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Elvis died for your sins, assholes!

Quote from: Internet Apex on July 21, 2010, 11:41:26 AM

Quote from: MAD on July 21, 2010, 11:39:38 AM

Quote from: Bort on July 20, 2010, 09:19:50 PM
"Apex" Huard at the hot corner made it for me.

THI

Rag arm'd.

Sorry. I know I sucked tooworse.

Flubbing two plays within 17 feet of first base is far worse than any one thing I did last night, and I ain't defending how I played.

Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 21, 2010, 10:39:10 AM

Quote from: Bort on July 21, 2010, 10:22:08 AM

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Quote from: Internet Apex on July 21, 2010, 09:41:24 AM
I'd just like to see them play good baseball for the rest of the season. Damn the record or the standings. Just put something resembling decent play together for a couple months and I'm in. Are there any fruits left I haven't had in a beer?

Apex is saying all the things that I'm thinking.

Let's be honest'd.

I like fruit beer and I don't care who knows it.  There.

What kind of beer does your husband like?

Quote from: Bort on July 20, 2010, 09:19:50 PM
"Apex" in the corner made it for me.

THI

Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 20, 2010, 01:25:36 PM

Quote from: MAD on July 20, 2010, 01:24:20 PM
I heard he's becoming a douche in his old age...

Slander.

Agreed.  Shame on me for reporting such hearsay in the first place...

I read an article about 10 years ago with Murray where it described an earlier interview he had done with with some kid, still green, been out of journalism school for a short period of time.  Anyway, the kid asked Murray where he grew up and he said, "Wilmette, IL, a small, mining town north of Chicago."  The reporter took Murray at his word and published it.

Still my favorite Bill Murray antecdote.  I heard he's becoming a douche in his old age, but the man can do no wrong in my eyes.

Quote from: Yeti on July 20, 2010, 08:51:26 AM

Quote from: MAD on July 20, 2010, 08:42:23 AM
I know he's probably worn down from all of the wear and tear, and his fastball is consequently much more hittable, and he can be kind of a crazy asshole, but I'm thinking this Carlos Zambrano guy might do better than what was given last night, yes?

Depends on who you ask. Ask a typical Cubs fan, they'll say that Z's Clubhouse Presence doesn't match up with one Silva thus rendering him useless on the mound, and allowing him to give up home run after home run.

Let's not ignore the fact that in all honesty, Z may be have become extremely hittable.  I'm only arguing that he can't be worse than what Silva's regressing toward for the next 3 months.

So Steinbrenner had more of an effect on his game's delivery than the game itself, via broadcast programming et.al.  I'd say in this instance, he shares a pantheon with Roone Arledge and Eddie Einhorn as opposed to Al Davis, who had a more direct effect on the competition of his game itself. 

The important thing is, you're still more wrong than a fleet-full of Chucks driving Yugos.

I know he's probably worn down from all of the wear and tear, and his fastball is consequently much more hittable, and he can be kind of a crazy asshole, but I'm thinking this Carlos Zambrano guy might do better than what was given last night, yes?

Quote from: Bort on July 20, 2010, 08:23:31 AM

Quote from: Night Man on July 20, 2010, 12:20:35 AM

QuoteCHICAGO -- Cubs infielder Ryan Theriot will do his part to help his native Gulf Coast on Tuesday by hosting a "Mystery Ball."
For $20, fans can purchase a ball autographed by one of the current Cubs players, manager Lou Piniella or Hall of Famer Ernie Banks. Proceeds will benefit the National Wildlife Federation in support of its Gulf Coast relief efforts.

Sales will take place in front of the Wrigley Field gates, so even if you don't have a ticket, you can purchase a "Mystery Ball" or make a contribution. More than 1,000 baseballs will be sold.

Even selling Mystery Balls for $20 is streets ahead of the annual BCB t-shirt "fundraiser", unless Theriot is keeping $18 of every ball sold.

I just picture Chuck going there and dropping 20 after 20 and saying "damn it! ANOTHER Soriano!"

I can't picture the first part at all.

Quote from: PenPho on July 19, 2010, 12:43:10 PM

Quote from: MAD on July 19, 2010, 11:51:01 AM

Quote from: PenPho on July 19, 2010, 11:30:10 AM
This is a little old, but too good to ignore.

