutes ago from txt)
Why would that be directed at me? I was trying to start a little dialog with Stevie. Man, I get the feeling most of the Chicago baseball writers and reporters don't like me. What'd I ever do to them?
You KNOW how much Chicago baseball writers hate to think.
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 25, 2009, 09:43:38 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 13, 2009, 08:47:24 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 13, 2009, 08:40:25 AM
Quote from: EVILteddie on July 12, 2009, 03:58:20 PM
how do I get people to follow me! I feel like I am talking to myself damnit.
grow bewbs.
I was really hoping no one would reply so Kurt could continue feeling like he is talking to himself. But then you had to post and ruin that.
That's Kurt? Thank Christ. I was wondering who the fuck would choose a KE photoshop for his/her avatar. Now I only have to feel sorry for one person again.
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/KurtEvans/idontgettshirtsmall.jpg)
Well, you'd be wrong on both parts. I'm pretty sure it's an old Heckler photoshop from years ago, but it's not one of mine, nor is that guy me either.
Quote from: Canadouche on July 30, 2009, 09:40:54 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 25, 2009, 09:43:38 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 13, 2009, 08:47:24 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 13, 2009, 08:40:25 AM
Quote from: EVILteddie on July 12, 2009, 03:58:20 PM
how do I get people to follow me! I feel like I am talking to myself damnit.
grow bewbs.
I was really hoping no one would reply so Kurt could continue feeling like he is talking to himself. But then you had to post and ruin that.
That's Kurt? Thank Christ. I was wondering who the fuck would choose a KE photoshop for his/her avatar. Now I only have to feel sorry for one person again.
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/KurtEvans/idontgettshirtsmall.jpg)
Well, you'd be wrong on both parts. I'm pretty sure it's an old Heckler photoshop from years ago, but it's not one of mine, nor is that guy me either.
Thank you for clearing that up.
Quote from: Tank on July 29, 2009, 03:49:26 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 03:42:17 PM
Dolan, this HAS to be directed at you:
QuoteBaseballStone: Go to steve stone.com to ask any baseball question. I have one new rule. NO MORONS. You know who you are. E-mail other bloggers. Thanks. (10 minutes ago from txt)
That's outstanding.
I hope duck (http://twitter.com/duckchickens) has some good questions for stoney by duck right
This is easily my new favorite followee.
Quote from: Oleg on July 30, 2009, 09:46:48 AM
Quote from: Canadouche on July 30, 2009, 09:40:54 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 25, 2009, 09:43:38 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 13, 2009, 08:47:24 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 13, 2009, 08:40:25 AM
Quote from: EVILteddie on July 12, 2009, 03:58:20 PM
how do I get people to follow me! I feel like I am talking to myself damnit.
grow bewbs.
I was really hoping no one would reply so Kurt could continue feeling like he is talking to himself. But then you had to post and ruin that.
That's Kurt? Thank Christ. I was wondering who the fuck would choose a KE photoshop for his/her avatar. Now I only have to feel sorry for one person again.
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/KurtEvans/idontgettshirtsmall.jpg)
Well, you'd be wrong on both parts. I'm pretty sure it's an old Heckler photoshop from years ago, but it's not one of mine, nor is that guy me either.
Thank you for clearing that up.
Happy to help, Oleg. Now that you know it's not one of mine, you no longer have to keep secret your feelings that the goat-on-bear photoshop is clever.
Quote from: PenFoe on July 09, 2009, 05:38:26 PM
Everyone's favorite Chicago reporter. (http://twitter.com/SarahSpain/status/2557839602)
Quote
Nother hot guy on the el that I didn't have time to talk to. Why are they always going somewhere n never standing still-in a bar!? Or my room?!
Poor Sarah, the one that got away.
Poor
Wiggum Sarah...
http://twitter.com/SarahSpain/status/2932799263
QuoteChicago #3 Best City 4 Singles http://tinyurl.com/nmozka Like, to REMAIN single? Then yeah, it's pretty good.
about 3 hours ago from web
Quick! Fire up that eBay account again.
Quote from: Tank on July 30, 2009, 02:19:24 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 09, 2009, 05:38:26 PM
Everyone's favorite Chicago reporter. (http://twitter.com/SarahSpain/status/2557839602)
Quote
Nother hot guy on the el that I didn't have time to talk to. Why are they always going somewhere n never standing still-in a bar!? Or my room?!
Poor Sarah, the one that got away.
Poor Wiggum Sarah...
http://twitter.com/SarahSpain/status/2932799263
QuoteChicago #3 Best City 4 Singles http://tinyurl.com/nmozka Like, to REMAIN single? Then yeah, it's pretty good.
about 3 hours ago from web
Quick! Fire up that eBay account again.
I'd more than hit it.
I don't know what that means, but I'd do it.
Quote from: TDubbs on July 30, 2009, 02:46:14 PM
Quote from: Tank on July 30, 2009, 02:19:24 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 09, 2009, 05:38:26 PM
Everyone's favorite Chicago reporter. (http://twitter.com/SarahSpain/status/2557839602)
Quote
Nother hot guy on the el that I didn't have time to talk to. Why are they always going somewhere n never standing still-in a bar!? Or my room?!
Poor Sarah, the one that got away.
Poor Wiggum Sarah...
http://twitter.com/SarahSpain/status/2932799263
QuoteChicago #3 Best City 4 Singles http://tinyurl.com/nmozka Like, to REMAIN single? Then yeah, it's pretty good.
about 3 hours ago from web
Quick! Fire up that eBay account again.
I'd more than hit it.
I don't know what that means, but I'd do it.
You're in luck, she sounds desperate.
Nonseqwitter...
http://twitter.com/BaseballStone/status/2932282630
QuoteI wonder if kenny williams will hold a press conference to deny the floyd, richard, ramirez, and flowers for halliday.
about 7 hours ago from txt
http://twitter.com/BaseballStone/status/2932520936
QuoteJim hendry said it wasnt fair to milton bradley when he hears trade rumors. Is it less fair to the four sox players in the tribune article.
about 6 hours ago from txt
Maybe it is less fair.
I suppose Hendry ought to apologize for writing that article and spreading whole-cloth rumors on the internet.
Quote from: Tank on July 30, 2009, 05:29:05 PM
Nonseqwitter...
http://twitter.com/BaseballStone/status/2932282630
QuoteI wonder if kenny williams will hold a press conference to deny the floyd, richard, ramirez, and flowers for halliday.
about 7 hours ago from txt
http://twitter.com/BaseballStone/status/2932520936
QuoteJim hendry said it wasnt fair to milton bradley when he hears trade rumors. Is it less fair to the four sox players in the tribune article.
about 6 hours ago from txt
Maybe it is less fair.
I suppose Hendry ought to apologize for writing that article and spreading whole-cloth rumors on the internet.
Nonseqwitter would be a great name for a recurring blog feature. If I had a blog, there would be a strong likelihood that I would steal that word.
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 30, 2009, 05:36:21 PM
Quote from: Tank on July 30, 2009, 05:29:05 PM
Nonseqwitter...
http://twitter.com/BaseballStone/status/2932282630
QuoteI wonder if kenny williams will hold a press conference to deny the floyd, richard, ramirez, and flowers for halliday.
about 7 hours ago from txt
http://twitter.com/BaseballStone/status/2932520936
QuoteJim hendry said it wasnt fair to milton bradley when he hears trade rumors. Is it less fair to the four sox players in the tribune article.
about 6 hours ago from txt
Maybe it is less fair.
I suppose Hendry ought to apologize for writing that article and spreading whole-cloth rumors on the internet.
Nonseqwitter would be a great name for a recurring blog feature. If I had a blog, there would be a strong likelihood that I would steal that word.
A blog
would be a nice complement to your Shoutbox.
I thought somebody around here had mentioned Joe Cowley (Sun-Times beat guy for the WS) recently. He's been appearing on the Score (where he's pretty funny) and is now starting up a Twitter war with Desipio favorite Jimmy Greenfield:
Quotecst_sox: Good to see Jimmy Greenfield went from being not funny in Red Eye to being not funny in his new blog.
Of course, Greenfield being the super-sensitive type, he could not let that go:
Quote
@cst_sox Whoa, is that Joe Cowley ripping on me? Once a prick always a prick.
Quote@cst_sox And I recently learned that you're still kissing Jim Parque's ass. Drew one last bit of blood from that boy did ya?
Quote from: CT III on August 05, 2009, 12:25:55 PM
I thought somebody around here had mentioned Joe Cowley (Sun-Times beat guy for the WS) recently. He's been appearing on the Score (where he's pretty funny) and is now starting up a Twitter war with Desipio favorite Jimmy Greenfield:
Quotecst_sox: Good to see Jimmy Greenfield went from being not funny in Red Eye to being not funny in his new blog.
Of course, Greenfield being the super-sensitive type, he could not let that go:
Quote
@cst_sox Whoa, is that Joe Cowley ripping on me? Once a prick always a prick.
Quote@cst_sox And I recently learned that you're still kissing Jim Parque's ass. Drew one last bit of blood from that boy did ya?
All this thread is doing is making me want to start a twitter account...
no it isn't.
Jimmy Greenfield can't be satisfied until he makes himself look like a douche every day.
Joe Cowley had cancer IDITO!
Quote from: CT III on August 05, 2009, 12:25:55 PM
I thought somebody around here had mentioned Joe Cowley (Sun-Times beat guy for the WS) recently. He's been appearing on the Score (where he's pretty funny) and is now starting up a Twitter war with Desipio favorite Jimmy Greenfield:
Quotecst_sox: Good to see Jimmy Greenfield went from being not funny in Red Eye to being not funny in his new blog.
Of course, Greenfield being the super-sensitive type, he could not let that go:
Quote
@cst_sox Whoa, is that Joe Cowley ripping on me? Once a prick always a prick.
Quote@cst_sox And I recently learned that you're still kissing Jim Parque's ass. Drew one last bit of blood from that boy did ya?
Despite his affiliation with the Chicago Harrelsons, I think Cowley is pretty good at what he does.
It would be almost impossible to out smarm this guy. (http://twitter.com/BaseballStone/status/3166090463)
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NL slugging percentage leaders-ibanez 2nd-dunn 5th. Dunn has 29hrs and 81rbi. Abreau hitting 322 with 76 rbi. All are lefty run producers.
Quote from: PenFoe on August 06, 2009, 11:15:14 AM
It would be almost impossible to out smarm this guy. (http://twitter.com/BaseballStone/status/3166090463)
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NL slugging percentage leaders-ibanez 2nd-dunn 5th. Dunn has 29hrs and 81rbi. Abreau hitting 322 with 76 rbi. All are lefty run producers.
I hate the phrase "run producers."
Quote from: Eli on August 06, 2009, 11:27:20 AM
I hate the phrase "run producers."
(http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Film/Pix/pictures/2008/08/15/kobal_2producers460.jpg)
Quote from: Eli on August 06, 2009, 11:27:20 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on August 06, 2009, 11:15:14 AM
It would be almost impossible to out smarm this guy. (http://twitter.com/BaseballStone/status/3166090463)
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NL slugging percentage leaders-ibanez 2nd-dunn 5th. Dunn has 29hrs and 81rbi. Abreau hitting 322 with 76 rbi. All are lefty run producers.
I hate the phrase "run producers."
That's because you hate human baseball.
A couple of your favorite hometown gridironers...
Jay Cutler (http://twitter.com/JCutler6)
Matt Forte (http://twitter.com/chitownforte22)
Quote from: PenFoe on August 11, 2009, 03:55:39 PM
A couple of your favorite hometown gridironers...
Jay Cutler (http://twitter.com/JCutler6)
Matt Forte (http://twitter.com/chitownforte22)
The Cutler one is a fake. The Forte one may be legit.
QuoteBob brenly is taking some heat for being honest. What a novel concept. I direct you to jacks character in a few good men. History repeats.
So Lt. Col. Jessup is a model for Hendry or Brenly? Can one of them order a code red on Miles? I'm sure the most overpaid
player person in the history of
baseball wages would do the job effectively as would a certain left-hander on the DL.
QuoteIn a very frustrating 14 inning loss last night in seattle ozzie called for the lefty. I looked for our green furry friend southpaw. Hi paw.
Is Stone a furry?
Quote from: Brownie on August 13, 2009, 01:36:34 PM
QuoteBob brenly is taking some heat for being honest. What a novel concept. I direct you to jacks character in a few good men. History repeats.
So Lt. Col. Jessup is a model for Hendry or Brenly? Can one of them order a code red on Miles? I'm sure the most overpaid player person in the history of baseball wages would do the job effectively as would a certain left-hander on the DL.
QuoteIn a very frustrating 14 inning loss last night in seattle ozzie called for the lefty. I looked for our green furry friend southpaw. Hi paw.
Is Stone a furry?
He's sweater-vest-like furry, but he doesn't appear green.
Quote# BaseballStone: Jose contreras threw a gem yesterday for the sox. Rich harden threw an overpowering game for the cubs. Both came at critical times for teams about 5 hours ago from txt
BaseballStone: Marquis has 1 more win than zambrano and dempster combined. Casey mcgehee lost for 20 thou waiver price has more rbi than milton. Who knew. about 5 hours ago from txt
For all those who can't see Stone's twats
Quote from: IrishYeti on August 20, 2009, 12:50:40 PM
Quote# BaseballStone: Jose contreras threw a gem yesterday for the sox. Rich harden threw an overpowering game for the cubs. Both came at critical times for teams about 5 hours ago from txt
BaseballStone: Marquis has 1 more win than zambrano and dempster combined. Casey mcgehee lost for 20 thou waiver price has more rbi than milton. Who knew. about 5 hours ago from txt
For all those who can't see Stone's twats
Well if Milton Bradley was signed for anything, it was for his ability to get the guys batting in front of him on base -- but not score until he came up to the plate.
Quote from: Brownie on August 20, 2009, 01:14:07 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on August 20, 2009, 12:50:40 PM
Quote# BaseballStone: Jose contreras threw a gem yesterday for the sox. Rich harden threw an overpowering game for the cubs. Both came at critical times for teams about 5 hours ago from txt
BaseballStone: Marquis has 1 more win than zambrano and dempster combined. Casey mcgehee lost for 20 thou waiver price has more rbi than milton. Who knew. about 5 hours ago from txt
For all those who can't see Stone's twats
Well if Milton Bradley was signed for anything, it was for his ability to get the guys batting in front of him on base -- but not score until he came up to the plate.
And how many wins does Milton Bradley have? ZERO! That's like 14 less than Marquis. Nice job Hendry.
I know this probably isn't the best place to put these photos, but they stem from a conversation in the SBox yesterday. I can only say to those who were present...Mission Somewhat Successful.
(http://i28.tinypic.com/9734no.jpg)
(http://i27.tinypic.com/2vto4li.jpg)
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on August 20, 2009, 06:43:48 PM
I know this probably isn't the best place to put these photos, but they stem from a conversation in the SBox yesterday. I can only say to those who were present...Mission Somewhat Successful.
(http://i28.tinypic.com/9734no.jpg)
(http://i27.tinypic.com/2vto4li.jpg)
You are a good man. Sorry, but it was entertaining about hearing how you were trying to get yourself fired.
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on August 20, 2009, 06:43:48 PM
I know this probably isn't the best place to put these photos, but they stem from a conversation in the SBox yesterday. I can only say to those who were present...Mission Somewhat Successful.
(http://i28.tinypic.com/9734no.jpg)
(http://i27.tinypic.com/2vto4li.jpg)
Please explain for us working stiffs without consistent access to the SBox...unfortunately.
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on August 20, 2009, 09:25:14 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on August 20, 2009, 06:43:48 PM
I know this probably isn't the best place to put these photos, but they stem from a conversation in the SBox yesterday. I can only say to those who were present...Mission Somewhat Successful.
(http://i28.tinypic.com/9734no.jpg)
(http://i27.tinypic.com/2vto4li.jpg)
Please explain for us working stiffs without consistent access to the SBox...unfortunately.
I think he may have already said too much.
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on August 20, 2009, 09:27:02 PM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on August 20, 2009, 09:25:14 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on August 20, 2009, 06:43:48 PM
I know this probably isn't the best place to put these photos, but they stem from a conversation in the SBox yesterday. I can only say to those who were present...Mission Somewhat Successful.
(http://i28.tinypic.com/9734no.jpg)
(http://i27.tinypic.com/2vto4li.jpg)
Please explain for us working stiffs without consistent access to the SBox...unfortunately.
I think he may have already said too much.
Did the chorizo injunction go well?
Quote from: TDubbs on August 20, 2009, 09:30:54 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on August 20, 2009, 09:27:02 PM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on August 20, 2009, 09:25:14 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on August 20, 2009, 06:43:48 PM
I know this probably isn't the best place to put these photos, but they stem from a conversation in the SBox yesterday. I can only say to those who were present...Mission Somewhat Successful.
(http://i28.tinypic.com/9734no.jpg)
(http://i27.tinypic.com/2vto4li.jpg)
Please explain for us working stiffs without consistent access to the SBox...unfortunately.
I think he may have already said too much.
Did the chorizo injunction go well?
DPD.
Looks like everybody is really paying attention. 2 broads are texting on their FLIP PHONES and the one on the other side of the table is flipping somebody the bird. Really classy, LA.
they're listening to the PUCKCAST.
Quote from: Fork on August 21, 2009, 07:47:46 AM
they're listening to the PUCKCAST.
That makes zero sense.
Quote from: TDubbs on August 21, 2009, 08:22:04 AM
Quote from: Fork on August 21, 2009, 07:47:46 AM
they're listening to the PUCKCAST.
That makes zero sense.
Only because you don't listen in Gil's office.
To clarify what happened in these photos, this was a enforcement litigation seminar in the middle of a week-long advanced trial training for the Board in DC. I brought my laptop to the Wednesday session because I was bored out of my mind and also because I have a need to SBox. So, the presenter for these seminars was a pretty decent looking Latina attorney from our Puerto Rico office. TDubbs wanted photos, but I didn't have my cell phone at the time. I attempted to use my laptop's camera, but was unsuccessful.
Also, Jon and TDubbs kept on my making me laugh during the seminar, so I almost got in trouble.
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on August 21, 2009, 01:42:18 PM
To clarify what happened in these photos, this was a enforcement litigation seminar in the middle of a week-long advanced trial training for the Board in DC. I brought my laptop to the Wednesday session because I was bored out of my mind and also because I have a need to SBox. So, the presenter for these seminars was a pretty decent looking Latina attorney from our Puerto Rico office. TDubbs wanted photos, but I didn't have my cell phone at the time. I attempted to use my laptop's camera, but was unsuccessful.
Also, Jon and TDubbs kept on my making me laugh during the seminar, so I almost got in trouble.
So there IS a first for everything.
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on August 21, 2009, 01:42:18 PM
To clarify what happened in these photos, this was a enforcement litigation seminar in the middle of a week-long advanced trial training for the Board in DC. I brought my laptop to the Wednesday session because I was bored out of my mind and also because I have a need to SBox. So, the presenter for these seminars was a pretty decent looking Latina attorney from our Puerto Rico office. TDubbs wanted photos, but I didn't have my cell phone at the time. I attempted to use my laptop's camera, but was unsuccessful.
Also, Jon and TDubbs kept on my making me laugh during the seminar, so I almost got in trouble.
Wait, you turned your laptop completely sideways on your desk to get the pictures? Was anyone sitting to your right?
Quote from: PenFoe on August 21, 2009, 01:43:29 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on August 21, 2009, 01:42:18 PM
To clarify what happened in these photos, this was a enforcement litigation seminar in the middle of a week-long advanced trial training for the Board in DC. I brought my laptop to the Wednesday session because I was bored out of my mind and also because I have a need to SBox. So, the presenter for these seminars was a pretty decent looking Latina attorney from our Puerto Rico office. TDubbs wanted photos, but I didn't have my cell phone at the time. I attempted to use my laptop's camera, but was unsuccessful.
Also, Jon and TDubbs kept on my making me laugh during the seminar, so I almost got in trouble.
So there IS a first for everything.
I'm sure if you were there he would have been riveted by your epic tales of coworker intrigue. Because no one laughs harder than someone reading Dilbert in shoutbox form.
Quote from: Kermit, B. on August 21, 2009, 01:53:10 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on August 21, 2009, 01:42:18 PM
To clarify what happened in these photos, this was a enforcement litigation seminar in the middle of a week-long advanced trial training for the Board in DC. I brought my laptop to the Wednesday session because I was bored out of my mind and also because I have a need to SBox. So, the presenter for these seminars was a pretty decent looking Latina attorney from our Puerto Rico office. TDubbs wanted photos, but I didn't have my cell phone at the time. I attempted to use my laptop's camera, but was unsuccessful.
Also, Jon and TDubbs kept on my making me laugh during the seminar, so I almost got in trouble.
Wait, you turned your laptop completely sideways on your desk to get the pictures? Was anyone sitting to your right?
I attempted to do so, but it didn't work, at least it didn't work surreptitiously. So, I just waited til the next day and brought my cell phone.
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on August 21, 2009, 02:17:48 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on August 21, 2009, 01:53:10 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on August 21, 2009, 01:42:18 PM
To clarify what happened in these photos, this was a enforcement litigation seminar in the middle of a week-long advanced trial training for the Board in DC. I brought my laptop to the Wednesday session because I was bored out of my mind and also because I have a need to SBox. So, the presenter for these seminars was a pretty decent looking Latina attorney from our Puerto Rico office. TDubbs wanted photos, but I didn't have my cell phone at the time. I attempted to use my laptop's camera, but was unsuccessful.
Also, Jon and TDubbs kept on my making me laugh during the seminar, so I almost got in trouble.
Wait, you turned your laptop completely sideways on your desk to get the pictures? Was anyone sitting to your right?
I attempted to do so, but it didn't work, at least it didn't work surreptitiously. So, I just waited til the next day's plenary session and brought my cell phone.
Full disclosure.
Quote from: Jon on August 21, 2009, 02:18:57 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on August 21, 2009, 02:17:48 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on August 21, 2009, 01:53:10 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on August 21, 2009, 01:42:18 PM
To clarify what happened in these photos, this was a enforcement litigation seminar in the middle of a week-long advanced trial training for the Board in DC. I brought my laptop to the Wednesday session because I was bored out of my mind and also because I have a need to SBox. So, the presenter for these seminars was a pretty decent looking Latina attorney from our Puerto Rico office. TDubbs wanted photos, but I didn't have my cell phone at the time. I attempted to use my laptop's camera, but was unsuccessful.
Also, Jon and TDubbs kept on my making me laugh during the seminar, so I almost got in trouble.
Wait, you turned your laptop completely sideways on your desk to get the pictures? Was anyone sitting to your right?
I attempted to do so, but it didn't work, at least it didn't work surreptitiously. So, I just waited til the next day's plenary session and brought my cell phone.
Full disclosure.
I'm going to make it a point to use that word as often as I can in casual speech.
I've viewed the photos on my iPhone and I'm not necessarily getting the hotness from that plenary session mamacita lady.
Quote from: *In a Nutsack on August 21, 2009, 02:37:48 PM
I've viewed the photos on my iPhone and I'm not necessarily getting the hotness from that plenary session mamacita lady.
Yeah, she looks a little portly in the sideways picture. Also, this is insanely creepy.
Quote from: Kermit, B. on August 21, 2009, 03:31:56 PM
Quote from: *In a Nutsack on August 21, 2009, 02:37:48 PM
I've viewed the photos on my iPhone and I'm not necessarily getting the hotness from that plenary session mamacita lady.
Yeah, she looks a little portly in the sideways picture. Also, this is insanely creepy.
Well, TDubbs was involved heavily in this.
As was I.
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on August 21, 2009, 01:42:18 PM
To clarify what happened in these photos, this was a enforcement litigation seminar in the middle of a week-long advanced trial training for the Board in DC. I brought my laptop to the Wednesday session because I was bored out of my mind and also because I have a need to SBox. So, the presenter for these seminars was a pretty decent looking Latina attorney from our Puerto Rico office. TDubbs wanted photos, but I didn't have my cell phone at the time. I attempted to use my laptop's camera, but was unsuccessful.
Also, Jon and TDubbs kept on my making me laugh during the seminar, so I almost got in trouble.
Thank you. As you were.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 06, 2009, 11:32:38 AM
Quote from: Eli on August 06, 2009, 11:27:20 AM
I hate the phrase "run producers."
(http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Film/Pix/pictures/2008/08/15/kobal_2producers460.jpg)
Whcih one is the Latina from Puerto Rico?
And to think, I actually like Peter Gammons. (http://twitter.com/pgammo/status/3741550524)
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Ken Harrelson doing White Sox-Cubs on a Thursday afternoon is baseball heaven
I' hate to think what would be "baseball Hell".
Quote from: Dave B on September 03, 2009, 03:57:06 PM
I' hate to think what would be "baseball Hell".
You listening to it.
As much as I hate to mix politics with Steve Stone, Kareem, Pete Gammons, etc...
Congressman Joe Wilson's Twitter Page. (http://twitter.com/CongJoeWilson) (not very interesting)
And...you can see all of the comments he's been getting (http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%40congjoewilson) about his outburst last night. (rather enjoyable)
Quote from: PenFoe on September 10, 2009, 03:52:59 PM
And...you can see all of the comments he's been getting (http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%40congjoewilson) about his outburst last night. (rather enjoyable)
I didn't look at too many, but most of the comments seem to be people who are backing him. That's a little surprising, I guess.
Quote from: Eli on September 10, 2009, 04:03:03 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on September 10, 2009, 03:52:59 PM
And...you can see all of the comments he's been getting (http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%40congjoewilson) about his outburst last night. (rather enjoyable)
I didn't look at too many, but most of the comments seem to be people who are backing him. That's a little surprising, I guess.
Obviously, you've never been to South Carolina.
Quote from: Eli on September 10, 2009, 04:03:03 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on September 10, 2009, 03:52:59 PM
And...you can see all of the comments he's been getting (http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%40congjoewilson) about his outburst last night. (rather enjoyable)
I didn't look at too many, but most of the comments seem to be people who are backing him. That's a little surprising, I guess.
It's disappointing. I raised an eyebrow when I heard the president say it, but both parties need to control themselves when the president talks during these things. The canned applause by the president's party (some of it over-raucous), the shouted cheers, the boos, the mocking laughter, it's all counterproductive. Let him talk, and have your fun afterward. But to congratulate someone for speaking out of turn and heckling the President during a speech to Congress, that's crappe.
Quote from: Brownie on September 10, 2009, 04:15:42 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 10, 2009, 04:03:03 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on September 10, 2009, 03:52:59 PM
And...you can see all of the comments he's been getting (http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%40congjoewilson) about his outburst last night. (rather enjoyable)
I didn't look at too many, but most of the comments seem to be people who are backing him. That's a little surprising, I guess.
It's disappointing. I raised an eyebrow when I heard the president say it, but both parties need to control themselves when the president talks during these things. The canned applause by the president's party (some of it over-raucous), the shouted cheers, the boos, the mocking laughter, it's all counterproductive. Let him talk, and have your fun afterward. But to congratulate someone for speaking out of turn and heckling the President during a speech to Congress, that's crappe.
Naturally, MoveOn et al. have now made Wilson a focal point for fundraising, and whomever has announced for the Dems will get a nice infusion of cash.
Quote from: Fork on September 10, 2009, 04:24:06 PM
Naturally, MoveOn et al. have now made Wilson a focal point for fundraising, and whomever has announced for the Dems will get a nice infusion of cash.
Actually... (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/10/house-democrats-consider-punishing-wilson-outburst/)
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According to one Democratic source, Wilson's Democratic opponent Rob Miller had by mid-day Thursday received 5,000 new contributions worth about $200,000 in the aftermath of the outburst. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee was also trying to raise money off the heckling. Miller lost to Wilson in the 2008 election, 54-46 percent
Quote from: PenFoe on September 10, 2009, 04:26:56 PM
Quote from: Fork on September 10, 2009, 04:24:06 PM
Naturally, MoveOn et al. have now made Wilson a focal point for fundraising, and whomever has announced for the Dems will get a nice infusion of cash.
Actually... (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/10/house-democrats-consider-punishing-wilson-outburst/)
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According to one Democratic source, Wilson's Democratic opponent Rob Miller had by mid-day Thursday received 5,000 new contributions worth about $200,000 in the aftermath of the outburst. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee was also trying to raise money off the heckling. Miller lost to Wilson in the 2008 election, 54-46 percent
Not sure how much of this was raised prior to last night, but Miller's up over $450k (http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/19079) on this page.
Wilson's outburst helped a lot of people rethink their stance on a Health Care bill in a way that Wilson might not like.
Quote from: CBStew on September 10, 2009, 06:48:28 PM
Wilson's outburst helped a lot of people rethink their stance on a Health Care bill in a way that Wilson might not like.
Worse than that. They may have rethinked Republicans.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on September 10, 2009, 06:54:09 PM
Quote from: CBStew on September 10, 2009, 06:48:28 PM
Wilson's outburst helped a lot of people rethink their stance on a Health Care bill in a way that Wilson might not like.
Worse than that. They may have rethinked Republicans.
Nobody who hasn't thinked yet won't rethink anything.
Quote from: Brownie on September 10, 2009, 04:15:42 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 10, 2009, 04:03:03 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on September 10, 2009, 03:52:59 PM
And...you can see all of the comments he's been getting (http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%40congjoewilson) about his outburst last night. (rather enjoyable)
I didn't look at too many, but most of the comments seem to be people who are backing him. That's a little surprising, I guess.
It's disappointing. I raised an eyebrow when I heard the president say it, but both parties need to control themselves when the president talks during these things. The canned applause by the president's party (some of it over-raucous), the shouted cheers, the boos, the mocking laughter, it's all counterproductive. Let him talk, and have your fun afterward. But to congratulate someone for speaking out of turn and heckling the President during a speech to Congress, that's crappe.
Have you never watched an Presidential address to Congress before?
Such partisan ovation kabuki is pretty much par for the course.
(Which ritual never fails to remind me of this (http://snltranscripts.jt.org/90/90oaddress.phtml).)
Quote@desipiodotcom OMG! Jay Cutler just retweeted me! Sploooooooooooge! Sid Luckman never did that. Steve Stenstrom still does though.
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on September 10, 2009, 07:21:52 PM
Quote from: Brownie on September 10, 2009, 04:15:42 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 10, 2009, 04:03:03 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on September 10, 2009, 03:52:59 PM
And...you can see all of the comments he's been getting (http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%40congjoewilson) about his outburst last night. (rather enjoyable)
I didn't look at too many, but most of the comments seem to be people who are backing him. That's a little surprising, I guess.
It's disappointing. I raised an eyebrow when I heard the president say it, but both parties need to control themselves when the president talks during these things. The canned applause by the president's party (some of it over-raucous), the shouted cheers, the boos, the mocking laughter, it's all counterproductive. Let him talk, and have your fun afterward. But to congratulate someone for speaking out of turn and heckling the President during a speech to Congress, that's crappe.
Have you never watched an Presidential address to Congress before?
Such partisan ovation kabuki is pretty much par for the course.
(Which ritual never fails to remind me of this (http://snltranscripts.jt.org/90/90oaddress.phtml).)
I know. I just hate it.
The Birdman (http://twitter.com/BirdmanAndersen). Pure comedy gold.
Quote from: Shooter on September 24, 2009, 10:19:03 PM
The Birdman (http://twitter.com/BirdmanAndersen). Pure comedy gold.
Ha.
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South Carolina just won the Cracker Bowl. Probably going to be some wild cousin lovin' in Columbia tonite.
No offense, Jon.
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We should be fair to Greg Oden. His career stats would be much better if he hadn't taken 4 years off for WWII.
Quote from: Oleg on September 25, 2009, 09:57:28 AM
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South Carolina just won the Cracker Bowl. Probably going to be some wild cousin lovin' in Columbia tonite.
No offense, Jon.
I'm pretty sure Jon has nothing good to say about those cousin lovers up in Columbia.
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on September 25, 2009, 10:03:29 AM
Quote from: Oleg on September 25, 2009, 09:57:28 AM
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South Carolina just won the Cracker Bowl. Probably going to be some wild cousin lovin' in Columbia tonite.
No offense, Jon.
I'm pretty sure Jon has nothing good to say about those cousin lovers up in Columbia.
Just making sure I'm covered.
Quote from: Oleg on September 25, 2009, 10:24:48 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on September 25, 2009, 10:03:29 AM
Quote from: Oleg on September 25, 2009, 09:57:28 AM
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South Carolina just won the Cracker Bowl. Probably going to be some wild cousin lovin' in Columbia tonite.
No offense, Jon.
I'm pretty sure Jon has nothing good to say about those cousin lovers up in Columbia.
Just making sure I'm covered.
Tank is right. Screw 'em.
http://twitter.com/chipcaray (http://twitter.com/chipcaray)
QuotePreppin' for the big tilt! Sager's fighting the flu. He's a gamer. I'm fighting through a recurring cold sore, myself.1 minute ago from web
QuoteGreat morning here in NYC! Can't wait for Yanks-Twinkies this evening. Gonna go get me one of those famous NY cheesesteaks!8:56 AM Oct 7th from web
Quote@pwsullivan Sully! Wish our Cubs were in the postseason. Next time you're in Harry's tell Dutchie your first one's on me! (Well, her...)10:18 PM Oct 6th from web
Which one of you is this?
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 08, 2009, 01:40:57 PM
http://twitter.com/chipcaray (http://twitter.com/chipcaray)
QuotePreppin' for the big tilt! Sager's fighting the flu. He's a gamer. I'm fighting through a recurring cold sore, myself.1 minute ago from web
QuoteGreat morning here in NYC! Can't wait for Yanks-Twinkies this evening. Gonna go get me one of those famous NY cheesesteaks!8:56 AM Oct 7th from web
Quote@pwsullivan Sully! Wish our Cubs were in the postseason. Next time you're in Harry's tell Dutchie your first one's on me! (Well, her...)10:18 PM Oct 6th from web
Which one of you is this?
Dolan.
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 08, 2009, 02:04:53 PM
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 08, 2009, 01:40:57 PM
http://twitter.com/chipcaray (http://twitter.com/chipcaray)
QuotePreppin' for the big tilt! Sager's fighting the flu. He's a gamer. I'm fighting through a recurring cold sore, myself.1 minute ago from web
QuoteGreat morning here in NYC! Can't wait for Yanks-Twinkies this evening. Gonna go get me one of those famous NY cheesesteaks!8:56 AM Oct 7th from web
Quote@pwsullivan Sully! Wish our Cubs were in the postseason. Next time you're in Harry's tell Dutchie your first one's on me! (Well, her...)10:18 PM Oct 6th from web
Which one of you is this?
Dolan.
I love fake Twitter feeds.
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 08, 2009, 02:04:53 PM
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 08, 2009, 01:40:57 PM
http://twitter.com/chipcaray (http://twitter.com/chipcaray)
QuotePreppin' for the big tilt! Sager's fighting the flu. He's a gamer. I'm fighting through a recurring cold sore, myself.1 minute ago from web
QuoteGreat morning here in NYC! Can't wait for Yanks-Twinkies this evening. Gonna go get me one of those famous NY cheesesteaks!8:56 AM Oct 7th from web
Quote@pwsullivan Sully! Wish our Cubs were in the postseason. Next time you're in Harry's tell Dutchie your first one's on me! (Well, her...)10:18 PM Oct 6th from web
Which one of you is this?
Dolan.
I'll admit that I saw Dolan's "GUH" re-tweet and immediately said, "I think that's a satire". Then I deleted my comment when I realized not only does he fucking know that but he's probably doing it.
Bravo. And I'm a retard.
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 08, 2009, 02:15:45 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 08, 2009, 02:04:53 PM
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 08, 2009, 01:40:57 PM
http://twitter.com/chipcaray (http://twitter.com/chipcaray)
QuotePreppin' for the big tilt! Sager's fighting the flu. He's a gamer. I'm fighting through a recurring cold sore, myself.1 minute ago from web
QuoteGreat morning here in NYC! Can't wait for Yanks-Twinkies this evening. Gonna go get me one of those famous NY cheesesteaks!8:56 AM Oct 7th from web
Quote@pwsullivan Sully! Wish our Cubs were in the postseason. Next time you're in Harry's tell Dutchie your first one's on me! (Well, her...)10:18 PM Oct 6th from web
Which one of you is this?
Dolan.
I'll admit that I saw Dolan's "GUH" re-tweet and immediately said, "I think that's a satire". Then I deleted my comment when I realized not only does he fucking know that but he's probably doing it.
Bravo. And I'm a retard.
Good work. It's so finely done that it's really hard to tell.
Quote from: MAD on October 08, 2009, 02:37:51 PM
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 08, 2009, 02:15:45 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 08, 2009, 02:04:53 PM
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 08, 2009, 01:40:57 PM
http://twitter.com/chipcaray (http://twitter.com/chipcaray)
QuotePreppin' for the big tilt! Sager's fighting the flu. He's a gamer. I'm fighting through a recurring cold sore, myself.1 minute ago from web
QuoteGreat morning here in NYC! Can't wait for Yanks-Twinkies this evening. Gonna go get me one of those famous NY cheesesteaks!8:56 AM Oct 7th from web
Quote@pwsullivan Sully! Wish our Cubs were in the postseason. Next time you're in Harry's tell Dutchie your first one's on me! (Well, her...)10:18 PM Oct 6th from web
Which one of you is this?
Dolan.
I'll admit that I saw Dolan's "GUH" re-tweet and immediately said, "I think that's a satire". Then I deleted my comment when I realized not only does he fucking know that but he's probably doing it.
Bravo. And I'm a retard.
Good work. It's so finely done that it's really hard to tell.
I really thought I had made some amazing discovery at first. I should be banned from Twitter.
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 08, 2009, 03:02:49 PM
Quote from: MAD on October 08, 2009, 02:37:51 PM
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 08, 2009, 02:15:45 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 08, 2009, 02:04:53 PM
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 08, 2009, 01:40:57 PM
http://twitter.com/chipcaray (http://twitter.com/chipcaray)
QuotePreppin' for the big tilt! Sager's fighting the flu. He's a gamer. I'm fighting through a recurring cold sore, myself.1 minute ago from web
QuoteGreat morning here in NYC! Can't wait for Yanks-Twinkies this evening. Gonna go get me one of those famous NY cheesesteaks!8:56 AM Oct 7th from web
Quote@pwsullivan Sully! Wish our Cubs were in the postseason. Next time you're in Harry's tell Dutchie your first one's on me! (Well, her...)10:18 PM Oct 6th from web
Which one of you is this?
Dolan.
I'll admit that I saw Dolan's "GUH" re-tweet and immediately said, "I think that's a satire". Then I deleted my comment when I realized not only does he fucking know that but he's probably doing it.
Bravo. And I'm a retard.
Good work. It's so finely done that it's really hard to tell.
I really thought I had made some amazing discovery at first. I should be banned from Twitter.
You could do like Huey and "ban" yourself by signing up while blackout drunk and then getting all pissed off when you later discover someone already registered your name.
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 08, 2009, 03:16:46 PM
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 08, 2009, 03:02:49 PM
Quote from: MAD on October 08, 2009, 02:37:51 PM
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 08, 2009, 02:15:45 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 08, 2009, 02:04:53 PM
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 08, 2009, 01:40:57 PM
http://twitter.com/chipcaray (http://twitter.com/chipcaray)
QuotePreppin' for the big tilt! Sager's fighting the flu. He's a gamer. I'm fighting through a recurring cold sore, myself.1 minute ago from web
QuoteGreat morning here in NYC! Can't wait for Yanks-Twinkies this evening. Gonna go get me one of those famous NY cheesesteaks!8:56 AM Oct 7th from web
Quote@pwsullivan Sully! Wish our Cubs were in the postseason. Next time you're in Harry's tell Dutchie your first one's on me! (Well, her...)10:18 PM Oct 6th from web
Which one of you is this?
Dolan.
I'll admit that I saw Dolan's "GUH" re-tweet and immediately said, "I think that's a satire". Then I deleted my comment when I realized not only does he fucking know that but he's probably doing it.
Bravo. And I'm a retard.
Good work. It's so finely done that it's really hard to tell.
I really thought I had made some amazing discovery at first. I should be banned from Twitter.
You could do like Huey and "ban" yourself by signing up while blackout drunk and then getting all pissed off when you later discover someone already registered your name.
In Huey's defense, Mike Douche (http://twitter.com/search/users?q=Mike+Douche&category=people&source=find_on_twitter) was already taken.
Deadspin bows to Dolan's @chipcaray's genius. (http://deadspin.com/5379100/the-fake-chip-caray-twitter-is-up-and-it-is-gold)
Real Chet or Faux Chet? Still not sure: (http://twitter.com/ChetCoppock)
QuoteHEY, DAHLSTER, GET OFF YOUR BOOTY AND LETS FORM OUR NEW AGE PODCAST LOOP..... WE'LL CREATE THE NEW REVOLUTION..... YOU ME AND DENNY MCCLAIN25 minutes ago from Power Twitter
Quote
HEY STEVE DAHL....WHERE YOU HIDING?????about 21 hours ago from Power Twitter
Quotethe blackhawks are sexy, hot, cool and ARENA ENERGY...... take derrick rose off the bulls and the bulls are eddy curry. nba hoops DULLabout 21 hours ago from Power Twitter
Quote
monday night....6:30 kickoff, i'll be signing copies of my new book at jilly's 1007 n, rush street. stop down...jilly's absolutely rocks.about 21 hours ago from Power Twitter
Quote
hey dahlster...lets get the band together...lets reform the old loop via podcasting.... none of us has lost the fast ball. you dig champ.9:19 AM Oct 10th from Power Twitter
Quoteso help me rick telander, michael sneed and neil steinberg... the sun times has been saved... chicago, a one paper town? a hideous thought.9:18 AM Oct 10th from Power Twitter
Quote
get on it..... check out my podcasts with among others denny mcclain on chetcoppock.com. mcclain is truly the last angry man.7:26 PM Oct 9th from Power Twitter
Quotejust saw drew barrymore's "whip it." frankly, two years in prison would have been a better option. the movie sucks with a capitol S7:25 PM Oct 9th from Power Twitter
Quote
podcasting. you're going to love the show i have up on chetcoppock.com with denny mcclain and sports legal expert lester munson. they rock.2:27 PM Oct 7th from Power Twitter
Quotedid the dahlster podcast today. steve is still as good now as he was 25 years ago-actually better.... he remains the master behind the mic.4:26 PM Oct 1st from Power Twitter
The best fake Twitter accounts are the ones of people so egocentric and daft that you can't tell the fake ones from the real ones. Not that I'd know.
Quote from: PenFoe on July 09, 2009, 05:38:26 PM
Everyone's favorite Chicago reporter. (http://twitter.com/SarahSpain/status/2557839602)
Quote
Nother hot guy on the el that I didn't have time to talk to. Why are they always going somewhere n never standing still-in a bar!? Or my room?!
Poor Sarah, the one that got away.
Sarah with a softball...
Quote
Hey Twitter peeps, what should I be for Halloween? It's one of my faaaavorite holidays & I can't think of anything!
Quote from: Fork on October 12, 2009, 02:59:05 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 09, 2009, 05:38:26 PM
Everyone's favorite Chicago reporter. (http://twitter.com/SarahSpain/status/2557839602)
Quote
Nother hot guy on the el that I didn't have time to talk to. Why are they always going somewhere n never standing still-in a bar!? Or my room?!
Poor Sarah, the one that got away.
Sarah with a softball...
Quote
Hey Twitter peeps, what should I be for Halloween? It's one of my faaaavorite holidays & I can't think of anything!
Don't go for the downs. All we need is a little contact here.
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 12, 2009, 03:22:09 PM
Quote from: Fork on October 12, 2009, 02:59:05 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 09, 2009, 05:38:26 PM
Everyone's favorite Chicago reporter. (http://twitter.com/SarahSpain/status/2557839602)
Quote
Nother hot guy on the el that I didn't have time to talk to. Why are they always going somewhere n never standing still-in a bar!? Or my room?!
Poor Sarah, the one that got away.
Sarah with a softball...
Quote
Hey Twitter peeps, what should I be for Halloween? It's one of my faaaavorite holidays & I can't think of anything!
Don't go for the downs. All we need is a little contact here.
She wrote: Sarah recently completed work on a pilot for SportsIllustrated.com.
SI is doing TV shows? Oh, Kelly!
Quote from: BearsBearsBearsB... on October 11, 2009, 02:22:21 PM
Deadspin bows to Dolan's @chipcaray's genius. (http://deadspin.com/5379100/the-fake-chip-caray-twitter-is-up-and-it-is-gold)
Dan Bernstein is now bowing to the Chiperoo's genius on the Score.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on October 12, 2009, 03:24:35 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 12, 2009, 03:22:09 PM
Quote from: Fork on October 12, 2009, 02:59:05 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 09, 2009, 05:38:26 PM
Everyone's favorite Chicago reporter. (http://twitter.com/SarahSpain/status/2557839602)
Quote
Nother hot guy on the el that I didn't have time to talk to. Why are they always going somewhere n never standing still-in a bar!? Or my room?!
Poor Sarah, the one that got away.
Sarah with a softball...
Quote
Hey Twitter peeps, what should I be for Halloween? It's one of my faaaavorite holidays & I can't think of anything!
Don't go for the downs. All we need is a little contact here.
She wrote: Sarah recently completed work on a pilot for SportsIllustrated.com.
SI is doing TV shows? Oh, Kelly!
I'd be more apt to believe that SI has an airplane.
Quote from: Shooter on October 12, 2009, 03:48:02 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on October 12, 2009, 03:24:35 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 12, 2009, 03:22:09 PM
Quote from: Fork on October 12, 2009, 02:59:05 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 09, 2009, 05:38:26 PM
Everyone's favorite Chicago reporter. (http://twitter.com/SarahSpain/status/2557839602)
Quote
Nother hot guy on the el that I didn't have time to talk to. Why are they always going somewhere n never standing still-in a bar!? Or my room?!
Poor Sarah, the one that got away.
Sarah with a softball...
Quote
Hey Twitter peeps, what should I be for Halloween? It's one of my faaaavorite holidays & I can't think of anything!
Don't go for the downs. All we need is a little contact here.
She wrote: Sarah recently completed work on a pilot for SportsIllustrated.com.
SI is doing TV shows? Oh, Kelly!
I'd be more apt to believe that SI has an airplane.
Nice Shootin', sir.
It's been kicked up a notch: (http://twitter.com/chipcaray)
Quote@chipcaray - Senor Rojas! Loved calling your games when you closed for the Cubs. RT @VictorRojas29 my good friend @chipcaray is following me..sup dude?
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 13, 2009, 09:29:48 AM
It's been kicked up a notch: (http://twitter.com/chipcaray)
Quote@chipcaray - Senor Rojas! Loved calling your games when you closed for the Cubs. RT @VictorRojas29 my good friend @chipcaray is following me..sup dude?
I know part of Andy's schtick is for Chip to make massive Phil Rogeresque factual errors, so I don't know if disregarding the fact that Rojas was blowing games for the Cubs in '97--one year before Chiptard arrived in Chicago--is intentional or not.
Quote from: MAD on October 13, 2009, 09:35:38 AM
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 13, 2009, 09:29:48 AM
It's been kicked up a notch: (http://twitter.com/chipcaray)
Quote@chipcaray - Senor Rojas! Loved calling your games when you closed for the Cubs. RT @VictorRojas29 my good friend @chipcaray is following me..sup dude?
I know part of Andy's schtick is for Chip to make massive Phil Rogeresque factual errors, so I don't know if disregarding the fact that Rojas was blowing games for the Cubs in '97--one year before Chiptard arrived in Chicago--is intentional or not.
Take a guess. Go out on a limb and get crazy.
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 13, 2009, 09:37:15 AM
Quote from: MAD on October 13, 2009, 09:35:38 AM
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 13, 2009, 09:29:48 AM
It's been kicked up a notch: (http://twitter.com/chipcaray)
Quote@chipcaray - Senor Rojas! Loved calling your games when you closed for the Cubs. RT @VictorRojas29 my good friend @chipcaray is following me..sup dude?
I know part of Andy's schtick is for Chip to make massive Phil Rogeresque factual errors, so I don't know if disregarding the fact that Rojas was blowing games for the Cubs in '97--one year before Chiptard arrived in Chicago--is intentional or not.
Take a guess. Go out on a limb and get crazy.
Put a little muscle in your frappucino today, huh?
Quote from: MAD on October 13, 2009, 09:43:28 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 13, 2009, 09:37:15 AM
Quote from: MAD on October 13, 2009, 09:35:38 AM
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 13, 2009, 09:29:48 AM
It's been kicked up a notch: (http://twitter.com/chipcaray)
Quote@chipcaray - Senor Rojas! Loved calling your games when you closed for the Cubs. RT @VictorRojas29 my good friend @chipcaray is following me..sup dude?
I know part of Andy's schtick is for Chip to make massive Phil Rogeresque factual errors, so I don't know if disregarding the fact that Rojas was blowing games for the Cubs in '97--one year before Chiptard arrived in Chicago--is intentional or not.
Take a guess. Go out on a limb and get crazy.
Put a little muscle in your frappucino today, huh?
Is that like sticking your dick in the mashed potatoes?
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 13, 2009, 09:29:48 AM
It's been kicked up a notch: (http://twitter.com/chipcaray)
Quote@chipcaray - Senor Rojas! Loved calling your games when you closed for the Cubs. RT @VictorRojas29 my good friend @chipcaray is following me..sup dude?
Hilarious.
Unfortunately, Twitter tends to shut these things down if they can't verify it's the real person. Hopefully it at least goes on throughout the playoffs.
Quote from: Eli on October 13, 2009, 09:52:28 AM
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 13, 2009, 09:29:48 AM
It's been kicked up a notch: (http://twitter.com/chipcaray)
Quote@chipcaray - Senor Rojas! Loved calling your games when you closed for the Cubs. RT @VictorRojas29 my good friend @chipcaray is following me..sup dude?
Hilarious.
Unfortunately, Twitter tends to shut these things down if they can't verify it's the real person. Hopefully it at least goes on throughout the playoffs.
At least we can all have some muscle in our frappuccinos while the fun lasts, though.
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 13, 2009, 09:58:26 AM
Quote from: Eli on October 13, 2009, 09:52:28 AM
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 13, 2009, 09:29:48 AM
It's been kicked up a notch: (http://twitter.com/chipcaray)
Quote@chipcaray - Senor Rojas! Loved calling your games when you closed for the Cubs. RT @VictorRojas29 my good friend @chipcaray is following me..sup dude?
Hilarious.
Unfortunately, Twitter tends to shut these things down if they can't verify it's the real person. Hopefully it at least goes on throughout the playoffs.
At least we can all have some muscle in our frappuccinos while the fun lasts, though.
It's that kind of a party, to be sure.
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 13, 2009, 09:58:26 AM
Quote from: Eli on October 13, 2009, 09:52:28 AM
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 13, 2009, 09:29:48 AM
It's been kicked up a notch: (http://twitter.com/chipcaray)
Quote@chipcaray - Senor Rojas! Loved calling your games when you closed for the Cubs. RT @VictorRojas29 my good friend @chipcaray is following me..sup dude?
Hilarious.
Unfortunately, Twitter tends to shut these things down if they can't verify it's the real person. Hopefully it at least goes on throughout the playoffs.
At least we can all have some muscle in our frappuccinos while the fun lasts, though.
Throw down your romeo before you ask for that half-caf frap with two shots of muscle.
Quote from: Eli on October 13, 2009, 09:52:28 AM
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 13, 2009, 09:29:48 AM
It's been kicked up a notch: (http://twitter.com/chipcaray)
Quote@chipcaray - Senor Rojas! Loved calling your games when you closed for the Cubs. RT @VictorRojas29 my good friend @chipcaray is following me..sup dude?
Hilarious.
Unfortunately, Twitter tends to shut these things down if they can't verify it's the real person. Hopefully it at least goes on throughout the playoffs.
Aren't they much more likely to shut it down if the "real" person bitches about it, though? Chip seems pretty damn clueless, so here's hoping this flies under the radar.
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 13, 2009, 10:51:10 AM
Quote from: Eli on October 13, 2009, 09:52:28 AM
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 13, 2009, 09:29:48 AM
It's been kicked up a notch: (http://twitter.com/chipcaray)
Quote@chipcaray - Senor Rojas! Loved calling your games when you closed for the Cubs. RT @VictorRojas29 my good friend @chipcaray is following me..sup dude?
Hilarious.
Unfortunately, Twitter tends to shut these things down if they can't verify it's the real person. Hopefully it at least goes on throughout the playoffs.
Aren't they much more likely to shut it down if the "real" person bitches about it, though? Chip seems pretty damn clueless, so here's hoping this flies under the radar.
Well, if his old buddy Victor "Mel" Rojas gives him a call it could go south. But I doubt he's going to figure it out anytime soon.
EDIT: It's been suspended. DAMN YOU VICTOR!!!!
Not that I would know. But Turner Broadcasting complained, and twitter.com/chipcaray is no more. He did go from 31 followers to over 800 between Sunday night and Tuesday morning. Viva la Fake Chip!
Quote from: Andy on October 13, 2009, 11:16:26 AM
Not that I would know. But Turner Broadcasting complained, and twitter.com/chipcaray is no more. He did go from 31 followers to over 800 between Sunday night and Tuesday morning. Viva la Fake Chip!
Fuck Ted Turner.
They shut down the real fake Chip Caray but let this one (http://twitter.com/fistinchipcaray) slide?!?
Quote from: Andy on October 13, 2009, 11:16:26 AM
Not that I would know. But Turner Broadcasting complained
Unless they complained to the New York Times, too, they've got much bigger fish to fry.
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 11:18:49 AM
Quote from: Andy on October 13, 2009, 11:16:26 AM
Not that I would know. But Turner Broadcasting complained, and twitter.com/chipcaray is no more. He did go from 31 followers to over 800 between Sunday night and Tuesday morning. Viva la Fake Chip!
Fuck Ted Turner.
Is there anybody from Georgia that you
do like?
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on October 13, 2009, 11:36:32 AM
Quote from: Andy on October 13, 2009, 11:16:26 AM
Not that I would know. But Turner Broadcasting complained
Unless they complained to the New York Times, too, they've got much bigger fish to fry.
The New York Times is impostoring Chip Caray, too?
Oh, how far the Gray Lady has fallen.
Quote from: MAD on October 13, 2009, 11:37:25 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 11:18:49 AM
Quote from: Andy on October 13, 2009, 11:16:26 AM
Not that I would know. But Turner Broadcasting complained, and twitter.com/chipcaray is no more. He did go from 31 followers to over 800 between Sunday night and Tuesday morning. Viva la Fake Chip!
Fuck Ted Turner.
Is there anybody from Georgia that you do like?
Is that a trick question? Nobody springs to mind. (http://www.gatefoldrecords.com/images/lacdlfpcd4278.jpg)
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 03:31:04 PM
Quote from: MAD on October 13, 2009, 11:37:25 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 11:18:49 AM
Quote from: Andy on October 13, 2009, 11:16:26 AM
Not that I would know. But Turner Broadcasting complained, and twitter.com/chipcaray is no more. He did go from 31 followers to over 800 between Sunday night and Tuesday morning. Viva la Fake Chip!
Fuck Ted Turner.
Is there anybody from Georgia that you do like?
Is that a trick question? Nobody springs to mind.
To be fair, I'm reasonably stumped on this as well.
Quote from: Jon on October 13, 2009, 03:33:02 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 03:31:04 PM
Quote from: MAD on October 13, 2009, 11:37:25 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 11:18:49 AM
Quote from: Andy on October 13, 2009, 11:16:26 AM
Not that I would know. But Turner Broadcasting complained, and twitter.com/chipcaray is no more. He did go from 31 followers to over 800 between Sunday night and Tuesday morning. Viva la Fake Chip!
Fuck Ted Turner.
Is there anybody from Georgia that you do like?
Is that a trick question? Nobody springs to mind.
To be fair, I'm reasonably stumped on this as well.
PenFeeb has proven me wrong on the shoutbox. I retract my statement.
Quote from: Jon on October 13, 2009, 03:33:02 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 03:31:04 PM
Quote from: MAD on October 13, 2009, 11:37:25 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 11:18:49 AM
Quote from: Andy on October 13, 2009, 11:16:26 AM
Not that I would know. But Turner Broadcasting complained, and twitter.com/chipcaray is no more. He did go from 31 followers to over 800 between Sunday night and Tuesday morning. Viva la Fake Chip!
Fuck Ted Turner.
Is there anybody from Georgia that you do like?
Is that a trick question? Nobody springs to mind.
To be fair, I'm reasonably stumped on this as well.
(http://hiscrivener.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/hulk-hogan.jpg)
(http://markkelly.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/mlk2.jpg)
(http://www.danteross.com/blogs/dante/files/2009/07/otis-redding-3-th.jpg)
(http://www.newberry.k12.sc.us/mchs/images/jr_sliding.jpg)
Other than them though... ???
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 03:31:04 PM
Quote from: MAD on October 13, 2009, 11:37:25 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 11:18:49 AM
Quote from: Andy on October 13, 2009, 11:16:26 AM
Not that I would know. But Turner Broadcasting complained, and twitter.com/chipcaray is no more. He did go from 31 followers to over 800 between Sunday night and Tuesday morning. Viva la Fake Chip!
Fuck Ted Turner.
Is there anybody from Georgia that you do like?
Is that a trick question? Nobody springs to mind.
(http://www.gatefoldrecords.com/images/lacdlfpcd4278.jpg)
Bort: Coca-Cola is the only decent thing abot Georgia.
2009-10-12 11:36:00Mr. Tank: Coca-Cola and Andre 3000
2009-10-12 11:36:00Bort: Fuck Andre 3000
2009-10-12 11:36:00
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 13, 2009, 04:00:30 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 03:31:04 PM
Quote from: MAD on October 13, 2009, 11:37:25 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 11:18:49 AM
Quote from: Andy on October 13, 2009, 11:16:26 AM
Not that I would know. But Turner Broadcasting complained, and twitter.com/chipcaray is no more. He did go from 31 followers to over 800 between Sunday night and Tuesday morning. Viva la Fake Chip!
Fuck Ted Turner.
Is there anybody from Georgia that you do like?
Is that a trick question? Nobody springs to mind.
(http://www.gatefoldrecords.com/images/lacdlfpcd4278.jpg)
Bort: Coca-Cola is the only decent thing abot Georgia. 2009-10-12 11:36:00
Mr. Tank: Coca-Cola and Andre 3000 2009-10-12 11:36:00
Bort: Fuck Andre 3000 2009-10-12 11:36:00
I stand by my statement.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Butler_%28American_football%29
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/Butler%2C_Kevin_%282007%29.jpg)
Quote from: Jon on October 13, 2009, 04:03:56 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 13, 2009, 04:00:30 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 03:31:04 PM
Quote from: MAD on October 13, 2009, 11:37:25 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 11:18:49 AM
Quote from: Andy on October 13, 2009, 11:16:26 AM
Not that I would know. But Turner Broadcasting complained, and twitter.com/chipcaray is no more. He did go from 31 followers to over 800 between Sunday night and Tuesday morning. Viva la Fake Chip!
Fuck Ted Turner.
Is there anybody from Georgia that you do like?
Is that a trick question? Nobody springs to mind.
(http://www.gatefoldrecords.com/images/lacdlfpcd4278.jpg)
Bort: Coca-Cola is the only decent thing abot Georgia. 2009-10-12 11:36:00
Mr. Tank: Coca-Cola and Andre 3000 2009-10-12 11:36:00
Bort: Fuck Andre 3000 2009-10-12 11:36:00
I stand by my statement.
That's stupid, Jon. Just plain stupid.
And, fuck Coca-Cola.
Quote from: Oleg on October 13, 2009, 04:37:03 PM
Quote from: Jon on October 13, 2009, 04:03:56 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 13, 2009, 04:00:30 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 03:31:04 PM
Quote from: MAD on October 13, 2009, 11:37:25 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 11:18:49 AM
Quote from: Andy on October 13, 2009, 11:16:26 AM
Not that I would know. But Turner Broadcasting complained, and twitter.com/chipcaray is no more. He did go from 31 followers to over 800 between Sunday night and Tuesday morning. Viva la Fake Chip!
Fuck Ted Turner.
Is there anybody from Georgia that you do like?
Is that a trick question? Nobody springs to mind.
(http://www.gatefoldrecords.com/images/lacdlfpcd4278.jpg)
Bort: Coca-Cola is the only decent thing abot Georgia. 2009-10-12 11:36:00
Mr. Tank: Coca-Cola and Andre 3000 2009-10-12 11:36:00
Bort: Fuck Andre 3000 2009-10-12 11:36:00
I stand by my statement.
That's stupid, Jon. Just plain stupid.
And, fuck Coca-Cola.
Don't worry Oleg, Jon will love Andre 3000 when he sees this (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=6&ved=0CBQQFjAF&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mtv.com%2Fmovies%2Fnews%2Farticles%2F1500751%2F20050426%2Fstory.jhtml&ei=SPPUSq_TIMaulAfNmNycCQ&usg=AFQjCNHN30SxMzR8CQ17Zy44DyK0V-qb5w) .
Quote from: Oleg on October 13, 2009, 04:37:03 PM
Quote from: Jon on October 13, 2009, 04:03:56 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 13, 2009, 04:00:30 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 03:31:04 PM
Quote from: MAD on October 13, 2009, 11:37:25 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 11:18:49 AM
Quote from: Andy on October 13, 2009, 11:16:26 AM
Not that I would know. But Turner Broadcasting complained, and twitter.com/chipcaray is no more. He did go from 31 followers to over 800 between Sunday night and Tuesday morning. Viva la Fake Chip!
Fuck Ted Turner.
Is there anybody from Georgia that you do like?
Is that a trick question? Nobody springs to mind.
(http://www.gatefoldrecords.com/images/lacdlfpcd4278.jpg)
Bort: Coca-Cola is the only decent thing abot Georgia. 2009-10-12 11:36:00
Mr. Tank: Coca-Cola and Andre 3000 2009-10-12 11:36:00
Bort: Fuck Andre 3000 2009-10-12 11:36:00
I stand by my statement.
That's stupid, Jon. Just plain stupid.
And, fuck Coca-Cola.
Spoken like someone that's never had Mexican Coca-Cola. The Bucktown Market has it. And it is glorious.
Quote from: Oleg on October 13, 2009, 04:37:03 PM
Quote from: Jon on October 13, 2009, 04:03:56 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 13, 2009, 04:00:30 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 03:31:04 PM
Quote from: MAD on October 13, 2009, 11:37:25 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 11:18:49 AM
Quote from: Andy on October 13, 2009, 11:16:26 AM
Not that I would know. But Turner Broadcasting complained, and twitter.com/chipcaray is no more. He did go from 31 followers to over 800 between Sunday night and Tuesday morning. Viva la Fake Chip!
Fuck Ted Turner.
Is there anybody from Georgia that you do like?
Is that a trick question? Nobody springs to mind.
(http://www.gatefoldrecords.com/images/lacdlfpcd4278.jpg)
Bort: Coca-Cola is the only decent thing abot Georgia. 2009-10-12 11:36:00
Mr. Tank: Coca-Cola and Andre 3000 2009-10-12 11:36:00
Bort: Fuck Andre 3000 2009-10-12 11:36:00
I stand by my statement.
That's stupid, Jon. Just plain stupid.
And, fuck Coca-Cola.
JOn also hates the Allman Brothers.
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 13, 2009, 04:54:27 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 13, 2009, 04:37:03 PM
Quote from: Jon on October 13, 2009, 04:03:56 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 13, 2009, 04:00:30 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 03:31:04 PM
Quote from: MAD on October 13, 2009, 11:37:25 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 11:18:49 AM
Quote from: Andy on October 13, 2009, 11:16:26 AM
Not that I would know. But Turner Broadcasting complained, and twitter.com/chipcaray is no more. He did go from 31 followers to over 800 between Sunday night and Tuesday morning. Viva la Fake Chip!
Fuck Ted Turner.
Is there anybody from Georgia that you do like?
Is that a trick question? Nobody springs to mind.
(http://www.gatefoldrecords.com/images/lacdlfpcd4278.jpg)
Bort: Coca-Cola is the only decent thing abot Georgia. 2009-10-12 11:36:00
Mr. Tank: Coca-Cola and Andre 3000 2009-10-12 11:36:00
Bort: Fuck Andre 3000 2009-10-12 11:36:00
I stand by my statement.
That's stupid, Jon. Just plain stupid.
And, fuck Coca-Cola.
Spoken like someone that's never had Mexican Coca-Cola. The Bucktown Market has it. And it is glorious.
Those of us who follow Slak on Twitter got the heads up on this like a week ago!
Quote from: MAD on October 13, 2009, 05:04:02 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 13, 2009, 04:37:03 PM
Quote from: Jon on October 13, 2009, 04:03:56 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 13, 2009, 04:00:30 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 03:31:04 PM
Quote from: MAD on October 13, 2009, 11:37:25 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 11:18:49 AM
Quote from: Andy on October 13, 2009, 11:16:26 AM
Not that I would know. But Turner Broadcasting complained, and twitter.com/chipcaray is no more. He did go from 31 followers to over 800 between Sunday night and Tuesday morning. Viva la Fake Chip!
Fuck Ted Turner.
Is there anybody from Georgia that you do like?
Is that a trick question? Nobody springs to mind.
(http://www.gatefoldrecords.com/images/lacdlfpcd4278.jpg)
Bort: Coca-Cola is the only decent thing abot Georgia. 2009-10-12 11:36:00
Mr. Tank: Coca-Cola and Andre 3000 2009-10-12 11:36:00
Bort: Fuck Andre 3000 2009-10-12 11:36:00
I stand by my statement.
That's stupid, Jon. Just plain stupid.
And, fuck Coca-Cola.
JOn also hates the Allman Brothers.
I stand by my statement.
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 13, 2009, 05:09:08 PM
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 13, 2009, 04:54:27 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 13, 2009, 04:37:03 PM
Quote from: Jon on October 13, 2009, 04:03:56 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 13, 2009, 04:00:30 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 03:31:04 PM
Quote from: MAD on October 13, 2009, 11:37:25 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 11:18:49 AM
Quote from: Andy on October 13, 2009, 11:16:26 AM
Not that I would know. But Turner Broadcasting complained, and twitter.com/chipcaray is no more. He did go from 31 followers to over 800 between Sunday night and Tuesday morning. Viva la Fake Chip!
Fuck Ted Turner.
Is there anybody from Georgia that you do like?
Is that a trick question? Nobody springs to mind.
(http://www.gatefoldrecords.com/images/lacdlfpcd4278.jpg)
Bort: Coca-Cola is the only decent thing abot Georgia. 2009-10-12 11:36:00
Mr. Tank: Coca-Cola and Andre 3000 2009-10-12 11:36:00
Bort: Fuck Andre 3000 2009-10-12 11:36:00
I stand by my statement.
That's stupid, Jon. Just plain stupid.
And, fuck Coca-Cola.
Spoken like someone that's never had Mexican Coca-Cola. The Bucktown Market has it. And it is glorious.
Those of us who follow Slak on Twitter got the heads up on this like a week ago!
Along with other tender vittles of info! Follow me!
Quote from: Jon on October 13, 2009, 05:21:11 PM
Quote from: MAD on October 13, 2009, 05:04:02 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 13, 2009, 04:37:03 PM
Quote from: Jon on October 13, 2009, 04:03:56 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 13, 2009, 04:00:30 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 03:31:04 PM
Quote from: MAD on October 13, 2009, 11:37:25 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 11:18:49 AM
Quote from: Andy on October 13, 2009, 11:16:26 AM
Not that I would know. But Turner Broadcasting complained, and twitter.com/chipcaray is no more. He did go from 31 followers to over 800 between Sunday night and Tuesday morning. Viva la Fake Chip!
Fuck Ted Turner.
Is there anybody from Georgia that you do like?
Is that a trick question? Nobody springs to mind.
(http://www.gatefoldrecords.com/images/lacdlfpcd4278.jpg)
Bort: Coca-Cola is the only decent thing abot Georgia. 2009-10-12 11:36:00
Mr. Tank: Coca-Cola and Andre 3000 2009-10-12 11:36:00
Bort: Fuck Andre 3000 2009-10-12 11:36:00
I stand by my statement.
That's stupid, Jon. Just plain stupid.
And, fuck Coca-Cola.
JOn also hates the Allman Brothers.
I stand by my statement.
That's stupid, Jon. Just plain stupid.
First, the Mac Cult. Now, the Mexican Coke cult. (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/11/magazine/11fob-consumed-t.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=mexican%20coke&st=cse)
Quote from: Oleg on October 13, 2009, 09:25:14 PM
Quote from: Jon on October 13, 2009, 05:21:11 PM
Quote from: MAD on October 13, 2009, 05:04:02 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 13, 2009, 04:37:03 PM
Quote from: Jon on October 13, 2009, 04:03:56 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 13, 2009, 04:00:30 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 03:31:04 PM
Quote from: MAD on October 13, 2009, 11:37:25 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 11:18:49 AM
Quote from: Andy on October 13, 2009, 11:16:26 AM
Not that I would know. But Turner Broadcasting complained, and twitter.com/chipcaray is no more. He did go from 31 followers to over 800 between Sunday night and Tuesday morning. Viva la Fake Chip!
Fuck Ted Turner.
Is there anybody from Georgia that you do like?
Is that a trick question? Nobody springs to mind.
(http://www.gatefoldrecords.com/images/lacdlfpcd4278.jpg)
Bort: Coca-Cola is the only decent thing abot Georgia. 2009-10-12 11:36:00
Mr. Tank: Coca-Cola and Andre 3000 2009-10-12 11:36:00
Bort: Fuck Andre 3000 2009-10-12 11:36:00
I stand by my statement.
That's stupid, Jon. Just plain stupid.
And, fuck Coca-Cola.
JOn also hates the Allman Brothers.
I stand by my statement.
That's stupid, Jon. Just plain stupid.
First, the Mac Cult. Now, the Mexican Coke cult. (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/11/magazine/11fob-consumed-t.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=mexican%20coke&st=cse)
I stand by my statement.
Quote from: Jon on October 13, 2009, 09:26:21 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 13, 2009, 09:25:14 PM
Quote from: Jon on October 13, 2009, 05:21:11 PM
Quote from: MAD on October 13, 2009, 05:04:02 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 13, 2009, 04:37:03 PM
Quote from: Jon on October 13, 2009, 04:03:56 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 13, 2009, 04:00:30 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 03:31:04 PM
Quote from: MAD on October 13, 2009, 11:37:25 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 11:18:49 AM
Quote from: Andy on October 13, 2009, 11:16:26 AM
Not that I would know. But Turner Broadcasting complained, and twitter.com/chipcaray is no more. He did go from 31 followers to over 800 between Sunday night and Tuesday morning. Viva la Fake Chip!
Fuck Ted Turner.
Is there anybody from Georgia that you do like?
Is that a trick question? Nobody springs to mind.
(http://www.gatefoldrecords.com/images/lacdlfpcd4278.jpg)
Bort: Coca-Cola is the only decent thing abot Georgia. 2009-10-12 11:36:00
Mr. Tank: Coca-Cola and Andre 3000 2009-10-12 11:36:00
Bort: Fuck Andre 3000 2009-10-12 11:36:00
I stand by my statement.
That's stupid, Jon. Just plain stupid.
And, fuck Coca-Cola.
JOn also hates the Allman Brothers.
I stand by my statement.
That's stupid, Jon. Just plain stupid.
First, the Mac Cult. Now, the Mexican Coke cult. (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/11/magazine/11fob-consumed-t.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=mexican%20coke&st=cse)
I stand by my statement.
That's the craziest thing I've ever read.
Quote from: Oleg on October 13, 2009, 09:29:55 PM
Quote from: Jon on October 13, 2009, 09:26:21 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 13, 2009, 09:25:14 PM
Quote from: Jon on October 13, 2009, 05:21:11 PM
Quote from: MAD on October 13, 2009, 05:04:02 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 13, 2009, 04:37:03 PM
Quote from: Jon on October 13, 2009, 04:03:56 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 13, 2009, 04:00:30 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 03:31:04 PM
Quote from: MAD on October 13, 2009, 11:37:25 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 11:18:49 AM
Quote from: Andy on October 13, 2009, 11:16:26 AM
Not that I would know. But Turner Broadcasting complained, and twitter.com/chipcaray is no more. He did go from 31 followers to over 800 between Sunday night and Tuesday morning. Viva la Fake Chip!
Fuck Ted Turner.
Is there anybody from Georgia that you do like?
Is that a trick question? Nobody springs to mind.
(http://www.gatefoldrecords.com/images/lacdlfpcd4278.jpg)
Bort: Coca-Cola is the only decent thing abot Georgia. 2009-10-12 11:36:00
Mr. Tank: Coca-Cola and Andre 3000 2009-10-12 11:36:00
Bort: Fuck Andre 3000 2009-10-12 11:36:00
I stand by my statement.
That's stupid, Jon. Just plain stupid.
And, fuck Coca-Cola.
JOn also hates the Allman Brothers.
I stand by my statement.
That's stupid, Jon. Just plain stupid.
First, the Mac Cult. Now, the Mexican Coke cult. (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/11/magazine/11fob-consumed-t.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=mexican%20coke&st=cse)
I stand by my statement.
That's the craziest thing I've ever read.
I stand tall by my statement.
Quote from: Jon on October 13, 2009, 09:38:17 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 13, 2009, 09:29:55 PM
Quote from: Jon on October 13, 2009, 09:26:21 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 13, 2009, 09:25:14 PM
Quote from: Jon on October 13, 2009, 05:21:11 PM
Quote from: MAD on October 13, 2009, 05:04:02 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 13, 2009, 04:37:03 PM
Quote from: Jon on October 13, 2009, 04:03:56 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 13, 2009, 04:00:30 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 03:31:04 PM
Quote from: MAD on October 13, 2009, 11:37:25 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 11:18:49 AM
Quote from: Andy on October 13, 2009, 11:16:26 AM
Not that I would know. But Turner Broadcasting complained, and twitter.com/chipcaray is no more. He did go from 31 followers to over 800 between Sunday night and Tuesday morning. Viva la Fake Chip!
Fuck Ted Turner.
Is there anybody from Georgia that you do like?
Is that a trick question? Nobody springs to mind.
(http://www.gatefoldrecords.com/images/lacdlfpcd4278.jpg)
Bort: Coca-Cola is the only decent thing abot Georgia. 2009-10-12 11:36:00
Mr. Tank: Coca-Cola and Andre 3000 2009-10-12 11:36:00
Bort: Fuck Andre 3000 2009-10-12 11:36:00
I stand by my statement.
That's stupid, Jon. Just plain stupid.
And, fuck Coca-Cola.
JOn also hates the Allman Brothers.
I stand by my statement.
That's stupid, Jon. Just plain stupid.
First, the Mac Cult. Now, the Mexican Coke cult. (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/11/magazine/11fob-consumed-t.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=mexican%20coke&st=cse)
I stand by my statement.
That's the craziest thing I've ever read.
I stand tall by my statement.
Present.
Quote from: Cillit Bang on October 13, 2009, 05:22:39 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 13, 2009, 05:09:08 PM
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 13, 2009, 04:54:27 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 13, 2009, 04:37:03 PM
Quote from: Jon on October 13, 2009, 04:03:56 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 13, 2009, 04:00:30 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 03:31:04 PM
Quote from: MAD on October 13, 2009, 11:37:25 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 11:18:49 AM
Quote from: Andy on October 13, 2009, 11:16:26 AM
Not that I would know. But Turner Broadcasting complained, and twitter.com/chipcaray is no more. He did go from 31 followers to over 800 between Sunday night and Tuesday morning. Viva la Fake Chip!
Fuck Ted Turner.
Is there anybody from Georgia that you do like?
Is that a trick question? Nobody springs to mind.
(http://www.gatefoldrecords.com/images/lacdlfpcd4278.jpg)
Bort: Coca-Cola is the only decent thing abot Georgia. 2009-10-12 11:36:00
Mr. Tank: Coca-Cola and Andre 3000 2009-10-12 11:36:00
Bort: Fuck Andre 3000 2009-10-12 11:36:00
I stand by my statement.
That's stupid, Jon. Just plain stupid.
And, fuck Coca-Cola.
Spoken like someone that's never had Mexican Coca-Cola. The Bucktown Market has it. And it is glorious.
Those of us who follow Slak on Twitter got the heads up on this like a week ago!
Along with other tender vittles of info! Follow me!
They also have it at the Costco on Clybourn.
Pepsi Throwback is pretty good, too. Although I think it goes flat a bit quicker than regular Pepsi. Hansen's makes Cane Soda Root Beer for which I can wholeheartedly vouch. They've got it at Trader Joe's.
Quote from: Shooter on October 14, 2009, 08:14:39 AM
Quote from: Cillit Bang on October 13, 2009, 05:22:39 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 13, 2009, 05:09:08 PM
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 13, 2009, 04:54:27 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 13, 2009, 04:37:03 PM
Quote from: Jon on October 13, 2009, 04:03:56 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 13, 2009, 04:00:30 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 03:31:04 PM
Quote from: MAD on October 13, 2009, 11:37:25 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 11:18:49 AM
Quote from: Andy on October 13, 2009, 11:16:26 AM
Not that I would know. But Turner Broadcasting complained, and twitter.com/chipcaray is no more. He did go from 31 followers to over 800 between Sunday night and Tuesday morning. Viva la Fake Chip!
Fuck Ted Turner.
Is there anybody from Georgia that you do like?
Is that a trick question? Nobody springs to mind.
(http://www.gatefoldrecords.com/images/lacdlfpcd4278.jpg)
Bort: Coca-Cola is the only decent thing abot Georgia. 2009-10-12 11:36:00
Mr. Tank: Coca-Cola and Andre 3000 2009-10-12 11:36:00
Bort: Fuck Andre 3000 2009-10-12 11:36:00
I stand by my statement.
That's stupid, Jon. Just plain stupid.
And, fuck Coca-Cola.
Spoken like someone that's never had Mexican Coca-Cola. The Bucktown Market has it. And it is glorious.
Those of us who follow Slak on Twitter got the heads up on this like a week ago!
Along with other tender vittles of info! Follow me!
They also have it at the Costco on Clybourn.
La Concina taquiria sells it (and pretty good mexican food) in the loop at 11 W Jackson Blvd, and another location on wells North of Madison.
Quote from: thehawk on October 14, 2009, 09:51:45 AM
Quote from: Shooter on October 14, 2009, 08:14:39 AM
Quote from: Cillit Bang on October 13, 2009, 05:22:39 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 13, 2009, 05:09:08 PM
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 13, 2009, 04:54:27 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 13, 2009, 04:37:03 PM
Quote from: Jon on October 13, 2009, 04:03:56 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 13, 2009, 04:00:30 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 03:31:04 PM
Quote from: MAD on October 13, 2009, 11:37:25 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 13, 2009, 11:18:49 AM
Quote from: Andy on October 13, 2009, 11:16:26 AM
Not that I would know. But Turner Broadcasting complained, and twitter.com/chipcaray is no more. He did go from 31 followers to over 800 between Sunday night and Tuesday morning. Viva la Fake Chip!
Fuck Ted Turner.
Is there anybody from Georgia that you do like?
Is that a trick question? Nobody springs to mind.
(http://www.gatefoldrecords.com/images/lacdlfpcd4278.jpg)
Bort: Coca-Cola is the only decent thing abot Georgia. 2009-10-12 11:36:00
Mr. Tank: Coca-Cola and Andre 3000 2009-10-12 11:36:00
Bort: Fuck Andre 3000 2009-10-12 11:36:00
I stand by my statement.
That's stupid, Jon. Just plain stupid.
And, fuck Coca-Cola.
Spoken like someone that's never had Mexican Coca-Cola. The Bucktown Market has it. And it is glorious.
Those of us who follow Slak on Twitter got the heads up on this like a week ago!
Along with other tender vittles of info! Follow me!
They also have it at the Costco on Clybourn.
La Concina taquiria sells it (and pretty good mexican food) in the loop at 11 W Jackson Blvd, and another location on wells North of Madison.
They got any good sasparilla?
http://twitter.com/OGOchoCinco
This will be entertaining as all get out this week.
He's already had a back and forth with Cutler. Back and forth with Zach Zaidman (for a second, I think he though Zaidman was Bowman). As Slaky pointed out, this shit is gold.
Quote from: IrishYeti on October 20, 2009, 08:26:20 AM
http://twitter.com/OGOchoCinco
This will be entertaining as all get out this week.
He's already had a back and forth with Cutler. Back and forth with Zach Zaidman (for a second, I think he though Zaidman was Bowman). As Slaky pointed out, this shit is gold.
I gotta add Zaidman to my list. That guy is such a dweeb.
Quote from: IrishYeti on October 20, 2009, 08:26:20 AM
http://twitter.com/OGOchoCinco
This will be entertaining as all get out this week.
He's already had a back and forth with Cutler. Back and forth with Zach Zaidman (for a second, I think he though Zaidman was Bowman). As Slaky pointed out, this shit is gold.
Quote@alexbrown96 that's how fast I am duh, go get your study film and watch me work on film , I'll sign it for you after you watch it!!!
Quote@Real_JaredAllen Jared take me deer hunting with you ,I don't need a rifle, we catch deer on foot where I'm from, I want a cowboy to!!!
Quote@alexbrown96 hold up son,we don't give up sacks and I get open in 1.5 seconds,you won't make it past our tackles anyway, shut the front door
Quote@jaycutler6 Jay if you don't respond I'll be level 2 pissed and I'll full retarded on you= Mike Dikta mad
Quote@BarackObama I know you're coming to watch me this weekend against the Bears, you're in my suite , I have my own security for you to.
Quote@BarackObama u don't have to use Air Force 1,@iamdiddy is gonna let me borrow his plane, we can go over world issues before the game Sunday
Quote@jaycutler6 tell your defense I'm gonna run circles around them, I'm mad we lost, peanut Tillman is gonna kiss da baby along with the rest'
So THIS is what Twitter is for.
Quote from: Cillit Bang on October 20, 2009, 08:53:24 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on October 20, 2009, 08:26:20 AM
http://twitter.com/OGOchoCinco
This will be entertaining as all get out this week.
He's already had a back and forth with Cutler. Back and forth with Zach Zaidman (for a second, I think he though Zaidman was Bowman). As Slaky pointed out, this shit is gold.
I gotta add Zaidman to my list. That guy is such a dweeb.
He's depressing (http://twitter.com/ZachZaidman/status/5024672931)
QuoteKeeping perspective: Benson w/Bears: 420 carries, 1593 yds, 3.8 per carry, 10 TDs. Forte: 402 carries, 1532 yds, 3.8 per carry, 9 TDs.
Quote from: IrishYeti on October 20, 2009, 02:34:35 PM
He's depressing (http://twitter.com/ZachZaidman/status/5024672931)
QuoteKeeping perspective: Benson w/Bears: 420 carries, 1593 yds, 3.8 per carry, 10 TDs. Forte: 402 carries, 1532 yds, 3.8 per carry, 9 TDs.
He's ignoring stuff.
Benson w/Bears: 26 catches, 180 yards, 0 TDs; Forte: 81 catches, 606 yards, 4 TDs.
http://twitter.com/OGOchoCinco/status/5029313312
Quote@SarahSpain that was funny, are good with computers like that, I need help with something ? That's funny though
This in response to airbags bitching about (http://twitter.com/SarahSpain/status/5029123884) Chad not commenting on a sub-KurtEvans photoshop she made of him (http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/sarah-spain/2009/10/bears-the-newest-target-of-twitter-bully-ochocinco.html).
Let the romance begin...
Quote@OGOchoCinco Sure, I can help you...as long as it doesn't involve clowning my BEARS!
Quote@SarahSpain are you coming to the game
Quote@OGOchoCinco Sadly, no. I'm gonna be in Cleveland 4 work so I think I might go 2 the Browns game. Would much be at Bears/Bengals.
Quote@OGOchoCinco P.S. Thanks for following me. That's pretty awesome.
I think I'm feeling sympathy ass pains for her already.
Chad still hasn't answered Duck's query (http://twitter.com/duckchickens/status/5019634731).
http://twitter.com/Helen_keller (http://twitter.com/Helen_keller)
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on October 20, 2009, 07:55:08 PM
http://twitter.com/Helen_keller (http://twitter.com/Helen_keller)
Good gord the laughter tears be sproutin'. Awesome.
Edit: "airbags" is pretty funny.
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 20, 2009, 07:08:43 PM
http://twitter.com/OGOchoCinco/status/5029313312
Quote@SarahSpain that was funny, are good with computers like that, I need help with something ? That's funny though
This in response to airbags bitching about (http://twitter.com/SarahSpain/status/5029123884) Chad not commenting on a sub-KurtEvans photoshop she made of him (http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/sarah-spain/2009/10/bears-the-newest-target-of-twitter-bully-ochocinco.html).
Let the romance begin...
Quote@OGOchoCinco Sure, I can help you...as long as it doesn't involve clowning my BEARS!
Quote@SarahSpain are you coming to the game
Quote@OGOchoCinco Sadly, no. I'm gonna be in Cleveland 4 work so I think I might go 2 the Browns game. Would much be at Bears/Bengals.
Quote@OGOchoCinco P.S. Thanks for following me. That's pretty awesome.
I think I'm feeling sympathy ass pains for her already.
Chad still hasn't answered Duck's query (http://twitter.com/duckchickens/status/5019634731).
Is this hot? I can't tell.
(http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/full/35758324.png?AWSAccessKeyId=0ZRYP5X5F6FSMBCCSE82&Expires=1256089592&Signature=%2BBHJRtA%2Bfc0v1JdTmRjb0pGanU8%3D)
Quote from: MAD on October 20, 2009, 08:29:05 PM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on October 20, 2009, 07:55:08 PM
http://twitter.com/Helen_keller (http://twitter.com/Helen_keller)
Good gord the laughter tears be sproutin'. Awesome.
http://twitter.com/Helen_Keller/status/3914515699
QuoteClooooöoooooorn.
http://twitter.com/Helen_Keller/status/3502374300
QuoteHounter gleeben glounten globen.
http://twitter.com/Helen_Keller/status/3252345673
QuoteLooooorne Greene.
Quote from: B-B-Bears on October 20, 2009, 08:32:31 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 20, 2009, 07:08:43 PM
http://twitter.com/OGOchoCinco/status/5029313312
Quote@SarahSpain that was funny, are good with computers like that, I need help with something ? That's funny though
This in response to airbags bitching about (http://twitter.com/SarahSpain/status/5029123884) Chad not commenting on a sub-KurtEvans photoshop she made of him (http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/sarah-spain/2009/10/bears-the-newest-target-of-twitter-bully-ochocinco.html).
Let the romance begin...
Quote@OGOchoCinco Sure, I can help you...as long as it doesn't involve clowning my BEARS!
Quote@SarahSpain are you coming to the game
Quote@OGOchoCinco Sadly, no. I'm gonna be in Cleveland 4 work so I think I might go 2 the Browns game. Would much be at Bears/Bengals.
Quote@OGOchoCinco P.S. Thanks for following me. That's pretty awesome.
I think I'm feeling sympathy ass pains for her already.
Chad still hasn't answered Duck's query (http://twitter.com/duckchickens/status/5019634731).
Is this hot? I can't tell.
(http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/full/35758324.png?AWSAccessKeyId=0ZRYP5X5F6FSMBCCSE82&Expires=1256089592&Signature=%2BBHJRtA%2Bfc0v1JdTmRjb0pGanU8%3D)
Nor can anyone else, imageFAIL.
Paid web-hosting would just be wasted on the likes of you.
Quote@OGOchoCinco Only a few hours from Cincy though, so if my BEARS need me, I might have 2 go 2 your game instead.
Quote@SarahSpain who's your boss? Tell them to switch your job to cincy-bears game, "The Interesting One" is playing, how dare they!!
Quote@OGOchoCinco CHILD PLEASE. I'm my own damn boss!!! Haha. I'm speaking @ a conference in Cleve. Sat., maybe time 2 get 2 Cincy Sun...
Sparks are flyin', y'all.
BTW... You know who else is too cheap to spring for paid web-hosting?
The Sports Media 360 convention in Cleveland this weekend...
http://sportsmedia360.blogspot.com/
http://thedugoutsportsshow.com/?p=720
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 20, 2009, 09:14:17 PM
Quote from: B-B-Bears on October 20, 2009, 08:32:31 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 20, 2009, 07:08:43 PM
http://twitter.com/OGOchoCinco/status/5029313312
Quote@SarahSpain that was funny, are good with computers like that, I need help with something ? That's funny though
This in response to airbags bitching about (http://twitter.com/SarahSpain/status/5029123884) Chad not commenting on a sub-KurtEvans photoshop she made of him (http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/sarah-spain/2009/10/bears-the-newest-target-of-twitter-bully-ochocinco.html).
Let the romance begin...
Quote@OGOchoCinco Sure, I can help you...as long as it doesn't involve clowning my BEARS!
Quote@SarahSpain are you coming to the game
Quote@OGOchoCinco Sadly, no. I'm gonna be in Cleveland 4 work so I think I might go 2 the Browns game. Would much be at Bears/Bengals.
Quote@OGOchoCinco P.S. Thanks for following me. That's pretty awesome.
I think I'm feeling sympathy ass pains for her already.
Chad still hasn't answered Duck's query (http://twitter.com/duckchickens/status/5019634731).
Is this hot? I can't tell.
(http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/full/35758324.png?AWSAccessKeyId=0ZRYP5X5F6FSMBCCSE82&Expires=1256089592&Signature=%2BBHJRtA%2Bfc0v1JdTmRjb0pGanU8%3D)
Nor can anyone else, imageFAIL.
Paid web-hosting would just be wasted on the likes of you.
Quote@OGOchoCinco Only a few hours from Cincy though, so if my BEARS need me, I might have 2 go 2 your game instead.
Quote@SarahSpain who's your boss? Tell them to switch your job to cincy-bears game, "The Interesting One" is playing, how dare they!!
Quote@OGOchoCinco CHILD PLEASE. I'm my own damn boss!!! Haha. I'm speaking @ a conference in Cleve. Sat., maybe time 2 get 2 Cincy Sun...
Sparks are flyin', y'all.
BTW... You know who else is too cheap to spring for paid web-hosting?
The Sports Media 360 convention in Cleveland this weekend...
http://sportsmedia360.blogspot.com/
http://thedugoutsportsshow.com/?p=720
I GET IT! FUCK! WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT FROM ME?
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 20, 2009, 08:53:15 PM
Quote from: MAD on October 20, 2009, 08:29:05 PM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on October 20, 2009, 07:55:08 PM
http://twitter.com/Helen_keller (http://twitter.com/Helen_keller)
Good gord the laughter tears be sproutin'. Awesome.
http://twitter.com/Helen_Keller/status/3914515699
QuoteClooooöoooooorn.
http://twitter.com/Helen_Keller/status/3502374300
QuoteHounter gleeben glounten globen.
http://twitter.com/Helen_Keller/status/3252345673
QuoteLooooorne Greene.
For some indefinable reason, this one was the most enjoyable for me:
QuotePesp.
Don't ask me why. I think it's the capitalization at the front, and the proper punctuation at the end--at least I think a period would be proper there--and the nonsensical letters in between.
Pesp. Simple yet elegant.
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 20, 2009, 09:14:17 PM
Quote from: B-B-Bears on October 20, 2009, 08:32:31 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 20, 2009, 07:08:43 PM
http://twitter.com/OGOchoCinco/status/5029313312
Quote@SarahSpain that was funny, are good with computers like that, I need help with something ? That's funny though
This in response to airbags bitching about (http://twitter.com/SarahSpain/status/5029123884) Chad not commenting on a sub-KurtEvans photoshop she made of him (http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/sarah-spain/2009/10/bears-the-newest-target-of-twitter-bully-ochocinco.html).
Let the romance begin...
Quote@OGOchoCinco Sure, I can help you...as long as it doesn't involve clowning my BEARS!
Quote@SarahSpain are you coming to the game
Quote@OGOchoCinco Sadly, no. I'm gonna be in Cleveland 4 work so I think I might go 2 the Browns game. Would much be at Bears/Bengals.
Quote@OGOchoCinco P.S. Thanks for following me. That's pretty awesome.
I think I'm feeling sympathy ass pains for her already.
Chad still hasn't answered Duck's query (http://twitter.com/duckchickens/status/5019634731).
Is this hot? I can't tell.
(http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/full/35758324.png?AWSAccessKeyId=0ZRYP5X5F6FSMBCCSE82&Expires=1256089592&Signature=%2BBHJRtA%2Bfc0v1JdTmRjb0pGanU8%3D)
Nor can anyone else, imageFAIL.
Paid web-hosting would just be wasted on the likes of you.
Quote@OGOchoCinco Only a few hours from Cincy though, so if my BEARS need me, I might have 2 go 2 your game instead.
Quote@SarahSpain who's your boss? Tell them to switch your job to cincy-bears game, "The Interesting One" is playing, how dare they!!
Quote@OGOchoCinco CHILD PLEASE. I'm my own damn boss!!! Haha. I'm speaking @ a conference in Cleve. Sat., maybe time 2 get 2 Cincy Sun...
Sparks are flyin', y'all.
BTW... You know who else is too cheap to spring for paid web-hosting?
The Sports Media 360 convention in Cleveland this weekend...
http://sportsmedia360.blogspot.com/
http://thedugoutsportsshow.com/?p=720
CHILD PLEASE. No one would pay to host this. (http://twitpic.com/lafas)
Quote from: B-B-Bears on October 20, 2009, 10:39:35 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 20, 2009, 09:14:17 PM
Quote from: B-B-Bears on October 20, 2009, 08:32:31 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on October 20, 2009, 07:08:43 PM
http://twitter.com/OGOchoCinco/status/5029313312
Quote@SarahSpain that was funny, are good with computers like that, I need help with something ? That's funny though
This in response to airbags bitching about (http://twitter.com/SarahSpain/status/5029123884) Chad not commenting on a sub-KurtEvans photoshop she made of him (http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/sarah-spain/2009/10/bears-the-newest-target-of-twitter-bully-ochocinco.html).
Let the romance begin...
Quote@OGOchoCinco Sure, I can help you...as long as it doesn't involve clowning my BEARS!
Quote@SarahSpain are you coming to the game
Quote@OGOchoCinco Sadly, no. I'm gonna be in Cleveland 4 work so I think I might go 2 the Browns game. Would much be at Bears/Bengals.
Quote@OGOchoCinco P.S. Thanks for following me. That's pretty awesome.
I think I'm feeling sympathy ass pains for her already.
Chad still hasn't answered Duck's query (http://twitter.com/duckchickens/status/5019634731).
Is this hot? I can't tell.
(http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/full/35758324.png?AWSAccessKeyId=0ZRYP5X5F6FSMBCCSE82&Expires=1256089592&Signature=%2BBHJRtA%2Bfc0v1JdTmRjb0pGanU8%3D)
Nor can anyone else, imageFAIL.
Paid web-hosting would just be wasted on the likes of you.
Quote@OGOchoCinco Only a few hours from Cincy though, so if my BEARS need me, I might have 2 go 2 your game instead.
Quote@SarahSpain who's your boss? Tell them to switch your job to cincy-bears game, "The Interesting One" is playing, how dare they!!
Quote@OGOchoCinco CHILD PLEASE. I'm my own damn boss!!! Haha. I'm speaking @ a conference in Cleve. Sat., maybe time 2 get 2 Cincy Sun...
Sparks are flyin', y'all.
BTW... You know who else is too cheap to spring for paid web-hosting?
The Sports Media 360 convention in Cleveland this weekend...
http://sportsmedia360.blogspot.com/
http://thedugoutsportsshow.com/?p=720
CHILD PLEASE. No one would pay to host this. (http://twitpic.com/lafas)
I drew that tat on her tat
Yeah her face is sorta broke and her writing is mediocre at best but those cans are magnificent. Just get it over with and make a sex tape.
Just an idea to help you all cope. One of the best things to do, I've found, is to seek out Bears players on Twitter and call them pussies and worthless human beings after a bad game. Generally, you'll feel a lot better about your life and the role a football game plays in your overall happiness in 5-10 minutes after said post.
Again, you're welcome.
Quote from: Cillit Bang on October 26, 2009, 11:58:06 AM
Just an idea to help you all cope. One of the best things to do, I've found, is to seek out Bears players on Twitter and call them pussies and worthless human beings after a bad game. Generally, you'll feel a lot better about your life and the role a football game plays in your overall happiness in 5-10 minutes after said post.
Again, you're welcome.
Don't listen to Slak, fellas.
U know who u are n Christ and the adversary will use anyone willing to try to bring down God's people.
The Kapman is taking hard drugs.
Quote@thekapman Just left Big Ten media day. Best league in the country this season. Michael State my #1 team in the country!
http://twitter.com/thekapman
Quote from: Slack-E on October 29, 2009, 12:25:08 PM
The Kapman is taking hard drugs.
Quote@thekapman Just left Big Ten media day. Best league in the country this season. Michael State my #1 team in the country!
http://twitter.com/thekapman
Wow. Good to see that Kap isn't easily swayed by propaganda.
For some reason, that reminds me of "Michael Bluth". I don't know why.
Quote from: CT III on October 29, 2009, 12:38:14 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on October 29, 2009, 12:25:08 PM
The Kapman is taking hard drugs.
Quote@thekapman Just left Big Ten media day. Best league in the country this season. Michael State my #1 team in the country!
http://twitter.com/thekapman
Wow. Good to see that Kap isn't easily swayed by propaganda.
Chuck and he are close.
What the fuck is a "Michael State?"
Or Michael Buble.
Quote from: Dave B on October 29, 2009, 12:59:23 PM
Or Michael Buble.
You and TDubbs should swap some mixed tapes.
No tapes. I happened to hear him on a radio station in a friend's office this morning.
Quote from: Dave B on October 29, 2009, 01:38:04 PM
No tapes. I happened to hear him on a radio station in a friend's office this morning. And then we took our pants off.
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 29, 2009, 02:20:33 PM
Quote from: Dave B on October 29, 2009, 01:38:04 PM
No tapes. I happened to hear him on a radio station in a friend's office this morning. And then we took our pants off.
Apex and Dave B work together?
Quote from: BH on October 29, 2009, 02:23:14 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 29, 2009, 02:20:33 PM
Quote from: Dave B on October 29, 2009, 01:38:04 PM
No tapes. I happened to hear him on a radio station in a friend's office this morning. And then we took our pants off.
Apex and Dave B work together?
We're pretty close. ;)
Rule #4: Do NOT take your pants off in a prison.
Quote from: Dave B on October 29, 2009, 02:27:13 PM
Rule #4: Do NOT take your pants off in a prison.
It's a good thing we were in my office and not yours. NOT!
Quote from: Dave B on October 29, 2009, 02:27:13 PM
Rule #4: Do NOT take your pants off in a prison.
There are three rules more important than that one?
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 29, 2009, 02:31:43 PM
Quote from: Dave B on October 29, 2009, 02:27:13 PM
Rule #4: Do NOT take your pants off in a prison.
There are three rules more important than that one?
Yeah, they involve weapons, keys, and racial slurs.
Quote from: Dave B on October 29, 2009, 02:42:48 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on October 29, 2009, 02:31:43 PM
Quote from: Dave B on October 29, 2009, 02:27:13 PM
Rule #4: Do NOT take your pants off in a prison.
There are three rules more important than that one?
Yeah, they involve weapons, keys, and racial slurs.
Use them, use them, and use them?
Don't share them.
Kaplan:
Quote
I am amused by wpbc and others who compare Lackey to Big Z. Are you insane? What Game 7 of the World Series did Big Z start and win?
QuoteI just talked to a retired GM who is now an AL scout. He laughed and said Lackey is a GREAT clubhouse guy and Big Z is a lunatic.
QuoteLet's get this straight. I'm not on a Z hating war. I just want to see the Cubs win If he wins 20 great. I just don't believe in him anymore
QuoteLackey pitches in the much tougher AL. He is a great clubhouse guy, and he pitches well in big games. What was the last big game Z ever won?
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 04, 2009, 06:17:15 PM
Kaplan:
Quote
I am amused by wpbc and others who compare Lackey to Big Z. Are you insane? What Game 7 of the World Series did Big Z start and win?
QuoteI just talked to a retired GM who is now an AL scout. He laughed and said Lackey is a GREAT clubhouse guy and Big Z is a lunatic.
QuoteLet's get this straight. I'm not on a Z hating war. I just want to see the Cubs win If he wins 20 great. I just don't believe in him anymore
QuoteLackey pitches in the much tougher AL. He is a great clubhouse guy, and he pitches well in big games. What was the last big game Z ever won?
I read this today and was about to respond and thought better of it. What's the point? Dave Kaplan is a troll. In both the internet and small-in-stature bridge-dwelling sense.
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 04, 2009, 06:17:15 PM
Kaplan:
Quote
I am amused by wpbc and others who compare Lackey to Big Z. Are you insane? What Game 7 of the World Series did Big Z start and win?
QuoteI just talked to a retired GM who is now an AL scout. He laughed and said Lackey is a GREAT clubhouse guy and Big Z is a lunatic.
QuoteLet's get this straight. I'm not on a Z hating war. I just want to see the Cubs win If he wins 20 great. I just don't believe in him anymore
QuoteLackey pitches in the much tougher AL. He is a great clubhouse guy, and he pitches well in big games. What was the last big game Z ever won?
How can he be more consistently wrong than Chuck? Amazing.
Quote from: Kermit, B. on November 05, 2009, 08:49:26 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 04, 2009, 06:17:15 PM
Kaplan:
Quote
I am amused by wpbc and others who compare Lackey to Big Z. Are you insane? What Game 7 of the World Series did Big Z start and win?
QuoteI just talked to a retired GM who is now an AL scout. He laughed and said Lackey is a GREAT clubhouse guy and Big Z is a lunatic.
QuoteLet's get this straight. I'm not on a Z hating war. I just want to see the Cubs win If he wins 20 great. I just don't believe in him anymore
QuoteLackey pitches in the much tougher AL. He is a great clubhouse guy, and he pitches well in big games. What was the last big game Z ever won?
How can he be more consistently wrong than Chuck? Amazing.
Aren't they neighbors or something? Maybe rubber cement comes out of the tap in their Internet Cul de Sac.
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 04, 2009, 06:17:15 PM
Kaplan:
Quote
I am amused by wpbc and others who compare Lackey to Big Z. Are you insane? What Game 7 of the World Series did Big Z start and win?
QuoteI just talked to a retired GM who is now an AL scout. He laughed and said Lackey is a GREAT clubhouse guy and Big Z is a lunatic.
QuoteLet's get this straight. I'm not on a Z hating war. I just want to see the Cubs win If he wins 20 great. I just don't believe in him anymore
QuoteLackey pitches in the much tougher AL. He is a great clubhouse guy, and he pitches well in big games. What was the last big game Z ever won?
Why didn't Zambrano start game seven of the 2002 World Series? Fucking Piniella, what an asshole!
I just talked to a mechanic at the local GM dealer who once drove an AMC Scout and he told me that Carlos Zambrano is an asshole!
How is Zambrano supposed to win 20 games if Kaplan doesn't believe in him anymore? That orange fuck should be clapping for him like he's Tinkerbell.
Why doesn't Zambrano pitch in the AL? Fucking Piniella, what an asshole!
Quote from: Andy on November 06, 2009, 09:43:10 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 04, 2009, 06:17:15 PM
Kaplan:
Quote
I am amused by wpbc and others who compare Lackey to Big Z. Are you insane? What Game 7 of the World Series did Big Z start and win?
QuoteI just talked to a retired GM who is now an AL scout. He laughed and said Lackey is a GREAT clubhouse guy and Big Z is a lunatic.
QuoteLet's get this straight. I'm not on a Z hating war. I just want to see the Cubs win If he wins 20 great. I just don't believe in him anymore
QuoteLackey pitches in the much tougher AL. He is a great clubhouse guy, and he pitches well in big games. What was the last big game Z ever won?
Why didn't Zambrano start game seven of the 2002 World Series? Fucking Piniella, what an asshole!
I just talked to a mechanic at the local GM dealer who once drove an AMC Scout and he told me that Carlos Zambrano is an asshole!
How is Zambrano supposed to win 20 games if Kaplan doesn't believe in him anymore? That orange fuck should be clapping for him like he's Tinkerbell.
Why doesn't Zambrano pitch in the AL? Fucking Piniella, what an asshole!
All the best GMs are scouts now.
Kaplan's source is Jerry Krause.
Quote from: Andy on November 06, 2009, 09:43:10 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 04, 2009, 06:17:15 PM
Kaplan:
Quote
I am amused by wpbc and others who compare Lackey to Big Z. Are you insane? What Game 7 of the World Series did Big Z start and win?
QuoteI just talked to a retired GM who is now an AL scout. He laughed and said Lackey is a GREAT clubhouse guy and Big Z is a lunatic.
QuoteLet's get this straight. I'm not on a Z hating war. I just want to see the Cubs win If he wins 20 great. I just don't believe in him anymore
QuoteLackey pitches in the much tougher AL. He is a great clubhouse guy, and he pitches well in big games. What was the last big game Z ever won?
Why didn't Zambrano start game seven of the 2002 World Series? Fucking Piniella, what an asshole!
I just talked to a mechanic at the local GM dealer who once drove an AMC Scout and he told me that Carlos Zambrano is an asshole!
How is Zambrano supposed to win 20 games if Kaplan doesn't believe in him anymore? That orange fuck should be clapping for him like he's Tinkerbell.
Why doesn't Zambrano pitch in the AL? Fucking Piniella, what an asshole!
Does a win in Game 7 of the World Series count when it is against Dusty Baker?
Quote from: Brownie on November 06, 2009, 12:33:51 PM
Quote from: Andy on November 06, 2009, 09:43:10 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on November 04, 2009, 06:17:15 PM
Kaplan:
Quote
I am amused by wpbc and others who compare Lackey to Big Z. Are you insane? What Game 7 of the World Series did Big Z start and win?
QuoteI just talked to a retired GM who is now an AL scout. He laughed and said Lackey is a GREAT clubhouse guy and Big Z is a lunatic.
QuoteLet's get this straight. I'm not on a Z hating war. I just want to see the Cubs win If he wins 20 great. I just don't believe in him anymore
QuoteLackey pitches in the much tougher AL. He is a great clubhouse guy, and he pitches well in big games. What was the last big game Z ever won?
Why didn't Zambrano start game seven of the 2002 World Series? Fucking Piniella, what an asshole!
I just talked to a mechanic at the local GM dealer who once drove an AMC Scout and he told me that Carlos Zambrano is an asshole!
How is Zambrano supposed to win 20 games if Kaplan doesn't believe in him anymore? That orange fuck should be clapping for him like he's Tinkerbell.
Why doesn't Zambrano pitch in the AL? Fucking Piniella, what an asshole!
Does a win in Game 7 of the World Series count when it is against Dusty Baker?
No. That's why the Cubs went undefeated from 2003-06. Nobody's wins against them counted. It was a great time to be alive.
Quote from: Internet Apex on November 06, 2009, 05:55:38 PM
No. That's why the Cubs went undefeated from 2003-06. Nobody's wins against them counted. It was a great time to be alive.
It was also a great time to attend the University of Illinois.
Quote from: BC on November 06, 2009, 08:55:15 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on November 06, 2009, 05:55:38 PM
No. That's why the Cubs went undefeated from 2003-06. Nobody's wins against them counted. It was a great time to be alive.
It was also a great time to attend the University of Illinois.
That's so irrelevant it's not even funny.
Quote from: Slack-E on November 06, 2009, 09:20:55 PM
Quote from: BC on November 06, 2009, 08:55:15 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on November 06, 2009, 05:55:38 PM
No. That's why the Cubs went undefeated from 2003-06. Nobody's wins against them counted. It was a great time to be alive.
It was also a great time to attend the University of Illinois.
That's so irrelevant it's not even funny.
You haven't yet figured out that humor and relevancy are weaknesses for me?
Quote from: BC on November 06, 2009, 11:54:58 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on November 06, 2009, 09:20:55 PM
Quote from: BC on November 06, 2009, 08:55:15 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on November 06, 2009, 05:55:38 PM
No. That's why the Cubs went undefeated from 2003-06. Nobody's wins against them counted. It was a great time to be alive.
It was also a great time to attend the University of Illinois.
That's so irrelevant it's not even funny.
You haven't yet figured out that humor and relevancy are weaknesses for me?
Have you?
Quote from: Kermit, B. on November 07, 2009, 12:58:15 AM
Quote from: BC on November 06, 2009, 11:54:58 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on November 06, 2009, 09:20:55 PM
Quote from: BC on November 06, 2009, 08:55:15 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on November 06, 2009, 05:55:38 PM
No. That's why the Cubs went undefeated from 2003-06. Nobody's wins against them counted. It was a great time to be alive.
It was also a great time to attend the University of Illinois.
That's so irrelevant it's not even funny.
You haven't yet figured out that humor and relevancy are weaknesses for me?
Have you?
I have?
Quote from: Kermit, B. on November 07, 2009, 12:58:15 AM
Quote from: BC on November 06, 2009, 11:54:58 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on November 06, 2009, 09:20:55 PM
Quote from: BC on November 06, 2009, 08:55:15 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on November 06, 2009, 05:55:38 PM
No. That's why the Cubs went undefeated from 2003-06. Nobody's wins against them counted. It was a great time to be alive.
It was also a great time to attend the University of Illinois.
That's so irrelevant it's not even funny.
You haven't yet figured out that humor and relevancy are weaknesses for me?
Have you?
Yeah, but my spirit of effort will never die!!!
Jim Essian Jr.
Quote
My girls wearing my @hirejimessian .com tshirt. Its hot when your girl wears your shirt but weird when that shirt has your dads face on it!?
Quote from: Brownie on November 08, 2009, 07:33:43 PM
Jim Essian Jr.
Quote
My girls wearing my @hirejimessian .com tshirt. Its hot when your girl wears your shirt but weird when that shirt has your dads face on it!?
Awesome.
Quote from: MAD on November 09, 2009, 08:24:21 AM
Quote from: Brownie on November 08, 2009, 07:33:43 PM
Jim Essian Jr.
Quote
My girls wearing my @hirejimessian .com tshirt. Its hot when your girl wears your shirt but weird when that shirt has your dads face on it!?
Awesome.
He can just pretend it's Brenly.
Quote from: Brownie on November 08, 2009, 07:33:43 PM
Jim Essian Jr.
Quote
My girls wearing my @hirejimessian .com tshirt. Its hot when your girl wears your shirt but weird when that shirt has your dads face on it!?
Considering how impossibly hot Heather Essian is, she could be wearing a picture of his dad's penis, and it would still be awesome.
Quote from: Kermit, B. on November 09, 2009, 10:18:12 AM
Quote from: Brownie on November 08, 2009, 07:33:43 PM
Jim Essian Jr.
Quote
My girls wearing my @hirejimessian .com tshirt. Its hot when your girl wears your shirt but weird when that shirt has your dads face on it!?
Considering how impossibly hot Heather Essian is, she could be wearing a picture of his dad's penis, and it would still be awesome.
For you, maybe. Not so much for the rest of us. Least of all Jim Jr.
Actually, I lie. There are plenty of chicks I wouldn't mind seeing in a t-shirt with old man's penis on it.
Quote from: Kermit, B. on November 09, 2009, 10:18:12 AM
Quote from: Brownie on November 08, 2009, 07:33:43 PM
Jim Essian Jr.
Quote
My girls wearing my @hirejimessian .com tshirt. Its hot when your girl wears your shirt but weird when that shirt has your dads face on it!?
Considering how impossibly hot Heather Essian is, she could be wearing a picture of his dad's penis, and it would still be awesome.
You should send her a dicktowel.
Quote from: R-V on November 09, 2009, 10:50:27 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on November 09, 2009, 10:18:12 AM
Quote from: Brownie on November 08, 2009, 07:33:43 PM
Jim Essian Jr.
Quote
My girls wearing my @hirejimessian .com tshirt. Its hot when your girl wears your shirt but weird when that shirt has your dads face on it!?
Considering how impossibly hot Heather Essian is, she could be wearing a picture of his dad's penis, and it would still be awesome.
You should send her a dicktowel.
dot com.
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on November 09, 2009, 12:29:28 PM
Quote from: R-V on November 09, 2009, 10:50:27 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on November 09, 2009, 10:18:12 AM
Quote from: Brownie on November 08, 2009, 07:33:43 PM
Jim Essian Jr.
Quote
My girls wearing my @hirejimessian .com tshirt. Its hot when your girl wears your shirt but weird when that shirt has your dads face on it!?
Considering how impossibly hot Heather Essian is, she could be wearing a picture of his dad's penis, and it would still be awesome.
You should send her a dicktowel.
dot com.
or Griz.
http://twitter.com/SarahSpain/status/5776810279
Twatlation: "Hey, guys... Have you noticed my tits?"
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on November 16, 2009, 05:07:43 PM
http://twitter.com/SarahSpain/status/5776810279
Twatlation: "Hey, guys... Have you noticed my tits?"
Study finds that women with big breasts are totally turned on by your unique Twitter wit...
http://twitter.com/buffettphan23/statuses/5778520642
http://twitter.com/UOsportsdude/statuses/5777693004
http://twitter.com/mrwboilers/statuses/5776856529
http://twitter.com/Aisle424/status/5777594806
http://twitter.com/dogpatch06/statuses/5777213844
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on November 16, 2009, 05:17:18 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on November 16, 2009, 05:07:43 PM
http://twitter.com/SarahSpain/status/5776810279
Twatlation: "Hey, guys... Have you noticed my tits?"
Study finds that women with big breasts are totally turned on by your unique Twitter wit...
http://twitter.com/buffettphan23/statuses/5778520642
http://twitter.com/UOsportsdude/statuses/5777693004
http://twitter.com/mrwboilers/statuses/5776856529
http://twitter.com/Aisle424/status/5777594806
http://twitter.com/dogpatch06/statuses/5777213844
In her defense, those are nice tits.
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on November 16, 2009, 06:26:43 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on November 16, 2009, 05:17:18 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on November 16, 2009, 05:07:43 PM
http://twitter.com/SarahSpain/status/5776810279
Twatlation: "Hey, guys... Have you noticed my tits?"
