So this dude, Mobute, who I hadn't heard of until this week, wrote a stunning takedown of Grantland's very, however as yet brief, existence. He writes under a pseudonym and so however you feel about people without real names tearing established, successful writers new assholes you are certainly entitled to that opinion. The point remains that this is as good of a piece of writing as I'm liable to ever see. I get the idea that this writer is essentially trolling the world and most of the time he's just exercising his mind by ripping on things whether he actually despises them or not. Which is fine because, like I said, it's amazing.
Have a read if you have some Friday to kill: Et tu, Mr. Destructo? (http://www.mrdestructo.com/2011/05/bill-simmons-and-grantland.html)
Side note: I'm sure Paul thinks this guy sucks.
Extra side note: What if it is Paul?
If I read this, am I going to feel stupid for liking Chuck Klosterman?
Quote from: Slaky on May 13, 2011, 04:10:02 PM
So this dude, Mobute, who I hadn't heard of until this week, wrote a stunning takedown of Grantland's very, however as yet brief, existence. He writes under a pseudonym and so however you feel about people without real names tearing established, successful writers new assholes you are certainly entitled to that opinion. The point remains that this is as good of a piece of writing as I'm liable to ever see. I get the idea that this writer is essentially trolling the world and most of the time he's just exercising his mind by ripping on things whether he actually despises them or not. Which is fine because, like I said, it's amazing.
Have a read if you have some Friday to kill: Et tu, Mr. Destructo? (http://www.mrdestructo.com/2011/05/bill-simmons-and-grantland.html)
Side note: I'm sure Paul thinks this guy sucks.
Extra side note: What if it is Paul?
I think you nailed it. Especially after reading this series of posts.
http://www.mrdestructo.com/2009/11/av-clubs-50-best-albums-of-decade-are_9501.html
Quote from: Tony on May 13, 2011, 04:30:07 PM
If I read this, am I going to feel stupid for liking Chuck Klosterman?
Don't worry, I like him too. And yes you may feel inferior - but my point was that you shouldn't - only recognize that there are valid criticisms of him that exist. I tend to think of him as a better writer than Simmons (and I've tried to read The Book of Basketball a few times and it is
terrible) but he's chosen to hitch his wagon to Simmons' ox cart and that's the way it has to be, apparently.
Quote from: R-V on May 13, 2011, 04:30:34 PM
Quote from: Slaky on May 13, 2011, 04:10:02 PM
So this dude, Mobute, who I hadn't heard of until this week, wrote a stunning takedown of Grantland's very, however as yet brief, existence. He writes under a pseudonym and so however you feel about people without real names tearing established, successful writers new assholes you are certainly entitled to that opinion. The point remains that this is as good of a piece of writing as I'm liable to ever see. I get the idea that this writer is essentially trolling the world and most of the time he's just exercising his mind by ripping on things whether he actually despises them or not. Which is fine because, like I said, it's amazing.
Have a read if you have some Friday to kill: Et tu, Mr. Destructo? (http://www.mrdestructo.com/2011/05/bill-simmons-and-grantland.html)
Side note: I'm sure Paul thinks this guy sucks.
Extra side note: What if it is Paul?
I think you nailed it. Especially after reading this series of posts.
http://www.mrdestructo.com/2009/11/av-clubs-50-best-albums-of-decade-are_9501.html
That's the post that sold me on his trolliness, too. It's always good to not fully judge someone on one piece of writing so I'm glad I read some other pieces before doing so.
Quote from: Slaky on May 13, 2011, 04:10:02 PM
So this dude, Mobute, who I hadn't heard of until this week, wrote a stunning takedown of Grantland's very, however as yet brief, existence. He writes under a pseudonym and so however you feel about people without real names tearing established, successful writers new assholes you are certainly entitled to that opinion. The point remains that this is as good of a piece of writing as I'm liable to ever see. I get the idea that this writer is essentially trolling the world and most of the time he's just exercising his mind by ripping on things whether he actually despises them or not. Which is fine because, like I said, it's amazing.
Have a read if you have some Friday to kill: Et tu, Mr. Destructo? (http://www.mrdestructo.com/2011/05/bill-simmons-and-grantland.html)
Side note: I'm sure Paul thinks this guy sucks.
Extra side note: What if it is Paul?
Et tu, Mr. Destructo? is legit and I need to remember to read it more often.
Quote from: Slaky on May 13, 2011, 04:38:34 PM
Quote from: R-V on May 13, 2011, 04:30:34 PM
Quote from: Slaky on May 13, 2011, 04:10:02 PM
So this dude, Mobute, who I hadn't heard of until this week, wrote a stunning takedown of Grantland's very, however as yet brief, existence. He writes under a pseudonym and so however you feel about people without real names tearing established, successful writers new assholes you are certainly entitled to that opinion. The point remains that this is as good of a piece of writing as I'm liable to ever see. I get the idea that this writer is essentially trolling the world and most of the time he's just exercising his mind by ripping on things whether he actually despises them or not. Which is fine because, like I said, it's amazing.
Have a read if you have some Friday to kill: Et tu, Mr. Destructo? (http://www.mrdestructo.com/2011/05/bill-simmons-and-grantland.html)
Side note: I'm sure Paul thinks this guy sucks.
Extra side note: What if it is Paul?
I think you nailed it. Especially after reading this series of posts.
http://www.mrdestructo.com/2009/11/av-clubs-50-best-albums-of-decade-are_9501.html
That's the post that sold me on his trolliness, too. It's always good to not fully judge someone on one piece of writing so I'm glad I read some other pieces before doing so.
Quote from: Mobutu Sese SekoLet's be honest, Drive-By Truckers is modern music for the type of Southern male who thinks Kid Rock is "too black," and Kings of Leon "too ragingly homosexual."
I kind of can't believe I'm going to try to wade through this garbage.
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6635763/welcome-grantland
QuoteOn the day Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show was launching in Hollywood...
Wait, I fell asleep already?
QuoteThe fifth song on that album is "Clocks," the one that starts with those pounding piano chords (the defining hook of any song they've written). Sal and I were engrossed in the Raiders-Bucs game when suddenly "Clocks" started cranking six floors below us. It was Coldplay. Rehearsing. Really, really loudly. The song went for about a minute (no vocals), then it stopped. There was a long pause. Then the pounding piano chords started again. It went like that for about 25 minutes: the world's hottest band rehearsing its music, the Super Bowl winding to a close, our lives just a few hours away from being changed, that shadow looming ... and nobody knowing what would happen next.
He fixes the cable?
And it goes on from here.
With margin notes!
Quote from: Slaky on June 08, 2011, 01:20:25 PM
I kind of can't believe I'm going to try to wade through this garbage.