The Raiders released the following statement from Al Davis regarding the passing of Yankees owner George Steinbrenner:

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"He was a friend and a warrior. We not only shared a birthday, but also an unyielding will to win and an unparalleled commitment to excellence.

"I judge sports figures based on individual achievement, team achievement and contributions to the game," Davis said. "George was right up there with me at No. 1 — bright, aggressive and, most of all, not afraid.

"When the Yankees were going through the lean times in the '80s and after we beat the Redskins in the Super Bowl in Tampa, George and I would talk and I would pep him up," Davis said. "Later on, he did the same for me when Tampa beat us in the Super Bowl."

God knows when anyone thinks of "individual achievement, team achievement and contributions to the game", Al Davis comes to mind.

I'd say Al Davis made more contributions to his game than Steinbrenner did to his.

Okay, so let's applaud what Al Davis did 20-30 years ago and forget the fact that Steinbrenner essentially revolutionized the model for teams with the YES Network and was the first to really understand free agency.

The Raiders haven't been in a playoff game in 8 years.

And the Yanks hadn't been in the playoffs for 13 years between 1981 and 1995, which would account for nearly half of Steinbrenner's tenure.

His first two World Series titles were more the result of him being at the right place at the right time at the dawn of Free Agency, and he took full advantage.  That hardly took any vision.

Finally, the nucleus of the most recent Yankee dynasty was put in place when that obnoxious fat fuck was on the sidelines.  Jeter, Posada, Pettite and Rivera were all acquired when the Big Stein was suspended.

So to recap:

1)  Two World Series titles early in his tenure, thanks to being in New York and able to spend freely.

2)  Then...nothing, for nearly a  decade-and-half.

3)  Then, a renaissance born while he was absent.

As for the YES! Network.  Okay fine.  Good call.  But that didn't necessarily require any unique vision, just the financial muscle to pull ito off.   The idea would have been obvious to anyone looking to maximize revenue streams.  Revolutionary?  Perhaps, but if Steinbreener hadn't engineered it, the plan would still have been inevitable, and someone else would have engineered it..

Yes, Davis' Raiders hadn't won a playoff game for 8 whole years, but TJ is allowing for that fact when he refers to him as being insane now.

Quote from: Fork on July 19, 2010, 12:28:01 PM

Quote from: Internet Apex on July 19, 2010, 12:17:49 PM
Vince's Entourage is his strength. And without them he's a meandering doofus. Like that one dude Sampson who got his hair cut and became a known pussy. Same thing here. While his crew struggles to find success on their own, Vince is putzing around with short hair and little confidence or meaning in his life. And the show itself is grounded in suck. Even Ari's scenes lack punch. I'm still watching though. Fuck else am I going to do while Entourage is on?

Set up the model trains.

Don't forget to thaw the imitation crab meat.

Quote from: PenPho on July 19, 2010, 11:30:10 AM
This is a little old, but too good to ignore.

The Raiders released the following statement from Al Davis regarding the passing of Yankees owner George Steinbrenner:

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"He was a friend and a warrior. We not only shared a birthday, but also an unyielding will to win and an unparalleled commitment to excellence.

"I judge sports figures based on individual achievement, team achievement and contributions to the game," Davis said. "George was right up there with me at No. 1 — bright, aggressive and, most of all, not afraid.

"When the Yankees were going through the lean times in the '80s and after we beat the Redskins in the Super Bowl in Tampa, George and I would talk and I would pep him up," Davis said. "Later on, he did the same for me when Tampa beat us in the Super Bowl."

God knows when anyone thinks of "individual achievement, team achievement and contributions to the game", Al Davis comes to mind.

I'd say Al Davis made more contributions to his game than Steinbrenner did to his.

Quote from: Fork on July 19, 2010, 10:29:38 AM

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Quote from: Fork on July 17, 2010, 04:37:49 PM
But Yellon's pal, Visor Guy, was absolutely stellar.

CSN showed that goof for a full 7 seconds on Saturday. 

Guy makes Jerry Pritkin look like a Congressman.

Difference is, Pritikin looks for cameras...VG makes the cameras come to HIM, man!

True.  He's more along the lines of Costanza-stuffing-his-face-at-the-U.S.-Open jackass.

Quote from: Fork on July 17, 2010, 04:37:49 PM
But Yellon's pal, Visor Guy, was absolutely stellar.

CSN showed that goof for a full 7 seconds on Saturday. 

Guy makes Jerry Pritkin look like a Congressman.