Study finds that women with big breasts are totally turned on by your unique Twitter wit...
http://twitter.com/buffettphan23/statuses/5778520642
http://twitter.com/UOsportsdude/statuses/5777693004
http://twitter.com/mrwboilers/statuses/5776856529
http://twitter.com/Aisle424/status/5777594806
http://twitter.com/dogpatch06/statuses/5777213844
In her defense, those are nice tits.
Tank's one-sided feud with Sarah Spain is my 4th favorite thing on the internets.
Quote from: CT III on November 16, 2009, 06:28:50 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on November 16, 2009, 06:26:43 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on November 16, 2009, 05:17:18 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on November 16, 2009, 05:07:43 PM
http://twitter.com/SarahSpain/status/5776810279
Twatlation: "Hey, guys... Have you noticed my tits?"
Study finds that women with big breasts are totally turned on by your unique Twitter wit...
http://twitter.com/buffettphan23/statuses/5778520642
http://twitter.com/UOsportsdude/statuses/5777693004
http://twitter.com/mrwboilers/statuses/5776856529
http://twitter.com/Aisle424/status/5777594806
http://twitter.com/dogpatch06/statuses/5777213844
In her defense, those are nice tits.
Tank's one-sided feud with Sarah Spain is my 4th favorite thing on the internets.
Where's lemonparty.org on that list?
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on November 16, 2009, 05:07:43 PM
http://twitter.com/SarahSpain/status/5776810279
Twatlation: "Hey, guys... Have you noticed my tits?"
That's because most women with big tits are fat girls, and they have nothing to do but eat and study.
Guh. (http://twitter.com/NLRB)
I think everyone enjoys the @shitmydadsays guy (though I'm skeptical that it's entirely real), but c'mon. (http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/11/justin-halpern-and-shit-my-dad-says.html?utm_source=contactology&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Paste_Lifeline+11%2F17%2F09_11_17_09)
Quote from: Eli on November 17, 2009, 03:44:26 PM
I think everyone enjoys the @shitmydadsays guy (though I'm skeptical that it's entirely real), but c'mon. (http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/11/justin-halpern-and-shit-my-dad-says.html?utm_source=contactology&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Paste_Lifeline+11%2F17%2F09_11_17_09)
After the sitcom about the GEICO cavemen, I don't think anything is off-limits.
Bro (http://twitter.com/broslife).
Quote from: Fork on November 20, 2009, 09:23:49 AM
Bro (http://twitter.com/broslife).
Disappointing. I thought it was going to be Lenny Dykstra's. That would be gold.
http://twitter.com/nflrecord/status/6117974451
QuoteToday is the day that the Great Sean Taylor passed. Please take a moment to remember him and all the Good things he did. R.I.P #26. Luv ya!!
Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure our Sean Taylor thread was Rattoed.
We can still remember, though.
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on November 27, 2009, 04:22:29 PM
http://twitter.com/nflrecord/status/6117974451
QuoteToday is the day that the Great Sean Taylor passed. Please take a moment to remember him and all the Good things he did. R.I.P #26. Luv ya!!
Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure our Sean Taylor thread was Rattoed.
We can still remember, though.
Wikipedia has his jersey numbers as 21 and 36. Who's #26?
edit: Appears to be his number at Miami.
At least I've found a record of the Desipy-winning post from that thread...
Quote from: Taylor 2 on November 26, 2007, 12:34:44 PMI was reading Sean Taylor's stats. It says that he doesn't have a sack this year.
Predictable (http://twitter.com/SarahSpain):
QuoteFOXY?! Say it ain't so...
QuoteYeah, just saw that. That sucks, really liked that kid.
Apparently kid = 27 years old. Then again, she IS 29.
Quote from: C-C-Cats on December 03, 2009, 05:46:44 PM
Predictable (http://twitter.com/SarahSpain):
QuoteFOXY?! Say it ain't so...
QuoteYeah, just saw that. That sucks, really liked that kid.
Apparently kid = 27 years old. Then again, she IS 29.
Who?
Quote from: ChuckD on December 03, 2009, 06:03:23 PM
Quote from: C-C-Cats on December 03, 2009, 05:46:44 PM
Predictable (http://twitter.com/SarahSpain):
QuoteFOXY?! Say it ain't so...
QuoteYeah, just saw that. That sucks, really liked that kid.
Apparently kid = 27 years old. Then again, she IS 29.
Who?
Excellent point.
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 03, 2009, 06:10:01 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on December 03, 2009, 06:03:23 PM
Quote from: C-C-Cats on December 03, 2009, 05:46:44 PM
Predictable (http://twitter.com/SarahSpain):
QuoteFOXY?! Say it ain't so...
QuoteYeah, just saw that. That sucks, really liked that kid.
Apparently kid = 27 years old. Then again, she IS 29.
Who?
Excellent point.
Whose?
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 03, 2009, 06:10:01 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on December 03, 2009, 06:03:23 PM
Quote from: C-C-Cats on December 03, 2009, 05:46:44 PM
Predictable (http://twitter.com/SarahSpain):
QuoteFOXY?! Say it ain't so...
QuoteYeah, just saw that. That sucks, really liked that kid.
Apparently kid = 27 years old. Then again, she IS 29.
Who?
Excellent point.
Seriously, who is she talking about? I can't make heads or tails of it.
Quote from: ChuckD on December 03, 2009, 06:56:29 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 03, 2009, 06:10:01 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on December 03, 2009, 06:03:23 PM
Quote from: C-C-Cats on December 03, 2009, 05:46:44 PM
Predictable (http://twitter.com/SarahSpain):
QuoteFOXY?! Say it ain't so...
QuoteYeah, just saw that. That sucks, really liked that kid.
Apparently kid = 27 years old. Then again, she IS 29.
Who?
Excellent point.
Seriously, who is she talking about? I can't make heads or tails of it.
JAY KVOX of course. (http://twitter.com/SarahSpain/status/6318857421)
http://twitter.com/ChiTribRogers/statuses/6473425375
QuoteMan ... I'll admit that I was hoping for Curtis Granderson to wind up in Chicago. The Yankees are right to value his Jeteresque presence.
What a dope.
Quote from: Eli on December 08, 2009, 03:22:56 PM
http://twitter.com/ChiTribRogers/statuses/6473425375
QuoteMan ... I'll admit that I was hoping for Curtis Granderson to wind up in Chicago. The Yankees are right to value his Jeteresque presence.
What a dope.
Does that mean Granderson is banging sarah spain and generally being overrated?
From Peter Gammons:
Quotewinter meetins obselete [sic] waste. one team spent more on food than players
Nice choice, Jim.
Quote from: Shooter on December 10, 2009, 09:02:13 PM
From Peter Gammons:
Quotewinter meetins obselete [sic] waste. one team spent more on food than players
Nice choice, Jim.
Well played, Shooter. Well played.
Quote from: Shooter on December 10, 2009, 09:02:13 PM
From Peter Gammons:
Quotewinter meetins obselete [sic] waste. one team spent more on food than players
Nice choice, Jim.
That's an impressive misspelling by Peter Gammons. Is it obsolete or absolute? It's all part of the fun!
http://twitter.com/newlywedsontjob
# I was recently asked to be best man to my best mate in the world. The one condition was my mate made me swear – NO jokes before the wedding. 3:06 PM Dec 8th from web
# So on his stag-do, the night before the wedding+even in my speech I was on my best behaviour, but everyone had a great time so job done. 3:07 PM Dec 8th from web
# I volunteered to check in on their house while they're on honeymoon + 1 day I thought – "Technically, this is AFTER the wedding, right?" 3:08 PM Dec 8th from web
# Before I go any further I should say 90% the tech is ripped from http://bit.ly/kvALJ with a load of motion sensing tech added instead. 3:15 PM Dec 8th from web
# So here's the thing: the newlywed's marital bed now has a pressure-sensitive pad underneath which now tweets everytime they get on the job. 3:17 PM Dec 8th from web
# You'll know when it starts, when it ends, the force, a rating on the frenzy index and a judge's comment – all broadcast live to Twitter. 3:18 PM Dec 8th from web
Quote from: ChuckD on December 13, 2009, 09:52:25 AM
http://twitter.com/newlywedsontjob
# I was recently asked to be best man to my best mate in the world. The one condition was my mate made me swear – NO jokes before the wedding. 3:06 PM Dec 8th from web
# So on his stag-do, the night before the wedding+even in my speech I was on my best behaviour, but everyone had a great time so job done. 3:07 PM Dec 8th from web
# I volunteered to check in on their house while they're on honeymoon + 1 day I thought – "Technically, this is AFTER the wedding, right?" 3:08 PM Dec 8th from web
# Before I go any further I should say 90% the tech is ripped from http://bit.ly/kvALJ with a load of motion sensing tech added instead. 3:15 PM Dec 8th from web
# So here's the thing: the newlywed's marital bed now has a pressure-sensitive pad underneath which now tweets everytime they get on the job. 3:17 PM Dec 8th from web
# You'll know when it starts, when it ends, the force, a rating on the frenzy index and a judge's comment – all broadcast live to Twitter. 3:18 PM Dec 8th from web
I'll be waiting for the weight to dramatically change from 151 kg.
It's not NL Central, but this (http://twitter.com/SI_JonHeyman/status/6673019520) is kind of a big trade
Quote3-way trade agreed to with halladay going to phils, cliff lee to mariners. phils trying to lock up roy now.
Quotesorry, quick trigger finger. #mariners definitely the third team. checking now with cliff lee is the pltcher they get.
The Genius is devoting his great mind to everyone's benefit now, instead of just the greatest fans in baseball. (https://twitter.com/MLBSTLCardinals/status/6673165307) What a guy.
QuoteLa Russa has been selected by commish Bud Selig to serve on a panel to discuss ways to improve the game #stlcards
Quote from: C-C-Cats on December 14, 2009, 03:31:07 PM
The Genius is devoting his great mind to everyone's benefit now, instead of just the greatest fans in baseball. (https://twitter.com/MLBSTLCardinals/status/6673165307) What a guy.
QuoteLa Russa has been selected by commish Bud Selig to serve on a panel to discuss ways to improve the game #stlcards
I look forward to watching Big Z take his maple to the Franzia boxes MLB will soon deploy in dugouts across the league.
Quote from: C-C-Cats on December 14, 2009, 03:31:07 PM
The Genius is devoting his great mind to everyone's benefit now, instead of just the greatest fans in baseball. (https://twitter.com/MLBSTLCardinals/status/6673165307) What a guy.
QuoteLa Russa has been selected by commish Bud Selig to serve on a panel to discuss ways to improve the game #stlcards
So basically MLB is on the road to legalizing the use of steroids and HGH?
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on December 14, 2009, 03:43:02 PM
Quote from: C-C-Cats on December 14, 2009, 03:31:07 PM
The Genius is devoting his great mind to everyone's benefit now, instead of just the greatest fans in baseball. (https://twitter.com/MLBSTLCardinals/status/6673165307) What a guy.
QuoteLa Russa has been selected by commish Bud Selig to serve on a panel to discuss ways to improve the game #stlcards
I look forward to watching Big Z take his maple to the Franzia boxes MLB will soon deploy in dugouts across the league.
More designated drivers.
I don't know if this is at all relevant in this thread, but I'm quite amazed by how hilarious John Mayer's Twitter feed (http://twitter.com/jOhnCmAYer) is.
Quote from: Weebs on December 28, 2009, 08:11:19 PM
I don't know if this is at all relevant in this thread, but I'm quite amazed by how hilarious John Mayer's Twitter feed (http://twitter.com/jOhnCmAYer) is.
Quote
# Look, when I'm playing charades and the hint is 'movie,' '4 words,' I know it's going to Glen Gary Glen Ross. Don't act surprised. 5:22 AM Dec 25th from web
Uhh...
Quote from: ChuckD on December 28, 2009, 09:34:14 PM
Quote from: Weebs on December 28, 2009, 08:11:19 PM
I don't know if this is at all relevant in this thread, but I'm quite amazed by how hilarious John Mayer's Twitter feed (http://twitter.com/jOhnCmAYer) is.
Quote
# Look, when I'm playing charades and the hint is 'movie,' '4 words,' I know it's going to Glen Gary Glen Ross. Don't act surprised. 5:22 AM Dec 25th from web
Uhh...
Rock stars get the best weed.
Quote from: ChuckD on December 13, 2009, 09:52:25 AM
http://twitter.com/newlywedsontjob
# I was recently asked to be best man to my best mate in the world. The one condition was my mate made me swear – NO jokes before the wedding. 3:06 PM Dec 8th from web
# So on his stag-do, the night before the wedding+even in my speech I was on my best behaviour, but everyone had a great time so job done. 3:07 PM Dec 8th from web
# I volunteered to check in on their house while they're on honeymoon + 1 day I thought – "Technically, this is AFTER the wedding, right?" 3:08 PM Dec 8th from web
# Before I go any further I should say 90% the tech is ripped from http://bit.ly/kvALJ with a load of motion sensing tech added instead. 3:15 PM Dec 8th from web
# So here's the thing: the newlywed's marital bed now has a pressure-sensitive pad underneath which now tweets everytime they get on the job. 3:17 PM Dec 8th from web
# You'll know when it starts, when it ends, the force, a rating on the frenzy index and a judge's comment – all broadcast live to Twitter. 3:18 PM Dec 8th from web
February 26th... (http://www.iamstaggered.com/headline/the-newlywedsontjob-interview-anonbestman-speaks-exclusive)
QuoteSTAGGERED: So when are you going to tell him?
ANONBESTMAN: After talking it over with the boys, we reckon it'd be a nice surprise to do it on his birthday, 26th Feb.
STAGGERED: Any ideas how you'll do it – our suggestion is that you do a live video feed, which we'd be more than happy to host, we won't even charge you.
ANONBESTMAN: That's good of you! As it stands, the fact that no one knows who they are and that I can soften the blow by buying him a massive birthday present with the sponsorship money is probably all that stands between me and death.
STAGGERED: You can't deny thousands of people the chance to see how this ends.
ANONBESTMAN: We'll see. I'm sure I can figure something out.
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on December 13, 2009, 10:23:32 AM
I'll be waiting for the weight to dramatically change from 151 kg.
It went up to 155... Get married. Get fat (http://twitter.com/newlywedsontjob/status/7878068189)
Quote from: Yeti on January 22, 2010, 10:17:11 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on December 13, 2009, 10:23:32 AM
I'll be waiting for the weight to dramatically change from 151 kg.
It went up to 155... Get married. Get fat (http://twitter.com/newlywedsontjob/status/7878068189)
Let me know when it breaks 200. Or suddenly drops below 140.
That's when things get interesting.
(http://i47.tinypic.com/keez3k.png)
Darren Rovell is funnier than I thought.
And, if that's him on the left, he's much hotter than I thought, too.
Quote from: Andy on January 25, 2010, 08:38:37 AM
Darren Rovell is funnier than I thought.
And, if that's him on the left, he's much hotter than I thought, too.
Hot enough to hump your hand?
20 hours, 35 seconds and counting...SCORE!
Is the Andy, Kerm, and Chuck show (http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sherman.pl?plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3af5555513-c950-4657-a93a-80db16fdf4adPost%3a9af6007f-c2fa-4b29-8b46-0be2f7aa2fb1&sid=sitelife.chicagobusiness.com) far off?
Muskrat doesn't understand the meaning of fun:
Quote@CarrieMuskat
#cubs talking to Kevin Millar about Minor League deal but team says nothing has been finalized. Could be fun with him and Ryan Dempster
and Jerry Crasnick doesn't understand the meaning of cool:
Quote@jcrasnick
As several people have pointed out, wouldn't it be cool if Kevin Millar played on 2004 champion Red Sox and '10 champion Cubs?
Since Millar = instant championship, natch.
Quote from: Day Man on February 01, 2010, 06:27:01 PM
Muskrat doesn't understand the meaning of fun:
Quote@CarrieMuskat
#cubs talking to Kevin Millar about Minor League deal but team says nothing has been finalized. Could be fun with him and Ryan Dempster
and Jerry Crasnick doesn't understand the meaning of cool:
Quote@jcrasnick
As several people have pointed out, wouldn't it be cool if Kevin Millar played on 2004 champion Red Sox and '10 champion Cubs?
Since Millar = instant championship, natch.
I think it would be cooler if Josh Beckett played on the World Champion 03 Marlins, the World Champion 07 Red Sox and the World Champion 10, 11, 12, & 13 Cubs.
But the Millar thing would be... ok.
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on January 22, 2010, 11:49:45 AM
Quote from: Yeti on January 22, 2010, 10:17:11 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on December 13, 2009, 10:23:32 AM
I'll be waiting for the weight to dramatically change from 151 kg.
It went up to 155... Get married. Get fat (http://twitter.com/newlywedsontjob/status/7878068189)
Let me know when it breaks 200. Or suddenly drops below 140.
That's when things get interesting.
It just did: Original (http://twitter.com/newlywedsontjob/status/6570066280) and then... today's (http://twitter.com/newlywedsontjob/status/9518323903)
That's a 40 kg drop for those scoring at home.
Quote from: Yeti on February 23, 2010, 10:08:07 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on January 22, 2010, 11:49:45 AM
Quote from: Yeti on January 22, 2010, 10:17:11 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on December 13, 2009, 10:23:32 AM
I'll be waiting for the weight to dramatically change from 151 kg.
It went up to 155... Get married. Get fat (http://twitter.com/newlywedsontjob/status/7878068189)
Let me know when it breaks 200. Or suddenly drops below 140.
That's when things get interesting.
It just did: Original (http://twitter.com/newlywedsontjob/status/6570066280) and then... today's (http://twitter.com/newlywedsontjob/status/9518323903)
That's a 40 kg drop for those scoring at home.
He's screwing the secretary. Or she's nailing the tennis pro.
Quote from: Brownie on February 23, 2010, 10:15:17 AM
Quote from: Yeti on February 23, 2010, 10:08:07 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on January 22, 2010, 11:49:45 AM
Quote from: Yeti on January 22, 2010, 10:17:11 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on December 13, 2009, 10:23:32 AM
I'll be waiting for the weight to dramatically change from 151 kg.
It went up to 155... Get married. Get fat (http://twitter.com/newlywedsontjob/status/7878068189)
Let me know when it breaks 200. Or suddenly drops below 140.
That's when things get interesting.
It just did: Original (http://twitter.com/newlywedsontjob/status/6570066280) and then... today's (http://twitter.com/newlywedsontjob/status/9518323903)
That's a 40 kg drop for those scoring at home.
He's screwing the secretary. Or she's nailing the tennis pro.
The 40kg drop makes me wonder if it was a problem with the PowerTwitter.. That's 212 pounds right? That's light for a couple of people banging..
Quote from: Yeti on February 23, 2010, 10:17:58 AM
Quote from: Brownie on February 23, 2010, 10:15:17 AM
Quote from: Yeti on February 23, 2010, 10:08:07 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on January 22, 2010, 11:49:45 AM
Quote from: Yeti on January 22, 2010, 10:17:11 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on December 13, 2009, 10:23:32 AM
I'll be waiting for the weight to dramatically change from 151 kg.
It went up to 155... Get married. Get fat (http://twitter.com/newlywedsontjob/status/7878068189)
Let me know when it breaks 200. Or suddenly drops below 140.
That's when things get interesting.
It just did: Original (http://twitter.com/newlywedsontjob/status/6570066280) and then... today's (http://twitter.com/newlywedsontjob/status/9518323903)
That's a 40 kg drop for those scoring at home.
He's screwing the secretary. Or she's nailing the tennis pro.
The 40kg drop makes me wonder if it was a problem with the PowerTwitter.. That's 212 pounds right? That's light for a couple of people banging..
Or he's doing it himself.
Quote from: Yeti on February 23, 2010, 10:17:58 AM
That's 212 pounds right? That's light for a couple of people banging..
It certainly is if you're involved.
Quote from: Yeti on February 23, 2010, 10:17:58 AM
Quote from: Brownie on February 23, 2010, 10:15:17 AM
Quote from: Yeti on February 23, 2010, 10:08:07 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on January 22, 2010, 11:49:45 AM
Quote from: Yeti on January 22, 2010, 10:17:11 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on December 13, 2009, 10:23:32 AM
I'll be waiting for the weight to dramatically change from 151 kg.
It went up to 155... Get married. Get fat (http://twitter.com/newlywedsontjob/status/7878068189)
Let me know when it breaks 200. Or suddenly drops below 140.
That's when things get interesting.
It just did: Original (http://twitter.com/newlywedsontjob/status/6570066280) and then... today's (http://twitter.com/newlywedsontjob/status/9518323903)
That's a 40 kg drop for those scoring at home.
He's screwing the secretary. Or she's nailing the tennis pro.
The 40kg drop makes me wonder if it was a problem with the PowerTwitter.. That's 212 pounds right? That's light for a couple of people banging..
101 kg = 222.7 lb
Too light for a man and woman, but just about right for a pair of hot ladies.
Hmmm... Seems they went on the job at 101 kg 7.5 hours ago and haven't yet stopped.
Tantric lipstick lesbians?
(Totally unrelatedly, I'm sure: recall that the whole deal is supposed to be revealed to the groom on his birthday. Which is apparently this Friday.)
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 23, 2010, 10:35:26 AM
Hmmm... Seems they went on the job at 101 kg 7.5 hours ago and haven't yet stopped.
Tantric lipstick lesbians?
(Totally unrelatedly, I'm sure: recall that the whole deal is supposed to be revealed to the groom on his birthday. Which is apparently this Friday.)
I think we're going to be disappointed with this. Dammit. It might be funny if they are looking at the feed and one of them happened to be gone that day. That will make it awesome.
Quote from: Yeti on February 23, 2010, 10:44:24 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 23, 2010, 10:35:26 AM
Hmmm... Seems they went on the job at 101 kg 7.5 hours ago and haven't yet stopped.
Tantric lipstick lesbians?
(Totally unrelatedly, I'm sure: recall that the whole deal is supposed to be revealed to the groom on his birthday. Which is apparently this Friday.)
I think we're going to be disappointed with this. Dammit. It might be funny if they are looking at the feed and one of them happened to be gone that day. That will make it awesome.
You will be very disappointed when you find out it's a hoax.
SHOCKER: Devin Hester doesn't watch the news (http://deadspin.com/5480601/devin-hester-hasnt-heard-about-sea-world-yet?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+deadspin%2Ffull+%28Deadspin%29)
Quote from: CT III on February 23, 2010, 11:11:39 AM
Quote from: Yeti on February 23, 2010, 10:44:24 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 23, 2010, 10:35:26 AM
Hmmm... Seems they went on the job at 101 kg 7.5 hours ago and haven't yet stopped.
Tantric lipstick lesbians?
(Totally unrelatedly, I'm sure: recall that the whole deal is supposed to be revealed to the groom on his birthday. Which is apparently this Friday.)
I think we're going to be disappointed with this. Dammit. It might be funny if they are looking at the feed and one of them happened to be gone that day. That will make it awesome.
You will be very disappointed when you find out it's a hoax.
Twitter baby! (http://www.iamstaggered.com/headline/the-final-word-from-anonbestman-and-newlywedsontjob)
Not quite like I wanted it to go
http://twitter.com/tmorello/status/10092477189
QuoteBaseball under way. After LaTroy Hawkins, Jacque Jones, Fukodome, and Milton Bradley I hope Cubs fans can manage to NOT BE RACIST this year.
Guh.
Quote from: Eli on March 08, 2010, 08:20:38 AM
http://twitter.com/tmorello/status/10092477189
QuoteBaseball under way. After LaTroy Hawkins, Jacque Jones, Fukodome, and Milton Bradley I hope Cubs fans can manage to NOT BE RACIST this year.
Guh.
Fukodome?
I like Rage
OK, I'll grant this, Morello: (http://twitter.com/tmorello/status/10104582331)
QuoteRe: Cubs fan racism: the slant eye tshirts and "N-word" letters sent to the clubhouse are inexcusable regardless of batting avg or ERA.
Apologia for Mao or Castro or Chavez is inexcusable as well, however.
Kermit and Chuck no like Tommy Morello: (http://twitter.com/tmorello/status/10108259544)
QuoteMy fave Cub? Of all time? Billy Williams. Current squad? Ryan Dempsters a great pitcher. Wanna wear my Soriano jersey but dude needs to hit
Yeah, Chuck will agree that Soriano needs to hit, but... (http://twitter.com/tmorello/status/10108495320)
QuoteHave I ever been to middle east? Yeah rage played in israel, I mean palestine, twice.
http://twitter.com/tmorello/status/10109608441 (http://twitter.com/tmorello/status/10109608441)Que Kurt Evans?[/url]
QuoteScariest border crossing?ALWAYS Canada. I mean seriously, I like ur country but u'd think it was Golden Lollipop Land the way they grill u.
Tom Morello is a twat.
Quote from: Brownie on March 08, 2010, 08:55:48 AM
OK, I'll grant this, Morello: (http://twitter.com/tmorello/status/10104582331)
QuoteRe: Cubs fan racism: the slant eye tshirts and "N-word" letters sent to the clubhouse are inexcusable regardless of batting avg or ERA.
Apologia for Mao or Castro or Chavez is inexcusable as well, however.
Kermit and Chuck no like Tommy Morello: (http://twitter.com/tmorello/status/10108259544)
[qupte]My fave Cub? Of all time? Billy Williams. Current squad? Ryan Dempsters a great pitcher. Wanna wear my Soriano jersey but dude needs to hit
Yeah, Chuck will agree that Soriano needs to hit, but... (http://twitter.com/tmorello/status/10108495320)
QuoteHave I ever been to middle east? Yeah rage played in israel, I mean palestine, twice.[/url]
http://twitter.com/tmorello/status/10109608441 (http://twitter.com/tmorello/status/10109608441)Que Kurt Evans?[/url]
QuoteScariest border crossing?ALWAYS Canada. I mean seriously, I like ur country but u'd think it was Golden Lollipop Land the way they grill u.
Tom Morello is a twat.
Did Huey log in under TJ's name?
Quote from: Yeti on March 08, 2010, 08:59:50 AM
Quote from: Brownie on March 08, 2010, 08:55:48 AM
OK, I'll grant this, Morello: (http://twitter.com/tmorello/status/10104582331)
QuoteRe: Cubs fan racism: the slant eye tshirts and "N-word" letters sent to the clubhouse are inexcusable regardless of batting avg or ERA.
Apologia for Mao or Castro or Chavez is inexcusable as well, however.
Kermit and Chuck no like Tommy Morello: (http://twitter.com/tmorello/status/10108259544)
[qupte]My fave Cub? Of all time? Billy Williams. Current squad? Ryan Dempsters a great pitcher. Wanna wear my Soriano jersey but dude needs to hit
Yeah, Chuck will agree that Soriano needs to hit, but... (http://twitter.com/tmorello/status/10108495320)
QuoteHave I ever been to middle east? Yeah rage played in israel, I mean palestine, twice.[/url]
http://twitter.com/tmorello/status/10109608441 (http://twitter.com/tmorello/status/10109608441)Que Kurt Evans?[/url]
QuoteScariest border crossing?ALWAYS Canada. I mean seriously, I like ur country but u'd think it was Golden Lollipop Land the way they grill u.
Tom Morello is a twat.
Did Huey log in under TJ's name?
You know what? Fuck that guy. Fuck his stupid face. Fucking Paul with a guitar shoved up his ass is what he is. Tell him to tell Zach DeLaRocha that I'm still waiting on his dumb fucking solo album. Dick.
Quote from: powen01 on March 08, 2010, 11:51:04 PM
Quote from: Yeti on March 08, 2010, 08:59:50 AM
Quote from: Brownie on March 08, 2010, 08:55:48 AM
OK, I'll grant this, Morello: (http://twitter.com/tmorello/status/10104582331)
QuoteRe: Cubs fan racism: the slant eye tshirts and "N-word" letters sent to the clubhouse are inexcusable regardless of batting avg or ERA.
Apologia for Mao or Castro or Chavez is inexcusable as well, however.
Kermit and Chuck no like Tommy Morello: (http://twitter.com/tmorello/status/10108259544)
[qupte]My fave Cub? Of all time? Billy Williams. Current squad? Ryan Dempsters a great pitcher. Wanna wear my Soriano jersey but dude needs to hit
Yeah, Chuck will agree that Soriano needs to hit, but... (http://twitter.com/tmorello/status/10108495320)
QuoteHave I ever been to middle east? Yeah rage played in israel, I mean palestine, twice.[/url]
http://twitter.com/tmorello/status/10109608441 (http://twitter.com/tmorello/status/10109608441)Que Kurt Evans?[/url]
QuoteScariest border crossing?ALWAYS Canada. I mean seriously, I like ur country but u'd think it was Golden Lollipop Land the way they grill u.
Tom Morello is a twat.
Did Huey log in under TJ's name?
You know what? Fuck that guy. Fuck his stupid face. Fucking Paul with a guitar shoved up his ass is what he is. Tell him to tell Zach DeLaRocha that I'm still waiting on his dumb fucking solo album. Dick.
IAN-Original?
http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2010/04/how-tweet-it-is-library-acquires-entire-twitter-archive/
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=110775778955250
QuoteHave you ever sent out a "tweet" on the popular Twitter social media service? Congratulations: Your 140 characters or less will now be housed in the Library of Congress.
That's right. Every public tweet, ever, since Twitter's inception in March 2006, will be archived digitally at the Library of Congress. That's a LOT of tweets, by the way: Twitter processes more than 50 million tweets every day, with the total numbering in the billions.
Apparently all this time we've been witnessing history, right in this thread.
Except for Steve Stone's tweets. He's saving his private tweet archive for a display at Cooperstown.
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 14, 2010, 12:22:05 PM
http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2010/04/how-tweet-it-is-library-acquires-entire-twitter-archive/
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=110775778955250
QuoteHave you ever sent out a "tweet" on the popular Twitter social media service? Congratulations: Your 140 characters or less will now be housed in the Library of Congress.
That's right. Every public tweet, ever, since Twitter's inception in March 2006, will be archived digitally at the Library of Congress. That's a LOT of tweets, by the way: Twitter processes more than 50 million tweets every day, with the total numbering in the billions.
Apparently all this time we've been witnessing history, right in this thread.
Except for Steve Stone's tweets. He's saving his private tweet archive for a display at Cooperstown.
Steve Stone's tweets are reserved for Cooperstown. Brenly makes his tweets public for everyone. Nice choice, Cubs.
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 14, 2010, 12:22:05 PM
http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2010/04/how-tweet-it-is-library-acquires-entire-twitter-archive/
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=110775778955250
QuoteHave you ever sent out a "tweet" on the popular Twitter social media service? Congratulations: Your 140 characters or less will now be housed in the Library of Congress.
That's right. Every public tweet, ever, since Twitter's inception in March 2006, will be archived digitally at the Library of Congress. That's a LOT of tweets, by the way: Twitter processes more than 50 million tweets every day, with the total numbering in the billions.
Apparently all this time we've been witnessing history, right in this thread.
Except for Steve Stone's tweets. He's saving his private tweet archive for a display at Cooperstown.
What is the point of archiving fucking tweets?
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on April 14, 2010, 12:35:02 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 14, 2010, 12:22:05 PM
http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2010/04/how-tweet-it-is-library-acquires-entire-twitter-archive/
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=110775778955250
QuoteHave you ever sent out a "tweet" on the popular Twitter social media service? Congratulations: Your 140 characters or less will now be housed in the Library of Congress.
That's right. Every public tweet, ever, since Twitter's inception in March 2006, will be archived digitally at the Library of Congress. That's a LOT of tweets, by the way: Twitter processes more than 50 million tweets every day, with the total numbering in the billions.
Apparently all this time we've been witnessing history, right in this thread.
Except for Steve Stone's tweets. He's saving his private tweet archive for a display at Cooperstown.
What is the point of archiving fucking tweets?
Ratto needs to do lunch at the Library of Congress.
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on April 14, 2010, 12:35:02 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 14, 2010, 12:22:05 PM
http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2010/04/how-tweet-it-is-library-acquires-entire-twitter-archive/
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=110775778955250
QuoteHave you ever sent out a "tweet" on the popular Twitter social media service? Congratulations: Your 140 characters or less will now be housed in the Library of Congress.
That's right. Every public tweet, ever, since Twitter's inception in March 2006, will be archived digitally at the Library of Congress. That's a LOT of tweets, by the way: Twitter processes more than 50 million tweets every day, with the total numbering in the billions.
Apparently all this time we've been witnessing history, right in this thread.
Except for Steve Stone's tweets. He's saving his private tweet archive for a display at Cooperstown.
What is the point of archiving fucking tweets?
The tweets about fucking are the best ones.
Even now, I believe ChuckD and Kermit are in negotiations for the Slogger archive to be acquired by the Vatican Library.
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 14, 2010, 01:49:15 PM
Even now, I believe ChuckD and Kermit are in negotiations for the Slogger archive to be acquired by the Vatican Library.
Yeah, but I think Oleg and my contributions would put it on the Index.
If you're on Twitter and not following @JoseCanseco (http://www.twitter.com/JoseCanseco), you're missing the greatest meltdown of all time.
Quote from: Fork on April 19, 2010, 12:41:41 PM
If you're on Twitter and not following @JoseCanseco, you're missing the greatest meltdown of all time.
I'll read it in the Library of Congress archive.
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 19, 2010, 12:47:17 PM
Quote from: Fork on April 19, 2010, 12:41:41 PM
If you're on Twitter and not following @JoseCanseco, you're missing the greatest meltdown of all time.
I'll read it in the Library of Congress archive.
Since it reads like he's on a collision course with a post office full of dead bodies, you might need FoI to get at it.
Quote from: Fork on April 19, 2010, 12:53:26 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 19, 2010, 12:47:17 PM
Quote from: Fork on April 19, 2010, 12:41:41 PM
If you're on Twitter and not following @JoseCanseco, you're missing the greatest meltdown of all time.
I'll read it in the Library of Congress archive.
Since it reads like he's on a collision course with a post office full of dead bodies, you might need FoI to get at it.
Its like he lost an iPhone in a bar or somthing.
http://www.downgoesbrown.com/2010/04/jose-canseco-twitter-meltdown-flowchart.html
???? (http://twitter.com/SI_JonHeyman/status/12584138001)
Quote#cubs mulling moving good starter (dempster perhaps?) to setup role to aid bad pen. on si.com: http://tinyurl.com/y6ejg8v
A wha? (http://twitter.com/SI_JonHeyman/status/12595266618)
Quotetweeps say zambrano should move to do setup job for #cubs, not dempster. maybe they're right. i just know it'll be a rhp.
Really, Alan?
Quote from: Yeti on April 21, 2010, 03:19:35 PM
???? (http://twitter.com/SI_JonHeyman/status/12584138001)
Quote#cubs mulling moving good starter (dempster perhaps?) to setup role to aid bad pen. on si.com: http://tinyurl.com/y6ejg8v
A wha? (http://twitter.com/SI_JonHeyman/status/12595266618)
Quotetweeps say zambrano should move to do setup job for #cubs, not dempster. maybe they're right. i just know it'll be a rhp.
Really, Alan?
I think you mean, "Really, Paul?" (http://twitter.com/PWSullivan/status/12596379217)
Quote
Zambrano to bullpen starting Friday. "Because of his stuff" Lou sez. Z is cool with move.
Quote from: PenFoe on April 21, 2010, 03:47:25 PM
Quote from: Yeti on April 21, 2010, 03:19:35 PM
???? (http://twitter.com/SI_JonHeyman/status/12584138001)
Quote#cubs mulling moving good starter (dempster perhaps?) to setup role to aid bad pen. on si.com: http://tinyurl.com/y6ejg8v
A wha? (http://twitter.com/SI_JonHeyman/status/12595266618)
Quotetweeps say zambrano should move to do setup job for #cubs, not dempster. maybe they're right. i just know it'll be a rhp.
Really, Alan?
I think you mean, "Really, Paul?" (http://twitter.com/PWSullivan/status/12596379217)
Quote
Zambrano to bullpen starting Friday. "Because of his stuff" Lou sez. Z is cool with move.
For fuck's sake. If I wasn't so indifferent about this season I'd call Lou a moron.
more awesomeness (http://twitter.com/realscottbaio).
I don't get the Baio twat account. If anybody's going to be arguing about how hard it is to raise a special needs child, wouldn't it be Scott's mom?
Twitter really needs to rethink its marketing strategy if they think this is a selling point...
(https://doc-0k-34-docs.googleusercontent.com/docs/secure/rb76hs62dof3nkvdingba5cedl9ltjag/r2gn79q6kelg826lu0hiviopfrm26qk5/1271937600000/14020034113678262863/*/0B0aIvH4qmmA8NDA0MzNhMjItYmVkYS00NDI3LTlkZDUtOWYxOTk2ZTFlZjUy)
Can someone translate this Peter Gammons missive into English?
QuoteMyron Rolle isn't drafted because he is a Rhodes Scholar. Ex-con Michael Vick is getting $35-40 to sign his name, if he can. Palin Country
And entering the fight as Piniella's ally (or simply as Stone's enemy), Kermit's good friend PAUL SULLIVAN: (http://twitter.com/PWSullivan/status/16899934402)
QuoteWhy is it OK for Ozzie to leave Viciedo on the bench for Vizquel if it's not OK for Lou to leave Colvin on the bench? Double standard?
Quote from: Brownie on June 24, 2010, 08:40:50 AM
And entering the fight as Piniella's ally (or simply as Stone's enemy), Kermit's good friend PAUL SULLIVAN: (http://twitter.com/PWSullivan/status/16899934402)
QuoteWhy is it OK for Ozzie to leave Viciedo on the bench for Vizquel if it's not OK for Lou to leave Colvin on the bench? Double standard?
Who's Paul Sullivan?
Quote from: CT III on June 24, 2010, 08:50:27 AM
Quote from: Brownie on June 24, 2010, 08:40:50 AM
And entering the fight as Piniella's ally (or simply as Stone's enemy), Kermit's good friend PAUL SULLIVAN: (http://twitter.com/PWSullivan/status/16899934402)
QuoteWhy is it OK for Ozzie to leave Viciedo on the bench for Vizquel if it's not OK for Lou to leave Colvin on the bench? Double standard?
Who's Paul Sullivan?
He's the guy who Yellon'd Slaky and me from his twitter feed. Me, I understand. Slak, well, there's going to be hell to pay for that.
Quote from: Yeti on June 24, 2010, 08:52:35 AM
Quote from: CT III on June 24, 2010, 08:50:27 AM
Quote from: Brownie on June 24, 2010, 08:40:50 AM
And entering the fight as Piniella's ally (or simply as Stone's enemy), Kermit's good friend PAUL SULLIVAN: (http://twitter.com/PWSullivan/status/16899934402)
QuoteWhy is it OK for Ozzie to leave Viciedo on the bench for Vizquel if it's not OK for Lou to leave Colvin on the bench? Double standard?
Who's Paul Sullivan?
He's the guy who Yellon'd Slaky and me from his twitter feed. Me, I understand. Slak, well, there's going to be hell to pay for that.
I overestimated the thickness of the Jockey's skin. It happens.
Quote from: Yeti on June 24, 2010, 08:52:35 AM
Quote from: CT III on June 24, 2010, 08:50:27 AM
Quote from: Brownie on June 24, 2010, 08:40:50 AM
And entering the fight as Piniella's ally (or simply as Stone's enemy), Kermit's good friend PAUL SULLIVAN: (http://twitter.com/PWSullivan/status/16899934402)
QuoteWhy is it OK for Ozzie to leave Viciedo on the bench for Vizquel if it's not OK for Lou to leave Colvin on the bench? Double standard?
Who' the fuck is Paul Sullivan?
He's the guy who Yellon'd Slaky and me from his twitter feed. Me, I understand. Slak, well, there's going to be hell to pay for that.
Rest assured that
I swaw what you did, CT'd
I'd link Sullivan's twitter but since I'm banned:
QuotePWSullivan
It's official. Big Z photo removed from wall leading up to press box. Waiting for statement from Cubs. http://twitpic.com/21jdry
Quote from: Yeti on July 01, 2010, 12:40:50 PM
I'd link Sullivan's twitter but since I'm banned:
QuotePWSullivan
It's official. Big Z photo removed from wall leading up to press box. Waiting for statement from Cubs. http://twitpic.com/21jdry
Are the Cubs supposed to confirm that they did indeed remove the photo? Can't wait.
Quote from: Slaky on July 01, 2010, 04:48:01 PM
Quote from: Yeti on July 01, 2010, 12:40:50 PM
I'd link Sullivan's twitter but since I'm banned:
QuotePWSullivan
It's official. Big Z photo removed from wall leading up to press box. Waiting for statement from Cubs. http://twitpic.com/21jdry
Are the Cubs supposed to confirm that they did indeed remove the photo? Can't wait.
Have they issued a statement? I've been waiting all day for this, dammit.
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on July 01, 2010, 05:24:18 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 01, 2010, 04:48:01 PM
Quote from: Yeti on July 01, 2010, 12:40:50 PM
I'd link Sullivan's twitter but since I'm banned:
QuotePWSullivan
It's official. Big Z photo removed from wall leading up to press box. Waiting for statement from Cubs. http://twitpic.com/21jdry
Are the Cubs supposed to confirm that they did indeed remove the photo? Can't wait.
Have they issued a statement? I've been waiting all day for this, dammit.
Damn him. I was looking forward to berating the franchise for trading him for Oliver Perez and Luis Castillo
Kerm's kind of a big deal (http://twitter.com/hirejimessian/status/18131344635) now guys.
QuoteI'm off to have lunch with @thekapman. Roundup this afternoon.
Quote from: R-V on July 09, 2010, 12:39:51 PM
Kerm's kind of a big deal (http://twitter.com/hirejimessian/status/18131344635) now guys.
QuoteI'm off to have lunch with @thekapman. Roundup this afternoon.
SELLOUT!
Twitter's newest twathead:
http://twitter.com/TtoEtoC
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on July 09, 2010, 12:42:14 PM
Quote from: R-V on July 09, 2010, 12:39:51 PM
Kerm's kind of a big deal (http://twitter.com/hirejimessian/status/18131344635) now guys.
QuoteI'm off to have lunch with @thekapman. Roundup this afternoon.
SELLOUT!
Not mentioned: Steve Stone will be there also.
Quote from: MAD on July 09, 2010, 01:01:28 PM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on July 09, 2010, 12:42:14 PM
Quote from: R-V on July 09, 2010, 12:39:51 PM
Kerm's kind of a big deal (http://twitter.com/hirejimessian/status/18131344635) now guys.
QuoteI'm off to have lunch with @thekapman. Roundup this afternoon.
SELLOUT!
Not mentioned: Steve Stone will be there also.
I can't wait to find out who picked up the check.
Quote from: R-V on July 09, 2010, 12:39:51 PM
Kerm's kind of a big deal (http://twitter.com/hirejimessian/status/18131344635) now guys.
QuoteI'm off to have lunch with @thekapman. Roundup this afternoon.
Is he gonna join ChicagoNow?
Quote from: CT III on July 09, 2010, 01:08:48 PM
Quote from: MAD on July 09, 2010, 01:01:28 PM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on July 09, 2010, 12:42:14 PM
Quote from: R-V on July 09, 2010, 12:39:51 PM
Kerm's kind of a big deal (http://twitter.com/hirejimessian/status/18131344635) now guys.
QuoteI'm off to have lunch with @thekapman. Roundup this afternoon.
SELLOUT!
Not mentioned: Steve Stone will be there also.
I can't wait to find out who picked up the check.
Please say Rosendoom.
Quote from: CT III on July 09, 2010, 01:08:48 PM
Quote from: MAD on July 09, 2010, 01:01:28 PM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on July 09, 2010, 12:42:14 PM
Quote from: R-V on July 09, 2010, 12:39:51 PM
Kerm's kind of a big deal (http://twitter.com/hirejimessian/status/18131344635) now guys.
QuoteI'm off to have lunch with @thekapman. Roundup this afternoon.
SELLOUT!
Not mentioned: Steve Stone will be there also.
I can't wait to find out who picked up the check.
On behalf of Kerm, I accuse thee of PLAGIARISM!
Quote@desipiodotcom Don't be jealous. I'll probably have to pick up the check. about 2 hours ago via twidroid in reply to desipiodotcom
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 09, 2010, 12:56:57 PM
Twitter's newest twathead:
http://twitter.com/TtoEtoC
Great, now I have to join Twitter.
Eh, fuck it.
Quote from: CT III on July 09, 2010, 01:08:48 PM
Quote from: MAD on July 09, 2010, 01:01:28 PM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on July 09, 2010, 12:42:14 PM
Quote from: R-V on July 09, 2010, 12:39:51 PM
Kerm's kind of a big deal (http://twitter.com/hirejimessian/status/18131344635) now guys.
QuoteI'm off to have lunch with @thekapman. Roundup this afternoon.
SELLOUT!
Not mentioned: Steve Stone will be there also.
I can't wait to find out who picked up the check.
Hilariously, Stone didn't. Kap did. Stone is exactly who we thought he was.
Quote from: Kermit IV on July 12, 2010, 03:31:33 AM
Quote from: CT III on July 09, 2010, 01:08:48 PM
Quote from: MAD on July 09, 2010, 01:01:28 PM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on July 09, 2010, 12:42:14 PM
Quote from: R-V on July 09, 2010, 12:39:51 PM
Kerm's kind of a big deal (http://twitter.com/hirejimessian/status/18131344635) now guys.
QuoteI'm off to have lunch with @thekapman. Roundup this afternoon.
SELLOUT!
Not mentioned: Steve Stone will be there also.
I can't wait to find out who picked up the check.
Hilariously, Stone didn't. Kap did. Stone is exactly who we thought he was.
Did Kap mention those sweet pics of Kim Kardashian he found on the internet. Wow!
Quote from: Kermit IV on July 12, 2010, 03:31:33 AM
Quote from: CT III on July 09, 2010, 01:08:48 PM
Quote from: MAD on July 09, 2010, 01:01:28 PM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on July 09, 2010, 12:42:14 PM
Quote from: R-V on July 09, 2010, 12:39:51 PM
Kerm's kind of a big deal (http://twitter.com/hirejimessian/status/18131344635) now guys.
QuoteI'm off to have lunch with @thekapman. Roundup this afternoon.
SELLOUT!
Not mentioned: Steve Stone will be there also.
I can't wait to find out who picked up the check.
Hilariously, Stone didn't. Kap did. Stone is exactly who we thought he was.
Kerm had lunch with 2 Jews?
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 12, 2010, 08:44:37 AM
Quote from: Kermit IV on July 12, 2010, 03:31:33 AM
Quote from: CT III on July 09, 2010, 01:08:48 PM
Quote from: MAD on July 09, 2010, 01:01:28 PM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on July 09, 2010, 12:42:14 PM
Quote from: R-V on July 09, 2010, 12:39:51 PM
Kerm's kind of a big deal (http://twitter.com/hirejimessian/status/18131344635) now guys.
QuoteI'm off to have lunch with @thekapman. Roundup this afternoon.
SELLOUT!
Not mentioned: Steve Stone will be there also.
I can't wait to find out who picked up the check.
Hilariously, Stone didn't. Kap did. Stone is exactly who we thought he was.
Kerm had lunch with 2 Jews?
It was like
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? with a Gentile.
Quote from: Kermit IV on July 12, 2010, 12:51:23 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 12, 2010, 08:44:37 AM
Quote from: Kermit IV on July 12, 2010, 03:31:33 AM
Quote from: CT III on July 09, 2010, 01:08:48 PM
Quote from: MAD on July 09, 2010, 01:01:28 PM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on July 09, 2010, 12:42:14 PM
Quote from: R-V on July 09, 2010, 12:39:51 PM
Kerm's kind of a big deal (http://twitter.com/hirejimessian/status/18131344635) now guys.
QuoteI'm off to have lunch with @thekapman. Roundup this afternoon.
SELLOUT!
Not mentioned: Steve Stone will be there also.
I can't wait to find out who picked up the check.
Hilariously, Stone didn't. Kap did. Stone is exactly who we thought he was.
Kerm had lunch with 2 Jews?
It was like Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? with a Gentile.
One could regale people in such a tale in a place that's in a deep dark corner of HJE
Quote from: Kermit IV on July 12, 2010, 12:51:23 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 12, 2010, 08:44:37 AM
Quote from: Kermit IV on July 12, 2010, 03:31:33 AM
Quote from: CT III on July 09, 2010, 01:08:48 PM
Quote from: MAD on July 09, 2010, 01:01:28 PM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on July 09, 2010, 12:42:14 PM
Quote from: R-V on July 09, 2010, 12:39:51 PM
Kerm's kind of a big deal (http://twitter.com/hirejimessian/status/18131344635) now guys.
QuoteI'm off to have lunch with @thekapman. Roundup this afternoon.
SELLOUT!
Not mentioned: Steve Stone will be there also.
I can't wait to find out who picked up the check.
Hilariously, Stone didn't. Kap did. Stone is exactly who we thought he was.
Kerm had lunch with 2 Jews?
It was like Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? with a Gentile.
So...every single family dinner I go to now?
Quote from: Bort on July 12, 2010, 01:11:33 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on July 12, 2010, 12:51:23 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 12, 2010, 08:44:37 AM
Quote from: Kermit IV on July 12, 2010, 03:31:33 AM
Quote from: CT III on July 09, 2010, 01:08:48 PM
Quote from: MAD on July 09, 2010, 01:01:28 PM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on July 09, 2010, 12:42:14 PM
Quote from: R-V on July 09, 2010, 12:39:51 PM
Kerm's kind of a big deal (http://twitter.com/hirejimessian/status/18131344635) now guys.
QuoteI'm off to have lunch with @thekapman. Roundup this afternoon.
SELLOUT!
Not mentioned: Steve Stone will be there also.
I can't wait to find out who picked up the check.
Hilariously, Stone didn't. Kap did. Stone is exactly who we thought he was.
Kerm had lunch with 2 Jews?
It was like Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? with a Gentile.
So...every single family dinner I go to now?
Just paint your face, Jolson.
Quote from: Eli on November 17, 2009, 03:44:26 PM
I think everyone enjoys the @shitmydadsays guy (though I'm skeptical that it's entirely real), but c'mon. (http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/11/justin-halpern-and-shit-my-dad-says.html?utm_source=contactology&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Paste_Lifeline+11%2F17%2F09_11_17_09)
So, maybe this is old news to people who give a shit, but I just happened to be looking at the Wikipedia entry for the "Shit My Dad Says" sitcom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shit_My_Dad_Says_%28TV_series%29) and noticed that, aside from casting Shatner as Dad, the show was developed by the genius (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kohan) minds (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Mutchnick) behind "Will and Grace" and co-stars not one (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Sasso) but TWO (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Sullivan)(!) MadTV alumni.
Holy shit is this going to be incomprehensibly awful.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 28, 2010, 06:40:57 PM
Quote from: Eli on November 17, 2009, 03:44:26 PM
I think everyone enjoys the @shitmydadsays guy (though I'm skeptical that it's entirely real), but c'mon. (http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/11/justin-halpern-and-shit-my-dad-says.html?utm_source=contactology&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Paste_Lifeline+11%2F17%2F09_11_17_09)
So, maybe this is old news to people who give a shit, but I just happened to be looking at the Wikipedia entry for the "Shit My Dad Says" sitcom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shit_My_Dad_Says_%28TV_series%29) and noticed that, aside from casting Shatner as Dad, the show was developed by the genius (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kohan) minds (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Mutchnick) behind "Will and Grace" and co-stars not one (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Sasso) but TWO (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Sullivan)(!) MadTV alumni.
Holy shit is this going to be incomprehensibly awful.
The pure awesomeness of Shatner is what is going to keep this show on for a full season. Beyond that, I don't know if the Shat has the willpower to single-handedly keep the show running.
Apparently the pilot was terrible and they're going to reshoot it with some parts recasted. And there's going to be a stereotypical gay character for Shatner to make fun of. Sounds groundbreaking.
Quote from: Night Man on July 28, 2010, 07:31:30 PM
Apparently the pilot was terrible and they're going to reshoot it with some parts recasted.
I think this has already happened. From Wikipedia:
QuoteThe series was picked up by CBS in May 2010, with reports saying that the role of Henry would be recast. In July, Jonathan Sadowski was cast in the role.
You can watch a promo video now on CBS.com...
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/my_dad_says/video/
This is the
good version.
Quote from: Night Man on July 28, 2010, 07:31:30 PM
Apparently the pilot was terrible and they're going to reshoot it with some parts recasted. And there's going to be a stereotypical gay character for Shatner to make fun of. Sounds groundbreaking.
This is interesting - if I recall in the book, his dad seems fairly "progressive" with respect to homosexuality (ie, the story about the two gay neighbors in the first apartment, etc...). Artistic license at its best - seems like they might be trying to remake the character as the new Archie Bunker.
Quote from: Indolent Reader on July 29, 2010, 09:31:07 AM
Quote from: Night Man on July 28, 2010, 07:31:30 PM
Apparently the pilot was terrible and they're going to reshoot it with some parts recasted. And there's going to be a stereotypical gay character for Shatner to make fun of. Sounds groundbreaking.
This is interesting - if I recall in the book, his dad seems fairly "progressive" with respect to homosexuality (ie, the story about the two gay neighbors in the first apartment, etc...). Artistic license at its best - seems like they might be trying to remake the character as the new Archie Bunker.
Someone read the book?
Quote from: Eli on July 29, 2010, 09:40:48 AM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on July 29, 2010, 09:31:07 AM
Quote from: Night Man on July 28, 2010, 07:31:30 PM
Apparently the pilot was terrible and they're going to reshoot it with some parts recasted. And there's going to be a stereotypical gay character for Shatner to make fun of. Sounds groundbreaking.
This is interesting - if I recall in the book, his dad seems fairly "progressive" with respect to homosexuality (ie, the story about the two gay neighbors in the first apartment, etc...). Artistic license at its best - seems like they might be trying to remake the character as the new Archie Bunker.
Someone read the book?
Guilty. Very quick read - will not change your life.
Seems the Nationals enjoy toying with Kenny Williams: (http://twitter.com/Buster_ESPN)
QuoteHeard this: Other teams say that in recent weeks, the Nationals had told other teams that a key piece to anyone who wanted Adam...
...Dunn was Edwin Jackson. This caused a number of teams to try to pry Jackson away from the D-Backs, with the White Sox...
...finally landing Jackson today -- and as of 7 p.m. Eastern, the Nats are indicating they're not sure if they want Jackson anymore...
... So as of tonight, teams are pulling their hair out over the Nats' machinations. We'll see if the White Sox can finish a Dunn deal.
(http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/.a/6a00d83451c45669e20133f2d296d8970b-800wi)
Quote from: Gilgamesh on August 04, 2010, 12:14:18 AM
(http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/.a/6a00d83451c45669e20133f2d296d8970b-800wi)
I read this top-to-bottom, reverse chronologically, and spit out my milk and Cheerios when I hit the punchline.
A love is born.
(http://i33.tinypic.com/2vnnmrn.png)
Finally (http://twitter.com/StartKyleOrton), you can follow tweets about having fun when the working day is done.
http://twitter.com/SteveMartinToGo/status/24498831778
QuoteMy publicist is nervous about my becoming a Tweeter. He says celebrities tend to make such monumental gaffes. He's such a typical Wop!
http://twitter.com/SteveMartinToGo/status/24499472277
QuoteI would like to apologize for my previous Tweet. What I meant to say was that my publicist's a Sammy, which means he's a Samoan.
http://twitter.com/SteveMartinToGo/status/24504560855
QuoteI would like to cancel my previous apology. What am I if not a man?
http://twitter.com/SteveMartinToGo/status/24508400380
QuoteI would like to reinstate my first apology. It has been explained to me that I might never work again. Clearly, I am not a man.
http://twitter.com/SteveMartinToGo/status/24513279460
QuoteI would like to cancel my previous negation of my first apology.
http://twitter.com/SteveMartinToGo/status/24521066043
QuoteI would like to apologize to the people of certain parts of Manhattan, Italyville, but not Texas.
http://twitter.com/SteveMartinToGo/status/24526331311
QuoteI would like to apologize to the people of glorious Italy where I sometimes like to vacation. I love-a your spicy meat-a bolls!
http://twitter.com/SteveMartinToGo/status/24534919416
QuoteI'm actually part Italian, so I can make those jokes!
http://twitter.com/SteveMartinToGo/status/24536344065
QuoteI apologize for lying about being part Italian. I'm really Samoan.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on September 15, 2010, 02:01:14 PM
http://twitter.com/SteveMartinToGo/status/24498831778
QuoteMy publicist is nervous about my becoming a Tweeter. He says celebrities tend to make such monumental gaffes. He's such a typical Wop!
http://twitter.com/SteveMartinToGo/status/24499472277
QuoteI would like to apologize for my previous Tweet. What I meant to say was that my publicist's a Sammy, which means he's a Samoan.
http://twitter.com/SteveMartinToGo/status/24504560855
QuoteI would like to cancel my previous apology. What am I if not a man?
http://twitter.com/SteveMartinToGo/status/24508400380
QuoteI would like to reinstate my first apology. It has been explained to me that I might never work again. Clearly, I am not a man.
http://twitter.com/SteveMartinToGo/status/24513279460
QuoteI would like to cancel my previous negation of my first apology.
http://twitter.com/SteveMartinToGo/status/24521066043
QuoteI would like to apologize to the people of certain parts of Manhattan, Italyville, but not Texas.
http://twitter.com/SteveMartinToGo/status/24526331311
QuoteI would like to apologize to the people of glorious Italy where I sometimes like to vacation. I love-a your spicy meat-a bolls!
http://twitter.com/SteveMartinToGo/status/24534919416
QuoteI'm actually part Italian, so I can make those jokes!
http://twitter.com/SteveMartinToGo/status/24536344065
QuoteI apologize for lying about being part Italian. I'm really Samoan.
I approve.
That's oustanding.
TWITTER FIGHT
Quote from: Tim ColishawHas Costas run out of people to talk to? Dumping Wade for Garrett after a Houston loss? News flash to Florio: Garrett's not exactly hot.
Quote from: Mike FlorioHey, Tim, isn't there something about Darrelle Revis you should be fabricating today?
Quote from: Tim Colishawtook a law degree to come up with that? Sad.
Quote from: Yeti on September 21, 2010, 12:42:56 PM
TWITTER FIGHT
Quote from: Tim ColishawHas Costas run out of people to talk to? Dumping Wade for Garrett after a Houston loss? News flash to Florio: Garrett's not exactly hot.
Quote from: Mike FlorioHey, Tim, isn't there something about Darrelle Revis you should be fabricating today?
Quote from: Tim Colishawtook a law degree to come up with that? Sad.
Thanks for the links, tubby.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on September 21, 2010, 01:40:05 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 21, 2010, 12:42:56 PM
TWITTER FIGHT
Quote from: Tim ColishawHas Costas run out of people to talk to? Dumping Wade for Garrett after a Houston loss? News flash to Florio: Garrett's not exactly hot.
Quote from: Mike FlorioHey, Tim, isn't there something about Darrelle Revis you should be fabricating today?
Quote from: Tim Colishawtook a law degree to come up with that? Sad.
Thanks for the links, tubby.
Here you (http://twitter.com/TimCowlishaw/status/25036614604) go, (http://twitter.com/ProFootballTalk/status/25042097676) faggot (http://twitter.com/TimCowlishaw/status/25046345546)
Quote from: Yeti on September 21, 2010, 01:46:06 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on September 21, 2010, 01:40:05 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 21, 2010, 12:42:56 PM
TWITTER FIGHT
Quote from: Tim ColishawHas Costas run out of people to talk to? Dumping Wade for Garrett after a Houston loss? News flash to Florio: Garrett's not exactly hot.
Quote from: Mike FlorioHey, Tim, isn't there something about Darrelle Revis you should be fabricating today?
Quote from: Tim Colishawtook a law degree to come up with that? Sad.
Thanks for the links, tubby.
Here you (http://twitter.com/TimCowlishaw/status/25036614604) go, (http://twitter.com/ProFootballTalk/status/25042097676) faggot (http://twitter.com/TimCowlishaw/status/25046345546)
I think I saw Cowlishaw on PTI or whatever that show is once. I've never read a word he's written. But I can say with absolute certainty that if Mike Florio hates him, he must be a beautiful human being. Florio makes Chuck seem like an even-keeled, reasonable human being.
Quote from: SKO on September 21, 2010, 03:54:49 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 21, 2010, 01:46:06 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on September 21, 2010, 01:40:05 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 21, 2010, 12:42:56 PM
TWITTER FIGHT
Quote from: Tim ColishawHas Costas run out of people to talk to? Dumping Wade for Garrett after a Houston loss? News flash to Florio: Garrett's not exactly hot.
Quote from: Mike FlorioHey, Tim, isn't there something about Darrelle Revis you should be fabricating today?
Quote from: Tim Colishawtook a law degree to come up with that? Sad.
Thanks for the links, tubby.
Here you (http://twitter.com/TimCowlishaw/status/25036614604) go, (http://twitter.com/ProFootballTalk/status/25042097676) faggot (http://twitter.com/TimCowlishaw/status/25046345546)
I think I saw Cowlishaw on PTI or whatever that show is once. I've never read a word he's written. But I can say with absolute certainty that if Mike Florio hates him, he must be a beautiful human being. Florio makes Chuck seem like an even-keeled, reasonable human being.
I do like that I was misspelling his last name. Any who, it was probably Around the Horn where people like Woody Paige, JAY MARIOTTI, and J A Adande frequented.
Jon Heyman bitched about pot like 6 times during yesterday's game. He is also very fond of lame "joke" hashtags. (http://twitter.com/si_jonheyman)
I figured Heyman's going to flunk his next SI drug test so he's already laying out his "second hand hippie" defense.
The movie rights to this moving tale of persecution and triumph (http://willcarroll.tumblr.com/post/1489995522/on-hold) are all mine, so back off.
Quote from: Night Man on November 05, 2010, 04:15:59 PM
The movie rights to this moving tale of persecution and triumph (http://willcarroll.tumblr.com/post/1489995522/on-hold) are all mine, so back off.
40-year-old, fat white guys who use the term, "on blast," are super cool.
Quote from: Shooter on November 05, 2010, 07:42:53 PM
Quote from: Night Man on November 05, 2010, 04:15:59 PM
The movie rights to this moving tale of persecution and triumph (http://willcarroll.tumblr.com/post/1489995522/on-hold) are all mine, so back off.
40-year-old, fat white guys who use the term, "on blast," are super cool.
Why you got me on blast, bro? I'm just chilling with Jen right now, why harsh our mellow?
Quote from: powen01 on November 05, 2010, 10:21:11 PM
Quote from: Shooter on November 05, 2010, 07:42:53 PM
Quote from: Night Man on November 05, 2010, 04:15:59 PM
The movie rights to this moving tale of persecution and triumph (http://willcarroll.tumblr.com/post/1489995522/on-hold) are all mine, so back off.
40-year-old, fat white guys who use the term, "on blast," are super cool.
Why you got me on blast, bro? I'm just chilling with Jen right now, why harsh our mellow?
I had never heard of "on blast" until now. Thanks, jerks.
Quote from: Kermit IV on November 05, 2010, 11:27:39 PM
Quote from: powen01 on November 05, 2010, 10:21:11 PM
Quote from: Shooter on November 05, 2010, 07:42:53 PM
Quote from: Night Man on November 05, 2010, 04:15:59 PM
The movie rights to this moving tale of persecution and triumph (http://willcarroll.tumblr.com/post/1489995522/on-hold) are all mine, so back off.
40-year-old, fat white guys who use the term, "on blast," are super cool.
Why you got me on blast, bro? I'm just chilling with Jen right now, why harsh our mellow?
I had never heard of "on blast" until now. Thanks, jerks.
Me, neither. What does it mean? I didn't follow the link. I think my 9 month old just on blasted her diaper, though.
Quote from: JD on November 06, 2010, 03:42:14 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on November 05, 2010, 11:27:39 PM
Quote from: powen01 on November 05, 2010, 10:21:11 PM
Quote from: Shooter on November 05, 2010, 07:42:53 PM
Quote from: Night Man on November 05, 2010, 04:15:59 PM
The movie rights to this moving tale of persecution and triumph (http://willcarroll.tumblr.com/post/1489995522/on-hold) are all mine, so back off.
40-year-old, fat white guys who use the term, "on blast," are super cool.
Why you got me on blast, bro? I'm just chilling with Jen right now, why harsh our mellow?
I had never heard of "on blast" until now. Thanks, jerks.
Me, neither. What does it mean? I didn't follow the link. I think my 9 month old just on blasted her diaper, though.
Count me among the ignorant as well.
Context:
QuoteHey Adam... I just got alerted that the kid who does your radio show has been on blast for me since I did the show a couple weeks back ... [150-200 or so words] ... I could care less if some college kid goes on blast on me, but I do want you to know where I'm coming from.
Whatever going on blast
on a guy (or having been on blast
for him) is, rest assured that Will
could care less about it.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on November 06, 2010, 03:53:36 PM
Quote from: JD on November 06, 2010, 03:42:14 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on November 05, 2010, 11:27:39 PM
Quote from: powen01 on November 05, 2010, 10:21:11 PM
Quote from: Shooter on November 05, 2010, 07:42:53 PM
Quote from: Night Man on November 05, 2010, 04:15:59 PM
The movie rights to this moving tale of persecution and triumph (http://willcarroll.tumblr.com/post/1489995522/on-hold) are all mine, so back off.
40-year-old, fat white guys who use the term, "on blast," are super cool.
Why you got me on blast, bro? I'm just chilling with Jen right now, why harsh our mellow?
I had never heard of "on blast" until now. Thanks, jerks.
Me, neither. What does it mean? I didn't follow the link. I think my 9 month old just on blasted her diaper, though.
Count me among the ignorant as well.
Context:
QuoteHey Adam... I just got alerted that the kid who does your radio show has been on blast for me since I did the show a couple weeks back ... [150-200 or so words] ... I could care less if some college kid goes on blast on me, but I do want you to know where I'm coming from.
Whatever going on blast on a guy (or having been on blast for him) is, rest assured that Will could care less about it.
That must be fat guy lingo for "I'm hungry and am just quickly typing nonsense until this Ding Dong gets to my moist, ready-to-pounce lips". Tubby was hungry. Let's cut Moobs some Slak.
Quote from: JD on November 06, 2010, 04:26:55 PM
Let's cut Moobs some Slak.
How much beard should he get?
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on November 06, 2010, 03:53:36 PM
Quote from: JD on November 06, 2010, 03:42:14 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on November 05, 2010, 11:27:39 PM
Quote from: powen01 on November 05, 2010, 10:21:11 PM
Quote from: Shooter on November 05, 2010, 07:42:53 PM
Quote from: Night Man on November 05, 2010, 04:15:59 PM
The movie rights to this moving tale of persecution and triumph (http://willcarroll.tumblr.com/post/1489995522/on-hold) are all mine, so back off.
40-year-old, fat white guys who use the term, "on blast," are super cool.
Why you got me on blast, bro? I'm just chilling with Jen right now, why harsh our mellow?
I had never heard of "on blast" until now. Thanks, jerks.
Me, neither. What does it mean? I didn't follow the link. I think my 9 month old just on blasted her diaper, though.
Count me among the ignorant as well.
Context:
QuoteHey Adam... I just got alerted that the kid who does your radio show has been on blast for me since I did the show a couple weeks back ... [150-200 or so words] ... I could care less if some college kid goes on blast on me, but I do want you to know where I'm coming from.
Whatever going on blast on a guy (or having been on blast for him) is, rest assured that Will could care less about it.
Courtesy of
Apex Urban Dictionary: "to embarass someone or to make someone look stupid"
Whatever The Wrigley Blog is, the person behind their Twitter is openly asking for Dolan and Kerm to follow them.
This is...I don't know what this is.
And some people don't seem to grasp the concept of spring training. (http://mobile.twitter.com/juliedicaro/status/45595134213103616)
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 11, 2011, 10:13:06 PM
And some people don't seem to grasp the concept of spring training. (http://mobile.twitter.com/juliedicaro/status/45595134213103616)
I saw a lot of that the other day when Garza pitched. I started replying to people before I realized it was a lost cause.
Quote from: Slaky on March 11, 2011, 11:07:50 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 11, 2011, 10:13:06 PM
And some people don't seem to grasp the concept of spring training. (http://mobile.twitter.com/juliedicaro/status/45595134213103616)
I saw a lot of that the other day when Garza pitched. I started replying to people before I realized it was a lost cause.
Who the hell takes the twelfth game of the preseason like it's bullshit? Bullshit!
Do I even need to ask why Twitter is suggesting that I follow Brent Spiner?
Quote from: Wheezer on March 24, 2011, 08:17:56 PM
Do I even need to ask why Twitter is suggesting that I follow Brent Spiner?
Do I even need to say that I already do?
Quote from: Gilgamesh on March 24, 2011, 08:38:57 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on March 24, 2011, 08:17:56 PM
Do I even need to ask why Twitter is suggesting that I follow Brent Spiner?
Do I even need to say that I already do?
He popped up on your recommended list because you were already following Garrett Wang and Ethan Phillips, right?
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on March 24, 2011, 09:04:52 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on March 24, 2011, 08:38:57 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on March 24, 2011, 08:17:56 PM
Do I even need to ask why Twitter is suggesting that I follow Brent Spiner?
Do I even need to say that I already do?
He popped up on your recommended list because you were already following Garrett Wang and Ethan Phillips, right?
Levar Burton, actually.
Quote from: Gilgamesh on March 24, 2011, 09:45:14 PM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on March 24, 2011, 09:04:52 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on March 24, 2011, 08:38:57 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on March 24, 2011, 08:17:56 PM
Do I even need to ask why Twitter is suggesting that I follow Brent Spiner?
Do I even need to say that I already do?
He popped up on your recommended list because you were already following Garrett Wang and Ethan Phillips, right?
Levar Burton, actually.
I actually started following Brent Spiner because he was doing some insane long-form narrative about drugs and amnesia.
Quote from: Bort on March 24, 2011, 10:37:07 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on March 24, 2011, 09:45:14 PM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on March 24, 2011, 09:04:52 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on March 24, 2011, 08:38:57 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on March 24, 2011, 08:17:56 PM
Do I even need to ask why Twitter is suggesting that I follow Brent Spiner?
Do I even need to say that I already do?
He popped up on your recommended list because you were already following Garrett Wang and Ethan Phillips, right?
Levar Burton, actually.
I actually started following Brent Spiner because he was doing some insane long-form narrative about drugs and amnesia.
It wasn't because you're a Star Trek dork?
Quote from: R-V on March 25, 2011, 08:41:08 AM
Quote from: Bort on March 24, 2011, 10:37:07 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on March 24, 2011, 09:45:14 PM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on March 24, 2011, 09:04:52 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on March 24, 2011, 08:38:57 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on March 24, 2011, 08:17:56 PM
Do I even need to ask why Twitter is suggesting that I follow Brent Spiner?
Do I even need to say that I already do?
He popped up on your recommended list because you were already following Garrett Wang and Ethan Phillips, right?
Levar Burton, actually.
I actually started following Brent Spiner because he was doing some insane long-form narrative about drugs and amnesia.
It wasn't because you're a Star Trek dork?
Nope. Tolkein dork. And I admire Spiner for his work on Night Court.
Quote from: Bort on March 25, 2011, 09:53:36 AM
Quote from: R-V on March 25, 2011, 08:41:08 AM
Quote from: Bort on March 24, 2011, 10:37:07 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on March 24, 2011, 09:45:14 PM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on March 24, 2011, 09:04:52 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on March 24, 2011, 08:38:57 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on March 24, 2011, 08:17:56 PM
Do I even need to ask why Twitter is suggesting that I follow Brent Spiner?
Do I even need to say that I already do?
He popped up on your recommended list because you were already following Garrett Wang and Ethan Phillips, right?
Levar Burton, actually.
I actually started following Brent Spiner because he was doing some insane long-form narrative about drugs and amnesia.
It wasn't because you're a Star Trek dork?
Nope. Tolkein dork. And I admire Spiner for his work on Night Court.
Bob was awesome. The wife, not so much.
Quote from: Bort on March 25, 2011, 09:53:36 AM
Quote from: R-V on March 25, 2011, 08:41:08 AM
Quote from: Bort on March 24, 2011, 10:37:07 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on March 24, 2011, 09:45:14 PM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on March 24, 2011, 09:04:52 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on March 24, 2011, 08:38:57 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on March 24, 2011, 08:17:56 PM
Do I even need to ask why Twitter is suggesting that I follow Brent Spiner?
Do I even need to say that I already do?
He popped up on your recommended list because you were already following Garrett Wang and Ethan Phillips, right?
Levar Burton, actually.
I actually started following Brent Spiner because he was doing some insane long-form narrative about drugs and amnesia.
It wasn't because you're a Star Trek dork?
Nope. Tolkein dork. And I admire Spiner for his work on Night Court.
<seethes>
If by Brent Spiner you mean John Larroquette, the only thing about Night Court that was ever any good, I would feel the same way</seethes>
Quote from: PANK! on March 25, 2011, 10:30:01 AM
Quote from: Bort on March 25, 2011, 09:53:36 AM
Quote from: R-V on March 25, 2011, 08:41:08 AM
Quote from: Bort on March 24, 2011, 10:37:07 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on March 24, 2011, 09:45:14 PM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on March 24, 2011, 09:04:52 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on March 24, 2011, 08:38:57 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on March 24, 2011, 08:17:56 PM
Do I even need to ask why Twitter is suggesting that I follow Brent Spiner?
Do I even need to say that I already do?
He popped up on your recommended list because you were already following Garrett Wang and Ethan Phillips, right?
Levar Burton, actually.
I actually started following Brent Spiner because he was doing some insane long-form narrative about drugs and amnesia.
It wasn't because you're a Star Trek dork?
Nope. Tolkein dork. And I admire Spiner for his work on Night Court.
<seethes>If by Brent Spiner you mean John Larroquette, the only thing about Night Court that was ever any good, I would feel the same way</seethes>
PIPE DOWN, SEAMUS.
Spiner on Night Court was awesome.
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Do I even need to ask why Twitter is suggesting that I follow Brent Spiner?
Do I even need to say that I already do?
He popped up on your recommended list because you were already following Garrett Wang and Ethan Phillips, right?
Levar Burton, actually.
I actually started following Brent Spiner because he was doing some insane long-form narrative about drugs and amnesia.
It wasn't because you're a Star Trek dork?
Nope. Tolkein dork. And I admire Spiner for his work on Night Court.
<seethes>If by Brent Spiner you mean John Larroquette, the only thing about Night Court that was ever any good, I would feel the same way</seethes>
PIPE DOWN, SEAMUS.
Spiner on Night Court was awesome.
Far more awesome than Larroquette was in Star Trek.
"You said you would kill me," is about all he got.
http://twitter.com/Joelsherman1/status/51333263851126784
Desipio Hits the Road!
QuoteBloggers for Cubs or Red Sox: Contact me for info on an opportunity for your readers to go to Fenway for Cubs-Sox. -- injuryexpert
Going back the original roots of this thread.
Steve Stone, getting his twat twittered by Joe Sheehan. (http://twitter.com/#!/joe_sheehan/status/58273369941999616)
Quote
Steve Stone: "closing games is harder because every team has a guy on the bench to hit the closer." Which is basically the opposite of true.
DPD.
Ozzie's kid's Twitter account (http://twitter.com/#!/Oneyguillen) is a source of amusement.
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Thorton has messed up bullpen uptil now. Everyone has been good but him
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Bail ugueth out of jail we need him
There's a self-proclaimed Hawk expert named Tab on Twitter who writes a shitty, 16 pt font blog on Chicago NOW. He's got most Hawk fans on Twitter eating up his stupid fucking ideas and bad jokes. Now he's got his eye on a few free agents and shocking to say they're all horrible.
I'm just putting this out there: @The1Tab is a fucking dumbass and everyone should agree with me.
Quote from: Slaky on May 05, 2011, 02:48:03 PM
There's a self-proclaimed Hawk expert named Tab on Twitter who writes a shitty, 16 pt font blog on Chicago NOW. He's got most Hawk fans on Twitter eating up his stupid fucking ideas and bad jokes. Now he's got his eye on a few free agents and shocking to say they're all horrible.
I'm just putting this out there: @The1Tab is a fucking dumbass and everyone should agree with me.
You're late to the "Tab Bamford Sucks" party, Slak. Which isn't like you at all. He's also the genius behind "Committed Indians" and various Bleacher Report articles.
Welcome aboard the HATEWAGON, glad to have you.
Quote from: CT III on May 05, 2011, 02:58:56 PM
Quote from: Slaky on May 05, 2011, 02:48:03 PM
There's a self-proclaimed Hawk expert named Tab on Twitter who writes a shitty, 16 pt font blog on Chicago NOW. He's got most Hawk fans on Twitter eating up his stupid fucking ideas and bad jokes. Now he's got his eye on a few free agents and shocking to say they're all horrible.
I'm just putting this out there: @The1Tab is a fucking dumbass and everyone should agree with me.
You're late to the "Tab Bamford Sucks" party, Slak. Which isn't like you at all. He's also the genius behind "Committed Indians" and various Bleacher Report articles.
Welcome aboard the HATEWAGON, glad to have you.
I've hated him for a long time but never found the bar you all meet at. Next time please invite. I have plenty of vitriol to go around. Who else, besides you and Fork, are on this wagon? I need to know my allies.
Quote from: Slaky on May 05, 2011, 03:00:47 PM
Quote from: CT III on May 05, 2011, 02:58:56 PM
Quote from: Slaky on May 05, 2011, 02:48:03 PM
There's a self-proclaimed Hawk expert named Tab on Twitter who writes a shitty, 16 pt font blog on Chicago NOW. He's got most Hawk fans on Twitter eating up his stupid fucking ideas and bad jokes. Now he's got his eye on a few free agents and shocking to say they're all horrible.
I'm just putting this out there: @The1Tab is a fucking dumbass and everyone should agree with me.
You're late to the "Tab Bamford Sucks" party, Slak. Which isn't like you at all. He's also the genius behind "Committed Indians" and various Bleacher Report articles.
Welcome aboard the HATEWAGON, glad to have you.
I've hated him for a long time but never found the bar you all meet at. Next time please invite. I have plenty of vitriol to go around. Who else, besides you and Fork, are on this wagon? I need to know my allies.
I'm always looking for someone new to hate. Count me in.
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on May 05, 2011, 03:13:55 PM
Quote from: Slaky on May 05, 2011, 03:00:47 PM
Quote from: CT III on May 05, 2011, 02:58:56 PM
Quote from: Slaky on May 05, 2011, 02:48:03 PM
There's a self-proclaimed Hawk expert named Tab on Twitter who writes a shitty, 16 pt font blog on Chicago NOW. He's got most Hawk fans on Twitter eating up his stupid fucking ideas and bad jokes. Now he's got his eye on a few free agents and shocking to say they're all horrible.
I'm just putting this out there: @The1Tab is a fucking dumbass and everyone should agree with me.
You're late to the "Tab Bamford Sucks" party, Slak. Which isn't like you at all. He's also the genius behind "Committed Indians" and various Bleacher Report articles.
Welcome aboard the HATEWAGON, glad to have you.
I've hated him for a long time but never found the bar you all meet at. Next time please invite. I have plenty of vitriol to go around. Who else, besides you and Fork, are on this wagon? I need to know my allies.
I'm always looking for someone new to hate. Count me in.
Wait, are we hating someone and/or something? I'll get my ANGRY HAT.
Quote from: Bort on May 05, 2011, 03:28:58 PM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on May 05, 2011, 03:13:55 PM
Quote from: Slaky on May 05, 2011, 03:00:47 PM
Quote from: CT III on May 05, 2011, 02:58:56 PM
Quote from: Slaky on May 05, 2011, 02:48:03 PM
There's a self-proclaimed Hawk expert named Tab on Twitter who writes a shitty, 16 pt font blog on Chicago NOW. He's got most Hawk fans on Twitter eating up his stupid fucking ideas and bad jokes. Now he's got his eye on a few free agents and shocking to say they're all horrible.
I'm just putting this out there: @The1Tab is a fucking dumbass and everyone should agree with me.
You're late to the "Tab Bamford Sucks" party, Slak. Which isn't like you at all. He's also the genius behind "Committed Indians" and various Bleacher Report articles.
Welcome aboard the HATEWAGON, glad to have you.
I've hated him for a long time but never found the bar you all meet at. Next time please invite. I have plenty of vitriol to go around. Who else, besides you and Fork, are on this wagon? I need to know my allies.
I'm always looking for someone new to hate. Count me in.
Wait, are we hating someone and/or something? I'll get my ANGRY HAT.
Say, we could use a man like you in the Shoutbox...
Now I'm stick poking. We'll see where this goes.
Quote from: Bort on May 05, 2011, 03:28:58 PM
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Quote from: Slaky on May 05, 2011, 02:48:03 PM
There's a self-proclaimed Hawk expert named Tab on Twitter who writes a shitty, 16 pt font blog on Chicago NOW. He's got most Hawk fans on Twitter eating up his stupid fucking ideas and bad jokes. Now he's got his eye on a few free agents and shocking to say they're all horrible.
I'm just putting this out there: @The1Tab is a fucking dumbass and everyone should agree with me.
You're late to the "Tab Bamford Sucks" party, Slak. Which isn't like you at all. He's also the genius behind "Committed Indians" and various Bleacher Report articles.
Welcome aboard the HATEWAGON, glad to have you.
I've hated him for a long time but never found the bar you all meet at. Next time please invite. I have plenty of vitriol to go around. Who else, besides you and Fork, are on this wagon? I need to know my allies.
I'm always looking for someone new to hate. Count me in.
Wait, are we hating someone and/or something? I'll get my ANGRY HAT.
I can spare some asshurt for this jerkoff and any other jerkoff you can name.
Quote from: Slaky on May 05, 2011, 03:00:47 PM
Quote from: CT III on May 05, 2011, 02:58:56 PM
Quote from: Slaky on May 05, 2011, 02:48:03 PM
There's a self-proclaimed Hawk expert named Tab on Twitter who writes a shitty, 16 pt font blog on Chicago NOW. He's got most Hawk fans on Twitter eating up his stupid fucking ideas and bad jokes. Now he's got his eye on a few free agents and shocking to say they're all horrible.
I'm just putting this out there: @The1Tab is a fucking dumbass and everyone should agree with me.
You're late to the "Tab Bamford Sucks" party, Slak. Which isn't like you at all. He's also the genius behind "Committed Indians" and various Bleacher Report articles.
Welcome aboard the HATEWAGON, glad to have you.
I've hated him for a long time but never found the bar you all meet at. Next time please invite. I have plenty of vitriol to go around. Who else, besides you and Fork, are on this wagon? I need to know my allies.
[
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Quote from: Slaky on May 05, 2011, 03:32:27 PM
Now I'm stick poking. We'll see where this goes.
Remember the first verse in Teh Book of Paul.
The best trolls are better for having trolled.Strive to be better, Slak. Stick-poke away.
Quote from: PANK! on May 05, 2011, 04:24:47 PM
Quote from: Slaky on May 05, 2011, 03:32:27 PM
Now I'm stick poking. We'll see where this goes.
Remember the first verse in Teh Book of Paul.
The best trolls are better for having trolled.
Strive to be better, Slak. Stick-poke away.
Teh Paul was operating at an extremely high level.
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Quote from: PANK! on May 05, 2011, 04:24:47 PM
Quote from: Slaky on May 05, 2011, 03:32:27 PM
Now I'm stick poking. We'll see where this goes.
Remember the first verse in Teh Book of Paul.
The best trolls are better for having trolled.
Strive to be better, Slak. Stick-poke away.
Teh Paul was operating at an extremely high level.
Had to. You think a half-assed effort would fly over at the chud forums? Uh uh.
"Wow. Tiger out? That's the first time he's ever pulled out .. Of anything." - @jennifersterger
BOOM roasted.
Dolan is in a Twitter fight with our old friend Alex Kaseberg, whose jokes are as terrible as I remember.
Quote@desipiodotcom @andrewcieslak , you can't call something a joke if you can't understand it. Bite me, loser.
http://www.twitter.com/AlexKaseberg
Quote from: Eli on May 12, 2011, 03:13:58 PM
Dolan is in a Twitter fight with our old friend Alex Kaseberg, whose jokes are as terrible as I remember.
Quote@desipiodotcom @andrewcieslak , you can't call something a joke if you can't understand it. Bite me, loser.
http://www.twitter.com/AlexKaseberg
To be fair, they're much, much worse than you remember.
Quote from: Eli on May 12, 2011, 03:13:58 PM
Dolan is in a Twitter fight with our old friend Alex Kaseberg, whose jokes are as terrible as I remember.
Quote@desipiodotcom @andrewcieslak , you can't call something a joke if you can't understand it. Bite me, loser.
http://www.twitter.com/AlexKaseberg
Quote from: Eli on Twitter
@desipiodotcom @andrewcieslak I'm convinced Kaseberg's blog is somehow syndicated from the trash can in Jay Leno's writers room.
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Jay Leno thinks this guy is corny and obvious
This is my first exposure to this guy and I'm not sad that I haven't had a chance to experience him prior.
Quote from: PenPho on May 12, 2011, 03:58:23 PM
Quote from: Eli on May 12, 2011, 03:13:58 PM
Dolan is in a Twitter fight with our old friend Alex Kaseberg, whose jokes are as terrible as I remember.
Quote@desipiodotcom @andrewcieslak , you can't call something a joke if you can't understand it. Bite me, loser.
http://www.twitter.com/AlexKaseberg
Quote from: Eli on Twitter
@desipiodotcom @andrewcieslak I'm convinced Kaseberg's blog is somehow syndicated from the trash can in Jay Leno's writers room.
Quote from: PenFoe in SBox
Jay Leno thinks this guy is corny and obvious
This is my first exposure to this guy and I'm not sad that I haven't had a chance to experience him prior.
What's sad is I remember reading his fuckawful jokes when I was in high school because we got the Herald at my house and I read the daily sports page from front to back. I hated his crappy jokes then and I used to think Full House was funny.
His jokes haven't improved and now he's trying to insult me.
Quote from: Slaky on May 12, 2011, 04:33:00 PM
Quote from: PenPho on May 12, 2011, 03:58:23 PM
Quote from: Eli on May 12, 2011, 03:13:58 PM
Dolan is in a Twitter fight with our old friend Alex Kaseberg, whose jokes are as terrible as I remember.
Quote@desipiodotcom @andrewcieslak , you can't call something a joke if you can't understand it. Bite me, loser.
http://www.twitter.com/AlexKaseberg
Quote from: Eli on Twitter
@desipiodotcom @andrewcieslak I'm convinced Kaseberg's blog is somehow syndicated from the trash can in Jay Leno's writers room.
Quote from: PenFoe in SBox
Jay Leno thinks this guy is corny and obvious
This is my first exposure to this guy and I'm not sad that I haven't had a chance to experience him prior.
What's sad is I remember reading his fuckawful jokes when I was in high school because we got the Herald at my house and I read the daily sports page from front to back. I hated his crappy jokes then and I used to think Full House was funny.
His jokes haven't improved and now he's trying to insult me.
What do you mean
used to?. Cut it out, Slak. Cut. It. Out.
The name "Alex Kaseberg" makes me nostalgic for the olden days at Desipio...Andy "Dill" Dolan...whatacard...
Quote from: PANK! on May 12, 2011, 04:43:03 PM
The name "Alex Kaseberg" makes me nostalgic for the olden days at Desipio...Andy "Dill" Dolan...whatacard...
Linkage (Twitter or non-Twitter style, I'm impartial) for the n00bs please?
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 12, 2011, 06:42:30 PM
Quote from: PANK! on May 12, 2011, 04:43:03 PM
The name "Alex Kaseberg" makes me nostalgic for the olden days at Desipio...Andy "Dill" Dolan...whatacard...
Linkage (Twitter or non-Twitter style, I'm impartial) for the n00bs please?
Linkage (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&biw=1162&bih=855&q=alex+kaseberg+andy+dolan+desipio&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=)
It was the heady days of 2004/2005/2006.
As I recall, most of the flamethrowing occurred in the comments. I don't think Andy ever took a torch to him an an actual dose.
Also I see from his Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/#!/alex.kaseberg) that Kaseberg and Thrillho share the same alma mater. This re-confirms my first suspicion that he's a friend or family member of Rozner's.
Jerkoff started following us last night. Sopeled his ass.
Quote from: Fork on May 13, 2011, 07:44:21 AM
Jerkoff started following us last night. Sopeled his ass.
Well done.
This appeared this morning on the Desipio Twitter section of the homepage:
"Omer Asik Chicago Bulls formasi terlettigini hatirlatmakta fayda var bu adam suan bu yasinad Dogu Konferansinda final oynuyor..."
Why do I feel disengaged?
Quote from: CBStew on May 16, 2011, 12:23:08 PM
This appeared this morning on the Desipio Twitter section of the homepage:
"Omer Asik Chicago Bulls formasi terlettigini hatirlatmakta fayda var bu adam suan bu yasinad Dogu Konferansinda final oynuyor..."
Why do I feel disengaged?
Quote from: Google TranslateThere is this guy remind terlettigini Jersey suan yasinad East conference on the final play
???????
Noted meteorologist Alvin Yellon is INDIGNANT (http://twitter.com/#!/bleedcubbieblue/status/74889334855188480).
QuoteNot calling this game is inconsiderate to players and fans. #Cubs management should be ashamed for putting money ahead of safety
And on and on. 1 (http://twitter.com/#!/bleedcubbieblue/status/74889584512745472) 2 (http://twitter.com/#!/bleedcubbieblue/status/74890761451220993) 3 (http://twitter.com/#!/bleedcubbieblue/status/74893153878032384) 4 (http://twitter.com/#!/bleedcubbieblue/status/74909653233967104)
Cubs management emphasizes Wrigley Field over all else, continues to pay Crane Kenney: THEY GET IT
Cubs management decides to wait a little while to see if the rain will stop on one of the biggest holiday weekends of the year: MERCHANTS OF DEATH
Hilarious. Last night had probably the nicest conditions under which to play this year to date (today will surely blow the doors of it). Of course it drizzled in about the third inning and we noticed that Al had predictably umbrellaed up, but the night turned out beautifully, including a rarely well-played game by the home team.
This boob's petulant self-righteousness is hilarious in its eventual complete wrongness. What an irredeemable, self-important knob.
QuoteNot calling this game is inconsiderate to players and fans. #Cubs management should be ashamed for putting money ahead of safety
Not calling this season is inconsiderate to me.
B&B saying that someone was tweeting that the Cubs are thinking new stadium. Any idea who?
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on June 01, 2011, 05:07:34 PM
B&B saying that someone was tweeting that the Cubs are thinking new stadium. Any idea who?
You?
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on June 01, 2011, 05:07:34 PM
B&B saying that someone was tweeting that the Cubs are thinking new stadium. Any idea who?
This sounds pretty reliable.
Andy, Greg Olsen would like a word with you: (http://twitter.com/#!/gregolsen82/status/82800451111759872)
Quote@gregolsen82: I kick the ball?RT @desipiodotcom: Of course Olsen has a kickball tournament. It's what he does to the ball right after he catches it.[/url]
Quote from: Brownie on June 20, 2011, 08:51:23 AM
Andy, Greg Olsen would like a word with you: (http://twitter.com/#!/gregolsen82/status/82800451111759872)
Quote@gregolsen82: I kick the ball?RT @desipiodotcom: Of course Olsen has a kickball tournament. It's what he does to the ball right after he catches it.[/url]
Wow, Greg Olsen is dumber than originally thought. Finally, he's managed to beat expectations of him in something.
Since most of you dicks are on Twitter now and that's where Dolan does most of his work, if any of you clowns are planning on watching the game let's hate ourselves for all the world to see.
Quote from: Slaky on June 20, 2011, 05:50:19 PM
Since most of you dicks are on Twitter now and that's where Dolan does most of his work, if any of you clowns are planning on watching the game let's hate ourselves for all the world to see.
There. I'm now following you and Dolan. I'm now up to following 4 people on what I thought was a long-dormant Twitter account, which I didn't even remember signing up for in the first place.
Now make with the funny.
Quote from: PANK! on June 20, 2011, 06:12:59 PM
Quote from: Slaky on June 20, 2011, 05:50:19 PM
Since most of you dicks are on Twitter now and that's where Dolan does most of his work, if any of you clowns are planning on watching the game let's hate ourselves for all the world to see.
There. I'm now following you and Dolan. I'm now up to following 4 people on what I thought was a long-dormant Twitter account, which I didn't even remember signing up for in the first place.
Now make with the funny.
You can say stuff, too, you know.
Quote from: Slaky on June 20, 2011, 06:25:47 PM
Quote from: PANK! on June 20, 2011, 06:12:59 PM
Quote from: Slaky on June 20, 2011, 05:50:19 PM
Since most of you dicks are on Twitter now and that's where Dolan does most of his work, if any of you clowns are planning on watching the game let's hate ourselves for all the world to see.
There. I'm now following you and Dolan. I'm now up to following 4 people on what I thought was a long-dormant Twitter account, which I didn't even remember signing up for in the first place.
Now make with the funny.
You can say stuff, too, you know.
Belligerent stuff. Full of typos and bluster and sweat and rage.
And whiskey.
I've been on for just under a week. It's about what I thought it would be. Dolan's posts (still can't say Tweets) are about the only thing that will keep me coming back.
Quote from: Bort on June 20, 2011, 07:06:49 PM
Quote from: Slaky on June 20, 2011, 06:25:47 PM
Quote from: PANK! on June 20, 2011, 06:12:59 PM
Quote from: Slaky on June 20, 2011, 05:50:19 PM
Since most of you dicks are on Twitter now and that's where Dolan does most of his work, if any of you clowns are planning on watching the game let's hate ourselves for all the world to see.
There. I'm now following you and Dolan. I'm now up to following 4 people on what I thought was a long-dormant Twitter account, which I didn't even remember signing up for in the first place.
Now make with the funny.
You can say stuff, too, you know.
Belligerent stuff. Full of typos and bluster and sweat and rage.
And whiskey.
I drink beer, IDITO.
Quote from: PANK! on June 20, 2011, 08:11:53 PM
Quote from: Bort on June 20, 2011, 07:06:49 PM
Quote from: Slaky on June 20, 2011, 06:25:47 PM
Quote from: PANK! on June 20, 2011, 06:12:59 PM
Quote from: Slaky on June 20, 2011, 05:50:19 PM
Since most of you dicks are on Twitter now and that's where Dolan does most of his work, if any of you clowns are planning on watching the game let's hate ourselves for all the world to see.
There. I'm now following you and Dolan. I'm now up to following 4 people on what I thought was a long-dormant Twitter account, which I didn't even remember signing up for in the first place.
Now make with the funny.
You can say stuff, too, you know.
Belligerent stuff. Full of typos and bluster and sweat and rage.
And whiskey.
I drink beer, IDITO. OOOH! PAY THE FUCK ATTENTION, VARMINT!
Yosemite Seamus'd.
The progeny of one of our beloved former posters wish Marlon Byrd well. (http://twitter.com/#!/CarrieMuskat/status/83940022117613568)
One of Huey's favorite players chimes in (http://www.twitter.com/antkingsmith)...
FIXED
Quote from: Fork on July 05, 2011, 12:50:56 PM
One of Huey's favorite players chimes in (http://www.twitter.com/anykingsmith)...
QuoteSorry, that page doesn't exist!
The "Get A Brains Morans" guy himself.
http://www.twitter.com/BirdsOnBats06 (http://www.twitter.com/BirdsOnBats06)
Quote
@BirdsOnBats06 Happy Cinco de Mayo to Pujols and Molina! 2 of the good one's! #stlcards #diversity
And how did Andy not land this interview (http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/7/17/2279239/get-a-brain-morans)?
Quote from: Fork on July 18, 2011, 07:02:10 AM
The "Get A Brains Morans" guy himself.
http://www.twitter.com/BirdsOnBats06 (http://www.twitter.com/BirdsOnBats06)
Quote
@BirdsOnBats06 Happy Cinco de Mayo to Pujols and Molina! 2 of the good one's! #stlcards #diversity
And how did Andy not land this interview (http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/7/17/2279239/get-a-brain-morans)?
I'm skeptical. PICS OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. (seriously a picture would have helped)
Edit: should we forward him to Gil for his lawyerin needs?
Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 18, 2011, 07:41:16 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 18, 2011, 07:02:10 AM
The "Get A Brains Morans" guy himself.
http://www.twitter.com/BirdsOnBats06 (http://www.twitter.com/BirdsOnBats06)
Quote
@BirdsOnBats06 Happy Cinco de Mayo to Pujols and Molina! 2 of the good one's! #stlcards #diversity
And how did Andy not land this interview (http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/7/17/2279239/get-a-brain-morans)?
I'm skeptical. PICS OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. (seriously a picture would have helped)
Edit: should we forward him to Gil for his lawyerin needs?
why? Does Gil know any lawyers?
Quote from: Fork on July 18, 2011, 08:56:26 AM
Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 18, 2011, 07:41:16 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 18, 2011, 07:02:10 AM
The "Get A Brains Morans" guy himself.
http://www.twitter.com/BirdsOnBats06 (http://www.twitter.com/BirdsOnBats06)
Quote
@BirdsOnBats06 Happy Cinco de Mayo to Pujols and Molina! 2 of the good one's! #stlcards #diversity
And how did Andy not land this interview (http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/7/17/2279239/get-a-brain-morans)?
I'm skeptical. PICS OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. (seriously a picture would have helped)
Edit: should we forward him to Gil for his lawyerin needs?
why? Does Gil know any lawyers?
At the risk of busting one of Desipio's greatest legends, I'm pretty sure the "Get a Brains, moran" thing was actually a hoax...no? In which case this guy is just appropriating it.
Quote from: Fork on July 18, 2011, 08:56:26 AM
Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 18, 2011, 07:41:16 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 18, 2011, 07:02:10 AM
The "Get A Brains Morans" guy himself.
http://www.twitter.com/BirdsOnBats06 (http://www.twitter.com/BirdsOnBats06)
Quote
@BirdsOnBats06 Happy Cinco de Mayo to Pujols and Molina! 2 of the good one's! #stlcards #diversity
And how did Andy not land this interview (http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/7/17/2279239/get-a-brain-morans)?
I'm skeptical. PICS OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. (seriously a picture would have helped)
Edit: should we forward him to Gil for his lawyerin needs?
why? Does Gil know any lawyers?
Probably, but Gil's qualifications as a lawyer seems to suit his needs
Quote from: PANK! on July 18, 2011, 08:58:16 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 18, 2011, 08:56:26 AM
Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on July 18, 2011, 07:41:16 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 18, 2011, 07:02:10 AM
The "Get A Brains Morans" guy himself.
http://www.twitter.com/BirdsOnBats06 (http://www.twitter.com/BirdsOnBats06)
Quote
@BirdsOnBats06 Happy Cinco de Mayo to Pujols and Molina! 2 of the good one's! #stlcards #diversity
And how did Andy not land this interview (http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/7/17/2279239/get-a-brain-morans)?
I'm skeptical. PICS OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. (seriously a picture would have helped)
Edit: should we forward him to Gil for his lawyerin needs?
why? Does Gil know any lawyers?
At the risk of busting one of Desipio's greatest legends, I'm pretty sure the "Get a Brains, moran" thing was actually a hoax...no? In which case this guy is just appropriating it.
There's no question about it - but it's funny.
Quote from: Fork on July 18, 2011, 07:02:10 AM
The "Get A Brains Morans" guy himself.
http://www.twitter.com/BirdsOnBats06 (http://www.twitter.com/BirdsOnBats06)
Quote
@BirdsOnBats06 Happy Cinco de Mayo to Pujols and Molina! 2 of the good one's! #stlcards #diversity
And how did Andy not land this interview (http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/7/17/2279239/get-a-brain-morans)?
Are you serious, Fork?
Since this is as good a place as any to bitch about stuff that maybe one or two people might know about:
Anyone else think Dave Lozo is a fucking twat?
If you miss TDubbs' reviews of "The Chicago Code" as much as I do, here's your fix. (http://twitter.com/#!/JarekWysocki1)
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on August 18, 2011, 11:50:44 AM
If you miss TDubbs' reviews of "The Chicago Code" as much as I do, here's your fix. (http://twitter.com/#!/JarekWysocki1)
LSA +1,000,000,000,000,000
I don't follow many novelty accounts but @DadBoner is consistently one of the best, funniest accounts active.
Here's a quick piece written about it (yes, it's HuffPo): http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aaron-belz/the-literary-tweeter-dadb_b_882726.html
I'd highly recommend everyone follow this account for the lulz. The recent story about getting drunk at a bar full of black dudes is funny even if you're not TDubbs.
QuoteVernon said it'd be cool if me and Dave met him out at the club later tonight. Never been to the club! Super pumped. Supposed to text me.
Told Dave, if he wants to wear cargo shorts to the club, then he can just stay home. He's embarrassing. Wearin my silk shirt. Heavy cologne.
Can't wait to show off my dance moves. Black folks appreciate the classics like the robot and the worm. Get down. Get funky fresh.
Warmin up with some orange pop & Hennessy. Hear that's what the brothers crave to get pumped for the club. Not so smooth, but when in Rome.
Hennessy kinda tastes like kerosine. The brothers must like the taste from when they'd have to drink kerosine to get buzzed in the old days.
Don't know when Vernon is supposed to "hit me up." Should probably just keep a solid buzz goin all night to be ready whenever.
Dave did a shot of Hennessy. Good luck hurling later. Only full on soul brothers can do that. Honkeys can't handle it full strength.
Don't know if I can face Vernon on Monday, you guys
Alot of brothers have those long hair dread things. From behind they look like caramel honeys with big booties. Disaster.
So, me and Dave drank Hennessy until midnight, when Vernon said to meet us at the club. Black folks start the party late I guess. Like work.
Showed up at the club about 12:30, pretty bombed. Everyone seemed in a me so horny vibe. Got right into it. All black booties look the same.
Vernon said to "get my groove on." Didn't want to disappoint him. "Got busy" on his "homeboy" named "Darryl." So embarrassed.
Dave freaked out, screaming, "KARL IS THIS A BLACK FAG BAR? ARE YOU A FAG FOR BLACKS!?" That's when I puked up Hennessy from a panic attack.
I've pretty much decided I can't bring Dave around my soul brother pals anymore. He needs to learn screaming "BLACK FAG BAR" isn't cool.
Me and Dave got hauled out. The bouncer hit Dave in the stomach for the "black fag" comment. He needed it. What an ass.
"Black fags" or not, you can't call queers "fags" regardless of skin color or whether they're gay or not. It's 2011, you guys.
If anyone is a fag, it's Dave. Not that it's cool to say that. Whenever you feel the need to say "fag," try "jerk." Works just fine.
Sure, I might have puked up orange pop and Hennessy all over Vernon's friend Darryl's back when I dirty danced him, but I ain't a homophobe.
Quote from: Slaky on August 26, 2011, 01:51:42 PM
I don't follow many novelty accounts but @DadBoner is consistently one of the best, funniest accounts active.
Here's a quick piece written about it (yes, it's HuffPo): http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aaron-belz/the-literary-tweeter-dadb_b_882726.html
I'd highly recommend everyone follow this account for the lulz. The recent story about getting drunk at a bar full of black dudes is funny even if you're not TDubbs.
QuoteVernon said it'd be cool if me and Dave met him out at the club later tonight. Never been to the club! Super pumped. Supposed to text me.
Told Dave, if he wants to wear cargo shorts to the club, then he can just stay home. He's embarrassing. Wearin my silk shirt. Heavy cologne.
Can't wait to show off my dance moves. Black folks appreciate the classics like the robot and the worm. Get down. Get funky fresh.
Warmin up with some orange pop & Hennessy. Hear that's what the brothers crave to get pumped for the club. Not so smooth, but when in Rome.
Hennessy kinda tastes like kerosine. The brothers must like the taste from when they'd have to drink kerosine to get buzzed in the old days.
Don't know when Vernon is supposed to "hit me up." Should probably just keep a solid buzz goin all night to be ready whenever.
Dave did a shot of Hennessy. Good luck hurling later. Only full on soul brothers can do that. Honkeys can't handle it full strength.
Don't know if I can face Vernon on Monday, you guys
Alot of brothers have those long hair dread things. From behind they look like caramel honeys with big booties. Disaster.
So, me and Dave drank Hennessy until midnight, when Vernon said to meet us at the club. Black folks start the party late I guess. Like work.
Showed up at the club about 12:30, pretty bombed. Everyone seemed in a me so horny vibe. Got right into it. All black booties look the same.
Vernon said to "get my groove on." Didn't want to disappoint him. "Got busy" on his "homeboy" named "Darryl." So embarrassed.
Dave freaked out, screaming, "KARL IS THIS A BLACK FAG BAR? ARE YOU A FAG FOR BLACKS!?" That's when I puked up Hennessy from a panic attack.
I've pretty much decided I can't bring Dave around my soul brother pals anymore. He needs to learn screaming "BLACK FAG BAR" isn't cool.
Me and Dave got hauled out. The bouncer hit Dave in the stomach for the "black fag" comment. He needed it. What an ass.
"Black fags" or not, you can't call queers "fags" regardless of skin color or whether they're gay or not. It's 2011, you guys.
If anyone is a fag, it's Dave. Not that it's cool to say that. Whenever you feel the need to say "fag," try "jerk." Works just fine.
Sure, I might have puked up orange pop and Hennessy all over Vernon's friend Darryl's back when I dirty danced him, but I ain't a homophobe.
Holy shit.
TAKE THAT, NBC NEWS SENIOR WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT CHUCK TODD!!!
CHUCK TODD SUCKS...EVIDENCE HERE (http://twitter.com/#!/chucktodd/status/126462115102994432)
BURNED!!
Quote from: Gilgamesh on October 19, 2011, 10:11:18 AM
TAKE THAT, NBC NEWS SENIOR WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT CHUCK TODD!!!
CHUCK TODD SUCKS...EVIDENCE HERE (http://twitter.com/#!/chucktodd/status/126462115102994432)
BURNED!!
Nice try - that's clearly Rhys Darby.
Who do you guys follow on twitter?
Quote from: BH on October 20, 2011, 09:58:06 AM
Who do you guys follow on twitter?
@bleedcubbieblue
Quote from: BH on October 20, 2011, 09:58:06 AM
Who do you guys follow on twitter?
@steverosenbloom
@JarekWysocki1
Quote from: BH on October 20, 2011, 09:58:06 AM
Who do you guys follow on twitter?
@rotoworld
@Rotoworld_BB
@Rotoworld_FB
@Rotoworld_HK
@Rotoworld_BK
@internetapex
@BradBiggs
@TShawsTruth
@JoseCanseco
@LennyDykstra
@charliesheen
@anthonyjeselnik is good..
"I wonder what jon benet ramsey and caylee anthony talk about"
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/07/us-russia-medvedev-twitter-mishap-idUSTRE7B61LY20111207
QuoteRussian President Dmitry Medvedev caused shock and jeers on Wednesday after an obscene insult directed at political opponents appeared on his official Twitter feed.
The Kremlin chief and his more powerful mentor Prime Minister Vladimir Putin have been facing growing opposition to their rule by protesters who say parliamentary elections on Sunday were not fair.
The offensive post appeared to have been retweeted on the MedvedevRussia feed at 33 minutes past midnight, according to cached copies of the feed and a notification of the post received by a Reuters reporter.
"It has become clear that if a person writes the expression 'party of swindlers and thieves' in their blog then they are a stupid sheep getting f****d in the mouth :)" the post read.
(http://i.imgur.com/QodC9.png)
BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on December 08, 2011, 01:20:53 PM
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/07/us-russia-medvedev-twitter-mishap-idUSTRE7B61LY20111207
QuoteRussian President Dmitry Medvedev caused shock and jeers on Wednesday after an obscene insult directed at political opponents appeared on his official Twitter feed.
The Kremlin chief and his more powerful mentor Prime Minister Vladimir Putin have been facing growing opposition to their rule by protesters who say parliamentary elections on Sunday were not fair.
The offensive post appeared to have been retweeted on the MedvedevRussia feed at 33 minutes past midnight, according to cached copies of the feed and a notification of the post received by a Reuters reporter.
"It has become clear that if a person writes the expression 'party of swindlers and thieves' in their blog then they are a stupid sheep getting f****d in the mouth :)" the post read.
(http://i.imgur.com/QodC9.png)
BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
That guy rules!*
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on December 08, 2011, 01:20:53 PM
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/07/us-russia-medvedev-twitter-mishap-idUSTRE7B61LY20111207
QuoteRussian President Dmitry Medvedev caused shock and jeers on Wednesday after an obscene insult directed at political opponents appeared on his official Twitter feed.
The Kremlin chief and his more powerful mentor Prime Minister Vladimir Putin have been facing growing opposition to their rule by protesters who say parliamentary elections on Sunday were not fair.
The offensive post appeared to have been retweeted on the MedvedevRussia feed at 33 minutes past midnight, according to cached copies of the feed and a notification of the post received by a Reuters reporter.
"It has become clear that if a person writes the expression 'party of swindlers and thieves' in their blog then they are a stupid sheep getting f****d in the mouth :)" the post read.
(http://i.imgur.com/QodC9.png)
BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
It's just like a woman.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on December 08, 2011, 01:20:53 PM
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/07/us-russia-medvedev-twitter-mishap-idUSTRE7B61LY20111207
QuoteRussian President Dmitry Medvedev caused shock and jeers on Wednesday after an obscene insult directed at political opponents appeared on his official Twitter feed.
The Kremlin chief and his more powerful mentor Prime Minister Vladimir Putin have been facing growing opposition to their rule by protesters who say parliamentary elections on Sunday were not fair.
The offensive post appeared to have been retweeted on the MedvedevRussia feed at 33 minutes past midnight, according to cached copies of the feed and a notification of the post received by a Reuters reporter.
"It has become clear that if a person writes the expression 'party of swindlers and thieves' in their blog then they are a stupid sheep getting f****d in the mouth :)" the post read.
(http://i.imgur.com/QodC9.png)
BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
I blame the translation, because he clearly meant to say 'goats.'
Have you guys seen this? (http://timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/chicago-media-blog/15050775/chicagoside-new-sports-website-fields-strong-starting-lineu)
ChicagoSide.com? Jesus.
Apparently it's going to be the biggest thing in Chicago Sports since Chicago Now ESPN Chicago Desipio Media Ventures and Powder is in charge.
(http://cdn.timeoutchicago.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/timeout_492x330/Eig.jpg)
Should have warned you to wear sunglasses.
Anyway, with an amazing writing staff featuring GEORGE CASTLE and other people I've never heard of it's a can't miss. They have 82 followers as of posting.
Quote from: Slaky on December 09, 2011, 09:15:16 AM
Have you guys seen this? (http://timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/chicago-media-blog/15050775/chicagoside-new-sports-website-fields-strong-starting-lineu)
ChicagoSide.com? Jesus.
They had Gil at hello:
QuoteThat's when they'll be introduced to ChicagoSide, which may turn out to be the most game-changing addition to the sports media scene since the Score debuted on radio 20 years ago next month.
Quote from: CT III on December 09, 2011, 09:24:11 AM
Quote from: Slaky on December 09, 2011, 09:15:16 AM
Have you guys seen this? (http://timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/chicago-media-blog/15050775/chicagoside-new-sports-website-fields-strong-starting-lineu)
ChicagoSide.com? Jesus.
They had Gil at hello:
QuoteThat's when they'll be introduced to ChicagoSide, which may turn out to be the most game-changing addition to the sports media scene since the Score debuted on radio 20 years ago next month.
Goddamn it, I was going to mention that. Good pull. This thing is an EV3NT.
Quote"We've even got T-shirts — so it must be real," he laughed. "That's the most important thing. If you don't have T-shirts, nobody respects you."
How true.
(http://image.spreadshirt.com/image-server/image/composition/2565046/view/1/producttypecolor/71/type/png/width/280/height/280/the-official-hje-contest-winning-shirt_design.png)
(http://images2.cpcache.com/nocache/product/311097822v2147483647_460x460_Front_Color-White.jpg)
(http://image.spreadshirt.com/image-server/image/composition/3726188/view/1/producttypecolor/26/type/png/width/280/height/280/rule-10-17-c-shirt_design.png)
(http://hirejimessian.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/douchebag.jpg)
(http://images3.cpcache.com/product/200028323v2_350x350_Front_Color-Yellow.jpg)
(http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/341239/StrikeOutFrontSS.jpg)
(http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/215235_1014269398391_1274735389_1962459_6971_n.jpg)
Oleg *has* lost some elbees. Good on you, buddy!
Quote from: Slaky on December 09, 2011, 09:15:16 AM
Have you guys seen this? (http://timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/chicago-media-blog/15050775/chicagoside-new-sports-website-fields-strong-starting-lineu)
ChicagoSide.com? Jesus.
Apparently it's going to be the biggest thing in Chicago Sports since Chicago Now ESPN Chicago Desipio Media Ventures and Powder is in charge.
(http://cdn.timeoutchicago.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/timeout_492x330/Eig.jpg)
Should have warned you to wear sunglasses.
Anyway, with an amazing writing staff featuring GEORGE CASTLE and other people I've never heard of it's a can't miss. They have 82 followers as of posting.
You forgot Chicago Sports Webio.
Quote from: Slaky on December 09, 2011, 09:15:16 AM
Have you guys seen this? (http://timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/chicago-media-blog/15050775/chicagoside-new-sports-website-fields-strong-starting-lineu)
ChicagoSide.com? Jesus.
Apparently it's going to be the biggest thing in Chicago Sports since Chicago Now ESPN Chicago Desipio Media Ventures and Powder is in charge.
(http://cdn.timeoutchicago.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/timeout_492x330/Eig.jpg)
Should have warned you to wear sunglasses.
Anyway, with an amazing writing staff featuring GEORGE CASTLE and other people I've never heard of it's a can't miss. They have 82 followers as of posting.
I'm glad we signed you up before they did.
Good to see Mike Quade landed on his feet.