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6635763/welcome-grantland
QuoteOn the day Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show was launching in Hollywood...
Wait, I fell asleep already?
QuoteThe fifth song on that album is "Clocks," the one that starts with those pounding piano chords (the defining hook of any song they've written). Sal and I were engrossed in the Raiders-Bucs game when suddenly "Clocks" started cranking six floors below us. It was Coldplay. Rehearsing. Really, really loudly. The song went for about a minute (no vocals), then it stopped. There was a long pause. Then the pounding piano chords started again. It went like that for about 25 minutes: the world's hottest band rehearsing its music, the Super Bowl winding to a close, our lives just a few hours away from being changed, that shadow looming ... and nobody knowing what would happen next.
He fixes the cable?
And it goes on from here. With margin notes!
Guh.....the margin notes have to be a lame result of Klosterman's influence.
Quote from: Tony on June 08, 2011, 01:53:38 PM
Quote from: Slaky on June 08, 2011, 01:20:25 PM
I kind of can't believe I'm going to try to wade through this garbage.
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6635763/welcome-grantland
QuoteOn the day Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show was launching in Hollywood...
Wait, I fell asleep already?
QuoteThe fifth song on that album is "Clocks," the one that starts with those pounding piano chords (the defining hook of any song they've written). Sal and I were engrossed in the Raiders-Bucs game when suddenly "Clocks" started cranking six floors below us. It was Coldplay. Rehearsing. Really, really loudly. The song went for about a minute (no vocals), then it stopped. There was a long pause. Then the pounding piano chords started again. It went like that for about 25 minutes: the world's hottest band rehearsing its music, the Super Bowl winding to a close, our lives just a few hours away from being changed, that shadow looming ... and nobody knowing what would happen next.
He fixes the cable?
And it goes on from here. With margin notes!
Guh.....the margin notes have to be a lame result of Klosterman's influence.
I believe that Simmons started reading Wallace a few years back and began incorporating these notes into his writing. They're completely unnecessary and only add to the tediousness of reading him. I don't know how it became a chore to read someone so sophomoric but he's done it.
To be fair to him, margin/end/foot notes predate anything written by Wallace, Lesbian Klosterman or anyone else for that matter. It's just obvious where Simmons got the idea from and he doesn't need them and should abandon them immediately.
Quote from: Tony on June 08, 2011, 01:53:38 PM
Quote from: Slaky on June 08, 2011, 01:20:25 PM
I kind of can't believe I'm going to try to wade through this garbage.
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6635763/welcome-grantland
QuoteOn the day Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show was launching in Hollywood...
Wait, I fell asleep already?
QuoteThe fifth song on that album is "Clocks," the one that starts with those pounding piano chords (the defining hook of any song they've written). Sal and I were engrossed in the Raiders-Bucs game when suddenly "Clocks" started cranking six floors below us. It was Coldplay. Rehearsing. Really, really loudly. The song went for about a minute (no vocals), then it stopped. There was a long pause. Then the pounding piano chords started again. It went like that for about 25 minutes: the world's hottest band rehearsing its music, the Super Bowl winding to a close, our lives just a few hours away from being changed, that shadow looming ... and nobody knowing what would happen next.
He fixes the cable?
And it goes on from here. With margin notes!
Guh.....the margin notes have to be a lame result of Klosterman's influence.
Or they just wanted to take a nice steaming shit on David Foster Wallace's grave.
I really enjoy Chris Jones's stuff in Esquire, and liked his article (http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6629015/back-belly-beast). They've got some good writers (Jones, Mike Schur, Patton Oswalt) lined up that I'll read. For everything else I'll just lay back and enjoy Dolan and Drew Magary's mocking of it.
Quote from: Slaky on June 08, 2011, 01:20:25 PM
QuoteThe fifth song on that album is "Clocks," the one that starts with those pounding piano chords (the defining hook of any song they've written).
If he uses his parentheses to explain his jokes, what are the margin notes for?
Oh, I see... Letting us know that Snoop smokes weed.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 08, 2011, 02:09:26 PM
Quote from: Slaky on June 08, 2011, 01:20:25 PM
QuoteThe fifth song on that album is "Clocks," the one that starts with those pounding piano chords (the defining hook of any song they've written).
If he uses his parentheses to explain his jokes, what are the margin notes for?
Oh, I see... Letting us know that Snoop smokes weed.
And all English people are assholes by default.
Coldplay sucks.
Quote from: Fork on June 08, 2011, 02:39:37 PM
Coldplay sucks.
One more major difference between Fork and Chad.
Quote from: BH on June 08, 2011, 03:26:50 PM
Quote from: Fork on June 08, 2011, 02:39:37 PM
Coldplay sucks.
One more major difference between Fork and Chad.
I don't buy my hats at the Big & Tall store either.
Quote from: Fork on June 08, 2011, 09:17:21 PM
Quote from: BH on June 08, 2011, 03:26:50 PM
Quote from: Fork on June 08, 2011, 02:39:37 PM
Coldplay sucks.
One more major difference between Fork and Chad.
I don't buy my hats at the Big & Tall store either.
When is he going to review Franklin and Bash?
Quote from: Slaky on June 08, 2011, 11:08:49 PM
Quote from: Fork on June 08, 2011, 09:17:21 PM
Quote from: BH on June 08, 2011, 03:26:50 PM
Quote from: Fork on June 08, 2011, 02:39:37 PM
Coldplay sucks.
One more major difference between Fork and Chad.
I don't buy my hats at the Big & Tall store either.
When is he going to review Franklin and Bash?
Let me help. I saw about 15 seconds of it after "Sen of a Murton Age" last night. It was fucking terrible. Worse than any Fringe Gilstory you could contemplate. I turned it.
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 09, 2011, 09:33:49 AM
Quote from: Slaky on June 08, 2011, 11:08:49 PM
Quote from: Fork on June 08, 2011, 09:17:21 PM
Quote from: BH on June 08, 2011, 03:26:50 PM
Quote from: Fork on June 08, 2011, 02:39:37 PM
Coldplay sucks.
One more major difference between Fork and Chad.
I don't buy my hats at the Big & Tall store either.
When is he going to review Franklin and Bash?
Let me help. I saw about 15 seconds of it after "Sen of a Murton Age" last night. It was fucking terrible. Worse than any Fringe Gilstory you could contemplate. I turned it.
Hey, FRINGE is good, fool!! Go talk about obscure 90s rap!!