Quote from: BBM on December 09, 2011, 12:54:26 PM
Quote from: Slaky on December 09, 2011, 09:15:16 AM
Have you guys seen this? (http://timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/chicago-media-blog/15050775/chicagoside-new-sports-website-fields-strong-starting-lineu)
ChicagoSide.com? Jesus.
Apparently it's going to be the biggest thing in Chicago Sports since Chicago Now ESPN Chicago Desipio Media Ventures and Powder is in charge.
(http://cdn.timeoutchicago.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/timeout_492x330/Eig.jpg)
Should have warned you to wear sunglasses.
Anyway, with an amazing writing staff featuring GEORGE CASTLE and other people I've never heard of it's a can't miss. They have 82 followers as of posting.
You forgot Chicago Sports Webio.
I know a photoshopped picture when I see it.
The best thing to happen to me today.
(http://oi39.tinypic.com/nzelqt.jpg)
I've been hoping to have a little more access to Joe Buck. (https://twitter.com/#!/Buck)
Quote from: PenPho on December 21, 2011, 04:56:35 PM
I've been hoping to have a little more access to Joe Buck. (https://twitter.com/#!/Buck)
If that's actually him, I found his insufferability rating to have gone down several notches.
Quote from: Brownie on December 22, 2011, 09:04:00 AM
Quote from: PenPho on December 21, 2011, 04:56:35 PM
I've been hoping to have a little more access to Joe Buck. (https://twitter.com/#!/Buck)
If that's actually him, I found his insufferability rating to have gone down several notches.
If you're bored search the mentions for @Buck.
Quote from: Brownie on December 22, 2011, 09:04:00 AM
Quote from: PenPho on December 21, 2011, 04:56:35 PM
I've been hoping to have a little more access to Joe Buck. (https://twitter.com/#!/Buck)
If that's actually him, I found his insufferability rating to have gone down several notches.
His bio alone means I support Joe.
DPD. Chief Darren Rovell of the Twitter Police Department (http://www.uproxx.com/tag/darren-rovell/) is back on the job (http://deadspin.com/5882348/darren-rovell-is-super-pissed-about-the-state-of-the-playboy-super-bowl-party-playboy-bunny-strikes-back), and the chesty women you've provided (at no cost to him, no doubt) are simply not attractive enough for him. He is a sports business reporter and the People deserve the truth.
Most egregious sin: Using "effect" instead of "affect". Really getting the most of that Northwestern education.
(http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/11/2012/02/medium_c67592293249ed6fae20fc3f304570c5.png)
http://twitter.com/chappelledavidk
Norm Macdonald (http://twitter.com/normmacdonald) is live-tweeting Round 3 of the Arnold Palmer Invitational today.
This could be his driest bit ever.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on March 24, 2012, 04:12:40 PM
Norm Macdonald (http://twitter.com/normmacdonald) is live-tweeting Round 3 of the Arnold Palmer Invitational today.
This could be his driest bit ever.
Last time Rick Reilly tried to mock him for it, so Norm (and his followers) destroyed him.
Have you seen my teeth jokes (http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2008/12/rick_reillys_complete_dental_records.html)? No, not the funny ones, the ones I tell when I'm gonna get my ass kicked, have you seen those?
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 24, 2012, 10:36:29 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on March 24, 2012, 04:12:40 PM
Norm Macdonald (http://twitter.com/normmacdonald) is live-tweeting Round 3 of the Arnold Palmer Invitational today.
This could be his driest bit ever.
Last time Rick Reilly tried to mock him for it, so Norm (and his followers) destroyed him.
Have you seen my teeth jokes (http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2008/12/rick_reillys_complete_dental_records.html)? No, not the funny ones, the ones I tell when I'm gonna get my ass kicked, have you seen those?
Why the tiny font?
Quote from: Internet Apex on March 25, 2012, 01:47:09 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 24, 2012, 10:36:29 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on March 24, 2012, 04:12:40 PM
Norm Macdonald (http://twitter.com/normmacdonald) is live-tweeting Round 3 of the Arnold Palmer Invitational today.
This could be his driest bit ever.
Last time Rick Reilly tried to mock him for it, so Norm (and his followers) destroyed him.
Have you seen my teeth jokes (http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2008/12/rick_reillys_complete_dental_records.html)? No, not the funny ones, the ones I tell when I'm gonna get my ass kicked, have you seen those?
Why the tiny font?
Why not?
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 25, 2012, 01:50:24 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on March 25, 2012, 01:47:09 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 24, 2012, 10:36:29 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on March 24, 2012, 04:12:40 PM
Norm Macdonald (http://twitter.com/normmacdonald) is live-tweeting Round 3 of the Arnold Palmer Invitational today.
This could be his driest bit ever.
Last time Rick Reilly tried to mock him for it, so Norm (and his followers) destroyed him.
Have you seen my teeth jokes (http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2008/12/rick_reillys_complete_dental_records.html)? No, not the funny ones, the ones I tell when I'm gonna get my ass kicked, have you seen those?
Why the tiny font?
Why not?
If you answer my question, I'll be able to better answer yours.
Quote from: Internet Apex on March 25, 2012, 02:21:48 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 25, 2012, 01:50:24 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on March 25, 2012, 01:47:09 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 24, 2012, 10:36:29 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on March 24, 2012, 04:12:40 PM
Norm Macdonald (http://twitter.com/normmacdonald) is live-tweeting Round 3 of the Arnold Palmer Invitational today.
This could be his driest bit ever.
Last time Rick Reilly tried to mock him for it, so Norm (and his followers) destroyed him.
Have you seen my teeth jokes (http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2008/12/rick_reillys_complete_dental_records.html)? No, not the funny ones, the ones I tell when I'm gonna get my ass kicked, have you seen those?
Why the tiny font?
Why not?
If you answer my question, I'll be able to better answer yours.
Because SPOILERS!
Quote from: Internet Apex on March 25, 2012, 02:21:48 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 25, 2012, 01:50:24 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on March 25, 2012, 01:47:09 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 24, 2012, 10:36:29 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on March 24, 2012, 04:12:40 PM
Norm Macdonald (http://twitter.com/normmacdonald) is live-tweeting Round 3 of the Arnold Palmer Invitational today.
This could be his driest bit ever.
Last time Rick Reilly tried to mock him for it, so Norm (and his followers) destroyed him.
Have you seen my teeth jokes (http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2008/12/rick_reillys_complete_dental_records.html)? No, not the funny ones, the ones I tell when I'm gonna get my ass kicked, have you seen those?
Why the tiny font?
Why not?
If you answer my question, I'll be able to better answer yours.
What's funnier than a Norm Macdonald joke? A Norm Macdonald joke in tiny font, that's what. Such a payoff.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 25, 2012, 08:36:29 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on March 25, 2012, 02:21:48 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 25, 2012, 01:50:24 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on March 25, 2012, 01:47:09 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 24, 2012, 10:36:29 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on March 24, 2012, 04:12:40 PM
Norm Macdonald (http://twitter.com/normmacdonald) is live-tweeting Round 3 of the Arnold Palmer Invitational today.
This could be his driest bit ever.
Last time Rick Reilly tried to mock him for it, so Norm (and his followers) destroyed him.
Have you seen my teeth jokes (http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2008/12/rick_reillys_complete_dental_records.html)? No, not the funny ones, the ones I tell when I'm gonna get my ass kicked, have you seen those?
Why the tiny font?
Why not?
If you answer my question, I'll be able to better answer yours.
What's funnier than a Norm Macdonald joke? A Norm Macdonald joke in tiny font, that's what. Such a payoff.
No, Archer.
Quote from: Internet Apex on March 25, 2012, 09:50:02 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 25, 2012, 08:36:29 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on March 25, 2012, 02:21:48 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 25, 2012, 01:50:24 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on March 25, 2012, 01:47:09 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 24, 2012, 10:36:29 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on March 24, 2012, 04:12:40 PM
Norm Macdonald (http://twitter.com/normmacdonald) is live-tweeting Round 3 of the Arnold Palmer Invitational today.
This could be his driest bit ever.
Last time Rick Reilly tried to mock him for it, so Norm (and his followers) destroyed him.
Have you seen my teeth jokes (http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2008/12/rick_reillys_complete_dental_records.html)? No, not the funny ones, the ones I tell when I'm gonna get my ass kicked, have you seen those?
Why the tiny font?
Why not?
If you answer my question, I'll be able to better answer yours.
What's funnier than a Norm Macdonald joke? A Norm Macdonald joke in tiny font, that's what. Such a payoff.
No, Archer.
Good talk.
Man, and I thought the homeopaths were bad.
(http://www.popehat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/DoubleDown.jpg)
Twitter was just kind enough to remind me of the existence of duckchickens (http://twitter.com/duckchickens).
http://twitter.com/duckchickens/status/2606942150
QuoteChicago (AP) - Yuo cant win all of em. Go cubbys. by duck
Dan Bernstein: pitching coach
https://twitter.com/dan_bernstein/status/189528997154131968
https://twitter.com/dan_bernstein/status/189529894005374977
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 10, 2012, 10:04:00 AM
Dan Bernstein: pitching coach
https://twitter.com/dan_bernstein/status/189528997154131968
https://twitter.com/dan_bernstein/status/189529894005374977
That's the definition of insufferable.
Quote from: Slaky on April 10, 2012, 10:16:14 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 10, 2012, 10:04:00 AM
Dan Bernstein: pitching coach
https://twitter.com/dan_bernstein/status/189528997154131968
https://twitter.com/dan_bernstein/status/189529894005374977
That's the definition of insufferable.
Archer or Bernstein?
Quote from: Internet Apex on April 10, 2012, 12:33:57 PM
Quote from: Slaky on April 10, 2012, 10:16:14 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 10, 2012, 10:04:00 AM
Dan Bernstein: pitching coach
https://twitter.com/dan_bernstein/status/189528997154131968
https://twitter.com/dan_bernstein/status/189529894005374977
That's the definition of insufferable.
Archer or Bernstein?
And once again, I fail to understand the reasons behind the Apex/Archer feud.
Quote from: Gilgamesh on April 10, 2012, 12:39:32 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on April 10, 2012, 12:33:57 PM
Quote from: Slaky on April 10, 2012, 10:16:14 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 10, 2012, 10:04:00 AM
Dan Bernstein: pitching coach
https://twitter.com/dan_bernstein/status/189528997154131968
https://twitter.com/dan_bernstein/status/189529894005374977
That's the definition of insufferable.
Archer or Bernstein?
And once again, I fail to understand the reasons behind the Apex/Archer feud.
Count me in this camp.
Quote from: Slaky on April 10, 2012, 01:06:37 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on April 10, 2012, 12:39:32 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on April 10, 2012, 12:33:57 PM
Quote from: Slaky on April 10, 2012, 10:16:14 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 10, 2012, 10:04:00 AM
Dan Bernstein: pitching coach
https://twitter.com/dan_bernstein/status/189528997154131968
https://twitter.com/dan_bernstein/status/189529894005374977
That's the definition of insufferable.
Archer or Bernstein?
And once again, I fail to understand the reasons behind the Apex/Archer feud.
Count me in this camp.
Put me in the camp of not caring why, just enjoying it.
Quote from: Gilgamesh on April 10, 2012, 12:39:32 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on April 10, 2012, 12:33:57 PM
Quote from: Slaky on April 10, 2012, 10:16:14 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 10, 2012, 10:04:00 AM
Dan Bernstein: pitching coach
https://twitter.com/dan_bernstein/status/189528997154131968
https://twitter.com/dan_bernstein/status/189529894005374977
That's the definition of insufferable.
Archer or Bernstein?
And once again, I fail to understand the reasons behind the Apex/Archer feud.
Nor do I. Must be that storied Northwestern-Purdue rivalry.
I don't know who this person is, but the comment is funny.
(http://i.imgur.com/fMBah.png)
Goodnight, sweet Mantifex...
(http://i.imgur.com/4zwv1.png)
Not wide enough.
Looks like @MattRomney2012 got shut down. Follow @LOLMintyRomney for all Romney campaign news.
QuoteWhat I _WON'T_ do is plop on the constitution of America. Plops belong in pots, and pots belong in the pantry. America's a garage. Different
QuoteI have the right pogs to get America back in the game. China's got the wrong pogs, and so does the demon-crats party.
QuoteDemon-crats are TurbograFX 16, and Pubicans are 3DO. Not even in the same league.
Quote from: R-V on April 12, 2012, 12:01:17 PM
Looks like @MattRomney2012 got shut down. Follow @LOLMintyRomney for all Romney campaign news.
QuoteWhat I _WON'T_ do is plop on the constitution of America. Plops belong in pots, and pots belong in the pantry. America's a garage. Different
QuoteI have the right pogs to get America back in the game. China's got the wrong pogs, and so does the demon-crats party.
QuoteDemon-crats are TurbograFX 16, and Pubicans are 3DO. Not even in the same league.
I don't get it.
Quote from: Internet Apex on April 12, 2012, 12:06:03 PM
Quote from: R-V on April 12, 2012, 12:01:17 PM
Looks like @MattRomney2012 got shut down. Follow @LOLMintyRomney for all Romney campaign news.
QuoteWhat I _WON'T_ do is plop on the constitution of America. Plops belong in pots, and pots belong in the pantry. America's a garage. Different
QuoteI have the right pogs to get America back in the game. China's got the wrong pogs, and so does the demon-crats party.
QuoteDemon-crats are TurbograFX 16, and Pubicans are 3DO. Not even in the same league.
I don't get it.
I stopped trying a couple of years ago.
Quote from: R-V on April 12, 2012, 12:01:17 PM
Looks like @MattRomney2012 got shut down.
He burned bright, he burned fast.
Quote from: R-V on April 12, 2012, 12:01:17 PM
Follow @LOLMintyRomney for all Romney campaign news.
¡Viva!
Quote from: R-V on April 12, 2012, 12:01:17 PM
Looks like @MattRomney2012 got shut down. Follow @LOLMintyRomney for all Romney campaign news.
QuoteWhat I _WON'T_ do is plop on the constitution of America. Plops belong in pots, and pots belong in the pantry. America's a garage. Different
QuoteI have the right pogs to get America back in the game. China's got the wrong pogs, and so does the demon-crats party.
QuoteDemon-crats are TurbograFX 16, and Pubicans are 3DO. Not even in the same league.
Isn't one of Mitt's kids named "Matt?" That's probably why it got shut down, I imagine.
Shut the fuck up, Dave...
http://twitter.com/thekapman/status/190920109244686337
Quote from: David KaplanBryan LaHair drills an opposite field grand slam. The same Bryan LaHair that Mike Quade wouldn't play.
Also, it appears that a SNORKbot is a real thing...
https://twitter.com/#!/SNORKbot/status/190920611160272897 (https://twitter.com/#!/SNORKbot/status/190920611160272897)
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on April 13, 2012, 05:17:32 PM
Shut the fuck up, Dave...
http://twitter.com/thekapman/status/190920109244686337
Quote from: David KaplanBryan LaHair drills an opposite field grand slam. The same Bryan LaHair that Mike Quade wouldn't play.
I thought it was different LaHair.
Today on Selective Slices Of American Ignorance As Seen On The Internet...
(http://i.imgur.com/vynW8.png)
Quote from: Slaky on April 14, 2012, 08:14:03 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on April 13, 2012, 05:17:32 PM
Shut the fuck up, Dave...
http://twitter.com/thekapman/status/190920109244686337
Quote from: David KaplanBryan LaHair drills an opposite field grand slam. The same Bryan LaHair that Mike Quade wouldn't play.
I thought it was different LaHair.
What the fuck was wrong with that Mike Quade anyway? His decision to not give playing time to a 28 year old minor leaguer probably set this franchise back a decade. My theory is that writing "LaHair" on the lineup card was simply too much of a painful reminder of Quade's own challenges in the follicle department.
Or he just didn't like awkward high fives
(http://i41.tinypic.com/jb64qf.jpg)
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on April 14, 2012, 10:27:46 AM
Today on Selective Slices Of American Ignorance As Seen On The Internet...
(http://i.imgur.com/vynW8.png)
They should form an expedition to find that old lady's necklace.
A sensible moderate who pulls no punches and tells it like it should be...
http://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/191241051795750915
Quote from: Donald J. TrumpAxl Rose should take his #rockhall2012 honors and be happy. Stop the no induction nonsense. Do it for your fans @axlrose.
http://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/191252489004257280
Quote from: Donald J. TrumpThe FDA must immediately stop allowing massive dose vaccinations in babies. It is mind boggling that they allow this practice to continue.
I would be reasonably pleased of this led to a very public feud between W. Axl and the Sensible Moderate.
Quote from: Bort on April 14, 2012, 05:11:45 PM
I would be reasonably pleased of this led to a very public feud between W. Axl and the Sensible Moderate.
The sensibly whole of?
Quote from: PANK! on April 14, 2012, 05:31:12 PM
Quote from: Bort on April 14, 2012, 05:11:45 PM
I would be reasonably pleased of this led to a very public feud between W. Axl and the Sensible Moderate.
The sensibly whole of?
The entire glass house, yes.
Quote from: @JoseCansecoTitanic 100 years wOw. Global warming couldve saved titanic. Sad to say
A few dozen people ask wtf Jose's going on about and tell him he's an idiot, so he clarifies.
Quote from: @JoseCansecoBecause we don't recycle and consume like crazy icicles are non existent. Titanic wouldve still existed today
More people call Jose an idiot. He explains it again since he's obviously being misunderstood.
Quote from: @JoseCansecoYou clowns it's very simple. With global warning the weather is hotter so the icebergs would be melted and titanic saved.
Quote from: @JoseCanseco100 years ago people actually cared about planet and respected nature. Now we can care less and consume energy like it's free
Quote from: @JoseCansecoTitanic reminds me of the days I had two yachts in Miami but no icicles
No homo.
Quote from: ChuckD on April 16, 2012, 07:34:05 PM
Quote from: @JoseCansecoTitanic 100 years wOw. Global warming couldve saved titanic. Sad to say
A few dozen people ask wtf Jose's going on about and tell him he's an idiot, so he clarifies.
Quote from: @JoseCansecoBecause we don't recycle and consume like crazy icicles are non existent. Titanic wouldve still existed today
More people call Jose an idiot. He explains it again since he's obviously being misunderstood.
Quote from: @JoseCansecoYou clowns it's very simple. With global warning the weather is hotter so the icebergs would be melted and titanic saved.
Quote from: @JoseCanseco100 years ago people actually cared about planet and respected nature. Now we can care less and consume energy like it's free
Quote from: @JoseCansecoTitanic reminds me of the days I had two yachts in Miami but no icicles
No homo.
Jose Canseco's Insane Twitter Rant Presented By Corgis (http://www.buzzfeed.com/jpmoore/jose-cansecos-insane-twitter-rant-presented-by-co)
(http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/terminal05/2012/4/18/14/enhanced-buzz-13972-1334772826-7.jpg)
Because if there's one thing the Internet needs, it's more text placed over images of animals.
No one caught this?
Quote from: @JoseCansecoJose Canseco for President 2016. i like the sound of that.
Quote from: @JoseCansecojust remembered i was born in cuba. if obama was not born in usa and he is president how did he get around being elected. i should learn how
Quote from: @JoseCansecohow about if you were born in cuba when everything was fine in cuba with the United states. like puerto rico and united states
Quote from: Brownie on April 18, 2012, 03:26:11 PM
No one caught this?
Quote from: @JoseCansecoJose Canseco for President 2016. i like the sound of that.
Quote from: @JoseCansecojust remembered i was born in cuba. if obama was not born in usa and he is president how did he get around being elected. i should learn how
Quote from: @JoseCansecohow about if you were born in cuba when everything was fine in cuba with the United states. like puerto rico and united states
Someone mentioned this somewhere and I believe it to be true: Jose Canseco has become self-aware and thus he is no longer funny.
Quote from: Eli on April 18, 2012, 03:20:08 PM
Because if there's one thing the Internet needs, it's more text placed over images of animals.
I'm picturing these words over a kitten that appears to be rolling its eyes. Like people do!
Joe Cowley is in hiding somewhere. (http://deadspin.com/5906105/chicago-sun+times-columnist-joe-cowley-rides-a-plane-degrades-women-everywhere-%5Bupdate%5D)
Quote from: Brownie on April 30, 2012, 02:49:06 PM
Joe Cowley is in hiding somewhere. (http://deadspin.com/5906105/chicago-sun+times-columnist-joe-cowley-rides-a-plane-degrades-women-everywhere-%5Bupdate%5D)
I'd read that, but I can't get past Gordo the Ginger Ginzo:
(http://i.imgur.com/W6MLB.jpg)
Looking for that 16th minute of fame (http://twitter.com/#!/joe4congress12).
Quote from: Fork on May 02, 2012, 01:32:37 PM
Looking for that 16th minute of fame (http://twitter.com/#!/joe4congress12).
JESUS!Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on March 07, 2012, 01:28:39 AM
Also, speaking of walking punchlines in OH-9...
(http://i.imgur.com/St12P.jpg)
Remember me, America?
Does anybody else follow J'Marcus Webb? Does he seem just a bit insane and/or delusional to you?
Quote from: SKO on May 17, 2012, 09:28:13 AM
Does anybody else follow J'Marcus Webb? Does he seem just a bit insane and/or delusional to you?
As insane and delusional as anyone who thinks he's a LT? Less? More?
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 17, 2012, 09:37:29 AM
Quote from: SKO on May 17, 2012, 09:28:13 AM
Does anybody else follow J'Marcus Webb? Does he seem just a bit insane and/or delusional to you?
As insane and delusional as anyone who thinks he's a LT? Less? More?
At least he doesn't think he's Alonzo Spellman because that guy fucking sucked.
Quote from: SKO on May 17, 2012, 09:28:13 AM
Does anybody else follow J'Marcus Webb? Does he seem just a bit insane and/or delusional to you?
In what way?
(http://jwebbnation.flyingcart.com/images/logo.jpg?v=1337213091)
J'Marcus' Tweets and FB posts paint him alternately as an earnest hayseed rookie trying to make it in the big time and as a guy who thinks he and Bears O-line have arrived as some kind of all-time great unit, up there with the Hogs and the Steel Curtain and the Bears Front Seven of the '80s, and the Fun Bunch, etc.
Quote from: Brownie on May 17, 2012, 09:54:26 AM
Quote from: SKO on May 17, 2012, 09:28:13 AM
Does anybody else follow J'Marcus Webb? Does he seem just a bit insane and/or delusional to you?
In what way?
(http://jwebbnation.flyingcart.com/images/logo.jpg?v=1337213091)
J'Marcus' Tweets and FB posts paint him alternately as an earnest hayseed rookie trying to make it in the big time and as a guy who thinks he and Bears O-line have arrived as some kind of all-time great unit, up there with the Hogs and the Steel Curtain and the Bears Front Seven of the '80s, and the Fun Bunch, etc.
Yeah, so he's insane. Actually, he just seems as immature and stupid as a guy who failed out of Texas and had to go to West Texas A&M would be. I still think he's talented and I'd love to see him pan out, but his delusional rants make me hope Chris Williams wins that camp battle.
WORD IS BOND SPORTZ
J'Marcus seems like a real positive, upbeat guy who appreciates his career and loves FOOTBAW. So I feel bad every time I watch him play because I can only think about how terrible he is.
Quote from: Slaky on May 17, 2012, 10:50:44 AM
J'Marcus seems like a real positive, upbeat guy who appreciates his career and loves FOOTBAW. So I feel bad every time I watch him play because I can only think about how terrible he is.
He also really loves Tacos. He mentions that frequently.
He also apparently "got this." "This" of course clearly not being a blitzing linebacker.
This country is doomed. (http://twitchy.com/2012/06/06/kill-scott-walker-angry-libs-flood-twitter-with-death-threats-after-wisconsin-recall-defeat/)
Quote from: Wheezer on June 06, 2012, 12:38:38 PM
This country is doomed. (http://twitchy.com/2012/06/06/kill-scott-walker-angry-libs-flood-twitter-with-death-threats-after-wisconsin-recall-defeat/)
The tweets are bad and the comments are worse. Holy shit.
Quote from: Wheezer on June 06, 2012, 12:38:38 PM
This country is doomed. (http://twitchy.com/2012/06/06/kill-scott-walker-angry-libs-flood-twitter-with-death-threats-after-wisconsin-recall-defeat/)
Noted liberal thought-leaders @__SupaMcNASTY__, @SeXXX_Symbol_ and @iWusGetnSumHead
are probably crossing the rhetorical line when calling Walker an "Ole Bitch Ass Pig Ass Nigga!!!!" whose punk "cave frog lookin ass" deserves to be Abe Lincolned and/or fucked up and whose wife ("If Scott Walker Got A Wife") deserves to have her face fucked.
Clearly the Wisconsin Democrat party has much to account for.
That said, this is a political platform I could see getting behind (http://twitter.com/chelseagirl/statuses/210212365076140033). (Vicious counter-burn notwithstanding.)
Nah but serious.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 06, 2012, 01:43:28 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on June 06, 2012, 12:38:38 PM
This country is doomed. (http://twitchy.com/2012/06/06/kill-scott-walker-angry-libs-flood-twitter-with-death-threats-after-wisconsin-recall-defeat/)
Noted liberal thought-leaders @__SupaMcNASTY__, @SeXXX_Symbol_ and @iWusGetnSumHead are probably crossing the rhetorical line when calling Walker an "Ole Bitch Ass Pig Ass Nigga!!!!" whose punk "cave frog lookin ass" deserves to be Abe Lincolned and/or fucked up and whose wife ("If Scott Walker Got A Wife") deserves to have her face fucked.
Clearly the Wisconsin Democrat party has much to account for.
That said, this is a political platform I could see getting behind (http://twitter.com/chelseagirl/statuses/210212365076140033). (Vicious counter-burn notwithstanding.)
Nah but serious.
I haven't heard "he-she" as an insult in a while but damn it's good.
Also, I think @iWusGetnSumHead is getting his own MSNBC show in the fall.
Quote from: Slaky on June 06, 2012, 01:42:29 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on June 06, 2012, 12:38:38 PM
This country is doomed. (http://twitchy.com/2012/06/06/kill-scott-walker-angry-libs-flood-twitter-with-death-threats-after-wisconsin-recall-defeat/)
The tweets are bad and the comments are worse. Holy shit.
But the blog is also stupid because it labels anyone who wants to kill Walker as a liberal.
Quote from: CBStew on June 06, 2012, 03:35:01 PM
Quote from: Slaky on June 06, 2012, 01:42:29 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on June 06, 2012, 12:38:38 PM
This country is doomed. (http://twitchy.com/2012/06/06/kill-scott-walker-angry-libs-flood-twitter-with-death-threats-after-wisconsin-recall-defeat/)
The tweets are bad and the comments are worse. Holy shit.
But the blog is also stupid because it labels anyone who wants to kill Walker as a liberal.
I see Barack Hussein Obama has yet to denounce the Twitter death threats made against Scott Walker by the likes of @All_Onaa_Hoeee, @BrothMan_BEEF and @SwaggedTf_Out.
IS THIS THE CHANGE YOU WERE HOPING FOR, DEM'S?
BWAHAHAHAAH (https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/212607731167805441)
Quote from: John Morosi
With weak 2B market, #Cubs would do well to see what they can get for Darwin Barney.
Something like this? (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,504354,00.html)
Quote from: PenPho on June 12, 2012, 01:36:30 PM
BWAHAHAHAAH (https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/212607731167805441)
Quote from: John Morosi
With weak 2B market, #Cubs would do well to see what they can get for Darwin Barney.
Something like this? (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,504354,00.html)
I don't think heroin would help.
Quote from: PenPho on June 12, 2012, 01:36:30 PM
BWAHAHAHAAH (https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/212607731167805441)
Quote from: John Morosi
With weak 2B market, #Cubs would do well to see what they can get for Darwin Barney.
Something like this? (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,504354,00.html)
Darwin Barney is a reasonably valuable baseball player.
Quote from: Eli on June 12, 2012, 01:54:52 PM
Quote from: PenPho on June 12, 2012, 01:36:30 PM
BWAHAHAHAAH (https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/212607731167805441)
Quote from: John Morosi
With weak 2B market, #Cubs would do well to see what they can get for Darwin Barney.
Something like this? (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,504354,00.html)
Darwin Barney is a reasonably valuable baseball player.
TIME TO POST!
No, I'm just kidding. I think they should try to trade him and I'm interested to see if EpHoystink can fleece some poor other stink for something of use.
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 12, 2012, 01:57:59 PM
Quote from: Eli on June 12, 2012, 01:54:52 PM
Quote from: PenPho on June 12, 2012, 01:36:30 PM
BWAHAHAHAAH (https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/212607731167805441)
Quote from: John Morosi
With weak 2B market, #Cubs would do well to see what they can get for Darwin Barney.
Something like this? (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,504354,00.html)
Darwin Barney is a reasonably valuable baseball player.
TIME TO POST!
No, I'm just kidding. I think they should try to trade him and I'm interested to see if EpHoystink can fleece some poor other stink for something of use.
How about for 10 maple bats? And give Barney some H.
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 12, 2012, 01:57:59 PM
Quote from: Eli on June 12, 2012, 01:54:52 PM
Quote from: PenPho on June 12, 2012, 01:36:30 PM
BWAHAHAHAAH (https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/212607731167805441)
Quote from: John Morosi
With weak 2B market, #Cubs would do well to see what they can get for Darwin Barney.
Something like this? (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,504354,00.html)
Darwin Barney is a reasonably valuable baseball player.
TIME TO POST!
No, I'm just kidding. I think they should try to trade him and I'm interested to see if EpHoystink can fleece some poor other stink for something of use.
Feeling satisfied with the results of my Support-Ryan-Dempster campaign, I'm fully committed to my lame crusade of convincing people that Darwin Barney is a reasonably valuable baseball player.
Quote from: Eli on June 12, 2012, 02:11:40 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 12, 2012, 01:57:59 PM
Quote from: Eli on June 12, 2012, 01:54:52 PM
Quote from: PenPho on June 12, 2012, 01:36:30 PM
BWAHAHAHAAH (https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/212607731167805441)
Quote from: John Morosi
With weak 2B market, #Cubs would do well to see what they can get for Darwin Barney.
Something like this? (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,504354,00.html)
Darwin Barney is a reasonably valuable baseball player.
TIME TO POST!
No, I'm just kidding. I think they should try to trade him and I'm interested to see if EpHoystink can fleece some poor other stink for something of use.
Feeling satisfied with the results of my Support-Ryan-Dempster campaign, I'm fully committed to my lame crusade of convincing people that Darwin Barney is a reasonably valuable baseball player.
I'm not sure where he ranks this year across MLB for 2nd baseman
(okay that's a lie, he's 11th), but with a career OPS of .670 and minor league track record to suggest he isn't any better than that, it seems laughable that they could actually get decent return for him.
But by all means, I sure hope they try to find out.
Quote from: PenPho on June 12, 2012, 02:48:20 PM
Quote from: Eli on June 12, 2012, 02:11:40 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 12, 2012, 01:57:59 PM
Quote from: Eli on June 12, 2012, 01:54:52 PM
Quote from: PenPho on June 12, 2012, 01:36:30 PM
BWAHAHAHAAH (https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/212607731167805441)
Quote from: John Morosi
With weak 2B market, #Cubs would do well to see what they can get for Darwin Barney.
Something like this? (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,504354,00.html)
Darwin Barney is a reasonably valuable baseball player.
TIME TO POST!
No, I'm just kidding. I think they should try to trade him and I'm interested to see if EpHoystink can fleece some poor other stink for something of use.
Feeling satisfied with the results of my Support-Ryan-Dempster campaign, I'm fully committed to my lame crusade of convincing people that Darwin Barney is a reasonably valuable baseball player.
I'm not sure where he ranks this year across MLB for 2nd baseman (okay that's a lie, he's 11th), but with a career OPS of .670 and minor league track record to suggest he isn't any better than that, it seems laughable that they could actually get decent return for him.
But by all means, I sure hope they try to find out.
The Cubs were able to trade Mike Fontenot once upon a time.
Oh please, this team is so bad offensively I doubt any of them could score heroin. /Chork.
Quote from: PenPho on June 12, 2012, 02:48:20 PM
I'm not sure where he ranks this year across MLB for 2nd baseman (okay that's a lie, he's 11th), but with a career OPS of .670 and minor league track record to suggest he isn't any better than that, it seems laughable that they could actually get decent return for him.
He's young(ish), plays outstanding defense and makes next-to-nothing. Those are all good things that teams should be interested in.
Personally, I think they might as well keep him. He'll probably have more value going forward as cheap utility guy who can play multiple positions than whatever fringey prospect he'd bring in a trade.
Quote from: Eli on June 12, 2012, 03:05:31 PM
Quote from: PenPho on June 12, 2012, 02:48:20 PM
I'm not sure where he ranks this year across MLB for 2nd baseman (okay that's a lie, he's 11th), but with a career OPS of .670 and minor league track record to suggest he isn't any better than that, it seems laughable that they could actually get decent return for him.
He's young(ish), plays outstanding defense and makes next-to-nothing. Those are all good things that teams should be interested in.
Personally, I think they might as well keep him. He'll probably have more value going forward as cheap utility guy who can play multiple positions than whatever fringey prospect he'd bring in a trade.
This, assuming for a moment that keeping him doesn't mean paying him $5MM a year for three years, for instance.
Quote from: Eli on June 12, 2012, 03:05:31 PM
Quote from: PenPho on June 12, 2012, 02:48:20 PM
I'm not sure where he ranks this year across MLB for 2nd baseman (okay that's a lie, he's 11th), but with a career OPS of .670 and minor league track record to suggest he isn't any better than that, it seems laughable that they could actually get decent return for him.
He's young(ish), plays outstanding defense and makes next-to-nothing. Those are all good things that teams should be interested in.
Personally, I think they might as well keep him. He'll probably have more value going forward as cheap utility guy who can play multiple positions than whatever fringey prospect he'd bring in a trade.
"outstanding" defense?
That's news to me.
Quote from: PANK! on June 12, 2012, 04:02:43 PM
Quote from: Eli on June 12, 2012, 03:05:31 PM
Quote from: PenPho on June 12, 2012, 02:48:20 PM
I'm not sure where he ranks this year across MLB for 2nd baseman (okay that's a lie, he's 11th), but with a career OPS of .670 and minor league track record to suggest he isn't any better than that, it seems laughable that they could actually get decent return for him.
He's young(ish), plays outstanding defense and makes next-to-nothing. Those are all good things that teams should be interested in.
Personally, I think they might as well keep him. He'll probably have more value going forward as cheap utility guy who can play multiple positions than whatever fringey prospect he'd bring in a trade.
"outstanding" defense?
That's news to me.
And if there's one thing Huey knows, it's the News. /slidewhistle
Also, who was the originator of Epstink? I'd like to give credit to that person before I get tired of it. Although it does have Always Funny Potential (see: Chuck, Fuck You).
Quote from: R-V on June 12, 2012, 04:27:15 PM
Quote from: PANK! on June 12, 2012, 04:02:43 PM
Quote from: Eli on June 12, 2012, 03:05:31 PM
Quote from: PenPho on June 12, 2012, 02:48:20 PM
I'm not sure where he ranks this year across MLB for 2nd baseman (okay that's a lie, he's 11th), but with a career OPS of .670 and minor league track record to suggest he isn't any better than that, it seems laughable that they could actually get decent return for him.
He's young(ish), plays outstanding defense and makes next-to-nothing. Those are all good things that teams should be interested in.
Personally, I think they might as well keep him. He'll probably have more value going forward as cheap utility guy who can play multiple positions than whatever fringey prospect he'd bring in a trade.
"outstanding" defense?
That's news to me.
And if there's one thing Huey knows, it's the News. /slidewhistle
Also, who was the originator of Epstink? I'd like to give credit to that person before I get tired of it. Although it does have Always Funny Potential (see: Chuck, Fuck You).
It was born in a text from one of Gil's buddies after the Marshall/Wood trade. "Epstink is terrible."
Quote from: R-V on June 12, 2012, 04:27:15 PM
Also, who was the originator of Epstink? I'd like to give credit to that person before I get tired of it. Although it does have Always Funny Potential (see: Chuck, Fuck You).
I don't think you want to see Chuck fuck you.
/Chork
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 12, 2012, 04:39:53 PM
Quote from: R-V on June 12, 2012, 04:27:15 PM
Quote from: PANK! on June 12, 2012, 04:02:43 PM
Quote from: Eli on June 12, 2012, 03:05:31 PM
Quote from: PenPho on June 12, 2012, 02:48:20 PM
I'm not sure where he ranks this year across MLB for 2nd baseman (okay that's a lie, he's 11th), but with a career OPS of .670 and minor league track record to suggest he isn't any better than that, it seems laughable that they could actually get decent return for him.
He's young(ish), plays outstanding defense and makes next-to-nothing. Those are all good things that teams should be interested in.
Personally, I think they might as well keep him. He'll probably have more value going forward as cheap utility guy who can play multiple positions than whatever fringey prospect he'd bring in a trade.
"outstanding" defense?
That's news to me.
And if there's one thing Huey knows, it's the News. /slidewhistle
Also, who was the originator of Epstink? I'd like to give credit to that person before I get tired of it. Although it does have Always Funny Potential (see: Chuck, Fuck You).
It was born in a text from one of Gil's buddies after the Marshall/Wood trade. "Epstink is terrible."
This is correct and it continues to this day.
And because of Travis Wood's performance, I have to somewhat agree with the notion that the Cubs could have gotten more for Marshall.
Quote from: Eli on June 12, 2012, 03:05:31 PM
Quote from: PenPho on June 12, 2012, 02:48:20 PM
I'm not sure where he ranks this year across MLB for 2nd baseman (okay that's a lie, he's 11th), but with a career OPS of .670 and minor league track record to suggest he isn't any better than that, it seems laughable that they could actually get decent return for him.
He's young(ish), plays outstanding defense and makes next-to-nothing. Those are all good things that teams should be interested in.
Personally, I think they might as well keep him. He'll probably have more value going forward as cheap utility guy who can play multiple positions than whatever fringey prospect he'd bring in a trade.
Unlike first basemen who have a .900 OPS, Darwin Barneys do not grow on trees.
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 12, 2012, 04:57:48 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 12, 2012, 04:39:53 PM
Quote from: R-V on June 12, 2012, 04:27:15 PM
Quote from: PANK! on June 12, 2012, 04:02:43 PM
Quote from: Eli on June 12, 2012, 03:05:31 PM
Quote from: PenPho on June 12, 2012, 02:48:20 PM
I'm not sure where he ranks this year across MLB for 2nd baseman (okay that's a lie, he's 11th), but with a career OPS of .670 and minor league track record to suggest he isn't any better than that, it seems laughable that they could actually get decent return for him.
He's young(ish), plays outstanding defense and makes next-to-nothing. Those are all good things that teams should be interested in.
Personally, I think they might as well keep him. He'll probably have more value going forward as cheap utility guy who can play multiple positions than whatever fringey prospect he'd bring in a trade.
"outstanding" defense?
That's news to me.
And if there's one thing Huey knows, it's the News. /slidewhistle
Also, who was the originator of Epstink? I'd like to give credit to that person before I get tired of it. Although it does have Always Funny Potential (see: Chuck, Fuck You).
It was born in a text from one of Gil's buddies after the Marshall/Wood trade. "Epstink is terrible."
This is correct and it continues to this day.
And because of Travis Wood's performance, I have to somewhat agree with the notion that the Cubs could have gotten more for Marshall.
We won't know for another year or so whether Travis Wood was a good pickup or not. If he was pitching balls out at the big club this year it wouldn't matter. If he's a serviceable lefthanded starter or reliever in 2014, Epstink will be wonderful.
Quote from: PANK! on June 12, 2012, 04:02:43 PM
Quote from: Eli on June 12, 2012, 03:05:31 PM
Quote from: PenPho on June 12, 2012, 02:48:20 PM
I'm not sure where he ranks this year across MLB for 2nd baseman (okay that's a lie, he's 11th), but with a career OPS of .670 and minor league track record to suggest he isn't any better than that, it seems laughable that they could actually get decent return for him.
He's young(ish), plays outstanding defense and makes next-to-nothing. Those are all good things that teams should be interested in.
Personally, I think they might as well keep him. He'll probably have more value going forward as cheap utility guy who can play multiple positions than whatever fringey prospect he'd bring in a trade.
"outstanding" defense?
That's news to me.
Cool?
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 12, 2012, 05:26:49 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 12, 2012, 04:57:48 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 12, 2012, 04:39:53 PM
Quote from: R-V on June 12, 2012, 04:27:15 PM
Quote from: PANK! on June 12, 2012, 04:02:43 PM
Quote from: Eli on June 12, 2012, 03:05:31 PM
Quote from: PenPho on June 12, 2012, 02:48:20 PM
I'm not sure where he ranks this year across MLB for 2nd baseman (okay that's a lie, he's 11th), but with a career OPS of .670 and minor league track record to suggest he isn't any better than that, it seems laughable that they could actually get decent return for him.
He's young(ish), plays outstanding defense and makes next-to-nothing. Those are all good things that teams should be interested in.
Personally, I think they might as well keep him. He'll probably have more value going forward as cheap utility guy who can play multiple positions than whatever fringey prospect he'd bring in a trade.
"outstanding" defense?
That's news to me.
And if there's one thing Huey knows, it's the News. /slidewhistle
Also, who was the originator of Epstink? I'd like to give credit to that person before I get tired of it. Although it does have Always Funny Potential (see: Chuck, Fuck You).
It was born in a text from one of Gil's buddies after the Marshall/Wood trade. "Epstink is terrible."
This is correct and it continues to this day.
And because of Travis Wood's performance, I have to somewhat agree with the notion that the Cubs could have gotten more for Marshall.
We won't know for another year or so whether Travis Wood was a good pickup or not. If he was pitching balls out at the big club this year it wouldn't matter. If he's a serviceable lefthanded starter or reliever in 2014, Epstink will be wonderful.
I think he's going to be decent. If only we'd kept Larry Rothschild around...
Quote from: Slaky on June 13, 2012, 09:58:56 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 12, 2012, 05:26:49 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 12, 2012, 04:57:48 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 12, 2012, 04:39:53 PM
Quote from: R-V on June 12, 2012, 04:27:15 PM
Quote from: PANK! on June 12, 2012, 04:02:43 PM
Quote from: Eli on June 12, 2012, 03:05:31 PM
Quote from: PenPho on June 12, 2012, 02:48:20 PM
I'm not sure where he ranks this year across MLB for 2nd baseman (okay that's a lie, he's 11th), but with a career OPS of .670 and minor league track record to suggest he isn't any better than that, it seems laughable that they could actually get decent return for him.
He's young(ish), plays outstanding defense and makes next-to-nothing. Those are all good things that teams should be interested in.
Personally, I think they might as well keep him. He'll probably have more value going forward as cheap utility guy who can play multiple positions than whatever fringey prospect he'd bring in a trade.
"outstanding" defense?
That's news to me.
And if there's one thing Huey knows, it's the News. /slidewhistle
Also, who was the originator of Epstink? I'd like to give credit to that person before I get tired of it. Although it does have Always Funny Potential (see: Chuck, Fuck You).
It was born in a text from one of Gil's buddies after the Marshall/Wood trade. "Epstink is terrible."
This is correct and it continues to this day.
And because of Travis Wood's performance, I have to somewhat agree with the notion that the Cubs could have gotten more for Marshall.
We won't know for another year or so whether Travis Wood was a good pickup or not. If he was pitching balls out at the big club this year it wouldn't matter. If he's a serviceable lefthanded starter or reliever in 2014, Epstink will be wonderful.
I think he's going to be decent. If only we'd kept Larry Rothschild around...
Given the lack of sincerity in these parts, I'm not 100% if you're serious....
If you are, I fully support this. Good ole Lawrence. Ran off by the FDB/FJH/FJA/FLS crowd. Fuckers. I want my pitching coach that continually pumped out some of the best pitching staffs in the NL during his tenure
Quote from: Tollbooth Yeti on June 13, 2012, 10:13:23 AM
Ran off by the FDB/FJH/FJA/FLS crowd. Fuckers.
Yes. I'm sure that's exactly what happened.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 13, 2012, 10:55:55 AM
Quote from: Tollbooth Yeti on June 13, 2012, 10:13:23 AM
Ran off by the FDB/FJH/FJA/FLS crowd. Fuckers.
Yes. I'm sure that's exactly what happened.
Given the lack of sincerity around here, I'm not 100% if you took Yeti literally or not.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 13, 2012, 10:55:55 AM
Quote from: Tollbooth Yeti on June 13, 2012, 10:13:23 AM
Ran off by the FDB/FJH/FJA/FLS crowd. Fuckers.
Yes. I'm sure that's exactly what happened.
I thought it was the Huebiter, who also ran off MacPhail, Dusty and Hendry.
Quote from: Brownie on June 13, 2012, 11:14:59 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 13, 2012, 10:55:55 AM
Quote from: Tollbooth Yeti on June 13, 2012, 10:13:23 AM
Ran off by the FDB/FJH/FJA/FLS crowd. Fuckers.
Yes. I'm sure that's exactly what happened.
I thought it was the Huebiter, who also ran off MacPhail, Dusty and Hendry.
(http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/251421_182268055172001_3682764_n.jpg)
Quote from: PANK! on June 13, 2012, 02:05:13 PM
Quote from: Brownie on June 13, 2012, 11:14:59 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 13, 2012, 10:55:55 AM
Quote from: Tollbooth Yeti on June 13, 2012, 10:13:23 AM
Ran off by the FDB/FJH/FJA/FLS crowd. Fuckers.
Yes. I'm sure that's exactly what happened.
I thought it was the Huebiter, who also ran off MacPhail, Dusty and Hendry.
(http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/251421_182268055172001_3682764_n.jpg)
(Not meatballs.)
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 13, 2012, 02:25:22 PM
Quote from: PANK! on June 13, 2012, 02:05:13 PM
Quote from: Brownie on June 13, 2012, 11:14:59 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 13, 2012, 10:55:55 AM
Quote from: Tollbooth Yeti on June 13, 2012, 10:13:23 AM
Ran off by the FDB/FJH/FJA/FLS crowd. Fuckers.
Yes. I'm sure that's exactly what happened.
I thought it was the Huebiter, who also ran off MacPhail, Dusty and Hendry.
(http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/251421_182268055172001_3682764_n.jpg)
(Not meatballs.)
They've obviously have eaten a LOT of meatballs, though
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on June 13, 2012, 03:18:43 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 13, 2012, 02:25:22 PM
Quote from: PANK! on June 13, 2012, 02:05:13 PM
Quote from: Brownie on June 13, 2012, 11:14:59 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 13, 2012, 10:55:55 AM
Quote from: Tollbooth Yeti on June 13, 2012, 10:13:23 AM
Ran off by the FDB/FJH/FJA/FLS crowd. Fuckers.
Yes. I'm sure that's exactly what happened.
I thought it was the Huebiter, who also ran off MacPhail, Dusty and Hendry.
(http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/251421_182268055172001_3682764_n.jpg)
(Not meatballs.)
They've obviously have eaten a LOT of meatballs, though
The whole have've?
http://twitter.com/wheelsmccoy/status/227502075754471424
Quote from: @wheelsmccoy@RyanDempsterFDN you have the power to turn down any trade. Please turn them all down and stay with the cubs. We love you demp.
(http://i.imgur.com/SI6WA.jpg)
#GingerPedigo?
Related...
http://twitter.com/wheelsmccoy/status/227132957884829697
Quote from: @wheelsmccoy@selenagomez happy birthday selena
http://twitter.com/wheelsmccoy/status/226043436099334145
Quote from: @wheelsmccoyI'm at Hooters (Hampton, VA) http://4sq.com/MnVV38
#GingerPedigo
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 23, 2012, 05:25:29 PM
Related...
http://twitter.com/wheelsmccoy/status/227132957884829697
Quote from: @wheelsmccoy@selenagomez happy birthday selena
http://twitter.com/wheelsmccoy/status/226043436099334145
Quote from: @wheelsmccoyI'm at Hooters (Hampton, VA) http://4sq.com/MnVV38
#GingerPedigo
Send him a DM and invite him to the conversation here. It should go well.
Quote from: Brownie on July 23, 2012, 05:43:50 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 23, 2012, 05:25:29 PM
Related...
http://twitter.com/wheelsmccoy/status/227132957884829697
Quote from: @wheelsmccoy@selenagomez happy birthday selena
http://twitter.com/wheelsmccoy/status/226043436099334145
Quote from: @wheelsmccoyI'm at Hooters (Hampton, VA) http://4sq.com/MnVV38
#GingerPedigo
Send him a DM and invite him to the conversation here. It should go well.
Rah Rah would roll over and crush that turd in his sleep. (||)
www.twitter.com
If you don't have Twitter and you enjoy Andy Dolan you're stupid because he made fun of Jacque Jones who responded with "101 years."
and then.
(http://i.imgur.com/b6hb0.png)
Quote from: Slaky on July 24, 2012, 09:12:41 PM
If you don't have Twitter and you enjoy Andy Dolan you're stupid because he made fun of Jacque Jones who responded with "101 years."
and then.
(http://i.imgur.com/b6hb0.png)
AHAHAHAHAHA!
Quote from: Slaky on July 24, 2012, 09:12:41 PM
If you don't have Twitter and you enjoy Andy Dolan you're stupid because he made fun of Jacque Jones who responded with "101 years."
and then.
(http://i.imgur.com/b6hb0.png)
(http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu674mVwQC1qzgpx9.gif)
Follow the Groupon cat (https://twitter.com/Groupon_Says). You won't regret it.
QuoteThe Groupon Guide to: Fall Movie Season
It's fall movie season and you know what that means! All your favorites are back—the actors, the directors, the lights, and the sounds. So buy the popcorn and chew the candies because here come the movies!
Maids of Dishonor: Five clumsy women are all getting married on the same day and they're all each other's bridesmaids.
The Rotten House by the Airport: This house has a dirty rotten secret—about eating teens.
Time Fireman 2: Now he's putting out fires in the Renaissance and for the Pilgrims.
Important Dog: A girl's dog is really important to her, but then she is sick, and so is the dog.
The Unexpected Family: When nobody on the block has anyone to spend Christmas with, guess who becomes a family? Them.
Touch Down Under: An Australian boomerang team has to learn to play football because of a loophole in the rules.
Oops, Wrong Bodies: When two men are getting surgery at the same time and lightning strikes the doctor's hands, can business man be nice and can nice man make business happen?
QuoteThe Groupon Guide to: Washing Your Hands
In this sick, wet world, nothing is more important than washing your hands. Whether you've just used the bathroom or just touched a child's bacteria-laden face, here is what you'll need to do to regain your purity:
• Turn on the hot-water faucet.
• Get the soap out of the hermetically sealed safe where you keep it so humidity won't cause it to burst into suds.
• Once the water is hot enough to kill (and cook) a bug, plug the sink so it fills up.
• Drop the soap in the full sink to make soapy water, or "clean soup," as it's often called.
• Submerge your fingers in the water one at a time in order of filthiness. Repeat until your fingers have soaked up all the water, leaving the sink completely dry.
• If you ever forget what to do, just remember the childhood hand-washing rhyme: "My fingers, my fingers are drinking clean soup/ My heavens, my heavens, it hurts."
Quote from: R-V on October 23, 2012, 10:08:27 AM
Follow the Groupon cat (https://twitter.com/Groupon_Says). You won't regret it.
QuoteThe Groupon Guide to: Fall Movie Season
It's fall movie season and you know what that means! All your favorites are back—the actors, the directors, the lights, and the sounds. So buy the popcorn and chew the candies because here come the movies!
Maids of Dishonor: Five clumsy women are all getting married on the same day and they're all each other's bridesmaids.
The Rotten House by the Airport: This house has a dirty rotten secret—about eating teens.
Time Fireman 2: Now he's putting out fires in the Renaissance and for the Pilgrims.
Important Dog: A girl's dog is really important to her, but then she is sick, and so is the dog.
The Unexpected Family: When nobody on the block has anyone to spend Christmas with, guess who becomes a family? Them.
Touch Down Under: An Australian boomerang team has to learn to play football because of a loophole in the rules.
Oops, Wrong Bodies: When two men are getting surgery at the same time and lightning strikes the doctor's hands, can business man be nice and can nice man make business happen?
QuoteThe Groupon Guide to: Washing Your Hands
In this sick, wet world, nothing is more important than washing your hands. Whether you've just used the bathroom or just touched a child's bacteria-laden face, here is what you'll need to do to regain your purity:
• Turn on the hot-water faucet.
• Get the soap out of the hermetically sealed safe where you keep it so humidity won't cause it to burst into suds.
• Once the water is hot enough to kill (and cook) a bug, plug the sink so it fills up.
• Drop the soap in the full sink to make soapy water, or "clean soup," as it's often called.
• Submerge your fingers in the water one at a time in order of filthiness. Repeat until your fingers have soaked up all the water, leaving the sink completely dry.
• If you ever forget what to do, just remember the childhood hand-washing rhyme: "My fingers, my fingers are drinking clean soup/ My heavens, my heavens, it hurts."
Maybe I was all wrong about Groupon.
I mean, I don't see
LivingSocial hiring any hilarious internet writers.
I am somehow impressed that Jenny McCarthy could make me think of her as even more stupid than I had surmised (https://twitter.com/JennyMcCarthy).
(http://i.imgur.com/9XcQy.png)
There no shortage of more where that came from.
Oh, G-d, somebody get Dubbs on the twatblower (https://twitter.com/KataishinNinja).
Quote from: Wheezer on November 01, 2012, 11:22:16 PM
Oh, G-d, somebody get Dubbs on the twatblower (https://twitter.com/KataishinNinja).
That's not him?
"A Twitter war that's about an actual war. In real time." (http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2012-11/israel-declares-war-hamas-twitter-hamas-responds-twitter-welcome-2012)
QuoteIt'd be a very well-run Twitter campaign, except it's not announcing a new cellphone--it's announcing a barrage of missile strikes against a neighboring territory. Those pictures are of bombing sites. The videos are of Israeli generals explaining the bombings, or even videos of the bombings themselves. That hashtag? It's only #PillarOfDefense in English. In Hebrew, as Gawker found out (http://gawker.com/5960562/?post=54285572), it's #PillarOfCloud--"a Biblical reference to the form God adopted in order to protect the Children of Israel and strike terror into the heart of Egyptians." And instead of Microsoft playfully interacting with Apple, or Domino's and Pizza Hut trading zingers about pizza, we have @AlQassamBrigade, the Twitter account of the Al Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Palestinian political party/terrorist organization Hamas, tweeting back:
(http://i.imgur.com/upMd7.png)
Remember when Twitter was silly? When it was about what you ate for lunch, or when it was a launching pad for comedians, or an irritating tool for self-promotion? It's not that anymore. Now it's the place where one of the strongest militaries in the world tells us what they're bombing today. It's where the IDF and Hamas interact.
You're no longer being asked to retweet if you love Wendy's Spicy Chicken Sandwich.
(http://i.imgur.com/VfDiS.png)
Looking forward to when @AlQassamBrigade replies and the Mossad traces his location via IP address.
And kills him.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on November 15, 2012, 10:31:39 AM
Looking forward to when @AlQassamBrigade replies and the Mossad traces his location via IP address.
And kills him.
They probably have little kids Tweeting for them so when Mossad blows them up they can pretend to be butthurt.
I saw the picture of the BBC journo whose 11 month old child was killed in the strike. They placed a pic below of the child smiling in life. It is the saddest thing I've seen probably ever.
This whole region is just the worst.
Quote from: Slaky on November 15, 2012, 11:38:28 AM
I saw the picture of the BBC journo whose 11 month old child was killed in the strike. They placed a pic below of the child smiling in life. It is the saddest thing I've seen probably ever.
This whole region is just the worst.
I could use a lot more cheap glass, so that's an option too.
Quote from: Slaky on November 15, 2012, 11:38:28 AM
I saw the picture of the BBC journo whose 11 month old child was killed in the strike. They placed a pic below of the child smiling in life. It is the saddest thing I've seen probably ever.
This whole region is just the worst.
Religion is so awesome.
Quote from: Oleg on November 15, 2012, 02:25:53 PM
Quote from: Slaky on November 15, 2012, 11:38:28 AM
I saw the picture of the BBC journo whose 11 month old child was killed in the strike. They placed a pic below of the child smiling in life. It is the saddest thing I've seen probably ever.
This whole region is just the worst.
Religion is so awesome.
Also: humans in general.
https://twitter.com/EroticKOTH
You're welcome.
Quote from: Bort on November 28, 2012, 08:39:50 PM
https://twitter.com/EroticKOTH
You're welcome.
That boy ain't right.
Quote from: Slaky on November 15, 2012, 11:38:28 AM
I saw the picture of the BBC journo whose 11 month old child was killed in the strike. They placed a pic below of the child smiling in life. It is the saddest thing I've seen probably ever.
This whole region is just the worst.
If you're interested, here's (http://www.haaretz.com/blogs/west-of-eden/palestinian-israeli-clash-at-un-highlights-mutual-blindness-and-common-despair.premium-1.481690) a balanced (i.e. equally damning of Israel and Palestine) article that an Israeli friend of mine sent me. Interesting, particularly with regard to how much active support Israel might or might not be getting from the US over the next four years.
Which of you guys are behind this (http://www.twitter.com/FacebookCubs)?
Quote from: Fork on February 15, 2013, 08:40:11 AM
Which of you guys are behind this (http://www.twitter.com/FacebookCubs)?
It's the same guy who does Not Roberto Luongo.
Good news, baseball players: (https://twitter.com/hankschulman/status/313536007804968960)
QuoteI'm hearing Ryan Theriot, who is still unsigned, is thinking of becoming an agent. #sfgiants.
As your agent, Ryan Theriot will dedicate himself to treating every arbitration case like his own (http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/nl/cubs/2010-02-20-theriot-arbitration_N.htm):
QuoteThe Chicago Cubs beat Ryan Theriot in salary arbitration, and the shortstop will be paid $2.6 million this season instead of his request for a raise from $500,000 to $3.4 million.
The 30-year-old Theriot batted .284 last season with seven homers, 54 RBIs and 21 steals in 30 tries (83 OPS+).
It was the Cubs' first hearing since first baseman Mark Grace lost in 1993.
(Theriot) called the arbitration informative and interesting.
"It's a different look at everything, kind of how the numbers go. Long, boring. But it's over now. I'm glad it's over," Theriot said.
And that's not all. Real GMs rave about working with him:
Quote"We've always paid players what is fair. ... I thought we'd already reached the point of the highest level of fairness. I'm not mad at Ryan for wanting to go. He has every right," Hendry said.
"I've known him for a long time, known him for 10 years. He's being compensated with what I thought was a fair number to begin with. It's not like there's any big loss here. He'll be fine. We're not worried about that."
So, MLB stars of tomorrow, looking for someone who understands "kind of how the numbers go"? Ryan Theriot is your man.
BREAKING NEWS: (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/325268624015233025)
Quote from: Donald J. TrumpThese Tsarnaev brothers did not work alone. They had help and assistance from other cell members. Be vigilant and on the lookout.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on April 19, 2013, 10:42:16 AM
BREAKING NEWS: (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/325268624015233025)
Quote from: Donald J. TrumpThese Tsarnaev brothers did not work alone. They had help and assistance from other cell members. Be vigilant and on the lookout.
Would someone please take the Donald's computer away from him?
Going batshit in two and two (http://www.twitter.com/ChuckWoolery).
Quote from: Fork on April 19, 2013, 04:57:13 PM
Going batshit in two and two (http://222.twitter.com/ChuckWoolery).
"222.twitter.com"
Just a PSA to point out that if you're not following Fernando Tatis on Twitter (https://twitter.com/FernandoTatis17), you are missing out.
Quote from: PenFoe on May 14, 2013, 03:29:53 PM
Just a PSA to point out that if you're not following Fernando Tatis on Twitter (https://twitter.com/FernandoTatis17), you are missing out.
OK... Who's gonna be the jerk that points out the lack of a 'verified' checkmark?
@desipiodotcom has been suspended. How did Al get him banned from Twitter?
Al has more pull than I thought.
For now you'll have to follow me at @taoofsanto.
Jesus, I hadn't used that account in ages. Basically since Ronnie died. The fun part is that nobody's banned me from that account so I "get" to read Simmons, Yellon, Haugh and Bernstein again.
Yay?
You've made a powerful enemy, Dolan.
Quote from: Bort on June 14, 2013, 09:06:20 PM
You've made a powerful enemy, Dolan.
So...what happened?
https://twitter.com/mikemcc1717/status/352127500895256577
Quote from: Mike McCarthyCongrats to @joshahamilton on the Carlos Marmol acquisition. For a Cubs fan this is even better than getting rid of bad toenail fungus.
https://twitter.com/mikemcc1717/status/352128006136938496
Quote from: Mike McCarthy@PWSullivan I'm getting toenail fungus removed July 10. Getting rid of Marmol is even better!
Looking at Stoney's fit bod anew drew me back to this...
Quote from: ChuckD on July 26, 2009, 05:32:41 PM
Tweet tweet.
Quote
From: dlkaplan@tribune.com
Subject: Re: stoney
Date: July 26, 2009 4:33:07 PM CDT
To: duck.chickens@gmail.com
Geez.
All the Best!
David Kaplan
WGN Radio/Comcast SportsNet
QuoteFrom: Chuck Dickens
To: Kaplan, Dave
Sent: Sun Jul 26 14:31:30 2009
Subject: Re: stoney
http://blackdogue.net/Playgirl2/SteveStone/SteveStone.html
Quote
On Jul 26, 2009, at 4:28 PM, Kaplan, Dave wrote:
Funny guy!
What is that from?
David Kaplan
Have a great day!
Quote
On Jul 26, 2009, at 4:26 PM, "Chuck Dickens" <duck.chickens@gmail.com> wrote:
hey kap any birdys wispering about this guy gettin shipped to chigaco?
http://i28.tinypic.com/jgqgq0.jpg
duck
Begin forwarded message:
From: duck.chickens@gmail.com
Date: July 26, 2009 8:47:15 AM CDT
To: dlkaplan@tribune.com
Subject: stoney
kap love youre work at chicagonow just wondrin why stoneys grindin his axe agin the cubbis the way he is on the twitster.
keep up the work
duck
Geez.
All the Best!
Which was part and parcel to this Twitter saga...
Quote from: Tank on July 25, 2009, 03:31:36 PM
More from the annals of the Sage of 35th St...
Quote from: BaseballStoneRumor is that tigers are interested in trading for milton bradley. Cubs should fly him in a private jet.
about 3 hours ago from txt
Quote from: BaseballStoneBradley not in cubs lineup today. With cardinals trading for derosa, lugo, and holliday, if hendry doesnt make a trade he loses the division
about 2 hours ago from txt
Quote from: BaseballStoneFrom the mouth of dave dombrowski the GM of the tigers, i would not have him on my team. Bradley homered and is closing in on beckham rbi.
10 minutes ago from txt
Quote from: Tank on July 25, 2009, 05:09:04 PM
It gets better yet...
Quote from: BaseballStoneIn detroit for the series. Understand a guy named bruce miles believes that the whole bradley story was made up. Who is bruce miles.
28 minutes ago from txt
Quote from: Tank on July 26, 2009, 05:24:40 PM
Quote from: BaseballStoneTo all the people who believe who believe that david kaplan and i made up the bradley story---get a life. Trade deadline rumors are not new.
about 5 hours ago from txt
Quote from: BaseballStoneThe giants need a hitter to make a run at the wildcard. Word out is that the nats nick johnson might fill their needs. Chase that down bruce
about 5 hours ago from txt
Quote from: ChuckD on July 26, 2009, 09:06:55 AM
http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/2325#comment-10772 (http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/2325#comment-10772)
QuoteBruce, you're probably already aware of this, but Stone took a shot at you on Twitter. His presence there has been annoying to say the least. Nothing but snark and bitterness toward the Cubs and never a positive word when the team has any kind of success. I've replied to a few of his tweets, but it wouldn't surprise me if he doesn't pay any attention to feedback.
This is yet another incident in a pattern of bad behavior by Stone, who I used to think was a pretty good baseball analyst. Sadly, his years of appearances on The Score seem to have permanently warped his sense of professionalism.
...@dat_cubfan_dave
Posted by dat cubfan daver on Sat, 07/25/2009 - 21:15
QuoteI'm laughing out loud over that. Shows you a couple things: One, Stone could never be a GM. He's too thin skinned and doesn't want the accountability. Two, he's playing the "I'm bigger than you" card. Nice.
If Stone was such a brilliant baseball mind, why haven't the 29 other teams lined up to hire him?
Great story. A few years ago in Pittsuburgh, he was going on about what he was going to do "when" he bought the A's. Ron Santo finished his dinner, wiped his mouth and said, "I'll tell you what you're going to be doing next year _ broadcasting baseball!"
And so it was. And so it is.
Posted by Bruce on Sat, 07/25/2009 - 21:18
And it yielded this potentially underutilized typo:
Quote from: Slaky on July 26, 2009, 05:44:17 PM
Poop sap.
Quote from: Bort on June 14, 2013, 09:06:20 PM
You've made a powerful enemy, Dolan.
(http://i.imgur.com/d7PhC.jpg)
While I wouldn't classify Patton Oswalt as a twathead, his recent Twitter feud with Salon.com was entertaining.
http://twitchy.com/2013/07/13/its-on-patton-oswalt-takes-on-salon-over-charges-of-racism/
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 17, 2013, 10:03:41 AM
While I wouldn't classify Patton Oswalt as a twathead, his recent Twitter feud with Salon.com was entertaining.
http://twitchy.com/2013/07/13/its-on-patton-oswalt-takes-on-salon-over-charges-of-racism/
Twitchy is the fucking worst.
Quote from: Slaky on July 17, 2013, 10:37:43 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 17, 2013, 10:03:41 AM
While I wouldn't classify Patton Oswalt as a twathead, his recent Twitter feud with Salon.com was entertaining.
http://twitchy.com/2013/07/13/its-on-patton-oswalt-takes-on-salon-over-charges-of-racism/
Twitchy is the fucking worst.
Twitchy sucks. Salon sucks. Patton Oswalt usually does come off as thin-skinned. Everyone loses!
Quote from: Eli on July 17, 2013, 10:39:40 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 17, 2013, 10:37:43 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 17, 2013, 10:03:41 AM
While I wouldn't classify Patton Oswalt as a twathead, his recent Twitter feud with Salon.com was entertaining.
http://twitchy.com/2013/07/13/its-on-patton-oswalt-takes-on-salon-over-charges-of-racism/
Twitchy is the fucking worst.
Twitchy sucks. Salon sucks. Patton Oswalt usually does come off as thin-skinned. Everyone loses!
No shit. Thanks Gil!
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 17, 2013, 10:59:45 AM
Quote from: Eli on July 17, 2013, 10:39:40 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 17, 2013, 10:37:43 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 17, 2013, 10:03:41 AM
While I wouldn't classify Patton Oswalt as a twathead, his recent Twitter feud with Salon.com was entertaining.
http://twitchy.com/2013/07/13/its-on-patton-oswalt-takes-on-salon-over-charges-of-racism/
Twitchy is the fucking worst.
Twitchy sucks. Salon sucks. Patton Oswalt usually does come off as thin-skinned. Everyone loses!
No shit. Thanks Gil!
(http://kistenet.com/brandon/images/Blog/2011/March/Arrested%20Development%20-%20Mission%20Accomplished.jpg)
In all honesty, I had never been to that site before today, so I didn't know about it's reputation. A friend of mine sent me the link.
"I was only there to get directions away from there."
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 17, 2013, 11:08:20 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 17, 2013, 10:59:45 AM
Quote from: Eli on July 17, 2013, 10:39:40 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 17, 2013, 10:37:43 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 17, 2013, 10:03:41 AM
While I wouldn't classify Patton Oswalt as a twathead, his recent Twitter feud with Salon.com was entertaining.
http://twitchy.com/2013/07/13/its-on-patton-oswalt-takes-on-salon-over-charges-of-racism/
Twitchy is the fucking worst.
Twitchy sucks. Salon sucks. Patton Oswalt usually does come off as thin-skinned. Everyone loses!
No shit. Thanks Gil!
(http://kistenet.com/brandon/images/Blog/2011/March/Arrested%20Development%20-%20Mission%20Accomplished.jpg)
In all honesty, I had never been to that site before today, so I didn't know about it's reputation. A friend of mine sent me the link.
"I was only there to get directions away from there."
I only just learned about it a few days ago and if you weren't convinced by my thorough analysis of the site by all means Gil the comments.
They will blow your mind.
Quote from: Slaky on July 17, 2013, 11:26:49 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 17, 2013, 11:08:20 AM
In all honesty, I had never been to that site before today, so I didn't know about it's reputation. A friend of mine sent me the link.
"I was only there to get directions away from there."
I only just learned about it a few days ago and if you weren't convinced by my thorough analysis of the site by all means Gil the comments.
They will blow your mind.
Twitchy is a Michelle Malkin joint.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 17, 2013, 11:33:45 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 17, 2013, 11:26:49 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 17, 2013, 11:08:20 AM
In all honesty, I had never been to that site before today, so I didn't know about it's reputation. A friend of mine sent me the link.
"I was only there to get directions away from there."
I only just learned about it a few days ago and if you weren't convinced by my thorough analysis of the site by all means Gil the comments.
They will blow your mind.
Twitchy is a Michelle Malkin joint.
The only woman I know of who hits all three spots on my Fuck/Marry/Kill scale. Uncanny.
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 17, 2013, 12:03:28 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 17, 2013, 11:33:45 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 17, 2013, 11:26:49 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 17, 2013, 11:08:20 AM
In all honesty, I had never been to that site before today, so I didn't know about it's reputation. A friend of mine sent me the link.
"I was only there to get directions away from there."
I only just learned about it a few days ago and if you weren't convinced by my thorough analysis of the site by all means Gil the comments.
They will blow your mind.
Twitchy is a Michelle Malkin joint.
The only woman I know of who hits all three spots on my Fuck/Marry/Kill scale. Uncanny.
Does she also rub your support-Japanese-internment-during-World-War-II g-spot?
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 17, 2013, 12:36:07 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 17, 2013, 12:03:28 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 17, 2013, 11:33:45 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 17, 2013, 11:26:49 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 17, 2013, 11:08:20 AM
In all honesty, I had never been to that site before today, so I didn't know about it's reputation. A friend of mine sent me the link.
"I was only there to get directions away from there."
I only just learned about it a few days ago and if you weren't convinced by my thorough analysis of the site by all means Gil the comments.
They will blow your mind.
Twitchy is a Michelle Malkin joint.
The only woman I know of who hits all three spots on my Fuck/Marry/Kill scale. Uncanny.
Does she also rub your support-Japanese-internment-during-World-War-II g-spot?
She makes me feel a lot of unhealthy things.
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 17, 2013, 12:03:28 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 17, 2013, 11:33:45 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 17, 2013, 11:26:49 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 17, 2013, 11:08:20 AM
In all honesty, I had never been to that site before today, so I didn't know about it's reputation. A friend of mine sent me the link.
"I was only there to get directions away from there."
I only just learned about it a few days ago and if you weren't convinced by my thorough analysis of the site by all means Gil the comments.
They will blow your mind.
Twitchy is a Michelle Malkin joint.
The only woman I know of who hits all three spots on my Fuck/Marry/Kill scale. Uncanny.
You want to marry her?
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 17, 2013, 12:47:51 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 17, 2013, 12:03:28 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 17, 2013, 11:33:45 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 17, 2013, 11:26:49 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 17, 2013, 11:08:20 AM
In all honesty, I had never been to that site before today, so I didn't know about it's reputation. A friend of mine sent me the link.
"I was only there to get directions away from there."
I only just learned about it a few days ago and if you weren't convinced by my thorough analysis of the site by all means Gil the comments.
They will blow your mind.
Twitchy is a Michelle Malkin joint.
The only woman I know of who hits all three spots on my Fuck/Marry/Kill scale. Uncanny.
You want to marry her?
Fuck her, marry her, kill her for the insurance.
6. Profit
Quote from: Yeti on July 17, 2013, 12:57:34 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 17, 2013, 12:47:51 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 17, 2013, 12:03:28 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 17, 2013, 11:33:45 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 17, 2013, 11:26:49 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 17, 2013, 11:08:20 AM
In all honesty, I had never been to that site before today, so I didn't know about it's reputation. A friend of mine sent me the link.
"I was only there to get directions away from there."
I only just learned about it a few days ago and if you weren't convinced by my thorough analysis of the site by all means Gil the comments.
They will blow your mind.
Twitchy is a Michelle Malkin joint.
The only woman I know of who hits all three spots on my Fuck/Marry/Kill scale. Uncanny.
You want to marry her?
Fuck her, marry her, kill her for the insurance.
6. Profit
She'd probably kill me first.
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 17, 2013, 01:11:20 PM
Quote from: Yeti on July 17, 2013, 12:57:34 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 17, 2013, 12:47:51 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 17, 2013, 12:03:28 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 17, 2013, 11:33:45 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 17, 2013, 11:26:49 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 17, 2013, 11:08:20 AM
In all honesty, I had never been to that site before today, so I didn't know about it's reputation. A friend of mine sent me the link.
"I was only there to get directions away from there."
I only just learned about it a few days ago and if you weren't convinced by my thorough analysis of the site by all means Gil the comments.
They will blow your mind.
Twitchy is a Michelle Malkin joint.
The only woman I know of who hits all three spots on my Fuck/Marry/Kill scale. Uncanny.
You want to marry her?
Fuck her, marry her, kill her for the insurance.
6. Profit
She'd probably kill me first.
Now I'm just imagining the oddity that would be a Michelle Malkin-Internet Apex pairing.
NOW THAT SHOULD BE A TELEVISION SHOW!!
Or at least a Lifetime Movie of the Week special.
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 17, 2013, 01:15:49 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 17, 2013, 01:11:20 PM
Quote from: Yeti on July 17, 2013, 12:57:34 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 17, 2013, 12:47:51 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 17, 2013, 12:03:28 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 17, 2013, 11:33:45 AM
Quote from: Slaky on July 17, 2013, 11:26:49 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 17, 2013, 11:08:20 AM
In all honesty, I had never been to that site before today, so I didn't know about it's reputation. A friend of mine sent me the link.
"I was only there to get directions away from there."
I only just learned about it a few days ago and if you weren't convinced by my thorough analysis of the site by all means Gil the comments.
They will blow your mind.
Twitchy is a Michelle Malkin joint.
The only woman I know of who hits all three spots on my Fuck/Marry/Kill scale. Uncanny.
You want to marry her?
Fuck her, marry her, kill her for the insurance.
6. Profit
She'd probably kill me first.
Now I'm just imagining the oddity that would be a Michelle Malkin-Internet Apex pairing.
NOW THAT SHOULD BE A TELEVISION SHOW!!
Or at least a Lifetime Movie of the Week special.
Snapped: Killer Couples
Uh.
That acronym, whatever it means (I can guess)
FINALLY
Somebody please help me out. What's going on?
Unless I'm looking at the wrong thing, last night's fun appears to be deleted
Oh, Paul. Not so fast. I know your style, and I know you probably haven't changed.
For those who missed it, everything started when there was a flurry of Garza rumors and Jason Parks responded to this tweet (https://twitter.com/ProfessorParks/status/358068112362446848):
QuoteShoot me. RT @PWT3: @ProfessorParks You guys talk up these "amazing" guys, then I google their names and they all have not amazing numbers.
PWT3 sounded awfully familiar, so I checked out the name and sure enough:
(http://i44.tinypic.com/xgef7p.jpg)
As an aside, don't visit brazzers.com when you're at work.
(continued)
Knowing Paul's tendency to disappear, I preserved his timeline. I might have missed one or two, but the gist is there.
(http://i43.tinypic.com/wuihr5.jpg)
Of course, then Fork and JD had to go and ruin everything by engaging him so I think he got spooked and deleted everything. But not before giving us this final gem.
(http://i39.tinypic.com/iyhij6.jpg)
Al Yellon won the war.
Amazing.
https://twitter.com/search/realtime?q=%23supyad&src=typd
I miss him and I wish he would come back here.
BTW, it appears that tweeting-and-deleting is a routine exercise for @PWT3.
Last night it looked like a brand new account, but there are extant Twitter conversations with him out there going back to November...
https://twitter.com/LisaHorne/status/268161738892005376
https://twitter.com/LisaHorne/status/268168134924582913
https://twitter.com/TomArnold/status/292885052847685632
https://twitter.com/HackswithHaggs/status/345930087323033600
https://twitter.com/ErinNLSchaffner/status/356475523687399424
https://twitter.com/yourfavred/status/356609271389106177
https://twitter.com/yourfavred/status/356744060398084096
Maybe the pump-and-dump is just how the new-model Twitter troll rolls.
This one, by the way, seems
vintage...
https://twitter.com/LisaHorne/status/268168134924582913
QuoteAn egg has spoken. Thanks. RT @PWT3: @PWT3 @LisaHorne Stop making the world worse. Good luck to you.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 19, 2013, 08:43:12 AM
This one, by the way, seems vintage...
https://twitter.com/LisaHorne/status/268168134924582913
QuoteAn egg has spoken. Thanks. RT @PWT3: @PWT3 @LisaHorne Stop making the world worse. Good luck to you.
I'm more interested that a Bleacher Report writer is verified and has representation.
Quote from: Eli on July 19, 2013, 08:45:26 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 19, 2013, 08:43:12 AM
This one, by the way, seems vintage...
https://twitter.com/LisaHorne/status/268168134924582913
QuoteAn egg has spoken. Thanks. RT @PWT3: @PWT3 @LisaHorne Stop making the world worse. Good luck to you.
I'm more interested that a Bleacher Report writer is verified and has representation.
And a Heisman vote.
Quote from: CT III on July 19, 2013, 09:11:04 AM
Quote from: Eli on July 19, 2013, 08:45:26 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 19, 2013, 08:43:12 AM
This one, by the way, seems vintage...
https://twitter.com/LisaHorne/status/268168134924582913
QuoteAn egg has spoken. Thanks. RT @PWT3: @PWT3 @LisaHorne Stop making the world worse. Good luck to you.
I'm more interested that a Bleacher Report writer is verified and has representation.
And a Heisman vote.
http://msn.foxsports.com/writer/Lisa_Horne
QuoteLisa Horne is entering her fifth year as a correspondent for FOXSports.com. She is a member of the Football Writers of America Association (FWAA) and a frequent guest on sports radio shows.
Quote from: CT III on July 19, 2013, 08:31:57 AM
I miss him and I wish he would come back here.
Me too. He probably has some awesome stories about working at Brazzers.com.
Quote from: Tony on July 19, 2013, 10:02:14 AM
Quote from: CT III on July 19, 2013, 08:31:57 AM
I miss him and I wish he would come back here.
Me too. He probably has some awesome stories about working at Brazzers.com.
http://klout.com/PWT3
Paul's topics: Gary Busey, Movies, Seinfeld
Also...
http://www.domerdomain.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36587#post376910
Quote from: Rocketsan
Quote from: PWT3Thinking is not illegal. Try it some time.
You've been here less than a month. You're starting to rub people the wrong way with your attitude...
http://www.domerdomain.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36587#post379876
Quote from: DonjuanPWT3, you really need to stop acting like a jackass and personally calling people out. If you can't handle differing responses to your threads then you probably shouldn't start them. Let this be the last time I have to mention this so that we can get back to having intelligent conversation(s). Thanks! :D
http://www.domerdomain.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36587#post379885
Quote from: PWT3My previous post was on-topic; your response to it? Not a response to it at all. YOUR post, not mine, was an off-topic "calling out" of another poster.
Hypocritical trash.
http://www.domerdomain.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36587#post379887
Quote from: tdnd81
Quote from: PWT3My previous post was on-topic; your response to it? Not a response to it at all. YOUR post, not mine, was an off-topic "calling out" of another poster.
Hypocritical trash.
Are you serious dude ???? Really ?? At least we know the truth, you are a straight up troll... Normal people don't join a board and within a month call out many posters on the board then call out the guy that pretty much runs the site..
That's from 2011, and the account has since been deleted.
But I can't help but feel like he was cheating on us.
Looks like Paul had a Geocities back in high school, guys...
http://web.archive.org/web/20021130082453/http://www.geocities.com/silverking84/
http://web.archive.org/web/20020223135854/http://www.geocities.com/silverking84/girls.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20020223171803/http://www.geocities.com/silverking84/hobart.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20021011011329/http://www.geocities.com/silverking84/asteroidbusiness.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20061207054816/http://www.geocities.com/silverking84/missionstatement.html
In college, he moved on to his Xanga...
http://web.archive.org/web/20030402031034/http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=RockMeAmadeus
http://web.archive.org/web/20030717113013/http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=RockMeAmadeus
http://web.archive.org/web/20030829063842/http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=RockMeAmadeus
http://web.archive.org/web/20031204192035/http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=RockMeAmadeus
http://web.archive.org/web/20040618015425/http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=RockMeAmadeus
http://web.archive.org/web/20041204235927/http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=RockMeAmadeus
http://web.archive.org/web/20040927171038/http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=RockMeAmadeus
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 19, 2013, 11:19:39 AM
In college, he moved on to his Xanga...
http://web.archive.org/web/20030402031034/http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=RockMeAmadeus
http://web.archive.org/web/20030717113013/http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=RockMeAmadeus
http://web.archive.org/web/20030829063842/http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=RockMeAmadeus
http://web.archive.org/web/20031204192035/http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=RockMeAmadeus
http://web.archive.org/web/20040618015425/http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=RockMeAmadeus
http://web.archive.org/web/20041204235927/http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=RockMeAmadeus
http://web.archive.org/web/20040927171038/http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=RockMeAmadeus
I think with every piece of Paul info you dig up, the less interesting he becomes.
Basically, I can sort of see where Bort is coming from.
His Xanga being home to... what's the word... this classic:
http://web.archive.org/web/20031204192035/http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=RockMeAmadeus
QuoteThursday, December 04, 2003
hey.
If my thoughts during masturbation were somehow broadcast, I'd be sent to the gallows pretty quickly. I know we don't...what's the word...have gallows anymore, but that's the point. When I masturbate the obscenities fly through my mind rather like dirtbikes and I just don't think I'd be comfortable living with some snooping telepath in the next room. I will not marry you, Professor Charles Xavier. I cannot marry you, you snooping telepath.
I'm a nice guy and a weakling and so ultimately feel guilty after masturbating. I can't decide if it's my dick praying for a vagina to call home, my better nature cleansing itself of the just-completed act of barbarism, or real Christian guilt over having just thought perverse thoughts in order to get first down yardage.
So there is a mystery.
That's all anyone cares about, or should care about. Their genitals, and their minds, and their bodies entire. Everything else seems pretty fucking superfluous, to be honest with you. I don't care about some war in Iraq, because to understand it and its implications takes effort, and that's effort better spent thinking about my cock or whether or not I should shave this morning or about the chapter I just read. I think you can be indifferent without being clueless or irresponsible. I think you can even be indifferent, in the case of this ongoing Iraq situation, without necessarily being cold-hearted. To be cold-hearted is to observe carefully, invest time and concentration, and come to a conclusion (evidenced by your chosen reaction) borne of cruelty and lacking any semblance of decency.
When this war's done I'll probably start referencing obscure foreign wars to keep some continuity going.
If you'd told me three years ago that I'd spend the morning of December 4, 2003 sitting at the computer typing while wearing Tony the Tiger boxers and listening to the Beach Boys, I'd surely have punched you right in your fibula and called you a cocksure Scaramouch, or worse! a Rutgers graduate. What say you now, Scarlet Knight? Ah but then this is my morning of December 4, 2003 and it is my only fucking morning of December 4, 2003 so I may as well make it quirkier than anticipated. In December here your days all freeze together, best to thaw one out and spare it.
Also! Merry X-Mas, in case I forget to say something about then before then.
Quote from: Eli on July 19, 2013, 11:23:58 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 19, 2013, 11:19:39 AM
In college, he moved on to his Xanga...
http://web.archive.org/web/20030402031034/http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=RockMeAmadeus
http://web.archive.org/web/20030717113013/http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=RockMeAmadeus
http://web.archive.org/web/20030829063842/http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=RockMeAmadeus
http://web.archive.org/web/20031204192035/http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=RockMeAmadeus
http://web.archive.org/web/20040618015425/http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=RockMeAmadeus
http://web.archive.org/web/20041204235927/http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=RockMeAmadeus
http://web.archive.org/web/20040927171038/http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=RockMeAmadeus
I think with every piece of Paul info you dig up, the less interesting more pathetic he becomes.
Basically, I can sort of see where Bort is coming from.
Real life human contact is still a pretty essential element for a happy life'd.
Quote from: Eli on July 19, 2013, 11:23:58 AM
I think with every piece of Paul info you dig up, the less interesting he becomes.
Basically, I can sort of see where Bort is coming from.
Which is why I prefer to remember the glory years.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 19, 2013, 11:25:26 AM
His Xanga being home to... what's the word... this classic:
http://web.archive.org/web/20031204192035/http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=RockMeAmadeus
QuoteThursday, December 04, 2003
hey.
If my thoughts during masturbation were somehow broadcast, I'd be sent to the gallows pretty quickly. I know we don't...what's the word...have gallows anymore, but that's the point. When I masturbate the obscenities fly through my mind rather like dirtbikes and I just don't think I'd be comfortable living with some snooping telepath in the next room. I will not marry you, Professor Charles Xavier. I cannot marry you, you snooping telepath.
I'm a nice guy and a weakling and so ultimately feel guilty after masturbating. I can't decide if it's my dick praying for a vagina to call home, my better nature cleansing itself of the just-completed act of barbarism, or real Christian guilt over having just thought perverse thoughts in order to get first down yardage.
So there is a mystery.
That's all anyone cares about, or should care about. Their genitals, and their minds, and their bodies entire. Everything else seems pretty fucking superfluous, to be honest with you. I don't care about some war in Iraq, because to understand it and its implications takes effort, and that's effort better spent thinking about my cock or whether or not I should shave this morning or about the chapter I just read. I think you can be indifferent without being clueless or irresponsible. I think you can even be indifferent, in the case of this ongoing Iraq situation, without necessarily being cold-hearted. To be cold-hearted is to observe carefully, invest time and concentration, and come to a conclusion (evidenced by your chosen reaction) borne of cruelty and lacking any semblance of decency.
When this war's done I'll probably start referencing obscure foreign wars to keep some continuity going.
If you'd told me three years ago that I'd spend the morning of December 4, 2003 sitting at the computer typing while wearing Tony the Tiger boxers and listening to the Beach Boys, I'd surely have punched you right in your fibula and called you a cocksure Scaramouch, or worse! a Rutgers graduate. What say you now, Scarlet Knight? Ah but then this is my morning of December 4, 2003 and it is my only fucking morning of December 4, 2003 so I may as well make it quirkier than anticipated. In December here your days all freeze together, best to thaw one out and spare it.
Also! Merry X-Mas Andy, in case I forget to say something about then before then.
Why can't I find this thread?
Quote from: R-V on July 19, 2013, 12:37:14 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 19, 2013, 11:25:26 AM
His Xanga being home to... what's the word... this classic:
http://web.archive.org/web/20031204192035/http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=RockMeAmadeus
QuoteThursday, December 04, 2003
hey.
If my thoughts during masturbation were somehow broadcast, I'd be sent to the gallows pretty quickly. I know we don't...what's the word...have gallows anymore, but that's the point. When I masturbate the obscenities fly through my mind rather like dirtbikes and I just don't think I'd be comfortable living with some snooping telepath in the next room. I will not marry you, Professor Charles Xavier. I cannot marry you, you snooping telepath.
I'm a nice guy and a weakling and so ultimately feel guilty after masturbating. I can't decide if it's my dick praying for a vagina to call home, my better nature cleansing itself of the just-completed act of barbarism, or real Christian guilt over having just thought perverse thoughts in order to get first down yardage.
So there is a mystery.
That's all anyone cares about, or should care about. Their genitals, and their minds, and their bodies entire. Everything else seems pretty fucking superfluous, to be honest with you. I don't care about some war in Iraq, because to understand it and its implications takes effort, and that's effort better spent thinking about my cock or whether or not I should shave this morning or about the chapter I just read. I think you can be indifferent without being clueless or irresponsible. I think you can even be indifferent, in the case of this ongoing Iraq situation, without necessarily being cold-hearted. To be cold-hearted is to observe carefully, invest time and concentration, and come to a conclusion (evidenced by your chosen reaction) borne of cruelty and lacking any semblance of decency.
When this war's done I'll probably start referencing obscure foreign wars to keep some continuity going.
If you'd told me three years ago that I'd spend the morning of December 4, 2003 sitting at the computer typing while wearing Tony the Tiger boxers and listening to the Beach Boys, I'd surely have punched you right in your fibula and called you a cocksure Scaramouch, or worse! a Rutgers graduate. What say you now, Scarlet Knight? Ah but then this is my morning of December 4, 2003 and it is my only fucking morning of December 4, 2003 so I may as well make it quirkier than anticipated. In December here your days all freeze together, best to thaw one out and spare it.
Also! Merry X-Mas Andy, in case I forget to say something about then before then.
Why can't I find this thread?
Because it's not in the Frozen Burrito aisle at Trader Joe's?
http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=2165.msg28775#msg28775
Quote from: PenFoe on July 19, 2013, 12:43:50 PM
Quote from: R-V on July 19, 2013, 12:37:14 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 19, 2013, 11:25:26 AM
His Xanga being home to... what's the word... this classic:
http://web.archive.org/web/20031204192035/http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=RockMeAmadeus
QuoteThursday, December 04, 2003
hey.
If my thoughts during masturbation were somehow broadcast, I'd be sent to the gallows pretty quickly. I know we don't...what's the word...have gallows anymore, but that's the point. When I masturbate the obscenities fly through my mind rather like dirtbikes and I just don't think I'd be comfortable living with some snooping telepath in the next room. I will not marry you, Professor Charles Xavier. I cannot marry you, you snooping telepath.
I'm a nice guy and a weakling and so ultimately feel guilty after masturbating. I can't decide if it's my dick praying for a vagina to call home, my better nature cleansing itself of the just-completed act of barbarism, or real Christian guilt over having just thought perverse thoughts in order to get first down yardage.
So there is a mystery.
That's all anyone cares about, or should care about. Their genitals, and their minds, and their bodies entire. Everything else seems pretty fucking superfluous, to be honest with you. I don't care about some war in Iraq, because to understand it and its implications takes effort, and that's effort better spent thinking about my cock or whether or not I should shave this morning or about the chapter I just read. I think you can be indifferent without being clueless or irresponsible. I think you can even be indifferent, in the case of this ongoing Iraq situation, without necessarily being cold-hearted. To be cold-hearted is to observe carefully, invest time and concentration, and come to a conclusion (evidenced by your chosen reaction) borne of cruelty and lacking any semblance of decency.
When this war's done I'll probably start referencing obscure foreign wars to keep some continuity going.
If you'd told me three years ago that I'd spend the morning of December 4, 2003 sitting at the computer typing while wearing Tony the Tiger boxers and listening to the Beach Boys, I'd surely have punched you right in your fibula and called you a cocksure Scaramouch, or worse! a Rutgers graduate. What say you now, Scarlet Knight? Ah but then this is my morning of December 4, 2003 and it is my only fucking morning of December 4, 2003 so I may as well make it quirkier than anticipated. In December here your days all freeze together, best to thaw one out and spare it.
Also! Merry X-Mas Andy, in case I forget to say something about then before then.
Why can't I find this thread?
Because it's not in the Frozen Burrito aisle at Trader Joe's?
http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=2165.msg28775#msg28775
Because it's MerYY
Get 'em, Slak.
https://twitter.com/georgeofman/status/361898591259865088
Quote from: CT III on July 29, 2013, 01:26:05 PM
Get 'em, Slak.
https://twitter.com/georgeofman/status/361898591259865088
No offense to Slak, but Yetti is getting some good zingers in there.
Someone should forward this to B&B; they love making fun of George.
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 29, 2013, 01:41:15 PM
Quote from: CT III on July 29, 2013, 01:26:05 PM
Get 'em, Slak.
https://twitter.com/georgeofman/status/361898591259865088
No offense to Slak, but Yetti is getting some good zingers in there.
Someone should forward this to B&B; they love making fun of George.
I'm not even trying to zing him. I was trying to question him without crossing the line.
Hopefully he spends the night just like his first 22,000 or so - nowhere near a woman that would touch his dick
Quote from: Slaky on July 29, 2013, 01:54:07 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 29, 2013, 01:41:15 PM
Quote from: CT III on July 29, 2013, 01:26:05 PM
Get 'em, Slak.
https://twitter.com/georgeofman/status/361898591259865088
No offense to Slak, but Yetti is getting some good zingers in there.
Someone should forward this to B&B; they love making fun of George.
I'm not even trying to zing him. I was trying to question him without crossing the line.
Hopefully he spends the night just like his first 22,000 or so - nowhere near a woman that would touch his dick
I was just trying to be a dick, cause, you know, it's the internet. It doesn't matter.
Quote from: Yeti on July 29, 2013, 02:21:47 PM
Quote from: Slaky on July 29, 2013, 01:54:07 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on July 29, 2013, 01:41:15 PM
Quote from: CT III on July 29, 2013, 01:26:05 PM
Get 'em, Slak.
https://twitter.com/georgeofman/status/361898591259865088
No offense to Slak, but Yetti is getting some good zingers in there.
Someone should forward this to B&B; they love making fun of George.
I'm not even trying to zing him. I was trying to question him without crossing the line.
Hopefully he spends the night just like his first 22,000 or so - nowhere near a woman that would touch his dick
I was just trying to be a dick, cause, you know, it's the internet. It doesn't matter.
What's your excuse everywhere else?
Don't troll BizNasty.
http://deadspin.com/man-trolls-paul-bissonnette-bissonnette-posts-mans-ar-1155557874
This is pretty great:
KantyeWest (https://twitter.com/Kantye_West)
- The natural fusion of 18th Century Enlightenment Philosopher Immanuel Kant with tweets from Kanye West
But this. This is one of the best things I've seen on the Internet:
KimKierkegaardashian (https://twitter.com/KimKierkegaard)
- The philosophy of Søren Kierkegaard mashed with the tweets and observations of Kim Kardashian.
QuoteLast night's show was insane!! Kanye sold out the Garden!!! Lost inside the crowd was the eternal truth, the single individual.
QuoteSwimming pool. Dance floor. Mechanical bull. There is melancholy in everything in my life, but also an indescribable happiness.
QuoteThank you for the gorgeous baby gifts! But man's life is not intended for enjoyment.
QuoteI suffer sympathetically. I use all my resources to reproduce another's pain. This is what besties do!
Oops (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-14/jpmorgan-twitter-hashtag-trends-against-bank.html).
I guess, in his own time, Bill Hicks could be said to compare unfavorably to Paul...
(http://i.imgur.com/B2YBdc3.png)
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on December 09, 2013, 08:40:08 PM
I guess, in his own time, Bill Hicks could be said to compare unfavorably to Paul...
(http://i.imgur.com/B2YBdc3.png)
He hates Bill Hicks?!?!
Jesus, all this time I was amused in a detached way by teh Paul, but this shit just pisses me off. Not like his delusional analogies to Kant et.al. didn't already prove the point, but christ what a dumbfuck.
Quote from: PANK! on December 10, 2013, 05:49:56 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on December 09, 2013, 08:40:08 PM
I guess, in his own time, Bill Hicks could be said to compare unfavorably to Paul...
(http://i.imgur.com/B2YBdc3.png)
He hates Bill Hicks?!?!
Jesus, all this time I was amused in a detached way by teh Paul, but this shit just pisses me off. Not like his delusional analogies to Kant et.al. didn't already prove the point, but christ what a dumbfuck.
If I had to come up with five words to describe Huey, they would definitely be "amused, in a detached way."
Quote from: Tonker on December 10, 2013, 05:53:41 AM
Quote from: PANK! on December 10, 2013, 05:49:56 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on December 09, 2013, 08:40:08 PM
I guess, in his own time, Bill Hicks could be said to compare unfavorably to Paul...
(http://i.imgur.com/B2YBdc3.png)
He hates Bill Hicks?!?!
Jesus, all this time I was amused in a detached way by teh Paul, but this shit just pisses me off. Not like his delusional analogies to Kant et.al. didn't already prove the point, but christ what a dumbfuck.
If I had to come up with five words to describe Huey, they would definitely be "amused, in a detached way."
Potato, in a boiled way
Quote from: Slaky on December 10, 2013, 09:06:10 AM
Quote from: Tonker on December 10, 2013, 05:53:41 AM
Quote from: PANK! on December 10, 2013, 05:49:56 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on December 09, 2013, 08:40:08 PM
I guess, in his own time, Bill Hicks could be said to compare unfavorably to Paul...
(http://i.imgur.com/B2YBdc3.png)
He hates Bill Hicks?!?!
Jesus, all this time I was amused in a detached way by teh Paul, but this shit just pisses me off. Not like his delusional analogies to Kant et.al. didn't already prove the point, but christ what a dumbfuck.
If I had to come up with five words to describe Huey, they would definitely be "amused, in a detached way."
Potato, in a boiled way
Sophomoric meatsack
Quote from: R-V on December 10, 2013, 09:19:55 AM
Quote from: Slaky on December 10, 2013, 09:06:10 AM
Quote from: Tonker on December 10, 2013, 05:53:41 AM
Quote from: PANK! on December 10, 2013, 05:49:56 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on December 09, 2013, 08:40:08 PM
I guess, in his own time, Bill Hicks could be said to compare unfavorably to Paul...
(http://i.imgur.com/B2YBdc3.png)
He hates Bill Hicks?!?!
Jesus, all this time I was amused in a detached way by teh Paul, but this shit just pisses me off. Not like his delusional analogies to Kant et.al. didn't already prove the point, but christ what a dumbfuck.
If I had to come up with five words to describe Huey, they would definitely be "amused, in a detached way."
Potato, in a boiled way
Sophomoric meatsack
Helmeted curmudgeon
Quote from: Fork on December 10, 2013, 10:03:51 AM
Quote from: R-V on December 10, 2013, 09:19:55 AM
Quote from: Slaky on December 10, 2013, 09:06:10 AM
Quote from: Tonker on December 10, 2013, 05:53:41 AM
Quote from: PANK! on December 10, 2013, 05:49:56 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on December 09, 2013, 08:40:08 PM
I guess, in his own time, Bill Hicks could be said to compare unfavorably to Paul...
(http://i.imgur.com/B2YBdc3.png)
He hates Bill Hicks?!?!
Jesus, all this time I was amused in a detached way by teh Paul, but this shit just pisses me off. Not like his delusional analogies to Kant et.al. didn't already prove the point, but christ what a dumbfuck.
If I had to come up with five words to describe Huey, they would definitely be "amused, in a detached way."
Potato, in a boiled way
Sophomoric meatsack
Helmeted curmudgeon
We're talking about Huey's dong now, right?
Quote from: R-V on December 10, 2013, 10:06:10 AM
Quote from: Fork on December 10, 2013, 10:03:51 AM
Quote from: R-V on December 10, 2013, 09:19:55 AM
Quote from: Slaky on December 10, 2013, 09:06:10 AM
Quote from: Tonker on December 10, 2013, 05:53:41 AM
Quote from: PANK! on December 10, 2013, 05:49:56 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on December 09, 2013, 08:40:08 PM
I guess, in his own time, Bill Hicks could be said to compare unfavorably to Paul...
(http://i.imgur.com/B2YBdc3.png)
He hates Bill Hicks?!?!
Jesus, all this time I was amused in a detached way by teh Paul, but this shit just pisses me off. Not like his delusional analogies to Kant et.al. didn't already prove the point, but christ what a dumbfuck.
If I had to come up with five words to describe Huey, they would definitely be "amused, in a detached way."
Potato, in a boiled way
Sophomoric meatsack
Helmeted curmudgeon
We're talking about Huey's dong now, right?
TBFA.
Quote from: Slaky on December 10, 2013, 09:06:10 AM
Quote from: Tonker on December 10, 2013, 05:53:41 AM
Quote from: PANK! on December 10, 2013, 05:49:56 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on December 09, 2013, 08:40:08 PM
I guess, in his own time, Bill Hicks could be said to compare unfavorably to Paul...
(http://i.imgur.com/B2YBdc3.png)
He hates Bill Hicks?!?!
Jesus, all this time I was amused in a detached way by teh Paul, but this shit just pisses me off. Not like his delusional analogies to Kant et.al. didn't already prove the point, but christ what a dumbfuck.
If I had to come up with five words to describe Huey, they would definitely be "amused, in a detached way."
Potato, in a boiled way
Anal, too big for it.
Quote from: R-V on December 10, 2013, 09:19:55 AM
Quote from: Slaky on December 10, 2013, 09:06:10 AM
Quote from: Tonker on December 10, 2013, 05:53:41 AM
Quote from: PANK! on December 10, 2013, 05:49:56 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on December 09, 2013, 08:40:08 PM
I guess, in his own time, Bill Hicks could be said to compare unfavorably to Paul...
(http://i.imgur.com/B2YBdc3.png)
He hates Bill Hicks?!?!
Jesus, all this time I was amused in a detached way by teh Paul, but this shit just pisses me off. Not like his delusional analogies to Kant et.al. didn't already prove the point, but christ what a dumbfuck.
If I had to come up with five words to describe Huey, they would definitely be "amused, in a detached way."
Potato, in a boiled way
Sophomoric meatsack
That's two words.
Quote from: Eli on December 10, 2013, 10:47:08 AM
Quote from: R-V on December 10, 2013, 09:19:55 AM
Quote from: Slaky on December 10, 2013, 09:06:10 AM
Quote from: Tonker on December 10, 2013, 05:53:41 AM
Quote from: PANK! on December 10, 2013, 05:49:56 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on December 09, 2013, 08:40:08 PM
I guess, in his own time, Bill Hicks could be said to compare unfavorably to Paul...
(http://i.imgur.com/B2YBdc3.png)
He hates Bill Hicks?!?!
Jesus, all this time I was amused in a detached way by teh Paul, but this shit just pisses me off. Not like his delusional analogies to Kant et.al. didn't already prove the point, but christ what a dumbfuck.
If I had to come up with five words to describe Huey, they would definitely be "amused, in a detached way."
Potato, in a boiled way
Sophomoric meatsack
That's two words.
Poatto Ptotao Potaot oPtoat Spdu
This (http://jezebel.com/us-airways-tweets-pic-of-woman-with-toy-airplane-in-her-1563104321/all) takes the thread title literally and is also extremely, extremely NSFW.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 14, 2014, 04:58:57 PM
This (http://jezebel.com/us-airways-tweets-pic-of-woman-with-toy-airplane-in-her-1563104321/all) takes the thread title literally and is also extremely, extremely NSFW.
Well, her plane was stuck at CLT and she wanted US Airways to get it into her special place. It looks like they did that.
Quote from: Brownie on April 15, 2014, 12:42:05 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 14, 2014, 04:58:57 PM
This (http://jezebel.com/us-airways-tweets-pic-of-woman-with-toy-airplane-in-her-1563104321/all) takes the thread title literally and is also extremely, extremely NSFW.
Well, her plane was stuck at CLT and she wanted US Airways to get it into her special place. It looks like they did that.
You can't just pound away at the CLT all day and expect to get anywhere. Mix it up, kids.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on April 15, 2014, 01:39:56 PM
Quote from: Brownie on April 15, 2014, 12:42:05 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 14, 2014, 04:58:57 PM
This (http://jezebel.com/us-airways-tweets-pic-of-woman-with-toy-airplane-in-her-1563104321/all) takes the thread title literally and is also extremely, extremely NSFW.
Well, her plane was stuck at CLT and she wanted US Airways to get it into her special place. It looks like they did that.
You can't just pound away at the CLT all day and expect to get anywhere. Mix it up, kids.
Some guys can't even find the CLT.
Ryan Theriot, swingin' his dick around on the Internet, slapping idiots upside the head with some truth and weakly sending them toward second base on the ground.
Quote from: Kevin Shillings (@KShillings)
@MattMoscona didn't realize @rtheriot7 was responsible for an Urban Dictionary listing. Now that is fame! #tootblan
(link to Urban Dictionary) (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=TOOTBLAN)
Quote from: Ryan Theriot (@rtheriot7)
@KShillings @MattMoscona ask that idiot who came up with that, how about game 4, 9th inning WS game winning run.....
Because if you do something right once, it doesn't matter how many times you did everything wrong.
DPD for some ONGOING TWITTER FUN! (http://www.bleachernation.com/2014/05/13/ongoing-twitter-fun-when-sarcasm-meets-a-stupid-hashtag/)
(http://i.imgur.com/iV0H9JY.png)
https://twitter.com/DAVIDMDRAIMAN/status/501689986115457026
Counter-point: Slak interacting with him is fantastic
Quote from: Yeti on August 19, 2014, 08:09:36 AM
https://twitter.com/DAVIDMDRAIMAN/status/501689986115457026
Counter-point: Slak interacting with him is fantastic
I scrolled for 10 minutes looking for any interaction with Slak and never got there.
Great way to sell a story.
Maybe a screen cap next time? Direct link to the interaction?
SOMETHING?
Quote from: PenFoe on August 19, 2014, 10:42:45 AM
Quote from: Yeti on August 19, 2014, 08:09:36 AM
https://twitter.com/DAVIDMDRAIMAN/status/501689986115457026
Counter-point: Slak interacting with him is fantastic
I scrolled for 10 minutes looking for any interaction with Slak and never got there.
Great way to sell a story.
Maybe a screen cap next time? Direct link to the interaction?
SOMETHING?
here: https://twitter.com/AndrewCieslak
Quote from: PenFoe on August 19, 2014, 10:42:45 AM
Quote from: Yeti on August 19, 2014, 08:09:36 AM
https://twitter.com/DAVIDMDRAIMAN/status/501689986115457026
Counter-point: Slak interacting with him is fantastic
I scrolled for 10 minutes looking for any interaction with Slak and never got there.
Great way to sell a story.
Maybe a screen cap next time? Direct link to the interaction?
SOMETHING?
twitter.com
Quote from: Yeti on August 19, 2014, 11:07:46 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on August 19, 2014, 10:42:45 AM
Quote from: Yeti on August 19, 2014, 08:09:36 AM
https://twitter.com/DAVIDMDRAIMAN/status/501689986115457026
Counter-point: Slak interacting with him is fantastic
I scrolled for 10 minutes looking for any interaction with Slak and never got there.
Great way to sell a story.
Maybe a screen cap next time? Direct link to the interaction?
SOMETHING?
here: https://twitter.com/AndrewCieslak
Fine: https://twitter.com/AndrewCieslak/status/501709468032569344
Quote from: Yeti on August 19, 2014, 11:11:26 AM
Quote from: Yeti on August 19, 2014, 11:07:46 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on August 19, 2014, 10:42:45 AM
Quote from: Yeti on August 19, 2014, 08:09:36 AM
https://twitter.com/DAVIDMDRAIMAN/status/501689986115457026
Counter-point: Slak interacting with him is fantastic
I scrolled for 10 minutes looking for any interaction with Slak and never got there.
Great way to sell a story.
Maybe a screen cap next time? Direct link to the interaction?
SOMETHING?
here: https://twitter.com/AndrewCieslak
Fine: https://twitter.com/AndrewCieslak/status/501709468032569344
Much better storytelling.
Quote from: PenFoe on August 19, 2014, 01:51:05 PM
Quote from: Yeti on August 19, 2014, 11:11:26 AM
Quote from: Yeti on August 19, 2014, 11:07:46 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on August 19, 2014, 10:42:45 AM
Quote from: Yeti on August 19, 2014, 08:09:36 AM
https://twitter.com/DAVIDMDRAIMAN/status/501689986115457026
Counter-point: Slak interacting with him is fantastic
I scrolled for 10 minutes looking for any interaction with Slak and never got there.
Great way to sell a story.
Maybe a screen cap next time? Direct link to the interaction?
SOMETHING?
here: https://twitter.com/AndrewCieslak
Fine: https://twitter.com/AndrewCieslak/status/501709468032569344
Much better storytelling.
Basically, the guy from Disturbed is a fucking moron. Also he loves it when you tell him he was in other nu metal bands that sucked as badly as his.
Quote from: Slaky on August 19, 2014, 03:30:47 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on August 19, 2014, 01:51:05 PM
Quote from: Yeti on August 19, 2014, 11:11:26 AM
Quote from: Yeti on August 19, 2014, 11:07:46 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on August 19, 2014, 10:42:45 AM
Quote from: Yeti on August 19, 2014, 08:09:36 AM
https://twitter.com/DAVIDMDRAIMAN/status/501689986115457026
Counter-point: Slak interacting with him is fantastic
I scrolled for 10 minutes looking for any interaction with Slak and never got there.
Great way to sell a story.
Maybe a screen cap next time? Direct link to the interaction?
SOMETHING?
here: https://twitter.com/AndrewCieslak
Fine: https://twitter.com/AndrewCieslak/status/501709468032569344
Much better storytelling.
Basically, the guy from Disturbed is a fucking moron. Also he loves it when you tell him he was in other nu metal bands that sucked as badly as his.
Never heard of him before just now. I learned that all the above is true and that he's married to the Japanese-American model and ex-WWE diva Lena Yeda.
God. Damnit.
Quote from: InternetApex on August 19, 2014, 03:44:34 PM
Quote from: Slaky on August 19, 2014, 03:30:47 PM
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https://twitter.com/DAVIDMDRAIMAN/status/501689986115457026
Counter-point: Slak interacting with him is fantastic
I scrolled for 10 minutes looking for any interaction with Slak and never got there.
Great way to sell a story.
Maybe a screen cap next time? Direct link to the interaction?
SOMETHING?
here: https://twitter.com/AndrewCieslak
Fine: https://twitter.com/AndrewCieslak/status/501709468032569344
Much better storytelling.
Basically, the guy from Disturbed is a fucking moron. Also he loves it when you tell him he was in other nu metal bands that sucked as badly as his.
Never heard of him before just now. I learned that all the above is true and that he's married to the Japanese-American model and ex-WWE diva Lena Yeda.
God. Damnit.
Then she's an idiot too.
Quote from: Slaky on August 19, 2014, 03:45:50 PM
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Quote from: Slaky on August 19, 2014, 03:30:47 PM
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Quote from: Yeti on August 19, 2014, 11:07:46 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on August 19, 2014, 10:42:45 AM
Quote from: Yeti on August 19, 2014, 08:09:36 AM
https://twitter.com/DAVIDMDRAIMAN/status/501689986115457026
Counter-point: Slak interacting with him is fantastic
I scrolled for 10 minutes looking for any interaction with Slak and never got there.
Great way to sell a story.
Maybe a screen cap next time? Direct link to the interaction?
SOMETHING?
here: https://twitter.com/AndrewCieslak
Fine: https://twitter.com/AndrewCieslak/status/501709468032569344
Much better storytelling.
Basically, the guy from Disturbed is a fucking moron. Also he loves it when you tell him he was in other nu metal bands that sucked as badly as his.
Never heard of him before just now. I learned that all the above is true and that he's married to the Japanese-American model and ex-WWE diva Lena Yeda.
God. Damnit.
Then she's an idiot too.
Clearly.
Quote from: Slaky on August 19, 2014, 03:45:50 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 19, 2014, 03:44:34 PM
Quote from: Slaky on August 19, 2014, 03:30:47 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on August 19, 2014, 01:51:05 PM
Quote from: Yeti on August 19, 2014, 11:11:26 AM
Quote from: Yeti on August 19, 2014, 11:07:46 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on August 19, 2014, 10:42:45 AM
Quote from: Yeti on August 19, 2014, 08:09:36 AM
https://twitter.com/DAVIDMDRAIMAN/status/501689986115457026
Counter-point: Slak interacting with him is fantastic
I scrolled for 10 minutes looking for any interaction with Slak and never got there.
Great way to sell a story.
Maybe a screen cap next time? Direct link to the interaction?
SOMETHING?
here: https://twitter.com/AndrewCieslak
Fine: https://twitter.com/AndrewCieslak/status/501709468032569344
Much better storytelling.
Basically, the guy from Disturbed is a fucking moron. Also he loves it when you tell him he was in other nu metal bands that sucked as badly as his.
Never heard of him before just now. I learned that all the above is true and that he's married to the Japanese-American model and ex-WWE diva Lena Yeda.
God. Damnit.
Then she's an idiot too.
Turns out there's no panty-dropper like OOH WA AH AH AH!
https://twitter.com/alyellon/status/502470256074686464
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on August 21, 2014, 10:09:33 AM
https://twitter.com/alyellon/status/502470256074686464
Quote from: Shit for Brains
By refocusing on winning, the Cubs are becoming just like every other team.
Not winning for over a century makes the Cubs special!
Quote from: Fork on August 21, 2014, 03:15:18 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on August 21, 2014, 10:09:33 AM
https://twitter.com/alyellon/status/502470256074686464
Quote from: Shit for Brains
By refocusing on winning, the Cubs are becoming just like every other team.
Not winning for over a century makes the Cubs special!
Is he saying this is bad? I don't even get this.
Quote from: PenFoe on August 21, 2014, 04:23:57 PM
Quote from: Fork on August 21, 2014, 03:15:18 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on August 21, 2014, 10:09:33 AM
https://twitter.com/alyellon/status/502470256074686464
Quote from: Shit for Brains
By refocusing on winning, the Cubs are becoming just like every other team.
Not winning for over a century makes the Cubs special!
Is he saying this is bad? I don't even get this.
Also are there not other teams tanking? Houston doesn't seem to be focusing on winning.
Quote from: SKO on August 21, 2014, 04:29:26 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on August 21, 2014, 04:23:57 PM
Quote from: Fork on August 21, 2014, 03:15:18 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on August 21, 2014, 10:09:33 AM
https://twitter.com/alyellon/status/502470256074686464
Quote from: Shit for Brains
By refocusing on winning, the Cubs are becoming just like every other team.
Not winning for over a century makes the Cubs special!
Is he saying this is bad? I don't even get this.
Also are there not other teams tanking? Houston doesn't seem to be focusing on winning.
I think he means that doing business the Tribune way meant spending enough money to make things fun and interesting, which kept fannies in the seats. I think he correctly states that the Ricketts aren't about to continue the "Loveable Loser" tradition and are genuinely trying to build from the ground up, which will mean that the Cubs will have good years and bad years and the attendance will reflect that. At least that's what I thought he said, but I was cringing the whole time because I was positive that any article quoting Yellon and calling Harry Caray a "graceless blowhard" was going to more wrong than a thousand Chucks having a debate in the Tron Universe.
Quote from: InternetApex on August 21, 2014, 06:00:13 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 21, 2014, 04:29:26 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on August 21, 2014, 04:23:57 PM
Quote from: Fork on August 21, 2014, 03:15:18 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on August 21, 2014, 10:09:33 AM
https://twitter.com/alyellon/status/502470256074686464
Quote from: Shit for Brains
By refocusing on winning, the Cubs are becoming just like every other team.
Not winning for over a century makes the Cubs special!
Is he saying this is bad? I don't even get this.
Also are there not other teams tanking? Houston doesn't seem to be focusing on winning.
I think he means that doing business the Tribune way meant spending enough money to make things fun and interesting, which kept fannies in the seats. I think he correctly states that the Ricketts aren't about to continue the "Loveable Loser" tradition and are genuinely trying to build from the ground up, which will mean that the Cubs will have good years and bad years and the attendance will reflect that. At least that's what I thought he said, but I was cringing the whole time because I was positive that any article quoting Yellon and calling Harry Caray a "graceless blowhard" was going to more wrong than a thousand Chucks having a debate in the Tron Universe.
Also, the team has really fucked up not marketing Wrigley Field this season. I almost forgot that the Cubs still play in that ivy-covered burial ground, and have for 98 years. You know maybe the same guy who called Harry a graceless blowhard could maybe suggest the Ricketts regime work selling beautiful Wrigley Field.
Quote from: Brownie on August 21, 2014, 10:50:24 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 21, 2014, 06:00:13 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 21, 2014, 04:29:26 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on August 21, 2014, 04:23:57 PM
Quote from: Fork on August 21, 2014, 03:15:18 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on August 21, 2014, 10:09:33 AM
https://twitter.com/alyellon/status/502470256074686464
Quote from: Shit for Brains
By refocusing on winning, the Cubs are becoming just like every other team.
Not winning for over a century makes the Cubs special!
Is he saying this is bad? I don't even get this.
Also are there not other teams tanking? Houston doesn't seem to be focusing on winning.
I think he means that doing business the Tribune way meant spending enough money to make things fun and interesting, which kept fannies in the seats. I think he correctly states that the Ricketts aren't about to continue the "Loveable Loser" tradition and are genuinely trying to build from the ground up, which will mean that the Cubs will have good years and bad years and the attendance will reflect that. At least that's what I thought he said, but I was cringing the whole time because I was positive that any article quoting Yellon and calling Harry Caray a "graceless blowhard" was going to more wrong than a thousand Chucks having a debate in the Tron Universe.
Also, the team has really fucked up not marketing Wrigley Field this season. I almost forgot that the Cubs still play in that ivy-covered burial ground, and have for 98 years. You know maybe the same guy who called Harry a graceless blowhard could maybe suggest the Ricketts regime work selling beautiful Wrigley Field.
Maybe they should consider trying to spruce up the place a little. Has anyone suggested that?
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 22, 2014, 12:04:49 PM
Quote from: Brownie on August 21, 2014, 10:50:24 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 21, 2014, 06:00:13 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 21, 2014, 04:29:26 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on August 21, 2014, 04:23:57 PM
Quote from: Fork on August 21, 2014, 03:15:18 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on August 21, 2014, 10:09:33 AM
https://twitter.com/alyellon/status/502470256074686464
Quote from: Shit for Brains
By refocusing on winning, the Cubs are becoming just like every other team.
Not winning for over a century makes the Cubs special!
Is he saying this is bad? I don't even get this.
Also are there not other teams tanking? Houston doesn't seem to be focusing on winning.
I think he means that doing business the Tribune way meant spending enough money to make things fun and interesting, which kept fannies in the seats. I think he correctly states that the Ricketts aren't about to continue the "Loveable Loser" tradition and are genuinely trying to build from the ground up, which will mean that the Cubs will have good years and bad years and the attendance will reflect that. At least that's what I thought he said, but I was cringing the whole time because I was positive that any article quoting Yellon and calling Harry Caray a "graceless blowhard" was going to more wrong than a thousand Chucks having a debate in the Tron Universe.
Also, the team has really fucked up not marketing Wrigley Field this season. I almost forgot that the Cubs still play in that ivy-covered burial ground, and have for 98 years. You know maybe the same guy who called Harry a graceless blowhard could maybe suggest the Ricketts regime work selling beautiful Wrigley Field.
Maybe they should consider trying to spruce up the place a little. Has anyone suggested that?
Maybe spruce it up with a few players?
Quote from: CBStew on August 22, 2014, 12:29:16 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 22, 2014, 12:04:49 PM
Quote from: Brownie on August 21, 2014, 10:50:24 PM
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Quote from: PenFoe on August 21, 2014, 04:23:57 PM
Quote from: Fork on August 21, 2014, 03:15:18 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on August 21, 2014, 10:09:33 AM
https://twitter.com/alyellon/status/502470256074686464
Quote from: Shit for Brains
By refocusing on winning, the Cubs are becoming just like every other team.
Not winning for over a century makes the Cubs special!
Is he saying this is bad? I don't even get this.
Also are there not other teams tanking? Houston doesn't seem to be focusing on winning.
I think he means that doing business the Tribune way meant spending enough money to make things fun and interesting, which kept fannies in the seats. I think he correctly states that the Ricketts aren't about to continue the "Loveable Loser" tradition and are genuinely trying to build from the ground up, which will mean that the Cubs will have good years and bad years and the attendance will reflect that. At least that's what I thought he said, but I was cringing the whole time because I was positive that any article quoting Yellon and calling Harry Caray a "graceless blowhard" was going to more wrong than a thousand Chucks having a debate in the Tron Universe.
Also, the team has really fucked up not marketing Wrigley Field this season. I almost forgot that the Cubs still play in that ivy-covered burial ground, and have for 98 years. You know maybe the same guy who called Harry a graceless blowhard could maybe suggest the Ricketts regime work selling beautiful Wrigley Field.
Maybe they should consider trying to spruce up the place a little. Has anyone suggested that?
Maybe spruce it up with a few players?
IT'S COMING, OKAY?
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SKO went to a bachelor party.
QuoteDrrrrumnnnnk
QuoteStill think the Bears should a cut fails and kept chrisn Williams tho
QuoteI have 400+ Twitter folo were. One of all needs to send me chicken nuggets or some shit
QuoteAaand fuck Mike Martz
QuoteI hate Cedric Benson do much. So goddamn much. they never shit have traded t hi miss jonessss
QuoteWad at the first cubs cardinalsgame today. Saw a cards fan wearing A FULL UNIFORM IN THE STANDS. ridiculed him relentlessly.
QuoteWho u think yup are, son? Ronnie Woo Woo?
QuoteI am drink as shitballs and in saint Louis
If I die remember always that Brian Griese is a fucking piece of garbage
And finally:
QuoteDavid Fales can suck my dick. Do .you even lift bro
Quote from: Eli on August 30, 2014, 10:49:34 PM
QuoteAaand fuck Mike Martz
Sounds pretty sober to me
Quote from: Eli on August 30, 2014, 10:49:34 PM
SKO went to a bachelor party.
QuoteDrrrrumnnnnk
QuoteStill think the Bears should a cut fails and kept chrisn Williams tho
QuoteI have 400+ Twitter folo were. One of all needs to send me chicken nuggets or some shit
QuoteAaand fuck Mike Martz
QuoteI hate Cedric Benson do much. So goddamn much. they never shit have traded t hi miss jonessss
QuoteWad at the first cubs cardinalsgame today. Saw a cards fan wearing A FULL UNIFORM IN THE STANDS. ridiculed him relentlessly.
QuoteWho u think yup are, son? Ronnie Woo Woo?
QuoteI am drink as shitballs and in saint Louis
If I die remember always that Brian Griese is a fucking piece of garbage
And finally:
QuoteDavid Fales can suck my dick. Do .you even lift bro
Must have been an awesome bachelor party for him to have felt the need to tweet his Bears thoughts to the world.
Quote from: PANK! on August 31, 2014, 08:28:15 AM
Must have been an awesome bachelor party a day of the week for him to have felt the need to tweet his Bears thoughts to the world.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 31, 2014, 10:16:18 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 31, 2014, 08:28:15 AM
Must have been an awesome bachelor party a day of the week for him to have felt the need to tweet his Bears thoughts to the world.
Guffaw.
To be fair by the time those tweets were sent I was back at the hotel alone because I will do many things buy I will Not go to a strip club in fucking Missouri
Quote from: SKO on August 31, 2014, 11:42:40 AM
To be fair by the time those tweets were sent I was back at the hotel alone because I will do many things buy I will Not go to a strip club in fucking Missouri
I nodded in agreement, then realized the only strip clubs I've been to were in South Carolina and Georgia, which is probably a lateral move.
But seriously St. Louis is a shithole
I really needed Bort there to explain the shoutbox and accompanying memes bc I had a hell of a time explaining why I cracked up when I saw the Purina factory.
Quote from: SKO on August 31, 2014, 11:42:40 AM
To be fair by the time those tweets were sent I was back at the hotel alone because I will do many things buy I will Not go to a strip club in fucking Missouri
I'm imagining lunchtime dancers, only all night.
TheKapman
Quote from: Yeti on September 08, 2014, 07:53:15 AM
TheKapman
do u get ur jay jersey dry cleaned or laundered
Quote from: Eli on September 08, 2014, 08:48:29 AM
Quote from: Yeti on September 08, 2014, 07:53:15 AM
TheKapman
do u get ur jay jersey dry cleaned or laundered
I hate to be the dongchugger, but in what world is Cutler near the top of the blame for that loss?
Quote from: Eli on September 08, 2014, 08:48:29 AM
Quote from: Yeti on September 08, 2014, 07:53:15 AM
TheKapman
do u get ur jay jersey dry cleaned or laundered
Who gets a jersey dry-cleaned? Or sends it off to be "laundered," for that matter? Does Kap not know how to wash his clothes like a regular person?
Quote from: Yeti on September 08, 2014, 09:25:23 AM
Quote from: Eli on September 08, 2014, 08:48:29 AM
Quote from: Yeti on September 08, 2014, 07:53:15 AM
TheKapman
do u get ur jay jersey dry cleaned or laundered
I hate to be the dongchugger, but in what world is Cutler near the top of the blame for that loss?
That was a return to 2009 Bears football where you had a situation in which Cutler had to be perfect and he wasn't. The offensive line was good enough but the receiving corps was in disarray. The defense made stops only occasionally. Would Aaron Rodgers have made that asinine Caleb Hanie-esque toss to Kyle Williams? I'm guessing he would not. In my mind that loss was on several people, and some of it was as random as Brandon Marshall fumbling and Alshon picking a bad time to tweak a hammy.
I'm one of the leading Cutler apologists in the free world and I believe that is the type of game he is good enough to pull out - and he didn't. Does that mean he's terrible? No, it means he might... <choke> ... he might not <drinks water> be as good as I think he is.
Quote from: InternetApex on September 08, 2014, 10:00:42 AM
Quote from: Yeti on September 08, 2014, 09:25:23 AM
Quote from: Eli on September 08, 2014, 08:48:29 AM
Quote from: Yeti on September 08, 2014, 07:53:15 AM
TheKapman
do u get ur jay jersey dry cleaned or laundered
I hate to be the dongchugger, but in what world is Cutler near the top of the blame for that loss?
That was a return to 2009 Bears football where you had a situation in which Cutler had to be perfect and he wasn't. The offensive line was good enough but the receiving corps was in disarray. The defense made stops only occasionally. Would Aaron Rodgers have made that asinine Caleb Hanie-esque toss to Kyle Williams? I'm guessing he would not. In my mind that loss was on several people, and some of it was as random as Brandon Marshall fumbling and Alshon picking a bad time to tweak a hammy.
I'm one of the leading Cutler apologists in the free world and I believe that is the type of game he is good enough to pull out - and he didn't. Does that mean he's terrible? No, it means he might... <choke> ... he might not <drinks water> be as good as I think he is.
Honestly, I don't even think he saw Williams, and from his perspective, Martellus was probably open. It's the only photo I use, but:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bw_Erh6IcAE61Ao.jpg:large)
It appears to me that Williams was probably shielded by Mills
Quote from: Yeti on September 08, 2014, 10:21:50 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on September 08, 2014, 10:00:42 AM
Quote from: Yeti on September 08, 2014, 09:25:23 AM
Quote from: Eli on September 08, 2014, 08:48:29 AM
Quote from: Yeti on September 08, 2014, 07:53:15 AM
TheKapman
do u get ur jay jersey dry cleaned or laundered
I hate to be the dongchugger, but in what world is Cutler near the top of the blame for that loss?
That was a return to 2009 Bears football where you had a situation in which Cutler had to be perfect and he wasn't. The offensive line was good enough but the receiving corps was in disarray. The defense made stops only occasionally. Would Aaron Rodgers have made that asinine Caleb Hanie-esque toss to Kyle Williams? I'm guessing he would not. In my mind that loss was on several people, and some of it was as random as Brandon Marshall fumbling and Alshon picking a bad time to tweak a hammy.
I'm one of the leading Cutler apologists in the free world and I believe that is the type of game he is good enough to pull out - and he didn't. Does that mean he's terrible? No, it means he might... <choke> ... he might not <drinks water> be as good as I think he is.
Honestly, I don't even think he saw Williams, and from his perspective, Martellus was probably open. It's the only photo I use, but:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bw_Erh6IcAE61Ao.jpg:large)
It appears to me that Williams was probably shielded by Mills
Isn't that kind of the point of the whole Don't Throw Across Your Body Back to the Middle of the Field rule - that you aren't going to have a full view of where you're throwing and are flying blind to some extent?
No Cutler did not lose that game single-handedly, but if I was forced at musketpoint to pick a culprit it would be him. They were driving for the go-ahead score and he made a really bad decision to stop that from happening. I'm a known dumbass, but my hope/expectation was that with Trestman having two years now to grow Jay's football, that he'd expel this type of slapdickery from his system. I think I just need to come to terms with the fact that Jay is never going to have that breakout year where he puts it all together and shoots fireballs of stardom out of his orifices. He's always going to be an above-average QB who will make our buttholes pucker a couple times a game with a terrible decision, but could win a Super Bowl with the right talent around him and a few breaks in the clustermug that is the NFL.
I guess I was just hoping for better from our guy Jake.
Quote from: R-V on September 08, 2014, 10:32:12 AM
Quote from: Yeti on September 08, 2014, 10:21:50 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on September 08, 2014, 10:00:42 AM
Quote from: Yeti on September 08, 2014, 09:25:23 AM
Quote from: Eli on September 08, 2014, 08:48:29 AM
Quote from: Yeti on September 08, 2014, 07:53:15 AM
TheKapman
do u get ur jay jersey dry cleaned or laundered
I hate to be the dongchugger, but in what world is Cutler near the top of the blame for that loss?
That was a return to 2009 Bears football where you had a situation in which Cutler had to be perfect and he wasn't. The offensive line was good enough but the receiving corps was in disarray. The defense made stops only occasionally. Would Aaron Rodgers have made that asinine Caleb Hanie-esque toss to Kyle Williams? I'm guessing he would not. In my mind that loss was on several people, and some of it was as random as Brandon Marshall fumbling and Alshon picking a bad time to tweak a hammy.
I'm one of the leading Cutler apologists in the free world and I believe that is the type of game he is good enough to pull out - and he didn't. Does that mean he's terrible? No, it means he might... <choke> ... he might not <drinks water> be as good as I think he is.
Honestly, I don't even think he saw Williams, and from his perspective, Martellus was probably open. It's the only photo I use, but:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bw_Erh6IcAE61Ao.jpg:large)
It appears to me that Williams was probably shielded by Mills
Isn't that kind of the point of the whole Don't Throw Across Your Body Back to the Middle of the Field rule - that you aren't going to have a full view of where you're throwing and are flying blind to some extent?
No Cutler did not lose that game single-handedly, but if I was forced at musketpoint to pick a culprit it would be him. They were driving for the go-ahead score and he made a really bad decision to stop that from happening. I'm a known dumbass, but my hope/expectation was that with Trestman having two years now to grow Jay's football, that he'd expel this type of slapdickery from his system. I think I just need to come to terms with the fact that Jay is never going to have that breakout year where he puts it all together and shoots fireballs of stardom out of his orifices. He's always going to be an above-average QB who will make our buttholes pucker a couple times a game with a terrible decision, but could win a Super Bowl with the right talent around him and a few breaks in the clustermug that is the NFL.
I guess I was just hoping for better from our guy Jake.
Also, I didn't see this play, but unless there's a Buffalo Bill below the numbers that doesn't appear in this photo, it looks like he could have run for a first down fairly easily.
Quote from: CT III on September 08, 2014, 11:11:43 AM
Quote from: R-V on September 08, 2014, 10:32:12 AM
Quote from: Yeti on September 08, 2014, 10:21:50 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on September 08, 2014, 10:00:42 AM
Quote from: Yeti on September 08, 2014, 09:25:23 AM
Quote from: Eli on September 08, 2014, 08:48:29 AM
Quote from: Yeti on September 08, 2014, 07:53:15 AM
TheKapman
do u get ur jay jersey dry cleaned or laundered
I hate to be the dongchugger, but in what world is Cutler near the top of the blame for that loss?
That was a return to 2009 Bears football where you had a situation in which Cutler had to be perfect and he wasn't. The offensive line was good enough but the receiving corps was in disarray. The defense made stops only occasionally. Would Aaron Rodgers have made that asinine Caleb Hanie-esque toss to Kyle Williams? I'm guessing he would not. In my mind that loss was on several people, and some of it was as random as Brandon Marshall fumbling and Alshon picking a bad time to tweak a hammy.
I'm one of the leading Cutler apologists in the free world and I believe that is the type of game he is good enough to pull out - and he didn't. Does that mean he's terrible? No, it means he might... <choke> ... he might not <drinks water> be as good as I think he is.
Honestly, I don't even think he saw Williams, and from his perspective, Martellus was probably open. It's the only photo I use, but:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bw_Erh6IcAE61Ao.jpg:large)
It appears to me that Williams was probably shielded by Mills
Isn't that kind of the point of the whole Don't Throw Across Your Body Back to the Middle of the Field rule - that you aren't going to have a full view of where you're throwing and are flying blind to some extent?
No Cutler did not lose that game single-handedly, but if I was forced at musketpoint to pick a culprit it would be him. They were driving for the go-ahead score and he made a really bad decision to stop that from happening. I'm a known dumbass, but my hope/expectation was that with Trestman having two years now to grow Jay's football, that he'd expel this type of slapdickery from his system. I think I just need to come to terms with the fact that Jay is never going to have that breakout year where he puts it all together and shoots fireballs of stardom out of his orifices. He's always going to be an above-average QB who will make our buttholes pucker a couple times a game with a terrible decision, but could win a Super Bowl with the right talent around him and a few breaks in the clustermug that is the NFL.
I guess I was just hoping for better from our guy Jake.
Also, I didn't see this play, but unless there's a Buffalo Bill below the numbers that doesn't appear in this photo, it looks like he could have run for a first down fairly easily.
I disagree. There's a corner right there who could have closed and made a play. I don't need Cutler getting hit any more than he has to. Throw it in the stands and kick a 51 yard FG with no wind.
Quote from: R-V on September 08, 2014, 10:32:12 AM
Quote from: Yeti on September 08, 2014, 10:21:50 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on September 08, 2014, 10:00:42 AM
Quote from: Yeti on September 08, 2014, 09:25:23 AM
Quote from: Eli on September 08, 2014, 08:48:29 AM
Quote from: Yeti on September 08, 2014, 07:53:15 AM
TheKapman
do u get ur jay jersey dry cleaned or laundered
I hate to be the dongchugger, but in what world is Cutler near the top of the blame for that loss?
That was a return to 2009 Bears football where you had a situation in which Cutler had to be perfect and he wasn't. The offensive line was good enough but the receiving corps was in disarray. The defense made stops only occasionally. Would Aaron Rodgers have made that asinine Caleb Hanie-esque toss to Kyle Williams? I'm guessing he would not. In my mind that loss was on several people, and some of it was as random as Brandon Marshall fumbling and Alshon picking a bad time to tweak a hammy.
I'm one of the leading Cutler apologists in the free world and I believe that is the type of game he is good enough to pull out - and he didn't. Does that mean he's terrible? No, it means he might... <choke> ... he might not <drinks water> be as good as I think he is.
Honestly, I don't even think he saw Williams, and from his perspective, Martellus was probably open. It's the only photo I use, but:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bw_Erh6IcAE61Ao.jpg:large)
It appears to me that Williams was probably shielded by Mills
Isn't that kind of the point of the whole Don't Throw Across Your Body Back to the Middle of the Field rule - that you aren't going to have a full view of where you're throwing and are flying blind to some extent?
No Cutler did not lose that game single-handedly, but if I was forced at musketpoint to pick a culprit it would be him. They were driving for the go-ahead score and he made a really bad decision to stop that from happening. I'm a known dumbass, but my hope/expectation was that with Trestman having two years now to grow Jay's football, that he'd expel this type of slapdickery from his system. I think I just need to come to terms with the fact that Jay is never going to have that breakout year where he puts it all together and shoots fireballs of stardom out of his orifices. He's always going to be an above-average QB who will make our buttholes pucker a couple times a game with a terrible decision, but could win a Super Bowl with the right talent around him and a few breaks in the clustermug that is the NFL.
I guess I was just hoping for better from our guy Jake.
THI
I refrain from criticizing Cutler, mostly because enough meatballs do it for all the wrong reasons.
He didn't lose the game for them, but he had a chance to win it for them--3 times (the drive before the pick, the drive that *only* sent the game into OT, and the first drive of OT)--and he came up short. Like with RV, I think I just need to re-set my expectations for the guy. I appreciate what's he done and am secure in the knowledge that I've never seen anyone better at that position for the Bears in my lifetime, but at some point I have to accept that the guy's not the premier QB I had hoped he would be.
I'll sit down and wait for SKO to rally my optimism.
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TheKapman
do u get ur jay jersey dry cleaned or laundered
I hate to be the dongchugger, but in what world is Cutler near the top of the blame for that loss?
That was a return to 2009 Bears football where you had a situation in which Cutler had to be perfect and he wasn't. The offensive line was good enough but the receiving corps was in disarray. The defense made stops only occasionally. Would Aaron Rodgers have made that asinine Caleb Hanie-esque toss to Kyle Williams? I'm guessing he would not. In my mind that loss was on several people, and some of it was as random as Brandon Marshall fumbling and Alshon picking a bad time to tweak a hammy.
I'm one of the leading Cutler apologists in the free world and I believe that is the type of game he is good enough to pull out - and he didn't. Does that mean he's terrible? No, it means he might... <choke> ... he might not <drinks water> be as good as I think he is.
Honestly, I don't even think he saw Williams, and from his perspective, Martellus was probably open. It's the only photo I use, but:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bw_Erh6IcAE61Ao.jpg:large)
It appears to me that Williams was probably shielded by Mills
Isn't that kind of the point of the whole Don't Throw Across Your Body Back to the Middle of the Field rule - that you aren't going to have a full view of where you're throwing and are flying blind to some extent?
No Cutler did not lose that game single-handedly, but if I was forced at musketpoint to pick a culprit it would be him. They were driving for the go-ahead score and he made a really bad decision to stop that from happening. I'm a known dumbass, but my hope/expectation was that with Trestman having two years now to grow Jay's football, that he'd expel this type of slapdickery from his system. I think I just need to come to terms with the fact that Jay is never going to have that breakout year where he puts it all together and shoots fireballs of stardom out of his orifices. He's always going to be an above-average QB who will make our buttholes pucker a couple times a game with a terrible decision, but could win a Super Bowl with the right talent around him and a few breaks in the clustermug that is the NFL.
I guess I was just hoping for better from our guy Jake.
Also, I didn't see this play, but unless there's a Buffalo Bill below the numbers that doesn't appear in this photo, it looks like he could have run for a first down fairly easily.
When did Jay start running a 4.50 40
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TheKapman
do u get ur jay jersey dry cleaned or laundered
I hate to be the dongchugger, but in what world is Cutler near the top of the blame for that loss?
That was a return to 2009 Bears football where you had a situation in which Cutler had to be perfect and he wasn't. The offensive line was good enough but the receiving corps was in disarray. The defense made stops only occasionally. Would Aaron Rodgers have made that asinine Caleb Hanie-esque toss to Kyle Williams? I'm guessing he would not. In my mind that loss was on several people, and some of it was as random as Brandon Marshall fumbling and Alshon picking a bad time to tweak a hammy.
I'm one of the leading Cutler apologists in the free world and I believe that is the type of game he is good enough to pull out - and he didn't. Does that mean he's terrible? No, it means he might... <choke> ... he might not <drinks water> be as good as I think he is.
Honestly, I don't even think he saw Williams, and from his perspective, Martellus was probably open. It's the only photo I use, but:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bw_Erh6IcAE61Ao.jpg:large)
It appears to me that Williams was probably shielded by Mills
Isn't that kind of the point of the whole Don't Throw Across Your Body Back to the Middle of the Field rule - that you aren't going to have a full view of where you're throwing and are flying blind to some extent?
No Cutler did not lose that game single-handedly, but if I was forced at musketpoint to pick a culprit it would be him. They were driving for the go-ahead score and he made a really bad decision to stop that from happening. I'm a known dumbass, but my hope/expectation was that with Trestman having two years now to grow Jay's football, that he'd expel this type of slapdickery from his system. I think I just need to come to terms with the fact that Jay is never going to have that breakout year where he puts it all together and shoots fireballs of stardom out of his orifices. He's always going to be an above-average QB who will make our buttholes pucker a couple times a game with a terrible decision, but could win a Super Bowl with the right talent around him and a few breaks in the clustermug that is the NFL.
I guess I was just hoping for better from our guy Jake.
Also, I didn't see this play, but unless there's a Buffalo Bill below the numbers that doesn't appear in this photo, it looks like he could have run for a first down fairly easily.
When did Jay start running a 4.50 40
I see 9 blue shirts in that photo. Where were the other two?
Quote from: R-V on September 08, 2014, 10:32:12 AM
No Cutler did not lose that game single-handedly, but if I was forced at musketpoint to pick a culprit it would be him. They were driving for the go-ahead score and he made a really bad decision to stop that from happening. I'm a known dumbass, but my hope/expectation was that with Trestman having two years now to grow Jay's football, that he'd expel this type of slapdickery from his system. I think I just need to come to terms with the fact that Jay is never going to have that breakout year where he puts it all together and shoots fireballs of stardom out of his orifices. He's always going to be an above-average QB who will make our buttholes pucker a couple times a game with a terrible decision, but could win a Super Bowl with the right talent around him and a few breaks in the clustermug that is the NFL.
I guess I was just hoping for better from our guy Jake.
Well said. Jay's 31 now and never going to become the guy we all thought/assumed/hoped he would be. I'm still fine with him as the Bears QB because there just aren't that many better options but life would be easier if people just took him for what he is.
Also, as frustrating as Jay is, I can't believe even the dumbest of meatballs has forgotten how terrible the history of Bears quarterbacking is. They have to know it could be so, so much worse.
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No Cutler did not lose that game single-handedly, but if I was forced at musketpoint to pick a culprit it would be him. They were driving for the go-ahead score and he made a really bad decision to stop that from happening. I'm a known dumbass, but my hope/expectation was that with Trestman having two years now to grow Jay's football, that he'd expel this type of slapdickery from his system. I think I just need to come to terms with the fact that Jay is never going to have that breakout year where he puts it all together and shoots fireballs of stardom out of his orifices. He's always going to be an above-average QB who will make our buttholes pucker a couple times a game with a terrible decision, but could win a Super Bowl with the right talent around him and a few breaks in the clustermug that is the NFL.
I guess I was just hoping for better from our guy Jake.
Well said. Jay's 31 now and never going to become the guy we all thought/assumed/hoped he would be. I'm still fine with him as the Bears QB because there just aren't that many better options but life would be easier if people just took him for what he is.
Also, as frustrating as Jay is, I can't believe even the dumbest of meatballs has forgotten how terrible the history of Bears quarterbacking is. They have to know it could be so, so much worse.
http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2014/9/7/6119225/josh-mccown-dribbles-ball-throws-pick
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No Cutler did not lose that game single-handedly, but if I was forced at musketpoint to pick a culprit it would be him. They were driving for the go-ahead score and he made a really bad decision to stop that from happening. I'm a known dumbass, but my hope/expectation was that with Trestman having two years now to grow Jay's football, that he'd expel this type of slapdickery from his system. I think I just need to come to terms with the fact that Jay is never going to have that breakout year where he puts it all together and shoots fireballs of stardom out of his orifices. He's always going to be an above-average QB who will make our buttholes pucker a couple times a game with a terrible decision, but could win a Super Bowl with the right talent around him and a few breaks in the clustermug that is the NFL.
I guess I was just hoping for better from our guy Jake.
Well said. Jay's 31 now and never going to become the guy we all thought/assumed/hoped he would be. I'm still fine with him as the Bears QB because there just aren't that many better options but life would be easier if people just took him for what he is.
Also, as frustrating as Jay is, I can't believe even the dumbest of meatballs has forgotten how terrible the history of Bears quarterbacking is. They have to know it could be so, so much worse.
This is very true - but do we really want to use Bears QB history as our measuring stick here? I think the measuring stick should be other current day NFL QBs. This is the kind of thinking that tells me that as a Cubs fan I should accept a .500 season as a good one because as we all know all too well it could be so, so much worse. I guess at the end of the day I'm going to continue spending a seriously unhealthy portion of my life consuming and thinking about sports regardless, so holding teams to "a higher standard" is probably irrelevant, but it just seems kind of bush league to use a team/player's godawful predecessors to give them a free pass for mediocrity.
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No Cutler did not lose that game single-handedly, but if I was forced at musketpoint to pick a culprit it would be him. They were driving for the go-ahead score and he made a really bad decision to stop that from happening. I'm a known dumbass, but my hope/expectation was that with Trestman having two years now to grow Jay's football, that he'd expel this type of slapdickery from his system. I think I just need to come to terms with the fact that Jay is never going to have that breakout year where he puts it all together and shoots fireballs of stardom out of his orifices. He's always going to be an above-average QB who will make our buttholes pucker a couple times a game with a terrible decision, but could win a Super Bowl with the right talent around him and a few breaks in the clustermug that is the NFL.
I guess I was just hoping for better from our guy Jake.
Well said. Jay's 31 now and never going to become the guy we all thought/assumed/hoped he would be. I'm still fine with him as the Bears QB because there just aren't that many better options but life would be easier if people just took him for what he is.
Also, as frustrating as Jay is, I can't believe even the dumbest of meatballs has forgotten how terrible the history of Bears quarterbacking is. They have to know it could be so, so much worse.
This is very true - but do we really want to use Bears QB history as our measuring stick here? I think the measuring stick should be other current day NFL QBs. This is the kind of thinking that tells me that as a Cubs fan I should accept a .500 season as a good one because as we all know all too well it could be so, so much worse. I guess at the end of the day I'm going to continue spending a seriously unhealthy portion of my life consuming and thinking about sports regardless, so holding teams to "a higher standard" is probably irrelevant, but it just seems kind of bush league to use a team/player's godawful predecessors to give them a free pass for mediocrity.
Well, there are some really horrible quarterbacks starting games in the NFL right now. Bears fans know what that looks and feels like so we want them to put Jay's performance on days like yesterday in perspective. We want things we can't have.
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No Cutler did not lose that game single-handedly, but if I was forced at musketpoint to pick a culprit it would be him. They were driving for the go-ahead score and he made a really bad decision to stop that from happening. I'm a known dumbass, but my hope/expectation was that with Trestman having two years now to grow Jay's football, that he'd expel this type of slapdickery from his system. I think I just need to come to terms with the fact that Jay is never going to have that breakout year where he puts it all together and shoots fireballs of stardom out of his orifices. He's always going to be an above-average QB who will make our buttholes pucker a couple times a game with a terrible decision, but could win a Super Bowl with the right talent around him and a few breaks in the clustermug that is the NFL.
I guess I was just hoping for better from our guy Jake.
Well said. Jay's 31 now and never going to become the guy we all thought/assumed/hoped he would be. I'm still fine with him as the Bears QB because there just aren't that many better options but life would be easier if people just took him for what he is.
Also, as frustrating as Jay is, I can't believe even the dumbest of meatballs has forgotten how terrible the history of Bears quarterbacking is. They have to know it could be so, so much worse.
This is very true - but do we really want to use Bears QB history as our measuring stick here? I think the measuring stick should be other current day NFL QBs. This is the kind of thinking that tells me that as a Cubs fan I should accept a .500 season as a good one because as we all know all too well it could be so, so much worse. I guess at the end of the day I'm going to continue spending a seriously unhealthy portion of my life consuming and thinking about sports regardless, so holding teams to "a higher standard" is probably irrelevant, but it just seems kind of bush league to use a team/player's godawful predecessors to give them a free pass for mediocrity.
Well, there are some really horrible quarterbacks starting games in the NFL right now. Bears fans know what that looks and feels like so we want them to put Jay's performance on days like yesterday in perspective. We want things we can't have.
And if you think every game he plays is gonna be THIS game you're delusional. The week to week overreaction to NFL results is part of the deal. If he played 16 flawless games, great.
To quote Kurt Evans:
Let's commit crimes against nature and fashion let's see how this one plays out
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And if you think every game he plays is gonna be THIS game you're delusional.
Agreed. He's going to get injured at some point.
Quote from: R-V on September 08, 2014, 03:49:22 PM
This is very true - but do we really want to use Bears QB history as our measuring stick here?
I wasn't saying that we should just accept Jay because of the Bears history. Just more that Bears fans should know better than anybody what a terrible quarterback looks like and that Jay isn't terrible. This is probably some sort of strawman I've created; I don't know.
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Quote from: R-V on September 08, 2014, 03:49:22 PM
This is very true - but do we really want to use Bears QB history as our measuring stick here?
I wasn't saying that we should just accept Jay because of the Bears history. Just more that Bears fans should know better than anybody what a terrible quarterback looks like and that Jay isn't terrible. This is probably some sort of strawman I've created; I don't know.
The refrence to a strawman makes me wonder if anyone's done a wllness check on SKO.
Look that last interception was ass-cancer of the mouth bad, but fucking hell I hate every last one of you "golly gee this makes me question my love of Jay" nancys. He threw 49 passes yesterday. He was accurate on 40 of them. He had 349 yards passing. I don't give a fuck what past Bears quarterbacks have done, please compare him to his peers and when you've come up with your pristine elite quarterback ranking list and where Jay ranks do me a favor and mail it to Trent Dilfer and leave me the hell alone. Unless you can point me to the direction of the line where they're handing out free Aaron Rodgers, Jay's still a top ten quarterback in this NFL. Someone just gave Alex Smith 45 fucking million dollars, for the sake of fuck.
No one's going to mention the beautiful wheel route that Jay dropped right into Forte's hands for a TD that Matt dropped, forcing them to settle for a FG. They're not going to mention Michael fucking Spurlock (who had to play because Jay's two All-Pro receivers missed either three series or 3 quarters of game action, nvm, he still completed 70% of his fucking throws) dropping two first downs that hit him in the hands.
Santonio Holmes recorded three drops (the last on 3rd down on their last drive of regulation, and while, yes, it sure did look like he was interfered with the ball still hit him in the fucking hands and would have set them up with first and goal). On that dumbfuck interception to fat fucking Kyle Williams, Santonio was run blocking and got an offensive pass interference flag because he fucked up the playcall because he was signed three weeks ago thanks to a Different wide receiver injury. It doesn't excuse the interception, but having one less eligible receiver for him to throw to, and considering the Holmes penalty was going to take them out of FG range anyway, it was do or die and Jay died. It was already going to be a 53 yard attempt before Holmes penalty, and I love Robbie but I don't think he has a 68 yarder in him. But hey don't let that get in the way of good Cutler hating, HE COST DEM THE GAME. Fuck even I got in on it before I remembered the penalty and basic common sense. Oh, and Santonio pulled the Johnny Knox "fall down on a slant" maneuver on the third down in their drive in OT.
I don't know if Jay is elite or if Marc Trestman can "fix" him and I don't fucking care. I don't even know what fixing means anymore. They were 2nd in the NFL in scoring last year (and averaged more points per game with Jay than Josh before someone comes in with YEA BUT DAT INCLUDES DA GAMES WITH MCNOWN) and he's completing 65% of his throws since Trestman came into town and fuck, whatever. He's here for at least three more years and this is the last time I'm having a referendum on elititudeness after one fucking pass out of fifty.
I have no idea if these Bears can win 7, 8, or 11 games with what they've got. I'm not giving up on them yet either, but if you think anything about Jay Cutler changed because he made one dumb throw in a history of dumb throws you're more than welcome to leave me as the last man on the bandwagon. It's not worth the effort to keep you on board.
For the record, excluding the 8 attempt outing against the Redskins, Cutler's played 11 full games under Marc Trestman.
Extrapolated to 16 games he'd project to complete 64% of his passes for 4280 yards, 30 TDs, and 18 INTs at 7.4 YPA, and a rating of 89 vs. a 16 game average before Trestman of 60.8%, 3675, 23 TDs, and 17 TDs, and 7.2 YPA with a rating of 84.
And golly I thought Trestman was supposed to fix this guy I mean amirite?
Quote from: SKO on September 08, 2014, 07:53:58 PM
For the record, excluding the 8 attempt outing against the Redskins, Cutler's played 11 full games under Marc Trestman.
Extrapolated to 16 games he'd project to complete 64% of his passes for 4280 yards, 30 TDs, and 18 INTs at 7.4 YPA, and a rating of 89 vs. a 16 game average before Trestman of 60.8%, 3675, 23 TDs, and 17 TDs, and 7.2 YPA with a rating of 84.
And golly I thought Trestman was supposed to fix this guy I mean amirite?
I'll just keep staring at your avatar, SKO. It really is glorious.
Also Jay threw the ball 49 times yesterday. I think we shouldn't lose sight of that number. That's a lot of throws even in today's NFL. Aaron Rodgers has never thrown more than 48 in a game in his career, but he's 2-4 in the 6 games where he's thrown at least 45. Peyton Manning has had 32 games where he's thrown 45 or more passes in a game. He's thrown 52 picks in those games and he's 8-24. So while I don't know if Peyton or Rodgers would have made that exact stupid interception (which, again, didn't cost them shit because the OPI on Holmes was going to fuck them anyway), I know those two also tend to lose and Peyton at least also turns into pick city when the team's game plan is "hey our QB needs to throw 50 flawless passes to win, K THX."
Quote from: SKO on September 08, 2014, 07:42:55 PM
this is the last time I'm having a referendum on elititudeness
I bet it's not.
For the record, like 15 times I've had the argument with Huey that "better than prior Bears QBs" is a ridiculously stupid (and low) bar to set for Cutler or any current QB.
It's the equivalent of comparing new diseases to syphilis. Just a poor, poor thing to aspire to.
Quote from: PenFoe on September 08, 2014, 09:55:14 PM
For the record, like 15 times I've had the argument with Huey that "better than prior Bears QBs" is a ridiculously stupid (and low) bar to set for Cutler or any current QB.
It's the equivalent of comparing new diseases to syphilis. Just a poor, poor thing to aspire to.
It has its place in arguments with the kinds of meatball Bears fans that I have to assume Huey interacts with on a daily basis, but yeah it is generally irrelevant in terms of discussing Jay's abilities in an absolute sense.
Quote from: SKO on September 08, 2014, 07:42:55 PM
Look that last interception was ass-cancer of the mouth bad, but fucking hell I hate every last one of you "golly gee this makes me question my love of Jay" nancys. He threw 49 passes yesterday. He was accurate on 40 of them. He had 349 yards passing. I don't give a fuck what past Bears quarterbacks have done, please compare him to his peers and when you've come up with your pristine elite quarterback ranking list and where Jay ranks do me a favor and mail it to Trent Dilfer and leave me the hell alone. Unless you can point me to the direction of the line where they're handing out free Aaron Rodgers, Jay's still a top ten quarterback in this NFL. Someone just gave Alex Smith 45 fucking million dollars, for the sake of fuck.
No one's going to mention the beautiful wheel route that Jay dropped right into Forte's hands for a TD that Matt dropped, forcing them to settle for a FG. They're not going to mention Michael fucking Spurlock (who had to play because Jay's two All-Pro receivers missed either three series or 3 quarters of game action, nvm, he still completed 70% of his fucking throws) dropping two first downs that hit him in the hands.
Santonio Holmes recorded three drops (the last on 3rd down on their last drive of regulation, and while, yes, it sure did look like he was interfered with the ball still hit him in the fucking hands and would have set them up with first and goal). On that dumbfuck interception to fat fucking Kyle Williams, Santonio was run blocking and got an offensive pass interference flag because he fucked up the playcall because he was signed three weeks ago thanks to a Different wide receiver injury. It doesn't excuse the interception, but having one less eligible receiver for him to throw to, and considering the Holmes penalty was going to take them out of FG range anyway, it was do or die and Jay died. It was already going to be a 53 yard attempt before Holmes penalty, and I love Robbie but I don't think he has a 68 yarder in him. But hey don't let that get in the way of good Cutler hating, HE COST DEM THE GAME. Fuck even I got in on it before I remembered the penalty and basic common sense. Oh, and Santonio pulled the Johnny Knox "fall down on a slant" maneuver on the third down in their drive in OT.
I don't know if Jay is elite or if Marc Trestman can "fix" him and I don't fucking care. I don't even know what fixing means anymore. They were 2nd in the NFL in scoring last year (and averaged more points per game with Jay than Josh before someone comes in with YEA BUT DAT INCLUDES DA GAMES WITH MCNOWN) and he's completing 65% of his throws since Trestman came into town and fuck, whatever. He's here for at least three more years and this is the last time I'm having a referendum on elititudeness after one fucking pass out of fifty.
I have no idea if these Bears can win 7, 8, or 11 games with what they've got. I'm not giving up on them yet either, but if you think anything about Jay Cutler changed because he made one dumb throw in a history of dumb throws you're more than welcome to leave me as the last man on the bandwagon. It's not worth the effort to keep you on board.
Clearly, I'm not the gold standard for understanding FOOTBAW STUFF, but blow me if I don't agree with everything SKO wrote here.
Quote from: PenFoe on September 08, 2014, 09:55:14 PM
For the record, like 15 times I've had the argument with Huey that "better than prior Bears QBs" is a ridiculously stupid (and low) bar to set for Cutler or any current QB.
It's the equivalent of comparing new diseases to syphilis. Just a poor, poor thing to aspire to.
What record is that? I don't recall making any such argument with a non-Bears fan. It typically springs from attempting to provide perspective to Bears fan, and reinforcing the point that Bears fans don't know what a good Quarterback looks like (kind of like what Eli said).
Tell you what, though--find me an instance or two where my argument with YOU was buttressed by the "low-bar" standard and I'll gladly buy you a 6-pack of some of your precious pretentious craft beer.
Quote from: PANK! on September 09, 2014, 08:39:25 AM
I'll gladly buy you a 6-pack of some of your precious pretentious craft beer.
Can we not insult delicious beer during this conversation?
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Quote from: PANK! on September 09, 2014, 08:39:25 AM
I'll gladly buy you a 6-pack of some of your precious pretentious craft beer.
Can we not insult delicious beer during this conversation?
NEVER!
*puts Cutler shirsey back on, punches picture of Steve Garvey and bleeds*
Quote from: InternetApex on September 09, 2014, 08:56:25 AM
*puts Cutler shirsey back on, punches picture of Steve Garvey and bleeds*
*cheers*
I'm going to go ahead and pour some baking soda and vinegar into Mt. SKO and ask for his top ten QB list.
Quote from: R-V on September 09, 2014, 09:35:16 AM
I'm going to go ahead and pour some baking soda and vinegar into Mt. SKO and ask for his top ten QB list.
Rodgers, Peyton, Breesus are the clear top three. Brady is in decline and has been statistically out performed by Jay and many others since the start of last year but he gets grandfathered in somewhere for now. Roethlisberger. Wilson. Rivers. Kap. After that you can put Jay, Kap, Ryan, Stafford, Romo, and Cam in a constantly shifting order depending on who is or isn't coming off a turnover ridden embarrassment that week. Or in Ryan's case whether he's going 4-12 without Julio Jones or racing toward a pointless and futile playoff appearance with him.
And if one of you sonsabitches so much as thinks about mentioning Andrew Luck I will ask you to come back when he completes 60% or better while managing at least 7.0 YPA in a single season or you can just admit you don't know what numbers mean and you really like sportscenter highlights and lazy ass narratives.
Quote from: SKO on September 09, 2014, 09:51:17 AM
And if one of you sonsabitches so much as thinks about mentioning Andrew Luck I will ask you to come back when he completes 60% or better while managing at least 7.0 YPA in a single season or you can just admit you don't know what numbers mean and you really like sportscenter highlights and lazy ass narratives.
81 career QB Rating.... But he's 22-11. CAN JAY CUTLER CLAIM THAT HIS WINNING PERCENTAGE IS 66%
Really, I call to a motion that if a QB's Winning Percentage is above his completion percentage, then his effective completion percentage (eCMP%+) be that of his winning percentage
If you want numbers Jay finished last year w the tenth highest QB Grade from Pro Football Focus, which is impressive since it is cumulative and he missed almost 6 full games. He was on pace for a top five finish. He finished 8th in ESPN's insane Total QBR if that's your deal. He was also 6th in PFF's adjusted QB rating, which takes out drops and passes where you were hit as you threw, throwaways, etc.
Quote from: SKO on September 09, 2014, 10:03:09 AM
If you want numbers Jay finished last year w the tenth highest QB Grade from Pro Football Focus, which is impressive since it is cumulative and he missed almost 6 full games. He was on pace for a top five finish. He finished 8th in ESPN's insane Total QBR if that's your deal. He was also 6th in PFF's adjusted QB rating, which takes out drops and passes where you were hit as you threw, throwaways, etc.
He also leads the league, or at least is a close 2nd to Eli, in stupid turnovers made due to being stupid. But at least Eli has 2 championships. Let's get a QB in town that can win, irregardless of how far he can throw the ball. Whoopee! 60 yards in the air!!! How about throwing it 10 yards to our own team?
So Jay is somewhere between the 8th and 14th best QB in the league. I feel like we're all pretty much in general agreement but SKO just wants to rail against the perceived injustices of the Internet.
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on September 09, 2014, 10:06:48 AM
Quote from: SKO on September 09, 2014, 10:03:09 AM
If you want numbers Jay finished last year w the tenth highest QB Grade from Pro Football Focus, which is impressive since it is cumulative and he missed almost 6 full games. He was on pace for a top five finish. He finished 8th in ESPN's insane Total QBR if that's your deal. He was also 6th in PFF's adjusted QB rating, which takes out drops and passes where you were hit as you threw, throwaways, etc.
He also leads the league, or at least is a close 2nd to Eli, in stupid turnovers made due to being stupid. But at least Eli has 2 championships. Let's get a QB in town that can win, irregardless of how far he can throw the ball. Whoopee! 60 yards in the air!!! How about throwing it 10 yards to our own team?
Are you still doing the unattributed Fro Dog quote thing?
Quote from: Eli on September 09, 2014, 10:11:29 AM
So Jay is somewhere between the 8th and 14th best QB in the league. I feel like we're all pretty much in general agreement but SKO just wants to rail against the perceived injustices of the Internet.
It's what he does best.
Quote from: SKO on September 09, 2014, 09:51:17 AM
And if one of you sonsabitches so much as thinks about mentioning Andrew Luck I will ask you to come back when he completes 60% or better while managing at least 7.0 YPA in a single season or you can just admit you don't know what numbers mean and you really like sportscenter highlights and lazy ass narratives.
I know what those numbers mean. I also believe that Luck plays behind a dogshit offensive line that allows him to get hit more than any quarterback should and Reggie Wayne's remaining body parts notwithstanding his receiver corps is embarrassing. Those are the same excuses I made for Cutler before Trestman and Emstink fixed them and yet Luck manages to put up decent enough numbers and somehow miss nary a start due to injury. If you have statistics that show Cutler is better than Luck, I'll gladly take them and troll the denizens of Buttpuddle with them though.
Quote from: Eli on September 09, 2014, 10:11:29 AM
So Jay is somewhere between the 8th and 14th best QB in the league. I feel like we're all pretty much in general agreement but SKO just wants to rail against the perceived injustices of the Internet.
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/29768582-419/jay-cutler-isnt-about-to-become-a-great-quarterback.html#.VA8_501OWAI
Quote from: CBStew on September 09, 2014, 01:03:17 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 09, 2014, 10:11:29 AM
So Jay is somewhere between the 8th and 14th best QB in the league. I feel like we're all pretty much in general agreement but SKO just wants to rail against the perceived injustices of the Internet.
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/29768582-419/jay-cutler-isnt-about-to-become-a-great-quarterback.html#.VA8_501OWAI
How about a Rick Morrissey warning?
Quote from: Eli on September 09, 2014, 02:15:47 PM
Quote from: CBStew on September 09, 2014, 01:03:17 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 09, 2014, 10:11:29 AM
So Jay is somewhere between the 8th and 14th best QB in the league. I feel like we're all pretty much in general agreement but SKO just wants to rail against the perceived injustices of the Internet.
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/29768582-419/jay-cutler-isnt-about-to-become-a-great-quarterback.html#.VA8_501OWAI
How about a Rick Morrissey warning?
Mark Potash also said the interception was proof the Bears "made a $54 million mistake" on twitter. So...yeah, it's not really perceived. The morons are everywhere.
I also love that of all of the great quarterbacks available for Morrissey to point to and say "X QB woulda NEVER made dat trow!" he picks all time NFL interceptions leader Brett Favre. Aaron Rodgers is right there, Rick
Quote from: SKO on September 09, 2014, 02:31:18 PM
I also love that of all of the great quarterbacks available for Morrissey to point to and say "X QB woulda NEVER made dat trow!" he picks all time NFL interceptions leader Brett Favre. Aaron Rodgers is right there, Rick
That's when I stopped reading (surprised I even made it that far).
If Brett "counting stats" Favre--loser of countless conference title games-- is your gold standard, then you really don't know shit about football.
Quote from: PANK! on September 09, 2014, 02:39:33 PM
Quote from: SKO on September 09, 2014, 02:31:18 PM
I also love that of all of the great quarterbacks available for Morrissey to point to and say "X QB woulda NEVER made dat trow!" he picks all time NFL interceptions leader Brett Favre. Aaron Rodgers is right there, Rick
That's when I stopped reading (surprised I even made it that far).
If Brett "counting stats" Favre--loser of countless conference title games-- is your gold standard, then you really don't know shit about football.
I made it all the way to:
(http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/.a/6a00d8341c60fd53ef0120a716cf28970b-250wi)
Why the long face, Rick?
Quote from: SKO on September 09, 2014, 02:29:11 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 09, 2014, 02:15:47 PM
Quote from: CBStew on September 09, 2014, 01:03:17 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 09, 2014, 10:11:29 AM
So Jay is somewhere between the 8th and 14th best QB in the league. I feel like we're all pretty much in general agreement but SKO just wants to rail against the perceived injustices of the Internet.
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/29768582-419/jay-cutler-isnt-about-to-become-a-great-quarterback.html#.VA8_501OWAI
How about a Rick Morrissey warning?
Mark Potash also said the interception was proof the Bears "made a $54 million mistake" on twitter. So...yeah, it's not really perceived. The morons are everywhere.
Mark Potash is human excrement
Quote from: SKO on September 09, 2014, 02:29:11 PM
So...yeah, it's not really perceived. The morons are everywhere.
You're right. They are everywhere. So why waste so much time and energy trying to change their minds?
Quote from: Eli on September 09, 2014, 02:53:24 PM
Quote from: SKO on September 09, 2014, 02:29:11 PM
So...yeah, it's not really perceived. The morons are everywhere.
You're right. They are everywhere. So why waste so much time and energy trying to change their minds?
Do you even internet, Bro?
Quote from: Eli on September 09, 2014, 02:53:24 PM
Quote from: SKO on September 09, 2014, 02:29:11 PM
So...yeah, it's not really perceived. The morons are everywhere.
You're right. They are everywhere. So why waste so much time and energy trying to change their minds?
Why say anything ever
Quote from: Slaky on September 09, 2014, 03:06:42 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 09, 2014, 02:53:24 PM
Quote from: SKO on September 09, 2014, 02:29:11 PM
So...yeah, it's not really perceived. The morons are everywhere.
You're right. They are everywhere. So why waste so much time and energy trying to change their minds?
Why say anything ever
why punctuate sentences
Quote from: Eli on September 09, 2014, 03:07:46 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 09, 2014, 03:06:42 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 09, 2014, 02:53:24 PM
Quote from: SKO on September 09, 2014, 02:29:11 PM
So...yeah, it's not really perceived. The morons are everywhere.
You're right. They are everywhere. So why waste so much time and energy trying to change their minds?
Why say anything ever
why punctuate sentences
Cheap shot. <---- a period was used there
Quote from: Slaky on September 09, 2014, 03:13:42 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 09, 2014, 03:07:46 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 09, 2014, 03:06:42 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 09, 2014, 02:53:24 PM
Quote from: SKO on September 09, 2014, 02:29:11 PM
So...yeah, it's not really perceived. The morons are everywhere.
You're right. They are everywhere. So why waste so much time and energy trying to change their minds?
Why say anything ever
why punctuate sentences
Cheap shot. Shots fired
Do you even internet, bro'd?
(http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/vietnam_05_07/v14_00000012.jpg)
I totally get that there are laughs to be had from the Facebook Cubs/Facebook Bears/Best Fans St. Louis stuff. I've certainly laughed at them and probably will laugh more. But I think it's just gotten so boring to read and shame the dumb opinions of people on the Internet. It's just so predictable -- think of a dumb opinion, do a Twitter search and find someone in 5 seconds who's owning that opinion. Just seems like we spend a lot more time focusing on dumb people saying dumb things than all of the smart people out there saying smart things.
So, in summary, I guess what I'm trying to say here is that I'm now better and more enlightened than all of you and I wish I had never tweeted at Dave Kaplan the other night, which is what made this thread get bumped again. Thanks for reading.
tl;dr stop taking the internet so seriously eli
Quote from: InternetApex on September 09, 2014, 03:16:08 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 09, 2014, 03:13:42 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 09, 2014, 03:07:46 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 09, 2014, 03:06:42 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 09, 2014, 02:53:24 PM
Quote from: SKO on September 09, 2014, 02:29:11 PM
So...yeah, it's not really perceived. The morons are everywhere.
You're right. They are everywhere. So why waste so much time and energy trying to change their minds?
Why say anything ever
why punctuate sentences
Cheap shot. Shots fired
Do you even internet, bro'd?
(http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/vietnam_05_07/v14_00000012.jpg)
That's probably the least sexiest photo of an Asian you've ever posted.
Quote from: InternetApex on September 09, 2014, 03:16:08 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 09, 2014, 03:13:42 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 09, 2014, 03:07:46 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 09, 2014, 03:06:42 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 09, 2014, 02:53:24 PM
Quote from: SKO on September 09, 2014, 02:29:11 PM
So...yeah, it's not really perceived. The morons are everywhere.
You're right. They are everywhere. So why waste so much time and energy trying to change their minds?
Why say anything ever
why punctuate sentences
Cheap shot. Shots fired
Do you even internet, bro'd?
(http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/vietnam_05_07/v14_00000012.jpg)
Jesus, Peck:
(http://www.tumblr.com/photo/1280/bigcheyenne/1472956596/1/tumblr_lbbtlvknoW1qec8b2)
Quote from: Eli on September 09, 2014, 03:29:31 PM
I totally get that there are laughs to be had from the Facebook Cubs/Facebook Bears/Best Fans St. Louis stuff. I've certainly laughed at them and probably will laugh more. But I think it's just gotten so boring to read and shame the dumb opinions of people on the Internet. It's just so predictable -- think of a dumb opinion, do a Twitter search and find someone in 5 seconds who's owning that opinion. Just seems like we spend a lot more time focusing on dumb people saying dumb things than all of the smart people out there saying smart things.
So, in summary, I guess what I'm trying to say here is that I'm now better and more enlightened than all of you and I wish I had never tweeted at Dave Kaplan the other night, which is what made this thread get bumped again. Thanks for reading.
tl;dr stop taking the internet so seriously eli
I agree with a lot of that, actually.
Quote from: Slaky on September 09, 2014, 03:33:49 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 09, 2014, 03:29:31 PM
I totally get that there are laughs to be had from the Facebook Cubs/Facebook Bears/Best Fans St. Louis stuff. I've certainly laughed at them and probably will laugh more. But I think it's just gotten so boring to read and shame the dumb opinions of people on the Internet. It's just so predictable -- think of a dumb opinion, do a Twitter search and find someone in 5 seconds who's owning that opinion. Just seems like we spend a lot more time focusing on dumb people saying dumb things than all of the smart people out there saying smart things.
So, in summary, I guess what I'm trying to say here is that I'm now better and more enlightened than all of you and I wish I had never tweeted at Dave Kaplan the other night, which is what made this thread get bumped again. Thanks for reading.
tl;dr stop taking the internet so seriously eli
I agree with a lot of that, actually.
This is all well and good but we're discussing Jay Cutler. I'd love to focus on all of the smart things said by smart people about Jay Cutler but exactly 100% of that stuff has been written by me, and my therapist said I need to stop reading my own blog posts so much because I'm developing textbook narcolepsy or something. I don't know, I wasn't listening. Pen made fun of Jay's hair and I was busy formulating a 10,000 word reply on why Jay's gorgeous mane was third only to Johnny Unitas excellent buzz cut and former University of South Carolina Gamecock Steve Taneyhill's outstanding mullet on the list of great QB hairdos.
Quote from: SKO on September 09, 2014, 04:23:08 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 09, 2014, 03:33:49 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 09, 2014, 03:29:31 PM
I totally get that there are laughs to be had from the Facebook Cubs/Facebook Bears/Best Fans St. Louis stuff. I've certainly laughed at them and probably will laugh more. But I think it's just gotten so boring to read and shame the dumb opinions of people on the Internet. It's just so predictable -- think of a dumb opinion, do a Twitter search and find someone in 5 seconds who's owning that opinion. Just seems like we spend a lot more time focusing on dumb people saying dumb things than all of the smart people out there saying smart things.
So, in summary, I guess what I'm trying to say here is that I'm now better and more enlightened than all of you and I wish I had never tweeted at Dave Kaplan the other night, which is what made this thread get bumped again. Thanks for reading.
tl;dr stop taking the internet so seriously eli
I agree with a lot of that, actually.
This is all well and good but we're discussing Jay Cutler. I'd love to focus on all of the smart things said by smart people about Jay Cutler but exactly 100% of that stuff has been written by me, and my therapist said I need to stop reading my own blog posts so much because I'm developing textbook narcolepsy or something. I don't know, I wasn't listening. Pen made fun of Jay's hair and I was busy formulating a 10,000 word reply on why Jay's gorgeous mane was third only to Johnny Unitas excellent buzz cut and former University of South Carolina Gamecock Steve Taneyhill's outstanding mullet on the list of great QB hairdos.
Stop defusing things with humor; I'm trying to make your life better here.
Quote from: SKO on September 09, 2014, 04:23:08 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 09, 2014, 03:33:49 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 09, 2014, 03:29:31 PM
I totally get that there are laughs to be had from the Facebook Cubs/Facebook Bears/Best Fans St. Louis stuff. I've certainly laughed at them and probably will laugh more. But I think it's just gotten so boring to read and shame the dumb opinions of people on the Internet. It's just so predictable -- think of a dumb opinion, do a Twitter search and find someone in 5 seconds who's owning that opinion. Just seems like we spend a lot more time focusing on dumb people saying dumb things than all of the smart people out there saying smart things.
So, in summary, I guess what I'm trying to say here is that I'm now better and more enlightened than all of you and I wish I had never tweeted at Dave Kaplan the other night, which is what made this thread get bumped again. Thanks for reading.
tl;dr stop taking the internet so seriously eli
I agree with a lot of that, actually.
This is all well and good but we're discussing Jay Cutler. I'd love to focus on all of the smart things said by smart people about Jay Cutler but exactly 100% of that stuff has been written by me, and my therapist said I need to stop reading my own blog posts so much because I'm developing textbook narcolepsy or something. I don't know, I wasn't listening. Pen made fun of Jay's hair and I was busy formulating a 10,000 word reply on why Jay's gorgeous mane was third only to Johnny Unitas excellent buzz cut and former University of South Carolina Gamecock Steve Taneyhill's outstanding mullet on the list of great QB hairdos.
Just stay on your meds. You'll be fine.
Quote from: Eli on September 09, 2014, 10:11:29 AM
So Jay is somewhere between the 8th and 14th best QB in the league. I feel like we're all pretty much in general agreement but SKO just wants to rail against the perceived injustices of the Internet.
Depends how many times you count Kap.
Quote from: Eli on September 09, 2014, 04:33:07 PM
Quote from: SKO on September 09, 2014, 04:23:08 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 09, 2014, 03:33:49 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 09, 2014, 03:29:31 PM
I totally get that there are laughs to be had from the Facebook Cubs/Facebook Bears/Best Fans St. Louis stuff. I've certainly laughed at them and probably will laugh more. But I think it's just gotten so boring to read and shame the dumb opinions of people on the Internet. It's just so predictable -- think of a dumb opinion, do a Twitter search and find someone in 5 seconds who's owning that opinion. Just seems like we spend a lot more time focusing on dumb people saying dumb things than all of the smart people out there saying smart things.
So, in summary, I guess what I'm trying to say here is that I'm now better and more enlightened than all of you and I wish I had never tweeted at Dave Kaplan the other night, which is what made this thread get bumped again. Thanks for reading.
tl;dr stop taking the internet so seriously eli
I agree with a lot of that, actually.
This is all well and good but we're discussing Jay Cutler. I'd love to focus on all of the smart things said by smart people about Jay Cutler but exactly 100% of that stuff has been written by me, and my therapist said I need to stop reading my own blog posts so much because I'm developing textbook narcolepsy or something. I don't know, I wasn't listening. Pen made fun of Jay's hair and I was busy formulating a 10,000 word reply on why Jay's gorgeous mane was third only to Johnny Unitas excellent buzz cut and former University of South Carolina Gamecock Steve Taneyhill's outstanding mullet on the list of great QB hairdos.
Stop defusing things with humor; I'm trying to make your life better here.
Son, we live in a world that is full of meatballs, and a media that strive to give those meatballs validation for their Jay Cutler hatred with vapid bullshit about clutchitude and eliteness. Someone has to put up walls against these people. Who's gonna do it? Apex? Yeti? I have a greater responsibility than you could possibly fathom. You weep for the hours I've wasted, and you curse the stubbornness of it all. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know. That all of these hours spent on defending Jay, while mostly futile, have given some of you the resolve you need to wear that shirsey with pride. Hell, I got
Penfoe to admit he couldn't argue with putting Jay Cutler in the top ten quarterbacks earlier this summer. You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about when you're turning your nose up at the great farting contest that is the internet, you want me on that wall, you
need me on that wall. I use words like adjusted yards per attempt, PFF grade, and DVOA. I use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You probably don't use them because you don't really know what they mean or don't care. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rolls his eyes at the idea of fighting off another Morrissey column, all the while knowing deep down it's okay because "poor SKO will probably handle this." I know damn well you've probably found yourself defending Jay Cutler using statistics and phrases I've put right there in your damn mouth. Otherwise, I suggest you pick up your laptop, and type out your own Cutler post. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think about how I spend my time.
Quote from: SKO on September 09, 2014, 08:30:09 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 09, 2014, 04:33:07 PM
Quote from: SKO on September 09, 2014, 04:23:08 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 09, 2014, 03:33:49 PM
Quote from: Eli on September 09, 2014, 03:29:31 PM
I totally get that there are laughs to be had from the Facebook Cubs/Facebook Bears/Best Fans St. Louis stuff. I've certainly laughed at them and probably will laugh more. But I think it's just gotten so boring to read and shame the dumb opinions of people on the Internet. It's just so predictable -- think of a dumb opinion, do a Twitter search and find someone in 5 seconds who's owning that opinion. Just seems like we spend a lot more time focusing on dumb people saying dumb things than all of the smart people out there saying smart things.
So, in summary, I guess what I'm trying to say here is that I'm now better and more enlightened than all of you and I wish I had never tweeted at Dave Kaplan the other night, which is what made this thread get bumped again. Thanks for reading.
tl;dr stop taking the internet so seriously eli
I agree with a lot of that, actually.
This is all well and good but we're discussing Jay Cutler. I'd love to focus on all of the smart things said by smart people about Jay Cutler but exactly 100% of that stuff has been written by me, and my therapist said I need to stop reading my own blog posts so much because I'm developing textbook narcolepsy or something. I don't know, I wasn't listening. Pen made fun of Jay's hair and I was busy formulating a 10,000 word reply on why Jay's gorgeous mane was third only to Johnny Unitas excellent buzz cut and former University of South Carolina Gamecock Steve Taneyhill's outstanding mullet on the list of great QB hairdos.
Stop defusing things with humor; I'm trying to make your life better here.
Son, we live in a world that is full of meatballs, and a media that strive to give those meatballs validation for their Jay Cutler hatred with vapid bullshit about clutchitude and eliteness. Someone has to put up walls against these people. Who's gonna do it? Apex? Yeti? I have a greater responsibility than you could possibly fathom. You weep for the hours I've wasted, and you curse the stubbornness of it all. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know. That all of these hours spent on defending Jay, while mostly futile, have given some of you the resolve you need to wear that shirsey with pride. Hell, I got Penfoe to admit he couldn't argue with putting Jay Cutler in the top ten quarterbacks earlier this summer. You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about when you're turning your nose up at the great farting contest that is the internet, you want me on that wall, you need me on that wall. I use words like adjusted yards per attempt, PFF grade, and DVOA. I use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You probably don't use them because you don't really know what they mean or don't care. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rolls his eyes at the idea of fighting off another Morrissey column, all the while knowing deep down it's okay because "poor SKO will probably handle this." I know damn well you've probably found yourself defending Jay Cutler using statistics and phrases I've put right there in your damn mouth. Otherwise, I suggest you pick up your laptop, and type out your own Cutler post. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think about how I spend my time.
(http://media.giphy.com/media/10xZU9b7JBx14s/giphy.gif)
Go crazy, SKO:
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/09/10/bernstein-attempted-cutler-makeover-fizzling/
Quote from: Eli on September 10, 2014, 08:20:50 AM
Go crazy, SKO:
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/09/10/bernstein-attempted-cutler-makeover-fizzling/
Saw Jay at a party last night. No smiles. Maybe it's because his wife was there. She makes Oleg look tall.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on September 10, 2014, 08:46:59 AM
Quote from: Eli on September 10, 2014, 08:20:50 AM
Go crazy, SKO:
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/09/10/bernstein-attempted-cutler-makeover-fizzling/
Saw Jay at a party last night. No smiles. Maybe it's because his wife was there. She makes Oleg look tall.
Maybe.
Are one of you guys maury compson?
Quote from: BH on September 10, 2014, 08:56:52 AM
Are one of you guys maury compson?
Fairly certain he is not one of us.
All it takes is one former World Series hero to disprove evolution (http://deadspin.com/curt-schilling-has-disproved-evolution-1658184048). I bet all those scientists feel really dumb right now.
Quote from: Oleg on November 14, 2014, 05:25:44 PM
All it takes is one former World Series hero to disprove evolution (http://deadspin.com/curt-schilling-has-disproved-evolution-1658184048). I bet all those scientists feel really dumb right now.
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/10521737_10152395322165458_4223090242114795882_n.jpg?oh=83d8649b36cbe6dd0bb077a14010e166&oe=54EDC577&__gda__=1423597921_b2d3b5e5e65969ac532923b044ffe3a3)
Perhaps I am not seeing the subtle irony behind this Huard reply but I loved it either way.
(http://i.imgur.com/HoERSq0.jpg)
Quote from: Slaky on December 18, 2014, 11:21:38 AM
Perhaps I am not seeing the subtle irony behind this Huard reply but I loved it either way.
I had the same reaction after staring at his reply for a good minute or two last night.
Quote from: Eli on December 18, 2014, 11:37:13 AM
Quote from: Slaky on December 18, 2014, 11:21:38 AM
Perhaps I am not seeing the subtle irony behind this Huard reply but I loved it either way.
I had the same reaction after staring at his reply for a good minute or two last night.
I almost replied to it but felt it's beauty should remain untouched
*bows*
[fave]
Quote from: Jim Harbaugh @CoachJim4UM
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Delete your account.
#withapologiestoSlaky
https://twitter.com/yesnicksearcy
Quote from: Yeti on February 19, 2015, 11:19:25 AM
https://twitter.com/yesnicksearcy
Well I do agree with Nick on one thing: the tweet of god is fucking garbage
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Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on March 26, 2015, 09:09:25 AM
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He blocked me (the day I pointed out his hypocrisy in sitting there silently while Hub called Richard Sherman a "thug" after he had spent the entire day before talking about "fearful white america's" racist reaction to Sherman) so I can't see his twitter feed, but has that holier-than-thou cockwallet tried to offer a "sorry I got caught" apology yet?
Quote from: SKO on March 26, 2015, 12:28:12 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on March 26, 2015, 09:09:25 AM
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He blocked me (the day I pointed out his hypocrisy in sitting there silently while Hub called Richard Sherman a "thug" after he had spent the entire day before talking about "fearful white america's" racist reaction to Sherman) so I can't see his twitter feed, but has that holier-than-thou cockwallet tried to offer a "sorry I got caught" apology yet?
No
Quote from: Yeti on March 26, 2015, 12:31:08 PM
Quote from: SKO on March 26, 2015, 12:28:12 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on March 26, 2015, 09:09:25 AM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CBBuYKUUIAASyjZ.png:large)
He blocked me (the day I pointed out his hypocrisy in sitting there silently while Hub called Richard Sherman a "thug" after he had spent the entire day before talking about "fearful white america's" racist reaction to Sherman) so I can't see his twitter feed, but has that holier-than-thou cockwallet tried to offer a "sorry I got caught" apology yet?
No
He did now. And now we get "DAT APOLOGY WASN'T ENOUGH". Whatever. I'm soft on Bernstein it seems, but I feel like we live in a lot of glass houses if we're mad at him for fawning over someone's tits/looks. He shouldn't have tweeted that about someone else in the media who is essentially a colleague, but get the fuck out of here if you are trying to take the higher road. We are all perverted pigs. It doesn't make it ok, but just admit it.
Counterpoint: God bless Katie Nolan https://twitter.com/katienolan/status/581106399352098816
Quote from: Yeti on March 26, 2015, 01:21:27 PM
Quote from: Yeti on March 26, 2015, 12:31:08 PM
Quote from: SKO on March 26, 2015, 12:28:12 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on March 26, 2015, 09:09:25 AM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CBBuYKUUIAASyjZ.png:large)
He blocked me (the day I pointed out his hypocrisy in sitting there silently while Hub called Richard Sherman a "thug" after he had spent the entire day before talking about "fearful white america's" racist reaction to Sherman) so I can't see his twitter feed, but has that holier-than-thou cockwallet tried to offer a "sorry I got caught" apology yet?
No
He did now. And now we get "DAT APOLOGY WASN'T ENOUGH". Whatever. I'm soft on Bernstein it seems, but I feel like we live in a lot of glass houses if we're mad at him for fawning over someone's tits/looks. He shouldn't have tweeted that about someone else in the media who is essentially a colleague, but get the fuck out of here if you are trying to take the higher road. We are all perverted pigs. It doesn't make it ok, but just admit it.
Counterpoint: God bless Katie Nolan https://twitter.com/katienolan/status/581106399352098816
I mean: http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=7758.0 (it took a bit for it to ramp up)
http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=6343.msg179729#msg179729
Quote from: Yeti on March 26, 2015, 01:27:16 PM
Quote from: Yeti on March 26, 2015, 01:21:27 PM
Quote from: Yeti on March 26, 2015, 12:31:08 PM
Quote from: SKO on March 26, 2015, 12:28:12 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on March 26, 2015, 09:09:25 AM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CBBuYKUUIAASyjZ.png:large)
He blocked me (the day I pointed out his hypocrisy in sitting there silently while Hub called Richard Sherman a "thug" after he had spent the entire day before talking about "fearful white america's" racist reaction to Sherman) so I can't see his twitter feed, but has that holier-than-thou cockwallet tried to offer a "sorry I got caught" apology yet?
No
He did now. And now we get "DAT APOLOGY WASN'T ENOUGH". Whatever. I'm soft on Bernstein it seems, but I feel like we live in a lot of glass houses if we're mad at him for fawning over someone's tits/looks. He shouldn't have tweeted that about someone else in the media who is essentially a colleague, but get the fuck out of here if you are trying to take the higher road. We are all perverted pigs. It doesn't make it ok, but just admit it.
Counterpoint: God bless Katie Nolan https://twitter.com/katienolan/status/581106399352098816
I mean: http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=7758.0 (it took a bit for it to ramp up)
http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=6343.msg179729#msg179729
Your self-awareness is nice, but what Bernstein did is different than posts like this on our dark corner of the Internet. I'm sure you know that, of course, but it's still worth mentioning.
Quote from: Eli on March 26, 2015, 01:43:11 PM
Quote from: Yeti on March 26, 2015, 01:27:16 PM
Quote from: Yeti on March 26, 2015, 01:21:27 PM
Quote from: Yeti on March 26, 2015, 12:31:08 PM
Quote from: SKO on March 26, 2015, 12:28:12 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on March 26, 2015, 09:09:25 AM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CBBuYKUUIAASyjZ.png:large)
He blocked me (the day I pointed out his hypocrisy in sitting there silently while Hub called Richard Sherman a "thug" after he had spent the entire day before talking about "fearful white america's" racist reaction to Sherman) so I can't see his twitter feed, but has that holier-than-thou cockwallet tried to offer a "sorry I got caught" apology yet?
No
He did now. And now we get "DAT APOLOGY WASN'T ENOUGH". Whatever. I'm soft on Bernstein it seems, but I feel like we live in a lot of glass houses if we're mad at him for fawning over someone's tits/looks. He shouldn't have tweeted that about someone else in the media who is essentially a colleague, but get the fuck out of here if you are trying to take the higher road. We are all perverted pigs. It doesn't make it ok, but just admit it.
Counterpoint: God bless Katie Nolan https://twitter.com/katienolan/status/581106399352098816
I mean: http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=7758.0 (it took a bit for it to ramp up)
http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=6343.msg179729#msg179729
Your self-awareness is nice, but what Bernstein did is different than posts like this on our dark corner of the Internet. I'm sure you know that, of course, but it's still worth mentioning.
I actually kind of have a problem with the whole "oh we all have sexual thoughts about women and their boobs so you kind of have to forgive sexism." Whatever you think of a woman it's shockingly easy to not be a sexist asshole in a public forum. Like, really, really easy. The reason Bernstein deserves the shitstorm is he's spent such a long time appointing himself the moral arbiter/soapbox crusader that it's impossible to imagine him deciding a simple apology would be enough if someone he wanted to go after did the same. He deserves every bit of this.
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Spree decor.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 12, 2015, 07:05:04 PM
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Spree decor.
(http://i61.tinypic.com/20jh5jn.png) (https://twitter.com/ESPNChiCubs/status/587407615413485568)
wat
Jesse is the fucking worst
Quote from: SKO on April 12, 2015, 07:27:48 PM
Jesse is the fucking worst
You could probably count on one hand the number of intelligent things that guy has ever written or said.
(http://i.imgur.com/6quBSCl.jpg)
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on April 12, 2015, 10:52:26 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 12, 2015, 07:27:48 PM
Jesse is the fucking worst
You could probably count on one hand the number of intelligent things that guy has ever written or said.
(http://i.imgur.com/6quBSCl.jpg)
I'm just glad he doesn't cover the Hawks any more.
(http://i.imgur.com/HvrEgx2.png)
So that would make tonight's lineup:
Fowler
Soler
Rizzo
Bryant
Castro
Coghlan
Castillo
Wood
Russell
...or, to put it another way, after the first time round:
Russell
Fowler
Soler
Rizzo
Bryant
Castro
Coghlan
Castillo
Wood
Lordy.
EDIT: Or, as it turns out, Denorfia instead of Coghlan. Whatevs.
Quote from: Tonker on April 21, 2015, 12:37:57 PM
So that would make tonight's lineup:
Fowler
Soler
Rizzo
Bryant
Castro
Coghlan
Castillo
Wood
Russell
...or, to put it another way, after the first time round:
Russell
Fowler
Soler
Rizzo
Bryant
Castro
Coghlan
Castillo
Wood
Lordy.
EDIT: Or, as it turns out, Denorfia instead of Coghlan. Whatevs.
Can't believe the moment we've all been waiting for has arrived. Chris Denorfia's first start.
Quote from: SKO on April 21, 2015, 12:54:08 PM
Quote from: Tonker on April 21, 2015, 12:37:57 PM
So that would make tonight's lineup:
Fowler
Soler
Rizzo
Bryant
Castro
BUTTHOLE
Castillo
Wood
Russell
...or, to put it another way, after the first time round:
Russell
Fowler
Soler
Rizzo
Bryant
Castro
BUTTHOLE
Castillo
Wood
Lordy.
EDIT: Or, as it turns out, Denorfia instead of Coghlan. Whatevs.
Can't believe the moment we've all been waiting for has arrived. Chris Denorfia's first start.
I've gone back and written him in, just to see what it looks like.
Quote from: Tonker on April 21, 2015, 12:37:57 PM
So that would make tonight's lineup:
Fowler
Soler
Rizzo
Bryant
Castro
Coghlan
Castillo
Wood
Russell
...or, to put it another way, after the first time round:
Russell
Fowler
Soler
Rizzo
Bryant
Castro
Coghlan
Castillo
Wood
Lordy.
EDIT: Or, as it turns out, Denorfia instead of Coghlan. Whatevs.
I haven't really had a problem with the pitcher hitting 8th, and I understand the logic behind it (with every inning after the first not playing out in general rules).... but I don't love Russell batting 9th. It's not because I don't like the Russell-Fowler-Soler-Rizzo-Bryant-Castro fun, but I don't really like the idea of sacrificing up to 70-80 PAs in a season by hitting Russell 9th. (That estimation came from a link I can't find. I remember reading something recently indicating that each drop in batting order nets a loss of 15-20 PAs over the course of a season)
Quote from: Yeti on April 21, 2015, 02:27:49 PM
Quote from: Tonker on April 21, 2015, 12:37:57 PM
So that would make tonight's lineup:
Fowler
Soler
Rizzo
Bryant
Castro
Coghlan
Castillo
Wood
Russell
...or, to put it another way, after the first time round:
Russell
Fowler
Soler
Rizzo
Bryant
Castro
Coghlan
Castillo
Wood
Lordy.
EDIT: Or, as it turns out, Denorfia instead of Coghlan. Whatevs.
I haven't really had a problem with the pitcher hitting 8th, and I understand the logic behind it (with every inning after the first not playing out in general rules).... but I don't love Russell batting 9th. It's not because I don't like the Russell-Fowler-Soler-Rizzo-Bryant-Castro fun, but I don't really like the idea of sacrificing up to 70-80 PAs in a season by hitting Russell 9th. (That estimation came from a link I can't find. I remember reading something recently indicating that each drop in batting order nets a loss of 15-20 PAs over the course of a season)
That's to start and is not really where he'll be forever and ever amen. And out of those players, who would you hit 9th? Coghlan maybe, I would assume...
Quote from: Yeti on April 21, 2015, 02:27:49 PM
Quote from: Tonker on April 21, 2015, 12:37:57 PM
So that would make tonight's lineup:
Fowler
Soler
Rizzo
Bryant
Castro
Coghlan
Castillo
Wood
Russell
...or, to put it another way, after the first time round:
Russell
Fowler
Soler
Rizzo
Bryant
Castro
Coghlan
Castillo
Wood
Lordy.
EDIT: Or, as it turns out, Denorfia instead of Coghlan. Whatevs.
I haven't really had a problem with the pitcher hitting 8th, and I understand the logic behind it (with every inning after the first not playing out in general rules).... but I don't love Russell batting 9th. It's not because I don't like the Russell-Fowler-Soler-Rizzo-Bryant-Castro fun, but I don't really like the idea of sacrificing up to 70-80 PAs in a season by hitting Russell 9th. (That estimation came from a link I can't find. I remember reading something recently indicating that each drop in batting order nets a loss of 15-20 PAs over the course of a season)
Yeah if Addison hits 9th the rest of the year he's probably struggling enough that it's the best place for him and hopefully the spot with the least amount of pressure on him. If he hits like his upper projections he won't be hitting 9th for very long.
Quote from: SKO on April 21, 2015, 02:30:35 PM
Quote from: Yeti on April 21, 2015, 02:27:49 PM
Quote from: Tonker on April 21, 2015, 12:37:57 PM
So that would make tonight's lineup:
Fowler
Soler
Rizzo
Bryant
Castro
Coghlan
Castillo
Wood
Russell
...or, to put it another way, after the first time round:
Russell
Fowler
Soler
Rizzo
Bryant
Castro
Coghlan
Castillo
Wood
Lordy.
EDIT: Or, as it turns out, Denorfia instead of Coghlan. Whatevs.
I haven't really had a problem with the pitcher hitting 8th, and I understand the logic behind it (with every inning after the first not playing out in general rules).... but I don't love Russell batting 9th. It's not because I don't like the Russell-Fowler-Soler-Rizzo-Bryant-Castro fun, but I don't really like the idea of sacrificing up to 70-80 PAs in a season by hitting Russell 9th. (That estimation came from a link I can't find. I remember reading something recently indicating that each drop in batting order nets a loss of 15-20 PAs over the course of a season)
Yeah if Addison hits 9th the rest of the year he's probably struggling enough that it's the best place for him and hopefully the spot with the least amount of pressure on him. If he hits like his upper projections he won't be hitting 9th for very long.
If that's the case, objection rescinded. SHOW ME, JOE
Quote from: Yeti on April 21, 2015, 02:31:48 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 21, 2015, 02:30:35 PM
Quote from: Yeti on April 21, 2015, 02:27:49 PM
Quote from: Tonker on April 21, 2015, 12:37:57 PM
So that would make tonight's lineup:
Fowler
Soler
Rizzo
Bryant
Castro
Coghlan
Castillo
Wood
Russell
...or, to put it another way, after the first time round:
Russell
Fowler
Soler
Rizzo
Bryant
Castro
Coghlan
Castillo
Wood
Lordy.
EDIT: Or, as it turns out, Denorfia instead of Coghlan. Whatevs.
I haven't really had a problem with the pitcher hitting 8th, and I understand the logic behind it (with every inning after the first not playing out in general rules).... but I don't love Russell batting 9th. It's not because I don't like the Russell-Fowler-Soler-Rizzo-Bryant-Castro fun, but I don't really like the idea of sacrificing up to 70-80 PAs in a season by hitting Russell 9th. (That estimation came from a link I can't find. I remember reading something recently indicating that each drop in batting order nets a loss of 15-20 PAs over the course of a season)
Yeah if Addison hits 9th the rest of the year he's probably struggling enough that it's the best place for him and hopefully the spot with the least amount of pressure on him. If he hits like his upper projections he won't be hitting 9th for very long.
If that's the case, objection rescinded. SHOW ME, JOE
My prediction for game one of the WS in an American League Ballpark is
CF Fowler
1B Rizzo
RF Soler
LF Bryant
2B Russell
SS Castro
DH Schwarber (Sept. 1st Call up after he tears up AA Tennessee and AAA Iowa following his midseason promotion)
C Montero
3B Javy Baez
Arrieta blanks the vaunted Tigers lineup as David Price gets trounced and realizes he will never beat the Cubs and thus his only option is to join them. Boom.
Quote from: SKO on April 21, 2015, 02:35:10 PM
Quote from: Yeti on April 21, 2015, 02:31:48 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 21, 2015, 02:30:35 PM
Quote from: Yeti on April 21, 2015, 02:27:49 PM
Quote from: Tonker on April 21, 2015, 12:37:57 PM
So that would make tonight's lineup:
Fowler
Soler
Rizzo
Bryant
Castro
Coghlan
Castillo
Wood
Russell
...or, to put it another way, after the first time round:
Russell
Fowler
Soler
Rizzo
Bryant
Castro
Coghlan
Castillo
Wood
Lordy.
EDIT: Or, as it turns out, Denorfia instead of Coghlan. Whatevs.
I haven't really had a problem with the pitcher hitting 8th, and I understand the logic behind it (with every inning after the first not playing out in general rules).... but I don't love Russell batting 9th. It's not because I don't like the Russell-Fowler-Soler-Rizzo-Bryant-Castro fun, but I don't really like the idea of sacrificing up to 70-80 PAs in a season by hitting Russell 9th. (That estimation came from a link I can't find. I remember reading something recently indicating that each drop in batting order nets a loss of 15-20 PAs over the course of a season)
Yeah if Addison hits 9th the rest of the year he's probably struggling enough that it's the best place for him and hopefully the spot with the least amount of pressure on him. If he hits like his upper projections he won't be hitting 9th for very long.
If that's the case, objection rescinded. SHOW ME, JOE
My prediction for game one of the WS in an American League Ballpark is
CF Fowler
1B Rizzo
RF Soler
LF Bryant
2B Russell
SS Castro
DH Schwarber (Sept. 1st Call up after he tears up AA Tennessee and AAA Iowa following his midseason promotion)
C Montero
3B Javy Baez
Arrieta blanks the vaunted Tigers lineup as David Price gets trounced and realizes he will never beat the Cubs and thus his only option is to join them. Boom.
Schwarber would be ineligible for the postseason roster if he was called up Sept. 1st. But I like the rest of it.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 21, 2015, 02:58:46 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 21, 2015, 02:35:10 PM
Quote from: Yeti on April 21, 2015, 02:31:48 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 21, 2015, 02:30:35 PM
Quote from: Yeti on April 21, 2015, 02:27:49 PM
Quote from: Tonker on April 21, 2015, 12:37:57 PM
So that would make tonight's lineup:
Fowler
Soler
Rizzo
Bryant
Castro
Coghlan
Castillo
Wood
Russell
...or, to put it another way, after the first time round:
Russell
Fowler
Soler
Rizzo
Bryant
Castro
Coghlan
Castillo
Wood
Lordy.
EDIT: Or, as it turns out, Denorfia instead of Coghlan. Whatevs.
I haven't really had a problem with the pitcher hitting 8th, and I understand the logic behind it (with every inning after the first not playing out in general rules).... but I don't love Russell batting 9th. It's not because I don't like the Russell-Fowler-Soler-Rizzo-Bryant-Castro fun, but I don't really like the idea of sacrificing up to 70-80 PAs in a season by hitting Russell 9th. (That estimation came from a link I can't find. I remember reading something recently indicating that each drop in batting order nets a loss of 15-20 PAs over the course of a season)
Yeah if Addison hits 9th the rest of the year he's probably struggling enough that it's the best place for him and hopefully the spot with the least amount of pressure on him. If he hits like his upper projections he won't be hitting 9th for very long.
If that's the case, objection rescinded. SHOW ME, JOE
My prediction for game one of the WS in an American League Ballpark is
CF Fowler
1B Rizzo
RF Soler
LF Bryant
2B Russell
SS Castro
DH Schwarber (Sept. 1st Call up after he tears up AA Tennessee and AAA Iowa following his midseason promotion)
C Montero
3B Javy Baez
Arrieta blanks the vaunted Tigers lineup as David Price gets trounced and realizes he will never beat the Cubs and thus his only option is to join them. Boom.
Schwarber would be ineligible for the postseason roster if he was called up Sept. 1st. But I like the rest of it.
Huh. Was Soto only allowed on the playoff roster in 2007 because he'd made his debut in 2006 or whatever? Because I thought he was a September callup.
Quote from: SKO on April 21, 2015, 03:06:45 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 21, 2015, 02:58:46 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 21, 2015, 02:35:10 PM
Quote from: Yeti on April 21, 2015, 02:31:48 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 21, 2015, 02:30:35 PM
Quote from: Yeti on April 21, 2015, 02:27:49 PM
Quote from: Tonker on April 21, 2015, 12:37:57 PM
So that would make tonight's lineup:
Fowler
Soler
Rizzo
Bryant
Castro
Coghlan
Castillo
Wood
Russell
...or, to put it another way, after the first time round:
Russell
Fowler
Soler
Rizzo
Bryant
Castro
Coghlan
Castillo
Wood
Lordy.
EDIT: Or, as it turns out, Denorfia instead of Coghlan. Whatevs.
I haven't really had a problem with the pitcher hitting 8th, and I understand the logic behind it (with every inning after the first not playing out in general rules).... but I don't love Russell batting 9th. It's not because I don't like the Russell-Fowler-Soler-Rizzo-Bryant-Castro fun, but I don't really like the idea of sacrificing up to 70-80 PAs in a season by hitting Russell 9th. (That estimation came from a link I can't find. I remember reading something recently indicating that each drop in batting order nets a loss of 15-20 PAs over the course of a season)
Yeah if Addison hits 9th the rest of the year he's probably struggling enough that it's the best place for him and hopefully the spot with the least amount of pressure on him. If he hits like his upper projections he won't be hitting 9th for very long.
If that's the case, objection rescinded. SHOW ME, JOE
My prediction for game one of the WS in an American League Ballpark is
CF Fowler
1B Rizzo
RF Soler
LF Bryant
2B Russell
SS Castro
DH Schwarber (Sept. 1st Call up after he tears up AA Tennessee and AAA Iowa following his midseason promotion)
C Montero
3B Javy Baez
Arrieta blanks the vaunted Tigers lineup as David Price gets trounced and realizes he will never beat the Cubs and thus his only option is to join them. Boom.
Schwarber would be ineligible for the postseason roster if he was called up Sept. 1st. But I like the rest of it.
Huh. Was Soto only allowed on the playoff roster in 2007 because he'd made his debut in 2006 or whatever? Because I thought he was a September callup.
Think he got on as an injury replacement, no?
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on April 21, 2015, 03:12:01 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 21, 2015, 03:06:45 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 21, 2015, 02:58:46 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 21, 2015, 02:35:10 PM
Quote from: Yeti on April 21, 2015, 02:31:48 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 21, 2015, 02:30:35 PM
Quote from: Yeti on April 21, 2015, 02:27:49 PM
Quote from: Tonker on April 21, 2015, 12:37:57 PM
So that would make tonight's lineup:
Fowler
Soler
Rizzo
Bryant
Castro
Coghlan
Castillo
Wood
Russell
...or, to put it another way, after the first time round:
Russell
Fowler
Soler
Rizzo
Bryant
Castro
Coghlan
Castillo
Wood
Lordy.
EDIT: Or, as it turns out, Denorfia instead of Coghlan. Whatevs.
I haven't really had a problem with the pitcher hitting 8th, and I understand the logic behind it (with every inning after the first not playing out in general rules).... but I don't love Russell batting 9th. It's not because I don't like the Russell-Fowler-Soler-Rizzo-Bryant-Castro fun, but I don't really like the idea of sacrificing up to 70-80 PAs in a season by hitting Russell 9th. (That estimation came from a link I can't find. I remember reading something recently indicating that each drop in batting order nets a loss of 15-20 PAs over the course of a season)
Yeah if Addison hits 9th the rest of the year he's probably struggling enough that it's the best place for him and hopefully the spot with the least amount of pressure on him. If he hits like his upper projections he won't be hitting 9th for very long.
If that's the case, objection rescinded. SHOW ME, JOE
My prediction for game one of the WS in an American League Ballpark is
CF Fowler
1B Rizzo
RF Soler
LF Bryant
2B Russell
SS Castro
DH Schwarber (Sept. 1st Call up after he tears up AA Tennessee and AAA Iowa following his midseason promotion)
C Montero
3B Javy Baez
Arrieta blanks the vaunted Tigers lineup as David Price gets trounced and realizes he will never beat the Cubs and thus his only option is to join them. Boom.
Schwarber would be ineligible for the postseason roster if he was called up Sept. 1st. But I like the rest of it.
Huh. Was Soto only allowed on the playoff roster in 2007 because he'd made his debut in 2006 or whatever? Because I thought he was a September callup.
Think he got on as an injury replacement, no?
Then I volunteer to break David Ross' kneecap right fucking now.
Quote from: SKO on April 21, 2015, 03:06:45 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 21, 2015, 02:58:46 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 21, 2015, 02:35:10 PM
Quote from: Yeti on April 21, 2015, 02:31:48 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 21, 2015, 02:30:35 PM
Quote from: Yeti on April 21, 2015, 02:27:49 PM
Quote from: Tonker on April 21, 2015, 12:37:57 PM
So that would make tonight's lineup:
Fowler
Soler
Rizzo
Bryant
Castro
Coghlan
Castillo
Wood
Russell
...or, to put it another way, after the first time round:
Russell
Fowler
Soler
Rizzo
Bryant
Castro
Coghlan
Castillo
Wood
Lordy.
EDIT: Or, as it turns out, Denorfia instead of Coghlan. Whatevs.
I haven't really had a problem with the pitcher hitting 8th, and I understand the logic behind it (with every inning after the first not playing out in general rules).... but I don't love Russell batting 9th. It's not because I don't like the Russell-Fowler-Soler-Rizzo-Bryant-Castro fun, but I don't really like the idea of sacrificing up to 70-80 PAs in a season by hitting Russell 9th. (That estimation came from a link I can't find. I remember reading something recently indicating that each drop in batting order nets a loss of 15-20 PAs over the course of a season)
Yeah if Addison hits 9th the rest of the year he's probably struggling enough that it's the best place for him and hopefully the spot with the least amount of pressure on him. If he hits like his upper projections he won't be hitting 9th for very long.
If that's the case, objection rescinded. SHOW ME, JOE
My prediction for game one of the WS in an American League Ballpark is
CF Fowler
1B Rizzo
RF Soler
LF Bryant
2B Russell
SS Castro
DH Schwarber (Sept. 1st Call up after he tears up AA Tennessee and AAA Iowa following his midseason promotion)
C Montero
3B Javy Baez
Arrieta blanks the vaunted Tigers lineup as David Price gets trounced and realizes he will never beat the Cubs and thus his only option is to join them. Boom.
Schwarber would be ineligible for the postseason roster if he was called up Sept. 1st. But I like the rest of it.
Huh. Was Soto only allowed on the playoff roster in 2007 because he'd made his debut in 2006 or whatever? Because I thought he was a September callup.
That's a good question, I don't remember how that happened. Usually a guy has to be on your active roster (the 25-man) before midnight on August 31. But you get some more leeway for injury replacements. Maybe that was Soto? I'll check if someone doesn't chime in.
Edited for face: Had to step away from the computer while this was pending and I saw Fork/Median Desipio Chucklehead suggested injury.
DPD. Looks like the great Hank White was placed (https://bracken.wordpress.com/2007/09/17/your-2007-chicago-cubs-post-season-roster/) on the DL to create a spot for Soto:
QuoteHowever, since he wasn’t on the Cubs 25 man roster on August 31, Soto isn’t eligible for the playoffs, leaving Henry Blanco and his .174 batting average. Blanco has only appeared in four games since being activated August 21. Here’s hoping Jim Hendry can find an injury excuse (Blanco’s neck injury?) that will enable Soto to replace Blanco.
Shortly thereafter Soto was placed (http://prev.dailyherald.com/story/?id=48580&src=152) on the roster:
QuotePiniella confirmed following Saturday's 4-0 win here over the Reds that rookie Geovany Soto would be on the playoff roster.
"I don't think he's going to be off the roster," Piniella said.
Based on his play over the last several weeks since his recall from Class AAA Iowa, where he was the Pacific Coast League's MVP, keeping Soto was a no-brainer for the Cubs over the light-hitting Henry Blanco.
And White had no plate appearances (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.cgi?id=blanche01&t=b&year=0&post=1) in the 2007 postseason so they must have DL'd him. Missed two months with a herniated disc that season, according to Wikipedia. Oddly enough I couldn't find any articles saying as much, although I only spent a few seconds and previously switched to DuckDuckGo so I'm sure it's out there if someone wants to find it.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 21, 2015, 03:21:35 PM
DPD. Looks like the great Hank White was placed (https://bracken.wordpress.com/2007/09/17/your-2007-chicago-cubs-post-season-roster/) on the DL to create a spot for Soto:
QuoteHowever, since he wasn't on the Cubs 25 man roster on August 31, Soto isn't eligible for the playoffs, leaving Henry Blanco and his .174 batting average. Blanco has only appeared in four games since being activated August 21. Here's hoping Jim Hendry can find an injury excuse (Blanco's neck injury?) that will enable Soto to replace Blanco.
Shortly thereafter Soto was placed (http://prev.dailyherald.com/story/?id=48580&src=152) on the roster:
QuotePiniella confirmed following Saturday's 4-0 win here over the Reds that rookie Geovany Soto would be on the playoff roster.
"I don't think he's going to be off the roster," Piniella said.
Based on his play over the last several weeks since his recall from Class AAA Iowa, where he was the Pacific Coast League's MVP, keeping Soto was a no-brainer for the Cubs over the light-hitting Henry Blanco.
And White had no plate appearances (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.cgi?id=blanche01&t=b&year=0&post=1) in the 2007 postseason so they must have DL'd him. Missed two months with a herniated disc that season, according to Wikipedia. Oddly enough I couldn't find any articles saying as much, although I only spent a few seconds and previously switched to DuckDuckGo so I'm sure it's out there if someone wants to find it.
Welp, looks like David Ross is going to be in a very bad car accident in September.
Quote from: SKO on April 21, 2015, 03:27:35 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 21, 2015, 03:21:35 PM
DPD. Looks like the great Hank White was placed (https://bracken.wordpress.com/2007/09/17/your-2007-chicago-cubs-post-season-roster/) on the DL to create a spot for Soto:
QuoteHowever, since he wasn't on the Cubs 25 man roster on August 31, Soto isn't eligible for the playoffs, leaving Henry Blanco and his .174 batting average. Blanco has only appeared in four games since being activated August 21. Here's hoping Jim Hendry can find an injury excuse (Blanco's neck injury?) that will enable Soto to replace Blanco.
Shortly thereafter Soto was placed (http://prev.dailyherald.com/story/?id=48580&src=152) on the roster:
QuotePiniella confirmed following Saturday's 4-0 win here over the Reds that rookie Geovany Soto would be on the playoff roster.
"I don't think he's going to be off the roster," Piniella said.
Based on his play over the last several weeks since his recall from Class AAA Iowa, where he was the Pacific Coast League's MVP, keeping Soto was a no-brainer for the Cubs over the light-hitting Henry Blanco.
And White had no plate appearances (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.cgi?id=blanche01&t=b&year=0&post=1) in the 2007 postseason so they must have DL'd him. Missed two months with a herniated disc that season, according to Wikipedia. Oddly enough I couldn't find any articles saying as much, although I only spent a few seconds and previously switched to DuckDuckGo so I'm sure it's out there if someone wants to find it.
Welp, looks like David Ross is going to be in a very bad car accident in September.
I might actually hate him by then
Arrieta's been on a Twitter rampage the last few days (@JArrieta34) and he's actually kinda witty.
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on April 22, 2015, 02:46:05 PM
Arrieta's been on a Twitter rampage the last few days (@JArrieta34) and he's actually kinda witty.
I followed him just for this:
https://twitter.com/JArrieta34/status/590954978388353027
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on April 22, 2015, 02:46:05 PM
Arrieta's been on a Twitter rampage the last few days (@JArrieta34) and he's actually kinda witty.
He's easily one of my favorite Cubs. Thanks, Orioles! And/or thanks, Chris Bosio.
Quote from: CT III on April 22, 2015, 03:01:06 PM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on April 22, 2015, 02:46:05 PM
Arrieta's been on a Twitter rampage the last few days (@JArrieta34) and he's actually kinda witty.
I followed him just for this:
https://twitter.com/JArrieta34/status/590954978388353027
Schlitter is fucking burned.
https://twitter.com/JArrieta34/status/590928781558358016
Quote from: Oleg on April 22, 2015, 03:38:48 PM
Quote from: CT III on April 22, 2015, 03:01:06 PM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on April 22, 2015, 02:46:05 PM
Arrieta's been on a Twitter rampage the last few days (@JArrieta34) and he's actually kinda witty.
I followed him just for this:
https://twitter.com/JArrieta34/status/590954978388353027
Schlitter is fucking burned.
https://twitter.com/JArrieta34/status/590928781558358016
Oh snap.
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on July 15, 2009, 07:36:14 AM
Quote from: Tank on July 14, 2009, 05:57:07 PM
Live-twatting the Bowman presser...
http://twitter.com/SarahSpain/status/2638423658
QuoteDid that answer by McD re: QO mistake just remind anyone else of the Richard Gere "Razzle Dazzle" tap dance scene in "Chicago"?
As far as journalistic ability goes, she's got great tits.
Bernstein?
Quote from: SKO on April 22, 2015, 03:47:45 PM
Quote from: Oleg on April 22, 2015, 03:38:48 PM
Quote from: CT III on April 22, 2015, 03:01:06 PM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on April 22, 2015, 02:46:05 PM
Arrieta's been on a Twitter rampage the last few days (@JArrieta34) and he's actually kinda witty.
I followed him just for this:
https://twitter.com/JArrieta34/status/590954978388353027
Schlitter is fucking burned.
https://twitter.com/JArrieta34/status/590928781558358016
Oh snap.
I meant literally in a figurative firebarn.
Quote from: @piersmorganFYI, @JohnCleese appeared as a cameo in Entourage, the TV series. I was invited to appear in Entourage, the movie. #BigScreenMorgan
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 05, 2015, 02:44:59 PM
Quote from: @piersmorganFYI, @JohnCleese appeared as a cameo in Entourage, the TV series. I was invited to appear in Entourage, the movie. #BigScreenMorgan
BigScreenMorgan? A Tyler Perry movie?
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 05, 2015, 02:44:59 PM
Quote from: @piersmorganFYI, @JohnCleese appeared as a cameo in Entourage, the TV series. I was invited to appear in Entourage, the movie. #BigScreenMorgan
Cuntage like this makes me love Jeremy Clarkson more every day.
Quote from: PANK! on May 12, 2011, 07:11:35 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 12, 2011, 06:42:30 PM
Quote from: PANK! on May 12, 2011, 04:43:03 PM
The name "Alex Kaseberg" makes me nostalgic for the olden days at Desipio...Andy "Dill" Dolan...whatacard...
Linkage (Twitter or non-Twitter style, I'm impartial) for the n00bs please?
Linkage (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&biw=1162&bih=855&q=alex+kaseberg+andy+dolan+desipio&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=)
It was the heady days of 2004/2005/2006.
As I recall, most of the flamethrowing occurred in the comments. I don't think Andy ever took a torch to him an an actual dose.
Also I see from his Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/#!/alex.kaseberg) that Kaseberg and Thrillho share the same alma mater. This re-confirms my first suspicion that he's a friend or family member of Rozner's.
Quote from: PANK! on November 09, 2010, 09:21:26 AM
Late night talk shows all suck.
Huey should feel vindicated after reading this latest piece of news. (http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-conan-o-brien-lawsuit-jokes-twitter-20150729-htmlstory.htmlde)
Quote from: Brownie on July 29, 2015, 08:54:03 PM
Quote from: PANK! on May 12, 2011, 07:11:35 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 12, 2011, 06:42:30 PM
Quote from: PANK! on May 12, 2011, 04:43:03 PM
The name "Alex Kaseberg" makes me nostalgic for the olden days at Desipio...Andy "Dill" Dolan...whatacard...
Linkage (Twitter or non-Twitter style, I'm impartial) for the n00bs please?
Linkage (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&biw=1162&bih=855&q=alex+kaseberg+andy+dolan+desipio&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=)
It was the heady days of 2004/2005/2006.
As I recall, most of the flamethrowing occurred in the comments. I don't think Andy ever took a torch to him an an actual dose.
Also I see from his Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/#!/alex.kaseberg) that Kaseberg and Thrillho share the same alma mater. This re-confirms my first suspicion that he's a friend or family member of Rozner's.
Quote from: PANK! on November 09, 2010, 09:21:26 AM
Late night talk shows all suck.
Huey should feel vindicated after reading this latest piece of news. (http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-conan-o-brien-lawsuit-jokes-twitter-20150729-htmlstory.htmlde)
I wonder if that guy is related to Alex Kaseberg, who used to write terrible jokes in Barry Rosner's column and had a beef (http://www.desipio.com/?p=541) with Andy/Desipio?
Quote from: Shooter on July 31, 2015, 07:23:59 PM
Quote from: Brownie on July 29, 2015, 08:54:03 PM
Quote from: PANK! on May 12, 2011, 07:11:35 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 12, 2011, 06:42:30 PM
Quote from: PANK! on May 12, 2011, 04:43:03 PM
The name "Alex Kaseberg" makes me nostalgic for the olden days at Desipio...Andy "Dill" Dolan...whatacard...
Linkage (Twitter or non-Twitter style, I'm impartial) for the n00bs please?
Linkage (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&biw=1162&bih=855&q=alex+kaseberg+andy+dolan+desipio&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=)
It was the heady days of 2004/2005/2006.
As I recall, most of the flamethrowing occurred in the comments. I don't think Andy ever took a torch to him an an actual dose.
Also I see from his Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/#!/alex.kaseberg) that Kaseberg and Thrillho share the same alma mater. This re-confirms my first suspicion that he's a friend or family member of Rozner's.
Quote from: PANK! on November 09, 2010, 09:21:26 AM
Late night talk shows all suck.
Huey should feel vindicated after reading this latest piece of news. (http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-conan-o-brien-lawsuit-jokes-twitter-20150729-htmlstory.htmlde)
I wonder if that guy is related to Alex Kaseberg, who used to write terrible jokes in Barry Rosner's column and had a beef (http://www.desipio.com/?p=541) with Andy/Desipio?
It IS that Alex Kaseberg.
Quote from: Brownie on July 31, 2015, 08:36:08 PM
Quote from: Shooter on July 31, 2015, 07:23:59 PM
Quote from: Brownie on July 29, 2015, 08:54:03 PM
Quote from: PANK! on May 12, 2011, 07:11:35 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 12, 2011, 06:42:30 PM
Quote from: PANK! on May 12, 2011, 04:43:03 PM
The name "Alex Kaseberg" makes me nostalgic for the olden days at Desipio...Andy "Dill" Dolan...whatacard...
Linkage (Twitter or non-Twitter style, I'm impartial) for the n00bs please?
Linkage (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&biw=1162&bih=855&q=alex+kaseberg+andy+dolan+desipio&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=)
It was the heady days of 2004/2005/2006.
As I recall, most of the flamethrowing occurred in the comments. I don't think Andy ever took a torch to him an an actual dose.
Also I see from his Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/#!/alex.kaseberg) that Kaseberg and Thrillho share the same alma mater. This re-confirms my first suspicion that he's a friend or family member of Rozner's.
Quote from: PANK! on November 09, 2010, 09:21:26 AM
Late night talk shows all suck.
Huey should feel vindicated after reading this latest piece of news. (http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-conan-o-brien-lawsuit-jokes-twitter-20150729-htmlstory.htmlde)
I wonder if that guy is related to Alex Kaseberg, who used to write terrible jokes in Barry Rosner's column and had a beef (http://www.desipio.com/?p=541) with Andy/Desipio?
It IS that Alex Kaseberg.
Good lord, I'm dumb.
The original article I saw had his full name, Robert Alexander Kaseberg, but that's not much of an excuse.
Quote from: Shooter on July 31, 2015, 09:46:59 PM
Quote from: Brownie on July 31, 2015, 08:36:08 PM
Quote from: Shooter on July 31, 2015, 07:23:59 PM
Quote from: Brownie on July 29, 2015, 08:54:03 PM
Quote from: PANK! on May 12, 2011, 07:11:35 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 12, 2011, 06:42:30 PM
Quote from: PANK! on May 12, 2011, 04:43:03 PM
The name "Alex Kaseberg" makes me nostalgic for the olden days at Desipio...Andy "Dill" Dolan...whatacard...
Linkage (Twitter or non-Twitter style, I'm impartial) for the n00bs please?
Linkage (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&biw=1162&bih=855&q=alex+kaseberg+andy+dolan+desipio&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=)
It was the heady days of 2004/2005/2006.
As I recall, most of the flamethrowing occurred in the comments. I don't think Andy ever took a torch to him an an actual dose.
Also I see from his Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/#!/alex.kaseberg) that Kaseberg and Thrillho share the same alma mater. This re-confirms my first suspicion that he's a friend or family member of Rozner's.
Quote from: PANK! on November 09, 2010, 09:21:26 AM
Late night talk shows all suck.
Huey should feel vindicated after reading this latest piece of news. (http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-conan-o-brien-lawsuit-jokes-twitter-20150729-htmlstory.htmlde)
I wonder if that guy is related to Alex Kaseberg, who used to write terrible jokes in Barry Rosner's column and had a beef (http://www.desipio.com/?p=541) with Andy/Desipio?
It IS that Alex Kaseberg.
Good lord, I'm dumb.
The original article I saw had his full name, Robert Alexander Kaseberg, but that's not much of an excuse.
Also, previous link is broken. Here it is now. (http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-conan-o-brien-lawsuit-jokes-twitter-20150729-htmlstory.html)
Wow you guys, Tom Haudricourt is really on to something (https://twitter.com/Haudricourt/status/627631693227278337) here.
Quote from: @HaudricourtWhen Cubs stunk last few years, their fans stayed away from Miller Park (and Wrigley). Now that team is winning, they've rediscovered I-94.
BREAKING: Fans of team prefer good team to bad team
Quote from: @Haudricourt#Brewers appreciate the business though. Will help defray costs in their rebuilding plan.
Good, I'm glad they'll have money to make their stadium nicer for Cubs fans. Oh, he meant the team? Okay fine, as long as you trade them to us once they're ready.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on August 01, 2015, 07:29:43 PM
Wow you guys, Tom Haudricourt is really on to something (https://twitter.com/Haudricourt/status/627631693227278337) here.
Quote from: @HaudricourtWhen Cubs stunk last few years, their fans stayed away from Miller Park (and Wrigley). Now that team is winning, they've rediscovered I-94.
BREAKING: Fans of team prefer good team to bad team
Quote from: @Haudricourt#Brewers appreciate the business though. Will help defray costs in their rebuilding plan.
Good, I'm glad they'll have money to make their stadium nicer for Cubs fans. Oh, he meant the team? Okay fine, as long as you trade them to us once they're ready.
I had the distinct pleasure of sitting in front of some seriously asshurt Brewers fans Saturday night, and they had major baboon ass after the Cub fans in Miller Park pretty much hijacked the stretch.
Wasn't Uncouth Sloth a Desipiot before my time? Seems like a dope.
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 11:25:32 AM
Wasn't Uncouth Sloth a Desipiot before my time? Seems like a dope.
I'd be very interested to hear the consensus on this.
He's the reason I ended up here.
Maybe I just answered my own question?
Quote from: flannj on August 11, 2015, 11:48:01 AM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 11:25:32 AM
Wasn't Uncouth Sloth a Desipiot before my time? Seems like a dope.
I'd be very interested to hear the consensus on this.
He's the reason I ended up here.
Maybe I just answered my own question?
maybe I'm judging too harshly. My only interactions with him have been him bitching along with White Sox troll about Russell and Bryant's batting averages and now him saying the Cubs should be playing Javy right now because they don't have a realistic shot at winning the series this year and #Cubs2016 should be the goal. Then he dug in his heels and doubled down on stupid with a bunch of I'VE SEEN IT TOO MANY TIMES garbage.
I was a big fan in '03--found him shortly after Desipio....lotta people here couldn't tolerate the poor chap one lick, and I guess he freely reciprocated the hate, but I was never put off by any of his wrong takes. He has as much Cub-caused pain as the rest of us so who am I to judge.
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:53:25 AM
I was a big fan in '03--found him shortly after Desipio....lotta people here couldn't tolerate the poor chap one lick, and I guess he freely reciprocated the hate, but I was never put off by any of his wrong takes. He has as much Cub-caused pain as the rest of us so who am I to judge.
Don't you despite Al more than anyone? Isn't Al almost purely defined by his wrong takes and constant moaning about his Cub related pain?
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 11:56:21 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:53:25 AM
I was a big fan in '03--found him shortly after Desipio....lotta people here couldn't tolerate the poor chap one lick, and I guess he freely reciprocated the hate, but I was never put off by any of his wrong takes. He has as much Cub-caused pain as the rest of us so who am I to judge.
Don't you despite Al more than anyone? Isn't Al almost purely defined by his wrong takes and constant moaning about his Cub related pain?
I'd like to
spite Al, given the chance, but...
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 11:56:21 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:53:25 AM
I was a big fan in '03--found him shortly after Desipio....lotta people here couldn't tolerate the poor chap one lick, and I guess he freely reciprocated the hate, but I was never put off by any of his wrong takes. He has as much Cub-caused pain as the rest of us so who am I to judge.
Don't you despite Al more than anyone? Isn't Al almost purely defined by his wrong takes and constant moaning about his Cub related pain?
Al wasn't calling people Antonio Alfucksucka in 2003, and that RAGE WRITING helped balm the pain that was that 6-fingered fuck.
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:58:34 AM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 11:56:21 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:53:25 AM
I was a big fan in '03--found him shortly after Desipio....lotta people here couldn't tolerate the poor chap one lick, and I guess he freely reciprocated the hate, but I was never put off by any of his wrong takes. He has as much Cub-caused pain as the rest of us so who am I to judge.
Don't you despite Al more than anyone? Isn't Al almost purely defined by his wrong takes and constant moaning about his Cub related pain?
Al wasn't calling people Antonio Alfucksucka in 2003, and that RAGE WRITING helped balm the pain that was that 6-fingered fuck.
Ahh. He's a vulgar Yellon. That makes sense.