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 09, 2011, 09:50:13 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 09, 2011, 09:33:49 AM
Quote from: Slaky on June 08, 2011, 11:08:49 PM
Quote from: Fork on June 08, 2011, 09:17:21 PM
Quote from: BH on June 08, 2011, 03:26:50 PM
Quote from: Fork on June 08, 2011, 02:39:37 PM
Coldplay sucks.
One more major difference between Fork and Chad.
I don't buy my hats at the Big & Tall store either.
When is he going to review Franklin and Bash?
Let me help. I saw about 15 seconds of it after "Sen of a Murton Age" last night. It was fucking terrible. Worse than any Fringe Gilstory you could contemplate. I turned it.
Hey, FRINGE is good, fool!! Go talk about obscure 90s rap!!
Ok.
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 09, 2011, 10:03:55 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 09, 2011, 09:50:13 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 09, 2011, 09:33:49 AM
Quote from: Slaky on June 08, 2011, 11:08:49 PM
Quote from: Fork on June 08, 2011, 09:17:21 PM
Quote from: BH on June 08, 2011, 03:26:50 PM
Quote from: Fork on June 08, 2011, 02:39:37 PM
Coldplay sucks.
One more major difference between Fork and Chad.
I don't buy my hats at the Big & Tall store either.
When is he going to review Franklin and Bash?
Let me help. I saw about 15 seconds of it after "Sen of a Murton Age" last night. It was fucking terrible. Worse than any Fringe Gilstory you could contemplate. I turned it.
Hey, FRINGE is good, fool!! Go talk about obscure 90s rap!!
Ok.
All right then. We have an accord.
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 09, 2011, 10:05:16 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 09, 2011, 10:03:55 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 09, 2011, 09:50:13 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 09, 2011, 09:33:49 AM
Quote from: Slaky on June 08, 2011, 11:08:49 PM
Quote from: Fork on June 08, 2011, 09:17:21 PM
Quote from: BH on June 08, 2011, 03:26:50 PM
Quote from: Fork on June 08, 2011, 02:39:37 PM
Coldplay sucks.
One more major difference between Fork and Chad.
I don't buy my hats at the Big & Tall store either.
When is he going to review Franklin and Bash?
Let me help. I saw about 15 seconds of it after "Sen of a Murton Age" last night. It was fucking terrible. Worse than any Fringe Gilstory you could contemplate. I turned it.
Hey, FRINGE is good, fool!! Go talk about obscure 90s rap!!
Ok.
All right then. We have an accord.
*spits on hand, extends it to Gil* (||)
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 09, 2011, 10:08:37 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 09, 2011, 10:05:16 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 09, 2011, 10:03:55 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 09, 2011, 09:50:13 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 09, 2011, 09:33:49 AM
Quote from: Slaky on June 08, 2011, 11:08:49 PM
Quote from: Fork on June 08, 2011, 09:17:21 PM
Quote from: BH on June 08, 2011, 03:26:50 PM
Quote from: Fork on June 08, 2011, 02:39:37 PM
Coldplay sucks.
One more major difference between Fork and Chad.
I don't buy my hats at the Big & Tall store either.
When is he going to review Franklin and Bash?
Let me help. I saw about 15 seconds of it after "Sen of a Murton Age" last night. It was fucking terrible. Worse than any Fringe Gilstory you could contemplate. I turned it.
Hey, FRINGE is good, fool!! Go talk about obscure 90s rap!!
Ok.
All right then. We have an accord.
*spits on hand, extends it to Gil* (||)
*palms his balls, grazes his taint and shakes Pex's hand (||)
If this dreck (http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6635057/wrigley-wrigley-else-is) about THE WRIGLEY EXPERIENCE doesn't make your ass itch, nothing will.
QuoteNow there are about 1,000 people who watch the Cubs from across Sheffield and across Waveland. Even when the stadium isn't full, the rooftops are. This says a lot about baseball in Wrigleyville.
QuoteWinning, which the Cubs did do occasionally, was a superfluous kind of treat. It didn't feel too much different than losing — just like when you're at the beach, getting one flavor of ice cream doesn't feel so different than any other. They all taste fine when you're at the beach, right?
QuotePrecisely who was pitching for the Cubs didn't and doesn't matter. Precisely who was hitting the next home run off the Cubs didn't and doesn't matter. I still don't know who it was.
QuoteFenway is spectacular, but in a very different way than Wrigley. Fenway is electric. Fenway is tense. When you're at a Red Sox game, you're at a professional baseball game, you're standing up, you're paying attention, you're keeping track of things. Because your team has a chance to win.
With the Cubs, though, all of that worry is gone. You're there, and there is a game being played, but then again, there's the sun, and what's that guy doing with his stomach over there? And where's the beer guy? And who's playing at the Cubby Bear tonight? Peter Tosh's brother? Should we leave after this inning to get a seat near the stage?
And there's a Bartman mention too!
We get it, you're all jealous that a guy has a sweet job of writing some half-ass blog and makes a shitton of money for it while you do whatever is that you do everyday.
Quote from: R-V on June 09, 2011, 02:39:45 PM
If this dreck (http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6635057/wrigley-wrigley-else-is) about THE WRIGLEY EXPERIENCE doesn't make your ass itch, nothing will.
QuoteNow there are about 1,000 people who watch the Cubs from across Sheffield and across Waveland. Even when the stadium isn't full, the rooftops are. This says a lot about baseball in Wrigleyville.
QuoteWinning, which the Cubs did do occasionally, was a superfluous kind of treat. It didn't feel too much different than losing — just like when you're at the beach, getting one flavor of ice cream doesn't feel so different than any other. They all taste fine when you're at the beach, right?
QuotePrecisely who was pitching for the Cubs didn't and doesn't matter. Precisely who was hitting the next home run off the Cubs didn't and doesn't matter. I still don't know who it was.
QuoteFenway is spectacular, but in a very different way than Wrigley. Fenway is electric. Fenway is tense. When you're at a Red Sox game, you're at a professional baseball game, you're standing up, you're paying attention, you're keeping track of things. Because your team has a chance to win.
With the Cubs, though, all of that worry is gone. You're there, and there is a game being played, but then again, there's the sun, and what's that guy doing with his stomach over there? And where's the beer guy? And who's playing at the Cubby Bear tonight? Peter Tosh's brother? Should we leave after this inning to get a seat near the stage?
And there's a Bartman mention too!
I didn't know Eggers was a White Sox fan.
Quote from: R-V on June 09, 2011, 02:39:45 PM
If this dreck (http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6635057/wrigley-wrigley-else-is) about THE WRIGLEY EXPERIENCE doesn't make your ass itch, nothing will.
QuoteNow there are about 1,000 people who watch the Cubs from across Sheffield and across Waveland. Even when the stadium isn't full, the rooftops are. This says a lot about baseball in Wrigleyville.
QuoteWinning, which the Cubs did do occasionally, was a superfluous kind of treat. It didn't feel too much different than losing — just like when you're at the beach, getting one flavor of ice cream doesn't feel so different than any other. They all taste fine when you're at the beach, right?
QuotePrecisely who was pitching for the Cubs didn't and doesn't matter. Precisely who was hitting the next home run off the Cubs didn't and doesn't matter. I still don't know who it was.
QuoteFenway is spectacular, but in a very different way than Wrigley. Fenway is electric. Fenway is tense. When you're at a Red Sox game, you're at a professional baseball game, you're standing up, you're paying attention, you're keeping track of things. Because your team has a chance to win.
With the Cubs, though, all of that worry is gone. You're there, and there is a game being played, but then again, there's the sun, and what's that guy doing with his stomach over there? And where's the beer guy? And who's playing at the Cubby Bear tonight? Peter Tosh's brother? Should we leave after this inning to get a seat near the stage?
And there's a Bartman mention too!
Ah, it looks like our old friends are still recovering from the negative publicity (http://hirejimessian.com/2008/08/11/shoutboxing-from-the-rooftops/) of August 2008 (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=5521.msg141932#msg141932) and thus allowed Dave Eggers to eat and drink free or something:
QuoteWe were at a place called Brixen Ivy.
By the way, from 1980-1989, the time Eggers came of age, the Cubs were the best team in the NL twice. Only the Cardinals were the best team in the league more (three times). The Mets twice were the best team in the league, the Astros once, the Reds once (1981, in which the strike cost them a playoff appearance), and the Dodgers once. Thus, winning obviously WAS an issue in the 1980s, especially from approximately the date of Lee Elia's "15 percent" address to the time they put Sutcliffe on the disabled list in 1985, when they were easily the best team in the NL over that two year span. These are the same Cubs that had to face Whitey Herzog's Cardinals, Darryl-Doc-Nails-led Mets, Mike Schmidt-era Phillies, the OF of the 1980s Expos and the young Bonds-Bonilla Van Slyke Pirates 18 times every year. It might not have been an ultimately successful decade, but winning at Wrigley was as much a concern in the 1980s as it was at Fenway (two playoff appearances). So Eggers doesn't know what he's talking about. And the people at Brixen Ivy aren't particularly nice, at least during the 2008 season when the Cubs again were the best team in the NL.
Quote from: Brownie on June 09, 2011, 03:16:18 PM
Quote from: R-V on June 09, 2011, 02:39:45 PM
If this dreck (http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6635057/wrigley-wrigley-else-is) about THE WRIGLEY EXPERIENCE doesn't make your ass itch, nothing will.
QuoteNow there are about 1,000 people who watch the Cubs from across Sheffield and across Waveland. Even when the stadium isn't full, the rooftops are. This says a lot about baseball in Wrigleyville.
QuoteWinning, which the Cubs did do occasionally, was a superfluous kind of treat. It didn't feel too much different than losing — just like when you're at the beach, getting one flavor of ice cream doesn't feel so different than any other. They all taste fine when you're at the beach, right?
QuotePrecisely who was pitching for the Cubs didn't and doesn't matter. Precisely who was hitting the next home run off the Cubs didn't and doesn't matter. I still don't know who it was.
QuoteFenway is spectacular, but in a very different way than Wrigley. Fenway is electric. Fenway is tense. When you're at a Red Sox game, you're at a professional baseball game, you're standing up, you're paying attention, you're keeping track of things. Because your team has a chance to win.
With the Cubs, though, all of that worry is gone. You're there, and there is a game being played, but then again, there's the sun, and what's that guy doing with his stomach over there? And where's the beer guy? And who's playing at the Cubby Bear tonight? Peter Tosh's brother? Should we leave after this inning to get a seat near the stage?
And there's a Bartman mention too!
Ah, it looks like our old friends are still recovering from the negative publicity (http://hirejimessian.com/2008/08/11/shoutboxing-from-the-rooftops/) of August 2008 (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=5521.msg141932#msg141932) and thus allowed Dave Eggers to eat and drink free or something:
QuoteWe were at a place called Brixen Ivy.
By the way, from 1980-1989, the time Eggers came of age, the Cubs were the best team in the NL twice. Only the Cardinals were the best team in the league more (three times). The Mets twice were the best team in the league, the Astros once, the Reds once (1981, in which the strike cost them a playoff appearance), and the Dodgers once. Thus, winning obviously WAS an issue in the 1980s, especially from approximately the date of Lee Elia's "15 percent" address to the time they put Sutcliffe on the disabled list in 1985, when they were easily the best team in the NL over that two year span. These are the same Cubs that had to face Whitey Herzog's Cardinals, Darryl-Doc-Nails-led Mets, Mike Schmidt-era Phillies, the OF of the 1980s Expos and the young Bonds-Bonilla Van Slyke Pirates 18 times every year. It might not have been an ultimately successful decade, but winning at Wrigley was as much a concern in the 1980s as it was at Fenway (two playoff appearances). So Eggers doesn't know what he's talking about. And the people at Brixen Ivy aren't particularly nice, at least during the 2008 season when the Cubs again were the best team in the NL.
Fixed.
Also, fuck off TJ with your facts and reasonable analysis. Dave Eggers has tired memes to regurgitate for a trendy pop culture Internet vortex.
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on June 09, 2011, 02:46:06 PM
We get it, you're all jealous that a guy has a sweet job of writing some half-ass blog and makes a shitton of money for it while you do whatever is that you do everyday.
That's how all criticism works. Clearly we all want to be what we criticise. Which means you want to be a large, gay black guy who plays XBox all day.
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on June 09, 2011, 02:46:06 PM
We get it, you're all jealous that a guy has a sweet job of writing some half-ass blog and makes a shitton of money for it while you do whatever is that you do everyday.
That's the worst Ryan Pedigo imitation I've ever seen.
Quote from: Slaky on June 09, 2011, 03:24:01 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on June 09, 2011, 02:46:06 PM
We get it, you're all jealous that a guy has a sweet job of writing some half-ass blog and makes a shitton of money for it while you do whatever is that you do everyday.
That's how all criticism works. Clearly we all want to be what we criticise. Which means you want to be a large, gay black guy who plays XBox all day.
http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=7369.msg242752#msg242752
Quote from: Slaky on June 09, 2011, 03:19:15 PM
Quote from: Brownie on June 09, 2011, 03:16:18 PM
Quote from: R-V on June 09, 2011, 02:39:45 PM
If this dreck (http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6635057/wrigley-wrigley-else-is) about THE WRIGLEY EXPERIENCE doesn't make your ass itch, nothing will.