I just pretty much tune out anyone the second they say "they won't do X because they're the Cubs!" At that point I just have to write you off. If you're going to be that fatalistic about it don't bother the rest of us. I know we all have scars and doubts but if you're going to go so far as to say this team's focus right now, while 3.5 up for a playoff spot, should be on 2016 because "I've seen better Cubs teams lose in the playoffs", then please go away.
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:53:25 AM
I was a big fan in '03--found him shortly after Desipio....lotta people here couldn't tolerate the poor chap one lick, and I guess he freely reciprocated the hate, but I was never put off by any of his wrong takes. He has as much Cub-caused pain as the rest of us so who am I to judge.
His writing literally made me feel ill.
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 12:01:49 PM
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:58:34 AM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 11:56:21 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:53:25 AM
I was a big fan in '03--found him shortly after Desipio....lotta people here couldn't tolerate the poor chap one lick, and I guess he freely reciprocated the hate, but I was never put off by any of his wrong takes. He has as much Cub-caused pain as the rest of us so who am I to judge.
Don't you despite Al more than anyone? Isn't Al almost purely defined by his wrong takes and constant moaning about his Cub related pain?
Al wasn't calling people Antonio Alfucksucka in 2003, and that RAGE WRITING helped balm the pain that was that 6-fingered fuck.
Ahh. He's a vulgar Yellon. That makes sense.
I just pretty much tune out anyone the second they say "they won't do X because they're the Cubs!" At that point I just have to write you off. If you're going to be that fatalistic about it don't bother the rest of us. I know we all have scars and doubts but if you're going to go so far as to say this team's focus right now, while 3.5 up for a playoff spot, should be on 2016 because "I've seen better Cubs teams lose in the playoffs", then please go away.
Yeah I'm not like a big fan of his on Twitter...but then I pretty much hate everybody on Twitter.
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 12:01:49 PM
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:58:34 AM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 11:56:21 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:53:25 AM
I was a big fan in '03--found him shortly after Desipio....lotta people here couldn't tolerate the poor chap one lick, and I guess he freely reciprocated the hate, but I was never put off by any of his wrong takes. He has as much Cub-caused pain as the rest of us so who am I to judge.
Don't you despite Al more than anyone? Isn't Al almost purely defined by his wrong takes and constant moaning about his Cub related pain?
Al wasn't calling people Antonio Alfucksucka in 2003, and that RAGE WRITING helped balm the pain that was that 6-fingered fuck.
Ahh. He's a vulgar Yellon. That makes sense.
I just pretty much tune out anyone the second they say "they won't do X because they're the Cubs!" At that point I just have to write you off. If you're going to be that fatalistic about it don't bother the rest of us. I know we all have scars and doubts but if you're going to go so far as to say this team's focus right now, while 3.5 up for a playoff spot, should be on 2016 because "I've seen better Cubs teams lose in the playoffs", then please go away.
I never liked the guy's posts or his opinions. There were people around here who thought he was awesome and one of those people was Kurt Evans. He wrote one blog post about talking to semi celebrities in the bathroom at the Cubs Convention which was borderline disgusting (I don't throw that word around lightly) and painfully awkward. There was a small group of us who complained about him and wondered if anybody else was going to speak up and give the guy what for. Eventually he disappeared and I never thought about him again. I guess he's on Twitter, so there he stays hopefully.
Quote from: InternetApex on August 11, 2015, 12:13:40 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 12:01:49 PM
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:58:34 AM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 11:56:21 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:53:25 AM
I was a big fan in '03--found him shortly after Desipio....lotta people here couldn't tolerate the poor chap one lick, and I guess he freely reciprocated the hate, but I was never put off by any of his wrong takes. He has as much Cub-caused pain as the rest of us so who am I to judge.
Don't you despite Al more than anyone? Isn't Al almost purely defined by his wrong takes and constant moaning about his Cub related pain?
Al wasn't calling people Antonio Alfucksucka in 2003, and that RAGE WRITING helped balm the pain that was that 6-fingered fuck.
Ahh. He's a vulgar Yellon. That makes sense.
I just pretty much tune out anyone the second they say "they won't do X because they're the Cubs!" At that point I just have to write you off. If you're going to be that fatalistic about it don't bother the rest of us. I know we all have scars and doubts but if you're going to go so far as to say this team's focus right now, while 3.5 up for a playoff spot, should be on 2016 because "I've seen better Cubs teams lose in the playoffs", then please go away.
I never liked the guy's posts or his opinions. There were people around here who thought he was awesome and one of those people was Kurt Evans. He wrote one blog post about talking to semi celebrities in the bathroom at the Cubs Convention which was borderline disgusting (I don't throw that word around lightly) and painfully awkward. There was a small group of us who complained about him and wondered if anybody else was going to speak up and give the guy what for. Eventually he disappeared and I never thought about him again. I guess he's on Twitter, so there he stays hopefully.
Okay. I feel validated. He's a dope.
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 12:16:11 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 11, 2015, 12:13:40 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 12:01:49 PM
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:58:34 AM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 11:56:21 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:53:25 AM
I was a big fan in '03--found him shortly after Desipio....lotta people here couldn't tolerate the poor chap one lick, and I guess he freely reciprocated the hate, but I was never put off by any of his wrong takes. He has as much Cub-caused pain as the rest of us so who am I to judge.
Don't you despite Al more than anyone? Isn't Al almost purely defined by his wrong takes and constant moaning about his Cub related pain?
Al wasn't calling people Antonio Alfucksucka in 2003, and that RAGE WRITING helped balm the pain that was that 6-fingered fuck.
Ahh. He's a vulgar Yellon. That makes sense.
I just pretty much tune out anyone the second they say "they won't do X because they're the Cubs!" At that point I just have to write you off. If you're going to be that fatalistic about it don't bother the rest of us. I know we all have scars and doubts but if you're going to go so far as to say this team's focus right now, while 3.5 up for a playoff spot, should be on 2016 because "I've seen better Cubs teams lose in the playoffs", then please go away.
I never liked the guy's posts or his opinions. There were people around here who thought he was awesome and one of those people was Kurt Evans. He wrote one blog post about talking to semi celebrities in the bathroom at the Cubs Convention which was borderline disgusting (I don't throw that word around lightly) and painfully awkward. There was a small group of us who complained about him and wondered if anybody else was going to speak up and give the guy what for. Eventually he disappeared and I never thought about him again. I guess he's on Twitter, so there he stays hopefully.
Okay. I feel validated. He's a dope.
I went to a ballgame with him some years ago. He's a really nice guy. I haven't paid any attention to his opinions in a while though. I think one can maintain friendliness with someone despite thinking he's not very smart about the Cubs.
Quote from: Oleg on August 11, 2015, 01:03:30 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 12:16:11 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 11, 2015, 12:13:40 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 12:01:49 PM
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:58:34 AM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 11:56:21 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:53:25 AM
I was a big fan in '03--found him shortly after Desipio....lotta people here couldn't tolerate the poor chap one lick, and I guess he freely reciprocated the hate, but I was never put off by any of his wrong takes. He has as much Cub-caused pain as the rest of us so who am I to judge.
Don't you despite Al more than anyone? Isn't Al almost purely defined by his wrong takes and constant moaning about his Cub related pain?
Al wasn't calling people Antonio Alfucksucka in 2003, and that RAGE WRITING helped balm the pain that was that 6-fingered fuck.
Ahh. He's a vulgar Yellon. That makes sense.
I just pretty much tune out anyone the second they say "they won't do X because they're the Cubs!" At that point I just have to write you off. If you're going to be that fatalistic about it don't bother the rest of us. I know we all have scars and doubts but if you're going to go so far as to say this team's focus right now, while 3.5 up for a playoff spot, should be on 2016 because "I've seen better Cubs teams lose in the playoffs", then please go away.
I never liked the guy's posts or his opinions. There were people around here who thought he was awesome and one of those people was Kurt Evans. He wrote one blog post about talking to semi celebrities in the bathroom at the Cubs Convention which was borderline disgusting (I don't throw that word around lightly) and painfully awkward. There was a small group of us who complained about him and wondered if anybody else was going to speak up and give the guy what for. Eventually he disappeared and I never thought about him again. I guess he's on Twitter, so there he stays hopefully.
Okay. I feel validated. He's a dope.
I went to a ballgame with him some years ago. He's a really nice guy. I haven't paid any attention to his opinions in a while though. I think one can maintain friendliness with someone despite thinking he's not very smart about the Cubs.
I'm sure that's true, but looking back at some of his posts on desipio and a quick google search of his long since defunct blog has turned up some fairly misogynistic garbage (among other rancid shit) that I find rather unappealing. Either way, whatever he is in real life if his internet opinions of the Cub consist of THEY'LL LOSE BECAUSE GOLLY GOSH THEY'RE THE CUBS, he's better off not sharing them loudly with other people.
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 01:08:22 PM
Quote from: Oleg on August 11, 2015, 01:03:30 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 12:16:11 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 11, 2015, 12:13:40 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 12:01:49 PM
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:58:34 AM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 11:56:21 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:53:25 AM
I was a big fan in '03--found him shortly after Desipio....lotta people here couldn't tolerate the poor chap one lick, and I guess he freely reciprocated the hate, but I was never put off by any of his wrong takes. He has as much Cub-caused pain as the rest of us so who am I to judge.
Don't you despite Al more than anyone? Isn't Al almost purely defined by his wrong takes and constant moaning about his Cub related pain?
Al wasn't calling people Antonio Alfucksucka in 2003, and that RAGE WRITING helped balm the pain that was that 6-fingered fuck.
Ahh. He's a vulgar Yellon. That makes sense.
I just pretty much tune out anyone the second they say "they won't do X because they're the Cubs!" At that point I just have to write you off. If you're going to be that fatalistic about it don't bother the rest of us. I know we all have scars and doubts but if you're going to go so far as to say this team's focus right now, while 3.5 up for a playoff spot, should be on 2016 because "I've seen better Cubs teams lose in the playoffs", then please go away.
I never liked the guy's posts or his opinions. There were people around here who thought he was awesome and one of those people was Kurt Evans. He wrote one blog post about talking to semi celebrities in the bathroom at the Cubs Convention which was borderline disgusting (I don't throw that word around lightly) and painfully awkward. There was a small group of us who complained about him and wondered if anybody else was going to speak up and give the guy what for. Eventually he disappeared and I never thought about him again. I guess he's on Twitter, so there he stays hopefully.
Okay. I feel validated. He's a dope.
I went to a ballgame with him some years ago. He's a really nice guy. I haven't paid any attention to his opinions in a while though. I think one can maintain friendliness with someone despite thinking he's not very smart about the Cubs.
I'm sure that's true, but looking back at some of his posts on desipio and a quick google search of his long since defunct blog has turned up some fairly misogynistic garbage (among other rancid shit) that I find rather unappealing. Either way, whatever he is in real life if his internet opinions of the Cub consist of THEY'LL LOSE BECAUSE GOLLY GOSH THEY'RE THE CUBS, he's better off not sharing them loudly with other people.
I guess I just didn't notice. Man, I'm tolerating an awful lot of bullshit today.
Quote from: Oleg on August 11, 2015, 01:13:49 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 01:08:22 PM
Quote from: Oleg on August 11, 2015, 01:03:30 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 12:16:11 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 11, 2015, 12:13:40 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 12:01:49 PM
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:58:34 AM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 11:56:21 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:53:25 AM
I was a big fan in '03--found him shortly after Desipio....lotta people here couldn't tolerate the poor chap one lick, and I guess he freely reciprocated the hate, but I was never put off by any of his wrong takes. He has as much Cub-caused pain as the rest of us so who am I to judge.
Don't you despite Al more than anyone? Isn't Al almost purely defined by his wrong takes and constant moaning about his Cub related pain?
Al wasn't calling people Antonio Alfucksucka in 2003, and that RAGE WRITING helped balm the pain that was that 6-fingered fuck.
Ahh. He's a vulgar Yellon. That makes sense.
I just pretty much tune out anyone the second they say "they won't do X because they're the Cubs!" At that point I just have to write you off. If you're going to be that fatalistic about it don't bother the rest of us. I know we all have scars and doubts but if you're going to go so far as to say this team's focus right now, while 3.5 up for a playoff spot, should be on 2016 because "I've seen better Cubs teams lose in the playoffs", then please go away.
I never liked the guy's posts or his opinions. There were people around here who thought he was awesome and one of those people was Kurt Evans. He wrote one blog post about talking to semi celebrities in the bathroom at the Cubs Convention which was borderline disgusting (I don't throw that word around lightly) and painfully awkward. There was a small group of us who complained about him and wondered if anybody else was going to speak up and give the guy what for. Eventually he disappeared and I never thought about him again. I guess he's on Twitter, so there he stays hopefully.
Okay. I feel validated. He's a dope.
I went to a ballgame with him some years ago. He's a really nice guy. I haven't paid any attention to his opinions in a while though. I think one can maintain friendliness with someone despite thinking he's not very smart about the Cubs.
I'm sure that's true, but looking back at some of his posts on desipio and a quick google search of his long since defunct blog has turned up some fairly misogynistic garbage (among other rancid shit) that I find rather unappealing. Either way, whatever he is in real life if his internet opinions of the Cub consist of THEY'LL LOSE BECAUSE GOLLY GOSH THEY'RE THE CUBS, he's better off not sharing them loudly with other people.
I guess I just didn't notice. Man, I'm tolerating an awful lot of bullshit today.
Hey man, we all make mistakes. The early days of the sportz internet were dark and terrible. I checked ESPN daily. One day I googled (actually it probably wasn't google, it was probably like Ask Jeeves or some shit) "Paul Bako is terrible" and found a fringe website with something called the Bako-Meter and fake interviews making fun of the guy. I started reading that whack job daily, and then that was like a gateway drug that led me to a support group for unemployed Armenian managers because they kept an amusing list of terrible Cubs players. That place had a live chat with weirdos, and like too many teenagers who discover live chats, I was lured onto a messageboard in the darkest corner of the net where I've wasted almost a decade on some of the stupidest shit imaginable.
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 01:18:48 PM
Quote from: Oleg on August 11, 2015, 01:13:49 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 01:08:22 PM
Quote from: Oleg on August 11, 2015, 01:03:30 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 12:16:11 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 11, 2015, 12:13:40 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 12:01:49 PM
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:58:34 AM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 11:56:21 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:53:25 AM
I was a big fan in '03--found him shortly after Desipio....lotta people here couldn't tolerate the poor chap one lick, and I guess he freely reciprocated the hate, but I was never put off by any of his wrong takes. He has as much Cub-caused pain as the rest of us so who am I to judge.
Don't you despite Al more than anyone? Isn't Al almost purely defined by his wrong takes and constant moaning about his Cub related pain?
Al wasn't calling people Antonio Alfucksucka in 2003, and that RAGE WRITING helped balm the pain that was that 6-fingered fuck.
Ahh. He's a vulgar Yellon. That makes sense.
I just pretty much tune out anyone the second they say "they won't do X because they're the Cubs!" At that point I just have to write you off. If you're going to be that fatalistic about it don't bother the rest of us. I know we all have scars and doubts but if you're going to go so far as to say this team's focus right now, while 3.5 up for a playoff spot, should be on 2016 because "I've seen better Cubs teams lose in the playoffs", then please go away.
I never liked the guy's posts or his opinions. There were people around here who thought he was awesome and one of those people was Kurt Evans. He wrote one blog post about talking to semi celebrities in the bathroom at the Cubs Convention which was borderline disgusting (I don't throw that word around lightly) and painfully awkward. There was a small group of us who complained about him and wondered if anybody else was going to speak up and give the guy what for. Eventually he disappeared and I never thought about him again. I guess he's on Twitter, so there he stays hopefully.
Okay. I feel validated. He's a dope.
I went to a ballgame with him some years ago. He's a really nice guy. I haven't paid any attention to his opinions in a while though. I think one can maintain friendliness with someone despite thinking he's not very smart about the Cubs.
I'm sure that's true, but looking back at some of his posts on desipio and a quick google search of his long since defunct blog has turned up some fairly misogynistic garbage (among other rancid shit) that I find rather unappealing. Either way, whatever he is in real life if his internet opinions of the Cub consist of THEY'LL LOSE BECAUSE GOLLY GOSH THEY'RE THE CUBS, he's better off not sharing them loudly with other people.
I guess I just didn't notice. Man, I'm tolerating an awful lot of bullshit today.
Hey man, we all make mistakes. The early days of the sportz internet were dark and terrible. I checked ESPN daily. One day I googled (actually it probably wasn't google, it was probably like Ask Jeeves or some shit) "Paul Bako is terrible" and found a fringe website with something called the Bako-Meter and fake interviews making fun of the guy. I started reading that whack job daily, and then that was like a gateway drug that led me to a support group for unemployed Armenian managers that catalogued terrible Cubs players. That place had a live chat with weirdos, and like too many teenagers who discover live chats, I was lured onto a messageboard in the darkest corner of the net where I've wasted almost a decade on some of the stupidest shit imaginable.
Except now you no longer can access the live chat function and thus you threaten to sail into Moran History as Desipio's Pete Rose.
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 01:19:55 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 01:18:48 PM
Quote from: Oleg on August 11, 2015, 01:13:49 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 01:08:22 PM
Quote from: Oleg on August 11, 2015, 01:03:30 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 12:16:11 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 11, 2015, 12:13:40 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 12:01:49 PM
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:58:34 AM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 11:56:21 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:53:25 AM
I was a big fan in '03--found him shortly after Desipio....lotta people here couldn't tolerate the poor chap one lick, and I guess he freely reciprocated the hate, but I was never put off by any of his wrong takes. He has as much Cub-caused pain as the rest of us so who am I to judge.
Don't you despite Al more than anyone? Isn't Al almost purely defined by his wrong takes and constant moaning about his Cub related pain?
Al wasn't calling people Antonio Alfucksucka in 2003, and that RAGE WRITING helped balm the pain that was that 6-fingered fuck.
Ahh. He's a vulgar Yellon. That makes sense.
I just pretty much tune out anyone the second they say "they won't do X because they're the Cubs!" At that point I just have to write you off. If you're going to be that fatalistic about it don't bother the rest of us. I know we all have scars and doubts but if you're going to go so far as to say this team's focus right now, while 3.5 up for a playoff spot, should be on 2016 because "I've seen better Cubs teams lose in the playoffs", then please go away.
I never liked the guy's posts or his opinions. There were people around here who thought he was awesome and one of those people was Kurt Evans. He wrote one blog post about talking to semi celebrities in the bathroom at the Cubs Convention which was borderline disgusting (I don't throw that word around lightly) and painfully awkward. There was a small group of us who complained about him and wondered if anybody else was going to speak up and give the guy what for. Eventually he disappeared and I never thought about him again. I guess he's on Twitter, so there he stays hopefully.
Okay. I feel validated. He's a dope.
I went to a ballgame with him some years ago. He's a really nice guy. I haven't paid any attention to his opinions in a while though. I think one can maintain friendliness with someone despite thinking he's not very smart about the Cubs.
I'm sure that's true, but looking back at some of his posts on desipio and a quick google search of his long since defunct blog has turned up some fairly misogynistic garbage (among other rancid shit) that I find rather unappealing. Either way, whatever he is in real life if his internet opinions of the Cub consist of THEY'LL LOSE BECAUSE GOLLY GOSH THEY'RE THE CUBS, he's better off not sharing them loudly with other people.
I guess I just didn't notice. Man, I'm tolerating an awful lot of bullshit today.
Hey man, we all make mistakes. The early days of the sportz internet were dark and terrible. I checked ESPN daily. One day I googled (actually it probably wasn't google, it was probably like Ask Jeeves or some shit) "Paul Bako is terrible" and found a fringe website with something called the Bako-Meter and fake interviews making fun of the guy. I started reading that whack job daily, and then that was like a gateway drug that led me to a support group for unemployed Armenian managers that catalogued terrible Cubs players. That place had a live chat with weirdos, and like too many teenagers who discover live chats, I was lured onto a messageboard in the darkest corner of the net where I've wasted almost a decade on some of the stupidest shit imaginable.
Except now you no longer can access the live chat function and thus you threaten to sail into Moran History as Desipio's Pete Rose.
This is a good analogy. I lol'd.
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 01:08:22 PM
Quote from: Oleg on August 11, 2015, 01:03:30 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 12:16:11 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 11, 2015, 12:13:40 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 12:01:49 PM
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:58:34 AM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 11:56:21 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:53:25 AM
I was a big fan in '03--found him shortly after Desipio....lotta people here couldn't tolerate the poor chap one lick, and I guess he freely reciprocated the hate, but I was never put off by any of his wrong takes. He has as much Cub-caused pain as the rest of us so who am I to judge.
Don't you despite Al more than anyone? Isn't Al almost purely defined by his wrong takes and constant moaning about his Cub related pain?
Al wasn't calling people Antonio Alfucksucka in 2003, and that RAGE WRITING helped balm the pain that was that 6-fingered fuck.
Ahh. He's a vulgar Yellon. That makes sense.
I just pretty much tune out anyone the second they say "they won't do X because they're the Cubs!" At that point I just have to write you off. If you're going to be that fatalistic about it don't bother the rest of us. I know we all have scars and doubts but if you're going to go so far as to say this team's focus right now, while 3.5 up for a playoff spot, should be on 2016 because "I've seen better Cubs teams lose in the playoffs", then please go away.
I never liked the guy's posts or his opinions. There were people around here who thought he was awesome and one of those people was Kurt Evans. He wrote one blog post about talking to semi celebrities in the bathroom at the Cubs Convention which was borderline disgusting (I don't throw that word around lightly) and painfully awkward. There was a small group of us who complained about him and wondered if anybody else was going to speak up and give the guy what for. Eventually he disappeared and I never thought about him again. I guess he's on Twitter, so there he stays hopefully.
Okay. I feel validated. He's a dope.
I went to a ballgame with him some years ago. He's a really nice guy. I haven't paid any attention to his opinions in a while though. I think one can maintain friendliness with someone despite thinking he's not very smart about the Cubs.
I'm sure that's true, but looking back at some of his posts on desipio and a quick google search of his long since defunct blog has turned up some fairly misogynistic garbage (among other rancid shit) that I find rather unappealing. Either way, whatever he is in real life if his internet opinions of the Cub consist of THEY'LL LOSE BECAUSE GOLLY GOSH THEY'RE THE CUBS, he's better off not sharing them loudly with other people.
He was a good read in 2003-2005, but the Cubs began to have an outsize effect on his life. I think he started the blog almost as therapy, to vent on his frustration with the team. But I don't think it worked. For awhile, he worked in Des Plaines and lived in Coal City so he was putting a couple million miles on his car every week. Does anyone remember the Latroy Hawkins game, in which he caught a line drive in the ninth inning and threw to first in an effort to double off Chase Utley and instead chucked it into the bullpen, allowing the tying and go-ahead runs to score? Sloth literally drove off the road and wrecked his car. He was also fired for blogging, as his musings were hardly safe for work.
He's not a bad guy, and I've met him a couple of times. But he was scarred beyond recognition thanks to 2003-2004-2005.
Quote from: Brownie on August 11, 2015, 01:22:38 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 01:08:22 PM
Quote from: Oleg on August 11, 2015, 01:03:30 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 12:16:11 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 11, 2015, 12:13:40 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 12:01:49 PM
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:58:34 AM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 11:56:21 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:53:25 AM
I was a big fan in '03--found him shortly after Desipio....lotta people here couldn't tolerate the poor chap one lick, and I guess he freely reciprocated the hate, but I was never put off by any of his wrong takes. He has as much Cub-caused pain as the rest of us so who am I to judge.
Don't you despite Al more than anyone? Isn't Al almost purely defined by his wrong takes and constant moaning about his Cub related pain?
Al wasn't calling people Antonio Alfucksucka in 2003, and that RAGE WRITING helped balm the pain that was that 6-fingered fuck.
Ahh. He's a vulgar Yellon. That makes sense.
I just pretty much tune out anyone the second they say "they won't do X because they're the Cubs!" At that point I just have to write you off. If you're going to be that fatalistic about it don't bother the rest of us. I know we all have scars and doubts but if you're going to go so far as to say this team's focus right now, while 3.5 up for a playoff spot, should be on 2016 because "I've seen better Cubs teams lose in the playoffs", then please go away.
I never liked the guy's posts or his opinions. There were people around here who thought he was awesome and one of those people was Kurt Evans. He wrote one blog post about talking to semi celebrities in the bathroom at the Cubs Convention which was borderline disgusting (I don't throw that word around lightly) and painfully awkward. There was a small group of us who complained about him and wondered if anybody else was going to speak up and give the guy what for. Eventually he disappeared and I never thought about him again. I guess he's on Twitter, so there he stays hopefully.
Okay. I feel validated. He's a dope.
I went to a ballgame with him some years ago. He's a really nice guy. I haven't paid any attention to his opinions in a while though. I think one can maintain friendliness with someone despite thinking he's not very smart about the Cubs.
I'm sure that's true, but looking back at some of his posts on desipio and a quick google search of his long since defunct blog has turned up some fairly misogynistic garbage (among other rancid shit) that I find rather unappealing. Either way, whatever he is in real life if his internet opinions of the Cub consist of THEY'LL LOSE BECAUSE GOLLY GOSH THEY'RE THE CUBS, he's better off not sharing them loudly with other people.
He was a good read in 2003-2005, but the Cubs began to have an outsize effect on his life. I think he started the blog almost as therapy, to vent on his frustration with the team. But I don't think it worked. For awhile, he worked in Des Plaines and lived in Coal City so he was putting a couple million miles on his car every week. Does anyone remember the Latroy Hawkins game, in which he caught a line drive in the ninth inning and threw to first in an effort to double off Chase Utley and instead chucked it into the bullpen, allowing the tying and go-ahead runs to score? Sloth literally drove off the road and wrecked his car. He was also fired for blogging, as his musings were hardly safe for work.
He's not a bad guy, and I've met him a couple of times. But he was scarred beyond recognition thanks to 2003-2004-2005.
Jesus Christ.
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 01:24:06 PM
Quote from: Brownie on August 11, 2015, 01:22:38 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 01:08:22 PM
Quote from: Oleg on August 11, 2015, 01:03:30 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 12:16:11 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 11, 2015, 12:13:40 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 12:01:49 PM
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:58:34 AM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 11:56:21 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:53:25 AM
I was a big fan in '03--found him shortly after Desipio....lotta people here couldn't tolerate the poor chap one lick, and I guess he freely reciprocated the hate, but I was never put off by any of his wrong takes. He has as much Cub-caused pain as the rest of us so who am I to judge.
Don't you despite Al more than anyone? Isn't Al almost purely defined by his wrong takes and constant moaning about his Cub related pain?
Al wasn't calling people Antonio Alfucksucka in 2003, and that RAGE WRITING helped balm the pain that was that 6-fingered fuck.
Ahh. He's a vulgar Yellon. That makes sense.
I just pretty much tune out anyone the second they say "they won't do X because they're the Cubs!" At that point I just have to write you off. If you're going to be that fatalistic about it don't bother the rest of us. I know we all have scars and doubts but if you're going to go so far as to say this team's focus right now, while 3.5 up for a playoff spot, should be on 2016 because "I've seen better Cubs teams lose in the playoffs", then please go away.
I never liked the guy's posts or his opinions. There were people around here who thought he was awesome and one of those people was Kurt Evans. He wrote one blog post about talking to semi celebrities in the bathroom at the Cubs Convention which was borderline disgusting (I don't throw that word around lightly) and painfully awkward. There was a small group of us who complained about him and wondered if anybody else was going to speak up and give the guy what for. Eventually he disappeared and I never thought about him again. I guess he's on Twitter, so there he stays hopefully.
Okay. I feel validated. He's a dope.
I went to a ballgame with him some years ago. He's a really nice guy. I haven't paid any attention to his opinions in a while though. I think one can maintain friendliness with someone despite thinking he's not very smart about the Cubs.
I'm sure that's true, but looking back at some of his posts on desipio and a quick google search of his long since defunct blog has turned up some fairly misogynistic garbage (among other rancid shit) that I find rather unappealing. Either way, whatever he is in real life if his internet opinions of the Cub consist of THEY'LL LOSE BECAUSE GOLLY GOSH THEY'RE THE CUBS, he's better off not sharing them loudly with other people.
He was a good read in 2003-2005, but the Cubs began to have an outsize effect on his life. I think he started the blog almost as therapy, to vent on his frustration with the team. But I don't think it worked. For awhile, he worked in Des Plaines and lived in Coal City so he was putting a couple million miles on his car every week. Does anyone remember the Latroy Hawkins game, in which he caught a line drive in the ninth inning and threw to first in an effort to double off Chase Utley and instead chucked it into the bullpen, allowing the tying and go-ahead runs to score? Sloth literally drove off the road and wrecked his car. He was also fired for blogging, as his musings were hardly safe for work.
He's not a bad guy, and I've met him a couple of times. But he was scarred beyond recognition thanks to 2003-2004-2005.
Jesus Christ.
He was part of my support system during the dark years. But for him I never would have known that there was such a place as Coal City.
Quote from: Brownie on August 11, 2015, 01:22:38 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 01:08:22 PM
Quote from: Oleg on August 11, 2015, 01:03:30 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 12:16:11 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 11, 2015, 12:13:40 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 12:01:49 PM
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:58:34 AM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 11:56:21 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:53:25 AM
I was a big fan in '03--found him shortly after Desipio....lotta people here couldn't tolerate the poor chap one lick, and I guess he freely reciprocated the hate, but I was never put off by any of his wrong takes. He has as much Cub-caused pain as the rest of us so who am I to judge.
Don't you despite Al more than anyone? Isn't Al almost purely defined by his wrong takes and constant moaning about his Cub related pain?
Al wasn't calling people Antonio Alfucksucka in 2003, and that RAGE WRITING helped balm the pain that was that 6-fingered fuck.
Ahh. He's a vulgar Yellon. That makes sense.
I just pretty much tune out anyone the second they say "they won't do X because they're the Cubs!" At that point I just have to write you off. If you're going to be that fatalistic about it don't bother the rest of us. I know we all have scars and doubts but if you're going to go so far as to say this team's focus right now, while 3.5 up for a playoff spot, should be on 2016 because "I've seen better Cubs teams lose in the playoffs", then please go away.
I never liked the guy's posts or his opinions. There were people around here who thought he was awesome and one of those people was Kurt Evans. He wrote one blog post about talking to semi celebrities in the bathroom at the Cubs Convention which was borderline disgusting (I don't throw that word around lightly) and painfully awkward. There was a small group of us who complained about him and wondered if anybody else was going to speak up and give the guy what for. Eventually he disappeared and I never thought about him again. I guess he's on Twitter, so there he stays hopefully.
Okay. I feel validated. He's a dope.
I went to a ballgame with him some years ago. He's a really nice guy. I haven't paid any attention to his opinions in a while though. I think one can maintain friendliness with someone despite thinking he's not very smart about the Cubs.
I'm sure that's true, but looking back at some of his posts on desipio and a quick google search of his long since defunct blog has turned up some fairly misogynistic garbage (among other rancid shit) that I find rather unappealing. Either way, whatever he is in real life if his internet opinions of the Cub consist of THEY'LL LOSE BECAUSE GOLLY GOSH THEY'RE THE CUBS, he's better off not sharing them loudly with other people.
He was a good read in 2003-2005, but the Cubs began to have an outsize effect on his life. I think he started the blog almost as therapy, to vent on his frustration with the team. But I don't think it worked. For awhile, he worked in Des Plaines and lived in Coal City so he was putting a couple million miles on his car every week. Does anyone remember the Latroy Hawkins game, in which he caught a line drive in the ninth inning and threw to first in an effort to double off Chase Utley Jose Offerman and instead chucked it into the bullpen, allowing the tying and go-ahead runs to score? Sloth literally drove off the road and wrecked his car. He was also fired for blogging, as his musings were hardly safe for work.
He's not a bad guy, and I've met him a couple of times. But he was scarred beyond recognition thanks to 2003-2004-2005.
Harlem Globetrotter'd.
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I was a big fan in '03--found him shortly after Desipio....lotta people here couldn't tolerate the poor chap one lick, and I guess he freely reciprocated the hate, but I was never put off by any of his wrong takes. He has as much Cub-caused pain as the rest of us so who am I to judge.
Don't you despite Al more than anyone? Isn't Al almost purely defined by his wrong takes and constant moaning about his Cub related pain?
Al wasn't calling people Antonio Alfucksucka in 2003, and that RAGE WRITING helped balm the pain that was that 6-fingered fuck.
Ahh. He's a vulgar Yellon. That makes sense.
I just pretty much tune out anyone the second they say "they won't do X because they're the Cubs!" At that point I just have to write you off. If you're going to be that fatalistic about it don't bother the rest of us. I know we all have scars and doubts but if you're going to go so far as to say this team's focus right now, while 3.5 up for a playoff spot, should be on 2016 because "I've seen better Cubs teams lose in the playoffs", then please go away.
I never liked the guy's posts or his opinions. There were people around here who thought he was awesome and one of those people was Kurt Evans. He wrote one blog post about talking to semi celebrities in the bathroom at the Cubs Convention which was borderline disgusting (I don't throw that word around lightly) and painfully awkward. There was a small group of us who complained about him and wondered if anybody else was going to speak up and give the guy what for. Eventually he disappeared and I never thought about him again. I guess he's on Twitter, so there he stays hopefully.
Okay. I feel validated. He's a dope.
I went to a ballgame with him some years ago. He's a really nice guy. I haven't paid any attention to his opinions in a while though. I think one can maintain friendliness with someone despite thinking he's not very smart about the Cubs.
I'm sure that's true, but looking back at some of his posts on desipio and a quick google search of his long since defunct blog has turned up some fairly misogynistic garbage (among other rancid shit) that I find rather unappealing. Either way, whatever he is in real life if his internet opinions of the Cub consist of THEY'LL LOSE BECAUSE GOLLY GOSH THEY'RE THE CUBS, he's better off not sharing them loudly with other people.
He was a good read in 2003-2005, but the Cubs began to have an outsize effect on his life. I think he started the blog almost as therapy, to vent on his frustration with the team. But I don't think it worked. For awhile, he worked in Des Plaines and lived in Coal City so he was putting a couple million miles on his car every week. Does anyone remember the Latroy Hawkins game, in which he caught a line drive in the ninth inning and threw to first in an effort to double off Chase Utley and instead chucked it into the bullpen, allowing the tying and go-ahead runs to score? Sloth literally drove off the road and wrecked his car. He was also fired for blogging, as his musings were hardly safe for work.
He's not a bad guy, and I've met him a couple of times. But he was scarred beyond recognition thanks to 2003-2004-2005.
He and I (and Huey) wrote for GROTA together a few years back. I lobbied Kurt Evans hard to have Sloth removed from the roster because what he was writing was completely fucking embarrassing, and when he wouldn't do it, I left instead.
Quote from: Brownie on August 11, 2015, 01:22:38 PM
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Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:53:25 AM
I was a big fan in '03--found him shortly after Desipio....lotta people here couldn't tolerate the poor chap one lick, and I guess he freely reciprocated the hate, but I was never put off by any of his wrong takes. He has as much Cub-caused pain as the rest of us so who am I to judge.
Don't you despite Al more than anyone? Isn't Al almost purely defined by his wrong takes and constant moaning about his Cub related pain?
Al wasn't calling people Antonio Alfucksucka in 2003, and that RAGE WRITING helped balm the pain that was that 6-fingered fuck.
Ahh. He's a vulgar Yellon. That makes sense.
I just pretty much tune out anyone the second they say "they won't do X because they're the Cubs!" At that point I just have to write you off. If you're going to be that fatalistic about it don't bother the rest of us. I know we all have scars and doubts but if you're going to go so far as to say this team's focus right now, while 3.5 up for a playoff spot, should be on 2016 because "I've seen better Cubs teams lose in the playoffs", then please go away.
I never liked the guy's posts or his opinions. There were people around here who thought he was awesome and one of those people was Kurt Evans. He wrote one blog post about talking to semi celebrities in the bathroom at the Cubs Convention which was borderline disgusting (I don't throw that word around lightly) and painfully awkward. There was a small group of us who complained about him and wondered if anybody else was going to speak up and give the guy what for. Eventually he disappeared and I never thought about him again. I guess he's on Twitter, so there he stays hopefully.
Okay. I feel validated. He's a dope.
I went to a ballgame with him some years ago. He's a really nice guy. I haven't paid any attention to his opinions in a while though. I think one can maintain friendliness with someone despite thinking he's not very smart about the Cubs.
I'm sure that's true, but looking back at some of his posts on desipio and a quick google search of his long since defunct blog has turned up some fairly misogynistic garbage (among other rancid shit) that I find rather unappealing. Either way, whatever he is in real life if his internet opinions of the Cub consist of THEY'LL LOSE BECAUSE GOLLY GOSH THEY'RE THE CUBS, he's better off not sharing them loudly with other people.
He was a good read in 2003-2005, but the Cubs began to have an outsize effect on his life. I think he started the blog almost as therapy, to vent on his frustration with the team. But I don't think it worked. For awhile, he worked in Des Plaines and lived in Coal City so he was putting a couple million miles on his car every week. Does anyone remember the Latroy Hawkins game, in which he caught a line drive in the ninth inning and threw to first in an effort to double off Chase Utley and instead chucked it into the bullpen, allowing the tying and go-ahead runs to score? Sloth literally drove off the road and wrecked his car. He was also fired for blogging, as his musings were hardly safe for work.
He's not a bad guy, and I've met him a couple of times. But he was scarred beyond recognition thanks to 2003-2004-2005.
I kind of felt the same way, it started out pretty entertaining to me as a beginner to this whole Cubs blog thing. But it escalated to a level that I couldn't believe he was posting from work and not getting fired. And then he did.
He was very open (not a strong enough word) about his hatred for his exes and how insane they were and how much they had screwed him over.
That probably is where the misogynistic take comes from. I'm not saying it's right but that's probably the reality.
What I can say is that it didn't take me long to flee GROTA and take up residence in my refrigerator box home here.
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Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 11:56:21 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:53:25 AM
I was a big fan in '03--found him shortly after Desipio....lotta people here couldn't tolerate the poor chap one lick, and I guess he freely reciprocated the hate, but I was never put off by any of his wrong takes. He has as much Cub-caused pain as the rest of us so who am I to judge.
Don't you despite Al more than anyone? Isn't Al almost purely defined by his wrong takes and constant moaning about his Cub related pain?
Al wasn't calling people Antonio Alfucksucka in 2003, and that RAGE WRITING helped balm the pain that was that 6-fingered fuck.
Ahh. He's a vulgar Yellon. That makes sense.
I just pretty much tune out anyone the second they say "they won't do X because they're the Cubs!" At that point I just have to write you off. If you're going to be that fatalistic about it don't bother the rest of us. I know we all have scars and doubts but if you're going to go so far as to say this team's focus right now, while 3.5 up for a playoff spot, should be on 2016 because "I've seen better Cubs teams lose in the playoffs", then please go away.
I never liked the guy's posts or his opinions. There were people around here who thought he was awesome and one of those people was Kurt Evans. He wrote one blog post about talking to semi celebrities in the bathroom at the Cubs Convention which was borderline disgusting (I don't throw that word around lightly) and painfully awkward. There was a small group of us who complained about him and wondered if anybody else was going to speak up and give the guy what for. Eventually he disappeared and I never thought about him again. I guess he's on Twitter, so there he stays hopefully.
Okay. I feel validated. He's a dope.
I went to a ballgame with him some years ago. He's a really nice guy. I haven't paid any attention to his opinions in a while though. I think one can maintain friendliness with someone despite thinking he's not very smart about the Cubs.
I'm sure that's true, but looking back at some of his posts on desipio and a quick google search of his long since defunct blog has turned up some fairly misogynistic garbage (among other rancid shit) that I find rather unappealing. Either way, whatever he is in real life if his internet opinions of the Cub consist of THEY'LL LOSE BECAUSE GOLLY GOSH THEY'RE THE CUBS, he's better off not sharing them loudly with other people.
He was a good read in 2003-2005, but the Cubs began to have an outsize effect on his life. I think he started the blog almost as therapy, to vent on his frustration with the team. But I don't think it worked. For awhile, he worked in Des Plaines and lived in Coal City so he was putting a couple million miles on his car every week. Does anyone remember the Latroy Hawkins game, in which he caught a line drive in the ninth inning and threw to first in an effort to double off Chase Utley Jose Offerman and instead chucked it into the bullpen, allowing the tying and go-ahead runs to score? Sloth literally drove off the road and wrecked his car. He was also fired for blogging, as his musings were hardly safe for work.
He's not a bad guy, and I've met him a couple of times. But he was scarred beyond recognition thanks to 2003-2004-2005.
Harlem Globetrotter'd.
I try to side with the numbers, I have tried to reevaluate my bias against certain guys when analytics tells me they were better or worse than I thought. Whenever someone tries to talk about LaTroy's WAR or FIP or whatever as a Cub I just play that ball bouncing off of Offerman's dome over and over and over in my head and tell them to f--k off.
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I kind of felt the same way, it started out pretty entertaining to me as a beginner to this whole Cubs blog thing. But it escalated to a level that I couldn't believe he was posting from work and not getting fired. And then he did.
He was very open (not a strong enough word) about his hatred for his exes and how insane they were and how much they had screwed him over.
That probably is where the misogynistic take comes from. I'm not saying it's right but that's probably the reality.
What I can say is that it didn't take me long to flee GROTA and take up residence in my refrigerator box home here.
If someone wanted to write an oral history of all of the major players and FADING BLOG stars who built the Cubs Blogosphere/Cubs Twitter I would pay at least four dollars for it.
The Great GROTA Schism. Bad News Mike. The Rise and Fall of Fire Lou Piniella/Hire Jim Essian/50% off Kayaking This Weekend If You Buy A Ticket To Watch My Improv Troupe.
There are stories to tell here.
Someone could easily check if he still lurks. Betting he does. And he's probably reading this all and feeling kinda low.
So uh. Not nice?
Quote from: Slaky on August 11, 2015, 01:48:51 PM
Someone could easily check if he still lurks. Betting he does. And he's probably reading this all and feeling kinda low.
So uh. Not nice?
I'm sure he is around and I don't know if it's not nice. I posted what I recall. I used to check for his writings daily and found much was entertaining. Not to speak for him but I think he might agree that it did go off the rails at some point.
I would like it if he posted here again.
Quote from: Slaky on August 11, 2015, 01:48:51 PM
Someone could easily check if he still lurks. Betting he does. And he's probably reading this all and feeling kinda low.
So uh. Not nice?
Well he called me a "dogfuck" and replied "fuck you and yours" to my statement that I hope Theo doesn't run the team based on his own "shitty jaded experiences and superstition" when he said they couldn't win because he's "seen it too many times", so I couldn't really care less about his feelings. I'm sure he's said worse to many others on the internet. I have, too. It happens.
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Quote from: Slaky on August 11, 2015, 01:48:51 PM
Someone could easily check if he still lurks. Betting he does. And he's probably reading this all and feeling kinda low.
So uh. Not nice?
Well he called me a "dogfuck" and replied "fuck you and yours" to my statement that I hope Theo doesn't run the team based on his own "shitty jaded experiences and superstition" when he said they couldn't win because he's "seen it too many times", so I could really care less about his feelings.
How much less?
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Quote from: Slaky on August 11, 2015, 01:48:51 PM
Someone could easily check if he still lurks. Betting he does. And he's probably reading this all and feeling kinda low.
So uh. Not nice?
Well he called me a "dogfuck" and replied "fuck you and yours" to my statement that I hope Theo doesn't run the team based on his own "shitty jaded experiences and superstition" when he said they couldn't win because he's "seen it too many times", so I could really care less about his feelings.
How much less?
DAMMIT RV I THOUGHT I HAD FIXED IT IN TIME
Quote from: Oleg on August 11, 2015, 01:03:30 PM
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Quote from: InternetApex on August 11, 2015, 12:13:40 PM
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Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:58:34 AM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 11:56:21 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:53:25 AM
I was a big fan in '03--found him shortly after Desipio....lotta people here couldn't tolerate the poor chap one lick, and I guess he freely reciprocated the hate, but I was never put off by any of his wrong takes. He has as much Cub-caused pain as the rest of us so who am I to judge.
Don't you despite Al more than anyone? Isn't Al almost purely defined by his wrong takes and constant moaning about his Cub related pain?
Al wasn't calling people Antonio Alfucksucka in 2003, and that RAGE WRITING helped balm the pain that was that 6-fingered fuck.
Ahh. He's a vulgar Yellon. That makes sense.
I just pretty much tune out anyone the second they say "they won't do X because they're the Cubs!" At that point I just have to write you off. If you're going to be that fatalistic about it don't bother the rest of us. I know we all have scars and doubts but if you're going to go so far as to say this team's focus right now, while 3.5 up for a playoff spot, should be on 2016 because "I've seen better Cubs teams lose in the playoffs", then please go away.
I never liked the guy's posts or his opinions. There were people around here who thought he was awesome and one of those people was Kurt Evans. He wrote one blog post about talking to semi celebrities in the bathroom at the Cubs Convention which was borderline disgusting (I don't throw that word around lightly) and painfully awkward. There was a small group of us who complained about him and wondered if anybody else was going to speak up and give the guy what for. Eventually he disappeared and I never thought about him again. I guess he's on Twitter, so there he stays hopefully.
Okay. I feel validated. He's a dope.
I went to a ballgame with him some years ago. He's a really nice guy. I haven't paid any attention to his opinions in a while though. I think one can maintain friendliness with someone despite thinking he's not very smart about the Cubs.
C H U C K
Quote from: Yeti on August 11, 2015, 02:40:40 PM
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Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 11:56:21 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:53:25 AM
I was a big fan in '03--found him shortly after Desipio....lotta people here couldn't tolerate the poor chap one lick, and I guess he freely reciprocated the hate, but I was never put off by any of his wrong takes. He has as much Cub-caused pain as the rest of us so who am I to judge.
Don't you despite Al more than anyone? Isn't Al almost purely defined by his wrong takes and constant moaning about his Cub related pain?
Al wasn't calling people Antonio Alfucksucka in 2003, and that RAGE WRITING helped balm the pain that was that 6-fingered fuck.
Ahh. He's a vulgar Yellon. That makes sense.
I just pretty much tune out anyone the second they say "they won't do X because they're the Cubs!" At that point I just have to write you off. If you're going to be that fatalistic about it don't bother the rest of us. I know we all have scars and doubts but if you're going to go so far as to say this team's focus right now, while 3.5 up for a playoff spot, should be on 2016 because "I've seen better Cubs teams lose in the playoffs", then please go away.
I never liked the guy's posts or his opinions. There were people around here who thought he was awesome and one of those people was Kurt Evans. He wrote one blog post about talking to semi celebrities in the bathroom at the Cubs Convention which was borderline disgusting (I don't throw that word around lightly) and painfully awkward. There was a small group of us who complained about him and wondered if anybody else was going to speak up and give the guy what for. Eventually he disappeared and I never thought about him again. I guess he's on Twitter, so there he stays hopefully.
Okay. I feel validated. He's a dope.
I went to a ballgame with him some years ago. He's a really nice guy. I haven't paid any attention to his opinions in a while though. I think one can maintain friendliness with someone despite thinking he's not very smart about the Cubs.
C H U C K
The gap in likeability between Internet Chuck and Real Life Chuck is one of life's great mysteries. Usually it's the total anonymity of the internet what makes a person a monster. I just hope it's not hereditary. His son's internet opinions are perfectly tolerable.
Quote from: Brownie on August 11, 2015, 01:22:38 PM
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Quote from: InternetApex on August 11, 2015, 12:13:40 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 12:01:49 PM
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:58:34 AM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 11:56:21 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:53:25 AM
I was a big fan in '03--found him shortly after Desipio....lotta people here couldn't tolerate the poor chap one lick, and I guess he freely reciprocated the hate, but I was never put off by any of his wrong takes. He has as much Cub-caused pain as the rest of us so who am I to judge.
Don't you despite Al more than anyone? Isn't Al almost purely defined by his wrong takes and constant moaning about his Cub related pain?
Al wasn't calling people Antonio Alfucksucka in 2003, and that RAGE WRITING helped balm the pain that was that 6-fingered fuck.
Ahh. He's a vulgar Yellon. That makes sense.
I just pretty much tune out anyone the second they say "they won't do X because they're the Cubs!" At that point I just have to write you off. If you're going to be that fatalistic about it don't bother the rest of us. I know we all have scars and doubts but if you're going to go so far as to say this team's focus right now, while 3.5 up for a playoff spot, should be on 2016 because "I've seen better Cubs teams lose in the playoffs", then please go away.
I never liked the guy's posts or his opinions. There were people around here who thought he was awesome and one of those people was Kurt Evans. He wrote one blog post about talking to semi celebrities in the bathroom at the Cubs Convention which was borderline disgusting (I don't throw that word around lightly) and painfully awkward. There was a small group of us who complained about him and wondered if anybody else was going to speak up and give the guy what for. Eventually he disappeared and I never thought about him again. I guess he's on Twitter, so there he stays hopefully.
Okay. I feel validated. He's a dope.
I went to a ballgame with him some years ago. He's a really nice guy. I haven't paid any attention to his opinions in a while though. I think one can maintain friendliness with someone despite thinking he's not very smart about the Cubs.
I'm sure that's true, but looking back at some of his posts on desipio and a quick google search of his long since defunct blog has turned up some fairly misogynistic garbage (among other rancid shit) that I find rather unappealing. Either way, whatever he is in real life if his internet opinions of the Cub consist of THEY'LL LOSE BECAUSE GOLLY GOSH THEY'RE THE CUBS, he's better off not sharing them loudly with other people.
He was a good read in 2003-2005, but the Cubs began to have an outsize effect on his life. I think he started the blog almost as therapy, to vent on his frustration with the team. But I don't think it worked. For awhile, he worked in Des Plaines and lived in Coal City so he was putting a couple million miles on his car every week. Does anyone remember the Latroy Hawkins game, in which he caught a line drive in the ninth inning and threw to first in an effort to double off Chase Utley and instead chucked it into the bullpen, allowing the tying and go-ahead runs to score? Sloth literally drove off the road and wrecked his car. He was also fired for blogging, as his musings were hardly safe for work.
He's not a bad guy, and I've met him a couple of times. But he was scarred beyond recognition thanks to 2003-2004-2005.
Was that the time LaTroy bounced a throw off the runner's helmet? Or was that a different time? Or am I hallucinating bad Cubs memories again?
Edited because Google is my friend: That was Jose Offerman's helmet. (http://articles.philly.com/2005-05-07/sports/25440697_1_dave-hollins-phillies-charlie-manuel) Good times.
Ah, Sloth's still OK by me.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on August 11, 2015, 03:14:39 PM
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Quote from: InternetApex on August 11, 2015, 12:13:40 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 12:01:49 PM
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:58:34 AM
Quote from: SKO on August 11, 2015, 11:56:21 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 11:53:25 AM
I was a big fan in '03--found him shortly after Desipio....lotta people here couldn't tolerate the poor chap one lick, and I guess he freely reciprocated the hate, but I was never put off by any of his wrong takes. He has as much Cub-caused pain as the rest of us so who am I to judge.
Don't you despite Al more than anyone? Isn't Al almost purely defined by his wrong takes and constant moaning about his Cub related pain?
Al wasn't calling people Antonio Alfucksucka in 2003, and that RAGE WRITING helped balm the pain that was that 6-fingered fuck.
Ahh. He's a vulgar Yellon. That makes sense.
I just pretty much tune out anyone the second they say "they won't do X because they're the Cubs!" At that point I just have to write you off. If you're going to be that fatalistic about it don't bother the rest of us. I know we all have scars and doubts but if you're going to go so far as to say this team's focus right now, while 3.5 up for a playoff spot, should be on 2016 because "I've seen better Cubs teams lose in the playoffs", then please go away.
I never liked the guy's posts or his opinions. There were people around here who thought he was awesome and one of those people was Kurt Evans. He wrote one blog post about talking to semi celebrities in the bathroom at the Cubs Convention which was borderline disgusting (I don't throw that word around lightly) and painfully awkward. There was a small group of us who complained about him and wondered if anybody else was going to speak up and give the guy what for. Eventually he disappeared and I never thought about him again. I guess he's on Twitter, so there he stays hopefully.
Okay. I feel validated. He's a dope.
I went to a ballgame with him some years ago. He's a really nice guy. I haven't paid any attention to his opinions in a while though. I think one can maintain friendliness with someone despite thinking he's not very smart about the Cubs.
I'm sure that's true, but looking back at some of his posts on desipio and a quick google search of his long since defunct blog has turned up some fairly misogynistic garbage (among other rancid shit) that I find rather unappealing. Either way, whatever he is in real life if his internet opinions of the Cub consist of THEY'LL LOSE BECAUSE GOLLY GOSH THEY'RE THE CUBS, he's better off not sharing them loudly with other people.
He was a good read in 2003-2005, but the Cubs began to have an outsize effect on his life. I think he started the blog almost as therapy, to vent on his frustration with the team. But I don't think it worked. For awhile, he worked in Des Plaines and lived in Coal City so he was putting a couple million miles on his car every week. Does anyone remember the Latroy Hawkins game, in which he caught a line drive in the ninth inning and threw to first in an effort to double off Chase Utley and instead chucked it into the bullpen, allowing the tying and go-ahead runs to score? Sloth literally drove off the road and wrecked his car. He was also fired for blogging, as his musings were hardly safe for work.
He's not a bad guy, and I've met him a couple of times. But he was scarred beyond recognition thanks to 2003-2004-2005.
Was that the time LaTroy bounced a throw off the runner's helmet? Or was that a different time? Or am I hallucinating bad Cubs memories again?
Edited because Google is my friend: That was Jose Offerman's helmet. (http://articles.philly.com/2005-05-07/sports/25440697_1_dave-hollins-phillies-charlie-manuel) Good times.
It was the "Kal Daniels" moment of the twenty-aughts.
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I was a big fan in '03--found him shortly after Desipio....lotta people here couldn't tolerate the poor chap one lick, and I guess he freely reciprocated the hate, but I was never put off by any of his wrong takes. He has as much Cub-caused pain as the rest of us so who am I to judge.
Don't you despite Al more than anyone? Isn't Al almost purely defined by his wrong takes and constant moaning about his Cub related pain?
Al wasn't calling people Antonio Alfucksucka in 2003, and that RAGE WRITING helped balm the pain that was that 6-fingered fuck.
Ahh. He's a vulgar Yellon. That makes sense.
I just pretty much tune out anyone the second they say "they won't do X because they're the Cubs!" At that point I just have to write you off. If you're going to be that fatalistic about it don't bother the rest of us. I know we all have scars and doubts but if you're going to go so far as to say this team's focus right now, while 3.5 up for a playoff spot, should be on 2016 because "I've seen better Cubs teams lose in the playoffs", then please go away.
I never liked the guy's posts or his opinions. There were people around here who thought he was awesome and one of those people was Kurt Evans. He wrote one blog post about talking to semi celebrities in the bathroom at the Cubs Convention which was borderline disgusting (I don't throw that word around lightly) and painfully awkward. There was a small group of us who complained about him and wondered if anybody else was going to speak up and give the guy what for. Eventually he disappeared and I never thought about him again. I guess he's on Twitter, so there he stays hopefully.
Okay. I feel validated. He's a dope.
I went to a ballgame with him some years ago. He's a really nice guy. I haven't paid any attention to his opinions in a while though. I think one can maintain friendliness with someone despite thinking he's not very smart about the Cubs.
I'm sure that's true, but looking back at some of his posts on desipio and a quick google search of his long since defunct blog has turned up some fairly misogynistic garbage (among other rancid shit) that I find rather unappealing. Either way, whatever he is in real life if his internet opinions of the Cub consist of THEY'LL LOSE BECAUSE GOLLY GOSH THEY'RE THE CUBS, he's better off not sharing them loudly with other people.
He was a good read in 2003-2005, but the Cubs began to have an outsize effect on his life. I think he started the blog almost as therapy, to vent on his frustration with the team. But I don't think it worked. For awhile, he worked in Des Plaines and lived in Coal City so he was putting a couple million miles on his car every week. Does anyone remember the Latroy Hawkins game, in which he caught a line drive in the ninth inning and threw to first in an effort to double off Chase Utley and instead chucked it into the bullpen, allowing the tying and go-ahead runs to score? Sloth literally drove off the road and wrecked his car. He was also fired for blogging, as his musings were hardly safe for work.
He's not a bad guy, and I've met him a couple of times. But he was scarred beyond recognition thanks to 2003-2004-2005.
Was that the time LaTroy bounced a throw off the runner's helmet? Or was that a different time? Or am I hallucinating bad Cubs memories again?
Edited because Google is my friend: That was Jose Offerman's helmet. (http://articles.philly.com/2005-05-07/sports/25440697_1_dave-hollins-phillies-charlie-manuel) Good times.
It was the "Kal Daniels" moment of the twenty-aughts.
Besides being able to replay the Kal Daniels moment in my head to this day - I don't have much context. WHY do we remember it? Because it was stupid as hell? Or because it cost a good team something? I don't recall the Cubs being good AT ALL during that time.
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Someone could easily check if he still lurks. Betting he does. And he's probably reading this all and feeling kinda low.
So uh. Not nice?
Well he called me a "dogfuck" and replied "fuck you and yours" to my statement that I hope Theo doesn't run the team based on his own "shitty jaded experiences and superstition" when he said they couldn't win because he's "seen it too many times", so I could really care less about his feelings.
How much less?
DAMMIT RV I THOUGHT I HAD FIXED IT IN TIME
Eh, it's fine. It's a perfectly valid colloquialism with fairly common informal usage, and anyone who puts as much Trader Joe's Catsup on his Hot Dog Pizza Strips as RV does shouldn't throw stones.
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Someone could easily check if he still lurks. Betting he does. And he's probably reading this all and feeling kinda low.
So uh. Not nice?
Well he called me a "dogfuck" and replied "fuck you and yours" to my statement that I hope Theo doesn't run the team based on his own "shitty jaded experiences and superstition" when he said they couldn't win because he's "seen it too many times", so I could really care less about his feelings.
How much less?
DAMMIT RV I THOUGHT I HAD FIXED IT IN TIME
Eh, it's fine. It's a perfectly valid colloquialism with fairly common informal usage, and anyone who puts as much Trader Joe's Catsup on his Hot Dog Pizza Strips as RV does shouldn't throw stones.
Hot Dog Pizza eh?
(sprints to kitchen to put chopped up Oscar Mayer wieners on a Jack's cheese pizza)
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It was the "Kal Daniels" moment of the twenty-aughts.
Besides being able to replay the Kal Daniels moment in my head to this day - I don't have much context. WHY do we remember it? Because it was stupid as hell? Or because it cost a good team something? I don't recall the Cubs being good AT ALL during that time.
I feel like I could write a book on the '92 Cubs. Looking back, the time between the Don Zimmer dismissal in mid-'91 and the Ed Lynch dismissal in mid-2000 encapsulated the Tribune legacy perfectly--the optimal equilibrium of "be good enough to not suck, and make sure the park was packed". The fruits of this method were most actualized in the mid 90's (1992, 1993, 1995, 1996 are almost identically mediocre teams).
And '92 was the first of these seasons. Prior to the previous season in 1991 the Tribune Company went on what appeared to be an impulsive spending spree. This was largely the end result of their own hubris at firing Dallas Green four years prior to that in 1987. While they plucked a Divisional Championship in '89--thanks in part to the talent accrued by then-since departed Green-- the management team they
did hire, led by Jim Frey and Don Grenesko, slowly frittered away most of their talent without replenishing any of it and by the time 1991 rolled around, they felt the answer was do what they did in the early days of Tribune ownership in 1984--stock the team with some veterans and go for it. So they threw money at Danny Jackson, Dave Smith and Jorge Bell, none of whom besides Bell did anything productive which resulted in a regime change. The big message was clear--no more SPLASHY FREE AGENT SIGNINGS STOP WASTING MONEY EVERYONE'S COMING TO THE PARK ANYWAY LET'S JUST. TRY THAT. Basically, the type of thinking that eventually went into not locking up Maddux long-term.
But this is all clearer in retrospect. Medicority By Design.
At the time however, it was just getting underway and the '92 team
did have Maddux, and had Sosa, and still had Dawson, Sandberg and Dunston. And on July 1st of that year, they were 38-38 as they attempted to sweep a three-game series vs. a not-very-good-and-about-to-get-much-worse Mets team. (http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN199207010.shtml) The Cubs had won 5 of 6, and ended the month of June in 2nd place, 5 games back of the two-time NL East champion Pirates.
Nursing a 1-run lead in the 8th inning, Cub reliever Jeff Robinson gave up a 2-out, 2-RBI double to Eddie Murray and all seemed lost. The Cubs answered in the bottom half of the 8th, however, without the benefit of a hit when Sandberg led off by coaxing a walk off of David Cone, whose wild pitch moved Sanderg to second, before Sandberg eventually scored on a Derrick May Sac Fly.
After Paul Assenmacher pitched around a leadoff single to former Cub Chico Walker in the 9th to escape unscathed, newly-acquired
Kal Daniels singled with one out in the bottom half of the frame for the Cubs. Facing Mets reliever Jeff Innis, Cub infielder Jose Vizcaino (I can still remember this hit) lined a ball over the first base bag and all the way into the right field corner. Though there was only 1 out, Daniels was on pace to score standing up as the ball had to be retrieved so far from the action (In fact, I'm 94% certain that Daniels was off with the pitch but I could be mistaken).
As Daniels rounded third with what would be the winning run, the Cubs' 6th victory in their last 7, putting them above .500 for the first time since they had been 1-0 on Opening Day (and after having been 7 games under .500 as recently as June 3rd) and cutting their NL East deficit to 4.5 games....with all of that happy fun stuff hanging in the balance...Daniels inexplicably tripped on his own two feet, about 15 feet from the plate, well before the throw came in, which eventually came in, caught by future Cub hero Todd Hundley, who applied the tag to a prone Daniels. It was awful.
Though Sandberg singled two more times in extra innings, the only other baserunner the Cubs had the rest of the way was Rey Sanchez thanks to a walk and eventually the Cubs (predictably) lost the game in 12, and lost 9 out of their next 11 afterward.
So I think it was a combination of the Cubs being somewhat competitive at that particular point in time (though not really in general) with the iconic image of their oafish new slugger falling down for no good reason while representing the winning run that has etched the whole play indelibly on our collective memory.
Seriously I am loving 90s Cubs History Day on Desipio. I'm not joking.
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I feel like I could write a book on the '92 Cubs. Looking back, the time between the Don Zimmer dismissal in mid-'91 and the Ed Lynch dismissal in mid-2000 encapsulated the Tribune legacy perfectly--the optimal equilibrium of "be good enough to not suck, and make sure the park was packed". The fruits of this method were most actualized in the mid 90's (1992, 1993, 1995, 1996 are almost identically mediocre teams).
And '92 was the first of these seasons. Prior to the previous season in 1991 the Tribune Company went on what appeared to be an impulsive spending spree. This was largely the end result of their own hubris at firing Dallas Green four years prior to that in 1987. While they plucked a Divisional Championship in '89--thanks in part to the talent accrued by then-since departed Green-- the management team they did hire, led by Jim Frey and Don Grenesko, slowly frittered away most of their talent without replenishing any of it and by the time 1991 rolled around, they felt the answer was do what they did in the early days of Tribune ownership in 1984--stock the team with some veterans and go for it. So they threw money at Danny Jackson, Dave Smith and Jorge Bell, none of whom besides Bell did anything productive which resulted in a regime change. The big message was clear--no more SPLASHY FREE AGENT SIGNINGS STOP WASTING MONEY EVERYONE'S COMING TO THE PARK ANYWAY LET'S JUST. TRY THAT. Basically, the type of thinking that eventually went into not locking up Maddux long-term.
But this is all clearer in retrospect. Medicority By Design. At the time however, it was just getting underway and the '92 team did have Maddux, and had Sosa, and still had Dawson, Sandberg and Dunston. And on July 1st of that year, they were 38-38 as they attempted to sweep a three-game series vs. a not-very-good-and-about-to-get-much-worse Mets team. (http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN199207010.shtml) The Cubs had won 5 of 6, and ended the month of June in 2nd place, 5 games back of the two-time NL East champion Pirates.
Nursing a 1-run lead in the 8th inning, Cub reliever Jeff Robinson gave up a 2-out, 2-RBI double to Eddie Murray and all seemed lost. The Cubs answered in the bottom half of the 8th, however, without the benefit of a hit when Sandberg led off by coaxing a walk off of David Cone, whose wild pitch moved Sanderg to second, before Sandberg eventually scored on a Derrick May Sac Fly.
After Paul Assenmacher pitched around a leadoff single to former Cub Chico Walker in the 9th to escape unscathed, newly-acquired Kal Daniels singled with one out in the bottom half of the frame for the Cubs. Facing Mets reliever Jeff Innis, Cub infielder Jose Vizcaino (I can still remember this hit) lined a ball over the first base bag and all the way into the right field corner. Though there was only 1 out, Daniels was on pace to score standing up as the ball had to be retrieved so far from the action (In fact, I'm 94% certain that Daniels was off with the pitch but I could be mistaken).
As Daniels rounded third with what would be the winning run, the Cubs' 6th victory in their last 7, putting them above .500 for the first time since they had been 1-0 on Opening Day (and after having been 7 games under .500 as recently as June 3rd) and cutting their NL East deficit to 4.5 games....with all of that happy fun stuff hanging in the balance...Daniels inexplicably tripped on his own two feet, about 15 feet from the plate, well before the throw came in, which eventually came in, caught by future Cub hero Todd Hundley, who applied the tag to a prone Daniels. It was awful.
Though Sandberg singled two more times in extra innings, the only other baserunner the Cubs had the rest of the way was Rey Sanchez thanks to a walk and eventually the Cubs (predictably) lost the game in 12, and lost 9 out of their next 11 afterward.
So I think it was a combination of the Cubs being somewhat competitive at that particular point in time (though not really in general) with the iconic image of their oafish new slugger falling down for no good reason while representing the winning run that has etched the whole play indelibly on our collective memory.
The Cubbies are coming. Tra-la, tra-la. (https://books.google.com/books?id=SBTPBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT2219&lpg=PT2219&dq=the+cubbies+are+coming+tra+la+tra+la&source=bl&ots=TToZgHdB4_&sig=ZYyKRQhGsX4HMVRpyVgE4DohRJg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CFMQ6AEwCmoVChMIxISOmPajxwIVjzmICh13sQ_Z#v=onepage&q=the%20cubbies%20are%20coming%20tra%20la%20tra%20la&f=false)
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I feel like I could write a book on the '92 Cubs. Looking back, the time between the Don Zimmer dismissal in mid-'91 and the Ed Lynch dismissal in mid-2000 encapsulated the Tribune legacy perfectly--the optimal equilibrium of "be good enough to not suck, and make sure the park was packed". The fruits of this method were most actualized in the mid 90's (1992, 1993, 1995, 1996 are almost identically mediocre teams).
And '92 was the first of these seasons. Prior to the previous season in 1991 the Tribune Company went on what appeared to be an impulsive spending spree. This was largely the end result of their own hubris at firing Dallas Green four years prior to that in 1987. While they plucked a Divisional Championship in '89--thanks in part to the talent accrued by then-since departed Green-- the management team they did hire, led by Jim Frey and Don Grenesko, slowly frittered away most of their talent without replenishing any of it and by the time 1991 rolled around, they felt the answer was do what they did in the early days of Tribune ownership in 1984--stock the team with some veterans and go for it. So they threw money at Danny Jackson, Dave Smith and Jorge Bell, none of whom besides Bell did anything productive which resulted in a regime change. The big message was clear--no more SPLASHY FREE AGENT SIGNINGS STOP WASTING MONEY EVERYONE'S COMING TO THE PARK ANYWAY LET'S JUST. TRY THAT. Basically, the type of thinking that eventually went into not locking up Maddux long-term.
But this is all clearer in retrospect. Medicority By Design. At the time however, it was just getting underway and the '92 team did have Maddux, and had Sosa, and still had Dawson, Sandberg and Dunston. And on July 1st of that year, they were 38-38 as they attempted to sweep a three-game series vs. a not-very-good-and-about-to-get-much-worse Mets team. (http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN199207010.shtml) The Cubs had won 5 of 6, and ended the month of June in 2nd place, 5 games back of the two-time NL East champion Pirates.
Nursing a 1-run lead in the 8th inning, Cub reliever Jeff Robinson gave up a 2-out, 2-RBI double to Eddie Murray and all seemed lost. The Cubs answered in the bottom half of the 8th, however, without the benefit of a hit when Sandberg led off by coaxing a walk off of David Cone, whose wild pitch moved Sanderg to second, before Sandberg eventually scored on a Derrick May Sac Fly.
After Paul Assenmacher pitched around a leadoff single to former Cub Chico Walker in the 9th to escape unscathed, newly-acquired Kal Daniels singled with one out in the bottom half of the frame for the Cubs. Facing Mets reliever Jeff Innis, Cub infielder Jose Vizcaino (I can still remember this hit) lined a ball over the first base bag and all the way into the right field corner. Though there was only 1 out, Daniels was on pace to score standing up as the ball had to be retrieved so far from the action (In fact, I'm 94% certain that Daniels was off with the pitch but I could be mistaken).
As Daniels rounded third with what would be the winning run, the Cubs' 6th victory in their last 7, putting them above .500 for the first time since they had been 1-0 on Opening Day (and after having been 7 games under .500 as recently as June 3rd) and cutting their NL East deficit to 4.5 games....with all of that happy fun stuff hanging in the balance...Daniels inexplicably tripped on his own two feet, about 15 feet from the plate, well before the throw came in, which eventually came in, caught by future Cub hero Todd Hundley, who applied the tag to a prone Daniels. It was awful.
Though Sandberg singled two more times in extra innings, the only other baserunner the Cubs had the rest of the way was Rey Sanchez thanks to a walk and eventually the Cubs (predictably) lost the game in 12, and lost 9 out of their next 11 afterward.
So I think it was a combination of the Cubs being somewhat competitive at that particular point in time (though not really in general) with the iconic image of their oafish new slugger falling down for no good reason while representing the winning run that has etched the whole play indelibly on our collective memory.
The Cubbies are coming. Tra-la, tra-la. (https://books.google.com/books?id=SBTPBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT2219&lpg=PT2219&dq=the+cubbies+are+coming+tra+la+tra+la&source=bl&ots=TToZgHdB4_&sig=ZYyKRQhGsX4HMVRpyVgE4DohRJg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CFMQ6AEwCmoVChMIxISOmPajxwIVjzmICh13sQ_Z#v=onepage&q=the%20cubbies%20are%20coming%20tra%20la%20tra%20la&f=false)
Yep. That's how they ended the month when Royko (rightfully, at the time and in retrospect) scolded us for getting so excited over a team that was 49-51.
Still a memorable series, though.
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A great PANK post.
The Cubbies are coming. Tra-la, tra-la. (https://books.google.com/books?id=SBTPBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT2219&lpg=PT2219&dq=the+cubbies+are+coming+tra+la+tra+la&source=bl&ots=TToZgHdB4_&sig=ZYyKRQhGsX4HMVRpyVgE4DohRJg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CFMQ6AEwCmoVChMIxISOmPajxwIVjzmICh13sQ_Z#v=onepage&q=the%20cubbies%20are%20coming%20tra%20la%20tra%20la&f=false)
Yep. That's how they ended the month when Royko (rightfully, at the time and in retrospect) scolded us for getting so excited over a team that was 49-51.
Still a memorable series, though.
God damn, we can't get writing like that anywhere anymore. No disrespect to some of the good bloggers around here, but even they don't pretend to be the Mike Royko of anything. It was columns like that one that made sports so much more enjoyable back then. Now you get a post game show with Dave F. Kaplan barking at you next to that dork Todd Hollandsworth. You get 15 Tweets in five minutes from bloggers who barely had time to hash out a useful thought on the subject hocking their typings to the masses. Don't get me wrong. More is good. But if there was still a Mike Royko to make everybody elevate his game, life would be damn near perfect right now.
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A great PANK post.
The Cubbies are coming. Tra-la, tra-la. (https://books.google.com/books?id=SBTPBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT2219&lpg=PT2219&dq=the+cubbies+are+coming+tra+la+tra+la&source=bl&ots=TToZgHdB4_&sig=ZYyKRQhGsX4HMVRpyVgE4DohRJg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CFMQ6AEwCmoVChMIxISOmPajxwIVjzmICh13sQ_Z#v=onepage&q=the%20cubbies%20are%20coming%20tra%20la%20tra%20la&f=false)
Yep. That's how they ended the month when Royko (rightfully, at the time and in retrospect) scolded us for getting so excited over a team that was 49-51.
Still a memorable series, though.
God damn, we can't get writing like that anywhere anymore. No disrespect to some of the good bloggers around here, but even they don't pretend to be the Mike Royko of anything. It was columns like that one that made sports so much more enjoyable back then. Now you get a post game show with Dave F. Kaplan barking at you next to that dork Todd Hollandsworth. You get 15 Tweets in five minutes from bloggers who barely had time to hash out a useful thought on the subject hocking their typings to the masses. Don't get me wrong. More is good. But if there was still a Mike Royko to make everybody elevate his game, life would be damn near perfect right now.
I had never heard of Royko, given my age and not being a local guy, but one of you shared his column about his calculator watch and it's still one of the funniest damn things I've ever read. So therefore I agree we need more like him.
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A great PANK post.
The Cubbies are coming. Tra-la, tra-la. (https://books.google.com/books?id=SBTPBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT2219&lpg=PT2219&dq=the+cubbies+are+coming+tra+la+tra+la&source=bl&ots=TToZgHdB4_&sig=ZYyKRQhGsX4HMVRpyVgE4DohRJg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CFMQ6AEwCmoVChMIxISOmPajxwIVjzmICh13sQ_Z#v=onepage&q=the%20cubbies%20are%20coming%20tra%20la%20tra%20la&f=false)
Yep. That's how they ended the month when Royko (rightfully, at the time and in retrospect) scolded us for getting so excited over a team that was 49-51.
Still a memorable series, though.
God damn, we can't get writing like that anywhere anymore. No disrespect to some of the good bloggers around here, but even they don't pretend to be the Mike Royko of anything. It was columns like that one that made sports so much more enjoyable back then. Now you get a post game show with Dave F. Kaplan barking at you next to that dork Todd Hollandsworth. You get 15 Tweets in five minutes from bloggers who barely had time to hash out a useful thought on the subject hocking their typings to the masses. Don't get me wrong. More is good. But if there was still a Mike Royko to make everybody elevate his game, life would be damn near perfect right now.
Newspapers don't want guys like Royko anymore, which is part of why I don't work in newspapers anymore.
(That's not me saying I could ever write like Mike Royko, just that their priorities suck.)
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Quote from: PANK! on August 12, 2015, 10:52:52 AM
A great PANK post.
The Cubbies are coming. Tra-la, tra-la. (https://books.google.com/books?id=SBTPBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT2219&lpg=PT2219&dq=the+cubbies+are+coming+tra+la+tra+la&source=bl&ots=TToZgHdB4_&sig=ZYyKRQhGsX4HMVRpyVgE4DohRJg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CFMQ6AEwCmoVChMIxISOmPajxwIVjzmICh13sQ_Z#v=onepage&q=the%20cubbies%20are%20coming%20tra%20la%20tra%20la&f=false)
Yep. That's how they ended the month when Royko (rightfully, at the time and in retrospect) scolded us for getting so excited over a team that was 49-51.
Still a memorable series, though.
God damn, we can't get writing like that anywhere anymore. No disrespect to some of the good bloggers around here, but even they don't pretend to be the Mike Royko of anything. It was columns like that one that made sports so much more enjoyable back then. Now you get a post game show with Dave F. Kaplan barking at you next to that dork Todd Hollandsworth. You get 15 Tweets in five minutes from bloggers who barely had time to hash out a useful thought on the subject hocking their typings to the masses. Don't get me wrong. More is good. But if there was still a Mike Royko to make everybody elevate his game, life would be damn near perfect right now.
I had never heard of Royko, given my age and not being a local guy, but one of you shared his column about his calculator watch and it's still one of the funniest damn things I've ever read. So therefore I agree we need more like him.
Seriously, pick a book (http://www.amazon.com/Mike-Royko/e/B000APCTTA/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1439398794&sr=1-2-ent). Any book. Read the shit out of it and then pick another book. You will not get enough. Trust me. And, you'll get the best history of Chicago you'll ever want...more or less.
Boss is the one about the first Daley.
I have found that I can read Royko anytime. Even if I've read the column before, it's still fresh and poignant and riveting.
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Quote from: PANK! on August 12, 2015, 10:52:52 AM
A great PANK post.
The Cubbies are coming. Tra-la, tra-la. (https://books.google.com/books?id=SBTPBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT2219&lpg=PT2219&dq=the+cubbies+are+coming+tra+la+tra+la&source=bl&ots=TToZgHdB4_&sig=ZYyKRQhGsX4HMVRpyVgE4DohRJg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CFMQ6AEwCmoVChMIxISOmPajxwIVjzmICh13sQ_Z#v=onepage&q=the%20cubbies%20are%20coming%20tra%20la%20tra%20la&f=false)
Yep. That's how they ended the month when Royko (rightfully, at the time and in retrospect) scolded us for getting so excited over a team that was 49-51.
Still a memorable series, though.
God damn, we can't get writing like that anywhere anymore. No disrespect to some of the good bloggers around here, but even they don't pretend to be the Mike Royko of anything. It was columns like that one that made sports so much more enjoyable back then. Now you get a post game show with Dave F. Kaplan barking at you next to that dork Todd Hollandsworth. You get 15 Tweets in five minutes from bloggers who barely had time to hash out a useful thought on the subject hocking their typings to the masses. Don't get me wrong. More is good. But if there was still a Mike Royko to make everybody elevate his game, life would be damn near perfect right now.
I had never heard of Royko, given my age and not being a local guy, but one of you shared his column about his calculator watch and it's still one of the funniest damn things I've ever read. So therefore I agree we need more like him.
Seriously, pick a book (http://www.amazon.com/Mike-Royko/e/B000APCTTA/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1439398794&sr=1-2-ent). Any book. Read the shit out of it and then pick another book. You will not get enough. Trust me. And, you'll get the best history of Chicago you'll ever want...more or less.
Boss is the one about the first Daley.
I have found that I can read Royko anytime. Even if I've read the column before, it's still fresh and poignant and riveting.
Pshaw. Since when have you been able to read?
Quote from: Oleg on August 12, 2015, 12:02:05 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 12, 2015, 11:48:22 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 12, 2015, 11:40:30 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 12, 2015, 11:15:55 AM
Quote from: Oleg on August 12, 2015, 10:59:26 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 12, 2015, 10:52:52 AM
A great PANK post.
The Cubbies are coming. Tra-la, tra-la. (https://books.google.com/books?id=SBTPBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT2219&lpg=PT2219&dq=the+cubbies+are+coming+tra+la+tra+la&source=bl&ots=TToZgHdB4_&sig=ZYyKRQhGsX4HMVRpyVgE4DohRJg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CFMQ6AEwCmoVChMIxISOmPajxwIVjzmICh13sQ_Z#v=onepage&q=the%20cubbies%20are%20coming%20tra%20la%20tra%20la&f=false)
Yep. That's how they ended the month when Royko (rightfully, at the time and in retrospect) scolded us for getting so excited over a team that was 49-51.
Still a memorable series, though.
God damn, we can't get writing like that anywhere anymore. No disrespect to some of the good bloggers around here, but even they don't pretend to be the Mike Royko of anything. It was columns like that one that made sports so much more enjoyable back then. Now you get a post game show with Dave F. Kaplan barking at you next to that dork Todd Hollandsworth. You get 15 Tweets in five minutes from bloggers who barely had time to hash out a useful thought on the subject hocking their typings to the masses. Don't get me wrong. More is good. But if there was still a Mike Royko to make everybody elevate his game, life would be damn near perfect right now.
I had never heard of Royko, given my age and not being a local guy, but one of you shared his column about his calculator watch and it's still one of the funniest damn things I've ever read. So therefore I agree we need more like him.
Seriously, pick a book (http://www.amazon.com/Mike-Royko/e/B000APCTTA/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1439398794&sr=1-2-ent). Any book. Read the shit out of it and then pick another book. You will not get enough. Trust me. And, you'll get the best history of Chicago you'll ever want...more or less.
Boss is the one about the first Daley.
I have found that I can read Royko anytime. Even if I've read the column before, it's still fresh and poignant and riveting.
HOLY SHIT. I SCREAMED AT MY 5 YEAR OLD SON FOR NOT KNOWING WHO MICHAEL JORDAN WAS THIS MORNING. YOU CLAIM TO BE ABLE TO READ AND YOU DON'T KNOW MIKE ROYKO? YOU MIGHT AS WELL BE ILLITERATE. OR JUST MORE WRONG THAN CHUCK.
Quote from: Brownie on August 12, 2015, 12:30:03 PM
Quote from: Oleg on August 12, 2015, 12:02:05 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 12, 2015, 11:48:22 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 12, 2015, 11:40:30 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 12, 2015, 11:15:55 AM
Quote from: Oleg on August 12, 2015, 10:59:26 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 12, 2015, 10:52:52 AM
A great PANK post.
The Cubbies are coming. Tra-la, tra-la. (https://books.google.com/books?id=SBTPBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT2219&lpg=PT2219&dq=the+cubbies+are+coming+tra+la+tra+la&source=bl&ots=TToZgHdB4_&sig=ZYyKRQhGsX4HMVRpyVgE4DohRJg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CFMQ6AEwCmoVChMIxISOmPajxwIVjzmICh13sQ_Z#v=onepage&q=the%20cubbies%20are%20coming%20tra%20la%20tra%20la&f=false)
Yep. That's how they ended the month when Royko (rightfully, at the time and in retrospect) scolded us for getting so excited over a team that was 49-51.
Still a memorable series, though.
God damn, we can't get writing like that anywhere anymore. No disrespect to some of the good bloggers around here, but even they don't pretend to be the Mike Royko of anything. It was columns like that one that made sports so much more enjoyable back then. Now you get a post game show with Dave F. Kaplan barking at you next to that dork Todd Hollandsworth. You get 15 Tweets in five minutes from bloggers who barely had time to hash out a useful thought on the subject hocking their typings to the masses. Don't get me wrong. More is good. But if there was still a Mike Royko to make everybody elevate his game, life would be damn near perfect right now.
I had never heard of Royko, given my age and not being a local guy, but one of you shared his column about his calculator watch and it's still one of the funniest damn things I've ever read. So therefore I agree we need more like him.
Seriously, pick a book (http://www.amazon.com/Mike-Royko/e/B000APCTTA/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1439398794&sr=1-2-ent). Any book. Read the shit out of it and then pick another book. You will not get enough. Trust me. And, you'll get the best history of Chicago you'll ever want...more or less.
Boss is the one about the first Daley.
I have found that I can read Royko anytime. Even if I've read the column before, it's still fresh and poignant and riveting.
HOLY SHIT. I SCREAMED AT MY 5 YEAR OLD SON FOR NOT KNOWING WHO MICHAEL JORDAN WAS THIS MORNING. YOU CLAIM TO BE ABLE TO READ AND YOU DON'T KNOW MIKE ROYKO? YOU MIGHT AS WELL BE ILLITERATE. OR JUST MORE WRONG THAN CHUCK.
I wasn't aware of him till I discovered this collective. Since then I've read a handful of his columns linked to on here and various places by you people. The one about the watch, a particularly poignant column about Pete Rose, and this one especially (http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1989-10-06/news/8901190756_1_cub-fans-father-crawly-things)I greatly enjoyed.
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Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 03:36:37 PM
It was the "Kal Daniels" moment of the twenty-aughts.
Besides being able to replay the Kal Daniels moment in my head to this day - I don't have much context. WHY do we remember it? Because it was stupid as hell? Or because it cost a good team something? I don't recall the Cubs being good AT ALL during that time.
I feel like I could write a book on the '92 Cubs.
I think you and I could collaborate on a jaded history of the Tribune-era Cubs and other Chicago-centric obscurities. We'd sell a couple
dozen hundred thousand million copies and then
retire buy vacation homes pay for our children's college educations buy
nice car a cool vacation bicycles a good steak dinner a Diet Coke with the royalties.
Quote from: SKO on August 12, 2015, 12:32:18 PM
Quote from: Brownie on August 12, 2015, 12:30:03 PM
Quote from: Oleg on August 12, 2015, 12:02:05 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 12, 2015, 11:48:22 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 12, 2015, 11:40:30 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 12, 2015, 11:15:55 AM
Quote from: Oleg on August 12, 2015, 10:59:26 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 12, 2015, 10:52:52 AM
A great PANK post.
The Cubbies are coming. Tra-la, tra-la. (https://books.google.com/books?id=SBTPBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT2219&lpg=PT2219&dq=the+cubbies+are+coming+tra+la+tra+la&source=bl&ots=TToZgHdB4_&sig=ZYyKRQhGsX4HMVRpyVgE4DohRJg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CFMQ6AEwCmoVChMIxISOmPajxwIVjzmICh13sQ_Z#v=onepage&q=the%20cubbies%20are%20coming%20tra%20la%20tra%20la&f=false)
Yep. That's how they ended the month when Royko (rightfully, at the time and in retrospect) scolded us for getting so excited over a team that was 49-51.
Still a memorable series, though.
God damn, we can't get writing like that anywhere anymore. No disrespect to some of the good bloggers around here, but even they don't pretend to be the Mike Royko of anything. It was columns like that one that made sports so much more enjoyable back then. Now you get a post game show with Dave F. Kaplan barking at you next to that dork Todd Hollandsworth. You get 15 Tweets in five minutes from bloggers who barely had time to hash out a useful thought on the subject hocking their typings to the masses. Don't get me wrong. More is good. But if there was still a Mike Royko to make everybody elevate his game, life would be damn near perfect right now.
I had never heard of Royko, given my age and not being a local guy, but one of you shared his column about his calculator watch and it's still one of the funniest damn things I've ever read. So therefore I agree we need more like him.
Seriously, pick a book (http://www.amazon.com/Mike-Royko/e/B000APCTTA/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1439398794&sr=1-2-ent). Any book. Read the shit out of it and then pick another book. You will not get enough. Trust me. And, you'll get the best history of Chicago you'll ever want...more or less.
Boss is the one about the first Daley.
I have found that I can read Royko anytime. Even if I've read the column before, it's still fresh and poignant and riveting.
HOLY SHIT. I SCREAMED AT MY 5 YEAR OLD SON FOR NOT KNOWING WHO MICHAEL JORDAN WAS THIS MORNING. YOU CLAIM TO BE ABLE TO READ AND YOU DON'T KNOW MIKE ROYKO? YOU MIGHT AS WELL BE ILLITERATE. OR JUST MORE WRONG THAN CHUCK.
I wasn't aware of him till I discovered this collective. Since then I've read a handful of his columns linked to on here and various places by you people. The one about the watch, a particularly poignant column about Pete Rose, and this one especially (http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1989-10-06/news/8901190756_1_cub-fans-father-crawly-things)I greatly enjoyed.
Greatest book review ever. (https://books.google.com/books?id=SBTPBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT814&dq=METS+BOOK+REVIEW+ROYKO&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAmoVChMI2qKs7oykxwIVCgiSCh2eYAUq#v=onepage&q=METS%20BOOK%20REVIEW%20ROYKO&f=false)
Quote from: Brownie on August 12, 2015, 12:35:02 PM
Quote from: PANK! on August 12, 2015, 10:52:52 AM
Quote from: Slaky on August 11, 2015, 10:05:02 PM
Quote from: PANK! on August 11, 2015, 03:36:37 PM
It was the "Kal Daniels" moment of the twenty-aughts.
Besides being able to replay the Kal Daniels moment in my head to this day - I don't have much context. WHY do we remember it? Because it was stupid as hell? Or because it cost a good team something? I don't recall the Cubs being good AT ALL during that time.
I feel like I could write a book on the '92 Cubs.
I think you and I could collaborate on a jaded history of the Tribune-era Cubs and other Chicago-centric obscurities. We'd sell a couple dozen hundred thousand million copies and then retire buy vacation homes pay for our children's college educations buy nice car a cool vacation bicycles a good steak dinner a Diet Coke with the royalties.
I would pay upwards of $5.98 for a Kindle version of that. $6.98 for a paperback.
Quote from: Brownie on August 12, 2015, 12:47:44 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 12, 2015, 12:32:18 PM
Quote from: Brownie on August 12, 2015, 12:30:03 PM
Quote from: Oleg on August 12, 2015, 12:02:05 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 12, 2015, 11:48:22 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 12, 2015, 11:40:30 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 12, 2015, 11:15:55 AM
Quote from: Oleg on August 12, 2015, 10:59:26 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 12, 2015, 10:52:52 AM
A great PANK post.
The Cubbies are coming. Tra-la, tra-la. (https://books.google.com/books?id=SBTPBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT2219&lpg=PT2219&dq=the+cubbies+are+coming+tra+la+tra+la&source=bl&ots=TToZgHdB4_&sig=ZYyKRQhGsX4HMVRpyVgE4DohRJg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CFMQ6AEwCmoVChMIxISOmPajxwIVjzmICh13sQ_Z#v=onepage&q=the%20cubbies%20are%20coming%20tra%20la%20tra%20la&f=false)
Yep. That's how they ended the month when Royko (rightfully, at the time and in retrospect) scolded us for getting so excited over a team that was 49-51.
Still a memorable series, though.
God damn, we can't get writing like that anywhere anymore. No disrespect to some of the good bloggers around here, but even they don't pretend to be the Mike Royko of anything. It was columns like that one that made sports so much more enjoyable back then. Now you get a post game show with Dave F. Kaplan barking at you next to that dork Todd Hollandsworth. You get 15 Tweets in five minutes from bloggers who barely had time to hash out a useful thought on the subject hocking their typings to the masses. Don't get me wrong. More is good. But if there was still a Mike Royko to make everybody elevate his game, life would be damn near perfect right now.
I had never heard of Royko, given my age and not being a local guy, but one of you shared his column about his calculator watch and it's still one of the funniest damn things I've ever read. So therefore I agree we need more like him.
Seriously, pick a book (http://www.amazon.com/Mike-Royko/e/B000APCTTA/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1439398794&sr=1-2-ent). Any book. Read the shit out of it and then pick another book. You will not get enough. Trust me. And, you'll get the best history of Chicago you'll ever want...more or less.
Boss is the one about the first Daley.
I have found that I can read Royko anytime. Even if I've read the column before, it's still fresh and poignant and riveting.
HOLY SHIT. I SCREAMED AT MY 5 YEAR OLD SON FOR NOT KNOWING WHO MICHAEL JORDAN WAS THIS MORNING. YOU CLAIM TO BE ABLE TO READ AND YOU DON'T KNOW MIKE ROYKO? YOU MIGHT AS WELL BE ILLITERATE. OR JUST MORE WRONG THAN CHUCK.
I wasn't aware of him till I discovered this collective. Since then I've read a handful of his columns linked to on here and various places by you people. The one about the watch, a particularly poignant column about Pete Rose, and this one especially (http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1989-10-06/news/8901190756_1_cub-fans-father-crawly-things)I greatly enjoyed.
Greatest book review ever. (https://books.google.com/books?id=SBTPBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT814&dq=METS+BOOK+REVIEW+ROYKO&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAmoVChMI2qKs7oykxwIVCgiSCh2eYAUq#v=onepage&q=METS%20BOOK%20REVIEW%20ROYKO&f=false)
One of the best things about re-reading a Royko column is that it usually takes me about 6 words into the column to start laughing my ass off.
Edit: Now that I think about it, I'm pretty sure a good deal of my hatred towards New York is borne out of Royko columns. I don't think I've ever realized that before.
Quote from: Oleg on August 12, 2015, 01:06:55 PM
Quote from: Brownie on August 12, 2015, 12:47:44 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 12, 2015, 12:32:18 PM
Quote from: Brownie on August 12, 2015, 12:30:03 PM
Quote from: Oleg on August 12, 2015, 12:02:05 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 12, 2015, 11:48:22 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 12, 2015, 11:40:30 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 12, 2015, 11:15:55 AM
Quote from: Oleg on August 12, 2015, 10:59:26 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 12, 2015, 10:52:52 AM
A great PANK post.
The Cubbies are coming. Tra-la, tra-la. (https://books.google.com/books?id=SBTPBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT2219&lpg=PT2219&dq=the+cubbies+are+coming+tra+la+tra+la&source=bl&ots=TToZgHdB4_&sig=ZYyKRQhGsX4HMVRpyVgE4DohRJg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CFMQ6AEwCmoVChMIxISOmPajxwIVjzmICh13sQ_Z#v=onepage&q=the%20cubbies%20are%20coming%20tra%20la%20tra%20la&f=false)
Yep. That's how they ended the month when Royko (rightfully, at the time and in retrospect) scolded us for getting so excited over a team that was 49-51.
Still a memorable series, though.
God damn, we can't get writing like that anywhere anymore. No disrespect to some of the good bloggers around here, but even they don't pretend to be the Mike Royko of anything. It was columns like that one that made sports so much more enjoyable back then. Now you get a post game show with Dave F. Kaplan barking at you next to that dork Todd Hollandsworth. You get 15 Tweets in five minutes from bloggers who barely had time to hash out a useful thought on the subject hocking their typings to the masses. Don't get me wrong. More is good. But if there was still a Mike Royko to make everybody elevate his game, life would be damn near perfect right now.
I had never heard of Royko, given my age and not being a local guy, but one of you shared his column about his calculator watch and it's still one of the funniest damn things I've ever read. So therefore I agree we need more like him.
Seriously, pick a book (http://www.amazon.com/Mike-Royko/e/B000APCTTA/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1439398794&sr=1-2-ent). Any book. Read the shit out of it and then pick another book. You will not get enough. Trust me. And, you'll get the best history of Chicago you'll ever want...more or less.
Boss is the one about the first Daley.
I have found that I can read Royko anytime. Even if I've read the column before, it's still fresh and poignant and riveting.
HOLY SHIT. I SCREAMED AT MY 5 YEAR OLD SON FOR NOT KNOWING WHO MICHAEL JORDAN WAS THIS MORNING. YOU CLAIM TO BE ABLE TO READ AND YOU DON'T KNOW MIKE ROYKO? YOU MIGHT AS WELL BE ILLITERATE. OR JUST MORE WRONG THAN CHUCK.
I wasn't aware of him till I discovered this collective. Since then I've read a handful of his columns linked to on here and various places by you people. The one about the watch, a particularly poignant column about Pete Rose, and this one especially (http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1989-10-06/news/8901190756_1_cub-fans-father-crawly-things)I greatly enjoyed.
Greatest book review ever. (https://books.google.com/books?id=SBTPBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT814&dq=METS+BOOK+REVIEW+ROYKO&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAmoVChMI2qKs7oykxwIVCgiSCh2eYAUq#v=onepage&q=METS%20BOOK%20REVIEW%20ROYKO&f=false)
One of the best things about re-reading a Royko column is that it usually takes me about 6 words into the column to start laughing my ass off.
Edit: Now that I think about it, I'm pretty sure a good deal of my hatred towards New York is borne out of Royko columns. I don't think I've ever realized that before.
I always figured Chicago people hating New York City was like a White Sox/Cubs inferiority complex kind of thing.
Quote from: Brownie on August 12, 2015, 12:47:44 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 12, 2015, 12:32:18 PM
Quote from: Brownie on August 12, 2015, 12:30:03 PM
Quote from: Oleg on August 12, 2015, 12:02:05 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 12, 2015, 11:48:22 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 12, 2015, 11:40:30 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 12, 2015, 11:15:55 AM
Quote from: Oleg on August 12, 2015, 10:59:26 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 12, 2015, 10:52:52 AM
A great PANK post.
The Cubbies are coming. Tra-la, tra-la. (https://books.google.com/books?id=SBTPBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT2219&lpg=PT2219&dq=the+cubbies+are+coming+tra+la+tra+la&source=bl&ots=TToZgHdB4_&sig=ZYyKRQhGsX4HMVRpyVgE4DohRJg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CFMQ6AEwCmoVChMIxISOmPajxwIVjzmICh13sQ_Z#v=onepage&q=the%20cubbies%20are%20coming%20tra%20la%20tra%20la&f=false)
Yep. That's how they ended the month when Royko (rightfully, at the time and in retrospect) scolded us for getting so excited over a team that was 49-51.
Still a memorable series, though.
God damn, we can't get writing like that anywhere anymore. No disrespect to some of the good bloggers around here, but even they don't pretend to be the Mike Royko of anything. It was columns like that one that made sports so much more enjoyable back then. Now you get a post game show with Dave F. Kaplan barking at you next to that dork Todd Hollandsworth. You get 15 Tweets in five minutes from bloggers who barely had time to hash out a useful thought on the subject hocking their typings to the masses. Don't get me wrong. More is good. But if there was still a Mike Royko to make everybody elevate his game, life would be damn near perfect right now.
I had never heard of Royko, given my age and not being a local guy, but one of you shared his column about his calculator watch and it's still one of the funniest damn things I've ever read. So therefore I agree we need more like him.
Seriously, pick a book (http://www.amazon.com/Mike-Royko/e/B000APCTTA/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1439398794&sr=1-2-ent). Any book. Read the shit out of it and then pick another book. You will not get enough. Trust me. And, you'll get the best history of Chicago you'll ever want...more or less.
Boss is the one about the first Daley.
I have found that I can read Royko anytime. Even if I've read the column before, it's still fresh and poignant and riveting.
HOLY SHIT. I SCREAMED AT MY 5 YEAR OLD SON FOR NOT KNOWING WHO MICHAEL JORDAN WAS THIS MORNING. YOU CLAIM TO BE ABLE TO READ AND YOU DON'T KNOW MIKE ROYKO? YOU MIGHT AS WELL BE ILLITERATE. OR JUST MORE WRONG THAN CHUCK.
I wasn't aware of him till I discovered this collective. Since then I've read a handful of his columns linked to on here and various places by you people. The one about the watch, a particularly poignant column about Pete Rose, and this one especially (http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1989-10-06/news/8901190756_1_cub-fans-father-crawly-things)I greatly enjoyed.
Greatest book review ever. (https://books.google.com/books?id=SBTPBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT814&dq=METS+BOOK+REVIEW+ROYKO&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAmoVChMI2qKs7oykxwIVCgiSCh2eYAUq#v=onepage&q=METS%20BOOK%20REVIEW%20ROYKO&f=false)
I might still have a clipping of his Dave Dingdong one somewhere.
Quote from: Eli on August 12, 2015, 01:36:32 PM
Quote from: Oleg on August 12, 2015, 01:06:55 PM
Quote from: Brownie on August 12, 2015, 12:47:44 PM
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Quote from: Brownie on August 12, 2015, 12:30:03 PM
Quote from: Oleg on August 12, 2015, 12:02:05 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 12, 2015, 11:48:22 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 12, 2015, 11:40:30 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 12, 2015, 11:15:55 AM
Quote from: Oleg on August 12, 2015, 10:59:26 AM
Quote from: PANK! on August 12, 2015, 10:52:52 AM
A great PANK post.
The Cubbies are coming. Tra-la, tra-la. (https://books.google.com/books?id=SBTPBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT2219&lpg=PT2219&dq=the+cubbies+are+coming+tra+la+tra+la&source=bl&ots=TToZgHdB4_&sig=ZYyKRQhGsX4HMVRpyVgE4DohRJg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CFMQ6AEwCmoVChMIxISOmPajxwIVjzmICh13sQ_Z#v=onepage&q=the%20cubbies%20are%20coming%20tra%20la%20tra%20la&f=false)
Yep. That's how they ended the month when Royko (rightfully, at the time and in retrospect) scolded us for getting so excited over a team that was 49-51.
Still a memorable series, though.
God damn, we can't get writing like that anywhere anymore. No disrespect to some of the good bloggers around here, but even they don't pretend to be the Mike Royko of anything. It was columns like that one that made sports so much more enjoyable back then. Now you get a post game show with Dave F. Kaplan barking at you next to that dork Todd Hollandsworth. You get 15 Tweets in five minutes from bloggers who barely had time to hash out a useful thought on the subject hocking their typings to the masses. Don't get me wrong. More is good. But if there was still a Mike Royko to make everybody elevate his game, life would be damn near perfect right now.
I had never heard of Royko, given my age and not being a local guy, but one of you shared his column about his calculator watch and it's still one of the funniest damn things I've ever read. So therefore I agree we need more like him.
Seriously, pick a book (http://www.amazon.com/Mike-Royko/e/B000APCTTA/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1439398794&sr=1-2-ent). Any book. Read the shit out of it and then pick another book. You will not get enough. Trust me. And, you'll get the best history of Chicago you'll ever want...more or less.
Boss is the one about the first Daley.
I have found that I can read Royko anytime. Even if I've read the column before, it's still fresh and poignant and riveting.
HOLY SHIT. I SCREAMED AT MY 5 YEAR OLD SON FOR NOT KNOWING WHO MICHAEL JORDAN WAS THIS MORNING. YOU CLAIM TO BE ABLE TO READ AND YOU DON'T KNOW MIKE ROYKO? YOU MIGHT AS WELL BE ILLITERATE. OR JUST MORE WRONG THAN CHUCK.
I wasn't aware of him till I discovered this collective. Since then I've read a handful of his columns linked to on here and various places by you people. The one about the watch, a particularly poignant column about Pete Rose, and this one especially (http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1989-10-06/news/8901190756_1_cub-fans-father-crawly-things)I greatly enjoyed.
Greatest book review ever. (https://books.google.com/books?id=SBTPBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT814&dq=METS+BOOK+REVIEW+ROYKO&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAmoVChMI2qKs7oykxwIVCgiSCh2eYAUq#v=onepage&q=METS%20BOOK%20REVIEW%20ROYKO&f=false)
One of the best things about re-reading a Royko column is that it usually takes me about 6 words into the column to start laughing my ass off.
Edit: Now that I think about it, I'm pretty sure a good deal of my hatred towards New York is borne out of Royko columns. I don't think I've ever realized that before.
I always figured Chicago people hating New York City was like a White Sox/Cubs inferiority complex kind of thing.
I don't hate NYC. I do hate most of New York's sports teams. I guess that's what I meant. Although, growing up in Chicago, I always had an affinity for The Yankees.
I mean, NYC isn't St Louis or Dallas, for fuck's sake.
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I don't hate NYC. I do hate most of New York's sports teams. I guess that's what I meant. Although, growing up in Chicago, I always had an affinity for The Yankees.
I mean, NYC isn't St Louis or Dallas, for fuck's sake.
Cool. I love both cities for different reasons, but I've had people try
very hard to convince me that Chicago is just straight-up better than NYC (when I'm not even trying to convince them otherwise because, who cares?). Again, probably White Sox fans.
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I don't hate NYC. I do hate most of New York's sports teams. I guess that's what I meant. Although, growing up in Chicago, I always had an affinity for The Yankees.
I mean, NYC isn't St Louis or Dallas, for fuck's sake.
Neither do I. Now, a certain subset of New Yorkers...
Seriously, Dallas and St Louis both suck.
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I don't hate NYC. I do hate most of New York's sports teams. I guess that's what I meant. Although, growing up in Chicago, I always had an affinity for The Yankees.
I mean, NYC isn't St Louis or Dallas, for fuck's sake.
Cool. I love both cities for different reasons, but I've had people try very hard to convince me that Chicago is just straight-up better than NYC (when I'm not even trying to convince them otherwise because, who cares?). Again, probably White Sox fans.
I haven't spent nearly enough time in NYC to form an opinion on it but L.A. can really and truly rot in hell.
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I don't hate NYC. I do hate most of New York's sports teams. I guess that's what I meant. Although, growing up in Chicago, I always had an affinity for The Yankees.
I mean, NYC isn't St Louis or Dallas, for fuck's sake.
Cool. I love both cities for different reasons, but I've had people try very hard to convince me that Chicago is just straight-up better than NYC (when I'm not even trying to convince them otherwise because, who cares?). Again, probably White Sox fans.
I haven't spent nearly enough time in NYC to form an opinion on it but L.A. can really and truly rot in hell.
LA is no Hartford, but it's a shit city.
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I don't hate NYC. I do hate most of New York's sports teams. I guess that's what I meant. Although, growing up in Chicago, I always had an affinity for The Yankees.
I mean, NYC isn't St Louis or Dallas, for fuck's sake.
Cool. I love both cities for different reasons, but I've had people try very hard to convince me that Chicago is just straight-up better than NYC (when I'm not even trying to convince them otherwise because, who cares?). Again, probably White Sox fans.
I haven't spent nearly enough time in NYC to form an opinion on it but L.A. can really and truly rot in hell.
I'd love the weather, but I can't imagine the day-to-day nightmare of trying to get around there.
I think aside from the sports teams, Royko liked to take aim at certain subtextual big-city conceits, which may or may not have reeked of civic inferiority (and of which Chicago is, to a lesser degree, also guilty). Trend-spotting, style forecasting type stuff. The whole we're-the-center-of-the-world condescension, and he didn't take kindly to it. Some of it was shtick, some of it was pandering, but all of it was almost always pretty goddamn funny.
But mostly it was sports-driven I suspect.
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I don't hate NYC. I do hate most of New York's sports teams. I guess that's what I meant. Although, growing up in Chicago, I always had an affinity for The Yankees.
I mean, NYC isn't St Louis or Dallas, for fuck's sake.
Cool. I love both cities for different reasons, but I've had people try very hard to convince me that Chicago is just straight-up better than NYC (when I'm not even trying to convince them otherwise because, who cares?). Again, probably White Sox fans.
I haven't spent nearly enough time in NYC to form an opinion on it but L.A. can really and truly rot in hell.
LA is no Hartford, but it's a shit city.
Coming from a Northern Californian the following is probably blasphemy.
L.A. is not the worst place in California. Anyone who thinks that it is has never been to Stockton. Or Bakersfield.
I would go so far as to say that L.A. has a great deal to offer. For instance, my two grand daughters live there. (Ages 10 and 12) They are two of the most delightful persons that you would ever want to meet.
It has some nice coffee shops, although my favorite one just closed.
It is geographically closer to a foreign country than many other cities in the United States.
Many foreign languages are spoken there.
It has rained there more recently than it has in Northern California.
So there. As you can see there are many wonderful things that one can say about Los Angeles.
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I don't hate NYC. I do hate most of New York's sports teams. I guess that's what I meant. Although, growing up in Chicago, I always had an affinity for The Yankees.
I mean, NYC isn't St Louis or Dallas, for fuck's sake.
Cool. I love both cities for different reasons, but I've had people try very hard to convince me that Chicago is just straight-up better than NYC (when I'm not even trying to convince them otherwise because, who cares?). Again, probably White Sox fans.
I haven't spent nearly enough time in NYC to form an opinion on it but L.A. can really and truly rot in hell.
LA is no Hartford, but it's a shit city.
Coming from a Northern Californian the following is probably blasphemy.
L.A. is not the worst place in California. Anyone who thinks that it is has never been to Stockton. Or Bakersfield.
I would go so far as to say that L.A. has a great deal to offer. For instance, my two grand daughters live there. (Ages 10 and 12) They are two of the most delightful persons that you would ever want to meet.
It has some nice coffee shops, although my favorite one just closed.
It is geographically closer to a foreign country than many other cities in the United States.
Many foreign languages are spoken there.
It has rained there more recently than it has in Northern California.
So there. As you can see there are many wonderful things that one can say about Los Angeles.
...and furthermore, Mrs. Cubbiebluestew was born there!
Bakersfield gave us Buck Owens, and is thereby awesome.
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I don't hate NYC. I do hate most of New York's sports teams. I guess that's what I meant. Although, growing up in Chicago, I always had an affinity for The Yankees.
I mean, NYC isn't St Louis or Dallas, for fuck's sake.
Cool. I love both cities for different reasons, but I've had people try very hard to convince me that Chicago is just straight-up better than NYC (when I'm not even trying to convince them otherwise because, who cares?). Again, probably White Sox fans.
I haven't spent nearly enough time in NYC to form an opinion on it but L.A. can really and truly rot in hell.
LA is no Hartford, but it's a shit city.
Coming from a Northern Californian the following is probably blasphemy.
L.A. is not the worst place in California. Anyone who thinks that it is has never been to Stockton. Or Bakersfield.
I would go so far as to say that L.A. has a great deal to offer. For instance, my two grand daughters live there. (Ages 10 and 12) They are two of the most delightful persons that you would ever want to meet.
It has some nice coffee shops, although my favorite one just closed.
It is geographically closer to a foreign country than many other cities in the United States.
Many foreign languages are spoken there.
It has rained there more recently than it has in Northern California.
So there. As you can see there are many wonderful things that one can say about Los Angeles.
Stew, is your El Niño raincoat ready to go?
As for nice things about L.A., I loved Santa Monica and Runyon Canyon is a very nice place to hike.
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I don't hate NYC. I do hate most of New York's sports teams. I guess that's what I meant. Although, growing up in Chicago, I always had an affinity for The Yankees.
I mean, NYC isn't St Louis or Dallas, for fuck's sake.
Cool. I love both cities for different reasons, but I've had people try very hard to convince me that Chicago is just straight-up better than NYC (when I'm not even trying to convince them otherwise because, who cares?). Again, probably White Sox fans.
I haven't spent nearly enough time in NYC to form an opinion on it but L.A. can really and truly rot in hell.
LA is no Hartford, but it's a shit city.
Coming from a Northern Californian the following is probably blasphemy.
L.A. is not the worst place in California. Anyone who thinks that it is has never been to Stockton. Or Bakersfield.
I would go so far as to say that L.A. has a great deal to offer. For instance, my two grand daughters live there. (Ages 10 and 12) They are two of the most delightful persons that you would ever want to meet.
It has some nice coffee shops, although my favorite one just closed.
It is geographically closer to a foreign country than many other cities in the United States.
Many foreign languages are spoken there.
It has rained there more recently than it has in Northern California.
So there. As you can see there are many wonderful things that one can say about Los Angeles.
Stew, is your El Niño raincoat ready to go?
As for nice things about L.A., I loved Santa Monica and Runyon Canyon is a very nice place to hike.
There is some mighty fine places to hike. I remember hiking somewhere near Malibu that was simply gorgeous. I even remember a hike near the Hollywood sign that was rather nice.
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I don't hate NYC. I do hate most of New York's sports teams. I guess that's what I meant. Although, growing up in Chicago, I always had an affinity for The Yankees.
I mean, NYC isn't St Louis or Dallas, for fuck's sake.
Neither do I. Now, a certain subset of New Yorkers...
You mean Jews, don't you?
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I don't hate NYC. I do hate most of New York's sports teams. I guess that's what I meant. Although, growing up in Chicago, I always had an affinity for The Yankees.
I mean, NYC isn't St Louis or Dallas, for fuck's sake.
Cool. I love both cities for different reasons, but I've had people try very hard to convince me that Chicago is just straight-up better than NYC (when I'm not even trying to convince them otherwise because, who cares?). Again, probably White Sox fans.
I haven't spent nearly enough time in NYC to form an opinion on it but L.A. can really and truly rot in hell.
LA is no Hartford, but it's a shit city.
Coming from a Northern Californian the following is probably blasphemy.
L.A. is not the worst place in California. Anyone who thinks that it is has never been to Stockton. Or Bakersfield.
I would go so far as to say that L.A. has a great deal to offer. For instance, my two grand daughters live there. (Ages 10 and 12) They are two of the most delightful persons that you would ever want to meet.
It has some nice coffee shops, although my favorite one just closed.
It is geographically closer to a foreign country than many other cities in the United States.
Many foreign languages are spoken there.
It has rained there more recently than it has in Northern California.
So there. As you can see there are many wonderful things that one can say about Los Angeles.
Stew, is your El Niño raincoat ready to go?
As for nice things about L.A., I loved Santa Monica and Runyon Canyon is a very nice place to hike.
There is some mighty fine places to hike. I remember hiking somewhere near Malibu that was simply gorgeous. I even remember a hike near the Hollywood sign that was rather nice.
Do you recall where the one near Malibu was? And the latter might've been Runyon. From certain points you can see downtown L.A. down the hill and the Hollywood sign, if you start by looking at downtown, to your left from certain spots.
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I was a big fan in '03--found him shortly after Desipio....lotta people here couldn't tolerate the poor chap one lick, and I guess he freely reciprocated the hate, but I was never put off by any of his wrong takes. He has as much Cub-caused pain as the rest of us so who am I to judge.
Don't you despite Al more than anyone? Isn't Al almost purely defined by his wrong takes and constant moaning about his Cub related pain?
Al wasn't calling people Antonio Alfucksucka in 2003, and that RAGE WRITING helped balm the pain that was that 6-fingered fuck.
Ahh. He's a vulgar Yellon. That makes sense.
I just pretty much tune out anyone the second they say "they won't do X because they're the Cubs!" At that point I just have to write you off. If you're going to be that fatalistic about it don't bother the rest of us. I know we all have scars and doubts but if you're going to go so far as to say this team's focus right now, while 3.5 up for a playoff spot, should be on 2016 because "I've seen better Cubs teams lose in the playoffs", then please go away.
I never liked the guy's posts or his opinions. There were people around here who thought he was awesome and one of those people was Kurt Evans. He wrote one blog post about talking to semi celebrities in the bathroom at the Cubs Convention which was borderline disgusting (I don't throw that word around lightly) and painfully awkward. There was a small group of us who complained about him and wondered if anybody else was going to speak up and give the guy what for. Eventually he disappeared and I never thought about him again. I guess he's on Twitter, so there he stays hopefully.
I've always seen him as somebody who represents a pretty large segment of long-time Cub fans, and it's understandable that he holds his views, even if they're wrong. From my view, it's hard to blame somebody who's pessimistic about the Cubs. Also, having seen a game and spent time with him, he's an incredibly nice guy. I don't agree with his outlook on the Cubs being the Cubs, and therefore hopeless.
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I was a big fan in '03--found him shortly after Desipio....lotta people here couldn't tolerate the poor chap one lick, and I guess he freely reciprocated the hate, but I was never put off by any of his wrong takes. He has as much Cub-caused pain as the rest of us so who am I to judge.
Don't you despite Al more than anyone? Isn't Al almost purely defined by his wrong takes and constant moaning about his Cub related pain?
Al wasn't calling people Antonio Alfucksucka in 2003, and that RAGE WRITING helped balm the pain that was that 6-fingered fuck.
Ahh. He's a vulgar Yellon. That makes sense.
I just pretty much tune out anyone the second they say "they won't do X because they're the Cubs!" At that point I just have to write you off. If you're going to be that fatalistic about it don't bother the rest of us. I know we all have scars and doubts but if you're going to go so far as to say this team's focus right now, while 3.5 up for a playoff spot, should be on 2016 because "I've seen better Cubs teams lose in the playoffs", then please go away.
I never liked the guy's posts or his opinions. There were people around here who thought he was awesome and one of those people was Kurt Evans. He wrote one blog post about talking to semi celebrities in the bathroom at the Cubs Convention which was borderline disgusting (I don't throw that word around lightly) and painfully awkward. There was a small group of us who complained about him and wondered if anybody else was going to speak up and give the guy what for. Eventually he disappeared and I never thought about him again. I guess he's on Twitter, so there he stays hopefully.
Okay. I feel validated. He's a dope.
I went to a ballgame with him some years ago. He's a really nice guy. I haven't paid any attention to his opinions in a while though. I think one can maintain friendliness with someone despite thinking he's not very smart about the Cubs.
I'm sure that's true, but looking back at some of his posts on desipio and a quick google search of his long since defunct blog has turned up some fairly misogynistic garbage (among other rancid shit) that I find rather unappealing. Either way, whatever he is in real life if his internet opinions of the Cub consist of THEY'LL LOSE BECAUSE GOLLY GOSH THEY'RE THE CUBS, he's better off not sharing them loudly with other people.
He was a good read in 2003-2005, but the Cubs began to have an outsize effect on his life. I think he started the blog almost as therapy, to vent on his frustration with the team. But I don't think it worked. For awhile, he worked in Des Plaines and lived in Coal City so he was putting a couple million miles on his car every week. Does anyone remember the Latroy Hawkins game, in which he caught a line drive in the ninth inning and threw to first in an effort to double off Chase Utley and instead chucked it into the bullpen, allowing the tying and go-ahead runs to score? Sloth literally drove off the road and wrecked his car. He was also fired for blogging, as his musings were hardly safe for work.
He's not a bad guy, and I've met him a couple of times. But he was scarred beyond recognition thanks to 2003-2004-2005.
He and I (and Huey) wrote for GROTA together a few years back. I lobbied Kurt Evans hard to have Sloth removed from the roster because what he was writing was completely fucking embarrassing, and when he wouldn't do it, I left instead.
Weird, I have no recollection of those Emails. Was that an exchange on Gmail?
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I was a big fan in '03--found him shortly after Desipio....lotta people here couldn't tolerate the poor chap one lick, and I guess he freely reciprocated the hate, but I was never put off by any of his wrong takes. He has as much Cub-caused pain as the rest of us so who am I to judge.
Don't you despite Al more than anyone? Isn't Al almost purely defined by his wrong takes and constant moaning about his Cub related pain?
Al wasn't calling people Antonio Alfucksucka in 2003, and that RAGE WRITING helped balm the pain that was that 6-fingered fuck.
Ahh. He's a vulgar Yellon. That makes sense.
I just pretty much tune out anyone the second they say "they won't do X because they're the Cubs!" At that point I just have to write you off. If you're going to be that fatalistic about it don't bother the rest of us. I know we all have scars and doubts but if you're going to go so far as to say this team's focus right now, while 3.5 up for a playoff spot, should be on 2016 because "I've seen better Cubs teams lose in the playoffs", then please go away.
I never liked the guy's posts or his opinions. There were people around here who thought he was awesome and one of those people was Kurt Evans. He wrote one blog post about talking to semi celebrities in the bathroom at the Cubs Convention which was borderline disgusting (I don't throw that word around lightly) and painfully awkward. There was a small group of us who complained about him and wondered if anybody else was going to speak up and give the guy what for. Eventually he disappeared and I never thought about him again. I guess he's on Twitter, so there he stays hopefully.
I've always seen him as somebody who represents a pretty large segment of long-time Cub fans, and it's understandable that he holds his views, even if they're wrong. From my view, it's hard to blame somebody who's pessimistic about the Cubs. Also, having seen a game and spent time with him, he's an incredibly nice guy. I don't agree with his outlook on the Cubs being the Cubs, and therefore hopeless.
I don't really know what's the point of blogging about baseball or trying to talk to people who are having a rational discussion if your only viewpoint is "IT CAN'T HAPPEN BECAUSE CUBS". I get that there are people who hold that opinion and they have years of pain as justification. In the darkest hours I think we've all felt it, but it's unbelievably annoying to bother people having a rational discussion by interjecting your DOOM all the time.
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I was a big fan in '03--found him shortly after Desipio....lotta people here couldn't tolerate the poor chap one lick, and I guess he freely reciprocated the hate, but I was never put off by any of his wrong takes. He has as much Cub-caused pain as the rest of us so who am I to judge.
Don't you despite Al more than anyone? Isn't Al almost purely defined by his wrong takes and constant moaning about his Cub related pain?
Al wasn't calling people Antonio Alfucksucka in 2003, and that RAGE WRITING helped balm the pain that was that 6-fingered fuck.
Ahh. He's a vulgar Yellon. That makes sense.
I just pretty much tune out anyone the second they say "they won't do X because they're the Cubs!" At that point I just have to write you off. If you're going to be that fatalistic about it don't bother the rest of us. I know we all have scars and doubts but if you're going to go so far as to say this team's focus right now, while 3.5 up for a playoff spot, should be on 2016 because "I've seen better Cubs teams lose in the playoffs", then please go away.
I never liked the guy's posts or his opinions. There were people around here who thought he was awesome and one of those people was Kurt Evans. He wrote one blog post about talking to semi celebrities in the bathroom at the Cubs Convention which was borderline disgusting (I don't throw that word around lightly) and painfully awkward. There was a small group of us who complained about him and wondered if anybody else was going to speak up and give the guy what for. Eventually he disappeared and I never thought about him again. I guess he's on Twitter, so there he stays hopefully.
I've always seen him as somebody who represents a pretty large segment of long-time Cub fans, and it's understandable that he holds his views, even if they're wrong. From my view, it's hard to blame somebody who's pessimistic about the Cubs. Also, having seen a game and spent time with him, he's an incredibly nice guy. I don't agree with his outlook on the Cubs being the Cubs, and therefore hopeless.
I don't really know what's the point of blogging about baseball or trying to talk to people who are having a rational discussion if your only viewpoint is "IT CAN'T HAPPEN BECAUSE CUBS". I get that there are people who hold that opinion and they have years of pain as justification. In the darkest hours I think we've all felt it, but it's unbelievably annoying to bother people having a rational discussion by interjecting your DOOM all the time.
Well, from what others have said, the Cubs failing when they shouldn't has literally hurt him. If being a pessimist is what he needs to be in order to temper his emotional investment -- in order to keep him safer and healthier -- then that might be the point. I totally get why you wouldn't want to read that, but it's not exactly like he's ambushing you with his opinions. You know what you're going to get when you read what he's written. Are you saying he's not allowed to have, or post, those opinions because you don't want to read them?
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I was a big fan in '03--found him shortly after Desipio....lotta people here couldn't tolerate the poor chap one lick, and I guess he freely reciprocated the hate, but I was never put off by any of his wrong takes. He has as much Cub-caused pain as the rest of us so who am I to judge.
Don't you despite Al more than anyone? Isn't Al almost purely defined by his wrong takes and constant moaning about his Cub related pain?
Al wasn't calling people Antonio Alfucksucka in 2003, and that RAGE WRITING helped balm the pain that was that 6-fingered fuck.
Ahh. He's a vulgar Yellon. That makes sense.
I just pretty much tune out anyone the second they say "they won't do X because they're the Cubs!" At that point I just have to write you off. If you're going to be that fatalistic about it don't bother the rest of us. I know we all have scars and doubts but if you're going to go so far as to say this team's focus right now, while 3.5 up for a playoff spot, should be on 2016 because "I've seen better Cubs teams lose in the playoffs", then please go away.
I never liked the guy's posts or his opinions. There were people around here who thought he was awesome and one of those people was Kurt Evans. He wrote one blog post about talking to semi celebrities in the bathroom at the Cubs Convention which was borderline disgusting (I don't throw that word around lightly) and painfully awkward. There was a small group of us who complained about him and wondered if anybody else was going to speak up and give the guy what for. Eventually he disappeared and I never thought about him again. I guess he's on Twitter, so there he stays hopefully.
I've always seen him as somebody who represents a pretty large segment of long-time Cub fans, and it's understandable that he holds his views, even if they're wrong. From my view, it's hard to blame somebody who's pessimistic about the Cubs. Also, having seen a game and spent time with him, he's an incredibly nice guy. I don't agree with his outlook on the Cubs being the Cubs, and therefore hopeless.
I don't really know what's the point of blogging about baseball or trying to talk to people who are having a rational discussion if your only viewpoint is "IT CAN'T HAPPEN BECAUSE CUBS". I get that there are people who hold that opinion and they have years of pain as justification. In the darkest hours I think we've all felt it, but it's unbelievably annoying to bother people having a rational discussion by interjecting your DOOM all the time.
Well, from what others have said, the Cubs failing when they shouldn't has literally hurt him. If being a pessimist is what he needs to be in order to temper his emotional investment -- in order to keep him safer and healthier -- then that might be the point. I totally get why you wouldn't want to read that, but it's not exactly like he's ambushing you with his opinions. You know what you're going to get when you read what he's written. Are you saying he's not allowed to have, or post, those opinions because you don't want to read them?
I'm saying don't tweet at people who are discussing the 2015 Cubs that the Cubs should call up Javy and focus solely on 2016 because "if you believe this team has a shot at the world series you're kidding yourself because I've seen it too many times."
He can blog whatever he wants. I'm not reading it, but maybe don't share that kinda "wisdom" with people having rational discussions on twitter. Also while I like to rant on a fringe messageboard when the Cubs suck, if it has that much of an effect on his life he should probably see a therapist. I'm not sure DOOM blogging is really an optimal mental health strategy.
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I was a big fan in '03--found him shortly after Desipio....lotta people here couldn't tolerate the poor chap one lick, and I guess he freely reciprocated the hate, but I was never put off by any of his wrong takes. He has as much Cub-caused pain as the rest of us so who am I to judge.
Don't you despite Al more than anyone? Isn't Al almost purely defined by his wrong takes and constant moaning about his Cub related pain?
Al wasn't calling people Antonio Alfucksucka in 2003, and that RAGE WRITING helped balm the pain that was that 6-fingered fuck.
Ahh. He's a vulgar Yellon. That makes sense.
I just pretty much tune out anyone the second they say "they won't do X because they're the Cubs!" At that point I just have to write you off. If you're going to be that fatalistic about it don't bother the rest of us. I know we all have scars and doubts but if you're going to go so far as to say this team's focus right now, while 3.5 up for a playoff spot, should be on 2016 because "I've seen better Cubs teams lose in the playoffs", then please go away.
I never liked the guy's posts or his opinions. There were people around here who thought he was awesome and one of those people was Kurt Evans. He wrote one blog post about talking to semi celebrities in the bathroom at the Cubs Convention which was borderline disgusting (I don't throw that word around lightly) and painfully awkward. There was a small group of us who complained about him and wondered if anybody else was going to speak up and give the guy what for. Eventually he disappeared and I never thought about him again. I guess he's on Twitter, so there he stays hopefully.
I've always seen him as somebody who represents a pretty large segment of long-time Cub fans, and it's understandable that he holds his views, even if they're wrong. From my view, it's hard to blame somebody who's pessimistic about the Cubs. Also, having seen a game and spent time with him, he's an incredibly nice guy. I don't agree with his outlook on the Cubs being the Cubs, and therefore hopeless.
I don't really know what's the point of blogging about baseball or trying to talk to people who are having a rational discussion if your only viewpoint is "IT CAN'T HAPPEN BECAUSE CUBS". I get that there are people who hold that opinion and they have years of pain as justification. In the darkest hours I think we've all felt it, but it's unbelievably annoying to bother people having a rational discussion by interjecting your DOOM all the time.
Well, from what others have said, the Cubs failing when they shouldn't has literally hurt him. If being a pessimist is what he needs to be in order to temper his emotional investment -- in order to keep him safer and healthier -- then that might be the point. I totally get why you wouldn't want to read that, but it's not exactly like he's ambushing you with his opinions. You know what you're going to get when you read what he's written. Are you saying he's not allowed to have, or post, those opinions because you don't want to read them?
I'm saying don't tweet at people who are discussing the 2015 Cubs that the Cubs should call up Javy and focus solely on 2016 because "if you believe this team has a shot at the world series you're kidding yourself because I've seen it too many times."
He can blog whatever he wants. I'm not reading it, but maybe don't share that kinda "wisdom" with people having rational discussions on twitter. Also while I like to rant on a fringe messageboard when the Cubs suck, if it has that much of an effect on his life he should probably see a therapist. I'm not sure DOOM blogging is really an optimal mental health strategy.
Fair point. I've never liked it when people pop into a discussion to shit all over the topic. The same advice goes for them -- you don't like it, nobody's forcing you to read it.
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I don't hate NYC. I do hate most of New York's sports teams. I guess that's what I meant. Although, growing up in Chicago, I always had an affinity for The Yankees.
I mean, NYC isn't St Louis or Dallas, for fuck's sake.
Neither do I. Now, a certain subset of New Yorkers...
You mean Jews, don't you?
No. Mets and Yankee fans.
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I don't hate NYC. I do hate most of New York's sports teams. I guess that's what I meant. Although, growing up in Chicago, I always had an affinity for The Yankees.
I mean, NYC isn't St Louis or Dallas, for fuck's sake.
Neither do I. Now, a certain subset of New Yorkers...
You mean Jews, don't you?
No. Mets and Yankee fans.
So ... Jews
and Italians. Nice, Chuck. Nice.
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Quote from: Oleg on August 12, 2015, 02:01:14 PM
I don't hate NYC. I do hate most of New York's sports teams. I guess that's what I meant. Although, growing up in Chicago, I always had an affinity for The Yankees.
I mean, NYC isn't St Louis or Dallas, for fuck's sake.
Neither do I. Now, a certain subset of New Yorkers...
You mean Jews, don't you?
No. Mets and Yankee fans.
So ... Jews and Italians. Nice, Chuck. Nice.
Yep.
I was going to write Italians initially, but I decided to narrow it down to just 98% of them.
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Quote from: Tonker on August 11, 2015, 01:40:19 PM
He and I (and Huey) wrote for GROTA together a few years back. I lobbied Kurt Evans hard to have Sloth removed from the roster because what he was writing was completely fucking embarrassing, and when he wouldn't do it, I left instead.
Weird, I have no recollection of those Emails. Was that an exchange on Gmail?
Search me, it was ten years ago now. There were two or three occasions when he posted stuff that was downright embarrassing and I told you it had no place on the site. I had no desire whatsoever to be associated in any way with his bollocks: at one point, I thought I was going to have to get my arse cheeks surgically unclenched. If you don't remember that, there's not much I can do about it, but I've never made a secret of my disdain for what Sloth was writing back then: it was absolute fucking mince.
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Quote from: Tonker on August 11, 2015, 01:40:19 PM
He and I (and Huey) wrote for GROTA together a few years back. I lobbied Kurt Evans hard to have Sloth removed from the roster because what he was writing was completely fucking embarrassing, and when he wouldn't do it, I left instead.
Weird, I have no recollection of those Emails. Was that an exchange on Gmail?
Search me, it was ten years ago now. There were two or three occasions when he posted stuff that was downright embarrassing and I told you it had no place on the site. I had no desire whatsoever to be associated in any way with his bollocks: at one point, I thought I was going to have to get my arse cheeks surgically unclenched. If you don't remember that, there's not much I can do about it, but I've never made a secret of my disdain for what Sloth was writing back then: it was absolute fucking mince.
Well, I went back into my email and searched, both your gmail and siemens email addresses. The conversation never happened. To be fair, I 100% believe you when you say that that was your opinion, and if you'd brought it to my attention at the time with a "him-or-me" ultimatum I probably would've told you to pack sand anyway, because I don't like it when people make ultimatums. So, take it for what you will, I guess. As far as I can tell, you never even Emailed us a resignation -- I think you just posted about it on the site and moved over to HJE sometime soon after. Maybe it was then that you called out the Sloth.
The last few exchanges I ever had with you were when I paid you a few bucks for your writing contributions to the site and when I posted something on Facebook about not being impressed by the Stone Roses (or it might have been the Smiths) and you were so offended by my opinion that you lit into me and basically called me a moron. I decided at that point that I didn't really care to know you. That said, I'm sure you're a really great guy and I still think you're way more talented and funny a writer than many, especially including myself. I can't blame you for misremembering something that happened nearly a decade ago.
Hey everybody Kurt is back
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As far as I can tell, you never even Emailed us a resignation -- I think you just posted about it on the site and moved over to HJE sometime soon after.
That'd be me, though the meme has become that I was fired (as I was from HJE and every other blog before and since).
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As far as I can tell, you never even Emailed us a resignation -- I think you just posted about it on the site and moved over to HJE sometime soon after.
That'd be me, though the meme has become that I was fired (as I was from HJE and every other blog before and since).
No, I remember that you'd done that. I assume Tonker did as well, because I don't have an email resignation.
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Hey everybody Kurt is back
Not really. I often stop by. Or maybe I've been sock-puppeting and you've just never noticed. I'm sure I'll go back into the shadow before too long.
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As far as I can tell, you never even Emailed us a resignation -- I think you just posted about it on the site and moved over to HJE sometime soon after.
That'd be me, though the meme has become that I was fired (as I was from HJE and every other blog before and since).
No, I remember that you'd done that. I assume Tonker did as well, because I don't have an email resignation.
Who said anything about a resignation? You don't have a resignation because I didn't have a fucking contract. I said "I left".
Quote from: Canadouche on August 13, 2015, 11:49:50 AM
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Quote from: Tonker on August 11, 2015, 01:40:19 PM
He and I (and Huey) wrote for GROTA together a few years back. I lobbied Kurt Evans hard to have Sloth removed from the roster because what he was writing was completely fucking embarrassing, and when he wouldn't do it, I left instead.
Weird, I have no recollection of those Emails. Was that an exchange on Gmail?
Search me, it was ten years ago now. There were two or three occasions when he posted stuff that was downright embarrassing and I told you it had no place on the site. I had no desire whatsoever to be associated in any way with his bollocks: at one point, I thought I was going to have to get my arse cheeks surgically unclenched. If you don't remember that, there's not much I can do about it, but I've never made a secret of my disdain for what Sloth was writing back then: it was absolute fucking mince.
Well, I went back into my email and searched, both your gmail and siemens email addresses. The conversation never happened. To be fair, I 100% believe you when you say that that was your opinion, and if you'd brought it to my attention at the time with a "him-or-me" ultimatum I probably would've told you to pack sand anyway, because I don't like it when people make ultimatums. So, take it for what you will, I guess. As far as I can tell, you never even Emailed us a resignation -- I think you just posted about it on the site and moved over to HJE sometime soon after. Maybe it was then that you called out the Sloth.
The last few exchanges I ever had with you were when I paid you a few bucks for your writing contributions to the site and when I posted something on Facebook about not being impressed by the Stone Roses (or it might have been the Smiths) and you were so offended by my opinion that you lit into me and basically called me a moron. I decided at that point that I didn't really care to know you. That said, I'm sure you're a really great guy and I still think you're way more talented and funny a writer than many, especially including myself. I can't blame you for misremembering something that happened nearly a decade ago.
Fuck me. Nobody said anything about an ultimatum, either. I said I lobbied you to remove Sloth from the roster and when you didn't, I left. Twat.
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Quote from: Tonker on August 11, 2015, 01:40:19 PM
He and I (and Huey) wrote for GROTA together a few years back. I lobbied Kurt Evans hard to have Sloth removed from the roster because what he was writing was completely fucking embarrassing, and when he wouldn't do it, I left instead.
Weird, I have no recollection of those Emails. Was that an exchange on Gmail?
Search me, it was ten years ago now. There were two or three occasions when he posted stuff that was downright embarrassing and I told you it had no place on the site. I had no desire whatsoever to be associated in any way with his bollocks: at one point, I thought I was going to have to get my arse cheeks surgically unclenched. If you don't remember that, there's not much I can do about it, but I've never made a secret of my disdain for what Sloth was writing back then: it was absolute fucking mince.
Well, I went back into my email and searched, both your gmail and siemens email addresses. The conversation never happened. To be fair, I 100% believe you when you say that that was your opinion, and if you'd brought it to my attention at the time with a "him-or-me" ultimatum I probably would've told you to pack sand anyway, because I don't like it when people make ultimatums. So, take it for what you will, I guess. As far as I can tell, you never even Emailed us a resignation -- I think you just posted about it on the site and moved over to HJE sometime soon after. Maybe it was then that you called out the Sloth.
The last few exchanges I ever had with you were when I paid you a few bucks for your writing contributions to the site and when I posted something on Facebook about not being impressed by the Stone Roses (or it might have been the Smiths) and you were so offended by my opinion that you lit into me and basically called me a moron. I decided at that point that I didn't really care to know you. That said, I'm sure you're a really great guy and I still think you're way more talented and funny a writer than many, especially including myself. I can't blame you for misremembering something that happened nearly a decade ago.
Fuck me. Nobody said anything about an ultimatum, either. I said I lobbied you to remove Sloth from the roster and when you didn't, I left. Twat.
Well this went about as well as I would have expected.
Quote from: Tonker on August 13, 2015, 12:16:14 PM
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Quote from: Tonker on August 11, 2015, 01:40:19 PM
He and I (and Huey) wrote for GROTA together a few years back. I lobbied Kurt Evans hard to have Sloth removed from the roster because what he was writing was completely fucking embarrassing, and when he wouldn't do it, I left instead.
Weird, I have no recollection of those Emails. Was that an exchange on Gmail?
Search me, it was ten years ago now. There were two or three occasions when he posted stuff that was downright embarrassing and I told you it had no place on the site. I had no desire whatsoever to be associated in any way with his bollocks: at one point, I thought I was going to have to get my arse cheeks surgically unclenched. If you don't remember that, there's not much I can do about it, but I've never made a secret of my disdain for what Sloth was writing back then: it was absolute fucking mince.
Well, I went back into my email and searched, both your gmail and siemens email addresses. The conversation never happened. To be fair, I 100% believe you when you say that that was your opinion, and if you'd brought it to my attention at the time with a "him-or-me" ultimatum I probably would've told you to pack sand anyway, because I don't like it when people make ultimatums. So, take it for what you will, I guess. As far as I can tell, you never even Emailed us a resignation -- I think you just posted about it on the site and moved over to HJE sometime soon after. Maybe it was then that you called out the Sloth.
The last few exchanges I ever had with you were when I paid you a few bucks for your writing contributions to the site and when I posted something on Facebook about not being impressed by the Stone Roses (or it might have been the Smiths) and you were so offended by my opinion that you lit into me and basically called me a moron. I decided at that point that I didn't really care to know you. That said, I'm sure you're a really great guy and I still think you're way more talented and funny a writer than many, especially including myself. I can't blame you for misremembering something that happened nearly a decade ago.
Fuck me. Nobody said anything about an ultimatum, either. I said I lobbied you to remove Sloth from the roster and when you didn't, I left. Twat.
Sorry, I misread what you'd written. But it's really a moot point. It's the past and there's no point in dwelling on it. I hope you're enjoying your vacation, you've picked an excellent time to be in Chicago.
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Quote from: Tonker on August 11, 2015, 01:40:19 PM
He and I (and Huey) wrote for GROTA together a few years back. I lobbied Kurt Evans hard to have Sloth removed from the roster because what he was writing was completely fucking embarrassing, and when he wouldn't do it, I left instead.
Weird, I have no recollection of those Emails. Was that an exchange on Gmail?
Search me, it was ten years ago now. There were two or three occasions when he posted stuff that was downright embarrassing and I told you it had no place on the site. I had no desire whatsoever to be associated in any way with his bollocks: at one point, I thought I was going to have to get my arse cheeks surgically unclenched. If you don't remember that, there's not much I can do about it, but I've never made a secret of my disdain for what Sloth was writing back then: it was absolute fucking mince.
Well, I went back into my email and searched, both your gmail and siemens email addresses. The conversation never happened. To be fair, I 100% believe you when you say that that was your opinion, and if you'd brought it to my attention at the time with a "him-or-me" ultimatum I probably would've told you to pack sand anyway, because I don't like it when people make ultimatums. So, take it for what you will, I guess. As far as I can tell, you never even Emailed us a resignation -- I think you just posted about it on the site and moved over to HJE sometime soon after. Maybe it was then that you called out the Sloth.
The last few exchanges I ever had with you were when I paid you a few bucks for your writing contributions to the site and when I posted something on Facebook about not being impressed by the Stone Roses (or it might have been the Smiths) and you were so offended by my opinion that you lit into me and basically called me a moron. I decided at that point that I didn't really care to know you. That said, I'm sure you're a really great guy and I still think you're way more talented and funny a writer than many, especially including myself. I can't blame you for misremembering something that happened nearly a decade ago.
Fuck me. Nobody said anything about an ultimatum, either. I said I lobbied you to remove Sloth from the roster and when you didn't, I left. Twat.
Sorry, I misread what you'd written. But it's really a moot point. It's the past and there's no point in dwelling on it. I hope you're enjoying your vacation, you've picked an excellent time to be in Chicago.
There was only one of us dwelling on it, but thank you for your kind wishes.
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Quote from: Canadouche on August 12, 2015, 09:53:09 PM
Quote from: Tonker on August 11, 2015, 01:40:19 PM
He and I (and Huey) wrote for GROTA together a few years back. I lobbied Kurt Evans hard to have Sloth removed from the roster because what he was writing was completely fucking embarrassing, and when he wouldn't do it, I left instead.
Weird, I have no recollection of those Emails. Was that an exchange on Gmail?
Search me, it was ten years ago now. There were two or three occasions when he posted stuff that was downright embarrassing and I told you it had no place on the site. I had no desire whatsoever to be associated in any way with his bollocks: at one point, I thought I was going to have to get my arse cheeks surgically unclenched. If you don't remember that, there's not much I can do about it, but I've never made a secret of my disdain for what Sloth was writing back then: it was absolute fucking mince.
Well, I went back into my email and searched, both your gmail and siemens email addresses. The conversation never happened. To be fair, I 100% believe you when you say that that was your opinion, and if you'd brought it to my attention at the time with a "him-or-me" ultimatum I probably would've told you to pack sand anyway, because I don't like it when people make ultimatums. So, take it for what you will, I guess. As far as I can tell, you never even Emailed us a resignation -- I think you just posted about it on the site and moved over to HJE sometime soon after. Maybe it was then that you called out the Sloth.
The last few exchanges I ever had with you were when I paid you a few bucks for your writing contributions to the site and when I posted something on Facebook about not being impressed by the Stone Roses (or it might have been the Smiths) and you were so offended by my opinion that you lit into me and basically called me a moron. I decided at that point that I didn't really care to know you. That said, I'm sure you're a really great guy and I still think you're way more talented and funny a writer than many, especially including myself. I can't blame you for misremembering something that happened nearly a decade ago.
Fuck me. Nobody said anything about an ultimatum, either. I said I lobbied you to remove Sloth from the roster and when you didn't, I left. Twat.
Sorry, I misread what you'd written. But it's really a moot point. It's the past and there's no point in dwelling on it. I hope you're enjoying your vacation, you've picked an excellent time to be in Chicago.
There was only one of us dwelling on it, but thank you for your kind wishes.
I'm only in this thread because you were talking about it and I was quite surprised. You had lots of good reasons for leaving GROTA, and I think everyone's happy by how it worked out.
The idea of someone resigning from a hobby that is not their job is pretty funny to me. If I ever decide to quit golfing I'm definitely going to tender my resignation to Desipio.
Quote from: R-V on August 13, 2015, 01:03:19 PM
The idea of someone resigning from a hobby that is not their job is pretty funny to me. If I ever decide to quit golfing I'm definitely going to tender my resignation to Desipio.
I'd like to think you'd at least the decency to do it in person, after all the lunches we've had together.
Quote from: Canadouche on August 13, 2015, 11:49:50 AM
Quote from: Tonker on August 13, 2015, 11:14:40 AM
Quote from: Canadouche on August 12, 2015, 09:53:09 PM
Quote from: Tonker on August 11, 2015, 01:40:19 PM
He and I (and Huey) wrote for GROTA together a few years back. I lobbied Kurt Evans hard to have Sloth removed from the roster because what he was writing was completely fucking embarrassing, and when he wouldn't do it, I left instead.
Weird, I have no recollection of those Emails. Was that an exchange on Gmail?
Search me, it was ten years ago now. There were two or three occasions when he posted stuff that was downright embarrassing and I told you it had no place on the site. I had no desire whatsoever to be associated in any way with his bollocks: at one point, I thought I was going to have to get my arse cheeks surgically unclenched. If you don't remember that, there's not much I can do about it, but I've never made a secret of my disdain for what Sloth was writing back then: it was absolute fucking mince.
Well, I went back into my email and searched, both your gmail and siemens email addresses. The conversation never happened. To be fair, I 100% believe you when you say that that was your opinion, and if you'd brought it to my attention at the time with a "him-or-me" ultimatum I probably would've told you to pack sand anyway, because I don't like it when people make ultimatums. So, take it for what you will, I guess. As far as I can tell, you never even Emailed us a resignation -- I think you just posted about it on the site and moved over to HJE sometime soon after. Maybe it was then that you called out the Sloth.
The last few exchanges I ever had with you were when I paid you a few bucks for your writing contributions to the site and when I posted something on Facebook about not being impressed by the Stone Roses (or it might have been the Smiths) and you were so offended by my opinion that you lit into me and basically called me a moron. I decided at that point that I didn't really care to know you. That said, I'm sure you're a really great guy and I still think you're way more talented and funny a writer than many, especially including myself. I can't blame you for misremembering something that happened nearly a decade ago.
This seems like a rational response.
Quote from: CT III on August 13, 2015, 01:04:42 PM
Quote from: R-V on August 13, 2015, 01:03:19 PM
The idea of someone resigning from a hobby that is not their job is pretty funny to me. If I ever decide to quit golfing I'm definitely going to tender my resignation to Desipio.
I'd like to think you'd at least the decency to do it in person, after all the lunches we've had together.
Don't even waste our time unless you've had it properly witnessed and notarized.
Quote from: Canadouche on August 13, 2015, 12:41:52 PM
Quote from: Tonker on August 13, 2015, 12:34:26 PM
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Quote from: Tonker on August 13, 2015, 12:16:14 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on August 13, 2015, 11:49:50 AM
Quote from: Tonker on August 13, 2015, 11:14:40 AM
Quote from: Canadouche on August 12, 2015, 09:53:09 PM
Quote from: Tonker on August 11, 2015, 01:40:19 PM
He and I (and Huey) wrote for GROTA together a few years back. I lobbied Kurt Evans hard to have Sloth removed from the roster because what he was writing was completely fucking embarrassing, and when he wouldn't do it, I left instead.
Weird, I have no recollection of those Emails. Was that an exchange on Gmail?
Search me, it was ten years ago now. There were two or three occasions when he posted stuff that was downright embarrassing and I told you it had no place on the site. I had no desire whatsoever to be associated in any way with his bollocks: at one point, I thought I was going to have to get my arse cheeks surgically unclenched. If you don't remember that, there's not much I can do about it, but I've never made a secret of my disdain for what Sloth was writing back then: it was absolute fucking mince.
Well, I went back into my email and searched, both your gmail and siemens email addresses. The conversation never happened. To be fair, I 100% believe you when you say that that was your opinion, and if you'd brought it to my attention at the time with a "him-or-me" ultimatum I probably would've told you to pack sand anyway, because I don't like it when people make ultimatums. So, take it for what you will, I guess. As far as I can tell, you never even Emailed us a resignation -- I think you just posted about it on the site and moved over to HJE sometime soon after. Maybe it was then that you called out the Sloth.
The last few exchanges I ever had with you were when I paid you a few bucks for your writing contributions to the site and when I posted something on Facebook about not being impressed by the Stone Roses (or it might have been the Smiths) and you were so offended by my opinion that you lit into me and basically called me a moron. I decided at that point that I didn't really care to know you. That said, I'm sure you're a really great guy and I still think you're way more talented and funny a writer than many, especially including myself. I can't blame you for misremembering something that happened nearly a decade ago.
Fuck me. Nobody said anything about an ultimatum, either. I said I lobbied you to remove Sloth from the roster and when you didn't, I left. Twat.
Sorry, I misread what you'd written. But it's really a moot point. It's the past and there's no point in dwelling on it. I hope you're enjoying your vacation, you've picked an excellent time to be in Chicago.
There was only one of us dwelling on it, but thank you for your kind wishes.
I'm only in this thread because you were talking about it and I was quite surprised. You had lots of good reasons for leaving GROTA, and I think everyone's happy by how it worked out.
Ever since you said that you turned down SBNation's offer to run BCB, before they offered it to Al, you've been dead to me. The way I see it, that Al exists is your fault.
Quote from: R-V on August 13, 2015, 01:03:19 PM
The idea of someone resigning from a hobby that is not their job is pretty funny to me. If I ever decide to quit golfing I'm definitely going to tender my resignation to Desipio.
You're right. This is just about blogging, but at the time I took it pretty seriously. Looking back, the whole thing was pretty ridiculous.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 13, 2015, 01:34:43 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on August 13, 2015, 12:41:52 PM
Quote from: Tonker on August 13, 2015, 12:34:26 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on August 13, 2015, 12:24:15 PM
Quote from: Tonker on August 13, 2015, 12:16:14 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on August 13, 2015, 11:49:50 AM
Quote from: Tonker on August 13, 2015, 11:14:40 AM
Quote from: Canadouche on August 12, 2015, 09:53:09 PM
Quote from: Tonker on August 11, 2015, 01:40:19 PM
He and I (and Huey) wrote for GROTA together a few years back. I lobbied Kurt Evans hard to have Sloth removed from the roster because what he was writing was completely fucking embarrassing, and when he wouldn't do it, I left instead.
Weird, I have no recollection of those Emails. Was that an exchange on Gmail?
Search me, it was ten years ago now. There were two or three occasions when he posted stuff that was downright embarrassing and I told you it had no place on the site. I had no desire whatsoever to be associated in any way with his bollocks: at one point, I thought I was going to have to get my arse cheeks surgically unclenched. If you don't remember that, there's not much I can do about it, but I've never made a secret of my disdain for what Sloth was writing back then: it was absolute fucking mince.
Well, I went back into my email and searched, both your gmail and siemens email addresses. The conversation never happened. To be fair, I 100% believe you when you say that that was your opinion, and if you'd brought it to my attention at the time with a "him-or-me" ultimatum I probably would've told you to pack sand anyway, because I don't like it when people make ultimatums. So, take it for what you will, I guess. As far as I can tell, you never even Emailed us a resignation -- I think you just posted about it on the site and moved over to HJE sometime soon after. Maybe it was then that you called out the Sloth.
The last few exchanges I ever had with you were when I paid you a few bucks for your writing contributions to the site and when I posted something on Facebook about not being impressed by the Stone Roses (or it might have been the Smiths) and you were so offended by my opinion that you lit into me and basically called me a moron. I decided at that point that I didn't really care to know you. That said, I'm sure you're a really great guy and I still think you're way more talented and funny a writer than many, especially including myself. I can't blame you for misremembering something that happened nearly a decade ago.
Fuck me. Nobody said anything about an ultimatum, either. I said I lobbied you to remove Sloth from the roster and when you didn't, I left. Twat.
Sorry, I misread what you'd written. But it's really a moot point. It's the past and there's no point in dwelling on it. I hope you're enjoying your vacation, you've picked an excellent time to be in Chicago.
There was only one of us dwelling on it, but thank you for your kind wishes.
I'm only in this thread because you were talking about it and I was quite surprised. You had lots of good reasons for leaving GROTA, and I think everyone's happy by how it worked out.
Ever since you said that you turned down SBNation's offer to run BCB, before they offered it to Al, you've been dead to me. The way I see it, that Al exists is your fault.
Just think of all the Mitch Hill photoshops we would have had the chance to enjoy. Damn it, Kurt.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 13, 2015, 01:34:43 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on August 13, 2015, 12:41:52 PM
Quote from: Tonker on August 13, 2015, 12:34:26 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on August 13, 2015, 12:24:15 PM
Quote from: Tonker on August 13, 2015, 12:16:14 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on August 13, 2015, 11:49:50 AM
Quote from: Tonker on August 13, 2015, 11:14:40 AM
Quote from: Canadouche on August 12, 2015, 09:53:09 PM
Quote from: Tonker on August 11, 2015, 01:40:19 PM
He and I (and Huey) wrote for GROTA together a few years back. I lobbied Kurt Evans hard to have Sloth removed from the roster because what he was writing was completely fucking embarrassing, and when he wouldn't do it, I left instead.
Weird, I have no recollection of those Emails. Was that an exchange on Gmail?
Search me, it was ten years ago now. There were two or three occasions when he posted stuff that was downright embarrassing and I told you it had no place on the site. I had no desire whatsoever to be associated in any way with his bollocks: at one point, I thought I was going to have to get my arse cheeks surgically unclenched. If you don't remember that, there's not much I can do about it, but I've never made a secret of my disdain for what Sloth was writing back then: it was absolute fucking mince.
Well, I went back into my email and searched, both your gmail and siemens email addresses. The conversation never happened. To be fair, I 100% believe you when you say that that was your opinion, and if you'd brought it to my attention at the time with a "him-or-me" ultimatum I probably would've told you to pack sand anyway, because I don't like it when people make ultimatums. So, take it for what you will, I guess. As far as I can tell, you never even Emailed us a resignation -- I think you just posted about it on the site and moved over to HJE sometime soon after. Maybe it was then that you called out the Sloth.
The last few exchanges I ever had with you were when I paid you a few bucks for your writing contributions to the site and when I posted something on Facebook about not being impressed by the Stone Roses (or it might have been the Smiths) and you were so offended by my opinion that you lit into me and basically called me a moron. I decided at that point that I didn't really care to know you. That said, I'm sure you're a really great guy and I still think you're way more talented and funny a writer than many, especially including myself. I can't blame you for misremembering something that happened nearly a decade ago.
Fuck me. Nobody said anything about an ultimatum, either. I said I lobbied you to remove Sloth from the roster and when you didn't, I left. Twat.
Sorry, I misread what you'd written. But it's really a moot point. It's the past and there's no point in dwelling on it. I hope you're enjoying your vacation, you've picked an excellent time to be in Chicago.
There was only one of us dwelling on it, but thank you for your kind wishes.
I'm only in this thread because you were talking about it and I was quite surprised. You had lots of good reasons for leaving GROTA, and I think everyone's happy by how it worked out.
Ever since you said that you turned down SBNation's offer to run BCB, before they offered it to Al, you've been dead to me. The way I see it, that Al exists is your fault.
I know. I'm really, really sorry about that.
...forgive me?
Quote from: Sterling Archer on August 13, 2015, 01:36:52 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 13, 2015, 01:34:43 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on August 13, 2015, 12:41:52 PM
Quote from: Tonker on August 13, 2015, 12:34:26 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on August 13, 2015, 12:24:15 PM
Quote from: Tonker on August 13, 2015, 12:16:14 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on August 13, 2015, 11:49:50 AM
Quote from: Tonker on August 13, 2015, 11:14:40 AM
Quote from: Canadouche on August 12, 2015, 09:53:09 PM
Quote from: Tonker on August 11, 2015, 01:40:19 PM
He and I (and Huey) wrote for GROTA together a few years back. I lobbied Kurt Evans hard to have Sloth removed from the roster because what he was writing was completely fucking embarrassing, and when he wouldn't do it, I left instead.
Weird, I have no recollection of those Emails. Was that an exchange on Gmail?
Search me, it was ten years ago now. There were two or three occasions when he posted stuff that was downright embarrassing and I told you it had no place on the site. I had no desire whatsoever to be associated in any way with his bollocks: at one point, I thought I was going to have to get my arse cheeks surgically unclenched. If you don't remember that, there's not much I can do about it, but I've never made a secret of my disdain for what Sloth was writing back then: it was absolute fucking mince.
Well, I went back into my email and searched, both your gmail and siemens email addresses. The conversation never happened. To be fair, I 100% believe you when you say that that was your opinion, and if you'd brought it to my attention at the time with a "him-or-me" ultimatum I probably would've told you to pack sand anyway, because I don't like it when people make ultimatums. So, take it for what you will, I guess. As far as I can tell, you never even Emailed us a resignation -- I think you just posted about it on the site and moved over to HJE sometime soon after. Maybe it was then that you called out the Sloth.
The last few exchanges I ever had with you were when I paid you a few bucks for your writing contributions to the site and when I posted something on Facebook about not being impressed by the Stone Roses (or it might have been the Smiths) and you were so offended by my opinion that you lit into me and basically called me a moron. I decided at that point that I didn't really care to know you. That said, I'm sure you're a really great guy and I still think you're way more talented and funny a writer than many, especially including myself. I can't blame you for misremembering something that happened nearly a decade ago.
Fuck me. Nobody said anything about an ultimatum, either. I said I lobbied you to remove Sloth from the roster and when you didn't, I left. Twat.
Sorry, I misread what you'd written. But it's really a moot point. It's the past and there's no point in dwelling on it. I hope you're enjoying your vacation, you've picked an excellent time to be in Chicago.
There was only one of us dwelling on it, but thank you for your kind wishes.
I'm only in this thread because you were talking about it and I was quite surprised. You had lots of good reasons for leaving GROTA, and I think everyone's happy by how it worked out.
Ever since you said that you turned down SBNation's offer to run BCB, before they offered it to Al, you've been dead to me. The way I see it, that Al exists is your fault.
Just think of all the Mitch Hill photoshops we would have had the chance to enjoy. Damn it, Kurt.
You may make your fun, but years from now people will still be talking about Mitch Hill and his villainous mustache. Search your heart - you know it's true.
Quote from: Canadouche on August 13, 2015, 01:38:50 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on August 13, 2015, 01:36:52 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 13, 2015, 01:34:43 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on August 13, 2015, 12:41:52 PM
Quote from: Tonker on August 13, 2015, 12:34:26 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on August 13, 2015, 12:24:15 PM
Quote from: Tonker on August 13, 2015, 12:16:14 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on August 13, 2015, 11:49:50 AM
Quote from: Tonker on August 13, 2015, 11:14:40 AM
Quote from: Canadouche on August 12, 2015, 09:53:09 PM
Quote from: Tonker on August 11, 2015, 01:40:19 PM
He and I (and Huey) wrote for GROTA together a few years back. I lobbied Kurt Evans hard to have Sloth removed from the roster because what he was writing was completely fucking embarrassing, and when he wouldn't do it, I left instead.
Weird, I have no recollection of those Emails. Was that an exchange on Gmail?
Search me, it was ten years ago now. There were two or three occasions when he posted stuff that was downright embarrassing and I told you it had no place on the site. I had no desire whatsoever to be associated in any way with his bollocks: at one point, I thought I was going to have to get my arse cheeks surgically unclenched. If you don't remember that, there's not much I can do about it, but I've never made a secret of my disdain for what Sloth was writing back then: it was absolute fucking mince.
Well, I went back into my email and searched, both your gmail and siemens email addresses. The conversation never happened. To be fair, I 100% believe you when you say that that was your opinion, and if you'd brought it to my attention at the time with a "him-or-me" ultimatum I probably would've told you to pack sand anyway, because I don't like it when people make ultimatums. So, take it for what you will, I guess. As far as I can tell, you never even Emailed us a resignation -- I think you just posted about it on the site and moved over to HJE sometime soon after. Maybe it was then that you called out the Sloth.
The last few exchanges I ever had with you were when I paid you a few bucks for your writing contributions to the site and when I posted something on Facebook about not being impressed by the Stone Roses (or it might have been the Smiths) and you were so offended by my opinion that you lit into me and basically called me a moron. I decided at that point that I didn't really care to know you. That said, I'm sure you're a really great guy and I still think you're way more talented and funny a writer than many, especially including myself. I can't blame you for misremembering something that happened nearly a decade ago.
Fuck me. Nobody said anything about an ultimatum, either. I said I lobbied you to remove Sloth from the roster and when you didn't, I left. Twat.
Sorry, I misread what you'd written. But it's really a moot point. It's the past and there's no point in dwelling on it. I hope you're enjoying your vacation, you've picked an excellent time to be in Chicago.
There was only one of us dwelling on it, but thank you for your kind wishes.
I'm only in this thread because you were talking about it and I was quite surprised. You had lots of good reasons for leaving GROTA, and I think everyone's happy by how it worked out.
Ever since you said that you turned down SBNation's offer to run BCB, before they offered it to Al, you've been dead to me. The way I see it, that Al exists is your fault.
Just think of all the Mitch Hill photoshops we would have had the chance to enjoy. Damn it, Kurt.
You may make your fun, but years from now people will still be talking about Mitch Hill and his villainous mustache. Search your heart - you know it's true.
yes
Quote from: Canadouche on August 13, 2015, 01:38:50 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on August 13, 2015, 01:36:52 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 13, 2015, 01:34:43 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on August 13, 2015, 12:41:52 PM
Quote from: Tonker on August 13, 2015, 12:34:26 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on August 13, 2015, 12:24:15 PM
Quote from: Tonker on August 13, 2015, 12:16:14 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on August 13, 2015, 11:49:50 AM
Quote from: Tonker on August 13, 2015, 11:14:40 AM
Quote from: Canadouche on August 12, 2015, 09:53:09 PM
Quote from: Tonker on August 11, 2015, 01:40:19 PM
He and I (and Huey) wrote for GROTA together a few years back. I lobbied Kurt Evans hard to have Sloth removed from the roster because what he was writing was completely fucking embarrassing, and when he wouldn't do it, I left instead.
Weird, I have no recollection of those Emails. Was that an exchange on Gmail?
Search me, it was ten years ago now. There were two or three occasions when he posted stuff that was downright embarrassing and I told you it had no place on the site. I had no desire whatsoever to be associated in any way with his bollocks: at one point, I thought I was going to have to get my arse cheeks surgically unclenched. If you don't remember that, there's not much I can do about it, but I've never made a secret of my disdain for what Sloth was writing back then: it was absolute fucking mince.
Well, I went back into my email and searched, both your gmail and siemens email addresses. The conversation never happened. To be fair, I 100% believe you when you say that that was your opinion, and if you'd brought it to my attention at the time with a "him-or-me" ultimatum I probably would've told you to pack sand anyway, because I don't like it when people make ultimatums. So, take it for what you will, I guess. As far as I can tell, you never even Emailed us a resignation -- I think you just posted about it on the site and moved over to HJE sometime soon after. Maybe it was then that you called out the Sloth.
The last few exchanges I ever had with you were when I paid you a few bucks for your writing contributions to the site and when I posted something on Facebook about not being impressed by the Stone Roses (or it might have been the Smiths) and you were so offended by my opinion that you lit into me and basically called me a moron. I decided at that point that I didn't really care to know you. That said, I'm sure you're a really great guy and I still think you're way more talented and funny a writer than many, especially including myself. I can't blame you for misremembering something that happened nearly a decade ago.
Fuck me. Nobody said anything about an ultimatum, either. I said I lobbied you to remove Sloth from the roster and when you didn't, I left. Twat.
Sorry, I misread what you'd written. But it's really a moot point. It's the past and there's no point in dwelling on it. I hope you're enjoying your vacation, you've picked an excellent time to be in Chicago.
There was only one of us dwelling on it, but thank you for your kind wishes.
I'm only in this thread because you were talking about it and I was quite surprised. You had lots of good reasons for leaving GROTA, and I think everyone's happy by how it worked out.
Ever since you said that you turned down SBNation's offer to run BCB, before they offered it to Al, you've been dead to me. The way I see it, that Al exists is your fault.
Just think of all the Mitch Hill photoshops we would have had the chance to enjoy. Damn it, Kurt.
You may make your fun, but years from now people will still be talking about Mitch Hill and his villainous mustache. Search your heart - you know it's true.
Historians will write, "We didn't understand them at all then, and we still don't understand them at all now."
An, Krut's OK by me too.
Brett keeping Mike Ferrin and Matt Snyder in his site's Twitter sidebar (obnoxiously titled Interesting on The Twitters, because of course) continues to be a source of harmless amusement for me. Every time I load up the site it's fun to see how far off topic they are, since both tweet about the Cubs approximately 0.1% of the time.
Here's what's at the top of the list right now, for example:
Quote from: @MikeFerrinSXMBlue Angels flying over our Apartment & freaking out the dog!
Go Cubs!
Quote from: Sterling Archer on August 30, 2015, 05:42:41 PM
Brett keeping Mike Ferrin and Matt Snyder in his site's Twitter sidebar (obnoxiously titled Interesting on The Twitters, because of course) continues to be a source of harmless amusement for me. Every time I load up the site it's fun to see how far off topic they are, since both tweet about the Cubs approximately 0.1% of the time.
Here's what's at the top of the list right now, for example:
Quote from: @MikeFerrinSXMBlue Angels flying over our Apartment & freaking out the dog!
Go Cubs!
So, to be clear, you are complaining that two guys (neither of whom cover the Cubs exclusively to begin with) don't tweet about the Cubs enough on a little widget on the side of a blog that you frequently complain about and yet still read daily?
Okay then.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on August 30, 2015, 05:42:41 PM
Brett keeping Mike Ferrin and Matt Snyder in his site's Twitter sidebar (obnoxiously titled Interesting on The Twitters, because of course) continues to be a source of harmless amusement for me. Every time I load up the site it's fun to see how far off topic they are, since both tweet about the Cubs approximately 0.1% of the time.
Here's what's at the top of the list right now, for example:
Quote from: @MikeFerrinSXMBlue Angels flying over our Apartment & freaking out the dog!
Go Cubs!
You should get some actual hobbies.
Quote from: Eli on August 31, 2015, 08:18:19 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on August 30, 2015, 05:42:41 PM
Brett keeping Mike Ferrin and Matt Snyder in his site's Twitter sidebar (obnoxiously titled Interesting on The Twitters, because of course) continues to be a source of harmless amusement for me. Every time I load up the site it's fun to see how far off topic they are, since both tweet about the Cubs approximately 0.1% of the time.
Here's what's at the top of the list right now, for example:
Quote from: @MikeFerrinSXMBlue Angels flying over our Apartment & freaking out the dog!
Go Cubs!
You should get some actual hobbies.
Ok. Ok. So I guess "harmless amusement" must not mean what I thought it means, at least not when SKO and Eli haven't got to measure their dicks on the Internet in a while. You two are so cute together. Looks like I won my bet. Hell, now I'm surprised when I post something and one or both of you
don't have something stupid to say about it. Is that what you mean by get a hobby? Like, me and Pex should challenge each other to see who comes up with the most dumbass, slapdick response to all of your posts? (SKO, congrats buddy, you won this round.) I think I'll pass, and go back to finding something harmlessly amusing that I couldn't have been more clear about finding "harmlessly amusing." And the next time I time-to-post, I'm sure you'll find something in it or make something up to burn up your keyboards about. Christ. You're way past self-parody at this point. You can see that, right? You have to. And I'm guessing you want to post the Butthurt gif, so get on with it already. This will be the last I say on this subject, so enjoy.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on August 31, 2015, 12:29:56 PM
Quote from: Eli on August 31, 2015, 08:18:19 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on August 30, 2015, 05:42:41 PM
Brett keeping Mike Ferrin and Matt Snyder in his site's Twitter sidebar (obnoxiously titled Interesting on The Twitters, because of course) continues to be a source of harmless amusement for me. Every time I load up the site it's fun to see how far off topic they are, since both tweet about the Cubs approximately 0.1% of the time.
Here's what's at the top of the list right now, for example:
Quote from: @MikeFerrinSXMBlue Angels flying over our Apartment & freaking out the dog!
Go Cubs!
You should get some actual hobbies.
Ok. Ok. So I guess "harmless amusement" must not mean what I thought it means, at least not when SKO and Eli haven't got to measure their dicks on the Internet in a while. You two are so cute together. Looks like I won my bet. Hell, now I'm surprised when I post something and one or both of you don't have something stupid to say about it. Is that what you mean by get a hobby? Like, me and Pex should challenge each other to see who comes up with the most dumbass, slapdick response to all of your posts? (SKO, congrats buddy, you won this round.) I think I'll pass, and go back to finding something harmlessly amusing that I couldn't have been more clear about finding "harmlessly amusing." And the next time I time-to-post, I'm sure you'll find something in it or make something up to burn up your keyboards about. Christ. You're way past self-parody at this point. You can see that, right? You have to. And I'm guessing you want to post the Butthurt gif, so get on with it already. This will be the last I say on this subject, so enjoy.
Is this a bit? Are you doing a bit?
Quote from: R-V on August 31, 2015, 12:32:01 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on August 31, 2015, 12:29:56 PM
Quote from: Eli on August 31, 2015, 08:18:19 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on August 30, 2015, 05:42:41 PM
Brett keeping Mike Ferrin and Matt Snyder in his site's Twitter sidebar (obnoxiously titled Interesting on The Twitters, because of course) continues to be a source of harmless amusement for me. Every time I load up the site it's fun to see how far off topic they are, since both tweet about the Cubs approximately 0.1% of the time.
Here's what's at the top of the list right now, for example:
Quote from: @MikeFerrinSXMBlue Angels flying over our Apartment & freaking out the dog!
Go Cubs!
You should get some actual hobbies.
Ok. Ok. So I guess "harmless amusement" must not mean what I thought it means, at least not when SKO and Eli haven't got to measure their dicks on the Internet in a while. You two are so cute together. Looks like I won my bet. Hell, now I'm surprised when I post something and one or both of you don't have something stupid to say about it. Is that what you mean by get a hobby? Like, me and Pex should challenge each other to see who comes up with the most dumbass, slapdick response to all of your posts? (SKO, congrats buddy, you won this round.) I think I'll pass, and go back to finding something harmlessly amusing that I couldn't have been more clear about finding "harmlessly amusing." And the next time I time-to-post, I'm sure you'll find something in it or make something up to burn up your keyboards about. Christ. You're way past self-parody at this point. You can see that, right? You have to. And I'm guessing you want to post the Butthurt gif, so get on with it already. This will be the last I say on this subject, so enjoy.
Is this a bit? Are you doing a bit?
I don't even know anymore
Quote from: Sterling Archer on August 31, 2015, 12:29:56 PM
Quote from: Eli on August 31, 2015, 08:18:19 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on August 30, 2015, 05:42:41 PM
Brett keeping Mike Ferrin and Matt Snyder in his site's Twitter sidebar (obnoxiously titled Interesting on The Twitters, because of course) continues to be a source of harmless amusement for me. Every time I load up the site it's fun to see how far off topic they are, since both tweet about the Cubs approximately 0.1% of the time.
Here's what's at the top of the list right now, for example:
Quote from: @MikeFerrinSXMBlue Angels flying over our Apartment & freaking out the dog!
Go Cubs!
You should get some actual hobbies.
Ok. Ok. So I guess "harmless amusement" must not mean what I thought it means, at least not when SKO and Eli haven't got to measure their dicks on the Internet in a while. You two are so cute together. Looks like I won my bet. Hell, now I'm surprised when I post something and one or both of you don't have something stupid to say about it. Is that what you mean by get a hobby? Like, me and Pex should challenge each other to see who comes up with the most dumbass, slapdick response to all of your posts? (SKO, congrats buddy, you won this round.) I think I'll pass, and go back to finding something harmlessly amusing that I couldn't have been more clear about finding "harmlessly amusing." And the next time I time-to-post, I'm sure you'll find something in it or make something up to burn up your keyboards about. Christ. You're way past self-parody at this point. You can see that, right? You have to. And I'm guessing you want to post the Butthurt gif, so get on with it already. This will be the last I say on this subject, so enjoy.
I think it's a jpg.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on August 31, 2015, 12:29:56 PM
Quote from: Eli on August 31, 2015, 08:18:19 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on August 30, 2015, 05:42:41 PM
Brett keeping Mike Ferrin and Matt Snyder in his site's Twitter sidebar (obnoxiously titled Interesting on The Twitters, because of course) continues to be a source of harmless amusement for me. Every time I load up the site it's fun to see how far off topic they are, since both tweet about the Cubs approximately 0.1% of the time.
Here's what's at the top of the list right now, for example:
Quote from: @MikeFerrinSXMBlue Angels flying over our Apartment & freaking out the dog!
Go Cubs!
You should get some actual hobbies.
Ok. Ok. So I guess "harmless amusement" must not mean what I thought it means, at least not when SKO and Eli haven't got to measure their dicks on the Internet in a while. You two are so cute together. Looks like I won my bet. Hell, now I'm surprised when I post something and one or both of you don't have something stupid to say about it. Is that what you mean by get a hobby? Like, me and Pex should challenge each other to see who comes up with the most dumbass, slapdick response to all of your posts? (SKO, congrats buddy, you won this round.) I think I'll pass, and go back to finding something harmlessly amusing that I couldn't have been more clear about finding "harmlessly amusing." And the next time I time-to-post, I'm sure you'll find something in it or make something up to burn up your keyboards about. Christ. You're way past self-parody at this point. You can see that, right? You have to. And I'm guessing you want to post the Butthurt gif, so get on with it already. This will be the last I say on this subject, so enjoy.
This was a painful read. Would not recommend.
Jesus Christ, you slapdick fucks. Save that rage for CFIHP.
Quote from: Bort on August 31, 2015, 01:59:07 PM
Jesus Christ, you slapdick fucks. Save that rage for CFIHP.
I feel bad. I didn't mean to break the kid. He got all excited because Apex gave him some props and apparently declared himself my internet rival and then cracked under the pressure in barely a week. I'm a six year veteran of the Cutler Wars. You've got to be made of some tougher stuff, or else you may as well see what's cookin' on the CHUD Forums.
Quote from: SKO on August 31, 2015, 02:01:08 PM
Quote from: Bort on August 31, 2015, 01:59:07 PM
Jesus Christ, you slapdick fucks. Save that rage for CFIHP.
I feel bad. I didn't mean to break the kid. He got all excited because Apex gave him some props and apparently declared himself my internet rival and then cracked under the pressure in barely a week. I'm a six year veteran of the Cutler Wars. You've got to be made of some tougher stuff, or else you may as well see what's cookin' on the CHUD Forums.
Just a bunch of sophistry and self-awareness, natch.
Quote from: SKO on August 31, 2015, 02:01:08 PM
Quote from: Bort on August 31, 2015, 01:59:07 PM
Jesus Christ, you slapdick fucks. Save that rage for CFIHP.
I feel bad. I didn't mean to break the kid. He got all excited because Apex gave him some props and apparently declared himself my internet rival and then cracked under the pressure in barely a week. I'm a six year veteran of the Cutler Wars. You've got to be made of some tougher stuff, or else you may as well see what's cookin' on the CHUD Forums.
(http://i.cdn.turner.com/sivault/si_online/covers/images/1977/1121_large.jpg)
ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm (https://twitter.com/JArrieta34/status/638806598148849664)
Quote from: Jake ArrietaThis is the show. We have certain expectations here. That's why you don't play.
Quote from: Yeti on September 01, 2015, 03:57:57 PM
ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm (https://twitter.com/JArrieta34/status/638806598148849664)
Quote from: Jake ArrietaThis is the show. We have certain expectations here. That's why you don't play.
Damn. Spending that no-hitter capital already.
Quote from: Yeti on September 01, 2015, 03:57:57 PM
ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm (https://twitter.com/JArrieta34/status/638806598148849664)
Quote from: Jake ArrietaThis is the show. We have certain expectations here. That's why you don't play.
Breaks my heart to see someone so magnificent suddenly go all passive-aggressive.
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on September 01, 2015, 04:20:15 PM
Quote from: Yeti on September 01, 2015, 03:57:57 PM
ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm (https://twitter.com/JArrieta34/status/638806598148849664)
Quote from: Jake ArrietaThis is the show. We have certain expectations here. That's why you don't play.
Breaks my heart to see someone so magnificent suddenly go all passive-aggressive.
DRLP, I'm sure, but he meant to @ someone, so nope.
I think Trueblood blocked me so I can't post the exchange here, but I laughed pretty hard at him bitching that Joe was using Denorfia instead of Baez and then his butthurt comment about how Cubs twitter sucks when RV and many others threw his tactical expertise in his stupid face.
Quote from: SKO on September 29, 2015, 09:28:53 AM
I think Trueblood blocked me so I can't post the exchange here, but I laughed pretty hard at him bitching that Joe was using Denorfia instead of Baez and then his butthurt comment about how Cubs twitter sucks when RV and many others threw his tactical expertise in his stupid face.
Damn it i want to see this. I will find it.
Quote from: Slaky on September 29, 2015, 10:50:37 AM
Quote from: SKO on September 29, 2015, 09:28:53 AM
I think Trueblood blocked me so I can't post the exchange here, but I laughed pretty hard at him bitching that Joe was using Denorfia instead of Baez and then his butthurt comment about how Cubs twitter sucks when RV and many others threw his tactical expertise in his stupid face.
Damn it i want to see this. I will find it.
He tried to say he wanted Baez for "sentimental" reasons, not for tactical reasons. Whatever.
The nice thing about that "outcomes don't validate processes" line is it allows him leeway to never admit that he was wrong.
Quote from: Eli on September 29, 2015, 10:54:22 AM
Quote from: Slaky on September 29, 2015, 10:50:37 AM
Quote from: SKO on September 29, 2015, 09:28:53 AM
I think Trueblood blocked me so I can't post the exchange here, but I laughed pretty hard at him bitching that Joe was using Denorfia instead of Baez and then his butthurt comment about how Cubs twitter sucks when RV and many others threw his tactical expertise in his stupid face.
Damn it i want to see this. I will find it.
He tried to say he wanted Baez for "sentimental" reasons, not for tactical reasons. Whatever.
The nice thing about that "outcomes don't validate processes" line is it allows him leeway to never admit that he was wrong.
Outcomes don't validate processes also has the benefit of being true. See: Williams, Kenneth.
Quote from: Eli on September 29, 2015, 10:54:22 AM
Quote from: Slaky on September 29, 2015, 10:50:37 AM
Quote from: SKO on September 29, 2015, 09:28:53 AM
I think Trueblood blocked me so I can't post the exchange here, but I laughed pretty hard at him bitching that Joe was using Denorfia instead of Baez and then his butthurt comment about how Cubs twitter sucks when RV and many others threw his tactical expertise in his stupid face.
Damn it i want to see this. I will find it.
He tried to say he wanted Baez for "sentimental" reasons, not for tactical reasons. Whatever.
The nice thing about that "outcomes don't validate processes" line is it allows him leeway to never admit that he was wrong.
I just like the fact that he has to include complicated caveats with every tweet he makes now because he's so full of shit and everyone knows.
I think we've won.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on September 29, 2015, 11:03:08 AM
Quote from: Eli on September 29, 2015, 10:54:22 AM
Quote from: Slaky on September 29, 2015, 10:50:37 AM
Quote from: SKO on September 29, 2015, 09:28:53 AM
I think Trueblood blocked me so I can't post the exchange here, but I laughed pretty hard at him bitching that Joe was using Denorfia instead of Baez and then his butthurt comment about how Cubs twitter sucks when RV and many others threw his tactical expertise in his stupid face.
Damn it i want to see this. I will find it.
He tried to say he wanted Baez for "sentimental" reasons, not for tactical reasons. Whatever.
The nice thing about that "outcomes don't validate processes" line is it allows him leeway to never admit that he was wrong.
Outcomes don't validate processes also has the benefit of being true. See: Williams, Kenneth.
It's a nice little phrase but it doesn't mean your process is any better than the one you're complaining about. Take the original rant that led to the I AM THE GREAT TACTITIONER statement in the first place: saying Joe should pinch hit for Montero with the bases loaded and no outs in the 5th inning against a left handed pitcher for the f--king Diamondbacks.
There's a hundred variables that could have gone into Joe's reasoning as to why he did not pinch hit for Montero there (Miggy has reverse splits this year for the first time in his career, there were no outs anyway so you'd likely get multiple run scoring opportunities regardless, David Ross would enter the game once Miggy was out and he blows, etc.). Joe most definitely has all of the relevant numbers and he has what's obviously a very good process. This dipshit just looked at Montero's career numbers vs lefthanders and says Joe should pinch hit for him and when Miggy gets a grand slam he says "well, my process is better anyway!"
He can never be wrong. May he rot.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on September 29, 2015, 11:03:08 AM
Quote from: Eli on September 29, 2015, 10:54:22 AM
Quote from: Slaky on September 29, 2015, 10:50:37 AM
Quote from: SKO on September 29, 2015, 09:28:53 AM
I think Trueblood blocked me so I can't post the exchange here, but I laughed pretty hard at him bitching that Joe was using Denorfia instead of Baez and then his butthurt comment about how Cubs twitter sucks when RV and many others threw his tactical expertise in his stupid face.
Damn it i want to see this. I will find it.
He tried to say he wanted Baez for "sentimental" reasons, not for tactical reasons. Whatever.
The nice thing about that "outcomes don't validate processes" line is it allows him leeway to never admit that he was wrong.
Outcomes don't validate processes also has the benefit of being true. See: Williams, Kenneth.
I think that line really only holds true in smaller sample sizes. I mean, I don't like really like Kenny Williams, but they averaged 88 wins in his first 7 years as GM and (allegedly) won a World Series. I wouldn't say his process was
bad.If anything, Williams played the early 2000s really well -- he was grabbing pitching and defense while everyone else was ignoring it because of the A's model.
Point is, it's a clever line that works well for smug little shits on Twitter.
Quote from: Eli on September 29, 2015, 11:17:12 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on September 29, 2015, 11:03:08 AM
Quote from: Eli on September 29, 2015, 10:54:22 AM
Quote from: Slaky on September 29, 2015, 10:50:37 AM
Quote from: SKO on September 29, 2015, 09:28:53 AM
I think Trueblood blocked me so I can't post the exchange here, but I laughed pretty hard at him bitching that Joe was using Denorfia instead of Baez and then his butthurt comment about how Cubs twitter sucks when RV and many others threw his tactical expertise in his stupid face.
Damn it i want to see this. I will find it.
He tried to say he wanted Baez for "sentimental" reasons, not for tactical reasons. Whatever.
The nice thing about that "outcomes don't validate processes" line is it allows him leeway to never admit that he was wrong.
Outcomes don't validate processes also has the benefit of being true. See: Williams, Kenneth.
I think that line really only holds true in smaller sample sizes. I mean, I don't like really like Kenny Williams, but they averaged 88 wins in his first 7 years as GM and (allegedly) won a World Series. I wouldn't say his process was bad.
If anything, Williams played the early 2000s really well -- he was grabbing pitching and defense while everyone else was ignoring it because of the A's model.
Point is, it's a clever line that works well for smug little shits on Twitter.
Williams and Hendry were basically the same guy in my opinion. Williams' pitchers just enjoyed better health and the 2005 White Sox finished the deal while the 2003/2008 Cubs didn't. They were pretty good at finding value in early 2000s free agency where guys still occasionally hit the market in their prime and teams like the Pirates just gave guys like Aramis Ramirez away. Both made some pretty good trades. Then both were left behind as the sands shifted, it became harder and harder to buy wins in free agency, and player drafting and development became the only practical way to sustain success.
Quote from: SKO on September 29, 2015, 11:23:13 AM
Quote from: Eli on September 29, 2015, 11:17:12 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on September 29, 2015, 11:03:08 AM
Quote from: Eli on September 29, 2015, 10:54:22 AM
Quote from: Slaky on September 29, 2015, 10:50:37 AM
Quote from: SKO on September 29, 2015, 09:28:53 AM
I think Trueblood blocked me so I can't post the exchange here, but I laughed pretty hard at him bitching that Joe was using Denorfia instead of Baez and then his butthurt comment about how Cubs twitter sucks when RV and many others threw his tactical expertise in his stupid face.
Damn it i want to see this. I will find it.
He tried to say he wanted Baez for "sentimental" reasons, not for tactical reasons. Whatever.
The nice thing about that "outcomes don't validate processes" line is it allows him leeway to never admit that he was wrong.
Outcomes don't validate processes also has the benefit of being true. See: Williams, Kenneth.
I think that line really only holds true in smaller sample sizes. I mean, I don't like really like Kenny Williams, but they averaged 88 wins in his first 7 years as GM and (allegedly) won a World Series. I wouldn't say his process was bad.
If anything, Williams played the early 2000s really well -- he was grabbing pitching and defense while everyone else was ignoring it because of the A's model.
Point is, it's a clever line that works well for smug little shits on Twitter.
Williams and Hendry were basically the same guy in my opinion. Williams' pitchers just enjoyed better health and the 2005 White Sox finished the deal while the 2003/2008 Cubs didn't. They were pretty good at finding value in early 2000s free agency where guys still occasionally hit the market in their prime and teams like the Pirates just gave guys like Aramis Ramirez away. Both made some pretty good trades. Then both were left behind as the sands shifted, it became harder and harder to buy wins in free agency, and player drafting and development became the only practical way to sustain success.
And I apologize for the thread derailment. I couldn't help myself because I'm me and Chuck is Chuck and I'm sorry.
Quote from: Eli on September 29, 2015, 11:25:06 AM
Quote from: SKO on September 29, 2015, 11:23:13 AM
Quote from: Eli on September 29, 2015, 11:17:12 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on September 29, 2015, 11:03:08 AM
Quote from: Eli on September 29, 2015, 10:54:22 AM
Quote from: Slaky on September 29, 2015, 10:50:37 AM
Quote from: SKO on September 29, 2015, 09:28:53 AM
I think Trueblood blocked me so I can't post the exchange here, but I laughed pretty hard at him bitching that Joe was using Denorfia instead of Baez and then his butthurt comment about how Cubs twitter sucks when RV and many others threw his tactical expertise in his stupid face.
Damn it i want to see this. I will find it.
He tried to say he wanted Baez for "sentimental" reasons, not for tactical reasons. Whatever.
The nice thing about that "outcomes don't validate processes" line is it allows him leeway to never admit that he was wrong.
Outcomes don't validate processes also has the benefit of being true. See: Williams, Kenneth.
I think that line really only holds true in smaller sample sizes. I mean, I don't like really like Kenny Williams, but they averaged 88 wins in his first 7 years as GM and (allegedly) won a World Series. I wouldn't say his process was bad.
If anything, Williams played the early 2000s really well -- he was grabbing pitching and defense while everyone else was ignoring it because of the A's model.
Point is, it's a clever line that works well for smug little shits on Twitter.
Williams and Hendry were basically the same guy in my opinion. Williams' pitchers just enjoyed better health and the 2005 White Sox finished the deal while the 2003/2008 Cubs didn't. They were pretty good at finding value in early 2000s free agency where guys still occasionally hit the market in their prime and teams like the Pirates just gave guys like Aramis Ramirez away. Both made some pretty good trades. Then both were left behind as the sands shifted, it became harder and harder to buy wins in free agency, and player drafting and development became the only practical way to sustain success.
And I apologize for the thread derailment. I couldn't help myself because I'm me and Chuck is Chuck and I'm sorry.
I just wanted to rip on Door Slammin' Kenny!
Trueblood is a penis and I predict at some point Slaky will make him cry. There. Back on track.
Quote from: SKO on September 29, 2015, 11:31:51 AM
Trueblood is a penis and I predict at some point Slaky will make him cry. There. Back on track.
It's gonna be hard to top OOH WAH AH AH AH, but I'm hopeful.
Quote from: Slaky on September 29, 2015, 11:11:05 AM
Quote from: Eli on September 29, 2015, 10:54:22 AM
Quote from: Slaky on September 29, 2015, 10:50:37 AM
Quote from: SKO on September 29, 2015, 09:28:53 AM
I think Trueblood blocked me so I can't post the exchange here, but I laughed pretty hard at him bitching that Joe was using Denorfia instead of Baez and then his butthurt comment about how Cubs twitter sucks when RV and many others threw his tactical expertise in his stupid face.
Damn it i want to see this. I will find it.
He tried to say he wanted Baez for "sentimental" reasons, not for tactical reasons. Whatever.
The nice thing about that "outcomes don't validate processes" line is it allows him leeway to never admit that he was wrong.
I just like the fact that he has to include complicated caveats with every tweet he makes now because he's so full of shit and everyone knows.
I think we've won.
Won like World War 2 winning, with Hitler suicided in his bunker?
or won like Iraq winning, with the US leaving Iraq a barren wasteland filled with insane terrorists?
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 29, 2015, 01:43:08 PM
Quote from: SKO on September 29, 2015, 11:31:51 AM
Trueblood is a penis and I predict at some point Slaky will make him cry. There. Back on track.
It's gonna be hard to top OOH WAH AH AH AH, but I'm hopeful.
A moment of silence for Cigar Mike.
Quote from: Canadouche on September 29, 2015, 02:18:13 PM
Quote from: Slaky on September 29, 2015, 11:11:05 AM
Quote from: Eli on September 29, 2015, 10:54:22 AM
Quote from: Slaky on September 29, 2015, 10:50:37 AM
Quote from: SKO on September 29, 2015, 09:28:53 AM
I think Trueblood blocked me so I can't post the exchange here, but I laughed pretty hard at him bitching that Joe was using Denorfia instead of Baez and then his butthurt comment about how Cubs twitter sucks when RV and many others threw his tactical expertise in his stupid face.
Damn it i want to see this. I will find it.
He tried to say he wanted Baez for "sentimental" reasons, not for tactical reasons. Whatever.
The nice thing about that "outcomes don't validate processes" line is it allows him leeway to never admit that he was wrong.
I just like the fact that he has to include complicated caveats with every tweet he makes now because he's so full of shit and everyone knows.
I think we've won.
Won like World War 2 winning, with Hitler suicided in his bunker?
or won like Iraq winning, with the US leaving Iraq a barren wasteland filled with insane terrorists?
I don't positive this.
Well now I'm following Trueblood on twitter and seriously what the hell?
Quote from: CT III on October 05, 2015, 03:26:16 PM
Well now I'm following Trueblood on twitter and seriously what the hell?
I can't believe anyone still follows him (much less 1,500 people) after his last few weeks.
Quote from: Eli on October 05, 2015, 03:27:41 PM
Quote from: CT III on October 05, 2015, 03:26:16 PM
Well now I'm following Trueblood on twitter and seriously what the hell?
I can't believe anyone still follows him (much less 1,500 people) after his last few weeks.
He is literally the stereotype that every meatball who has ever said DO YOU EVEN WATCH DA GAMES points to in order to justify being anti-stat.
Quote from: SKO on October 05, 2015, 03:29:12 PM
Quote from: Eli on October 05, 2015, 03:27:41 PM
Quote from: CT III on October 05, 2015, 03:26:16 PM
Well now I'm following Trueblood on twitter and seriously what the hell?
I can't believe anyone still follows him (much less 1,500 people) after his last few weeks.
He is literally the stereotype that every meatball who has ever said DO YOU EVEN WATCH DA GAMES points to in order to justify being anti-stat.
Is he a stats guy? His nonsensical stance on why pitchers should never win ROY of the year because they are more likely than position players to get hurt in the future is the stuff of a fever dream.
OH COME ON:
Matthew Trueblood:QuotePreface to Playoff Predictions Tweets: The playoffs are fraught with variance. There is no team with anything approaching a 50-percent shot at winning the World Series. There's no one with better than a 25-percent shot. When I give a prediction, please know it's a 53-47 thing
Quote from: CT III on October 06, 2015, 01:29:24 PM
OH COME ON:
Matthew Trueblood:
QuotePreface to Playoff Predictions Tweets: The playoffs are fraught with variance. There is no team with anything approaching a 50-percent shot at winning the World Series. There's no one with better than a 25-percent shot. When I give a prediction, please know it's a 53-47 thing
Take it somewhere else of that's how younger about it
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 06, 2015, 01:38:12 PM
Quote from: CT III on October 06, 2015, 01:29:24 PM
OH COME ON:
Matthew Trueblood:
QuotePreface to Playoff Predictions Tweets: The playoffs are fraught with variance. There is no team with anything approaching a 50-percent shot at winning the World Series. There's no one with better than a 25-percent shot. When I give a prediction, please know it's a 53-47 thing
Take it somewhere else of that's how younger about it
Somebody needs to seriously tweet that in reply. .
Quote from: CT III on October 06, 2015, 01:29:24 PM
OH COME ON:
Matthew Trueblood:
QuotePreface to Playoff Predictions Tweets: The playoffs are fraught with variance. There is no team with anything approaching a 50-percent shot at winning the World Series. There's no one with better than a 25-percent shot. When I give a prediction, please know it's a 53-47 thing
1. He's right.
2. If that's the attitude, why bother with public predictions in the first place?
Quote from: Canadouche on October 06, 2015, 01:40:10 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 06, 2015, 01:38:12 PM
Quote from: CT III on October 06, 2015, 01:29:24 PM
OH COME ON:
Matthew Trueblood:
QuotePreface to Playoff Predictions Tweets: The playoffs are fraught with variance. There is no team with anything approaching a 50-percent shot at winning the World Series. There's no one with better than a 25-percent shot. When I give a prediction, please know it's a 53-47 thing
Take it somewhere else of that's how younger about it
Somebody needs to seriously tweet that in reply. .
Done.
Quote from: CT III on October 06, 2015, 01:29:24 PM
OH COME ON:
Matthew Trueblood:
QuotePreface to Playoff Predictions Tweets: The playoffs are fraught with variance. There is no team with anything approaching a 50-percent shot at winning the World Series. There's no one with better than a 25-percent shot. When I give a prediction, please know it's a 53-47 thing
I think he and Brett must have both taken the same University of Phoenix class on hedging and hemming and hawing so you always have an out should you ever turn out to be wrong about something but can't resist giving your opinions anyway.
At about 1 AM last night I woke up to change my son's diaper and found that Justin Grimm, feeling good off his recent performance (as he should), apparently decided to favorite tweets from his haters, including two of mine from last month saying he'd lost it.
Gonna take credit for motivating him now. That dude spent a whole fucking month stewing over my words until it all came boiling out in the form of striking out the side against the Cardinals. Y'all are welcome.
Quote from: SKO on October 15, 2015, 07:30:10 AM
At about 1 AM last night I woke up to change my son's diaper and found that Justin Grimm, feeling good off his recent performance (as he should), apparently decided to favorite tweets from his haters, including two of mine from last month saying he'd lost it.
Gonna take credit for motivating him now. That dude spent a whole fucking month stewing over my words until it all came boiling out in the form of striking out the side against the Cardinals. Y'all are welcome.
You know, Jason Hammel's on Twitter too...
Yettoe's guy makes an appearance!! And Peoria!
http://uproxx.com/tv/2015/10/the-daily-show-peoria-mayor-twitter-parody/
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on October 16, 2015, 07:54:49 AM
Yettoe's guy makes an appearance!! And Peoria!
http://uproxx.com/tv/2015/10/the-daily-show-peoria-mayor-twitter-parody/
This is the embodiment of PEORIA CLASS.
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 16, 2015, 08:15:25 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on October 16, 2015, 07:54:49 AM
Yettoe's guy makes an appearance!! And Peoria!
http://uproxx.com/tv/2015/10/the-daily-show-peoria-mayor-twitter-parody/
This is the embodiment of PEORIA CLASS.
It is sad that they invited Vlahos to talk about it but the Peoria mayor being such an insecure prick that he had to violate the constitution and have a SWAT team raid the house of a kid running the most unconvincing parody twitter account in the world is a story that deserves to be laughed at and shamed by the entire nation.
Quote from: SKO on October 16, 2015, 08:16:57 AM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 16, 2015, 08:15:25 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on October 16, 2015, 07:54:49 AM
Yettoe's guy makes an appearance!! And Peoria!
http://uproxx.com/tv/2015/10/the-daily-show-peoria-mayor-twitter-parody/
This is the embodiment of PEORIA CLASS.
It is sad that they invited Vlahos to talk about it but the Peoria mayor being such an insecure prick that he had to violate the constitution and have a SWAT team raid the house of a kid running the most unconvincing parody twitter account in the world is a story that deserves to be laughed at and shamed by the entire nation.
The thing I believe they got wrong is that I thought the kid didn't designate it as a parody account until its later days
Quote from: SKO on October 16, 2015, 08:16:57 AM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 16, 2015, 08:15:25 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on October 16, 2015, 07:54:49 AM
Yettoe's guy makes an appearance!! And Peoria!
http://uproxx.com/tv/2015/10/the-daily-show-peoria-mayor-twitter-parody/
This is the embodiment of PEORIA CLASS.
It is sad that they invited Vlahos to talk about it but the Peoria mayor being such an insecure prick that he had to violate the constitution and have a SWAT team raid the house of a kid running the most unconvincing parody twitter account in the world is a story that deserves to be laughed at and shamed by the entire nation.
Well, the Daily show wanted to talk to an expert about embarrassing tweets in Peoria, so I think Paul was perfect.
Quote from: SKO on October 16, 2015, 08:16:57 AM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 16, 2015, 08:15:25 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on October 16, 2015, 07:54:49 AM
Yettoe's guy makes an appearance!! And Peoria!
http://uproxx.com/tv/2015/10/the-daily-show-peoria-mayor-twitter-parody/
This is the embodiment of PEORIA CLASS.
It is sad that they invited Vlahos to talk about it but the Peoria mayor being such an insecure prick that he had to violate the constitution and have a SWAT team raid the house of a kid running the most unconvincing parody twitter account in the world is a story that deserves to be laughed at and shamed by the entire nation.
Vlahos is a fucking douche. (https://twitter.com/CubsNoHitStreak/status/647408141794168832)
Quote from: morpheus on October 16, 2015, 01:45:36 PM
Quote from: SKO on October 16, 2015, 08:16:57 AM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 16, 2015, 08:15:25 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on October 16, 2015, 07:54:49 AM
Yettoe's guy makes an appearance!! And Peoria!
http://uproxx.com/tv/2015/10/the-daily-show-peoria-mayor-twitter-parody/
This is the embodiment of PEORIA CLASS.
It is sad that they invited Vlahos to talk about it but the Peoria mayor being such an insecure prick that he had to violate the constitution and have a SWAT team raid the house of a kid running the most unconvincing parody twitter account in the world is a story that deserves to be laughed at and shamed by the entire nation.
Vlahos is a fucking douche. (https://twitter.com/CubsNoHitStreak/status/647408141794168832)
Why admit that you were wrong to shit on literally everything about the rebuild, the team's playoff chances, Theo, etc. when you can call everyone who points out how wrong you were sanctimonious idiots?
Quote from: morpheus on October 16, 2015, 01:45:36 PM
Quote from: SKO on October 16, 2015, 08:16:57 AM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 16, 2015, 08:15:25 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on October 16, 2015, 07:54:49 AM
Yettoe's guy makes an appearance!! And Peoria!
http://uproxx.com/tv/2015/10/the-daily-show-peoria-mayor-twitter-parody/
This is the embodiment of PEORIA CLASS.
It is sad that they invited Vlahos to talk about it but the Peoria mayor being such an insecure prick that he had to violate the constitution and have a SWAT team raid the house of a kid running the most unconvincing parody twitter account in the world is a story that deserves to be laughed at and shamed by the entire nation.
Vlahos is a fucking douche. (https://twitter.com/CubsNoHitStreak/status/647408141794168832)
Goddamnit, I wrote something up for Ivy Drip, and forgot to add this asscastle. But he's a star on Doubting Theo.
Quote from: SKO on October 16, 2015, 01:51:42 PM
Quote from: morpheus on October 16, 2015, 01:45:36 PM
Quote from: SKO on October 16, 2015, 08:16:57 AM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 16, 2015, 08:15:25 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on October 16, 2015, 07:54:49 AM
Yettoe's guy makes an appearance!! And Peoria!
http://uproxx.com/tv/2015/10/the-daily-show-peoria-mayor-twitter-parody/
This is the embodiment of PEORIA CLASS.
It is sad that they invited Vlahos to talk about it but the Peoria mayor being such an insecure prick that he had to violate the constitution and have a SWAT team raid the house of a kid running the most unconvincing parody twitter account in the world is a story that deserves to be laughed at and shamed by the entire nation.
Vlahos is a fucking douche. (https://twitter.com/CubsNoHitStreak/status/647408141794168832)
Why admit that you were wrong to shit on literally everything about the rebuild, the team's playoff chances, Theo, etc. when you can call everyone who points out how wrong you were sanctimonious idiots?
My favorite part is he thinks everyone, *EVERYONE*, is an asshole. Except for himself.
Quote from: Slaky on October 16, 2015, 02:23:07 PM
Quote from: SKO on October 16, 2015, 01:51:42 PM
Quote from: morpheus on October 16, 2015, 01:45:36 PM
Quote from: SKO on October 16, 2015, 08:16:57 AM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 16, 2015, 08:15:25 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on October 16, 2015, 07:54:49 AM
Yettoe's guy makes an appearance!! And Peoria!
http://uproxx.com/tv/2015/10/the-daily-show-peoria-mayor-twitter-parody/
This is the embodiment of PEORIA CLASS.
It is sad that they invited Vlahos to talk about it but the Peoria mayor being such an insecure prick that he had to violate the constitution and have a SWAT team raid the house of a kid running the most unconvincing parody twitter account in the world is a story that deserves to be laughed at and shamed by the entire nation.
Vlahos is a fucking douche. (https://twitter.com/CubsNoHitStreak/status/647408141794168832)
Why admit that you were wrong to shit on literally everything about the rebuild, the team's playoff chances, Theo, etc. when you can call everyone who points out how wrong you were sanctimonious idiots?
My favorite part is he thinks everyone, *EVERYONE*, is an asshole. Except for himself.
Something something if you are always dealing with assholes, you're the asshole. Somebody said that. It's a quote.
Quote from: Tony on October 16, 2015, 02:30:26 PM
Quote from: Slaky on October 16, 2015, 02:23:07 PM
Quote from: SKO on October 16, 2015, 01:51:42 PM
Quote from: morpheus on October 16, 2015, 01:45:36 PM
Quote from: SKO on October 16, 2015, 08:16:57 AM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 16, 2015, 08:15:25 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on October 16, 2015, 07:54:49 AM
Yettoe's guy makes an appearance!! And Peoria!
http://uproxx.com/tv/2015/10/the-daily-show-peoria-mayor-twitter-parody/
This is the embodiment of PEORIA CLASS.
It is sad that they invited Vlahos to talk about it but the Peoria mayor being such an insecure prick that he had to violate the constitution and have a SWAT team raid the house of a kid running the most unconvincing parody twitter account in the world is a story that deserves to be laughed at and shamed by the entire nation.
Vlahos is a fucking douche. (https://twitter.com/CubsNoHitStreak/status/647408141794168832)
Why admit that you were wrong to shit on literally everything about the rebuild, the team's playoff chances, Theo, etc. when you can call everyone who points out how wrong you were sanctimonious idiots?
My favorite part is he thinks everyone, *EVERYONE*, is an asshole. Except for himself.
Something something if you are always dealing with assholes, you're the asshole. Somebody said that. It's a quote.
(said with an exasperated Southern drawl)
Raylan Givens. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG4hOjJ9tEs)
Quote from: Slaky on October 16, 2015, 02:23:07 PM
Quote from: SKO on October 16, 2015, 01:51:42 PM
Quote from: morpheus on October 16, 2015, 01:45:36 PM
Quote from: SKO on October 16, 2015, 08:16:57 AM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 16, 2015, 08:15:25 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on October 16, 2015, 07:54:49 AM
Yettoe's guy makes an appearance!! And Peoria!
http://uproxx.com/tv/2015/10/the-daily-show-peoria-mayor-twitter-parody/
This is the embodiment of PEORIA CLASS.
It is sad that they invited Vlahos to talk about it but the Peoria mayor being such an insecure prick that he had to violate the constitution and have a SWAT team raid the house of a kid running the most unconvincing parody twitter account in the world is a story that deserves to be laughed at and shamed by the entire nation.
Vlahos is a fucking douche. (https://twitter.com/CubsNoHitStreak/status/647408141794168832)
Why admit that you were wrong to shit on literally everything about the rebuild, the team's playoff chances, Theo, etc. when you can call everyone who points out how wrong you were sanctimonious idiots?
My favorite part is he thinks everyone, *EVERYONE*, is an asshole. Except for himself.
This dude still can't see why openly hoping a prospect HIS TEAM traded for would fail just to prove his mistaken perception of the management correct was a dick move.
Fire Chris Collins.
Quote from: @coach_collins
Enjoyed catching up with the Man, the Myth, and the Legend himself, @darrenrovell, at @NUMensBball practice today!!
I guess this is as close as we have to a Paul thread.
Dolphin Lover Trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF-5QnFGI1c)
Hey look at Mr. Fancy New Contract Orange Radio Star over here.
Quote#Cubs and #Rangers have indeed made a deal. It is very minor. Players have not been informed and 99% of you have never heard of either guy.
— David Kaplan (@thekapman) November 20, 2015
I bet Davey didn't even know who Willson Contreras was until last month, if he knows at all.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on November 20, 2015, 04:17:06 PM
Hey look at Mr. Fancy New Contract Orange Radio Star over here.
Quote#Cubs and #Rangers have indeed made a deal. It is very minor. Players have not been informed and 99% of you have never heard of either guy.
— David Kaplan (@thekapman) November 20, 2015
I bet Davey didn't even know who Willson Contreras was until last month, if he knows at all.
DPD.
Quote from: @thekapmanBTW, count me in the 99% of people who have never heard of either guy.
Damn it, don't diffuse my hate like that.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on November 20, 2015, 04:19:07 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on November 20, 2015, 04:17:06 PM
Hey look at Mr. Fancy New Contract Orange Radio Star over here.
Quote#Cubs and #Rangers have indeed made a deal. It is very minor. Players have not been informed and 99% of you have never heard of either guy.
— David Kaplan (@thekapman) November 20, 2015
I bet Davey didn't even know who Willson Contreras was until last month, if he knows at all.
DPD.
Quote from: @thekapmanBTW, count me in the 99% of people who have never heard of either guy.
Damn it, don't diffuse my hate like that.
Vogelbach for ROCK SHOULDERS? Please make it hai.
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on November 20, 2015, 04:29:32 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on November 20, 2015, 04:19:07 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on November 20, 2015, 04:17:06 PM
Hey look at Mr. Fancy New Contract Orange Radio Star over here.
Quote#Cubs and #Rangers have indeed made a deal. It is very minor. Players have not been informed and 99% of you have never heard of either guy.
— David Kaplan (@thekapman) November 20, 2015
I bet Davey didn't even know who Willson Contreras was until last month, if he knows at all.
DPD.
Quote from: @thekapmanBTW, count me in the 99% of people who have never heard of either guy.
Damn it, don't diffuse my hate like that.
Vogelbach for ROCK SHOULDERS? Please make it hai.
Count me in the 1% who knows who Frandy De la Rosa (http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/11/cubs-to-acquire-spencer-patton.html) is.
Quote from: Oleg on November 20, 2015, 04:56:30 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on November 20, 2015, 04:29:32 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on November 20, 2015, 04:19:07 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on November 20, 2015, 04:17:06 PM
Hey look at Mr. Fancy New Contract Orange Radio Star over here.
Quote#Cubs and #Rangers have indeed made a deal. It is very minor. Players have not been informed and 99% of you have never heard of either guy.
— David Kaplan (@thekapman) November 20, 2015
I bet Davey didn't even know who Willson Contreras was until last month, if he knows at all.
DPD.
Quote from: @thekapmanBTW, count me in the 99% of people who have never heard of either guy.
Damn it, don't diffuse my hate like that.
Vogelbach for ROCK SHOULDERS? Please make it hai.
Count me in the 1% who knows who Frandy De la Rosa (http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/11/cubs-to-acquire-spencer-patton.html) is.
Same. Bump it. *extends fist*
More brilliance from Kaplan http://balleight.com/2015/11/20/david-kaplan-loses-his-own-trivia-contest/
Quote from: Oleg on November 20, 2015, 04:56:30 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on November 20, 2015, 04:29:32 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on November 20, 2015, 04:19:07 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on November 20, 2015, 04:17:06 PM
Hey look at Mr. Fancy New Contract Orange Radio Star over here.
Quote#Cubs and #Rangers have indeed made a deal. It is very minor. Players have not been informed and 99% of you have never heard of either guy.
— David Kaplan (@thekapman) November 20, 2015
I bet Davey didn't even know who Willson Contreras was until last month, if he knows at all.
DPD.
Quote from: @thekapmanBTW, count me in the 99% of people who have never heard of either guy.
Damn it, don't diffuse my hate like that.
Vogelbach for ROCK SHOULDERS? Please make it hai.
Count me in the 1% who knows who Frandy De la Rosa (http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/11/cubs-to-acquire-spencer-patton.html) is.
Pretty sure you used to post all sorts of stuff about how you were the 99%. You've changed, man.
Quote from: SKO on November 21, 2015, 07:43:00 AM
More brilliance from Kaplan http://balleight.com/2015/11/20/david-kaplan-loses-his-own-trivia-contest/
Hate: restored. I'd also like him to name one Cubs fan who would not trade Castro for Mike Trout.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on November 21, 2015, 08:34:48 AM
Quote from: SKO on November 21, 2015, 07:43:00 AM
More brilliance from Kaplan http://balleight.com/2015/11/20/david-kaplan-loses-his-own-trivia-contest/
Hate: restored. I'd also like him to name one Cubs fan who would not trade Castro for Mike Trout.
Mike Trout is steadfastly against the whole "helmet rubbing after a hit" thing, so I get it.
Quote from: @williamfleitchThe Red Sox signing of David Price was bad for the rest of AL East, but it might have been worst for the Cardinals. http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/158647850/david-price-red-sox-sign-st-louis-cardinals
Quote from: SKO on October 16, 2015, 03:35:27 PM
Quote from: Slaky on October 16, 2015, 02:23:07 PM
Quote from: SKO on October 16, 2015, 01:51:42 PM
Quote from: morpheus on October 16, 2015, 01:45:36 PM
Quote from: SKO on October 16, 2015, 08:16:57 AM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 16, 2015, 08:15:25 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on October 16, 2015, 07:54:49 AM
Yettoe's guy makes an appearance!! And Peoria!
http://uproxx.com/tv/2015/10/the-daily-show-peoria-mayor-twitter-parody/
This is the embodiment of PEORIA CLASS.
It is sad that they invited Vlahos to talk about it but the Peoria mayor being such an insecure prick that he had to violate the constitution and have a SWAT team raid the house of a kid running the most unconvincing parody twitter account in the world is a story that deserves to be laughed at and shamed by the entire nation.
Vlahos is a fucking douche. (https://twitter.com/CubsNoHitStreak/status/647408141794168832)
Why admit that you were wrong to shit on literally everything about the rebuild, the team's playoff chances, Theo, etc. when you can call everyone who points out how wrong you were sanctimonious idiots?
My favorite part is he thinks everyone, *EVERYONE*, is an asshole. Except for himself.
This dude still can't see why openly hoping a prospect HIS TEAM traded for would fail just to prove his mistaken perception of the management correct was a dick move.
I don't know what the karmic response is to being a dick, but if it's cancer (http://www.pjstar.com/article/20151205/NEWS/151209626/SHARED/st_refDomain=t.co&st_refQuery=/wkWwgYXqDv), that's pretty rough.
QuoteJason Hammel ✔ @HammelTime39
Welcome aboard @JasonHeyward, Zobie-Wan Zobrist & dat Johnny Lackey!! Gonna b a fun ride! #Cubs #FlyTheW #HellYes! #BleedCubbieBlue #162-0
Hell no. Zobie-Wan Kenzobi at least fits the pattern of the original.
Zobanzo Beans?
Quote from: Shooter on December 11, 2015, 10:40:47 PM
QuoteJason Hammel ✔ @HammelTime39
Welcome aboard @JasonHeyward, Zobie-Wan Zobrist & dat Johnny Lackey!! Gonna b a fun ride! #Cubs #FlyTheW #HellYes! #BleedCubbieBlue #162-0
Hell no. Zobie-Wan Kenzobi at least fits the pattern of the original.
Zobanzo Beans?
BCB as a hashtag? Al no doubt jerked it to that, at least twice. Trade Hammel ASAP.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on December 12, 2015, 12:43:23 AM
Quote from: Shooter on December 11, 2015, 10:40:47 PM
QuoteJason Hammel ✔ @HammelTime39
Welcome aboard @JasonHeyward, Zobie-Wan Zobrist & dat Johnny Lackey!! Gonna b a fun ride! #Cubs #FlyTheW #HellYes! #BleedCubbieBlue #162-0
Hell no. Zobie-Wan Kenzobi at least fits the pattern of the original.
Zobanzo Beans?
BCB as a hashtag? Al no doubt jerked it to that, at least twice. Trade Hammel ASAP.
Yeah that's just another nail in Hammel's coffin in my book. Pfft...like he's going to be around in August anyway.
Quote from: PANK! on December 12, 2015, 07:30:56 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on December 12, 2015, 12:43:23 AM
Quote from: Shooter on December 11, 2015, 10:40:47 PM
QuoteJason Hammel ✔ @HammelTime39
Welcome aboard @JasonHeyward, Zobie-Wan Zobrist & dat Johnny Lackey!! Gonna b a fun ride! #Cubs #FlyTheW #HellYes! #BleedCubbieBlue #162-0
Hell no. Zobie-Wan Kenzobi at least fits the pattern of the original.
Zobanzo Beans?
BCB as a hashtag? Al no doubt jerked it to that, at least twice. Trade Hammel ASAP.
Yeah that's just another nail in Hammel's coffin in my book. Pfft...like he's going to be around in August anyway.
Hopefully, the scuttlebutt about his balky knee contributing to his second half swoon is correct and we get a healthy first-half 2015 of version Hammel next Spring. So they can trade him.
I don't know how I stumbled across it, but Wade Phillips has a Twitter account for some reason and, oddly enough, he updates it fairly regularly.
It's pretty fantastic. (https://twitter.com/sonofbum)
This fucker again https://twitter.com/MATrueblood/status/687379837174939648
Quote from: SKO on January 13, 2016, 04:44:42 PM
This fucker again https://twitter.com/MATrueblood/status/687379837174939648
That's a hilariously bad opinion. TRUEBLOOD!!!
Quote from: Saul Goodman on January 13, 2016, 06:13:19 PM
Quote from: SKO on January 13, 2016, 04:44:42 PM
This fucker again https://twitter.com/MATrueblood/status/687379837174939648
That's a hilariously bad opinion. TRUEBLOOD!!!
He's right, though. All the best organizations regularly change the compositions of their front office in order to stay competitive.
/s
Quote from: SKO on January 13, 2016, 04:44:42 PM
This fucker again https://twitter.com/MATrueblood/status/687379837174939648
I don't know why I started following this guy. I blame you all. At least he changed his profile picture.
Quote from: Tony on January 14, 2016, 08:38:04 AM
Quote from: SKO on January 13, 2016, 04:44:42 PM
This fucker again https://twitter.com/MATrueblood/status/687379837174939648
I don't know why I started following this guy. I blame you all. At least he changed his profile picture.
No one actually follows him. What are you doing.
Quote from: Slaky on January 14, 2016, 08:53:21 AM
Quote from: Tony on January 14, 2016, 08:38:04 AM
Quote from: SKO on January 13, 2016, 04:44:42 PM
This fucker again https://twitter.com/MATrueblood/status/687379837174939648
I don't know why I started following this guy. I blame you all. At least he changed his profile picture.
No one actually follows him. What are you doing.
Right. I just see a bunch of people bitching about Trueblood and reluctantly go see what stupid shit he's said this time. I can't imagine seeing his thoughts every single day.
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 08:55:01 AM
Quote from: Slaky on January 14, 2016, 08:53:21 AM
Quote from: Tony on January 14, 2016, 08:38:04 AM
Quote from: SKO on January 13, 2016, 04:44:42 PM
This fucker again https://twitter.com/MATrueblood/status/687379837174939648
I don't know why I started following this guy. I blame you all. At least he changed his profile picture.
No one actually follows him. What are you doing.
Right. I just see a bunch of people bitching about Trueblood and reluctantly go see what stupid shit he's said this time. I can't imagine seeing his thoughts every single day.
That dude makes Internet Chuck look like Aristotle.
Quote from: InternetApex on January 14, 2016, 09:24:56 AM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 08:55:01 AM
Quote from: Slaky on January 14, 2016, 08:53:21 AM
Quote from: Tony on January 14, 2016, 08:38:04 AM
Quote from: SKO on January 13, 2016, 04:44:42 PM
This fucker again https://twitter.com/MATrueblood/status/687379837174939648
I don't know why I started following this guy. I blame you all. At least he changed his profile picture.
No one actually follows him. What are you doing.
Right. I just see a bunch of people bitching about Trueblood and reluctantly go see what stupid shit he's said this time. I can't imagine seeing his thoughts every single day.
That dude makes Internet Chuck look like Aristotle.
So this is like literally the worst opinion on the Internet. (Not Apex. Trueblood about the Theo extension.)
Quote from: PenFoe on January 14, 2016, 09:58:07 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on January 14, 2016, 09:24:56 AM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 08:55:01 AM
Quote from: Slaky on January 14, 2016, 08:53:21 AM
Quote from: Tony on January 14, 2016, 08:38:04 AM
Quote from: SKO on January 13, 2016, 04:44:42 PM
This fucker again https://twitter.com/MATrueblood/status/687379837174939648
I don't know why I started following this guy. I blame you all. At least he changed his profile picture.
No one actually follows him. What are you doing.
Right. I just see a bunch of people bitching about Trueblood and reluctantly go see what stupid shit he's said this time. I can't imagine seeing his thoughts every single day.
That dude makes Internet Chuck look like Aristotle.
So this is like literally the worst opinion on the Internet. (Not Apex. Trueblood about the Theo extension.)
I can't even...we can't extend Theo for fear of losing McLeod, who we hope will someday be as good of a GM as....Theo.
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 10:02:33 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on January 14, 2016, 09:58:07 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on January 14, 2016, 09:24:56 AM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 08:55:01 AM
Quote from: Slaky on January 14, 2016, 08:53:21 AM
Quote from: Tony on January 14, 2016, 08:38:04 AM
Quote from: SKO on January 13, 2016, 04:44:42 PM
This fucker again https://twitter.com/MATrueblood/status/687379837174939648
I don't know why I started following this guy. I blame you all. At least he changed his profile picture.
No one actually follows him. What are you doing.
Right. I just see a bunch of people bitching about Trueblood and reluctantly go see what stupid shit he's said this time. I can't imagine seeing his thoughts every single day.
That dude makes Internet Chuck look like Aristotle.
So this is like literally the worst opinion on the Internet. (Not Apex. Trueblood about the Theo extension.)
I can't even...we can't extend Theo for fear of losing McLeod, who we hope will someday be as good of a GM as....Theo.
Plus, front offices should change every 5 years for the sake of change, regardless of where the team is in terms of success.
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 08:55:01 AM
Quote from: Slaky on January 14, 2016, 08:53:21 AM
Quote from: Tony on January 14, 2016, 08:38:04 AM
Quote from: SKO on January 13, 2016, 04:44:42 PM
This fucker again https://twitter.com/MATrueblood/status/687379837174939648
I don't know why I started following this guy. I blame you all. At least he changed his profile picture.
No one actually follows him. What are you doing.
Right. I just see a bunch of people bitching about Trueblood and reluctantly go see what stupid shit he's said this time. I can't imagine seeing his thoughts every single day.
Nobody told me that! So it's like when I unfollow the crazy racist and homophobic people on Facebook, and then go to their page anyway because I'm curious to see the latest batshit crazy thing they've said? The internet is weird.
Christ, what a knob.
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 10:02:33 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on January 14, 2016, 09:58:07 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on January 14, 2016, 09:24:56 AM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 08:55:01 AM
Quote from: Slaky on January 14, 2016, 08:53:21 AM
Quote from: Tony on January 14, 2016, 08:38:04 AM
Quote from: SKO on January 13, 2016, 04:44:42 PM
This fucker again https://twitter.com/MATrueblood/status/687379837174939648
I don't know why I started following this guy. I blame you all. At least he changed his profile picture.
No one actually follows him. What are you doing.
Right. I just see a bunch of people bitching about Trueblood and reluctantly go see what stupid shit he's said this time. I can't imagine seeing his thoughts every single day.
That dude makes Internet Chuck look like Aristotle.
So this is like literally the worst opinion on the Internet. (Not Apex. Trueblood about the Theo extension.)
I can't even...we can't extend Theo for fear of losing McLeod, who we hope will someday be as good of a GM as....Theo.
We don't want change for change's sake, but we need change before we have to change.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on January 14, 2016, 10:48:11 AM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 10:02:33 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on January 14, 2016, 09:58:07 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on January 14, 2016, 09:24:56 AM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 08:55:01 AM
Quote from: Slaky on January 14, 2016, 08:53:21 AM
Quote from: Tony on January 14, 2016, 08:38:04 AM
Quote from: SKO on January 13, 2016, 04:44:42 PM
This fucker again https://twitter.com/MATrueblood/status/687379837174939648
I don't know why I started following this guy. I blame you all. At least he changed his profile picture.
No one actually follows him. What are you doing.
Right. I just see a bunch of people bitching about Trueblood and reluctantly go see what stupid shit he's said this time. I can't imagine seeing his thoughts every single day.
That dude makes Internet Chuck look like Aristotle.
So this is like literally the worst opinion on the Internet. (Not Apex. Trueblood about the Theo extension.)
I can't even...we can't extend Theo for fear of losing McLeod, who we hope will someday be as good of a GM as....Theo.
We don't want change for change's sake, but we need change before we have to change.
Exactly, you have to be proactive. Since you know that at some point Theo will leave the job either through retirement, death or firing, it's better to just replace him now.
I always enjoy Trueblood getting all of baseball Twitter up in arms and all the other BP guys going into radio silence for a few hours because they can't talk about what a knob he is.
Quote from: Eli on January 14, 2016, 12:26:51 PM
I always enjoy Trueblood getting all of baseball Twitter up in arms and all the other BP guys going into radio silence for a few hours because they can't talk about what a knob he is.
Indeed. Sahadev is like the nicest guy on twitter and even he just shuts up rather than try to defend him.
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 12:29:01 PM
Quote from: Eli on January 14, 2016, 12:26:51 PM
I always enjoy Trueblood getting all of baseball Twitter up in arms and all the other BP guys going into radio silence for a few hours because they can't talk about what a knob he is.
Indeed. Sahadev is like the nicest guy on twitter and even he just shuts up rather than try to defend him.
It was mentioned to me, off the grid, by another Desipiot that
one of the BP guys shared with him that this guy may be on the spectrum. I don't know if that explains anything; I mean my wife--an OT who works with autistic kids all day-- thinks I'm on the fringe of the spectrum myself and though I'm a belligerent asshole I don't make it a habit of consistently hurling out provocative contrarianisms all the live long day, but I figured I might as well throw that nugget out there for your consumption.
Quote from: PANK! on January 14, 2016, 12:36:33 PM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 12:29:01 PM
Quote from: Eli on January 14, 2016, 12:26:51 PM
I always enjoy Trueblood getting all of baseball Twitter up in arms and all the other BP guys going into radio silence for a few hours because they can't talk about what a knob he is.
Indeed. Sahadev is like the nicest guy on twitter and even he just shuts up rather than try to defend him.
It was mentioned to me, off the grid, by another Desipiot that Sahadev shared with him that this guy may be on the spectrum. I don't know if that explains anything; I mean my wife--an OT who works with autistic kids all day-- thinks I'm on the fringe of the spectrum myself and though I'm a belligerent asshole I don't make it a habit of consistently hurling out provocative contrarianisms all the live long day, but I figured I might as well throw that nugget out there for your consumption.
Way to bury the lede there.
Mrs. Pank, desperately trying to placate the neighbors after PANK umpired the neighborhood kids' wiffle ball game and ejected every kid and sent them home crying: "he's....uhhh....slightly autistic?"
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 12:43:45 PM
Quote from: PANK! on January 14, 2016, 12:36:33 PM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 12:29:01 PM
Quote from: Eli on January 14, 2016, 12:26:51 PM
I always enjoy Trueblood getting all of baseball Twitter up in arms and all the other BP guys going into radio silence for a few hours because they can't talk about what a knob he is.
Indeed. Sahadev is like the nicest guy on twitter and even he just shuts up rather than try to defend him.
It was mentioned to me, off the grid, by another Desipiot that Sahadev shared with him that this guy may be on the spectrum. I don't know if that explains anything; I mean my wife--an OT who works with autistic kids all day-- thinks I'm on the fringe of the spectrum myself and though I'm a belligerent asshole I don't make it a habit of consistently hurling out provocative contrarianisms all the live long day, but I figured I might as well throw that nugget out there for your consumption.
Way to bury the lede there.
Unless you're new here, I don't think that's much of bombshell.
Quote from: PANK! on January 14, 2016, 12:47:27 PM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 12:43:45 PM
Quote from: PANK! on January 14, 2016, 12:36:33 PM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 12:29:01 PM
Quote from: Eli on January 14, 2016, 12:26:51 PM
I always enjoy Trueblood getting all of baseball Twitter up in arms and all the other BP guys going into radio silence for a few hours because they can't talk about what a knob he is.
Indeed. Sahadev is like the nicest guy on twitter and even he just shuts up rather than try to defend him.
It was mentioned to me, off the grid, by another Desipiot that Sahadev shared with him that this guy may be on the spectrum. I don't know if that explains anything; I mean my wife--an OT who works with autistic kids all day-- thinks I'm on the fringe of the spectrum myself and though I'm a belligerent asshole I don't make it a habit of consistently hurling out provocative contrarianisms all the live long day, but I figured I might as well throw that nugget out there for your consumption.
Way to bury the lede there.
Unless you're new here, I don't think that's much of bombshell.
Well I mean it would be one thing for your internet friends to suspect you might be on the spectrum, for your wife to think so indicates that you're basically Internet PANK even in your daily life, which is comforting.
Quote from: PANK! on January 14, 2016, 12:36:33 PM
It was mentioned to me, off the grid, by another Desipiot that Sahadev shared with him that this guy may be on the spectrum. I don't know if that explains anything; I mean my wife--an OT who works with autistic kids all day-- thinks I'm on the fringe of the spectrum myself and though I'm a belligerent asshole I don't make it a habit of consistently hurling out provocative contrarianisms all the live long day, but I figured I might as well throw that nugget out there for your consumption.
I want to print this post out, frame it and bronze it.
All of it.
Quote from: PANK! on January 14, 2016, 12:36:33 PM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 12:29:01 PM
Quote from: Eli on January 14, 2016, 12:26:51 PM
I always enjoy Trueblood getting all of baseball Twitter up in arms and all the other BP guys going into radio silence for a few hours because they can't talk about what a knob he is.
Indeed. Sahadev is like the nicest guy on twitter and even he just shuts up rather than try to defend him.
It was mentioned to me, off the grid, by another Desipiot that Sahadev shared with him that this guy may be on the spectrum. I don't know if that explains anything; I mean my wife--an OT who works with autistic kids all day-- thinks I'm on the fringe of the spectrum myself and though I'm a belligerent asshole I don't make it a habit of consistently hurling out provocative contrarianisms all the live long day, but I figured I might as well throw that nugget out there for your consumption.
Hi, O.K.
Quote from: PANK! on January 14, 2016, 12:36:33 PM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 12:29:01 PM
Quote from: Eli on January 14, 2016, 12:26:51 PM
I always enjoy Trueblood getting all of baseball Twitter up in arms and all the other BP guys going into radio silence for a few hours because they can't talk about what a knob he is.
Indeed. Sahadev is like the nicest guy on twitter and even he just shuts up rather than try to defend him.
It was mentioned to me, off the grid, by another Desipiot that Sahadev shared with him that this guy may be on the spectrum. I don't know if that explains anything; I mean my wife--an OT who works with autistic kids all day-- thinks I'm on the fringe of the spectrum myself and though I'm a belligerent asshole I don't make it a habit of consistently hurling out provocative contrarianisms all the live long day, but I figured I might as well throw that nugget out there for your consumption.
way to bring it onto the grid.
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on January 14, 2016, 01:57:03 PM
Quote from: PANK! on January 14, 2016, 12:36:33 PM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 12:29:01 PM
Quote from: Eli on January 14, 2016, 12:26:51 PM
I always enjoy Trueblood getting all of baseball Twitter up in arms and all the other BP guys going into radio silence for a few hours because they can't talk about what a knob he is.
Indeed. Sahadev is like the nicest guy on twitter and even he just shuts up rather than try to defend him.
It was mentioned to me, off the grid, by another Desipiot that Sahadev shared with him that this guy may be on the spectrum. I don't know if that explains anything; I mean my wife--an OT who works with autistic kids all day-- thinks I'm on the fringe of the spectrum myself and though I'm a belligerent asshole I don't make it a habit of consistently hurling out provocative contrarianisms all the live long day, but I figured I might as well throw that nugget out there for your consumption.
way to bring it onto the grid.
I mean I don't think any of us are big enough assholes to just randomly speculate on twitter that the kid has aspergers or whatever. The information is probably safe here?
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 01:58:05 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on January 14, 2016, 01:57:03 PM
Quote from: PANK! on January 14, 2016, 12:36:33 PM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 12:29:01 PM
Quote from: Eli on January 14, 2016, 12:26:51 PM
I always enjoy Trueblood getting all of baseball Twitter up in arms and all the other BP guys going into radio silence for a few hours because they can't talk about what a knob he is.
Indeed. Sahadev is like the nicest guy on twitter and even he just shuts up rather than try to defend him.
It was mentioned to me, off the grid, by another Desipiot that Sahadev shared with him that this guy may be on the spectrum. I don't know if that explains anything; I mean my wife--an OT who works with autistic kids all day-- thinks I'm on the fringe of the spectrum myself and though I'm a belligerent asshole I don't make it a habit of consistently hurling out provocative contrarianisms all the live long day, but I figured I might as well throw that nugget out there for your consumption.
way to bring it onto the grid.
I mean I don't think any of us are big enough assholes to just randomly speculate on twitter that the kid has aspergers or whatever. The information is probably safe here?