QuoteNow there are about 1,000 people who watch the Cubs from across Sheffield and across Waveland. Even when the stadium isn't full, the rooftops are. This says a lot about baseball in Wrigleyville.
QuoteWinning, which the Cubs did do occasionally, was a superfluous kind of treat. It didn't feel too much different than losing — just like when you're at the beach, getting one flavor of ice cream doesn't feel so different than any other. They all taste fine when you're at the beach, right?
QuotePrecisely who was pitching for the Cubs didn't and doesn't matter. Precisely who was hitting the next home run off the Cubs didn't and doesn't matter. I still don't know who it was.
QuoteFenway is spectacular, but in a very different way than Wrigley. Fenway is electric. Fenway is tense. When you're at a Red Sox game, you're at a professional baseball game, you're standing up, you're paying attention, you're keeping track of things. Because your team has a chance to win.
With the Cubs, though, all of that worry is gone. You're there, and there is a game being played, but then again, there's the sun, and what's that guy doing with his stomach over there? And where's the beer guy? And who's playing at the Cubby Bear tonight? Peter Tosh's brother? Should we leave after this inning to get a seat near the stage?
And there's a Bartman mention too!
Ah, it looks like our old friends are still recovering from the negative publicity (http://hirejimessian.com/2008/08/11/shoutboxing-from-the-rooftops/) of August 2008 (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=5521.msg141932#msg141932) and thus allowed Dave Eggers to eat and drink free or something:
QuoteWe were at a place called Brixen Ivy.
By the way, from 1980-1989, the time Eggers came of age, the Cubs were the best team in the NL twice. Only the Cardinals were the best team in the league more (three times). The Mets twice were the best team in the league, the Astros once, the Reds once (1981, in which the strike cost them a playoff appearance), and the Dodgers once. Thus, winning obviously WAS an issue in the 1980s, especially from approximately the date of Lee Elia's "15 percent" address to the time they put Sutcliffe on the disabled list in 1985, when they were easily the best team in the NL over that two year span. These are the same Cubs that had to face Whitey Herzog's Cardinals, Darryl-Doc-Nails-led Mets, Mike Schmidt-era Phillies, the OF of the 1980s Expos and the young Bonds-Bonilla Van Slyke Pirates 18 times every year. It might not have been an ultimately successful decade, but winning at Wrigley was as much a concern in the 1980s as it was at Fenway (two playoff appearances). So Eggers doesn't know what he's talking about. And the people at Brixen Ivy aren't particularly nice, at least during the 2008 season when the Cubs again were the best team in the NL.
Fixed.
Also, fuck off TJ with your facts and reasonable analysis. Dave Eggers has tired memes to regurgitate for a trendy pop culture Internet vortex.
I saw the link for this article and I knew I was going to hate it, and then I read it and immediately came here because I knew it would have been discussed already and I could just come and say "THIS".
So THAT.
Guys, this site is only going to get worse. Either stop reading now or wait for Rosendouche, Yellon, and Fro Dog to get hired before griping.
Quote from: Bort on June 09, 2011, 03:39:00 PM
Guys, this site is only going to get worse. Either stop reading now or wait for Rosendouche, Yellon, and Fro Dog to get hired before griping.
They already have an Editor-in-Chief, so Yellon's out.
QuoteBill Simmons is the Editor in Chief of Grantland and the author of the recent New York Times No. 1 best-seller The Book of Basketball. For every Simmons column and podcast, log on to Grantland.
Quote from: morpheus on June 09, 2011, 03:40:01 PM
Quote from: Bort on June 09, 2011, 03:39:00 PM
Guys, this site is only going to get worse. Either stop reading now or wait for Rosendouche, Yellon, and Fro Dog to get hired before griping.
They already have an Editor-in-Chief, so Yellon's out.
QuoteBill Simmons is the Editor in Chief of Grantland and the author of the recent New York Times No. 1 best-seller The Book of Basketball. For every Simmons column and podcast, log on to Grantland.
Is that a threat?
Dave Eggers might be the most insufferable and pretentious writer of these early days of the 21st century.
DPD.
I would like to add that this line...
QuoteNow there are about 1,000 people who watch the Cubs from across Sheffield and across Waveland. Even when the stadium isn't full, the rooftops are. This says a lot about baseball in Wrigleyville.
...is so full of wrong it's giving birth to a thousand sperm-sized Chucks as we speak. There were plenty of times during the 2008 season--when the Cubs won more games than they have in any season since 1945--where there was nobody on some of the rooftops. If they can't get enough people to justify the operating costs of being opened, they'll just leave it dark--and that happens frequently in April and May. What a fucking douche. I hope you're proud of this Illinois alum, all of you Illini grads.
Quote from: PANK! on June 09, 2011, 04:14:03 PM
DPD.
I would like to add that this line...
QuoteNow there are about 1,000 people who watch the Cubs from across Sheffield and across Waveland. Even when the stadium isn't full, the rooftops are. This says a lot about baseball in Wrigleyville.
...is so full of wrong it's giving birth to a thousand sperm-sized Chucks as we speak. There were plenty of times during the 2008 season--when the Cubs won more games than they have in any season since 1945--where there was nobody on some of the rooftops. If they can't get enough people to justify the operating costs of being opened, they'll just leave it dark--and that happens frequently in April and May. What a fucking douche. I hope you're proud of this Illinois alum, all of you Illini grads.
We don't take much pride in anything Illini-related of late.
Not even a Texas Bowl championship.
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 09, 2011, 04:35:38 PM
Quote from: PANK! on June 09, 2011, 04:14:03 PM
DPD.
I would like to add that this line...
QuoteNow there are about 1,000 people who watch the Cubs from across Sheffield and across Waveland. Even when the stadium isn't full, the rooftops are. This says a lot about baseball in Wrigleyville.
...is so full of wrong it's giving birth to a thousand sperm-sized Chucks as we speak. There were plenty of times during the 2008 season--when the Cubs won more games than they have in any season since 1945--where there was nobody on some of the rooftops. If they can't get enough people to justify the operating costs of being opened, they'll just leave it dark--and that happens frequently in April and May. What a fucking douche. I hope you're proud of this Illinois alum, all of you Illini grads.
We don't take much pride in anything Illini-related of late.
Not even a Texas Bowl championship.
I've heard from my sources that Assembly Hall is getting a brand new basketball court for the first time in 25 years. STATE! PRIDE!
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 09, 2011, 04:35:38 PM
Quote from: PANK! on June 09, 2011, 04:14:03 PM
DPD.
I would like to add that this line...
QuoteNow there are about 1,000 people who watch the Cubs from across Sheffield and across Waveland. Even when the stadium isn't full, the rooftops are. This says a lot about baseball in Wrigleyville.
...is so full of wrong it's giving birth to a thousand sperm-sized Chucks as we speak. There were plenty of times during the 2008 season--when the Cubs won more games than they have in any season since 1945--where there was nobody on some of the rooftops. If they can't get enough people to justify the operating costs of being opened, they'll just leave it dark--and that happens frequently in April and May. What a fucking douche. I hope you're proud of this Illinois alum, all of you Illini grads.
We don't take much pride in anything Illini-related of late.
Not even a Texas Bowl championship.
Oh Rly? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGHnQlcqnUA)
Andy takes a poke at Grantland. A long poke.
http://www.desipio.com/?p=3599
After last week's pathetic attempt at a hockey column, in which Bill Simmons hailed the tough play of Bruins' forward "Patrick Beverly" - he tries again to fit in with a piece celebrating Boston's latest champion. Sadly, Mr. Simmons didn't learn from his mistakes and world be damned he refuses to get an editor or a fact-checker. After Twitter blew up the mistake was fixed but I captured a screenshot for posterity. In essence, he tries to create an entire narrative around something that never happened. Observe and spot the error(s):
http://min.us/mvjA9qe
Quote from: Slaky on June 16, 2011, 03:57:19 PM
After last week's pathetic attempt at a hockey column, in which Bill Simmons hailed the tough play of Bruins' forward "Patrick Beverly" - he tries again to fit in with a piece celebrating Boston's latest champion. Sadly, Mr. Simmons didn't learn from his mistakes and world be damned he refuses to get an editor or a fact-checker. After Twitter blew up the mistake was fixed but I captured a screenshot for posterity. In essence, he tries to create an entire narrative around something that never happened. Observe and spot the error(s):
http://min.us/mvjA9qe
Wow. That's even worse than Yellon's little bit last year where he pretended to have been a heartbroken Blackhawks fan by saying that he'd walked away because they'd let too many good players go and then reciting a bunch of facts about the franchise he could have found on Wikipedia. I think we all got banned from SBNation that day. Good times.
They should just run Michael Schur articles and nothing else.
Quote from: SKO on June 16, 2011, 04:03:32 PM
Quote from: Slaky on June 16, 2011, 03:57:19 PM
After last week's pathetic attempt at a hockey column, in which Bill Simmons hailed the tough play of Bruins' forward "Patrick Beverly" - he tries again to fit in with a piece celebrating Boston's latest champion. Sadly, Mr. Simmons didn't learn from his mistakes and world be damned he refuses to get an editor or a fact-checker. After Twitter blew up the mistake was fixed but I captured a screenshot for posterity. In essence, he tries to create an entire narrative around something that never happened. Observe and spot the error(s):
http://min.us/mvjA9qe
Wow. That's even worse than Yellon's little bit last year where he pretended to have been a heartbroken Blackhawks fan by saying that he'd walked away because they'd let too many good players go and then reciting a bunch of facts about the franchise he could have found on Wikipedia. I think we all got banned from SBNation that day. Good times.
Funny enough, if Simmons would have used Wikipedia he would have been just fine here.
Quote from: Bort on June 16, 2011, 04:05:59 PM
They should just run Michael Schur articles and nothing else.
I had pretty much avoided Grantland until I saw he posted something. I'll probably do the same until he writes again.
Quote from: Bort on June 16, 2011, 04:05:59 PM
They should just run Michael Schur articles and nothing else.
They should, just as Jerry Glanville always left tickets for Elvis Presley and Loni Anderson, just leave a username and password for Grantland Rice just in case he decides to rise from the dead and write something. Until then, just leave it dark.
Quote from: Eli on June 16, 2011, 04:17:19 PM
Quote from: Bort on June 16, 2011, 04:05:59 PM
They should just run Michael Schur articles and nothing else.
I had pretty much avoided Grantland until I saw he posted something. I'll probably do the same until he writes again.
Indeed.That's my plan as well.
Quote from: Slaky on June 16, 2011, 03:57:19 PM
After last week's pathetic attempt at a hockey column, in which Bill Simmons hailed the tough play of Bruins' forward "Patrick Beverly" - he tries again to fit in with a piece celebrating Boston's latest champion. Sadly, Mr. Simmons didn't learn from his mistakes and world be damned he refuses to get an editor or a fact-checker. After Twitter blew up the mistake was fixed but I captured a screenshot for posterity. In essence, he tries to create an entire narrative around something that never happened. Observe and spot the error(s):
http://min.us/mvjA9qe
Mea Culpa, it would appear.
(http://oi55.tinypic.com/2db0b53.jpg)
Quote from: PenPho on June 16, 2011, 04:42:27 PM
Quote from: Slaky on June 16, 2011, 03:57:19 PM
After last week's pathetic attempt at a hockey column, in which Bill Simmons hailed the tough play of Bruins' forward "Patrick Beverly" - he tries again to fit in with a piece celebrating Boston's latest champion. Sadly, Mr. Simmons didn't learn from his mistakes and world be damned he refuses to get an editor or a fact-checker. After Twitter blew up the mistake was fixed but I captured a screenshot for posterity. In essence, he tries to create an entire narrative around something that never happened. Observe and spot the error(s):
http://min.us/mvjA9qe
Mea Culpa, it would appear.
(http://oi55.tinypic.com/2db0b53.jpg)
My last sports memory was that Cubs game against the Brewers when John Grabow gave up a double to Sergio Mitre. Wait, what were we doing?
Quote from: PenPho on June 16, 2011, 04:42:27 PM
Quote from: Slaky on June 16, 2011, 03:57:19 PM
After last week's pathetic attempt at a hockey column, in which Bill Simmons hailed the tough play of Bruins' forward "Patrick Beverly" - he tries again to fit in with a piece celebrating Boston's latest champion. Sadly, Mr. Simmons didn't learn from his mistakes and world be damned he refuses to get an editor or a fact-checker. After Twitter blew up the mistake was fixed but I captured a screenshot for posterity. In essence, he tries to create an entire narrative around something that never happened. Observe and spot the error(s):
http://min.us/mvjA9qe
Mea Culpa, it would appear.
(http://oi55.tinypic.com/2db0b53.jpg)
Fair enough, I can respect that.