I think it's all publicly viewable.
Quote from: CT III on January 14, 2016, 11:45:10 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on January 14, 2016, 10:48:11 AM
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Quote from: PenFoe on January 14, 2016, 09:58:07 AM
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Quote from: Tony on January 14, 2016, 08:38:04 AM
Quote from: SKO on January 13, 2016, 04:44:42 PM
This fucker again https://twitter.com/MATrueblood/status/687379837174939648
I don't know why I started following this guy. I blame you all. At least he changed his profile picture.
No one actually follows him. What are you doing.
Right. I just see a bunch of people bitching about Trueblood and reluctantly go see what stupid shit he's said this time. I can't imagine seeing his thoughts every single day.
That dude makes Internet Chuck look like Aristotle.
So this is like literally the worst opinion on the Internet. (Not Apex. Trueblood about the Theo extension.)
I can't even...we can't extend Theo for fear of losing McLeod, who we hope will someday be as good of a GM as....Theo.
We don't want change for change's sake, but we need change before we have to change.
Exactly, you have to be proactive. Since you know that at some point Theo will leave the job either through retirement, death or firing, it's better to just replace him now.
Some day Rizzo's going to retire. We should trade him and move Schwarber to first.
Quote from: ChuckD on January 14, 2016, 01:59:38 PM
Quote from: CT III on January 14, 2016, 11:45:10 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on January 14, 2016, 10:48:11 AM
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Quote from: PenFoe on January 14, 2016, 09:58:07 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on January 14, 2016, 09:24:56 AM
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Quote from: Slaky on January 14, 2016, 08:53:21 AM
Quote from: Tony on January 14, 2016, 08:38:04 AM
Quote from: SKO on January 13, 2016, 04:44:42 PM
This fucker again https://twitter.com/MATrueblood/status/687379837174939648
I don't know why I started following this guy. I blame you all. At least he changed his profile picture.
No one actually follows him. What are you doing.
Right. I just see a bunch of people bitching about Trueblood and reluctantly go see what stupid shit he's said this time. I can't imagine seeing his thoughts every single day.
That dude makes Internet Chuck look like Aristotle.
So this is like literally the worst opinion on the Internet. (Not Apex. Trueblood about the Theo extension.)
I can't even...we can't extend Theo for fear of losing McLeod, who we hope will someday be as good of a GM as....Theo.
We don't want change for change's sake, but we need change before we have to change.
Exactly, you have to be proactive. Since you know that at some point Theo will leave the job either through retirement, death or firing, it's better to just replace him now.
Some day Rizzo's going to retire. We should trade him and move Schwarber to first.
I feel like this was the nexus of Eli's spat with Flannel Boy, right?
(http://easycaptures.com/fs/uploaded/814/3025721794.jpg)
Quote from: PenFoe on January 14, 2016, 03:20:36 PM
(http://easycaptures.com/fs/uploaded/814/3025721794.jpg)
I like Manu a lot but man does he take himself way too seriously.
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 03:25:01 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on January 14, 2016, 03:20:36 PM
(http://easycaptures.com/fs/uploaded/814/3025721794.jpg)
I like Manu a lot but man does he take himself way too seriously.
Why so serious?
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 03:25:01 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on January 14, 2016, 03:20:36 PM
(http://easycaptures.com/fs/uploaded/814/3025721794.jpg)
I like Manu a lot but man does he take himself way too seriously.
If CT was still alive, I'd love a ruling on this.
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on January 14, 2016, 10:08:06 AM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 10:02:33 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on January 14, 2016, 09:58:07 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on January 14, 2016, 09:24:56 AM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 08:55:01 AM
Quote from: Slaky on January 14, 2016, 08:53:21 AM
Quote from: Tony on January 14, 2016, 08:38:04 AM
Quote from: SKO on January 13, 2016, 04:44:42 PM
This fucker again https://twitter.com/MATrueblood/status/687379837174939648
I don't know why I started following this guy. I blame you all. At least he changed his profile picture.
No one actually follows him. What are you doing.
Right. I just see a bunch of people bitching about Trueblood and reluctantly go see what stupid shit he's said this time. I can't imagine seeing his thoughts every single day.
That dude makes Internet Chuck look like Aristotle.
So this is like literally the worst opinion on the Internet. (Not Apex. Trueblood about the Theo extension.)
I can't even...we can't extend Theo for fear of losing McLeod, who we hope will someday be as good of a GM as....Theo.
Plus, front offices should change every 5 years for the sake of change, regardless of where the team is in terms of success.
If only the Braves had thought of that during their eleventy year reign of division titles they might have won more than ONE measly World Series. DERP!
Quote from: PenFoe on January 14, 2016, 03:33:49 PM
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Quote from: PenFoe on January 14, 2016, 03:20:36 PM
(http://easycaptures.com/fs/uploaded/814/3025721794.jpg)
I like Manu a lot but man does he take himself way too seriously.
If CT was still alive, I'd love a ruling on this.
(http://cdn2.thegloss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/new-1-paralysedbeaver.gif)
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on January 14, 2016, 01:58:54 PM
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Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on January 14, 2016, 01:57:03 PM
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Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 12:29:01 PM
Quote from: Eli on January 14, 2016, 12:26:51 PM
I always enjoy Trueblood getting all of baseball Twitter up in arms and all the other BP guys going into radio silence for a few hours because they can't talk about what a knob he is.
Indeed. Sahadev is like the nicest guy on twitter and even he just shuts up rather than try to defend him.
It was mentioned to me, off the grid, by another Desipiot that Sahadev shared with him that this guy may be on the spectrum. I don't know if that explains anything; I mean my wife--an OT who works with autistic kids all day-- thinks I'm on the fringe of the spectrum myself and though I'm a belligerent asshole I don't make it a habit of consistently hurling out provocative contrarianisms all the live long day, but I figured I might as well throw that nugget out there for your consumption.
way to bring it onto the grid.
I mean I don't think any of us are big enough assholes to just randomly speculate on twitter that the kid has aspergers or whatever. The information is probably safe here?
I think it's all publicly viewable.
Just don't attach Sahadev's name to anything.
Quote from: Oleg on January 15, 2016, 09:13:47 AM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on January 14, 2016, 01:58:54 PM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 01:58:05 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on January 14, 2016, 01:57:03 PM
Quote from: PANK! on January 14, 2016, 12:36:33 PM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 12:29:01 PM
Quote from: Eli on January 14, 2016, 12:26:51 PM
I always enjoy Trueblood getting all of baseball Twitter up in arms and all the other BP guys going into radio silence for a few hours because they can't talk about what a knob he is.
Indeed. Sahadev is like the nicest guy on twitter and even he just shuts up rather than try to defend him.
It was mentioned to me, off the grid, by another Desipiot that one of the BP guys shared with him that this guy may be on the spectrum. I don't know if that explains anything; I mean my wife--an OT who works with autistic kids all day-- thinks I'm on the fringe of the spectrum myself and though I'm a belligerent asshole I don't make it a habit of consistently hurling out provocative contrarianisms all the live long day, but I figured I might as well throw that nugget out there for your consumption.
way to bring it onto the grid.
I mean I don't think any of us are big enough assholes to just randomly speculate on twitter that the kid has aspergers or whatever. The information is probably safe here?
I think it's all publicly viewable.
Just don't attach Sahadev's name to anything.
Better?
Quote from: PANK! on January 15, 2016, 09:16:20 AM
Quote from: Oleg on January 15, 2016, 09:13:47 AM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on January 14, 2016, 01:58:54 PM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 01:58:05 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on January 14, 2016, 01:57:03 PM
Quote from: PANK! on January 14, 2016, 12:36:33 PM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 12:29:01 PM
Quote from: Eli on January 14, 2016, 12:26:51 PM
I always enjoy Trueblood getting all of baseball Twitter up in arms and all the other BP guys going into radio silence for a few hours because they can't talk about what a knob he is.
Indeed. Sahadev is like the nicest guy on twitter and even he just shuts up rather than try to defend him.
It was mentioned to me, off the grid, by another Desipiot that one of the BP guys shared with him that this guy may be on the spectrum. I don't know if that explains anything; I mean my wife--an OT who works with autistic kids all day-- thinks I'm on the fringe of the spectrum myself and though I'm a belligerent asshole I don't make it a habit of consistently hurling out provocative contrarianisms all the live long day, but I figured I might as well throw that nugget out there for your consumption.
way to bring it onto the grid.
I mean I don't think any of us are big enough assholes to just randomly speculate on twitter that the kid has aspergers or whatever. The information is probably safe here?
I think it's all publicly viewable.
Just don't attach Sahadev's name to anything.
Better?
I don't mean here. I think all of us are in a relatively safe zone out here on the fringe. I mean in more public discussions.
Quote from: Oleg on January 15, 2016, 09:18:42 AM
Quote from: PANK! on January 15, 2016, 09:16:20 AM
Quote from: Oleg on January 15, 2016, 09:13:47 AM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on January 14, 2016, 01:58:54 PM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 01:58:05 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on January 14, 2016, 01:57:03 PM
Quote from: PANK! on January 14, 2016, 12:36:33 PM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 12:29:01 PM
Quote from: Eli on January 14, 2016, 12:26:51 PM
I always enjoy Trueblood getting all of baseball Twitter up in arms and all the other BP guys going into radio silence for a few hours because they can't talk about what a knob he is.
Indeed. Sahadev is like the nicest guy on twitter and even he just shuts up rather than try to defend him.
It was mentioned to me, off the grid, by another Desipiot that one of the BP guys shared with him that this guy may be on the spectrum. I don't know if that explains anything; I mean my wife--an OT who works with autistic kids all day-- thinks I'm on the fringe of the spectrum myself and though I'm a belligerent asshole I don't make it a habit of consistently hurling out provocative contrarianisms all the live long day, but I figured I might as well throw that nugget out there for your consumption.
way to bring it onto the grid.
I mean I don't think any of us are big enough assholes to just randomly speculate on twitter that the kid has aspergers or whatever. The information is probably safe here?
I think it's all publicly viewable.
Just don't attach Sahadev's name to anything.
Better?
I don't mean here. I think all of us are in a relatively safe zone out here on the fringe. I mean in more public discussions.
Yeah, it's funny. I'll occasionally click on the "Who's Online" and notice that we have quite a few "Guests" lurking....but they always seem to be viewing old-ass threads (i.e. right now someone is reading the Dead Pool thread on Neil Armstrong (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=8221.0)). I figure a google search led them here. In any event, a good time-waster is to sometimes click on one of the links that a Guest is reading and re-live the hilarity.
Quote from: Oleg on January 15, 2016, 09:18:42 AM
Quote from: PANK! on January 15, 2016, 09:16:20 AM
Quote from: Oleg on January 15, 2016, 09:13:47 AM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on January 14, 2016, 01:58:54 PM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 01:58:05 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on January 14, 2016, 01:57:03 PM
Quote from: PANK! on January 14, 2016, 12:36:33 PM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 12:29:01 PM
Quote from: Eli on January 14, 2016, 12:26:51 PM
I always enjoy Trueblood getting all of baseball Twitter up in arms and all the other BP guys going into radio silence for a few hours because they can't talk about what a knob he is.
Indeed. Sahadev is like the nicest guy on twitter and even he just shuts up rather than try to defend him.
It was mentioned to me, off the grid, by another Desipiot that one of the BP guys shared with him that this guy may be on the spectrum. I don't know if that explains anything; I mean my wife--an OT who works with autistic kids all day-- thinks I'm on the fringe of the spectrum myself and though I'm a belligerent asshole I don't make it a habit of consistently hurling out provocative contrarianisms all the live long day, but I figured I might as well throw that nugget out there for your consumption.
way to bring it onto the grid.
I mean I don't think any of us are big enough assholes to just randomly speculate on twitter that the kid has aspergers or whatever. The information is probably safe here?
I think it's all publicly viewable.
Just don't attach Sahadev's name to anything.
Better?
I don't mean here. I think all of us are in a relatively safe zone out here on the fringe. I mean in more public discussions.
Sahadev's leaving BP anyway
Quote from: Yeti on January 15, 2016, 09:25:30 AM
Quote from: Oleg on January 15, 2016, 09:18:42 AM
Quote from: PANK! on January 15, 2016, 09:16:20 AM
Quote from: Oleg on January 15, 2016, 09:13:47 AM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on January 14, 2016, 01:58:54 PM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 01:58:05 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on January 14, 2016, 01:57:03 PM
Quote from: PANK! on January 14, 2016, 12:36:33 PM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 12:29:01 PM
Quote from: Eli on January 14, 2016, 12:26:51 PM
I always enjoy Trueblood getting all of baseball Twitter up in arms and all the other BP guys going into radio silence for a few hours because they can't talk about what a knob he is.
Indeed. Sahadev is like the nicest guy on twitter and even he just shuts up rather than try to defend him.
It was mentioned to me, off the grid, by another Desipiot that one of the BP guys shared with him that this guy may be on the spectrum. I don't know if that explains anything; I mean my wife--an OT who works with autistic kids all day-- thinks I'm on the fringe of the spectrum myself and though I'm a belligerent asshole I don't make it a habit of consistently hurling out provocative contrarianisms all the live long day, but I figured I might as well throw that nugget out there for your consumption.
way to bring it onto the grid.
I mean I don't think any of us are big enough assholes to just randomly speculate on twitter that the kid has aspergers or whatever. The information is probably safe here?
I think it's all publicly viewable.
Just don't attach Sahadev's name to anything.
Better?
I don't mean here. I think all of us are in a relatively safe zone out here on the fringe. I mean in more public discussions.
Sahadev's leaving BP anyway
That was quick. Where's he going now?
Quote from: SKO on January 15, 2016, 09:27:29 AM
Quote from: Yeti on January 15, 2016, 09:25:30 AM
Quote from: Oleg on January 15, 2016, 09:18:42 AM
Quote from: PANK! on January 15, 2016, 09:16:20 AM
Quote from: Oleg on January 15, 2016, 09:13:47 AM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on January 14, 2016, 01:58:54 PM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 01:58:05 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on January 14, 2016, 01:57:03 PM
Quote from: PANK! on January 14, 2016, 12:36:33 PM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 12:29:01 PM
Quote from: Eli on January 14, 2016, 12:26:51 PM
I always enjoy Trueblood getting all of baseball Twitter up in arms and all the other BP guys going into radio silence for a few hours because they can't talk about what a knob he is.
Indeed. Sahadev is like the nicest guy on twitter and even he just shuts up rather than try to defend him.
It was mentioned to me, off the grid, by another Desipiot that one of the BP guys shared with him that this guy may be on the spectrum. I don't know if that explains anything; I mean my wife--an OT who works with autistic kids all day-- thinks I'm on the fringe of the spectrum myself and though I'm a belligerent asshole I don't make it a habit of consistently hurling out provocative contrarianisms all the live long day, but I figured I might as well throw that nugget out there for your consumption.
way to bring it onto the grid.
I mean I don't think any of us are big enough assholes to just randomly speculate on twitter that the kid has aspergers or whatever. The information is probably safe here?
I think it's all publicly viewable.
Just don't attach Sahadev's name to anything.
Better?
I don't mean here. I think all of us are in a relatively safe zone out here on the fringe. I mean in more public discussions.
Sahadev's leaving BP anyway
That was quick. Where's he going now?
He hasn't said yet. I'm sure it'll be great. He's a really great dude.
Not sure where else to put this or if this is old news but: https://twitter.com/WWESubway
Quote from: Oleg on January 15, 2016, 09:38:09 AM
Quote from: SKO on January 15, 2016, 09:27:29 AM
Quote from: Yeti on January 15, 2016, 09:25:30 AM
Quote from: Oleg on January 15, 2016, 09:18:42 AM
Quote from: PANK! on January 15, 2016, 09:16:20 AM
Quote from: Oleg on January 15, 2016, 09:13:47 AM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on January 14, 2016, 01:58:54 PM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 01:58:05 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on January 14, 2016, 01:57:03 PM
Quote from: PANK! on January 14, 2016, 12:36:33 PM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 12:29:01 PM
Quote from: Eli on January 14, 2016, 12:26:51 PM
I always enjoy Trueblood getting all of baseball Twitter up in arms and all the other BP guys going into radio silence for a few hours because they can't talk about what a knob he is.
Indeed. Sahadev is like the nicest guy on twitter and even he just shuts up rather than try to defend him.
It was mentioned to me, off the grid, by another Desipiot that one of the BP guys shared with him that this guy may be on the spectrum. I don't know if that explains anything; I mean my wife--an OT who works with autistic kids all day-- thinks I'm on the fringe of the spectrum myself and though I'm a belligerent asshole I don't make it a habit of consistently hurling out provocative contrarianisms all the live long day, but I figured I might as well throw that nugget out there for your consumption.
way to bring it onto the grid.
I mean I don't think any of us are big enough assholes to just randomly speculate on twitter that the kid has aspergers or whatever. The information is probably safe here?
I think it's all publicly viewable.
Just don't attach Sahadev's name to anything.
Better?
I don't mean here. I think all of us are in a relatively safe zone out here on the fringe. I mean in more public discussions.
Sahadev's leaving BP anyway
That was quick. Where's he going now?
He hasn't said yet. I'm sure it'll be great. He's a really great dude.
He's probably the best Cubs twitter has to offer, but mostly because the rest of us are such horrible, horrible people.
Quote from: SKO on January 15, 2016, 09:43:09 AM
Quote from: Oleg on January 15, 2016, 09:38:09 AM
Quote from: SKO on January 15, 2016, 09:27:29 AM
Quote from: Yeti on January 15, 2016, 09:25:30 AM
Quote from: Oleg on January 15, 2016, 09:18:42 AM
Quote from: PANK! on January 15, 2016, 09:16:20 AM
Quote from: Oleg on January 15, 2016, 09:13:47 AM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on January 14, 2016, 01:58:54 PM
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Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on January 14, 2016, 01:57:03 PM
Quote from: PANK! on January 14, 2016, 12:36:33 PM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 12:29:01 PM
Quote from: Eli on January 14, 2016, 12:26:51 PM
I always enjoy Trueblood getting all of baseball Twitter up in arms and all the other BP guys going into radio silence for a few hours because they can't talk about what a knob he is.
Indeed. Sahadev is like the nicest guy on twitter and even he just shuts up rather than try to defend him.
It was mentioned to me, off the grid, by another Desipiot that one of the BP guys shared with him that this guy may be on the spectrum. I don't know if that explains anything; I mean my wife--an OT who works with autistic kids all day-- thinks I'm on the fringe of the spectrum myself and though I'm a belligerent asshole I don't make it a habit of consistently hurling out provocative contrarianisms all the live long day, but I figured I might as well throw that nugget out there for your consumption.
way to bring it onto the grid.
I mean I don't think any of us are big enough assholes to just randomly speculate on twitter that the kid has aspergers or whatever. The information is probably safe here?
I think it's all publicly viewable.
Just don't attach Sahadev's name to anything.
Better?
I don't mean here. I think all of us are in a relatively safe zone out here on the fringe. I mean in more public discussions.
Sahadev's leaving BP anyway
That was quick. Where's he going now?
He hasn't said yet. I'm sure it'll be great. He's a really great dude.
He's probably the best Cubs twitter has to offer, but mostly because the rest of us are such horrible, horrible people.
Trueblood probably drove him away.
I'm half joking.
Quote from: SKO on January 15, 2016, 09:43:09 AM
Quote from: Oleg on January 15, 2016, 09:38:09 AM
Quote from: SKO on January 15, 2016, 09:27:29 AM
Quote from: Yeti on January 15, 2016, 09:25:30 AM
Quote from: Oleg on January 15, 2016, 09:18:42 AM
Quote from: PANK! on January 15, 2016, 09:16:20 AM
Quote from: Oleg on January 15, 2016, 09:13:47 AM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on January 14, 2016, 01:58:54 PM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 01:58:05 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on January 14, 2016, 01:57:03 PM
Quote from: PANK! on January 14, 2016, 12:36:33 PM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 12:29:01 PM
Quote from: Eli on January 14, 2016, 12:26:51 PM
I always enjoy Trueblood getting all of baseball Twitter up in arms and all the other BP guys going into radio silence for a few hours because they can't talk about what a knob he is.
Indeed. Sahadev is like the nicest guy on twitter and even he just shuts up rather than try to defend him.
It was mentioned to me, off the grid, by another Desipiot that one of the BP guys shared with him that this guy may be on the spectrum. I don't know if that explains anything; I mean my wife--an OT who works with autistic kids all day-- thinks I'm on the fringe of the spectrum myself and though I'm a belligerent asshole I don't make it a habit of consistently hurling out provocative contrarianisms all the live long day, but I figured I might as well throw that nugget out there for your consumption.
way to bring it onto the grid.
I mean I don't think any of us are big enough assholes to just randomly speculate on twitter that the kid has aspergers or whatever. The information is probably safe here?
I think it's all publicly viewable.
Just don't attach Sahadev's name to anything.
Better?
I don't mean here. I think all of us are in a relatively safe zone out here on the fringe. I mean in more public discussions.
Sahadev's leaving BP anyway
That was quick. Where's he going now?
He hasn't said yet. I'm sure it'll be great. He's a really great dude.
He's probably the best Cubs twitter has to offer, but mostly because the rest of us are such horrible, horrible people.
Co-sign. Sahadev is good people.
Quote from: Saul Goodman on January 15, 2016, 10:02:53 AM
Quote from: SKO on January 15, 2016, 09:43:09 AM
Quote from: Oleg on January 15, 2016, 09:38:09 AM
Quote from: SKO on January 15, 2016, 09:27:29 AM
Quote from: Yeti on January 15, 2016, 09:25:30 AM
Quote from: Oleg on January 15, 2016, 09:18:42 AM
Quote from: PANK! on January 15, 2016, 09:16:20 AM
Quote from: Oleg on January 15, 2016, 09:13:47 AM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on January 14, 2016, 01:58:54 PM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 01:58:05 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on January 14, 2016, 01:57:03 PM
Quote from: PANK! on January 14, 2016, 12:36:33 PM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 12:29:01 PM
Quote from: Eli on January 14, 2016, 12:26:51 PM
I always enjoy Trueblood getting all of baseball Twitter up in arms and all the other BP guys going into radio silence for a few hours because they can't talk about what a knob he is.
Indeed. Sahadev is like the nicest guy on twitter and even he just shuts up rather than try to defend him.
It was mentioned to me, off the grid, by another Desipiot that one of the BP guys shared with him that this guy may be on the spectrum. I don't know if that explains anything; I mean my wife--an OT who works with autistic kids all day-- thinks I'm on the fringe of the spectrum myself and though I'm a belligerent asshole I don't make it a habit of consistently hurling out provocative contrarianisms all the live long day, but I figured I might as well throw that nugget out there for your consumption.
way to bring it onto the grid.
I mean I don't think any of us are big enough assholes to just randomly speculate on twitter that the kid has aspergers or whatever. The information is probably safe here?
I think it's all publicly viewable.
Just don't attach Sahadev's name to anything.
Better?
I don't mean here. I think all of us are in a relatively safe zone out here on the fringe. I mean in more public discussions.
Sahadev's leaving BP anyway
That was quick. Where's he going now?
He hasn't said yet. I'm sure it'll be great. He's a really great dude.
He's probably the best Cubs twitter has to offer, but mostly because the rest of us are such horrible, horrible people.
Co-sign. Sahadev is good people.
Considering that we universally like him, he's probably dying.
Quote from: PenFoe on January 15, 2016, 10:06:24 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on January 15, 2016, 10:02:53 AM
Quote from: SKO on January 15, 2016, 09:43:09 AM
Quote from: Oleg on January 15, 2016, 09:38:09 AM
Quote from: SKO on January 15, 2016, 09:27:29 AM
Quote from: Yeti on January 15, 2016, 09:25:30 AM
Quote from: Oleg on January 15, 2016, 09:18:42 AM
Quote from: PANK! on January 15, 2016, 09:16:20 AM
Quote from: Oleg on January 15, 2016, 09:13:47 AM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on January 14, 2016, 01:58:54 PM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 01:58:05 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on January 14, 2016, 01:57:03 PM
Quote from: PANK! on January 14, 2016, 12:36:33 PM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 12:29:01 PM
Quote from: Eli on January 14, 2016, 12:26:51 PM
I always enjoy Trueblood getting all of baseball Twitter up in arms and all the other BP guys going into radio silence for a few hours because they can't talk about what a knob he is.
Indeed. Sahadev is like the nicest guy on twitter and even he just shuts up rather than try to defend him.
It was mentioned to me, off the grid, by another Desipiot that one of the BP guys shared with him that this guy may be on the spectrum. I don't know if that explains anything; I mean my wife--an OT who works with autistic kids all day-- thinks I'm on the fringe of the spectrum myself and though I'm a belligerent asshole I don't make it a habit of consistently hurling out provocative contrarianisms all the live long day, but I figured I might as well throw that nugget out there for your consumption.
way to bring it onto the grid.
I mean I don't think any of us are big enough assholes to just randomly speculate on twitter that the kid has aspergers or whatever. The information is probably safe here?
I think it's all publicly viewable.
Just don't attach Sahadev's name to anything.
Better?
I don't mean here. I think all of us are in a relatively safe zone out here on the fringe. I mean in more public discussions.
Sahadev's leaving BP anyway
That was quick. Where's he going now?
He hasn't said yet. I'm sure it'll be great. He's a really great dude.
He's probably the best Cubs twitter has to offer, but mostly because the rest of us are such horrible, horrible people.
Co-sign. Sahadev is good people.
Considering that we universally like him, he's probably dying.
Does he have a new album?
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on January 15, 2016, 10:26:39 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on January 15, 2016, 10:06:24 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on January 15, 2016, 10:02:53 AM
Quote from: SKO on January 15, 2016, 09:43:09 AM
Quote from: Oleg on January 15, 2016, 09:38:09 AM
Quote from: SKO on January 15, 2016, 09:27:29 AM
Quote from: Yeti on January 15, 2016, 09:25:30 AM
Quote from: Oleg on January 15, 2016, 09:18:42 AM
Quote from: PANK! on January 15, 2016, 09:16:20 AM
Quote from: Oleg on January 15, 2016, 09:13:47 AM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on January 14, 2016, 01:58:54 PM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 01:58:05 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on January 14, 2016, 01:57:03 PM
Quote from: PANK! on January 14, 2016, 12:36:33 PM
Quote from: SKO on January 14, 2016, 12:29:01 PM
Quote from: Eli on January 14, 2016, 12:26:51 PM
I always enjoy Trueblood getting all of baseball Twitter up in arms and all the other BP guys going into radio silence for a few hours because they can't talk about what a knob he is.
Indeed. Sahadev is like the nicest guy on twitter and even he just shuts up rather than try to defend him.
It was mentioned to me, off the grid, by another Desipiot that one of the BP guys shared with him that this guy may be on the spectrum. I don't know if that explains anything; I mean my wife--an OT who works with autistic kids all day-- thinks I'm on the fringe of the spectrum myself and though I'm a belligerent asshole I don't make it a habit of consistently hurling out provocative contrarianisms all the live long day, but I figured I might as well throw that nugget out there for your consumption.
way to bring it onto the grid.
I mean I don't think any of us are big enough assholes to just randomly speculate on twitter that the kid has aspergers or whatever. The information is probably safe here?
I think it's all publicly viewable.
Just don't attach Sahadev's name to anything.
Better?
I don't mean here. I think all of us are in a relatively safe zone out here on the fringe. I mean in more public discussions.
Sahadev's leaving BP anyway
That was quick. Where's he going now?
He hasn't said yet. I'm sure it'll be great. He's a really great dude.
He's probably the best Cubs twitter has to offer, but mostly because the rest of us are such horrible, horrible people.
Co-sign. Sahadev is good people.
Considering that we universally like him, he's probably dying.
Does he have a new album?
Quick Tank, add him to my Deadpool list!
Quote from: SKO on January 13, 2016, 04:44:42 PM
This fucker again https://twitter.com/MATrueblood/status/687379837174939648
This really should go (http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/27/the-case-for-not-extending-theo-epstein/) in "Totally Unreadable" but since it's on topic to the above.
Basically, Theo has done such a good job, that essentially anyone can take it from here and it would be impossible to screw up.
It's like this person has never followed the Cubs (or any sports) in his whole life.
Quote from: PenFoe on January 27, 2016, 12:56:44 PM
Quote from: SKO on January 13, 2016, 04:44:42 PM
This fucker again https://twitter.com/MATrueblood/status/687379837174939648
This really should go (http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/27/the-case-for-not-extending-theo-epstein/) in "Totally Unreadable" but since it's on topic to the above.
Basically, Theo has done such a good job, that essentially anyone can take it from here and it would be impossible to screw up.
It's like this person has never followed the Cubs (or any sports) in his whole life.
Yeah the last time the Cubs had a coherent farm system that was quite regularly churning out quality young prospects was the Dallas Green Era in the late 1980's.
It may not have matched the overall depth and quality of today's organizational talent but it was clearly one of the best in baseball during its time. The Cubs had the runner-up for the Rookie of the Year 3 straight years in '88 (Grace) '89 (Dwight Smith) and '90 (Mike Harkey) while having the winner in Jerome Walton finishing ahead of Smith in '89. Additionally, they produced solid major league pitchers in Greg Maddux and Jamie Moyer (not to mention briefly-successful arms like Frank Castillo and Les Lancaster) as well as the following position players who either had varying degrees of major-league success and/or in excess of 2,000 plate appearances in the bigs: Shawon Dunston, Rafael Palmeiro, Damon Berryhill, Derrick May, Rick Wilkins, and Joe Girardi. That was in only 6 years as the General Manager of a club that needed a complete overhaul when he arrived.
And it only took fewer then 4 years for Jim Frey to turn the whole damn thing into dust.
Someones need to handcuff this idiot to a radiator so as to keep him from typing any more idiotic nonsense.
I forgot to include Davey Martinez (1983 amateur draft) as another solid big-leaguer who enjoyed a pretty long career.
Quote from: PANK! on January 27, 2016, 01:30:11 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on January 27, 2016, 12:56:44 PM
Quote from: SKO on January 13, 2016, 04:44:42 PM
This fucker again https://twitter.com/MATrueblood/status/687379837174939648
This really should go (http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/27/the-case-for-not-extending-theo-epstein/) in "Totally Unreadable" but since it's on topic to the above.
Basically, Theo has done such a good job, that essentially anyone can take it from here and it would be impossible to screw up.
It's like this person has never followed the Cubs (or any sports) in his whole life.
Yeah the last time the Cubs had a coherent farm system that was quite regularly churning out quality young prospects was the Dallas Green Era in the late 1980's.
It may not have matched the overall depth and quality of today's organizational talent but it was clearly one of the best in baseball during its time. The Cubs had the runner-up for the Rookie of the Year 3 straight years in '88 (Grace) '89 (Dwight Smith) and '90 (Mike Harkey) while having the winner in Jerome Walton finishing ahead of Smith in '89. Additionally, they produced solid major league pitchers in Greg Maddux and Jamie Moyer (not to mention briefly-successful arms like Frank Castillo and Les Lancaster) as well as the following position players who either had varying degrees of major-league success and/or in excess of 2,000 plate appearances in the bigs: Shawon Dunston, Rafael Palmeiro, Damon Berryhill, Derrick May, Rick Wilkins, and Joe Girardi. That was in only 6 years as the General Manager of a club that needed a complete overhaul when he arrived.
And it only took fewer then 4 years for Jim Frey to turn the whole damn thing into dust.
Someones need to handcuff this idiot to a radiator so as to keep him from typing any more idiotic nonsense.
If you really want to weep, read the comments.
Quote from: Bort on January 27, 2016, 01:34:17 PM
Quote from: PANK! on January 27, 2016, 01:30:11 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on January 27, 2016, 12:56:44 PM
Quote from: SKO on January 13, 2016, 04:44:42 PM
This fucker again https://twitter.com/MATrueblood/status/687379837174939648
This really should go (http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/27/the-case-for-not-extending-theo-epstein/) in "Totally Unreadable" but since it's on topic to the above.
Basically, Theo has done such a good job, that essentially anyone can take it from here and it would be impossible to screw up.
It's like this person has never followed the Cubs (or any sports) in his whole life.
Yeah the last time the Cubs had a coherent farm system that was quite regularly churning out quality young prospects was the Dallas Green Era in the late 1980's.
It may not have matched the overall depth and quality of today's organizational talent but it was clearly one of the best in baseball during its time. The Cubs had the runner-up for the Rookie of the Year 3 straight years in '88 (Grace) '89 (Dwight Smith) and '90 (Mike Harkey) while having the winner in Jerome Walton finishing ahead of Smith in '89. Additionally, they produced solid major league pitchers in Greg Maddux and Jamie Moyer (not to mention briefly-successful arms like Frank Castillo and Les Lancaster) as well as the following position players who either had varying degrees of major-league success and/or in excess of 2,000 plate appearances in the bigs: Shawon Dunston, Rafael Palmeiro, Damon Berryhill, Derrick May, Rick Wilkins, and Joe Girardi. That was in only 6 years as the General Manager of a club that needed a complete overhaul when he arrived.
And it only took fewer then 4 years for Jim Frey to turn the whole damn thing into dust.
Someones need to handcuff this idiot to a radiator so as to keep him from typing any more idiotic nonsense.
If you really want to weep, read the comments.
I did, briefly. They're fawning over the piece simply because the kid managed to be logical in his thought process. Those people must have pretty low standards.
I agree with Pank that Greg Maddux was a solid big league pitcher.
Quote from: Saul Goodman on January 27, 2016, 02:39:06 PM
I agree with Pank that Greg Maddux was a solid big league pitcher.
The contrarian idiot savant who works at BP is probably trying to craft the argument, as we speak, that Maddux wasn't even solid.
Quote from: PANK! on January 27, 2016, 03:03:47 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on January 27, 2016, 02:39:06 PM
I agree with Pank that Greg Maddux was a solid big league pitcher.
The contrarian idiot savant who works at BP is probably trying to craft the argument, as we speak, that Maddux wasn't even solid.
The best way to let talent reach their full potential is to get rid of really talented people in front of them.
Hence, Maddux had to go so that Mike Morgan would have his moment in the sun.
Quote from: PenFoe on January 27, 2016, 03:09:02 PM
Quote from: PANK! on January 27, 2016, 03:03:47 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on January 27, 2016, 02:39:06 PM
I agree with Pank that Greg Maddux was a solid big league pitcher.
The contrarian idiot savant who works at BP is probably trying to craft the argument, as we speak, that Maddux wasn't even solid.
The best way to let talent reach their full potential is to get rid of really talented people in front of them.
Hence, Maddux had to go so that Mike Morgan would have his moment in the sun.
Fuck. Pen made me LOL.
Quote from: Bort on January 27, 2016, 03:23:25 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on January 27, 2016, 03:09:02 PM
Quote from: PANK! on January 27, 2016, 03:03:47 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on January 27, 2016, 02:39:06 PM
I agree with Pank that Greg Maddux was a solid big league pitcher.
The contrarian idiot savant who works at BP is probably trying to craft the argument, as we speak, that Maddux wasn't even solid.
The best way to let talent reach their full potential is to get rid of really talented people in front of them.
Hence, Maddux had to go so that Mike Morgan would have his moment in the sun.
Fuck. Pen made me LOL.
Might as well end it now.
You've had a good run, Jon.
Quote from: PenFoe on January 27, 2016, 12:56:44 PM
Quote from: SKO on January 13, 2016, 04:44:42 PM
This fucker again https://twitter.com/MATrueblood/status/687379837174939648
This really should go (http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/27/the-case-for-not-extending-theo-epstein/) in "Totally Unreadable" but since it's on topic to the above.
Basically, Theo has done such a good job, that essentially anyone can take it from here and it would be impossible to screw up.
It's like this person has never followed the Cubs (or any sports) in his whole life.
Do any of you business types know anything about this DARPA thing to which this bozo is referring? I feel like he's somehow misrepresenting or not applying it correctly.
Quote from: Oleg on January 27, 2016, 06:25:05 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on January 27, 2016, 12:56:44 PM
Quote from: SKO on January 13, 2016, 04:44:42 PM
This fucker again https://twitter.com/MATrueblood/status/687379837174939648
This really should go (http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/27/the-case-for-not-extending-theo-epstein/) in "Totally Unreadable" but since it's on topic to the above.
Basically, Theo has done such a good job, that essentially anyone can take it from here and it would be impossible to screw up.
It's like this person has never followed the Cubs (or any sports) in his whole life.
Do any of you business types know anything about this DARPA thing to which this bozo is referring? I feel like he's somehow misrepresenting or not applying it correctly.
DARPA is a agency of the Defense Department (the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency) that sort of specializes in 'blue sky' projects. Their predecessor, ARPA came up with the Arpanet, which became the Internet, which is kind of cool. They are know for scientific contests and the like (autonomous cars was a recent one).
They are know for set projects to make leaps in technology in a small area. To my knowledge It has basically nothing to do with running an organization for a long time successfully.
Quote from: PANK! on January 27, 2016, 03:30:13 PM
You've had a good run, Jon.
That's a damn lie and you know it.
Yeah, DARPA is essentially crazy R&D for the defense industry, which means they have a high budget and an expected high failure rate, but occasionally come up with super crazy shit. I once did clinical trial data management for a DARPA trial on magnetic helmets as an attempt to help pilots be able to fly for several days without rest. Not a fucking thing to do with running a major league ball club.
Quote from: PANK! on January 27, 2016, 03:03:47 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on January 27, 2016, 02:39:06 PM
I agree with Pank that Greg Maddux was a solid big league pitcher.
The contrarian idiot savant who works at BP is probably trying to craft the argument, as we speak, that Maddux wasn't even solid.
The corollary to that argument is that said savant is a better tactician than Maddux. The Professor? Please. Trueblood is the Dean.
Quote from: Bort on January 27, 2016, 06:42:29 PM
Quote from: PANK! on January 27, 2016, 03:30:13 PM
You've had a good run, Jon.
That's a damn lie and you know it.
Yeah, DARPA is essentially crazy R&D for the defense industry, which means they have a high budget and an expected high failure rate, but occasionally come up with super crazy shit. I once did clinical trial data management for a DARPA trial on magnetic helmets as an attempt to help pilots be able to fly for several days without rest. Not a fucking thing to do with running a major league ball club.
Yeah, the writers of the DARPA article worked there and then ended up in the ATAP group of Motorola Mobility which is now owned by Google. So something they seem to gloss over here is that the organizations they're talking about have virtually unlimited funds for R&D.
And his article makes some weird damn leaps:
"It's just that the Cubs have a chance to be more than a great team. They have a chance to change baseball for the better, in many ways. Opening up the organization to an entirely new perspective, perhaps even from someone in another field of endeavor altogether, could foment that possibility."
If Epstein leaves, my guess is that the Ricketts are not bringing in someone from "another field of endeavor" to run the team. Also, no one uses that expression.
Quote from: CT III on January 27, 2016, 07:39:22 PM
Quote from: Bort on January 27, 2016, 06:42:29 PM
Quote from: PANK! on January 27, 2016, 03:30:13 PM
You've had a good run, Jon.
That's a damn lie and you know it.
Yeah, DARPA is essentially crazy R&D for the defense industry, which means they have a high budget and an expected high failure rate, but occasionally come up with super crazy shit. I once did clinical trial data management for a DARPA trial on magnetic helmets as an attempt to help pilots be able to fly for several days without rest. Not a fucking thing to do with running a major league ball club.
Yeah, the writers of the DARPA article worked there and then ended up in the ATAP group of Motorola Mobility which is now owned by Google. So something they seem to gloss over here is that the organizations they're talking about have virtually unlimited funds for R&D.
And his article makes some weird damn leaps:
"It's just that the Cubs have a chance to be more than a great team. They have a chance to change baseball for the better, in many ways. Opening up the organization to an entirely new perspective, perhaps even from someone in another field of endeavor altogether, could foment that possibility."
If Epstein leaves, my guess is that the Ricketts are not bringing in someone from "another field of endeavor" to run the team. Also, no one uses that expression.
They'll hire FOOTBALL EXECUTIVE Paul DePodesta. That's right, chumps, a completely different field of endeavor. Now that's how you Disrupt! Innovate! Think outside the box! Thought leaders!
Quote from: CT III on January 27, 2016, 07:39:22 PM
Quote from: Bort on January 27, 2016, 06:42:29 PM
Quote from: PANK! on January 27, 2016, 03:30:13 PM
You've had a good run, Jon.
That's a damn lie and you know it.
Yeah, DARPA is essentially crazy R&D for the defense industry, which means they have a high budget and an expected high failure rate, but occasionally come up with super crazy shit. I once did clinical trial data management for a DARPA trial on magnetic helmets as an attempt to help pilots be able to fly for several days without rest. Not a fucking thing to do with running a major league ball club.
Yeah, the writers of the DARPA article worked there and then ended up in the ATAP group of Motorola Mobility which is now owned by Google. So something they seem to gloss over here is that the organizations they're talking about have virtually unlimited funds for R&D.
And his article makes some weird damn leaps:
"It's just that the Cubs have a chance to be more than a great team. They have a chance to change baseball for the better, in many ways. Opening up the organization to an entirely new perspective, perhaps even from someone in another field of endeavor altogether, could foment that possibility."
If Epstein leaves, my guess is that the Ricketts are not bringing in someone from "another field of endeavor" to run the team. Also, no one uses that expression.
Nobody says "foment" either.
Also, this idea that the Cubs could somehow transform baseball is a little ludicrous. They're led by some smart baseball guys right now who have taken a good approach, exploited a few market inefficiencies and half-lucked their way into a couple fantastic prospects.
Let's not turn them into much more than that.
Quote from: PenFoe on January 27, 2016, 07:57:24 PM
Quote from: CT III on January 27, 2016, 07:39:22 PM
Quote from: Bort on January 27, 2016, 06:42:29 PM
Quote from: PANK! on January 27, 2016, 03:30:13 PM
You've had a good run, Jon.
That's a damn lie and you know it.
Yeah, DARPA is essentially crazy R&D for the defense industry, which means they have a high budget and an expected high failure rate, but occasionally come up with super crazy shit. I once did clinical trial data management for a DARPA trial on magnetic helmets as an attempt to help pilots be able to fly for several days without rest. Not a fucking thing to do with running a major league ball club.
Yeah, the writers of the DARPA article worked there and then ended up in the ATAP group of Motorola Mobility which is now owned by Google. So something they seem to gloss over here is that the organizations they're talking about have virtually unlimited funds for R&D.
And his article makes some weird damn leaps:
"It's just that the Cubs have a chance to be more than a great team. They have a chance to change baseball for the better, in many ways. Opening up the organization to an entirely new perspective, perhaps even from someone in another field of endeavor altogether, could foment that possibility."
If Epstein leaves, my guess is that the Ricketts are not bringing in someone from "another field of endeavor" to run the team. Also, no one uses that expression.
Nobody says "foment" either.
Also, this idea that the Cubs could somehow transform baseball is a little ludicrous. They're led by some smart baseball guys right now who have taken a good approach, exploited a few market inefficiencies and half-lucked their way into a couple fantastic prospects.
Let's not turn them into much more than that.
Yeah. What are they supposed to do, use baseball to help bring about The Singularity?
Quote from: PenFoe on January 27, 2016, 07:57:24 PM
Quote from: CT III on January 27, 2016, 07:39:22 PM
Quote from: Bort on January 27, 2016, 06:42:29 PM
Quote from: PANK! on January 27, 2016, 03:30:13 PM
You've had a good run, Jon.
That's a damn lie and you know it.
Yeah, DARPA is essentially crazy R&D for the defense industry, which means they have a high budget and an expected high failure rate, but occasionally come up with super crazy shit. I once did clinical trial data management for a DARPA trial on magnetic helmets as an attempt to help pilots be able to fly for several days without rest. Not a fucking thing to do with running a major league ball club.
Yeah, the writers of the DARPA article worked there and then ended up in the ATAP group of Motorola Mobility which is now owned by Google. So something they seem to gloss over here is that the organizations they're talking about have virtually unlimited funds for R&D.
And his article makes some weird damn leaps:
"It's just that the Cubs have a chance to be more than a great team. They have a chance to change baseball for the better, in many ways. Opening up the organization to an entirely new perspective, perhaps even from someone in another field of endeavor altogether, could foment that possibility."
If Epstein leaves, my guess is that the Ricketts are not bringing in someone from "another field of endeavor" to run the team. Also, no one uses that expression.
Nobody says "foment" either.
Also, this idea that the Cubs could somehow transform baseball is a little ludicrous. They're led by some smart baseball guys right now who have taken a good approach, exploited a few market inefficiencies and half-lucked their way into a couple fantastic prospects.
Let's not turn them into much more than that.
I'm also pretty sure that non-baseball people have run organizations before, to disastrous results. Including in the Cubs, via that master of innovation, P.K. Wrigley.
Quote from: Bort on January 27, 2016, 08:06:25 PM
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Quote from: PANK! on January 27, 2016, 03:30:13 PM
You've had a good run, Jon.
That's a damn lie and you know it.
Yeah, DARPA is essentially crazy R&D for the defense industry, which means they have a high budget and an expected high failure rate, but occasionally come up with super crazy shit. I once did clinical trial data management for a DARPA trial on magnetic helmets as an attempt to help pilots be able to fly for several days without rest. Not a fucking thing to do with running a major league ball club.
Yeah, the writers of the DARPA article worked there and then ended up in the ATAP group of Motorola Mobility which is now owned by Google. So something they seem to gloss over here is that the organizations they're talking about have virtually unlimited funds for R&D.
And his article makes some weird damn leaps:
"It's just that the Cubs have a chance to be more than a great team. They have a chance to change baseball for the better, in many ways. Opening up the organization to an entirely new perspective, perhaps even from someone in another field of endeavor altogether, could foment that possibility."
If Epstein leaves, my guess is that the Ricketts are not bringing in someone from "another field of endeavor" to run the team. Also, no one uses that expression.
Nobody says "foment" either.
Also, this idea that the Cubs could somehow transform baseball is a little ludicrous. They're led by some smart baseball guys right now who have taken a good approach, exploited a few market inefficiencies and half-lucked their way into a couple fantastic prospects.
Let's not turn them into much more than that.
Yeah. What are they supposed to do, use baseball to help bring about The Singularity?
One can only hope.
Quote from: Bort on January 27, 2016, 08:06:25 PM
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Quote from: PANK! on January 27, 2016, 03:30:13 PM
You've had a good run, Jon.
That's a damn lie and you know it.
Yeah, DARPA is essentially crazy R&D for the defense industry, which means they have a high budget and an expected high failure rate, but occasionally come up with super crazy shit. I once did clinical trial data management for a DARPA trial on magnetic helmets as an attempt to help pilots be able to fly for several days without rest. Not a fucking thing to do with running a major league ball club.
Yeah, the writers of the DARPA article worked there and then ended up in the ATAP group of Motorola Mobility which is now owned by Google. So something they seem to gloss over here is that the organizations they're talking about have virtually unlimited funds for R&D.
And his article makes some weird damn leaps:
"It's just that the Cubs have a chance to be more than a great team. They have a chance to change baseball for the better, in many ways. Opening up the organization to an entirely new perspective, perhaps even from someone in another field of endeavor altogether, could foment that possibility."
If Epstein leaves, my guess is that the Ricketts are not bringing in someone from "another field of endeavor" to run the team. Also, no one uses that expression.
Nobody says "foment" either.
Also, this idea that the Cubs could somehow transform baseball is a little ludicrous. They're led by some smart baseball guys right now who have taken a good approach, exploited a few market inefficiencies and half-lucked their way into a couple fantastic prospects.
Let's not turn them into much more than that.
Yeah. What are they supposed to do, use baseball to help bring about foment The Singularity?
Get with the times.
Quote from: PenFoe on January 27, 2016, 07:57:24 PM
Quote from: CT III on January 27, 2016, 07:39:22 PM
Quote from: Bort on January 27, 2016, 06:42:29 PM
Quote from: PANK! on January 27, 2016, 03:30:13 PM
You've had a good run, Jon.
That's a damn lie and you know it.
Yeah, DARPA is essentially crazy R&D for the defense industry, which means they have a high budget and an expected high failure rate, but occasionally come up with super crazy shit. I once did clinical trial data management for a DARPA trial on magnetic helmets as an attempt to help pilots be able to fly for several days without rest. Not a fucking thing to do with running a major league ball club.
Yeah, the writers of the DARPA article worked there and then ended up in the ATAP group of Motorola Mobility which is now owned by Google. So something they seem to gloss over here is that the organizations they're talking about have virtually unlimited funds for R&D.
And his article makes some weird damn leaps:
"It's just that the Cubs have a chance to be more than a great team. They have a chance to change baseball for the better, in many ways. Opening up the organization to an entirely new perspective, perhaps even from someone in another field of endeavor altogether, could foment that possibility."
If Epstein leaves, my guess is that the Ricketts are not bringing in someone from "another field of endeavor" to run the team. Also, no one uses that expression.
Nobody says "foment" either.
Also, this idea that the Cubs could somehow transform baseball is a little ludicrous. They're led by some smart baseball guys right now who have taken a good approach, exploited a few market inefficiencies and half-lucked their way into a couple fantastic prospects.
Let's not turn them into much more than that.
You have a flair for understatement.
Quote from: Eli on January 27, 2016, 09:28:57 PM
Quote from: Bort on January 27, 2016, 08:06:25 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on January 27, 2016, 07:57:24 PM
Quote from: CT III on January 27, 2016, 07:39:22 PM
Quote from: Bort on January 27, 2016, 06:42:29 PM
Quote from: PANK! on January 27, 2016, 03:30:13 PM
You've had a good run, Jon.
That's a damn lie and you know it.
Yeah, DARPA is essentially crazy R&D for the defense industry, which means they have a high budget and an expected high failure rate, but occasionally come up with super crazy shit. I once did clinical trial data management for a DARPA trial on magnetic helmets as an attempt to help pilots be able to fly for several days without rest. Not a fucking thing to do with running a major league ball club.
Yeah, the writers of the DARPA article worked there and then ended up in the ATAP group of Motorola Mobility which is now owned by Google. So something they seem to gloss over here is that the organizations they're talking about have virtually unlimited funds for R&D.
And his article makes some weird damn leaps:
"It's just that the Cubs have a chance to be more than a great team. They have a chance to change baseball for the better, in many ways. Opening up the organization to an entirely new perspective, perhaps even from someone in another field of endeavor altogether, could foment that possibility."
If Epstein leaves, my guess is that the Ricketts are not bringing in someone from "another field of endeavor" to run the team. Also, no one uses that expression.
Nobody says "foment" either.
Also, this idea that the Cubs could somehow transform baseball is a little ludicrous. They're led by some smart baseball guys right now who have taken a good approach, exploited a few market inefficiencies and half-lucked their way into a couple fantastic prospects.
Let's not turn them into much more than that.
Yeah. What are they supposed to do, use baseball to help bring about foment The Singularity?
Get with the times.
Look, much like all plethoras are veritable, the only thing one can foment is rebellion.
Quote from: Saul Goodman on January 27, 2016, 07:53:42 PM
Quote from: CT III on January 27, 2016, 07:39:22 PM
Quote from: Bort on January 27, 2016, 06:42:29 PM
Quote from: PANK! on January 27, 2016, 03:30:13 PM
You've had a good run, Jon.
That's a damn lie and you know it.
Yeah, DARPA is essentially crazy R&D for the defense industry, which means they have a high budget and an expected high failure rate, but occasionally come up with super crazy shit. I once did clinical trial data management for a DARPA trial on magnetic helmets as an attempt to help pilots be able to fly for several days without rest. Not a fucking thing to do with running a major league ball club.
Yeah, the writers of the DARPA article worked there and then ended up in the ATAP group of Motorola Mobility which is now owned by Google. So something they seem to gloss over here is that the organizations they're talking about have virtually unlimited funds for R&D.
And his article makes some weird damn leaps:
"It's just that the Cubs have a chance to be more than a great team. They have a chance to change baseball for the better, in many ways. Opening up the organization to an entirely new perspective, perhaps even from someone in another field of endeavor altogether, could foment that possibility."
If Epstein leaves, my guess is that the Ricketts are not bringing in someone from "another field of endeavor" to run the team. Also, no one uses that expression.
They'll hire FOOTBALL EXECUTIVE Paul DePodesta. That's right, chumps, a completely different field of endeavor. Now that's how you Disrupt! Innovate! Think outside the box! Thought leaders!
How about somebody that's kept their head above water during eight years of flat yield curve?
I'm qualified!
Quote from: flannj on January 27, 2016, 09:53:52 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on January 27, 2016, 07:53:42 PM
Quote from: CT III on January 27, 2016, 07:39:22 PM
Quote from: Bort on January 27, 2016, 06:42:29 PM
Quote from: PANK! on January 27, 2016, 03:30:13 PM
You've had a good run, Jon.
That's a damn lie and you know it.
Yeah, DARPA is essentially crazy R&D for the defense industry, which means they have a high budget and an expected high failure rate, but occasionally come up with super crazy shit. I once did clinical trial data management for a DARPA trial on magnetic helmets as an attempt to help pilots be able to fly for several days without rest. Not a fucking thing to do with running a major league ball club.
Yeah, the writers of the DARPA article worked there and then ended up in the ATAP group of Motorola Mobility which is now owned by Google. So something they seem to gloss over here is that the organizations they're talking about have virtually unlimited funds for R&D.
And his article makes some weird damn leaps:
"It's just that the Cubs have a chance to be more than a great team. They have a chance to change baseball for the better, in many ways. Opening up the organization to an entirely new perspective, perhaps even from someone in another field of endeavor altogether, could foment that possibility."
If Epstein leaves, my guess is that the Ricketts are not bringing in someone from "another field of endeavor" to run the team. Also, no one uses that expression.
They'll hire FOOTBALL EXECUTIVE Paul DePodesta. That's right, chumps, a completely different field of endeavor. Now that's how you Disrupt! Innovate! Think outside the box! Thought leaders!
How about somebody that's kept their head above water during eight years of flat yield curve?
I'm qualified!
"I'M A GUY LIKE ME!"
I used to work somewhere that had Rush Limbaugh on every day. I distinctly remember him saying "foment" all the time. So there's that.
In conclusion, this guy made a life decision based on his misinterpretation of an article in the Harvard Business Review and it worked out great for him, so why wouldn't the Cubs do the same?
Also, does this mean troob lud is going to be changing careers in a couple more years?
Quote from: Bort on January 27, 2016, 06:42:29 PM
Quote from: PANK! on January 27, 2016, 03:30:13 PM
You've had a good run, Jon.
That's a damn lie and you know it.
Yeah, DARPA is essentially crazy R&D for the defense industry, which means they have a high budget and an expected high failure rate, but occasionally come up with super crazy shit. I once did clinical trial data management for a DARPA trial on magnetic helmets as an attempt to help pilots be able to fly for several days without rest. Not a fucking thing to do with running a major league ball club.
Intrepid Reader: HueyGo on...
Quote from: CT III on January 28, 2016, 09:12:25 AM
In conclusion, this guy made a life decision based on his misinterpretation of an article in the Harvard Business Review and it worked out great for him, so why wouldn't the Cubs do the same?
Also, does this mean troob lud is going to be changing careers in a couple more years?
Are we sure he's not actually teh aPul?
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on January 28, 2016, 09:35:30 AM
Quote from: Bort on January 27, 2016, 06:42:29 PM
Quote from: PANK! on January 27, 2016, 03:30:13 PM
You've had a good run, Jon.
That's a damn lie and you know it.
Yeah, DARPA is essentially crazy R&D for the defense industry, which means they have a high budget and an expected high failure rate, but occasionally come up with super crazy shit. I once did clinical trial data management for a DARPA trial on magnetic helmets as an attempt to help pilots be able to fly for several days without rest. Not a fucking thing to do with running a major league ball club.
Intrepid Reader: Huey
Go on...
I laughed.
Epilogue:
http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/27/a-brief-note/
Quote from: CT III on January 28, 2016, 12:53:35 PM
Epilogue:
http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/27/a-brief-note/
Honestly, as fucking dumb as that article was, this almost makes it worse.
Quote from: PenFoe on January 28, 2016, 01:02:02 PM
Quote from: CT III on January 28, 2016, 12:53:35 PM
Epilogue:
http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/27/a-brief-note/
Honestly, as fucking dumb as that article was, this almost makes it worse.
It also seems to be blissfully unaware that almost all of the commenters to the article praised it.
What a shitshow.
Quote from: PANK! on January 28, 2016, 01:31:38 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on January 28, 2016, 01:02:02 PM
Quote from: CT III on January 28, 2016, 12:53:35 PM
Epilogue:
http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/27/a-brief-note/
Honestly, as fucking dumb as that article was, this almost makes it worse.
It also seems to be blissfully unaware that almost all of the commenters to the article praised it.
What a shitshow.
Things are going great without Sahadev. Never been better.
Quote from: PenFoe on January 28, 2016, 01:02:02 PM
Quote from: CT III on January 28, 2016, 12:53:35 PM
Epilogue:
http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/27/a-brief-note/
Honestly, as fucking dumb as that article was, this almost makes it worse.
"We knew this was dumb, but we also knew it was great clickbait."
Quote from: PenFoe on January 28, 2016, 01:02:02 PM
Quote from: CT III on January 28, 2016, 12:53:35 PM
Epilogue:
http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/27/a-brief-note/
Honestly, as fucking dumb as that article was, this almost makes it worse.
The new editor is both incompetent and totally in love with himself, which is a really swell combination.
Quote from: PANK! on January 28, 2016, 01:31:38 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on January 28, 2016, 01:02:02 PM
Quote from: CT III on January 28, 2016, 12:53:35 PM
Epilogue:
http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/27/a-brief-note/
Honestly, as fucking dumb as that article was, this almost makes it worse.
It also seems to be blissfully unaware that almost all of the commenters to the article praised it.
What a shitshow.
Seriously, like 8 people said something on Twitter that it was stupid and, conversely, 8 or so people commented that it was well written (though they disagreed.)
If I was Trueblood, just prior to locking myself in my closet for the rest of my life, I would be pissed at this dude for calling even more attention to my stupid article that 50% of people thought was basically fine.
Quote from: PenFoe on January 28, 2016, 02:48:45 PM
Quote from: PANK! on January 28, 2016, 01:31:38 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on January 28, 2016, 01:02:02 PM
Quote from: CT III on January 28, 2016, 12:53:35 PM
Epilogue:
http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/27/a-brief-note/
Honestly, as fucking dumb as that article was, this almost makes it worse.
It also seems to be blissfully unaware that almost all of the commenters to the article praised it.
What a shitshow.
Seriously, like 8 people said something on Twitter that it was stupid and, conversely, 8 or so people commented that it was well written (though they disagreed.)
If I was Trueblood, just prior to locking myself in my closet for the rest of my life, I would be pissed at this dude for calling even more attention to my stupid article that 50% of people thought was basically fine.
A think piece on what to do if Theo were to leave of his own volition / inability to agree on a new contract might be worth the time to write. TWO pieces on choosing to let him go because he be, "very expensive...to retain, and the groundwork he has laid ought to allow even slightly less talented replacements to thrive," is insipid.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on January 28, 2016, 03:22:19 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on January 28, 2016, 02:48:45 PM
Quote from: PANK! on January 28, 2016, 01:31:38 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on January 28, 2016, 01:02:02 PM
Quote from: CT III on January 28, 2016, 12:53:35 PM
Epilogue:
http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/27/a-brief-note/
Honestly, as fucking dumb as that article was, this almost makes it worse.
It also seems to be blissfully unaware that almost all of the commenters to the article praised it.
What a shitshow.
Seriously, like 8 people said something on Twitter that it was stupid and, conversely, 8 or so people commented that it was well written (though they disagreed.)
If I was Trueblood, just prior to locking myself in my closet for the rest of my life, I would be pissed at this dude for calling even more attention to my stupid article that 50% of people thought was basically fine.
A think piece on what to do if Theo were to leave of his own volition / inability to agree on a new contract might be worth the time to write. TWO pieces on choosing to let him go because he be, "very expensive...to retain, and the groundwork he has laid ought to allow even slightly less talented replacements to thrive," is insipid.
How long would it take to write "Promote Jed Hoyer"?
Any pieces on any hypothetical Epstein scenarios are kind of a waste of time. The Ricketts' pockets are deep enough to where money isn't going to be an issue. Theo isn't going to leave when he's this close to adding "won a World Series with the Chicago Cubs" to his Hall of Fame plaque.
And since the only person dumber than Trueblood in the Cubs organization is Crane Kenney, who has no power over the baseball operations side of the world...I'd say changing for the sake of changing isn't likely either.
I've seen it linked about 7 different times now and I'm not fucking reading that post or anything else that weirdo puts out. Never.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on January 28, 2016, 03:22:19 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on January 28, 2016, 02:48:45 PM
Quote from: PANK! on January 28, 2016, 01:31:38 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on January 28, 2016, 01:02:02 PM
Quote from: CT III on January 28, 2016, 12:53:35 PM
Epilogue:
http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/27/a-brief-note/
Honestly, as fucking dumb as that article was, this almost makes it worse.
It also seems to be blissfully unaware that almost all of the commenters to the article praised it.
What a shitshow.
Seriously, like 8 people said something on Twitter that it was stupid and, conversely, 8 or so people commented that it was well written (though they disagreed.)
If I was Trueblood, just prior to locking myself in my closet for the rest of my life, I would be pissed at this dude for calling even more attention to my stupid article that 50% of people thought was basically fine.
A think piece on what to do if Theo were to leave of his own volition / inability to agree on a new contract might be worth the time to write. TWO pieces on choosing to let him go because he be, "very expensive...to retain, and the groundwork he has laid ought to allow even slightly less talented replacements to thrive," is insipid.
And Epstein might be "expensive" relative to other front-office execs, but relative to the value he brings to the organization? He's a bargain.
Quote from: PenFoe on January 28, 2016, 02:48:45 PM
Quote from: PANK! on January 28, 2016, 01:31:38 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on January 28, 2016, 01:02:02 PM
Quote from: CT III on January 28, 2016, 12:53:35 PM
Epilogue:
http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/01/27/a-brief-note/
Honestly, as fucking dumb as that article was, this almost makes it worse.
It also seems to be blissfully unaware that almost all of the commenters to the article praised it.
What a shitshow.
Seriously, like 8 people said something on Twitter that it was stupid and, conversely, 8 or so people commented that it was well written (though they disagreed.)
If I was Trueblood, just prior to locking myself in my closet for the rest of my life, I would be pissed at this dude for calling even more attention to my stupid article that 50% of people thought was basically fine.
When I read that piece I assumed that "Trueblood" was a made up name and that it was posted for laughs.
Heh. (http://www.desipio.com/?p=5967)
Quote from: PANK! on January 29, 2016, 09:10:19 AM
Heh. (http://www.desipio.com/?p=5967)
I love this line...
QuoteIs that what you were trying to do? Out-dumb Al Yellon?
Quote from: flannj on January 29, 2016, 10:35:47 AM
Quote from: PANK! on January 29, 2016, 09:10:19 AM
Heh. (http://www.desipio.com/?p=5967)
I love this line...
QuoteIs that what you were trying to do? Out-dumb Al Yellon?
As I commented at the bottom of that article, as ludicrous as this Trueblood piece was it doesn't come close to holding a candle to that prosaic diarrhea that was Yellon's "How many tears, Theo?" idiocy.
Quote from: PANK! on January 29, 2016, 10:43:59 AM
Quote from: flannj on January 29, 2016, 10:35:47 AM
Quote from: PANK! on January 29, 2016, 09:10:19 AM
Heh. (http://www.desipio.com/?p=5967)
I love this line...
QuoteIs that what you were trying to do? Out-dumb Al Yellon?
As I commented at the bottom of that article, as ludicrous as this Trueblood piece was it doesn't come close to holding a candle to that prosaic diarrhea that was Yellon's "How many tears, Theo?" idiocy.
Yeah, Trueblood is being contrarian. Alvin is a fucking doofus.
Has Trooblud surfaced to explain how Theo just fucked everything up?
U gotta be shittin me.
(http://i.imgur.com/BiobJaJ.jpg)
Quote from: Slaky on April 05, 2016, 09:36:57 AM
U gotta be shittin me.
(http://i.imgur.com/BiobJaJ.jpg)
All his tweets are private anyway - were you following him?
Quote from: Slaky on April 05, 2016, 09:36:57 AM
U gotta be shittin me.
(http://i.imgur.com/BiobJaJ.jpg)
You're better for having trolled.
Quote from: Tonker on April 05, 2016, 11:27:31 AM
Quote from: Slaky on April 05, 2016, 09:36:57 AM
U gotta be shittin me.
(http://i.imgur.com/BiobJaJ.jpg)
All his tweets are private anyway - were you following him?
I don't think he went private till last night when Slak found him saying Lester gives every opponent two free innings because he's mentally weak and needs a personal catcher (I guess Greg Maddux was mentally weak, who knew?), and after Slak gave him shit and I quoted him and Shut Up Paul'd him he appears to have disappeared into the void.
Quote from: SKO on April 05, 2016, 11:30:13 AM
Quote from: Tonker on April 05, 2016, 11:27:31 AM
Quote from: Slaky on April 05, 2016, 09:36:57 AM
U gotta be shittin me.
(http://i.imgur.com/BiobJaJ.jpg)
All his tweets are private anyway - were you following him?
I don't think he went private till last night when Slak found him saying Lester gives every opponent two free innings because he's mentally weak and needs a personal catcher (I guess Greg Maddux was mentally weak, who knew?), and after Slak gave him shit and I quoted him and Shut Up Paul'd him he appears to have disappeared into the void.
SKO's oral history is correct. Paul typically comes out of the woodwork and tweets his fucked up nonsense at Non Desipio Cubs bloggers and then deletes all his tweets and goes away again.
So apparently I won't be able to partake next time.
https://twitter.com/bachlaw/status/724424652014137344?s=09
This is why people hate sabermetrics. Jake's K rate is literally the only peripheral he has that is "meh" (ground ball rate, soft/hard contact rates, BB rate, xFIP/FIP are similar to last year) and it's down a whopping 3% from last year over a grand total of 108 batters faced. That's a blip that could change if he Ks ten Brewers on Wednesday. Yet this guy has to go "harumph meh peripherals" a few days after Jake throws a fucking no hitter.
Quote from: SKO on April 24, 2016, 10:22:31 PM
https://twitter.com/bachlaw/status/724424652014137344?s=09
This is why people hate sabermetrics. Jake's K rate is literally the only peripheral he has that is "meh" (ground ball rate, soft/hard contact rates, BB rate, xFIP/FIP are similar to last year) and it's down a whopping 3% from last year over a grand total of 108 batters faced. That's a blip that could change if he Ks ten Brewers on Wednesday. Yet this guy has to go "harumph meh peripherals" a few days after Jake throws a fucking no hitter.
who is this person
Quote from: Saul Goodman on April 25, 2016, 12:02:43 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 24, 2016, 10:22:31 PM
https://twitter.com/bachlaw/status/724424652014137344?s=09
This is why people hate sabermetrics. Jake's K rate is literally the only peripheral he has that is "meh" (ground ball rate, soft/hard contact rates, BB rate, xFIP/FIP are similar to last year) and it's down a whopping 3% from last year over a grand total of 108 batters faced. That's a blip that could change if he Ks ten Brewers on Wednesday. Yet this guy has to go "harumph meh peripherals" a few days after Jake throws a fucking no hitter.
who is this person
I think he works for Baseball Prospectus. I only saw this because of some BP guys retweeting it and also defending this guy.
DPD, my point is he could easily have said "interesting that Arrieta is getting similar results despite striking out fewer batters so far this year", which is true, and actually speaks to Jake's stated goal this year of using fewer pitches by pitching to contact (he also seems to be using his slutter less, which is his strikeout pitch, so that he reduces the stress on his arm and saves his bullets for October). Saying "despite his meh peripherals" when he appears to have exactly one "meh" peripheral and still has a FIP/xFIP below 3.00, just seems like a snide way of implying regression that isn't really happening yet.
Quote from: SKO on April 25, 2016, 07:27:50 AM
DPD, my point is he could easily have said "interesting that Arrieta is getting similar results despite striking out fewer batters so far this year", which is true, and actually speaks to Jake's stated goal this year of using fewer pitches by pitching to contact (he also seems to be using his slutter less, which is his strikeout pitch, so that he reduces the stress on his arm and saves his bullets for October). Saying "despite his meh peripherals" when he appears to have exactly one "meh" peripheral and still has a FIP/xFIP below 3.00, just seems like a snide way of implying regression that isn't really happening yet.
A lot of the peripherals are more of the how he is doing it than the how he is doing. Bottom line: if the most dominant pitcher in baseball right now, who is in the midst of a run maybe not produced by people not named Bob Gibson, Don Drysdale or Sandy Koufax, has "meh" peripherals, maybe that speaks to the efficacy of said peripherals as a measure of performance. Didn't that ignorant hack ever read Moneyball?
Quote from: Brownie on April 25, 2016, 09:20:53 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 25, 2016, 07:27:50 AM
DPD, my point is he could easily have said "interesting that Arrieta is getting similar results despite striking out fewer batters so far this year", which is true, and actually speaks to Jake's stated goal this year of using fewer pitches by pitching to contact (he also seems to be using his slutter less, which is his strikeout pitch, so that he reduces the stress on his arm and saves his bullets for October). Saying "despite his meh peripherals" when he appears to have exactly one "meh" peripheral and still has a FIP/xFIP below 3.00, just seems like a snide way of implying regression that isn't really happening yet.
A lot of the peripherals are more of the how he is doing it than the how he is doing. Bottom line: if the most dominant pitcher in baseball right now, who is in the midst of a run maybe not produced by people not named Bob Gibson, Don Drysdale or Sandy Koufax, has "meh" peripherals, maybe that speaks to the efficacy of said peripherals as a measure of performance. Didn't that ignorant hack ever read Moneyball?
Yeah, we're 4 starts into year 3 of Jake Arrieta being one of the best pitchers in the game, and his stated goal was to induce more weak contact so as to throw fewer pitches. He has a slightly lower K rate (and a still stellar FIP/xFIP, walk rate, etc) over 4 measly games and suddenly his "peripherals are meh". I think maybe Jake Arrieta can just do whatever the fuck he wants and if he wants you to ground out rather than strike out, well, that's what you're going to do.
Quote from: SKO on April 25, 2016, 09:28:57 AM
Quote from: Brownie on April 25, 2016, 09:20:53 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 25, 2016, 07:27:50 AM
DPD, my point is he could easily have said "interesting that Arrieta is getting similar results despite striking out fewer batters so far this year", which is true, and actually speaks to Jake's stated goal this year of using fewer pitches by pitching to contact (he also seems to be using his slutter less, which is his strikeout pitch, so that he reduces the stress on his arm and saves his bullets for October). Saying "despite his meh peripherals" when he appears to have exactly one "meh" peripheral and still has a FIP/xFIP below 3.00, just seems like a snide way of implying regression that isn't really happening yet.
A lot of the peripherals are more of the how he is doing it than the how he is doing. Bottom line: if the most dominant pitcher in baseball right now, who is in the midst of a run maybe not produced by people not named Bob Gibson, Don Drysdale or Sandy Koufax, has "meh" peripherals, maybe that speaks to the efficacy of said peripherals as a measure of performance. Didn't that ignorant hack ever read Moneyball?
Yeah, we're 4 starts into year 3 of Jake Arrieta being one of the best pitchers in the game, and his stated goal was to induce more weak contact so as to throw fewer pitches. He has a slightly lower K rate (and a still stellar FIP/xFIP, walk rate, etc) over 4 measly games and suddenly his "peripherals are meh". I think maybe Jake Arrieta can just do whatever the fuck he wants and if he wants you to ground out rather than strike out, well, that's what you're going to do.
I find it most concerning that someone who writes for BP is trying to extrapolate anything from 31 innings.
Quote from: Eli on April 25, 2016, 09:34:11 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 25, 2016, 09:28:57 AM
Quote from: Brownie on April 25, 2016, 09:20:53 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 25, 2016, 07:27:50 AM
DPD, my point is he could easily have said "interesting that Arrieta is getting similar results despite striking out fewer batters so far this year", which is true, and actually speaks to Jake's stated goal this year of using fewer pitches by pitching to contact (he also seems to be using his slutter less, which is his strikeout pitch, so that he reduces the stress on his arm and saves his bullets for October). Saying "despite his meh peripherals" when he appears to have exactly one "meh" peripheral and still has a FIP/xFIP below 3.00, just seems like a snide way of implying regression that isn't really happening yet.
A lot of the peripherals are more of the how he is doing it than the how he is doing. Bottom line: if the most dominant pitcher in baseball right now, who is in the midst of a run maybe not produced by people not named Bob Gibson, Don Drysdale or Sandy Koufax, has "meh" peripherals, maybe that speaks to the efficacy of said peripherals as a measure of performance. Didn't that ignorant hack ever read Moneyball?
Yeah, we're 4 starts into year 3 of Jake Arrieta being one of the best pitchers in the game, and his stated goal was to induce more weak contact so as to throw fewer pitches. He has a slightly lower K rate (and a still stellar FIP/xFIP, walk rate, etc) over 4 measly games and suddenly his "peripherals are meh". I think maybe Jake Arrieta can just do whatever the fuck he wants and if he wants you to ground out rather than strike out, well, that's what you're going to do.
I find it most concerning that someone who writes for BP is trying to extrapolate anything from 31 innings.
Yeah, the difference between last year's K rate of 27% and this year's K rate of 24% over the 108 batters Jake has faced so far is....3 strikeouts. But meh peripherals.
Quote from: Eli on April 25, 2016, 09:34:11 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 25, 2016, 09:28:57 AM
Quote from: Brownie on April 25, 2016, 09:20:53 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 25, 2016, 07:27:50 AM
DPD, my point is he could easily have said "interesting that Arrieta is getting similar results despite striking out fewer batters so far this year", which is true, and actually speaks to Jake's stated goal this year of using fewer pitches by pitching to contact (he also seems to be using his slutter less, which is his strikeout pitch, so that he reduces the stress on his arm and saves his bullets for October). Saying "despite his meh peripherals" when he appears to have exactly one "meh" peripheral and still has a FIP/xFIP below 3.00, just seems like a snide way of implying regression that isn't really happening yet.
A lot of the peripherals are more of the how he is doing it than the how he is doing. Bottom line: if the most dominant pitcher in baseball right now, who is in the midst of a run maybe not produced by people not named Bob Gibson, Don Drysdale or Sandy Koufax, has "meh" peripherals, maybe that speaks to the efficacy of said peripherals as a measure of performance. Didn't that ignorant hack ever read Moneyball?
Yeah, we're 4 starts into year 3 of Jake Arrieta being one of the best pitchers in the game, and his stated goal was to induce more weak contact so as to throw fewer pitches. He has a slightly lower K rate (and a still stellar FIP/xFIP, walk rate, etc) over 4 measly games and suddenly his "peripherals are meh". I think maybe Jake Arrieta can just do whatever the fuck he wants and if he wants you to ground out rather than strike out, well, that's what you're going to do.
I find it most concerning that someone who writes for BP is trying to extrapolate anything from 31 innings.
They are rapidly circling the drain toward irrelevance.
Quote from: Eli on April 25, 2016, 09:34:11 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 25, 2016, 09:28:57 AM
Quote from: Brownie on April 25, 2016, 09:20:53 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 25, 2016, 07:27:50 AM
DPD, my point is he could easily have said "interesting that Arrieta is getting similar results despite striking out fewer batters so far this year", which is true, and actually speaks to Jake's stated goal this year of using fewer pitches by pitching to contact (he also seems to be using his slutter less, which is his strikeout pitch, so that he reduces the stress on his arm and saves his bullets for October). Saying "despite his meh peripherals" when he appears to have exactly one "meh" peripheral and still has a FIP/xFIP below 3.00, just seems like a snide way of implying regression that isn't really happening yet.
A lot of the peripherals are more of the how he is doing it than the how he is doing. Bottom line: if the most dominant pitcher in baseball right now, who is in the midst of a run maybe not produced by people not named Bob Gibson, Don Drysdale or Sandy Koufax, has "meh" peripherals, maybe that speaks to the efficacy of said peripherals as a measure of performance. Didn't that ignorant hack ever read Moneyball?
Yeah, we're 4 starts into year 3 of Jake Arrieta being one of the best pitchers in the game, and his stated goal was to induce more weak contact so as to throw fewer pitches. He has a slightly lower K rate (and a still stellar FIP/xFIP, walk rate, etc) over 4 measly games and suddenly his "peripherals are meh". I think maybe Jake Arrieta can just do whatever the fuck he wants and if he wants you to ground out rather than strike out, well, that's what you're going to do.
I find it most concerning that someone who writes for BP is trying to extrapolate anything from 31 innings.
The fun thing about small sample sizes is Andrew Miller's and Delin Betances's FIP. Seriously, check them out.
Quote from: Oleg on April 25, 2016, 10:53:46 AM
Quote from: Eli on April 25, 2016, 09:34:11 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 25, 2016, 09:28:57 AM
Quote from: Brownie on April 25, 2016, 09:20:53 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 25, 2016, 07:27:50 AM
DPD, my point is he could easily have said "interesting that Arrieta is getting similar results despite striking out fewer batters so far this year", which is true, and actually speaks to Jake's stated goal this year of using fewer pitches by pitching to contact (he also seems to be using his slutter less, which is his strikeout pitch, so that he reduces the stress on his arm and saves his bullets for October). Saying "despite his meh peripherals" when he appears to have exactly one "meh" peripheral and still has a FIP/xFIP below 3.00, just seems like a snide way of implying regression that isn't really happening yet.
A lot of the peripherals are more of the how he is doing it than the how he is doing. Bottom line: if the most dominant pitcher in baseball right now, who is in the midst of a run maybe not produced by people not named Bob Gibson, Don Drysdale or Sandy Koufax, has "meh" peripherals, maybe that speaks to the efficacy of said peripherals as a measure of performance. Didn't that ignorant hack ever read Moneyball?
Yeah, we're 4 starts into year 3 of Jake Arrieta being one of the best pitchers in the game, and his stated goal was to induce more weak contact so as to throw fewer pitches. He has a slightly lower K rate (and a still stellar FIP/xFIP, walk rate, etc) over 4 measly games and suddenly his "peripherals are meh". I think maybe Jake Arrieta can just do whatever the fuck he wants and if he wants you to ground out rather than strike out, well, that's what you're going to do.
I find it most concerning that someone who writes for BP is trying to extrapolate anything from 31 innings.
The fun thing about small sample sizes is Andrew Miller's and Delin Betances's FIP. Seriously, check them out.
Rondon has a -0.93
Quote from: Yeti on April 25, 2016, 12:05:41 PM
Quote from: Oleg on April 25, 2016, 10:53:46 AM
Quote from: Eli on April 25, 2016, 09:34:11 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 25, 2016, 09:28:57 AM
Quote from: Brownie on April 25, 2016, 09:20:53 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 25, 2016, 07:27:50 AM
DPD, my point is he could easily have said "interesting that Arrieta is getting similar results despite striking out fewer batters so far this year", which is true, and actually speaks to Jake's stated goal this year of using fewer pitches by pitching to contact (he also seems to be using his slutter less, which is his strikeout pitch, so that he reduces the stress on his arm and saves his bullets for October). Saying "despite his meh peripherals" when he appears to have exactly one "meh" peripheral and still has a FIP/xFIP below 3.00, just seems like a snide way of implying regression that isn't really happening yet.
A lot of the peripherals are more of the how he is doing it than the how he is doing. Bottom line: if the most dominant pitcher in baseball right now, who is in the midst of a run maybe not produced by people not named Bob Gibson, Don Drysdale or Sandy Koufax, has "meh" peripherals, maybe that speaks to the efficacy of said peripherals as a measure of performance. Didn't that ignorant hack ever read Moneyball?
Yeah, we're 4 starts into year 3 of Jake Arrieta being one of the best pitchers in the game, and his stated goal was to induce more weak contact so as to throw fewer pitches. He has a slightly lower K rate (and a still stellar FIP/xFIP, walk rate, etc) over 4 measly games and suddenly his "peripherals are meh". I think maybe Jake Arrieta can just do whatever the fuck he wants and if he wants you to ground out rather than strike out, well, that's what you're going to do.
I find it most concerning that someone who writes for BP is trying to extrapolate anything from 31 innings.
The fun thing about small sample sizes is Andrew Miller's and Delin Betances's FIP. Seriously, check them out.
Rondon has a -0.93
Jebus. I didn't even notice that.
April rules.
This is legitimately hard to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tU-D-m2JY8
Quote from: SKO on April 26, 2016, 11:28:59 AM
This is legitimately hard to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tU-D-m2JY8
That was horrible.
Quote from: Oleg on April 26, 2016, 11:33:44 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 26, 2016, 11:28:59 AM
This is legitimately hard to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tU-D-m2JY8
That was horrible.
Cowards hiding behind the anonymity of the internet.
Quote from: CBStew on April 26, 2016, 11:45:22 AM
Quote from: Oleg on April 26, 2016, 11:33:44 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 26, 2016, 11:28:59 AM
This is legitimately hard to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tU-D-m2JY8
That was horrible.
Cowards hiding behind the anonymity of the internet.
It's fucking repulsive.
Quote from: Bort on April 26, 2016, 12:36:32 PM
Quote from: CBStew on April 26, 2016, 11:45:22 AM
Quote from: Oleg on April 26, 2016, 11:33:44 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 26, 2016, 11:28:59 AM
This is legitimately hard to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tU-D-m2JY8
That was horrible.
Cowards hiding behind the anonymity of the internet.
It's fucking repulsive.
Especially considering how a lot of us, myself included, have treated both of them in the past.
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on April 26, 2016, 12:49:58 PM
Quote from: Bort on April 26, 2016, 12:36:32 PM
Quote from: CBStew on April 26, 2016, 11:45:22 AM
Quote from: Oleg on April 26, 2016, 11:33:44 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 26, 2016, 11:28:59 AM
This is legitimately hard to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tU-D-m2JY8
That was horrible.
Cowards hiding behind the anonymity of the internet.
It's fucking repulsive.
Especially considering how a lot of us, myself included, have treated both of them in the past.
Julie blocked me on Twitter after I unfollowed her during the World Cup, so I never even got the chance to say something mean to her.
Quote from: Eli on April 26, 2016, 01:23:10 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on April 26, 2016, 12:49:58 PM
Quote from: Bort on April 26, 2016, 12:36:32 PM
Quote from: CBStew on April 26, 2016, 11:45:22 AM
Quote from: Oleg on April 26, 2016, 11:33:44 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 26, 2016, 11:28:59 AM
This is legitimately hard to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tU-D-m2JY8
That was horrible.
Cowards hiding behind the anonymity of the internet.
It's fucking repulsive.
Especially considering how a lot of us, myself included, have treated both of them in the past.
Julie blocked me on Twitter after I unfollowed her during the World Cup, so I never even got the chance to say something mean to her.
I mean, it's kind of a difficult situation. I've butted heads with her a number of times, and I would describe most of her opinions on the Bears and football in general as, like, sub PenFoe-ian in their stupidity. I don't feel comfortable ever disagreeing with her on twitter or whatever anymore because of the massive amount of unwarranted shit she takes. I look forward to a less misogynistic future where there's no other implication to me telling a woman in sports media that her take is dumb and bad.
Quote from: SKO on April 26, 2016, 01:30:25 PM
Quote from: Eli on April 26, 2016, 01:23:10 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on April 26, 2016, 12:49:58 PM
Quote from: Bort on April 26, 2016, 12:36:32 PM
Quote from: CBStew on April 26, 2016, 11:45:22 AM
Quote from: Oleg on April 26, 2016, 11:33:44 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 26, 2016, 11:28:59 AM
This is legitimately hard to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tU-D-m2JY8
That was horrible.
Cowards hiding behind the anonymity of the internet.
It's fucking repulsive.
Especially considering how a lot of us, myself included, have treated both of them in the past.
Julie blocked me on Twitter after I unfollowed her during the World Cup, so I never even got the chance to say something mean to her.
I mean, it's kind of a difficult situation. I've butted heads with her a number of times, and I would describe most of her opinions on the Bears and football in general as, like, sub PenFoe-ian in their stupidity. I don't feel comfortable ever disagreeing with her on twitter or whatever anymore because of the massive amount of unwarranted shit she takes. I look forward to a less misogynistic future where there's no other implication to me telling a woman in sports media that her take is dumb and bad.
Slezak broke me of that habit after she and BH had JennPex and I over for board game night. That woman is a saint.
Quote from: InternetApex on April 26, 2016, 01:32:54 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 26, 2016, 01:30:25 PM
Quote from: Eli on April 26, 2016, 01:23:10 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on April 26, 2016, 12:49:58 PM
Quote from: Bort on April 26, 2016, 12:36:32 PM
Quote from: CBStew on April 26, 2016, 11:45:22 AM
Quote from: Oleg on April 26, 2016, 11:33:44 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 26, 2016, 11:28:59 AM
This is legitimately hard to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tU-D-m2JY8
That was horrible.
Cowards hiding behind the anonymity of the internet.
It's fucking repulsive.
Especially considering how a lot of us, myself included, have treated both of them in the past.
Julie blocked me on Twitter after I unfollowed her during the World Cup, so I never even got the chance to say something mean to her.
I mean, it's kind of a difficult situation. I've butted heads with her a number of times, and I would describe most of her opinions on the Bears and football in general as, like, sub PenFoe-ian in their stupidity. I don't feel comfortable ever disagreeing with her on twitter or whatever anymore because of the massive amount of unwarranted shit she takes. I look forward to a less misogynistic future where there's no other implication to me telling a woman in sports media that her take is dumb and bad.
Slezak broke me of that habit after she and BH had JennPex and I over for board game night. That woman is a saint.
Is this real? I don't care if it's not just say it is.
Quote from: SKO on April 26, 2016, 01:30:25 PM
Quote from: Eli on April 26, 2016, 01:23:10 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on April 26, 2016, 12:49:58 PM
Quote from: Bort on April 26, 2016, 12:36:32 PM
Quote from: CBStew on April 26, 2016, 11:45:22 AM
Quote from: Oleg on April 26, 2016, 11:33:44 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 26, 2016, 11:28:59 AM
This is legitimately hard to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tU-D-m2JY8
That was horrible.
Cowards hiding behind the anonymity of the internet.
It's fucking repulsive.
Especially considering how a lot of us, myself included, have treated both of them in the past.
Julie blocked me on Twitter after I unfollowed her during the World Cup, so I never even got the chance to say something mean to her.
I mean, it's kind of a difficult situation. I've butted heads with her a number of times, and I would describe most of her opinions on the Bears and football in general as, like, sub PenFoe-ian in their stupidity. I don't feel comfortable ever disagreeing with her on twitter or whatever anymore because of the massive amount of unwarranted shit she takes. I look forward to a less misogynistic future where there's no other implication to me telling a woman in sports media that her take is dumb and bad.
I'm gonna agree with this.
I hate basically all her sports opinions, but I wish she could have them in peace and be criticized solely for her bad opinions.
Quote from: PenFoe on April 26, 2016, 02:44:35 PM
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Quote from: Eli on April 26, 2016, 01:23:10 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on April 26, 2016, 12:49:58 PM
Quote from: Bort on April 26, 2016, 12:36:32 PM
Quote from: CBStew on April 26, 2016, 11:45:22 AM
Quote from: Oleg on April 26, 2016, 11:33:44 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 26, 2016, 11:28:59 AM
This is legitimately hard to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tU-D-m2JY8
That was horrible.
Cowards hiding behind the anonymity of the internet.
It's fucking repulsive.
Especially considering how a lot of us, myself included, have treated both of them in the past.
Julie blocked me on Twitter after I unfollowed her during the World Cup, so I never even got the chance to say something mean to her.
I mean, it's kind of a difficult situation. I've butted heads with her a number of times, and I would describe most of her opinions on the Bears and football in general as, like, sub PenFoe-ian in their stupidity. I don't feel comfortable ever disagreeing with her on twitter or whatever anymore because of the massive amount of unwarranted shit she takes. I look forward to a less misogynistic future where there's no other implication to me telling a woman in sports media that her take is dumb and bad.
I'm gonna agree with this.
I hate basically all her sports opinions, but I wish she could have them in peace and be criticized solely for her bad opinions.
She had a "won't somebody PLEASE think of the children?!" tweet about something involving pro wrestling that she thought wasn't age appropriate for her boys. I thought about pointing out how stupid it is to complain about something being inappropriate with professional wrestling, which has pretty much always had plotlines involving sex and violence, but then I saw that she had been retweeted and mocked by the barstool people and her mentions were getting flooded by vicious trolls and I backed away.
I felt bad for her, but that was still a really stupid ass thing to say. It's professional wrestling, for god's sake.
When did Desipio (mostly) grow up?
Quote from: SKO on April 26, 2016, 11:28:59 AM
This is legitimately hard to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tU-D-m2JY8
I don't really understand the purpose of this.
Not you SKO, I'm talking about the original you tube video.
Quote from: flannj on April 26, 2016, 09:05:29 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 26, 2016, 11:28:59 AM
This is legitimately hard to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tU-D-m2JY8
I don't really understand the purpose of this.
Not you SKO, I'm talking about the original you tube video.
A lot of people don't realize just how horrible people are to women on the internet, especially women in primarily male dominated fields? I mean Julie has had to spend all day on twitter since that video was posted arguing with assholes who are insisting she made it all up and to stop whining. I think their overall goal is to make it so twitter takes harassment more seriously and starts banning trolls, because as it is you basically need to have a bunch of people report an account as offensive before it is even just temporarily suspended, let alone banned.
Quote from: SKO on April 27, 2016, 07:30:25 AM
Quote from: flannj on April 26, 2016, 09:05:29 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 26, 2016, 11:28:59 AM
This is legitimately hard to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tU-D-m2JY8
I don't really understand the purpose of this.
Not you SKO, I'm talking about the original you tube video.
A lot of people don't realize just how horrible people are to women on the internet, especially women in primarily male dominated fields? I mean Julie has had to spend all day on twitter since that video was posted arguing with assholes who are insisting she made it all up and to stop whining. I think their overall goal is to make it so twitter takes harassment more seriously and starts banning trolls, because as it is you basically need to have a bunch of people report an account as offensive before it is even just temporarily suspended, let alone banned.
Also, the fact is most people hear "trolling" and "online harassment" and just shrug, because the terms don't make most people immediately think "near constant death threats from strangers just because you had an opinion online while having a vagina."
Quote from: Bort on April 27, 2016, 07:44:22 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 27, 2016, 07:30:25 AM
Quote from: flannj on April 26, 2016, 09:05:29 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 26, 2016, 11:28:59 AM
This is legitimately hard to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tU-D-m2JY8
I don't really understand the purpose of this.
Not you SKO, I'm talking about the original you tube video.
A lot of people don't realize just how horrible people are to women on the internet, especially women in primarily male dominated fields? I mean Julie has had to spend all day on twitter since that video was posted arguing with assholes who are insisting she made it all up and to stop whining. I think their overall goal is to make it so twitter takes harassment more seriously and starts banning trolls, because as it is you basically need to have a bunch of people report an account as offensive before it is even just temporarily suspended, let alone banned.
Also, the fact is most people hear "trolling" and "online harassment" and just shrug, because the terms don't make most people immediately think "near constant death threats from strangers just because you had an opinion online while having a vagina."
Right, I remember when that stupid gamergate stuff first happened that Anita Sarkesian woman had one of those monsters send her a picture of her house and her husband and talk about how he was going to rape her in front of her husband before killing them both, and when she went to the police about it they literally said "stay in a hotel if you're scared, I guess?" because I mean, "it's just the internet"
I may be misremembering but I believe Julie had something similar happen during the start of her reporting on the Kane thing, where someone said he was going to come down to the Score's studio and kill her and so she was forced to stay home from work.
Quote from: Slaky on April 26, 2016, 02:39:30 PM
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Quote from: CBStew on April 26, 2016, 11:45:22 AM
Quote from: Oleg on April 26, 2016, 11:33:44 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 26, 2016, 11:28:59 AM
This is legitimately hard to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tU-D-m2JY8
That was horrible.
Cowards hiding behind the anonymity of the internet.
It's fucking repulsive.
Especially considering how a lot of us, myself included, have treated both of them in the past.
Julie blocked me on Twitter after I unfollowed her during the World Cup, so I never even got the chance to say something mean to her.
I mean, it's kind of a difficult situation. I've butted heads with her a number of times, and I would describe most of her opinions on the Bears and football in general as, like, sub PenFoe-ian in their stupidity. I don't feel comfortable ever disagreeing with her on twitter or whatever anymore because of the massive amount of unwarranted shit she takes. I look forward to a less misogynistic future where there's no other implication to me telling a woman in sports media that her take is dumb and bad.
Slezak broke me of that habit after she and BH had JennPex and I over for board game night. That woman is a saint.
Is this real? I don't care if it's not just say it is.
Ok.
Quote from: SKO on April 26, 2016, 01:30:25 PM
Quote from: Eli on April 26, 2016, 01:23:10 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on April 26, 2016, 12:49:58 PM
Quote from: Bort on April 26, 2016, 12:36:32 PM
Quote from: CBStew on April 26, 2016, 11:45:22 AM
Quote from: Oleg on April 26, 2016, 11:33:44 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 26, 2016, 11:28:59 AM
This is legitimately hard to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tU-D-m2JY8
That was horrible.
Cowards hiding behind the anonymity of the internet.
It's fucking repulsive.
Especially considering how a lot of us, myself included, have treated both of them in the past.
Julie blocked me on Twitter after I unfollowed her during the World Cup, so I never even got the chance to say something mean to her.
I mean, it's kind of a difficult situation. I've butted heads with her a number of times, and I would describe most of her opinions on the Bears and football in general as, like, sub PenFoe-ian in their stupidity. I don't feel comfortable ever disagreeing with her on twitter or whatever anymore because of the massive amount of unwarranted shit she takes. I look forward to a less misogynistic future where there's no other implication to me telling a woman in sports media that her take is dumb and bad.
Exhibit A:
(http://i.imgur.com/LMyzRoq.jpg)
If Al had said that, or any of us, we'd have rightfully had that quote thrown in our faces probably 150 times this year as the Cubs pound some shitty pitcher. Pank and I call out Julie on that kind of idiotic Fro Dog take and within minutes some vegan lady was yelling at us to leave her alone. I know a lot of sexist trolls attack Julie for no reason. Her sports takes are still mostly bad.
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Quote from: Oleg on April 26, 2016, 11:33:44 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 26, 2016, 11:28:59 AM
This is legitimately hard to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tU-D-m2JY8
That was horrible.
Cowards hiding behind the anonymity of the internet.
It's fucking repulsive.
Especially considering how a lot of us, myself included, have treated both of them in the past.
Julie blocked me on Twitter after I unfollowed her during the World Cup, so I never even got the chance to say something mean to her.
I mean, it's kind of a difficult situation. I've butted heads with her a number of times, and I would describe most of her opinions on the Bears and football in general as, like, sub PenFoe-ian in their stupidity. I don't feel comfortable ever disagreeing with her on twitter or whatever anymore because of the massive amount of unwarranted shit she takes. I look forward to a less misogynistic future where there's no other implication to me telling a woman in sports media that her take is dumb and bad.
Exhibit A:
(http://i.imgur.com/LMyzRoq.jpg)
If Al had said that, or any of us, we'd have rightfully had that quote thrown in our faces probably 150 times this year as the Cubs pound some shitty pitcher. Pank and I call out Julie on that kind of idiotic Fro Dog take and within minutes some vegan lady was yelling at us to leave her alone. I know a lot of sexist trolls attack Julie for no reason. Her sports takes are still mostly bad.
A little internet hyperbole during a frustrating game and what do we get? The SKOPolice!
Thank the lord you are here to point out that "always" not only isn't a great word choice, but but WRONG FOR ALL TIME!!! Because, if you hadn't pointed that out... the universe gets sucked down a giant black hole vortex into a singularity?
Quote from: SKO on May 18, 2016, 08:01:36 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 26, 2016, 01:30:25 PM
Quote from: Eli on April 26, 2016, 01:23:10 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on April 26, 2016, 12:49:58 PM
Quote from: Bort on April 26, 2016, 12:36:32 PM
Quote from: CBStew on April 26, 2016, 11:45:22 AM
Quote from: Oleg on April 26, 2016, 11:33:44 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 26, 2016, 11:28:59 AM
This is legitimately hard to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tU-D-m2JY8
That was horrible.
Cowards hiding behind the anonymity of the internet.
It's fucking repulsive.
Especially considering how a lot of us, myself included, have treated both of them in the past.
Julie blocked me on Twitter after I unfollowed her during the World Cup, so I never even got the chance to say something mean to her.
I mean, it's kind of a difficult situation. I've butted heads with her a number of times, and I would describe most of her opinions on the Bears and football in general as, like, sub PenFoe-ian in their stupidity. I don't feel comfortable ever disagreeing with her on twitter or whatever anymore because of the massive amount of unwarranted shit she takes. I look forward to a less misogynistic future where there's no other implication to me telling a woman in sports media that her take is dumb and bad.
Exhibit A:
(http://i.imgur.com/LMyzRoq.jpg)
If Al had said that, or any of us, we'd have rightfully had that quote thrown in our faces probably 150 times this year as the Cubs pound some shitty pitcher. Pank and I call out Julie on that kind of idiotic Fro Dog take and within minutes some vegan lady was yelling at us to leave her alone. I know a lot of sexist trolls attack Julie for no reason. Her sports takes are still mostly bad.
If Zach Zaidman or Jordan Bernfield or any other update person on the SCORE said something so insipid and ham-handed, they wouldn't hear the end of it. Should Julie not be held to the same standard as her professional colleagues simply because of her gender? That doesn't seem to do anybody any good, least of all her.
Quote from: PANK! on May 18, 2016, 08:45:13 AM
Quote from: SKO on May 18, 2016, 08:01:36 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 26, 2016, 01:30:25 PM
Quote from: Eli on April 26, 2016, 01:23:10 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on April 26, 2016, 12:49:58 PM
Quote from: Bort on April 26, 2016, 12:36:32 PM
Quote from: CBStew on April 26, 2016, 11:45:22 AM
Quote from: Oleg on April 26, 2016, 11:33:44 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 26, 2016, 11:28:59 AM
This is legitimately hard to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tU-D-m2JY8
That was horrible.
Cowards hiding behind the anonymity of the internet.
It's fucking repulsive.
Especially considering how a lot of us, myself included, have treated both of them in the past.
Julie blocked me on Twitter after I unfollowed her during the World Cup, so I never even got the chance to say something mean to her.
I mean, it's kind of a difficult situation. I've butted heads with her a number of times, and I would describe most of her opinions on the Bears and football in general as, like, sub PenFoe-ian in their stupidity. I don't feel comfortable ever disagreeing with her on twitter or whatever anymore because of the massive amount of unwarranted shit she takes. I look forward to a less misogynistic future where there's no other implication to me telling a woman in sports media that her take is dumb and bad.
Exhibit A:
(http://i.imgur.com/LMyzRoq.jpg)
If Al had said that, or any of us, we'd have rightfully had that quote thrown in our faces probably 150 times this year as the Cubs pound some shitty pitcher. Pank and I call out Julie on that kind of idiotic Fro Dog take and within minutes some vegan lady was yelling at us to leave her alone. I know a lot of sexist trolls attack Julie for no reason. Her sports takes are still mostly bad.
If Zach Zaidman or Jordan Bernfield or any other update person on the SCORE said something so insipid and ham-handed, they wouldn't hear the end of it. Should Julie not be held to the same standard as her professional colleagues simply because of her gender? That doesn't seem to do anybody any good, least of all her.
Better question, if
I had said that, given my reputation last year as The Doom Patrol, would I have avoided getting shit on for it? I'm guessing no.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 08:39:05 AM
Quote from: SKO on May 18, 2016, 08:01:36 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 26, 2016, 01:30:25 PM
Quote from: Eli on April 26, 2016, 01:23:10 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on April 26, 2016, 12:49:58 PM
Quote from: Bort on April 26, 2016, 12:36:32 PM
Quote from: CBStew on April 26, 2016, 11:45:22 AM
Quote from: Oleg on April 26, 2016, 11:33:44 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 26, 2016, 11:28:59 AM
This is legitimately hard to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tU-D-m2JY8
That was horrible.
Cowards hiding behind the anonymity of the internet.
It's fucking repulsive.
Especially considering how a lot of us, myself included, have treated both of them in the past.
Julie blocked me on Twitter after I unfollowed her during the World Cup, so I never even got the chance to say something mean to her.
I mean, it's kind of a difficult situation. I've butted heads with her a number of times, and I would describe most of her opinions on the Bears and football in general as, like, sub PenFoe-ian in their stupidity. I don't feel comfortable ever disagreeing with her on twitter or whatever anymore because of the massive amount of unwarranted shit she takes. I look forward to a less misogynistic future where there's no other implication to me telling a woman in sports media that her take is dumb and bad.
Exhibit A:
(http://i.imgur.com/LMyzRoq.jpg)
If Al had said that, or any of us, we'd have rightfully had that quote thrown in our faces probably 150 times this year as the Cubs pound some shitty pitcher. Pank and I call out Julie on that kind of idiotic Fro Dog take and within minutes some vegan lady was yelling at us to leave her alone. I know a lot of sexist trolls attack Julie for no reason. Her sports takes are still mostly bad.
A little internet hyperbole during a frustrating game and what do we get? The SKOPolice!
Thank the lord you are here to point out that "always" not only isn't a great word choice, but but WRONG FOR ALL TIME!!! Because, if you hadn't pointed that out... the universe gets sucked down a giant black hole vortex into a singularity?
Chuck prefers to live in a world where half-baked, petulant, knee-jerk (and utterly wrong) opinions go unchecked. His life would be infinitely less complicated as a result.
Quote from: PANK! on May 18, 2016, 08:47:43 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 08:39:05 AM
Quote from: SKO on May 18, 2016, 08:01:36 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 26, 2016, 01:30:25 PM
Quote from: Eli on April 26, 2016, 01:23:10 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on April 26, 2016, 12:49:58 PM
Quote from: Bort on April 26, 2016, 12:36:32 PM
Quote from: CBStew on April 26, 2016, 11:45:22 AM
Quote from: Oleg on April 26, 2016, 11:33:44 AM
Quote from: SKO on April 26, 2016, 11:28:59 AM
This is legitimately hard to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tU-D-m2JY8
That was horrible.
Cowards hiding behind the anonymity of the internet.
It's fucking repulsive.
Especially considering how a lot of us, myself included, have treated both of them in the past.
Julie blocked me on Twitter after I unfollowed her during the World Cup, so I never even got the chance to say something mean to her.
I mean, it's kind of a difficult situation. I've butted heads with her a number of times, and I would describe most of her opinions on the Bears and football in general as, like, sub PenFoe-ian in their stupidity. I don't feel comfortable ever disagreeing with her on twitter or whatever anymore because of the massive amount of unwarranted shit she takes. I look forward to a less misogynistic future where there's no other implication to me telling a woman in sports media that her take is dumb and bad.
Exhibit A:
(http://i.imgur.com/LMyzRoq.jpg)
If Al had said that, or any of us, we'd have rightfully had that quote thrown in our faces probably 150 times this year as the Cubs pound some shitty pitcher. Pank and I call out Julie on that kind of idiotic Fro Dog take and within minutes some vegan lady was yelling at us to leave her alone. I know a lot of sexist trolls attack Julie for no reason. Her sports takes are still mostly bad.
A little internet hyperbole during a frustrating game and what do we get? The SKOPolice!
Thank the lord you are here to point out that "always" not only isn't a great word choice, but but WRONG FOR ALL TIME!!! Because, if you hadn't pointed that out... the universe gets sucked down a giant black hole vortex into a singularity?
Chuck prefers to live in a world where half-baked, petulant, knee-jerk (and utterly wrong) opinions go unchecked. His life would be infinitely less complicated as a result.
Yeah, I mean if pointing out bad takes weren't like 90% of what we do here I could understand the "oh give her a break" response, but, like, we don't ever give anyone breaks. It's what makes us assholes and keeps this board running except for when I break it.
I mean we've been laughing about "Ty Wiggington always kills the Cubs!" for like 8 years now let's not pretend this is unprecedented.
I think life becomes a lot easier, in general, when we stop trying to win arguments on the internet. Smart people say stupid things all the time sometimes. Apart from perhaps slightly annoying her, and getting jumped on by her friends/supporters, what is accomplished by pointing out to Julie that she said something kinda dumb?
I think it's a different situation when you're on a forum, because there's more direct interaction there, but at this point who can be bothered by another stupid Tweet?
Quote from: Canadouche on May 18, 2016, 09:14:12 AM
I think life becomes a lot easier, in general, when we stop trying to win arguments on the internet. Smart people say stupid things all the time sometimes. Apart from perhaps slightly annoying her, and getting jumped on by her friends/supporters, what is accomplished by pointing out to Julie that she said something kinda dumb?
I think it's a different situation when you're on a forum, because there's more direct interaction there, but at this point who can be bothered by another stupid Tweet?
I don't think anyone was trying to win an argument, I pointed out she made a dumb tweet, then someone else pointed out that it was wrong to point out the dumb tweet, which is an argument no one ever makes to me when it's Gordo or Bruce Levine or Jesse Rogers or something. That one tweet was more or less the end of it for me, other than further discussion with Huey which I mostly tried to leave Julie out of? If we stopped pointing out when people made dumb tweets on twitter it would literally cease to exist, which would probably benefit humanity greatly.
Quote from: PANK! on May 18, 2016, 08:47:43 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 08:39:05 AM
A little internet hyperbole during a frustrating game and what do we get? The SKOPolice!
Thank the lord you are here to point out that "always" not only isn't a great word choice, but but WRONG FOR ALL TIME!!! Because, if you hadn't pointed that out... the universe gets sucked down a giant black hole vortex into a singularity?
Chuck prefers to live in a world where half-baked, petulant, knee-jerk (and utterly wrong) opinions go unchecked. His life would be infinitely less complicated as a result.
There are bad takes and bad takes. Julie's "Always make bad pitchers look great" vs. Bayless' "Kobe's rape gave him sizzle" are two different levels of bad take. One should be sloughed off. The other never should be forgotten and should disqualify a person from being in broadcasting.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 09:35:38 AM
Quote from: PANK! on May 18, 2016, 08:47:43 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 08:39:05 AM
A little internet hyperbole during a frustrating game and what do we get? The SKOPolice!
Thank the lord you are here to point out that "always" not only isn't a great word choice, but but WRONG FOR ALL TIME!!! Because, if you hadn't pointed that out... the universe gets sucked down a giant black hole vortex into a singularity?
Chuck prefers to live in a world where half-baked, petulant, knee-jerk (and utterly wrong) opinions go unchecked. His life would be infinitely less complicated as a result.
There are bad takes and bad takes. Julie's "Always make bad pitchers look great" vs. Bayless' "Kobe's rape gave him sizzle" are two different levels of bad take. One should be sloughed off. The other never should be forgotten and should disqualify a person from being in broadcasting.
Besides, you can't catch every fish in the pond. Let Julie's takes go.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 09:35:38 AM
Quote from: PANK! on May 18, 2016, 08:47:43 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 08:39:05 AM
A little internet hyperbole during a frustrating game and what do we get? The SKOPolice!
Thank the lord you are here to point out that "always" not only isn't a great word choice, but but WRONG FOR ALL TIME!!! Because, if you hadn't pointed that out... the universe gets sucked down a giant black hole vortex into a singularity?
Chuck prefers to live in a world where half-baked, petulant, knee-jerk (and utterly wrong) opinions go unchecked. His life would be infinitely less complicated as a result.
There are bad takes and bad takes. Julie's "Always make bad pitchers look great" vs. Bayless' "Kobe's rape gave him sizzle" are two different levels of bad take. One should be sloughed off. The other never should be forgotten and should disqualify a person from being in broadcasting.
I would say there's a comfortable middle ground of "one tweet pointing out how dumb that tweet was" in between "sloughed off" and "perpetually reminding a dude that he's a rape apologist".
Quote from: SKO on May 18, 2016, 09:38:14 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 09:35:38 AM
Quote from: PANK! on May 18, 2016, 08:47:43 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 08:39:05 AM
A little internet hyperbole during a frustrating game and what do we get? The SKOPolice!
Thank the lord you are here to point out that "always" not only isn't a great word choice, but but WRONG FOR ALL TIME!!! Because, if you hadn't pointed that out... the universe gets sucked down a giant black hole vortex into a singularity?
Chuck prefers to live in a world where half-baked, petulant, knee-jerk (and utterly wrong) opinions go unchecked. His life would be infinitely less complicated as a result.
There are bad takes and bad takes. Julie's "Always make bad pitchers look great" vs. Bayless' "Kobe's rape gave him sizzle" are two different levels of bad take. One should be sloughed off. The other never should be forgotten and should disqualify a person from being in broadcasting.
I would say there's a comfortable middle ground of "one tweet pointing out how dumb that tweet was" in between "sloughed off" and "perpetually reminding a dude that he's a rape apologist".
Yes. And, in my view, using the word "always" in a medium with a 140 character limit while watching a frustrating game is on the end of ignorable. But, hey. You really got her.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 09:40:35 AM
Quote from: SKO on May 18, 2016, 09:38:14 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 09:35:38 AM
Quote from: PANK! on May 18, 2016, 08:47:43 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 08:39:05 AM
A little internet hyperbole during a frustrating game and what do we get? The SKOPolice!
Thank the lord you are here to point out that "always" not only isn't a great word choice, but but WRONG FOR ALL TIME!!! Because, if you hadn't pointed that out... the universe gets sucked down a giant black hole vortex into a singularity?
Chuck prefers to live in a world where half-baked, petulant, knee-jerk (and utterly wrong) opinions go unchecked. His life would be infinitely less complicated as a result.
There are bad takes and bad takes. Julie's "Always make bad pitchers look great" vs. Bayless' "Kobe's rape gave him sizzle" are two different levels of bad take. One should be sloughed off. The other never should be forgotten and should disqualify a person from being in broadcasting.
I would say there's a comfortable middle ground of "one tweet pointing out how dumb that tweet was" in between "sloughed off" and "perpetually reminding a dude that he's a rape apologist".
Yes. And, in my view, using the word "always" in a medium with a 140 character limit while watching a frustrating game is on the end of ignorable. But, hey. You really got her.
I did, yes. *fist pumps*
Quote from: SKO on May 18, 2016, 09:38:14 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 09:35:38 AM
Quote from: PANK! on May 18, 2016, 08:47:43 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 08:39:05 AM
A little internet hyperbole during a frustrating game and what do we get? The SKOPolice!
Thank the lord you are here to point out that "always" not only isn't a great word choice, but but WRONG FOR ALL TIME!!! Because, if you hadn't pointed that out... the universe gets sucked down a giant black hole vortex into a singularity?
Chuck prefers to live in a world where half-baked, petulant, knee-jerk (and utterly wrong) opinions go unchecked. His life would be infinitely less complicated as a result.
There are bad takes and bad takes. Julie's "Always make bad pitchers look great" vs. Bayless' "Kobe's rape gave him sizzle" are two different levels of bad take. One should be sloughed off. The other never should be forgotten and should disqualify a person from being in broadcasting.
I would say there's a comfortable middle ground of "one tweet pointing out how dumb that tweet was" in between "sloughed off" and "perpetually reminding a dude that he's a rape apologist".
I for one will be following Huey's crusade to make sure that no dumb comment on the internet go unchallenged with great interest.
So, I was looking at this and wondering, did Julie say something to you and I missed it? Because this shit didn't just happen in a vacuum. Julie's got a lot of people who simply attack her reflexively for almost any comment, and as a result there are now a lot of people who will automatically jump to her defense for any perceived attack, regardless of your intent.
I mean, basically Huey and SKO are mad because if they randomly say something to Julie some other randos might yell at them.
My question is, why are they such crybabies?
Quote from: CT III on May 18, 2016, 10:03:57 AM
Quote from: SKO on May 18, 2016, 09:38:14 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 09:35:38 AM
Quote from: PANK! on May 18, 2016, 08:47:43 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 08:39:05 AM
A little internet hyperbole during a frustrating game and what do we get? The SKOPolice!
Thank the lord you are here to point out that "always" not only isn't a great word choice, but but WRONG FOR ALL TIME!!! Because, if you hadn't pointed that out... the universe gets sucked down a giant black hole vortex into a singularity?
Chuck prefers to live in a world where half-baked, petulant, knee-jerk (and utterly wrong) opinions go unchecked. His life would be infinitely less complicated as a result.
There are bad takes and bad takes. Julie's "Always make bad pitchers look great" vs. Bayless' "Kobe's rape gave him sizzle" are two different levels of bad take. One should be sloughed off. The other never should be forgotten and should disqualify a person from being in broadcasting.
I would say there's a comfortable middle ground of "one tweet pointing out how dumb that tweet was" in between "sloughed off" and "perpetually reminding a dude that he's a rape apologist".
I for one will be following Huey's crusade to make sure that no dumb comment on the internet go unchallenged with great interest.
So, I was looking at this and wondering, did Julie say something to you and I missed it? Because this shit didn't just happen in a vacuum. Julie's got a lot of people who simply attack her reflexively for almost any comment, and as a result there are now a lot of people who will automatically jump to her defense for any perceived attack, regardless of your intent.
I mean, basically Huey and SKO are mad because if they randomly say something to Julie some other randos might yell at them.
My question is, why are they such crybabies?
As someone who picks on a lot of people on the internet, I try to make sure my targets are men and usually in the media or purveyors of horrible blog content. Personally, I think it's poor form to go after women and teenagers. I am not perfect but that's my semi-rigid code.
BUT if you are feeling the need to correct Julie or anyone who's been attacked for stupid shit I would kindly suggest that you dont' quote RT her with your Actually. Just reply to her. The quote RT is most likely universally considered a provocation.
You can ignore pretty much everything I've said here but these are things that being on that stupid goddamn website so often have taught me.
Thank's
Quote from: CT III on May 18, 2016, 10:03:57 AM
Quote from: SKO on May 18, 2016, 09:38:14 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 09:35:38 AM
Quote from: PANK! on May 18, 2016, 08:47:43 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 08:39:05 AM
A little internet hyperbole during a frustrating game and what do we get? The SKOPolice!