Quote from: Slaky on June 16, 2011, 05:15:44 PM
Quote from: PenPho on June 16, 2011, 04:42:27 PM
Quote from: Slaky on June 16, 2011, 03:57:19 PM
After last week's pathetic attempt at a hockey column, in which Bill Simmons hailed the tough play of Bruins' forward "Patrick Beverly" - he tries again to fit in with a piece celebrating Boston's latest champion. Sadly, Mr. Simmons didn't learn from his mistakes and world be damned he refuses to get an editor or a fact-checker. After Twitter blew up the mistake was fixed but I captured a screenshot for posterity. In essence, he tries to create an entire narrative around something that never happened. Observe and spot the error(s):
http://min.us/mvjA9qe
Mea Culpa, it would appear.
(http://oi55.tinypic.com/2db0b53.jpg)
Fair enough, I can respect that.
You ol' softie.
Where's the RAGEHATE?
Hey, if you guys can't appreciate yet another piece in which a bunch of sportswriters reminisce about how awesome/crazy/stupendous the National Sports Daily was, then the hell with you.
If Ken Tremendous brings back FJM style, Grantland will be the bestest site ever you guys.
My first sports memory was this game, I believe: http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199212130chi.htm . Last win of Mike Ditka's career in Chicago. There may be something from before that but I remember thinking that Neal Anderson must be some sort of God.
Quote from: SKO on June 17, 2011, 07:42:40 AM
My first sports memory was this game, I believe: http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199212130chi.htm . Last win of Mike Ditka's career in Chicago. There may be something from before that but I remember thinking that Neal Anderson must be some sort of God.
Also the last win of Mike Singletary's career.
Quote from: PANK! on June 17, 2011, 09:41:17 AM
Quote from: SKO on June 17, 2011, 07:42:40 AM
My first sports memory was this game, I believe: http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199212130chi.htm . Last win of Mike Ditka's career in Chicago. There may be something from before that but I remember thinking that Neal Anderson must be some sort of God.
Also the last win of Mike Singletary's career.
At least until his wildly successful tenure as a head coach.
Quote from: SKO on June 17, 2011, 09:48:16 AM
Quote from: PANK! on June 17, 2011, 09:41:17 AM
Quote from: SKO on June 17, 2011, 07:42:40 AM
My first sports memory was this game, I believe: http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199212130chi.htm . Last win of Mike Ditka's career in Chicago. There may be something from before that but I remember thinking that Neal Anderson must be some sort of God.
Also the last win of Mike Singletary's career.
At least until his wildly successful tenure as a head coach.
This. Also angers the semen. Please cease and desist. I choose to remember Samuai Mike as he was in 1985. He knocked 'em cold, did he not?
I guess when you run 1500 pieces a week, a few are bound to be good. Which is nice.
Anyway, I enjoyed this: http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6658200/lord-stanley-grail
I found Klosterman's Rock-Vorp article (http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6674439/rock-vorp) interesting.
Nothing subjective about it, it's all math.
Quote from: BH on June 22, 2011, 12:27:04 PM
Nothing subjective about it, it's all math.
Nothing subjective outside of the subjective awarding of point values to unquantifiable things like "visual impact", "attitude" and "intangibles".
Is Butthands being sarcastic or sincere? I honestly can't even tell anymore.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 22, 2011, 12:37:33 PM
Quote from: BH on June 22, 2011, 12:27:04 PM
Nothing subjective about it, it's all math.
Nothing subjective outside of the subjective awarding of point values to unquantifiable things like "visual impact", "attitude" and "intangibles".
Is Butthands being sarcastic or sincere? I honestly can't even tell anymore.
Green font. Although I appreciate the mention of some bands that don't get enough credit. Like Dokken.
Quote from: BH on June 22, 2011, 12:39:00 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 22, 2011, 12:37:33 PM
Quote from: BH on June 22, 2011, 12:27:04 PM
Nothing subjective about it, it's all math.
Nothing subjective outside of the subjective awarding of point values to unquantifiable things like "visual impact", "attitude" and "intangibles".
Is Butthands being sarcastic or sincere? I honestly can't even tell anymore.
Green font. Although I appreciate the mention of some bands that don't get enough credit. Like Dokken.
Hater/jealous...ist (?) of Grantland that I am, I think getting butthurt over this piece (which I don't think BH was but I know that people will) is pointless. It's a fun (in spirit, anyway) attempt at combining sabermetrics with Klosterman's weird musical tastes which somehow ranks Wavves just below the Doors and what the fuck is wrong with this lesbian hipster asshole?
Quote from: Slaky on June 22, 2011, 01:20:03 PM
Quote from: BH on June 22, 2011, 12:39:00 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 22, 2011, 12:37:33 PM
Quote from: BH on June 22, 2011, 12:27:04 PM
Nothing subjective about it, it's all math.
Nothing subjective outside of the subjective awarding of point values to unquantifiable things like "visual impact", "attitude" and "intangibles".
Is Butthands being sarcastic or sincere? I honestly can't even tell anymore.
Green font. Although I appreciate the mention of some bands that don't get enough credit. Like Dokken.
Hater/jealous...ist (?) of Grantland that I am, I think getting butthurt over this piece (which I don't think BH was but I know that people will) is pointless. It's a fun (in spirit, anyway) attempt at combining sabermetrics with Klosterman's weird musical tastes which somehow ranks Wavves just below the Doors and what the fuck is wrong with this lesbian hipster asshole?
I'm not particularly butthurt by it (having not read it) but I would like to point out that Klosterman is a hack.
http://kissingsuzykolber.uproxx.com/2011/07/bill-simmons-is-god-of-hollywood.html
Simmons still has a wealth of sycophants out there - I don't get it. That piece of shit article was deservedly torn to shreds. Has anyone ever been so far up his own ass?
Quote from: Slaky on July 06, 2011, 01:36:56 PM
Simmons still has a wealth of sycophants out there - I don't get it. That piece of shit article was deservedly torn to shreds. Has anyone ever been so far up his own ass?
I'll be the first to admit that I'm much less anti-Simmons than most and that article was an atrocious, steaming pile of shit.
The Inexplicable Non-Decision-Making of the Chicago Cubs (http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/926/the-inexplicable-non-decision-making-of-the-chicago-cubs)
Quote from: BH on August 02, 2011, 02:19:27 PM
The Inexplicable Non-Decision-Making of the Chicago Cubs (http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/926/the-inexplicable-non-decision-making-of-the-chicago-cubs)
No, Park Ridge, by all means name a street after this corpulent, waddling, unaccomplished fuckhammer.
Quote from: PANK! on August 02, 2011, 03:07:52 PM
Quote from: BH on August 02, 2011, 02:19:27 PM
The Inexplicable Non-Decision-Making of the Chicago Cubs (http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/926/the-inexplicable-non-decision-making-of-the-chicago-cubs)
No, Park Ridge, by all means name a street after this corpulent, waddling, unaccomplished fuckhammer.