Thank the lord you are here to point out that "always" not only isn't a great word choice, but but WRONG FOR ALL TIME!!! Because, if you hadn't pointed that out... the universe gets sucked down a giant black hole vortex into a singularity?
Chuck prefers to live in a world where half-baked, petulant, knee-jerk (and utterly wrong) opinions go unchecked. His life would be infinitely less complicated as a result.
There are bad takes and bad takes. Julie's "Always make bad pitchers look great" vs. Bayless' "Kobe's rape gave him sizzle" are two different levels of bad take. One should be sloughed off. The other never should be forgotten and should disqualify a person from being in broadcasting.
I would say there's a comfortable middle ground of "one tweet pointing out how dumb that tweet was" in between "sloughed off" and "perpetually reminding a dude that he's a rape apologist".
I for one will be following Huey's crusade to make sure that no dumb comment on the internet go unchallenged with great interest.
So, I was looking at this and wondering, did Julie say something to you and I missed it? Because this shit didn't just happen in a vacuum. Julie's got a lot of people who simply attack her reflexively for almost any comment, and as a result there are now a lot of people who will automatically jump to her defense for any perceived attack, regardless of your intent.
I mean, basically Huey and SKO are mad because if they randomly say something to Julie some other randos might yell at them.
My question is, why are they such crybabies?
No she never said anything in response, I just thought it was a dumb tweet and responded to it the way I respond to must dumb taeks by media people I follow. I was content to just leave it at the one tweet and move on. Huey, humorously, compiled a list of every crappy pitcher the Cubs have beaten up on this year and tweeted it at her because he is Huey.
I'm not even mad about the person who came to her defense, I get why they do it given the shit she takes, I was posting on here about it as a follow up to an earlier comment I had made about how I respect Julie's advocacy and stuff but how she's actually kind of a meatball with her actual sports opinions.
Then this got out of hand here because I find it weird that Chuck and Fork are suddenly opposed to pointing out stupid tweets by media personalities, because I've never really seen them raise objections to the other 9 million people we've done that to.
Quote from: CT III on May 18, 2016, 10:03:57 AM
Quote from: SKO on May 18, 2016, 09:38:14 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 09:35:38 AM
Quote from: PANK! on May 18, 2016, 08:47:43 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 08:39:05 AM
A little internet hyperbole during a frustrating game and what do we get? The SKOPolice!
Thank the lord you are here to point out that "always" not only isn't a great word choice, but but WRONG FOR ALL TIME!!! Because, if you hadn't pointed that out... the universe gets sucked down a giant black hole vortex into a singularity?
Chuck prefers to live in a world where half-baked, petulant, knee-jerk (and utterly wrong) opinions go unchecked. His life would be infinitely less complicated as a result.
There are bad takes and bad takes. Julie's "Always make bad pitchers look great" vs. Bayless' "Kobe's rape gave him sizzle" are two different levels of bad take. One should be sloughed off. The other never should be forgotten and should disqualify a person from being in broadcasting.
I would say there's a comfortable middle ground of "one tweet pointing out how dumb that tweet was" in between "sloughed off" and "perpetually reminding a dude that he's a rape apologist".
I for one will be following Huey's crusade to make sure that no dumb comment on the internet go unchallenged with great interest.
So, I was looking at this and wondering, did Julie say something to you and I missed it? Because this shit didn't just happen in a vacuum. Julie's got a lot of people who simply attack her reflexively for almost any comment, and as a result there are now a lot of people who will automatically jump to her defense for any perceived attack, regardless of your intent.
I mean, basically Huey and SKO are mad because if they randomly say something to Julie some other randos might yell at them.
My question is, why are they such crybabies?
I guess I feel like SKO does raise an interesting larger issue. Yes, Julie endures an unbelievable amount of unfair shit from people. But there have been times with her where I've thought about replying/arguing/discussing something and ended up X'ing out of the window. Whereas if Jesse Rogers had said the same thing, I wouldn't have thought twice about sending it. I'm not really sure that means, but it certainly means
something.
Quote from: Eli on May 18, 2016, 10:10:33 AM
Quote from: CT III on May 18, 2016, 10:03:57 AM
Quote from: SKO on May 18, 2016, 09:38:14 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 09:35:38 AM
Quote from: PANK! on May 18, 2016, 08:47:43 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 08:39:05 AM
A little internet hyperbole during a frustrating game and what do we get? The SKOPolice!
Thank the lord you are here to point out that "always" not only isn't a great word choice, but but WRONG FOR ALL TIME!!! Because, if you hadn't pointed that out... the universe gets sucked down a giant black hole vortex into a singularity?
Chuck prefers to live in a world where half-baked, petulant, knee-jerk (and utterly wrong) opinions go unchecked. His life would be infinitely less complicated as a result.
There are bad takes and bad takes. Julie's "Always make bad pitchers look great" vs. Bayless' "Kobe's rape gave him sizzle" are two different levels of bad take. One should be sloughed off. The other never should be forgotten and should disqualify a person from being in broadcasting.
I would say there's a comfortable middle ground of "one tweet pointing out how dumb that tweet was" in between "sloughed off" and "perpetually reminding a dude that he's a rape apologist".
I for one will be following Huey's crusade to make sure that no dumb comment on the internet go unchallenged with great interest.
So, I was looking at this and wondering, did Julie say something to you and I missed it? Because this shit didn't just happen in a vacuum. Julie's got a lot of people who simply attack her reflexively for almost any comment, and as a result there are now a lot of people who will automatically jump to her defense for any perceived attack, regardless of your intent.
I mean, basically Huey and SKO are mad because if they randomly say something to Julie some other randos might yell at them.
My question is, why are they such crybabies?
I guess I feel like SKO does raise an interesting larger issue. Yes, Julie endures an unbelievable amount of unfair shit from people. But there have been times with her where I've thought about replying/arguing/discussing something and ended up X'ing out of the window. Whereas if Jesse Rogers had said the same thing, I wouldn't have thought twice about sending it. I'm not really sure that means, but it certainly means something.
You just made CT's list, Eli. Way to go, crybaby.
Quote from: Eli on May 18, 2016, 10:10:33 AM
Quote from: CT III on May 18, 2016, 10:03:57 AM
Quote from: SKO on May 18, 2016, 09:38:14 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 09:35:38 AM
Quote from: PANK! on May 18, 2016, 08:47:43 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 08:39:05 AM
A little internet hyperbole during a frustrating game and what do we get? The SKOPolice!
Thank the lord you are here to point out that "always" not only isn't a great word choice, but but WRONG FOR ALL TIME!!! Because, if you hadn't pointed that out... the universe gets sucked down a giant black hole vortex into a singularity?
Chuck prefers to live in a world where half-baked, petulant, knee-jerk (and utterly wrong) opinions go unchecked. His life would be infinitely less complicated as a result.
There are bad takes and bad takes. Julie's "Always make bad pitchers look great" vs. Bayless' "Kobe's rape gave him sizzle" are two different levels of bad take. One should be sloughed off. The other never should be forgotten and should disqualify a person from being in broadcasting.
I would say there's a comfortable middle ground of "one tweet pointing out how dumb that tweet was" in between "sloughed off" and "perpetually reminding a dude that he's a rape apologist".
I for one will be following Huey's crusade to make sure that no dumb comment on the internet go unchallenged with great interest.
So, I was looking at this and wondering, did Julie say something to you and I missed it? Because this shit didn't just happen in a vacuum. Julie's got a lot of people who simply attack her reflexively for almost any comment, and as a result there are now a lot of people who will automatically jump to her defense for any perceived attack, regardless of your intent.
I mean, basically Huey and SKO are mad because if they randomly say something to Julie some other randos might yell at them.
My question is, why are they such crybabies?
I guess I feel like SKO does raise an interesting larger issue. Yes, Julie endures an unbelievable amount of unfair shit from people. But there have been times with her where I've thought about replying/arguing/discussing something and ended up X'ing out of the window. Whereas if Jesse Rogers had said the same thing, I wouldn't have thought twice about sending it. I'm not really sure that means, but it certainly means something.
As stupid as Jesse Rogers is, no one has probably told him they want to rape his corpse.
Quote from: Slaky on May 18, 2016, 10:13:54 AM
Quote from: Eli on May 18, 2016, 10:10:33 AM
Quote from: CT III on May 18, 2016, 10:03:57 AM
Quote from: SKO on May 18, 2016, 09:38:14 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 09:35:38 AM
Quote from: PANK! on May 18, 2016, 08:47:43 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 08:39:05 AM
A little internet hyperbole during a frustrating game and what do we get? The SKOPolice!
Thank the lord you are here to point out that "always" not only isn't a great word choice, but but WRONG FOR ALL TIME!!! Because, if you hadn't pointed that out... the universe gets sucked down a giant black hole vortex into a singularity?
Chuck prefers to live in a world where half-baked, petulant, knee-jerk (and utterly wrong) opinions go unchecked. His life would be infinitely less complicated as a result.
There are bad takes and bad takes. Julie's "Always make bad pitchers look great" vs. Bayless' "Kobe's rape gave him sizzle" are two different levels of bad take. One should be sloughed off. The other never should be forgotten and should disqualify a person from being in broadcasting.
I would say there's a comfortable middle ground of "one tweet pointing out how dumb that tweet was" in between "sloughed off" and "perpetually reminding a dude that he's a rape apologist".
I for one will be following Huey's crusade to make sure that no dumb comment on the internet go unchallenged with great interest.
So, I was looking at this and wondering, did Julie say something to you and I missed it? Because this shit didn't just happen in a vacuum. Julie's got a lot of people who simply attack her reflexively for almost any comment, and as a result there are now a lot of people who will automatically jump to her defense for any perceived attack, regardless of your intent.
I mean, basically Huey and SKO are mad because if they randomly say something to Julie some other randos might yell at them.
My question is, why are they such crybabies?
I guess I feel like SKO does raise an interesting larger issue. Yes, Julie endures an unbelievable amount of unfair shit from people. But there have been times with her where I've thought about replying/arguing/discussing something and ended up X'ing out of the window. Whereas if Jesse Rogers had said the same thing, I wouldn't have thought twice about sending it. I'm not really sure that means, but it certainly means something.
As stupid as Jesse Rogers is, no one has probably told him they want to rape his corpse.
Yeah, it's weird. I would never ever in a million years say she "gets a pass because she is a woman", because she is legitimately harassed by awful people literally any time she says anything. She undoubtedly has it worse than any of us because being a woman in sports has been proven to be an awful thing.
On the other hand, she is a media personality whose actual sports takes are often half-baked and meatball, and I almost never point that out like I would with Jesse (he's a good example of a nice, harmless idiot we often mock) because of the reflexive response a lot of people have when it comes to defending her.
So basically assholes being, like, scary rapist assholes have made it difficult for smarmy, internet assholes like me to just be a smarmy internet asshole to her the way I am to Chuck. I long for a utopian future where no one ever interprets me being a smarmy internet asshole as anything more than just smarmy, gender-neutral assholery.
Quote from: Slaky on May 18, 2016, 10:13:54 AM
Quote from: Eli on May 18, 2016, 10:10:33 AM
Quote from: CT III on May 18, 2016, 10:03:57 AM
Quote from: SKO on May 18, 2016, 09:38:14 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 09:35:38 AM
Quote from: PANK! on May 18, 2016, 08:47:43 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 08:39:05 AM
A little internet hyperbole during a frustrating game and what do we get? The SKOPolice!
Thank the lord you are here to point out that "always" not only isn't a great word choice, but but WRONG FOR ALL TIME!!! Because, if you hadn't pointed that out... the universe gets sucked down a giant black hole vortex into a singularity?
Chuck prefers to live in a world where half-baked, petulant, knee-jerk (and utterly wrong) opinions go unchecked. His life would be infinitely less complicated as a result.
There are bad takes and bad takes. Julie's "Always make bad pitchers look great" vs. Bayless' "Kobe's rape gave him sizzle" are two different levels of bad take. One should be sloughed off. The other never should be forgotten and should disqualify a person from being in broadcasting.
I would say there's a comfortable middle ground of "one tweet pointing out how dumb that tweet was" in between "sloughed off" and "perpetually reminding a dude that he's a rape apologist".
I for one will be following Huey's crusade to make sure that no dumb comment on the internet go unchallenged with great interest.
So, I was looking at this and wondering, did Julie say something to you and I missed it? Because this shit didn't just happen in a vacuum. Julie's got a lot of people who simply attack her reflexively for almost any comment, and as a result there are now a lot of people who will automatically jump to her defense for any perceived attack, regardless of your intent.
I mean, basically Huey and SKO are mad because if they randomly say something to Julie some other randos might yell at them.
My question is, why are they such crybabies?
I guess I feel like SKO does raise an interesting larger issue. Yes, Julie endures an unbelievable amount of unfair shit from people. But there have been times with her where I've thought about replying/arguing/discussing something and ended up X'ing out of the window. Whereas if Jesse Rogers had said the same thing, I wouldn't have thought twice about sending it. I'm not really sure that means, but it certainly means something.
As stupid as Jesse Rogers is, no one has probably told him they want to rape his corpse.
And while this true, it's also conflating 2 separate issues. Because Julie is more likely to get attacked ad hominem by dipshits, does that mean taking apart something she says on merit is off-limits? I mean Dan Bernstein faces some vile retorts because he's a public figure who can be incendiary. Because of that, should we lay off saying something to him that he says on the merits of what he says? And if not, why?
Quote from: PANK! on May 18, 2016, 10:21:49 AM
Quote from: Slaky on May 18, 2016, 10:13:54 AM
Quote from: Eli on May 18, 2016, 10:10:33 AM
Quote from: CT III on May 18, 2016, 10:03:57 AM
Quote from: SKO on May 18, 2016, 09:38:14 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 09:35:38 AM
Quote from: PANK! on May 18, 2016, 08:47:43 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 08:39:05 AM
A little internet hyperbole during a frustrating game and what do we get? The SKOPolice!
Thank the lord you are here to point out that "always" not only isn't a great word choice, but but WRONG FOR ALL TIME!!! Because, if you hadn't pointed that out... the universe gets sucked down a giant black hole vortex into a singularity?
Chuck prefers to live in a world where half-baked, petulant, knee-jerk (and utterly wrong) opinions go unchecked. His life would be infinitely less complicated as a result.
There are bad takes and bad takes. Julie's "Always make bad pitchers look great" vs. Bayless' "Kobe's rape gave him sizzle" are two different levels of bad take. One should be sloughed off. The other never should be forgotten and should disqualify a person from being in broadcasting.
I would say there's a comfortable middle ground of "one tweet pointing out how dumb that tweet was" in between "sloughed off" and "perpetually reminding a dude that he's a rape apologist".
I for one will be following Huey's crusade to make sure that no dumb comment on the internet go unchallenged with great interest.
So, I was looking at this and wondering, did Julie say something to you and I missed it? Because this shit didn't just happen in a vacuum. Julie's got a lot of people who simply attack her reflexively for almost any comment, and as a result there are now a lot of people who will automatically jump to her defense for any perceived attack, regardless of your intent.
I mean, basically Huey and SKO are mad because if they randomly say something to Julie some other randos might yell at them.
My question is, why are they such crybabies?
I guess I feel like SKO does raise an interesting larger issue. Yes, Julie endures an unbelievable amount of unfair shit from people. But there have been times with her where I've thought about replying/arguing/discussing something and ended up X'ing out of the window. Whereas if Jesse Rogers had said the same thing, I wouldn't have thought twice about sending it. I'm not really sure that means, but it certainly means something.
As stupid as Jesse Rogers is, no one has probably told him they want to rape his corpse.
And while this true, it's also conflating 2 separate issues. Because Julie is more likely to get attacked ad hominem by dipshits, does that mean taking apart something she says on merit is off-limits? I mean Dan Bernstein faces some vile retorts because he's a public figure who can be incendiary. Because of that, should we lay off saying something to him that he says on the merits of what he says? And if not, why?
You can do whatever you want. I gave my philosophy on it a few replies ago. It doesn't have to apply to anyone else but that's how I try and do things with my account.
Quote from: SKO on May 18, 2016, 10:15:38 AM
Quote from: Slaky on May 18, 2016, 10:13:54 AM
Quote from: Eli on May 18, 2016, 10:10:33 AM
Quote from: CT III on May 18, 2016, 10:03:57 AM
Quote from: SKO on May 18, 2016, 09:38:14 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 09:35:38 AM
Quote from: PANK! on May 18, 2016, 08:47:43 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 08:39:05 AM
A little internet hyperbole during a frustrating game and what do we get? The SKOPolice!
Thank the lord you are here to point out that "always" not only isn't a great word choice, but but WRONG FOR ALL TIME!!! Because, if you hadn't pointed that out... the universe gets sucked down a giant black hole vortex into a singularity?
Chuck prefers to live in a world where half-baked, petulant, knee-jerk (and utterly wrong) opinions go unchecked. His life would be infinitely less complicated as a result.
There are bad takes and bad takes. Julie's "Always make bad pitchers look great" vs. Bayless' "Kobe's rape gave him sizzle" are two different levels of bad take. One should be sloughed off. The other never should be forgotten and should disqualify a person from being in broadcasting.
I would say there's a comfortable middle ground of "one tweet pointing out how dumb that tweet was" in between "sloughed off" and "perpetually reminding a dude that he's a rape apologist".
I for one will be following Huey's crusade to make sure that no dumb comment on the internet go unchallenged with great interest.
So, I was looking at this and wondering, did Julie say something to you and I missed it? Because this shit didn't just happen in a vacuum. Julie's got a lot of people who simply attack her reflexively for almost any comment, and as a result there are now a lot of people who will automatically jump to her defense for any perceived attack, regardless of your intent.
I mean, basically Huey and SKO are mad because if they randomly say something to Julie some other randos might yell at them.
My question is, why are they such crybabies?
I guess I feel like SKO does raise an interesting larger issue. Yes, Julie endures an unbelievable amount of unfair shit from people. But there have been times with her where I've thought about replying/arguing/discussing something and ended up X'ing out of the window. Whereas if Jesse Rogers had said the same thing, I wouldn't have thought twice about sending it. I'm not really sure that means, but it certainly means something.
As stupid as Jesse Rogers is, no one has probably told him they want to rape his corpse.
Yeah, it's weird. I would never ever in a million years say she "gets a pass because she is a woman", because she is legitimately harassed by awful people literally any time she says anything. She undoubtedly has it worse than any of us because being a woman in sports has been proven to be an awful thing.
On the other hand, she is a media personality whose actual sports takes are often half-baked and meatball, and I almost never point that out like I would with Jesse (he's a good example of a nice, harmless idiot we often mock) because of the reflexive response a lot of people have when it comes to defending her.
So basically assholes being, like, scary rapist assholes have made it difficult for smarmy, internet assholes like me to just be a smarmy internet asshole to her the way I am to Chuck. I long for a utopian future where no one ever interprets me being a smarmy internet asshole as anything more than just smarmy, gender-neutral assholery.
#notallassholes
I get that. And I didn't think what you guys said was out of line either (and in Huey's case it was funny), although I would agree with Slak that the quote tweet is generally interpreted as a provocation.
So yeah, if we had standard rules of order for the internet in which everything was level and fair and balanced, it'd be fine. Instead somebody yelled at you guys.
Because it turns out the rules aren't always the same for everybody and life might not be fair.
And Huey is butthurt that I called him a crybaby.
Quote from: CT III on May 18, 2016, 10:23:58 AM
Quote from: SKO on May 18, 2016, 10:15:38 AM
Quote from: Slaky on May 18, 2016, 10:13:54 AM
Quote from: Eli on May 18, 2016, 10:10:33 AM
Quote from: CT III on May 18, 2016, 10:03:57 AM
Quote from: SKO on May 18, 2016, 09:38:14 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 09:35:38 AM
Quote from: PANK! on May 18, 2016, 08:47:43 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 08:39:05 AM
A little internet hyperbole during a frustrating game and what do we get? The SKOPolice!
Thank the lord you are here to point out that "always" not only isn't a great word choice, but but WRONG FOR ALL TIME!!! Because, if you hadn't pointed that out... the universe gets sucked down a giant black hole vortex into a singularity?
Chuck prefers to live in a world where half-baked, petulant, knee-jerk (and utterly wrong) opinions go unchecked. His life would be infinitely less complicated as a result.
There are bad takes and bad takes. Julie's "Always make bad pitchers look great" vs. Bayless' "Kobe's rape gave him sizzle" are two different levels of bad take. One should be sloughed off. The other never should be forgotten and should disqualify a person from being in broadcasting.
I would say there's a comfortable middle ground of "one tweet pointing out how dumb that tweet was" in between "sloughed off" and "perpetually reminding a dude that he's a rape apologist".
I for one will be following Huey's crusade to make sure that no dumb comment on the internet go unchallenged with great interest.
So, I was looking at this and wondering, did Julie say something to you and I missed it? Because this shit didn't just happen in a vacuum. Julie's got a lot of people who simply attack her reflexively for almost any comment, and as a result there are now a lot of people who will automatically jump to her defense for any perceived attack, regardless of your intent.
I mean, basically Huey and SKO are mad because if they randomly say something to Julie some other randos might yell at them.
My question is, why are they such crybabies?
I guess I feel like SKO does raise an interesting larger issue. Yes, Julie endures an unbelievable amount of unfair shit from people. But there have been times with her where I've thought about replying/arguing/discussing something and ended up X'ing out of the window. Whereas if Jesse Rogers had said the same thing, I wouldn't have thought twice about sending it. I'm not really sure that means, but it certainly means something.
As stupid as Jesse Rogers is, no one has probably told him they want to rape his corpse.
Yeah, it's weird. I would never ever in a million years say she "gets a pass because she is a woman", because she is legitimately harassed by awful people literally any time she says anything. She undoubtedly has it worse than any of us because being a woman in sports has been proven to be an awful thing.
On the other hand, she is a media personality whose actual sports takes are often half-baked and meatball, and I almost never point that out like I would with Jesse (he's a good example of a nice, harmless idiot we often mock) because of the reflexive response a lot of people have when it comes to defending her.
So basically assholes being, like, scary rapist assholes have made it difficult for smarmy, internet assholes like me to just be a smarmy internet asshole to her the way I am to Chuck. I long for a utopian future where no one ever interprets me being a smarmy internet asshole as anything more than just smarmy, gender-neutral assholery.
#notallassholes
I get that. And I didn't think what you guys said was out of line either (and in Huey's case it was funny), although I would agree with Slak that the quote tweet is generally interpreted as a provocation.
So yeah, if we had standard rules of order for the internet in which everything was level and fair and balanced, it'd be fine. Instead somebody yelled at you guys.
Because it turns out the rules aren't always the same for everybody and life might not be fair.
And Huey is butthurt that I called him a crybaby.
If only being called a crybaby was the worst thing people heard from strangers on the web.
Maybe everyone should just stop tweeting for a bit.
Quote from: PenFoe on May 18, 2016, 10:26:18 AM
Maybe everyone should just stop tweeting for a bit.
This is always the correct answer, but yet here we are.
It's also worth pointing out that guys like Jesse and Gordo are among the handful of humans who have actual access to the team that we follow. So it's frustrating when they are dumb or misinformed or covering some angle that none of us care about, because each dumbass beat writer reduces our access to relevant/interesting information.
Julie does scoreboard updates. Her bad opinions don't impact what Cubs news is available for me to consume.
Quote from: PANK! on May 18, 2016, 10:21:49 AM
Quote from: Slaky on May 18, 2016, 10:13:54 AM
Quote from: Eli on May 18, 2016, 10:10:33 AM
Quote from: CT III on May 18, 2016, 10:03:57 AM
Quote from: SKO on May 18, 2016, 09:38:14 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 09:35:38 AM
Quote from: PANK! on May 18, 2016, 08:47:43 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 08:39:05 AM
A little internet hyperbole during a frustrating game and what do we get? The SKOPolice!
Thank the lord you are here to point out that "always" not only isn't a great word choice, but but WRONG FOR ALL TIME!!! Because, if you hadn't pointed that out... the universe gets sucked down a giant black hole vortex into a singularity?
Chuck prefers to live in a world where half-baked, petulant, knee-jerk (and utterly wrong) opinions go unchecked. His life would be infinitely less complicated as a result.
There are bad takes and bad takes. Julie's "Always make bad pitchers look great" vs. Bayless' "Kobe's rape gave him sizzle" are two different levels of bad take. One should be sloughed off. The other never should be forgotten and should disqualify a person from being in broadcasting.
I would say there's a comfortable middle ground of "one tweet pointing out how dumb that tweet was" in between "sloughed off" and "perpetually reminding a dude that he's a rape apologist".
I for one will be following Huey's crusade to make sure that no dumb comment on the internet go unchallenged with great interest.
So, I was looking at this and wondering, did Julie say something to you and I missed it? Because this shit didn't just happen in a vacuum. Julie's got a lot of people who simply attack her reflexively for almost any comment, and as a result there are now a lot of people who will automatically jump to her defense for any perceived attack, regardless of your intent.
I mean, basically Huey and SKO are mad because if they randomly say something to Julie some other randos might yell at them.
My question is, why are they such crybabies?
I guess I feel like SKO does raise an interesting larger issue. Yes, Julie endures an unbelievable amount of unfair shit from people. But there have been times with her where I've thought about replying/arguing/discussing something and ended up X'ing out of the window. Whereas if Jesse Rogers had said the same thing, I wouldn't have thought twice about sending it. I'm not really sure that means, but it certainly means something.
As stupid as Jesse Rogers is, no one has probably told him they want to rape his corpse.
And while this true, it's also conflating 2 separate issues. Because Julie is more likely to get attacked ad hominem by dipshits, does that mean taking apart something she says on merit is off-limits? I mean Dan Bernstein faces some vile retorts because he's a public figure who can be incendiary. Because of that, should we lay off saying something to him that he says on the merits of what he says? And if not, why?
Do I keep missing the part where somebody is stopping you from doing anything? Tweet away. Randoms might yell at you or you might get blocked. Welcome to the internet.
But if what's stopping you is basic empathy, maybe listen to that.
Quote from: SKO on May 18, 2016, 10:09:49 AM
Quote from: CT III on May 18, 2016, 10:03:57 AM
Quote from: SKO on May 18, 2016, 09:38:14 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 09:35:38 AM
Quote from: PANK! on May 18, 2016, 08:47:43 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 08:39:05 AM
A little internet hyperbole during a frustrating game and what do we get? The SKOPolice!
Thank the lord you are here to point out that "always" not only isn't a great word choice, but but WRONG FOR ALL TIME!!! Because, if you hadn't pointed that out... the universe gets sucked down a giant black hole vortex into a singularity?
Chuck prefers to live in a world where half-baked, petulant, knee-jerk (and utterly wrong) opinions go unchecked. His life would be infinitely less complicated as a result.
There are bad takes and bad takes. Julie's "Always make bad pitchers look great" vs. Bayless' "Kobe's rape gave him sizzle" are two different levels of bad take. One should be sloughed off. The other never should be forgotten and should disqualify a person from being in broadcasting.
I would say there's a comfortable middle ground of "one tweet pointing out how dumb that tweet was" in between "sloughed off" and "perpetually reminding a dude that he's a rape apologist".
I for one will be following Huey's crusade to make sure that no dumb comment on the internet go unchallenged with great interest.
So, I was looking at this and wondering, did Julie say something to you and I missed it? Because this shit didn't just happen in a vacuum. Julie's got a lot of people who simply attack her reflexively for almost any comment, and as a result there are now a lot of people who will automatically jump to her defense for any perceived attack, regardless of your intent.
I mean, basically Huey and SKO are mad because if they randomly say something to Julie some other randos might yell at them.
My question is, why are they such crybabies?
No she never said anything in response, I just thought it was a dumb tweet and responded to it the way I respond to must dumb taeks by media people I follow. I was content to just leave it at the one tweet and move on. Huey, humorously, compiled a list of every crappy pitcher the Cubs have beaten up on this year and tweeted it at her because he is Huey.
I'm not even mad about the person who came to her defense, I get why they do it given the shit she takes, I was posting on here about it as a follow up to an earlier comment I had made about how I respect Julie's advocacy and stuff but how she's actually kind of a meatball with her actual sports opinions.
Then this got out of hand here because I find it weird that Chuck and Fork are suddenly opposed to pointing out stupid tweets by media personalities, because I've never really seen them raise objections to the other 9 million people we've done that to.
I'm not opposed to pointing out anybody's stupidity, including my own. It's just that in this one particular case, a lot of people have circled the wagons based on previous shit that causes them to be very protective. Not to mention, all the shit she got tweeted at her kind of makes it hard to make it look like you're punching up.
So there are still 8,999,999 people tweeting dumb things that you can go after without having to deal with this particular type of blowback.
Quote from: R-V on May 18, 2016, 10:29:42 AM
It's also worth pointing out that guys like Jesse and Gordo are among the handful of humans who have actual access to the team that we follow. So it's frustrating when they are dumb or misinformed or covering some angle that none of us care about, because each dumbass beat writer reduces our access to relevant/interesting information.
Julie does scoreboard updates. Her bad opinions don't impact what Cubs news is available for me to consume.
This is a fair point. I tend to just conflate all "sports media" together and snark them all equally as a "be better" kind of thing but I suppose I am holding her to a higher standard than her position actually merits.
Quote from: CT III on May 18, 2016, 10:23:58 AM
#notallassholes
I get that. And I didn't think what you guys said was out of line either (and in Huey's case it was funny), although I would agree with Slak that the quote tweet is generally interpreted as a provocation.
So yeah, if we had standard rules of order for the internet in which everything was level and fair and balanced, it'd be fine. Instead somebody yelled at you guys.
Because it turns out the rules aren't always the same for everybody and life might not be fair.
And Huey is butthurt that I called him a crybaby.
I basically agree with this and what Slaky said upthread. The quote-tweet is a provocation because you're taking it out into your whole world of followers, which is exactly why I used it to to tell Huey to eat shit last night (
sorry about that, Huey).
Slaky also made a good point about the women/teenagers thing. Like, the BFIB Twitter account is usually pretty funny, but I feel kind of uncomfortable when they're very publicly embarrassing kids who are obviously 15 years old. Thank God there was no Twitter when I was that age, because I'm sure I would have run my mouth into all sorts of problems.
Quote from: Eli on May 18, 2016, 10:10:33 AM
Quote from: CT III on May 18, 2016, 10:03:57 AM
Quote from: SKO on May 18, 2016, 09:38:14 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 09:35:38 AM
Quote from: PANK! on May 18, 2016, 08:47:43 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 18, 2016, 08:39:05 AM
A little internet hyperbole during a frustrating game and what do we get? The SKOPolice!
Thank the lord you are here to point out that "always" not only isn't a great word choice, but but WRONG FOR ALL TIME!!! Because, if you hadn't pointed that out... the universe gets sucked down a giant black hole vortex into a singularity?
Chuck prefers to live in a world where half-baked, petulant, knee-jerk (and utterly wrong) opinions go unchecked. His life would be infinitely less complicated as a result.
There are bad takes and bad takes. Julie's "Always make bad pitchers look great" vs. Bayless' "Kobe's rape gave him sizzle" are two different levels of bad take. One should be sloughed off. The other never should be forgotten and should disqualify a person from being in broadcasting.
I would say there's a comfortable middle ground of "one tweet pointing out how dumb that tweet was" in between "sloughed off" and "perpetually reminding a dude that he's a rape apologist".
I for one will be following Huey's crusade to make sure that no dumb comment on the internet go unchallenged with great interest.
So, I was looking at this and wondering, did Julie say something to you and I missed it? Because this shit didn't just happen in a vacuum. Julie's got a lot of people who simply attack her reflexively for almost any comment, and as a result there are now a lot of people who will automatically jump to her defense for any perceived attack, regardless of your intent.
I mean, basically Huey and SKO are mad because if they randomly say something to Julie some other randos might yell at them.
My question is, why are they such crybabies?
I guess I feel like SKO does raise an interesting larger issue. Yes, Julie endures an unbelievable amount of unfair shit from people. But there have been times with her where I've thought about replying/arguing/discussing something and ended up X'ing out of the window. Whereas if Jesse Rogers had said the same thing, I wouldn't have thought twice about sending it. I'm not really sure that means, but it certainly means something.
It's basically reverse-sexism. People are sensitive to the issues that women face in the media, so they treat them differently in a
nice way (i.e., ignoring it when they do something stupid), which in and of itself further propagates sexism in the media. In a fair world, people would be able to shit all over each other all the time, but do so without attacking each other personally, targeting flaws that have nothing to do with the discussion at hand.
But what do I know. I'm Canadian now, and all that maple syrup-soaked Canadian bacon is clogging my brain arteries.
Quote from: Eli on May 18, 2016, 10:34:00 AM
Quote from: CT III on May 18, 2016, 10:23:58 AM
#notallassholes
I get that. And I didn't think what you guys said was out of line either (and in Huey's case it was funny), although I would agree with Slak that the quote tweet is generally interpreted as a provocation.
So yeah, if we had standard rules of order for the internet in which everything was level and fair and balanced, it'd be fine. Instead somebody yelled at you guys.
Because it turns out the rules aren't always the same for everybody and life might not be fair.
And Huey is butthurt that I called him a crybaby.
I basically agree with this and what Slaky said upthread. The quote-tweet is a provocation because you're taking it out into your whole world of followers, which is exactly why I used it to to tell Huey to eat shit last night (sorry about that, Huey).
Slaky also made a good point about the women/teenagers thing. Like, the BFIB Twitter account is usually pretty funny, but I feel kind of uncomfortable when they're very publicly embarrassing kids who are obviously 15 years old. Thank God there was no Twitter when I was that age, because I'm sure I would have run my mouth into all sorts of problems.
Yeah, and after I tweeted that to Julie I nearly deleted it, because I expected the reaction I got and figured it wasn't worth the trouble, then a tiny part of me said "you wouldn't delete this if this wasn't a woman" so I stuck to my asshole guns. I will resume my normal pattern of non-interaction with her bad takes from now on.
And I stopped following the BFIB twitter account for that exact reason. Early on he seemed like he mostly retweeted idiotic beat writers and media types who parroted the BFIB line, or he retweeted Cardinals fans who specifically bragged about their classiness before immediately playing themselves with a racist tweet or homophobic tweet right after.
Now he mostly just retweets a bunch of teenage assholes, and that's not good for anyone.
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A little internet hyperbole during a frustrating game and what do we get? The SKOPolice!
Thank the lord you are here to point out that "always" not only isn't a great word choice, but but WRONG FOR ALL TIME!!! Because, if you hadn't pointed that out... the universe gets sucked down a giant black hole vortex into a singularity?
Chuck prefers to live in a world where half-baked, petulant, knee-jerk (and utterly wrong) opinions go unchecked. His life would be infinitely less complicated as a result.
There are bad takes and bad takes. Julie's "Always make bad pitchers look great" vs. Bayless' "Kobe's rape gave him sizzle" are two different levels of bad take. One should be sloughed off. The other never should be forgotten and should disqualify a person from being in broadcasting.
I would say there's a comfortable middle ground of "one tweet pointing out how dumb that tweet was" in between "sloughed off" and "perpetually reminding a dude that he's a rape apologist".
I for one will be following Huey's crusade to make sure that no dumb comment on the internet go unchallenged with great interest.
So, I was looking at this and wondering, did Julie say something to you and I missed it? Because this shit didn't just happen in a vacuum. Julie's got a lot of people who simply attack her reflexively for almost any comment, and as a result there are now a lot of people who will automatically jump to her defense for any perceived attack, regardless of your intent.
I mean, basically Huey and SKO are mad because if they randomly say something to Julie some other randos might yell at them.
My question is, why are they such crybabies?
I guess I feel like SKO does raise an interesting larger issue. Yes, Julie endures an unbelievable amount of unfair shit from people. But there have been times with her where I've thought about replying/arguing/discussing something and ended up X'ing out of the window. Whereas if Jesse Rogers had said the same thing, I wouldn't have thought twice about sending it. I'm not really sure that means, but it certainly means something.
As stupid as Jesse Rogers is, no one has probably told him they want to rape his corpse.
And while this true, it's also conflating 2 separate issues. Because Julie is more likely to get attacked ad hominem by dipshits, does that mean taking apart something she says on merit is off-limits? I mean Dan Bernstein faces some vile retorts because he's a public figure who can be incendiary. Because of that, should we lay off saying something to him that he says on the merits of what he says? And if not, why?
Do I keep missing the part where somebody is stopping you from doing anything? Tweet away. Randoms might yell at you or you might get blocked. Welcome to the internet.
But if what's stopping you is basic empathy, maybe listen to that.
I think you're being a tad disingenuous, buddy, and I'm not sure why you're singling me out when Eli and SKO have both pointed out that they refrain from posting things due to reasons that have nothing to do with empathy. I generally have no problem "tweeting away" and have been blocked by plenty of folks (including your buddies at TCI). What does stop me, though, is getting dragged down into suddenly having to defend myself against people who may well assume I'm "mansplaining" (which I'm still not sure what the definition of is...best I can tell it's simply disagreeing with a woman...either way it's not worth the rhetorical energy to forge ahead because it's a no-win situation).
I disengaged in the conversation last night because even
I'm not that stupid and know where that leads and it's honestly not worth it. So that's what's stopping me (to answer your question)
DPD....and I'm not oblivious to my privilege. I call people out quite a bit for failing to check their own. And I do empathize with Julie's situation and can't pretend I know what it's like because I've had every advantage from jump street. I just thought it was a dumb opinion and it should be okay to fairly point that out to someone with her intellect, experience and exposure.
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DPD....and I'm not oblivious to my privilege. I call people out quite a bit for failing to check their own. And I do empathize with Julie's situation and can't pretend I know what it's like because I've had every advantage from jump street. I just thought it was a dumb opinion and it should be okay to fairly point that out to someone with her intellect, experience and exposure.
Perhaps a fairer point is that she was making a throwaway line that she herself didn't even take all that seriously.
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DPD....and I'm not oblivious to my privilege. I call people out quite a bit for failing to check their own. And I do empathize with Julie's situation and can't pretend I know what it's like because I've had every advantage from jump street. I just thought it was a dumb opinion and it should be okay to fairly point that out to someone with her intellect, experience and exposure.
Perhaps a fairer point is that she was making a throwaway line that she herself didn't even take all that seriously.
That is fair, but you could say that about some of the things Nick Vlahos says and nobody gives that asshat a pass.
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DPD....and I'm not oblivious to my privilege. I call people out quite a bit for failing to check their own. And I do empathize with Julie's situation and can't pretend I know what it's like because I've had every advantage from jump street. I just thought it was a dumb opinion and it should be okay to fairly point that out to someone with her intellect, experience and exposure.
Perhaps a fairer point is that she was making a throwaway line that she herself didn't even take all that seriously.
That is fair, but you could say that about some of the things Nick Vlahos says and nobody gives that asshat a pass.
And that dude has leukemia, which is almost worse than being a woman in America.
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DPD....and I'm not oblivious to my privilege. I call people out quite a bit for failing to check their own. And I do empathize with Julie's situation and can't pretend I know what it's like because I've had every advantage from jump street. I just thought it was a dumb opinion and it should be okay to fairly point that out to someone with her intellect, experience and exposure.
Perhaps a fairer point is that she was making a throwaway line that she herself didn't even take all that seriously.
That is fair, but you could say that about some of the things Nick Vlahos says and nobody gives that asshat a pass.
And that dude has leukemia, which is almost worse than being a woman in America.
I actually stopped bothering with Vlahos when I found out he didn't even write about sports. I always assumed he was the Journal Star's Cubs beat writer or whatever, but he covers shitty Peoria politics and then bitches about the Cubs. He should never have been brought to my attention to begin with. His opinion doesn't matter in the slightest.
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DPD....and I'm not oblivious to my privilege. I call people out quite a bit for failing to check their own. And I do empathize with Julie's situation and can't pretend I know what it's like because I've had every advantage from jump street. I just thought it was a dumb opinion and it should be okay to fairly point that out to someone with her intellect, experience and exposure.
Perhaps a fairer point is that she was making a throwaway line that she herself didn't even take all that seriously.
That is fair, but you could say that about some of the things Nick Vlahos says and nobody gives that asshat a pass.
And that dude has leukemia, which is almost worse than being a woman in America.
I laughed.
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DPD....and I'm not oblivious to my privilege. I call people out quite a bit for failing to check their own. And I do empathize with Julie's situation and can't pretend I know what it's like because I've had every advantage from jump street. I just thought it was a dumb opinion and it should be okay to fairly point that out to someone with her intellect, experience and exposure.
Trying to reconcile that with straw-manning the definition of mansplaining made my brain hurt.
And I'm kinda glad my Desipio account seemed to have disappeared during all this. (Did we get h4x0r3d?)
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Perhaps a fairer point is that she was making a throwaway line that she herself didn't even take all that seriously.
This. That seems like a dumb tweet you make about your favorite team when you're frustrated, and it wasn't intended to be scrutinized like it was statistic ran through a SABR supercomputer. I get that she's in the media, but does that mean they can't vent when their team is struggling? Can't they just be fans online and bitch about their team? Or do they have to be "on" 24/7?
Wait, is this what y'all are talking about?
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Because that's a stupid tweet and she deserves to be called out for it.
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Quote from: Canadouche on May 18, 2016, 11:10:47 AM
Perhaps a fairer point is that she was making a throwaway line that she herself didn't even take all that seriously.
This. That seems like a dumb tweet you make about your favorite team when you're frustrated, and it wasn't intended to be scrutinized like it was statistic ran through a SABR supercomputer. I get that she's in the media, but does that mean they can't vent when their team is struggling? Can't they just be fans online and bitch about their team? Or do they have to be "on" 24/7?
To insert my own butthurt here, they certainly can, but considering RV and BH have basically taken it upon themselves to police all of the negativity in my tweets I am determined to call out the INVISIBLE DOUBLE STANDARD when I get taken to task for criticizing someone else for being dumb and fatalistic.
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Perhaps a fairer point is that she was making a throwaway line that she herself didn't even take all that seriously.
This. That seems like a dumb tweet you make about your favorite team when you're frustrated, and it wasn't intended to be scrutinized like it was statistic ran through a SABR supercomputer. I get that she's in the media, but does that mean they can't vent when their team is struggling? Can't they just be fans online and bitch about their team? Or do they have to be "on" 24/7?
To insert my own butthurt here, they certainly can, but considering RV and BH have basically taken it upon themselves to police all of the negativity in my tweets I am determined to call out the INVISIBLE DOUBLE STANDARD when I get taken to task for criticizing someone else for being dumb and fatalistic.
Still a bit of a different situation to me. For example, I don't blink when I hear a Chad hitting on a girl and making himself look like a moron. But when my best friend does stuff that would embarrass any rational human being, not to mention the poor girl caught in his headlights, then I have words with him.
Still, this is a lot of thought and commentary for a 140 character exchange.
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Wait, is this what y'all are talking about?
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Because that's a stupid tweet and she deserves to be called out for it.
I agree. If she wants to be taken seriously as a SPORTZ journalist, she can't post pish like that and expect everybody to just let it slide.
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Wait, is this what y'all are talking about?
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Because that's a stupid tweet and she deserves to be called out for it.
I agree. If she wants to be taken seriously as a SPORTZ journalist, she can't post pish like that and expect everybody to just let it slide.
Yeah, I mean, she is currently just a scoreboard update person but she's also a weekend host, I believe, and she wants to move up the chain. I guess I think it's fine to criticize her for a "OH SAME OLD CUBBIEZ" tweet because I don't really want another radio host or whatever with that kind of perspective. We have enough of those people already, regardless of gender. Provide better takes.
Everything is always stupid.
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Everything is always stupid.
Especially Twitter.
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Everything is always stupid.
True, but we can always make it stupider.
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Perhaps a fairer point is that she was making a throwaway line that she herself didn't even take all that seriously.
This. That seems like a dumb tweet you make about your favorite team when you're frustrated, and it wasn't intended to be scrutinized like it was statistic ran through a SABR supercomputer. I get that she's in the media, but does that mean they can't vent when their team is struggling? Can't they just be fans online and bitch about their team? Or do they have to be "on" 24/7?
To insert my own butthurt here, they certainly can, but considering RV and BH have basically taken it upon themselves to police all of the negativity in my tweets I am determined to call out the INVISIBLE DOUBLE STANDARD when I get taken to task for criticizing someone else for being dumb and fatalistic.
I do think it's strange to constantly vent your spleen about a team that is on a historic pace to start the season and has as bright a future as any franchise in sprotz. But that's just like, my opinion, man. What are you going to do when Theo leaves to run Netflix and Jed takes over at the Fed and the Cubs are merely above average for a few years?
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Perhaps a fairer point is that she was making a throwaway line that she herself didn't even take all that seriously.
This. That seems like a dumb tweet you make about your favorite team when you're frustrated, and it wasn't intended to be scrutinized like it was statistic ran through a SABR supercomputer. I get that she's in the media, but does that mean they can't vent when their team is struggling? Can't they just be fans online and bitch about their team? Or do they have to be "on" 24/7?
To insert my own butthurt here, they certainly can, but considering RV and BH have basically taken it upon themselves to police all of the negativity in my tweets I am determined to call out the INVISIBLE DOUBLE STANDARD when I get taken to task for criticizing someone else for being dumb and fatalistic.
I do think it's strange to constantly vent your spleen about a team that is on a historic pace to start the season and has as bright a future as any franchise in sprotz. But that's just like, my opinion, man. What are you going to do when Theo leaves to run Netflix and Jed takes over at the Fed and the Cubs are merely above average for a few years?
I maintain that my "constant venting" has consisted of a few complaints about Jorge Soler being disappointing, John Lackey being an asshole, and Jason Heyward. I am being primarily stereotyped as negative for a rough few months last year where the Cubs were not donkey punching everything and I was running on about 2 hours of sleep a day. So I resent you jumping in all Helen Lovejoy the few times I make specific, valid complaints, sir.
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DPD....and I'm not oblivious to my privilege. I call people out quite a bit for failing to check their own. And I do empathize with Julie's situation and can't pretend I know what it's like because I've had every advantage from jump street. I just thought it was a dumb opinion and it should be okay to fairly point that out to someone with her intellect, experience and exposure.
Trying to reconcile that with straw-manning the definition of mansplaining made my brain hurt.
And I'm kinda glad my Desipio account seemed to have disappeared during all this. (Did we get h4x0r3d?)
Yes. The fucking straw-manning and almost a need to be wronged.
The level of petulant everybody has a damn crisis let's overanalyze who's insulting who in what way at this current moment is tedious as fuck.
Jesus, what the hell is wrong with you people?
Put the the keyboard, phone, whatever the fuck device down and go for a walk.
Yes, I'm old and I know where I'm posting but enough is enough.
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Perhaps a fairer point is that she was making a throwaway line that she herself didn't even take all that seriously.
This. That seems like a dumb tweet you make about your favorite team when you're frustrated, and it wasn't intended to be scrutinized like it was statistic ran through a SABR supercomputer. I get that she's in the media, but does that mean they can't vent when their team is struggling? Can't they just be fans online and bitch about their team? Or do they have to be "on" 24/7?
To insert my own butthurt here, they certainly can, but considering RV and BH have basically taken it upon themselves to police all of the negativity in my tweets I am determined to call out the INVISIBLE DOUBLE STANDARD when I get taken to task for criticizing someone else for being dumb and fatalistic.
I do think it's strange to constantly vent your spleen about a team that is on a historic pace to start the season and has as bright a future as any franchise in sprotz. But that's just like, my opinion, man. What are you going to do when Theo leaves to run Netflix and Jed takes over at the Fed and the Cubs are merely above average for a few years?
I maintain that my "constant venting" has consisted of a few complaints about Jorge Soler being disappointing, John Lackey being an asshole, and Jason Heyward. I am being primarily stereotyped as negative for a rough few months last year where the Cubs were not donkey punching everything and I was running on about 2 hours of sleep a day. So I resent you jumping in all Helen Lovejoy the few times I make specific, valid complaints, sir.
Look, I'm with you on Julie, but this part shows a serious lack of self-awareness or some healthy levels of victim mentality.
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DPD....and I'm not oblivious to my privilege. I call people out quite a bit for failing to check their own. And I do empathize with Julie's situation and can't pretend I know what it's like because I've had every advantage from jump street. I just thought it was a dumb opinion and it should be okay to fairly point that out to someone with her intellect, experience and exposure.
Trying to reconcile that with straw-manning the definition of mansplaining made my brain hurt.
And I'm kinda glad my Desipio account seemed to have disappeared during all this. (Did we get h4x0r3d?)
Yes. The fucking straw-manning and almost a need to be wronged.
The level of petulant everybody has a damn crisis let's overanalyze who's insulting who in what way at this current moment is tedious as fuck.
Jesus, what the hell is wrong with you people?
Put the the keyboard, phone, whatever the fuck device down and go for a walk.
Yes, I'm old and I know where I'm posting but enough is enough.
I know it's kind of the Desipio thing to say any discussion is terrible once it's gone more than a page, but I don't think this has been that bad. I think everyone is being fairly reasonable.
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DPD....and I'm not oblivious to my privilege. I call people out quite a bit for failing to check their own. And I do empathize with Julie's situation and can't pretend I know what it's like because I've had every advantage from jump street. I just thought it was a dumb opinion and it should be okay to fairly point that out to someone with her intellect, experience and exposure.
Trying to reconcile that with straw-manning the definition of mansplaining made my brain hurt.
And I'm kinda glad my Desipio account seemed to have disappeared during all this. (Did we get h4x0r3d?)
Yes. The fucking straw-manning and almost a need to be wronged.
The level of petulant everybody has a damn crisis let's overanalyze who's insulting who in what way at this current moment is tedious as fuck.
Jesus, what the hell is wrong with you people?
Put the the keyboard, phone, whatever the fuck device down and go for a walk.
Yes, I'm old and I know where I'm posting but enough is enough.
I know it's kind of the Desipio thing to say any discussion is terrible once it's gone more than a page, but I don't think this has been that bad. I think everyone is being fairly reasonable.
To be fair, discussions can get terrible even quicker than one page.
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DPD....and I'm not oblivious to my privilege. I call people out quite a bit for failing to check their own. And I do empathize with Julie's situation and can't pretend I know what it's like because I've had every advantage from jump street. I just thought it was a dumb opinion and it should be okay to fairly point that out to someone with her intellect, experience and exposure.
Trying to reconcile that with straw-manning the definition of mansplaining made my brain hurt.
And I'm kinda glad my Desipio account seemed to have disappeared during all this. (Did we get h4x0r3d?)
Yes. The fucking straw-manning and almost a need to be wronged.
The level of petulant everybody has a damn crisis let's overanalyze who's insulting who in what way at this current moment is tedious as fuck.
Jesus, what the hell is wrong with you people?
Put the the keyboard, phone, whatever the fuck device down and go for a walk.
Yes, I'm old and I know where I'm posting but enough is enough.
I know it's kind of the Desipio thing to say any discussion is terrible once it's gone more than a page, but I don't think this has been that bad. I think everyone is being fairly reasonable.
I'm referring to twitter.
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DPD....and I'm not oblivious to my privilege. I call people out quite a bit for failing to check their own. And I do empathize with Julie's situation and can't pretend I know what it's like because I've had every advantage from jump street. I just thought it was a dumb opinion and it should be okay to fairly point that out to someone with her intellect, experience and exposure.
Trying to reconcile that with straw-manning the definition of mansplaining made my brain hurt.
And I'm kinda glad my Desipio account seemed to have disappeared during all this. (Did we get h4x0r3d?)
Yes. The fucking straw-manning and almost a need to be wronged.
The level of petulant everybody has a damn crisis let's overanalyze who's insulting who in what way at this current moment is tedious as fuck.
Jesus, what the hell is wrong with you people?
Put the the keyboard, phone, whatever the fuck device down and go for a walk.
Yes, I'm old and I know where I'm posting but enough is enough.
I know it's kind of the Desipio thing to say any discussion is terrible once it's gone more than a page, but I don't think this has been that bad. I think everyone is being fairly reasonable.
I'm referring to twitter.
#TeamFlannj
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Quote from: Canadouche on May 18, 2016, 11:10:47 AM
Perhaps a fairer point is that she was making a throwaway line that she herself didn't even take all that seriously.
This. That seems like a dumb tweet you make about your favorite team when you're frustrated, and it wasn't intended to be scrutinized like it was statistic ran through a SABR supercomputer. I get that she's in the media, but does that mean they can't vent when their team is struggling? Can't they just be fans online and bitch about their team? Or do they have to be "on" 24/7?
To insert my own butthurt here, they certainly can, but considering RV and BH have basically taken it upon themselves to police all of the negativity in my tweets I am determined to call out the INVISIBLE DOUBLE STANDARD when I get taken to task for criticizing someone else for being dumb and fatalistic.
I do think it's strange to constantly vent your spleen about a team that is on a historic pace to start the season and has as bright a future as any franchise in sprotz. But that's just like, my opinion, man. What are you going to do when Theo leaves to run Netflix and Jed takes over at the Fed and the Cubs are merely above average for a few years?
I maintain that my "constant venting" has consisted of a few complaints about Jorge Soler being disappointing, John Lackey being an asshole, and Jason Heyward. I am being primarily stereotyped as negative for a rough few months last year where the Cubs were not donkey punching everything and I was running on about 2 hours of sleep a day. So I resent you jumping in all Helen Lovejoy the few times I make specific, valid complaints, sir.
Look, I'm with you on Julie, but this part shows a serious lack of self-awareness or some healthy levels of victim mentality.
I don't really care. I overreact to things, negatively and positively. I was definitely at my worst last year and I think it leads to some accusations of ledge jumping when I feel like I'm just griping about things that are actually gripeworthy, like Soler being ass when I had such high hopes for him.
If I bitched about Kris Bryant going 0-5 or did some kind of Fro Dog-ish "zomg now we're only up 6.5 on pittsburg we're doomed" thing I'd get it, I just don't see why it's a big deal if I tweet about guys who are playing poorly and how, ideally, they should not do that.
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DPD....and I'm not oblivious to my privilege. I call people out quite a bit for failing to check their own. And I do empathize with Julie's situation and can't pretend I know what it's like because I've had every advantage from jump street. I just thought it was a dumb opinion and it should be okay to fairly point that out to someone with her intellect, experience and exposure.
Trying to reconcile that with straw-manning the definition of mansplaining made my brain hurt.
And I'm kinda glad my Desipio account seemed to have disappeared during all this. (Did we get h4x0r3d?)
Yes. The fucking straw-manning and almost a need to be wronged.
The level of petulant everybody has a damn crisis let's overanalyze who's insulting who in what way at this current moment is tedious as fuck.
Jesus, what the hell is wrong with you people?
Put the the keyboard, phone, whatever the fuck device down and go for a walk.
Yes, I'm old and I know where I'm posting but enough is enough.
I know it's kind of the Desipio thing to say any discussion is terrible once it's gone more than a page, but I don't think this has been that bad. I think everyone is being fairly reasonable.
I'm referring to twitter.
My Slaky-like rule is to make sure that 90% of my Tweets are posted after I get high.
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DPD....and I'm not oblivious to my privilege. I call people out quite a bit for failing to check their own. And I do empathize with Julie's situation and can't pretend I know what it's like because I've had every advantage from jump street. I just thought it was a dumb opinion and it should be okay to fairly point that out to someone with her intellect, experience and exposure.
Trying to reconcile that with straw-manning the definition of mansplaining made my brain hurt.
And I'm kinda glad my Desipio account seemed to have disappeared during all this. (Did we get h4x0r3d?)
Yes. The fucking straw-manning and almost a need to be wronged.
The level of petulant everybody has a damn crisis let's overanalyze who's insulting who in what way at this current moment is tedious as fuck.
Jesus, what the hell is wrong with you people?
Put the the keyboard, phone, whatever the fuck device down and go for a walk.
Yes, I'm old and I know where I'm posting but enough is enough.
I know it's kind of the Desipio thing to say any discussion is terrible once it's gone more than a page, but I don't think this has been that bad. I think everyone is being fairly reasonable.
I'm referring to twitter.
My Slaky-like rule is to make sure that 90% of my Tweets are posted after I get high.
So like 8:00 am?
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DPD....and I'm not oblivious to my privilege. I call people out quite a bit for failing to check their own. And I do empathize with Julie's situation and can't pretend I know what it's like because I've had every advantage from jump street. I just thought it was a dumb opinion and it should be okay to fairly point that out to someone with her intellect, experience and exposure.
Trying to reconcile that with straw-manning the definition of mansplaining made my brain hurt.
And I'm kinda glad my Desipio account seemed to have disappeared during all this. (Did we get h4x0r3d?)
Yes. The fucking straw-manning and almost a need to be wronged.
The level of petulant everybody has a damn crisis let's overanalyze who's insulting who in what way at this current moment is tedious as fuck.
Jesus, what the hell is wrong with you people?
Put the the keyboard, phone, whatever the fuck device down and go for a walk.
Yes, I'm old and I know where I'm posting but enough is enough.
I know it's kind of the Desipio thing to say any discussion is terrible once it's gone more than a page, but I don't think this has been that bad. I think everyone is being fairly reasonable.
I'm referring to twitter.
My Slaky-like rule is to make sure that 90% of my Tweets are posted after I get high.
So like 8:00 am?
#TeamOleg
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DPD....and I'm not oblivious to my privilege. I call people out quite a bit for failing to check their own. And I do empathize with Julie's situation and can't pretend I know what it's like because I've had every advantage from jump street. I just thought it was a dumb opinion and it should be okay to fairly point that out to someone with her intellect, experience and exposure.
Trying to reconcile that with straw-manning the definition of mansplaining made my brain hurt.
And I'm kinda glad my Desipio account seemed to have disappeared during all this. (Did we get h4x0r3d?)
Yes. The fucking straw-manning and almost a need to be wronged.
The level of petulant everybody has a damn crisis let's overanalyze who's insulting who in what way at this current moment is tedious as fuck.
Jesus, what the hell is wrong with you people?
Put the the keyboard, phone, whatever the fuck device down and go for a walk.
Yes, I'm old and I know where I'm posting but enough is enough.
I know it's kind of the Desipio thing to say any discussion is terrible once it's gone more than a page, but I don't think this has been that bad. I think everyone is being fairly reasonable.
I'm referring to twitter.
My Slaky-like rule is to make sure that 90% of my Tweets are posted after I get high.
So like 8:00 am?
I barely ever Tweet that early. I'm barely awake that early.
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DPD....and I'm not oblivious to my privilege. I call people out quite a bit for failing to check their own. And I do empathize with Julie's situation and can't pretend I know what it's like because I've had every advantage from jump street. I just thought it was a dumb opinion and it should be okay to fairly point that out to someone with her intellect, experience and exposure.
Trying to reconcile that with straw-manning the definition of mansplaining made my brain hurt.
And I'm kinda glad my Desipio account seemed to have disappeared during all this. (Did we get h4x0r3d?)
Yes. The fucking straw-manning and almost a need to be wronged.
The level of petulant everybody has a damn crisis let's overanalyze who's insulting who in what way at this current moment is tedious as fuck.
Jesus, what the hell is wrong with you people?
Put the the keyboard, phone, whatever the fuck device down and go for a walk.
Yes, I'm old and I know where I'm posting but enough is enough.
I know it's kind of the Desipio thing to say any discussion is terrible once it's gone more than a page, but I don't think this has been that bad. I think everyone is being fairly reasonable.
I'm referring to twitter.
My Slaky-like rule is to make sure that 90% of my Tweets are posted after I get high.
didn't Afroman do a song about this?
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Perhaps a fairer point is that she was making a throwaway line that she herself didn't even take all that seriously.
This. That seems like a dumb tweet you make about your favorite team when you're frustrated, and it wasn't intended to be scrutinized like it was statistic ran through a SABR supercomputer. I get that she's in the media, but does that mean they can't vent when their team is struggling? Can't they just be fans online and bitch about their team? Or do they have to be "on" 24/7?
To insert my own butthurt here, they certainly can, but considering RV and BH have basically taken it upon themselves to police all of the negativity in my tweets I am determined to call out the INVISIBLE DOUBLE STANDARD when I get taken to task for criticizing someone else for being dumb and fatalistic.
I do think it's strange to constantly vent your spleen about a team that is on a historic pace to start the season and has as bright a future as any franchise in sprotz. But that's just like, my opinion, man. What are you going to do when Theo leaves to run Netflix and Jed takes over at the Fed and the Cubs are merely above average for a few years?
I maintain that my "constant venting" has consisted of a few complaints about Jorge Soler being disappointing, John Lackey being an asshole, and Jason Heyward. I am being primarily stereotyped as negative for a rough few months last year where the Cubs were not donkey punching everything and I was running on about 2 hours of sleep a day. So I resent you jumping in all Helen Lovejoy the few times I make specific, valid complaints, sir.
Look, I'm with you on Julie, but this part shows a serious lack of self-awareness or some healthy levels of victim mentality.
I don't really care. I overreact to things, negatively and positively. I was definitely at my worst last year and I think it leads to some accusations of ledge jumping when I feel like I'm just griping about things that are actually gripeworthy, like Soler being ass when I had such high hopes for him.
If I bitched about Kris Bryant going 0-5 or did some kind of Fro Dog-ish "zomg now we're only up 6.5 on pittsburg we're doomed" thing I'd get it, I just don't see why it's a big deal if I tweet about guys who are playing poorly and how, ideally, they should not do that.
Wait, they're only up 6.5 games? Fucking Christ. The Cubs always seem to be unable to finish shit
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Perhaps a fairer point is that she was making a throwaway line that she herself didn't even take all that seriously.
This. That seems like a dumb tweet you make about your favorite team when you're frustrated, and it wasn't intended to be scrutinized like it was statistic ran through a SABR supercomputer. I get that she's in the media, but does that mean they can't vent when their team is struggling? Can't they just be fans online and bitch about their team? Or do they have to be "on" 24/7?
To insert my own butthurt here, they certainly can, but considering RV and BH have basically taken it upon themselves to police all of the negativity in my tweets I am determined to call out the INVISIBLE DOUBLE STANDARD when I get taken to task for criticizing someone else for being dumb and fatalistic.
I do think it's strange to constantly vent your spleen about a team that is on a historic pace to start the season and has as bright a future as any franchise in sprotz. But that's just like, my opinion, man. What are you going to do when Theo leaves to run Netflix and Jed takes over at the Fed and the Cubs are merely above average for a few years?
I maintain that my "constant venting" has consisted of a few complaints about Jorge Soler being disappointing, John Lackey being an asshole, and Jason Heyward. I am being primarily stereotyped as negative for a rough few months last year where the Cubs were not donkey punching everything and I was running on about 2 hours of sleep a day. So I resent you jumping in all Helen Lovejoy the few times I make specific, valid complaints, sir.
Look, I'm with you on Julie, but this part shows a serious lack of self-awareness or some healthy levels of victim mentality.
I don't really care. I overreact to things, negatively and positively. I was definitely at my worst last year and I think it leads to some accusations of ledge jumping when I feel like I'm just griping about things that are actually gripeworthy, like Soler being ass when I had such high hopes for him.
If I bitched about Kris Bryant going 0-5 or did some kind of Fro Dog-ish "zomg now we're only up 6.5 on pittsburg we're doomed" thing I'd get it, I just don't see why it's a big deal if I tweet about guys who are playing poorly and how, ideally, they should not do that.
Wait, they're only up 6.5 games? Fucking Christ. The Cubs always seem to be unable to finish shit
ESPN Jesse started retweeting the fans bitching in his timeline just for funsies last night, one guy said "hate to break it to you but we're only up 6.5 games now". I may overreact, but I am not "guy somehow stressing over a 6.5 game lead in mid-May guy". Hell I don't even think Fro Dog is that guy.
Yes, always. That's why they lead the majors in runs.
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Wait, they're only up 6.5 games? Fucking Christ. The Cubs always seem to be unable to finish shit
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Yes, always. That's why they lead the majors in runs.
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Wait, they're only up 6.5 games? Fucking Christ. The Cubs always seem to be unable to finish shit
Take your mansplaining somewhere else, jerk.
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DPD....and I'm not oblivious to my privilege. I call people out quite a bit for failing to check their own. And I do empathize with Julie's situation and can't pretend I know what it's like because I've had every advantage from jump street. I just thought it was a dumb opinion and it should be okay to fairly point that out to someone with her intellect, experience and exposure.
Trying to reconcile that with straw-manning the definition of mansplaining made my brain hurt.
And I'm kinda glad my Desipio account seemed to have disappeared during all this. (Did we get h4x0r3d?)
Yes. The fucking straw-manning and almost a need to be wronged.
The level of petulant everybody has a damn crisis let's overanalyze who's insulting who in what way at this current moment is tedious as fuck.
Jesus, what the hell is wrong with you people?
Put the the keyboard, phone, whatever the fuck device down and go for a walk.
Yes, I'm old and I know where I'm posting but enough is enough.
I know it's kind of the Desipio thing to say any discussion is terrible once it's gone more than a page, but I don't think this has been that bad. I think everyone is being fairly reasonable.
I'm referring to twitter.
My Slaky-like rule is to make sure that 90% of my Tweets are posted after I get high.
Isn't it always after you're high?
This conversation sucks. Twitter sucks more. Julie made a comment in the context of a shitty hitting performance and her 35-plus years of watching the Mike LaCosses and Chris Capuanos of the world dominate the Cubs.
The Cubs are good, and SKO simply pointed that out. Ignore the police out there. Live life. Fuck Twitter.
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... Ignore the police out there. Live life. Fuck Twitter.
Words to live by.
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A little internet hyperbole during a frustrating game and what do we get? The SKOPolice!
Thank the lord you are here to point out that "always" not only isn't a great word choice, but but WRONG FOR ALL TIME!!! Because, if you hadn't pointed that out... the universe gets sucked down a giant black hole vortex into a singularity?
Chuck prefers to live in a world where half-baked, petulant, knee-jerk (and utterly wrong) opinions go unchecked. His life would be infinitely less complicated as a result.
There are bad takes and bad takes. Julie's "Always make bad pitchers look great" vs. Bayless' "Kobe's rape gave him sizzle" are two different levels of bad take. One should be sloughed off. The other never should be forgotten and should disqualify a person from being in broadcasting.
I would say there's a comfortable middle ground of "one tweet pointing out how dumb that tweet was" in between "sloughed off" and "perpetually reminding a dude that he's a rape apologist".
I for one will be following Huey's crusade to make sure that no dumb comment on the internet go unchallenged with great interest.
So, I was looking at this and wondering, did Julie say something to you and I missed it? Because this shit didn't just happen in a vacuum. Julie's got a lot of people who simply attack her reflexively for almost any comment, and as a result there are now a lot of people who will automatically jump to her defense for any perceived attack, regardless of your intent.
I mean, basically Huey and SKO are mad because if they randomly say something to Julie some other randos might yell at them.
My question is, why are they such crybabies?
As someone who picks on a lot of people on the internet, I try to make sure my targets are men and usually in the media or purveyors of horrible blog content. Personally, I think it's poor form to go after women and teenagers. I am not perfect but that's my semi-rigid code.
BUT if you are feeling the need to correct Julie or anyone who's been attacked for stupid shit I would kindly suggest that you dont' quote RT her with your Actually. Just reply to her. The quote RT is most likely universally considered a provocation.
You can ignore pretty much everything I've said here but these are things that being on that stupid goddamn website so often have taught me.
Thank's
Wanted to say that I agree with this and appreciate the perspective.
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This is legitimately hard to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tU-D-m2JY8
That was horrible.
Cowards hiding behind the anonymity of the internet.
It's fucking repulsive.
Especially considering how a lot of us, myself included, have treated both of them in the past.
Julie blocked me on Twitter after I unfollowed her during the World Cup, so I never even got the chance to say something mean to her.
I mean, it's kind of a difficult situation. I've butted heads with her a number of times, and I would describe most of her opinions on the Bears and football in general as, like, sub PenFoe-ian in their stupidity. I don't feel comfortable ever disagreeing with her on twitter or whatever anymore because of the massive amount of unwarranted shit she takes. I look forward to a less misogynistic future where there's no other implication to me telling a woman in sports media that her take is dumb and bad.
Exhibit A:
(http://i.imgur.com/LMyzRoq.jpg)
If Al had said that, or any of us, we'd have rightfully had that quote thrown in our faces probably 150 times this year as the Cubs pound some shitty pitcher. Pank and I call out Julie on that kind of idiotic Fro Dog take and within minutes some vegan lady was yelling at us to leave her alone. I know a lot of sexist trolls attack Julie for no reason. Her sports takes are still mostly bad.
Did she have any thoughts on Junior Guerra?
I like Twitter just fine, but I usually just use it as a stream-of-consciousness brain dump, not a new way to argue with strangers about things. It turns out that's almost as big a waste of time than arguing with people on here.
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I like Twitter just fine, but I usually just use it as a stream-of-consciousness brain dump, not a new way to argue with strangers about things. It turns out that's almost as big a waste of time than arguing with people on here.
No it's not.
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I like Twitter just fine, but I usually just use it as a stream-of-consciousness brain dump, not a new way to argue with strangers about things. It turns out that's almost as big a waste of time than arguing with people on here.
No it's not.
YES IT IS
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I like Twitter just fine, but I usually just use it as a stream-of-consciousness brain dump, not a new way to argue with strangers about things. It turns out that's almost as big a waste of time than arguing with people on here.
No it's not.
YES IT IS
Actually, you're BOTH wrong.
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I like Twitter just fine, but I usually just use it as a stream-of-consciousness brain dump, not a new way to argue with strangers about things. It turns out that's almost as big a waste of time than arguing with people on here.
No it's not.
YES IT IS
Well actually, you're BOTH wrong.
Let me get that for you.
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I like Twitter just fine, but I usually just use it as a stream-of-consciousness brain dump, not a new way to argue with strangers about things. It turns out that's almost as big a waste of time than arguing with people on here.
No it's not.
YES IT IS
Um Well actually, you're BOTH wrong.
Let me get that for you.
It's about ethics in meme quoting.
I just want to make it clear that I am above this argument. You guys are overreacting. I am super calm and rational.
This (https://twitter.com/lennydykstra) is why Twitter was invented. I want him and Jose Canseco to start tweeting at each other.
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on May 20, 2016, 09:41:09 AM
This (https://twitter.com/lennydykstra) is why Twitter was invented. I want him and Jose Canseco to start tweeting at each other.
You've been spraying to all Internet fields today with Len Dykstra's Twitter feed but I don't think anybody enjoys Len Dykstra's Twitter feed even 10% as much as you do.
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This (https://twitter.com/lennydykstra) is why Twitter was invented. I want him and Jose Canseco to start tweeting at each other.
You've been spraying to all Internet fields today with Len Dykstra's Twitter feed but I don't think anybody enjoys Len Dykstra's Twitter feed even 10% as much as you do.
You don't enjoy anything, so you don't count.
Quote from: SKO on May 20, 2016, 09:35:54 AM
I just want to make it clear that I am above this argument. You guys are overreacting. I am super calm and rational.
No you aren't.
https://twitter.com/JulieDiCaro/status/733851601660583939
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https://twitter.com/StartKyleOrton/status/733850602657062912
Quote from: Shooter on May 20, 2016, 10:37:11 PM
https://twitter.com/StartKyleOrton/status/733850602657062912
Can't catch every fish in the sea. Gotta let some idiots go. Take your mansplaining elsewhere
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https://twitter.com/JulieDiCaro/status/733851601660583939
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That's just pure baseball stupid. Any more of that this season and it'll be off to Shite Sux purgatory with her.
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https://twitter.com/JulieDiCaro/status/733851601660583939
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That's just pure baseball stupid. Any more of that this season and it'll be off to Shite Sux purgatory with her.
Incredibly dumb. Why would anyone buy a ticket to see a game in June if they don't really start playing until September? Who is this person?
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https://twitter.com/JulieDiCaro/status/733851601660583939
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That's just pure baseball stupid. Any more of that this season and it'll be off to Shite Sux purgatory with her.
Incredibly dumb. Why would anyone buy a ticket to see a game in June if they don't really start playing until September? Who is this person?
It'd be nice if Julie could text the Cubs before every play and tell them whether it matters or not so they know if they should try.
Chuck and Chip, two peas in a pod on Bruce Miles' Facebook:
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Salesmen!
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Salesmen!
For realsies though: WTF does that even mean?
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Salesmen!
For realsies though: WTF does that even mean?
Wait--does the person making the point that the Cubs are *truly* only 10 games over .500 have a point and of so, can someone explain to me the logic (Bruce's post didn't really help me in that regard?
Secondly... Is the person who e-mailed Bruce believed to be Chuck? That might clue me in here. Otherwise I'm a little lost.
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Salesmen!
For realsies though: WTF does that even mean?
Wait--does the person making the point that the Cubs are *truly* only 10 games over .500 have a point and of so, can someone explain to me the logic (Bruce's post didn't really help me in that regard?
Secondly... Is the person who e-mailed Bruce believed to be Chuck? That might clue me in here. Otherwise I'm a little lost.
Chip Caray has Facebook and uses it to post hot takes about basement-dwelling salesmen.
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Salesmen!
For realsies though: WTF does that even mean?
Wait--does the person making the point that the Cubs are *truly* only 10 games over .500 have a point and of so, can someone explain to me the logic (Bruce's post didn't really help me in that regard?
Secondly... Is the person who e-mailed Bruce believed to be Chuck? That might clue me in here. Otherwise I'm a little lost.
I suspect their "logic" is that if the Cubs replaced 10 of their wins with losses, they would be at 24-24. That's the only way that it makes sense to me.
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Salesmen!
For realsies though: WTF does that even mean?
Wait--does the person making the point that the Cubs are *truly* only 10 games over .500 have a point and of so, can someone explain to me the logic (Bruce's post didn't really help me in that regard?
Secondly... Is the person who e-mailed Bruce believed to be Chuck? That might clue me in here. Otherwise I'm a little lost.
I suspect their "logic" is that if the Cubs replaced 10 of their wins with losses, they would be at 24-24. That's the only way that it makes sense to me.
This debate happened last year right around the same time that idiots started arguing what "batting around" means (AT LEAST ONE GUY HAS TO BAT TWICE. FUCK YOU IF YOU DISAGREE) and yeah the argument was "shouldn't the reference point for .500 be whatever the .500 mark is for the # of games played", so .500 for 48 games is 24-24, they have played 10 games better than a .500 team at this point in the season.
It is a dumb argument and the traditional way is correct.
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Salesmen!
For realsies though: WTF does that even mean?
Wait--does the person making the point that the Cubs are *truly* only 10 games over .500 have a point and of so, can someone explain to me the logic (Bruce's post didn't really help me in that regard?
Secondly... Is the person who e-mailed Bruce believed to be Chuck? That might clue me in here. Otherwise I'm a little lost.
A) It wasn't me.
B) This was a running bit on the old ESPN 1000 Bill Simonson Huge Show about how to determine games over .500. Simonson would do the "It's only 10, not 20" thing to drum up stupid callers. I suppose I'm friendly enough with Bruce that I got suckered in to answering. I'm guessing Bruce was smart enough to never have listened to Simonson.
C) You are a little lost.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 31, 2016, 08:42:00 AM
Quote from: PANK! on May 30, 2016, 10:16:04 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on May 30, 2016, 08:58:57 PM
Quote from: Eli on May 30, 2016, 08:50:19 PM
Salesmen!
For realsies though: WTF does that even mean?
Wait--does the person making the point that the Cubs are *truly* only 10 games over .500 have a point and of so, can someone explain to me the logic (Bruce's post didn't really help me in that regard?
Secondly... Is the person who e-mailed Bruce believed to be Chuck? That might clue me in here. Otherwise I'm a little lost.
B) This was a running bit on the old ESPN 1000 Bill Simonson Huge Show about how to determine games over .500. Simonson would do the "It's only 10, not 20" thing to drum up stupid callers. I suppose I'm friendly enough with Bruce that I got suckered in to answering. I'm guessing Bruce was smart enough to never have listened to Simonson.
Nobody should have listened to Bill Simonson enough to recognize a running bit.
https://twitter.com/HammelTime39/status/747181010903785472
Quote from: Eli on June 26, 2016, 10:02:28 PM
https://twitter.com/HammelTime39/status/747181010903785472
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Quote from: Eli on June 26, 2016, 10:02:28 PM
https://twitter.com/HammelTime39/status/747181010903785472
Pretty strange that Jason Hammel took time to tweet that as soon as the game that he started ended. The original, offending tweet, was made about 6 months ago and was bumped by some asshat with 1 Follower and following 1 person who had apparently joined Twitter so that he could try hitting up major leaguers for free Pearl Jam tickets. He figured he could score points by acting as a white knight for Hammel, and went on to say that Hammel's been "lights out" for over a year now. Blech.
Quote from: PANK! on June 27, 2016, 08:22:47 AM
Quote from: Eli on June 26, 2016, 10:02:28 PM
https://twitter.com/HammelTime39/status/747181010903785472
Pretty strange that Jason Hammel took time to tweet that as soon as the game that he started ended. The original, offending tweet, was made about 6 months ago and was bumped by some asshat with 1 Follower and following 1 person who had apparently joined Twitter so that he could try hitting up major leaguers for free Pearl Jam tickets. He figured he could score points by acting as a white knight for Hammel, and went on to say that Hammel's been "lights out" for over a year now. Blech.Jason Hammel owned my dumb ass on twitter.
Quote from: SKO on June 27, 2016, 08:43:22 AM
Quote from: PANK! on June 27, 2016, 08:22:47 AM
Quote from: Eli on June 26, 2016, 10:02:28 PM
https://twitter.com/HammelTime39/status/747181010903785472
Pretty strange that Jason Hammel took time to tweet that as soon as the game that he started ended. The original, offending tweet, was made about 6 months ago and was bumped by some asshat with 1 Follower and following 1 person who had apparently joined Twitter so that he could try hitting up major leaguers for free Pearl Jam tickets. He figured he could score points by acting as a white knight for Hammel, and went on to say that Hammel's been "lights out" for over a year now. Blech.Jason Hammel owned my dumb ass on twitter.
Oh is that what happened?
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Quote from: PANK! on June 27, 2016, 08:55:11 AM
Quote from: SKO on June 27, 2016, 08:43:22 AM
Quote from: PANK! on June 27, 2016, 08:22:47 AM
Quote from: Eli on June 26, 2016, 10:02:28 PM
https://twitter.com/HammelTime39/status/747181010903785472
Pretty strange that Jason Hammel took time to tweet that as soon as the game that he started ended. The original, offending tweet, was made about 6 months ago and was bumped by some asshat with 1 Follower and following 1 person who had apparently joined Twitter so that he could try hitting up major leaguers for free Pearl Jam tickets. He figured he could score points by acting as a white knight for Hammel, and went on to say that Hammel's been "lights out" for over a year now. Blech.Jason Hammel owned my dumb ass on twitter.
Oh is that what happened?
History belongs to the victors, Huard.
Huey feeling butthurt about getting his ass owned to the maximum extent allowed by law makes this even more enjoyable.
Quote from: R-V on June 27, 2016, 09:05:26 AM
Huey feeling butthurt about getting his ass owned to the maximum extent allowed by law makes this even more enjoyable.
(http://66.media.tumblr.com/8c81951874d7ed80798b273e32e0a571/tumblr_mn1r17qUMD1qb6825o2_r1_500.png)
Quote from: R-V on June 27, 2016, 09:05:26 AM
Huey feeling butthurt about getting his ass owned to the maximum extent allowed by law makes this even more enjoyable.
I'm still not cognizant enough of the nuances your pajama party to feel like I was owned, sorry if that strikes you as obtuse...I mean, does Jason Hammel's strong start to the season erase the fact that he was ass in the second half of last year, thus covering my face in yolky goodness? Seems as though his second half of 2016 hasn't even begun, so I think it might be a bit premature to think he's owning me based on the last 10 weeks. I would volunteer that it might be a bit premature for this guy to be crowing to his haters at this juncture but hey--you're the Twitter experts so if you say I've been owned and that I'm asshurt I guess it must be true.
Quote from: SKO on June 27, 2016, 09:15:00 AM
Quote from: R-V on June 27, 2016, 09:05:26 AM
Huey feeling butthurt about getting his ass owned to the maximum extent allowed by law makes this even more enjoyable.
(http://66.media.tumblr.com/8c81951874d7ed80798b273e32e0a571/tumblr_mn1r17qUMD1qb6825o2_r1_500.png)
Quote from: PANK! on June 27, 2016, 09:21:00 AM
Quote from: R-V on June 27, 2016, 09:05:26 AM
Huey feeling butthurt about getting his ass owned to the maximum extent allowed by law makes this even more enjoyable.
I'm still not cognizant enough of the nuances your pajama party to feel like I was owned, sorry if that strikes you as obtuse...I mean, does Jason Hammel's strong start to the season erase the fact that he was ass in the second half of last year, thus covering my face in yolky goodness? Seems as though his second half of 2016 hasn't even begun, so I think it might be a bit premature to think he's owning me based on the last 10 weeks. I would volunteer that it might be a bit premature for this guy to be crowing to his haters at this juncture but hey--you're the Twitter experts so if you say I've been owned and that I'm asshurt I guess it must be true.
I am not a Twitter ownage expert (as I have never been owned myself), but I think it's more the fact that Jason Hammel appears to have noticed your insult and responded to it by pointing out that you still follow him on Twitter.
Quote from: Eli on June 27, 2016, 09:50:24 AM
Quote from: PANK! on June 27, 2016, 09:21:00 AM
Quote from: R-V on June 27, 2016, 09:05:26 AM
Huey feeling butthurt about getting his ass owned to the maximum extent allowed by law makes this even more enjoyable.
I'm still not cognizant enough of the nuances your pajama party to feel like I was owned, sorry if that strikes you as obtuse...I mean, does Jason Hammel's strong start to the season erase the fact that he was ass in the second half of last year, thus covering my face in yolky goodness? Seems as though his second half of 2016 hasn't even begun, so I think it might be a bit premature to think he's owning me based on the last 10 weeks. I would volunteer that it might be a bit premature for this guy to be crowing to his haters at this juncture but hey--you're the Twitter experts so if you say I've been owned and that I'm asshurt I guess it must be true.
I am not a Twitter ownage expert (as I have never been owned myself), but I think it's more the fact that Jason Hammel appears to have noticed your insult and responded to it by pointing out that you still follow him on Twitter.
And
that's what qualifies as an owning? Jesus, Twitter is gayer than high school.
I didn't know folks were supposed to stop following people after they publicly insulted them. I think I need to unfollow like half the people I follow now.
Huey was only owned so he could get directions away from being owned.
Now that Eli has enlightened me, I will accept my ownage--but I stand by my assertion that the unwritten rules of Twitter are stupider than the unwritten rules of baseball.
As big of an asshole as I am on twitter my one rule is pretty much never directly tweet at an athlete. As far as I'm concerned they aren't real people when I am bitching about them. Jason Hammel is not actually a bad person if he gives up 4 runs in a game, so I show basic humanity and don't tweet directly at him that he sucks.
Sometimes Justin Grimm will search his own name and favorite your tweets complaining about him but that's kind of on him. Don't do that, Justin.
Otherwise don't tweet at athletes that they suck unless you are responding to a tweet of theirs where they are being an asshole or something. At best you'll merely get owned like poor, simple Huard. At worst you just show the world that you are a major asshole who cannot separate sports from real life.
Quote from: PANK! on June 27, 2016, 10:08:46 AM
Quote from: Eli on June 27, 2016, 09:50:24 AM
Quote from: PANK! on June 27, 2016, 09:21:00 AM
Quote from: R-V on June 27, 2016, 09:05:26 AM
Huey feeling butthurt about getting his ass owned to the maximum extent allowed by law makes this even more enjoyable.
I'm still not cognizant enough of the nuances your pajama party to feel like I was owned, sorry if that strikes you as obtuse...I mean, does Jason Hammel's strong start to the season erase the fact that he was ass in the second half of last year, thus covering my face in yolky goodness? Seems as though his second half of 2016 hasn't even begun, so I think it might be a bit premature to think he's owning me based on the last 10 weeks. I would volunteer that it might be a bit premature for this guy to be crowing to his haters at this juncture but hey--you're the Twitter experts so if you say I've been owned and that I'm asshurt I guess it must be true.
I am not a Twitter ownage expert (as I have never been owned myself), but I think it's more the fact that Jason Hammel appears to have noticed your insult and responded to it by pointing out that you still follow him on Twitter.
And that's what qualifies as an owning? Jesus, Twitter is gayer than high school.
I didn't know folks were supposed to stop following people after they publicly insulted them. I think I need to unfollow like half the people I follow now.
Look, I don't make the rules. I just speculate on what they are.
Quote from: SKO on June 27, 2016, 10:13:17 AM
As big of an asshole as I am on twitter my one rule is pretty much never directly tweet at an athlete. As far as I'm concerned they aren't real people when I am bitching about them. Jason Hammel is not actually a bad person if he gives up 4 runs in a game, so I show basic humanity and don't tweet directly at him that he sucks.
Sometimes Justin Grimm will search his own name and favorite your tweets complaining about him but that's kind of on him. Don't do that, Justin.
Otherwise don't tweet at athletes that they suck unless you are responding to a tweet of theirs where they are being an asshole or something. At best you'll merely get owned like poor, simple Huard. At worst you just show the world that you are a major asshole who cannot separate sports from real life.
In my defense, I was still really angry about Hammel's second-half performance last season (and white-hot livid at his inability to remotely salvage it with his final outing vs. the Mets), I was assuming he wouldn't even be on the team in 2016 and was angry to see him enjoying life like a normal human being. Yes, that's my defense.
Truth is, I like Hammel--he does seem like a good dude and I was obviously being a petulantly frustrated turd in January. That I'll own. I'm not going to be some SKOward and delete it, even if I'm not proud of it now (although a small part of me feels it was a decent--if completely assholeish--burn). I truly hope that Hammel genuinely owns me (as opposed to a fake-assed playground Twitter owning) by shoving it up my hiney with a balls-out second half. I would be fine with that.
Quote from: SKO on June 27, 2016, 10:13:17 AM
As big of an asshole as I am on twitter my one rule is pretty much never directly tweet at an athlete. As far as I'm concerned they aren't real people when I am bitching about them. Jason Hammel is not actually a bad person if he gives up 4 runs in a game, so I show basic humanity and don't tweet directly at him that he sucks.
Sometimes Justin Grimm will search his own name and favorite your tweets complaining about him but that's kind of on him. Don't do that, Justin.
Otherwise don't tweet at athletes that they suck unless you are responding to a tweet of theirs where they are being an asshole or something. At best you'll merely get owned like poor, simple Huard. At worst you just show the world that you are a major asshole who cannot separate sports from real life.
As insane as you can be on Twitter, this is generally a very good rule. There's not a lot of upside in tweeting something mean directly at an athlete over their performance. If they're out there name searching, that's their own fault.
Quote from: SKO on June 27, 2016, 10:13:17 AM
As big of an asshole as I am on twitter my one rule is pretty much never directly tweet at an athlete. As far as I'm concerned they aren't real people when I am bitching about them. Jason Hammel is not actually a bad person if he gives up 4 runs in a game, so I show basic humanity and don't tweet directly at him that he sucks.
My approach is that I don't even follow athletes on Twitter at all (or celebrities in general, actually, with the rare comedian being the exception.) I've tried, but I've never come across a single athlete's/celebrity's Twitter account that was even remotely worth following full-time. Jose Canseco and the Iron Sheik are about the closest it gets for me, and I eventually unfollowed them both. It just seems to me that the smart ones use social media pretty much solely for marketing/branding and self-aggrandizement, which is simultaneously boring and annoying. And the dumb ones are... well... dumb. And if somebody drops some kind of Twitter Bomb that's actually entertaining or otherwise spectacular, I'm about 99% sure that some regular person I follow will retweet or reply to it soon enough, and I'll only be a few minutes late finding out there's doins a-transpirin'.
Quote from: Eli on June 27, 2016, 10:22:48 AM
If they're out there name searching, that's their own fault.
True story: I once joking bitched about my never forgiving Mitch Williams for giving up that final hit to Will Clark in 1989 on a music message board, and literally 3 years later, a guy claiming to be Mitch Williams brother found that post and went off on a tear about how I couldn't complain about that because I never played the game professionally. That's a level of weird insecurity that I cannot imagine having. It wasn't even Mitch. It was a guy who may or may not have been related to him.
DPD
Quote from: Grandmaster Wang on June 27, 2016, 10:47:20 AM
Quote from: SKO on June 27, 2016, 10:13:17 AM
As big of an asshole as I am on twitter my one rule is pretty much never directly tweet at an athlete. As far as I'm concerned they aren't real people when I am bitching about them. Jason Hammel is not actually a bad person if he gives up 4 runs in a game, so I show basic humanity and don't tweet directly at him that he sucks.
My approach is that I don't even follow athletes on Twitter at all (or celebrities in general, actually, with the rare comedian being the exception.) I've tried, but I've never come across a single athlete's/celebrity's Twitter account that was even remotely worth following full-time. Jose Canseco and the Iron Sheik are about the closest it gets for me, and I eventually unfollowed them both. It just seems to me that the smart ones use social media pretty much solely for marketing/branding and self-aggrandizement, which is simultaneously boring and annoying. And the dumb ones are... well... dumb. And if somebody drops some kind of Twitter Bomb that's actually entertaining or otherwise spectacular, I'm about 99% sure that some regular person I follow will retweet or reply to it soon enough, and I'll only be a few minutes late finding out there's doins a-transpirin'.
100% agreed. If Twitter has taught me anything, it's not to have any expectations that anyone in the public eye will have anything interesting to say. Even the ones that seem smart.
Quote from: Bort on June 27, 2016, 10:51:27 AM
DPD
Quote from: Grandmaster Wang on June 27, 2016, 10:47:20 AM
Quote from: SKO on June 27, 2016, 10:13:17 AM
As big of an asshole as I am on twitter my one rule is pretty much never directly tweet at an athlete. As far as I'm concerned they aren't real people when I am bitching about them. Jason Hammel is not actually a bad person if he gives up 4 runs in a game, so I show basic humanity and don't tweet directly at him that he sucks.
My approach is that I don't even follow athletes on Twitter at all (or celebrities in general, actually, with the rare comedian being the exception.) I've tried, but I've never come across a single athlete's/celebrity's Twitter account that was even remotely worth following full-time. Jose Canseco and the Iron Sheik are about the closest it gets for me, and I eventually unfollowed them both. It just seems to me that the smart ones use social media pretty much solely for marketing/branding and self-aggrandizement, which is simultaneously boring and annoying. And the dumb ones are... well... dumb. And if somebody drops some kind of Twitter Bomb that's actually entertaining or otherwise spectacular, I'm about 99% sure that some regular person I follow will retweet or reply to it soon enough, and I'll only be a few minutes late finding out there's doins a-transpirin'.
100% agreed. If Twitter has taught me anything, it's not to have any expectations that anyone in the public eye will have anything interesting to say. Even the ones that seem smart.
Jake Arrieta rules. Dan Haren is a good follow especially now that he is retired and can spout off about anything. That concludes my list of athletes worth following.
Quote from: PANK! on June 27, 2016, 10:20:00 AM
Quote from: SKO on June 27, 2016, 10:13:17 AM
As big of an asshole as I am on twitter my one rule is pretty much never directly tweet at an athlete. As far as I'm concerned they aren't real people when I am bitching about them. Jason Hammel is not actually a bad person if he gives up 4 runs in a game, so I show basic humanity and don't tweet directly at him that he sucks.
Sometimes Justin Grimm will search his own name and favorite your tweets complaining about him but that's kind of on him. Don't do that, Justin.
Otherwise don't tweet at athletes that they suck unless you are responding to a tweet of theirs where they are being an asshole or something. At best you'll merely get owned like poor, simple Huard. At worst you just show the world that you are a major asshole who cannot separate sports from real life.
In my defense, I was still really angry about Hammel's second-half performance last season (and white-hot livid at his inability to remotely salvage it with his final outing vs. the Mets), I was assuming he wouldn't even be on the team in 2016 and was angry to see him enjoying life like a normal human being. Yes, that's my defense.
Truth is, I like Hammel--he does seem like a good dude and I was obviously being a petulantly frustrated turd in January. That I'll own. I'm not going to be some SKOward and delete it, even if I'm not proud of it now (although a small part of me feels it was a decent--if completely assholeish--burn). I truly hope that Hammel genuinely owns me (as opposed to a fake-assed playground Twitter owning) by shoving it up my hiney with a balls-out second half. I would be fine with that.
if he can continue to just be what he has been (assuming his ERA and FIP eventually start to meet in the middle at around 3.50) or whatever, I'll take it as the #5, as it stands right now my guess is the playoff rotation would actually be Arrieta/Lester/Lackey/Hendricks, with the bullpen monster of Aroldis Chapman, Andrew Miller, Sean Doolittle, Bruce Sutter, Mariano Rivera, Trevor Hoffman, Pedro Strop, and Rondon ready to go the second Hendricks shows any signs of struggling with the second or third time through the order.
Quote from: SKO on June 27, 2016, 10:55:56 AM
Quote from: Bort on June 27, 2016, 10:51:27 AM
DPD
Quote from: Grandmaster Wang on June 27, 2016, 10:47:20 AM
Quote from: SKO on June 27, 2016, 10:13:17 AM
As big of an asshole as I am on twitter my one rule is pretty much never directly tweet at an athlete. As far as I'm concerned they aren't real people when I am bitching about them. Jason Hammel is not actually a bad person if he gives up 4 runs in a game, so I show basic humanity and don't tweet directly at him that he sucks.
My approach is that I don't even follow athletes on Twitter at all (or celebrities in general, actually, with the rare comedian being the exception.) I've tried, but I've never come across a single athlete's/celebrity's Twitter account that was even remotely worth following full-time. Jose Canseco and the Iron Sheik are about the closest it gets for me, and I eventually unfollowed them both. It just seems to me that the smart ones use social media pretty much solely for marketing/branding and self-aggrandizement, which is simultaneously boring and annoying. And the dumb ones are... well... dumb. And if somebody drops some kind of Twitter Bomb that's actually entertaining or otherwise spectacular, I'm about 99% sure that some regular person I follow will retweet or reply to it soon enough, and I'll only be a few minutes late finding out there's doins a-transpirin'.
100% agreed. If Twitter has taught me anything, it's not to have any expectations that anyone in the public eye will have anything interesting to say. Even the ones that seem smart.
Jake Arrieta rules. Dan Haren is a good follow especially now that he is retired and can spout off about anything. That concludes my list of athletes worth following.
I don't even follow Arrieta because it mostly looks like a lot of sponsor promotion. I think I follow Haren and Brandon McCarthy. I think that's the entire list.
Quote from: Eli on June 27, 2016, 11:15:59 AM
Quote from: SKO on June 27, 2016, 10:55:56 AM
Quote from: Bort on June 27, 2016, 10:51:27 AM
DPD
Quote from: Grandmaster Wang on June 27, 2016, 10:47:20 AM
Quote from: SKO on June 27, 2016, 10:13:17 AM
As big of an asshole as I am on twitter my one rule is pretty much never directly tweet at an athlete. As far as I'm concerned they aren't real people when I am bitching about them. Jason Hammel is not actually a bad person if he gives up 4 runs in a game, so I show basic humanity and don't tweet directly at him that he sucks.
My approach is that I don't even follow athletes on Twitter at all (or celebrities in general, actually, with the rare comedian being the exception.) I've tried, but I've never come across a single athlete's/celebrity's Twitter account that was even remotely worth following full-time. Jose Canseco and the Iron Sheik are about the closest it gets for me, and I eventually unfollowed them both. It just seems to me that the smart ones use social media pretty much solely for marketing/branding and self-aggrandizement, which is simultaneously boring and annoying. And the dumb ones are... well... dumb. And if somebody drops some kind of Twitter Bomb that's actually entertaining or otherwise spectacular, I'm about 99% sure that some regular person I follow will retweet or reply to it soon enough, and I'll only be a few minutes late finding out there's doins a-transpirin'.
100% agreed. If Twitter has taught me anything, it's not to have any expectations that anyone in the public eye will have anything interesting to say. Even the ones that seem smart.
Jake Arrieta rules. Dan Haren is a good follow especially now that he is retired and can spout off about anything. That concludes my list of athletes worth following.
I don't even follow Arrieta because it mostly looks like a lot of sponsor promotion. I think I follow Haren and Brandon McCarthy. I think that's the entire list.
I think I still follow McCarthy. That's about it.
Quote from: Bort on June 27, 2016, 10:49:44 AM
Quote from: Eli on June 27, 2016, 10:22:48 AM
If they're out there name searching, that's their own fault.
True story: I once joking bitched about my never forgiving Mitch Williams for giving up that final hit to Will Clark in 1989 on a music message board, and literally 3 years later, a guy claiming to be Mitch Williams brother found that post and went off on a tear about how I couldn't complain about that because I never played the game professionally. That's a level of weird insecurity that I cannot imagine having. It wasn't even Mitch. It was a guy who may or may not have been related to him.
Um, only site, dude
How about get the hell off of Twitter?
Quote from: flannj on June 27, 2016, 12:29:23 PM
How about get the hell off of Twitter?
And do what?
Quote from: SKO on June 27, 2016, 10:13:17 AM
As big of an asshole as I am on twitter my one rule is pretty much never directly tweet at an athlete. As far as I'm concerned they aren't real people when I am bitching about them. Jason Hammel is not actually a bad person if he gives up 4 runs in a game, so I show basic humanity and don't tweet directly at him that he sucks.
Sometimes Justin Grimm will search his own name and favorite your tweets complaining about him but that's kind of on him. Don't do that, Justin.
Otherwise don't tweet at athletes that they suck unless you are responding to a tweet of theirs where they are being an asshole or something. At best you'll merely get owned like poor, simple Huard. At worst you just show the world that you are a major asshole who cannot separate sports from real life.
He probably does it for motivation.
Quote from: Canadouche on June 27, 2016, 01:47:52 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 27, 2016, 10:13:17 AM
As big of an asshole as I am on twitter my one rule is pretty much never directly tweet at an athlete. As far as I'm concerned they aren't real people when I am bitching about them. Jason Hammel is not actually a bad person if he gives up 4 runs in a game, so I show basic humanity and don't tweet directly at him that he sucks.
Sometimes Justin Grimm will search his own name and favorite your tweets complaining about him but that's kind of on him. Don't do that, Justin.
Otherwise don't tweet at athletes that they suck unless you are responding to a tweet of theirs where they are being an asshole or something. At best you'll merely get owned like poor, simple Huard. At worst you just show the world that you are a major asshole who cannot separate sports from real life.
He probably does it for motivation.
I am a little disturbed if Justin Grimm needs to know that my fat ass is out there hatin' on him to get himself jazzed up. Feel like the fame and money and the super hot wife would be enough motivation for him.
Quote from: flannj on June 27, 2016, 12:29:23 PM
How about get the hell off of Twitter?my lawn
Thanks for the input, Grandpa.
Quote from: Canadouche on June 27, 2016, 01:47:52 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 27, 2016, 10:13:17 AM
As big of an asshole as I am on twitter my one rule is pretty much never directly tweet at an athlete. As far as I'm concerned they aren't real people when I am bitching about them. Jason Hammel is not actually a bad person if he gives up 4 runs in a game, so I show basic humanity and don't tweet directly at him that he sucks.
Sometimes Justin Grimm will search his own name and favorite your tweets complaining about him but that's kind of on him. Don't do that, Justin.
Otherwise don't tweet at athletes that they suck unless you are responding to a tweet of theirs where they are being an asshole or something. At best you'll merely get owned like poor, simple Huard. At worst you just show the world that you are a major asshole who cannot separate sports from real life.
He probably does it for motivation.
It's not working.
Quote from: Yeti on June 27, 2016, 12:21:44 PM
Quote from: Bort on June 27, 2016, 10:49:44 AM
Quote from: Eli on June 27, 2016, 10:22:48 AM
If they're out there name searching, that's their own fault.
True story: I once joking bitched about my never forgiving Mitch Williams for giving up that final hit to Will Clark in 1989 on a music message board, and literally 3 years later, a guy claiming to be Mitch Williams brother found that post and went off on a tear about how I couldn't complain about that because I never played the game professionally. That's a level of weird insecurity that I cannot imagine having. It wasn't even Mitch. It was a guy who may or may not have been related to him.
Um, only site, dude
Y'all have terrible taste.
Quote from: SKO on June 27, 2016, 01:53:59 PM
Quote from: flannj on June 27, 2016, 12:29:23 PM
How about get the hell off of Twitter?my lawn
Thanks for the input, Grandpa.
Hey sonny, when I'm right...
Quote from: SKO on June 27, 2016, 01:53:59 PM
Quote from: flannj on June 27, 2016, 12:29:23 PM
How about get the hell off of Twitter?my lawn
Thanks for the input, Grandpa.
Insulting the man ESKO would leave you for? Just wait until you have to go to flannj's house to pick up your kid, and you insulted flannj.
Quote from: Yeti on June 27, 2016, 02:54:52 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 27, 2016, 01:53:59 PM
Quote from: flannj on June 27, 2016, 12:29:23 PM
How about get the hell off of Twitter?my lawn
Thanks for the input, Grandpa.
Insulting the man ESKO would leave you for? Just wait until you have to go to flannj's house to pick up your kid, and you insulted flannj.
Don't make me get out of this rocker.
Intrepid Reader: Adam HogeWow, another black man was killed by the police for, like, no reason. Obviously I have to weigh in on this. The five people who still listen to WGN need answers, damn it. I must find my own take ... something to show everyone I'm woke ... how about ...
QuoteThis #PhilandoCastille shooting is awful. I was driving with my family at that same spot 2 days ago. The zoo and state fair is right there.
Nailed it. How awful to die in front of a zoo and the fairgrounds! Such an injustice. Let's not lose sight of what's really important here, people. Another A+ take.
Quote from: Saul Goodman on July 07, 2016, 07:31:49 AM
Intrepid Reader: Adam Hoge
Wow, another black man was killed by the police for, like, no reason. Obviously I have to weigh in on this. The five people who still listen to WGN need answers, damn it. I must find my own take ... something to show everyone I'm woke ... how about ...
QuoteThis #PhilandoCastille shooting is awful. I was driving with my family at that same spot 2 days ago. The zoo and state fair is right there.
Nailed it. How awful to die in front of a zoo and the fairgrounds! Such an injustice. Let's not lose sight of what's really important here, people. Another A+ take.
Sometimes people try to process terrible events and say slightly weird things.
RIP Brett Anderson's family, murdered by several ounces of liquid. (https://twitter.com/BrettAnderson35/status/790033883240685569)
Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 23, 2016, 08:33:10 PM
RIP Brett Anderson's family, murdered by several ounces of liquid. (https://twitter.com/BrettAnderson35/status/790033883240685569)
Am I misremembering Dodgers fans murdering a guy?
Quote from: Bort on October 23, 2016, 10:10:11 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 23, 2016, 08:33:10 PM
RIP Brett Anderson's family, murdered by several ounces of liquid. (https://twitter.com/BrettAnderson35/status/790033883240685569)
Am I misremembering Dodgers fans murdering a guy?
I thought he came out of the coma.
Quote from: CT III on October 23, 2016, 10:22:16 PM
Quote from: Bort on October 23, 2016, 10:10:11 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 23, 2016, 08:33:10 PM
RIP Brett Anderson's family, murdered by several ounces of liquid. (https://twitter.com/BrettAnderson35/status/790033883240685569)
Am I misremembering Dodgers fans murdering a guy?
I thought he came out of the coma.
Oh, never mind. I guess throwing a beer is the worst thing, them.
Quote from: Bort on October 24, 2016, 07:37:05 AM
Quote from: CT III on October 23, 2016, 10:22:16 PM
Quote from: Bort on October 23, 2016, 10:10:11 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 23, 2016, 08:33:10 PM
RIP Brett Anderson's family, murdered by several ounces of liquid. (https://twitter.com/BrettAnderson35/status/790033883240685569)
Am I misremembering Dodgers fans murdering a guy?
I thought he came out of the coma.
Oh, never mind. I guess throwing a beer is the worst thing, them.
Also, he said "throwing beer" which I read differently than "throwing a beer."
"Throwing a beer" implies the thrower has an intended target and throws the can/cup.
"Throwing beer" sounds more like a spontaneous celebration sort of thing.
Quote from: ChuckD on October 24, 2016, 07:44:32 AM
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Quote from: CT III on October 23, 2016, 10:22:16 PM
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Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 23, 2016, 08:33:10 PM
RIP Brett Anderson's family, murdered by several ounces of liquid. (https://twitter.com/BrettAnderson35/status/790033883240685569)
Am I misremembering Dodgers fans murdering a guy?
I thought he came out of the coma.
Oh, never mind. I guess throwing a beer is the worst thing, them.
Also, he said "throwing beer" which I read differently than "throwing a beer."
"Throwing a beer" implies the thrower has an intended target and throws the can/cup.
"Throwing beer" sounds more like a spontaneous celebration sort of thing.
I was thinking the same thing. Cubs won, people began going crazy, beer got spilled. Big whup.
Quote from: Canadouche on October 24, 2016, 10:41:19 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on October 24, 2016, 07:44:32 AM
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Quote from: CT III on October 23, 2016, 10:22:16 PM
Quote from: Bort on October 23, 2016, 10:10:11 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 23, 2016, 08:33:10 PM
RIP Brett Anderson's family, murdered by several ounces of liquid. (https://twitter.com/BrettAnderson35/status/790033883240685569)
Am I misremembering Dodgers fans murdering a guy?
I thought he came out of the coma.
Oh, never mind. I guess throwing a beer is the worst thing, them.
Also, he said "throwing beer" which I read differently than "throwing a beer."
"Throwing a beer" implies the thrower has an intended target and throws the can/cup.
"Throwing beer" sounds more like a spontaneous celebration sort of thing.
I was thinking the same thing. Cubs won, people began going crazy, beer got spilled. Big whup.
His family should have been up in the cheap seats, where nobody is letting a $9 beer go to waste.
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on October 24, 2016, 10:56:50 AM
Quote from: Canadouche on October 24, 2016, 10:41:19 AM
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Quote from: CT III on October 23, 2016, 10:22:16 PM
Quote from: Bort on October 23, 2016, 10:10:11 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 23, 2016, 08:33:10 PM
RIP Brett Anderson's family, murdered by several ounces of liquid. (https://twitter.com/BrettAnderson35/status/790033883240685569)
Am I misremembering Dodgers fans murdering a guy?
I thought he came out of the coma.
Oh, never mind. I guess throwing a beer is the worst thing, them.
Also, he said "throwing beer" which I read differently than "throwing a beer."
"Throwing a beer" implies the thrower has an intended target and throws the can/cup.
"Throwing beer" sounds more like a spontaneous celebration sort of thing.
I was thinking the same thing. Cubs won, people began going crazy, beer got spilled. Big whup.
His family should have been up in the cheap seats, where nobody is letting a $9.75 beer go to waste.
Playoff pricing'd
Quote from: thehawk on October 24, 2016, 01:53:31 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on October 24, 2016, 10:56:50 AM
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Quote from: Bort on October 24, 2016, 07:37:05 AM
Quote from: CT III on October 23, 2016, 10:22:16 PM
Quote from: Bort on October 23, 2016, 10:10:11 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 23, 2016, 08:33:10 PM
RIP Brett Anderson's family, murdered by several ounces of liquid. (https://twitter.com/BrettAnderson35/status/790033883240685569)
Am I misremembering Dodgers fans murdering a guy?
I thought he came out of the coma.
Oh, never mind. I guess throwing a beer is the worst thing, them.
Also, he said "throwing beer" which I read differently than "throwing a beer."
"Throwing a beer" implies the thrower has an intended target and throws the can/cup.
"Throwing beer" sounds more like a spontaneous celebration sort of thing.
I was thinking the same thing. Cubs won, people began going crazy, beer got spilled. Big whup.
His family should have been up in the cheap seats, where nobody is letting a $9.75 beer go to waste.
Playoff pricing'd
The Goose Island ones were still 10.50. Wait...were they 9.50 during the season?
Quote from: Oleg on October 24, 2016, 03:00:56 PM
Quote from: thehawk on October 24, 2016, 01:53:31 PM
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Quote from: ChuckD on October 24, 2016, 07:44:32 AM
Quote from: Bort on October 24, 2016, 07:37:05 AM
Quote from: CT III on October 23, 2016, 10:22:16 PM
Quote from: Bort on October 23, 2016, 10:10:11 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 23, 2016, 08:33:10 PM
RIP Brett Anderson's family, murdered by several ounces of liquid. (https://twitter.com/BrettAnderson35/status/790033883240685569)
Am I misremembering Dodgers fans murdering a guy?
I thought he came out of the coma.
Oh, never mind. I guess throwing a beer is the worst thing, them.
Also, he said "throwing beer" which I read differently than "throwing a beer."
"Throwing a beer" implies the thrower has an intended target and throws the can/cup.
"Throwing beer" sounds more like a spontaneous celebration sort of thing.
I was thinking the same thing. Cubs won, people began going crazy, beer got spilled. Big whup.
His family should have been up in the cheap seats, where nobody is letting a $9.75 beer go to waste.
Playoff pricing'd
The Goose Island ones were still 10.50. Wait...were they 9.50 during the season?
Goose was 9.50, Bud 8.75. Each went up $1 (which is also the concert pricing from what i heard)
Quote from: Canadouche on October 24, 2016, 10:41:19 AM
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Quote from: Bort on October 23, 2016, 10:10:11 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 23, 2016, 08:33:10 PM
RIP Brett Anderson's family, murdered by several ounces of liquid. (https://twitter.com/BrettAnderson35/status/790033883240685569)
Am I misremembering Dodgers fans murdering a guy?
I thought he came out of the coma.
Oh, never mind. I guess throwing a beer is the worst thing, them.
Also, he said "throwing beer" which I read differently than "throwing a beer."
"Throwing a beer" implies the thrower has an intended target and throws the can/cup.
"Throwing beer" sounds more like a spontaneous celebration sort of thing.
I was thinking the same thing. Cubs won, people began going crazy, beer got spilled. Big whup.
Hell, they were throwing out of the upper deck from the videos I saw.
Well, I hope it was beer anyway.
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Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 23, 2016, 08:33:10 PM
RIP Brett Anderson's family, murdered by several ounces of liquid. (https://twitter.com/BrettAnderson35/status/790033883240685569)
TPD, since Twitter has been so quiet and uneventful lately.
Trevor Bauer continues to show his ass. (http://deadspin.com/we-regret-to-inform-you-that-trevor-bauer-is-at-it-agai-1792215724)
Quote from: Saul Goodman on February 10, 2017, 10:09:38 AM
TPD, since Twitter has been so quiet and uneventful lately.
Trevor Bauer continues to show his ass. (http://deadspin.com/we-regret-to-inform-you-that-trevor-bauer-is-at-it-agai-1792215724)
I remember hearing that one of the main reasons Arizona gave up on Bauer was because Miguel Montero absolutely fucking hated him and I always kind of wondered what level of dumbass you had to be to rile up the fucking big-hearted "we are good" dope that much. Now I see.
Quote from: SKO on February 10, 2017, 10:30:20 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on February 10, 2017, 10:09:38 AM
TPD, since Twitter has been so quiet and uneventful lately.
Trevor Bauer continues to show his ass. (http://deadspin.com/we-regret-to-inform-you-that-trevor-bauer-is-at-it-agai-1792215724)
I remember hearing that one of the main reasons Arizona gave up on Bauer was because Miguel Montero absolutely fucking hated him and I always kind of wondered what level of dumbass you had to be to rile up the fucking big-hearted "we are good" dope that much. Now I see.
Yep. (http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2013/02/trevor_bauer_downplays_rap_con.html)
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"You can say what you want, even if hate's all you got, but you don't know me (nope). You don't me (why not?)."
"All the speculation out there about my reputation, it's because you don't me (nope). You don't know me (why not?)."
"You judge on appearance, you don't judge me on my merits, because you don't know me (nope). You don't know me (why not?)."
"You hide behind a mask to facilitate a task, but you don't know me (huh). You won't know me."
(http://easycaptures.com/fs/uploaded/941/4597807018.jpg)
Quote from: PenFoe on February 10, 2017, 10:54:00 AM
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Everyone step aside for Trevor "Widely Known As Being Intelligent" Bauer!
Hayden Panettiere wants to know what's the deal with all the chemtrails poisoning us? (https://twitter.com/haydenpanettier/status/843208753084317696)
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The name "Alex Kaseberg" makes me nostalgic for the olden days at Desipio...Andy "Dill" Dolan...whatacard...
Linkage (Twitter or non-Twitter style, I'm impartial) for the n00bs please?
Linkage (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&biw=1162&bih=855&q=alex+kaseberg+andy+dolan+desipio&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=)
It was the heady days of 2004/2005/2006.
As I recall, most of the flamethrowing occurred in the comments. I don't think Andy ever took a torch to him an an actual dose.
Also I see from his Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/#!/alex.kaseberg) that Kaseberg and Thrillho share the same alma mater. This re-confirms my first suspicion that he's a friend or family member of Rozner's.
Quote from: PANK! on November 09, 2010, 09:21:26 AM
Late night talk shows all suck.
Huey should feel vindicated after reading this latest piece of news. (http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-conan-o-brien-lawsuit-jokes-twitter-20150729-htmlstory.htmlde)
I wonder if that guy is related to Alex Kaseberg, who used to write terrible jokes in Barry Rosner's column and had a beef (http://www.desipio.com/?p=541) with Andy/Desipio?
It IS that Alex Kaseberg.
Good lord, I'm dumb.
The original article I saw had his full name, Robert Alexander Kaseberg, but that's not much of an excuse.
Also, previous link is broken. Here it is now. (http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-conan-o-brien-lawsuit-jokes-twitter-20150729-htmlstory.html)
Going to trial (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/conan-obrien-headed-trial-claims-stealing-jokes-1003727).
For posterity.
For humanity.
(https://i.imgur.com/vJOZejo.png)
Quote from: PenFoe on September 27, 2017, 04:02:21 PM
For posterity.
For humanity.
(https://i.imgur.com/vJOZejo.png)
OH DIP.