The author? Because Jonah Keri is terrible.
Quote from: Slaky on August 02, 2011, 03:53:37 PM
Quote from: PANK! on August 02, 2011, 03:07:52 PM
Quote from: BH on August 02, 2011, 02:19:27 PM
The Inexplicable Non-Decision-Making of the Chicago Cubs (http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/926/the-inexplicable-non-decision-making-of-the-chicago-cubs)
No, Park Ridge, by all means name a street after this corpulent, waddling, unaccomplished fuckhammer.
The author? Because Jonah Keri is terrible.
Not everyone can be Chuck Klosterman.
Quote from: CT III on August 02, 2011, 04:10:24 PM
Quote from: Slaky on August 02, 2011, 03:53:37 PM
Quote from: PANK! on August 02, 2011, 03:07:52 PM
Quote from: BH on August 02, 2011, 02:19:27 PM
The Inexplicable Non-Decision-Making of the Chicago Cubs (http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/926/the-inexplicable-non-decision-making-of-the-chicago-cubs)
No, Park Ridge, by all means name a street after this corpulent, waddling, unaccomplished fuckhammer.
The author? Because Jonah Keri is terrible.
Not everyone can be Chuck Klosterman.
They have him too.
Quote from: Slaky on August 02, 2011, 04:14:09 PM
Quote from: CT III on August 02, 2011, 04:10:24 PM
Quote from: Slaky on August 02, 2011, 03:53:37 PM
Quote from: PANK! on August 02, 2011, 03:07:52 PM
Quote from: BH on August 02, 2011, 02:19:27 PM
The Inexplicable Non-Decision-Making of the Chicago Cubs (http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/926/the-inexplicable-non-decision-making-of-the-chicago-cubs)
No, Park Ridge, by all means name a street after this corpulent, waddling, unaccomplished fuckhammer.
The author? Because Jonah Keri is terrible.
Not everyone can be Chuck Klosterman.
They have him too.
That may have been the joke.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 02, 2011, 04:16:43 PM
Quote from: Slaky on August 02, 2011, 04:14:09 PM
Quote from: CT III on August 02, 2011, 04:10:24 PM
Quote from: Slaky on August 02, 2011, 03:53:37 PM
Quote from: PANK! on August 02, 2011, 03:07:52 PM
Quote from: BH on August 02, 2011, 02:19:27 PM
The Inexplicable Non-Decision-Making of the Chicago Cubs (http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/926/the-inexplicable-non-decision-making-of-the-chicago-cubs)
No, Park Ridge, by all means name a street after this corpulent, waddling, unaccomplished fuckhammer.
The author? Because Jonah Keri is terrible.
Not everyone can be Chuck Klosterman.
They have him too.
That may have been the joke.
Maybe you all are homosexuals.
Quote from: Slaky on August 02, 2011, 04:19:38 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 02, 2011, 04:16:43 PM
Quote from: Slaky on August 02, 2011, 04:14:09 PM
Quote from: CT III on August 02, 2011, 04:10:24 PM
Quote from: Slaky on August 02, 2011, 03:53:37 PM
Quote from: PANK! on August 02, 2011, 03:07:52 PM
Quote from: BH on August 02, 2011, 02:19:27 PM
The Inexplicable Non-Decision-Making of the Chicago Cubs (http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/926/the-inexplicable-non-decision-making-of-the-chicago-cubs)
No, Park Ridge, by all means name a street after this corpulent, waddling, unaccomplished fuckhammer.
The author? Because Jonah Keri is terrible.
Not everyone can be Chuck Klosterman.
They have him too.
That may have been the joke.
Maybe you all are homosexuals.
(http://i.imgur.com/YQKu3.jpg)
DPD...
Honestly, what I find inexplicable is Keri not mentioning Exhibit A: The Untouchable Jeff Baker.
Also:
Quote from: PANK! on August 02, 2011, 03:07:52 PM
No, Park Ridge, by all means name a street after this corpulent, waddling, unaccomplished fuckhammer.
We get it. You hate any suburbs closer in than Palatine.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 02, 2011, 04:23:14 PM
Quote from: Slaky on August 02, 2011, 04:19:38 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 02, 2011, 04:16:43 PM
Quote from: Slaky on August 02, 2011, 04:14:09 PM
Quote from: CT III on August 02, 2011, 04:10:24 PM
Quote from: Slaky on August 02, 2011, 03:53:37 PM
Quote from: PANK! on August 02, 2011, 03:07:52 PM
Quote from: BH on August 02, 2011, 02:19:27 PM
The Inexplicable Non-Decision-Making of the Chicago Cubs (http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/926/the-inexplicable-non-decision-making-of-the-chicago-cubs)
No, Park Ridge, by all means name a street after this corpulent, waddling, unaccomplished fuckhammer.
The author? Because Jonah Keri is terrible.
Not everyone can be Chuck Klosterman.
They have him too.
That may have been the joke.
Maybe you all are homosexuals.
(http://i.imgur.com/YQKu3.jpg)
The FOX Network has sunk to a new low.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 02, 2011, 04:26:10 PM
We get it. You hate any suburbs closer in than Palatine.
*rolls eyes*
Yes, Thrillho, that's what I'm saying.Also, I had never heard of this Jonah Keri before. He may be terrible, but that article is spot-on and I wish all sorts of awful things to happen to Jim Hendry and anbody who enables his medicority to thrive--even if it were the mayor of Hoffman Estates.
Quote from: PANK! on August 02, 2011, 09:36:36 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 02, 2011, 04:26:10 PM
We get it. You hate any suburbs closer in than Palatine.
*rolls eyes*
Yes, Thrillho, that's what I'm saying.
Also, I had never heard of this Jonah Keri before. He may be terrible, but that article is spot-on and I wish all sorts of awful things to happen to Jim Hendry and anbody who enables his medicority to thrive--even if it were the mayor of Hoffman Estates.
You can agree with him but it doesn't make him good. He wrote an article during the Stanley Cup Final claiming that the entire world was rooting against the Boston Bruins. He's stupid.
Quote from: PANK! on August 02, 2011, 09:36:36 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 02, 2011, 04:26:10 PM
We get it. You hate any suburbs closer in than Palatine.
*rolls eyes*
Yes, Thrillho, that's what I'm saying.
Glad we're on the same page.
I guess that seems about right.
http://bryanjoiner.com/2011/08/17/garbageland/
Quote from: CT III on August 17, 2011, 01:06:07 PM
I guess that seems about right.
http://bryanjoiner.com/2011/08/17/garbageland/
This guy is ripping on Jonah Keri and therefore I LOVE HIM.
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6863498/drankoff-2011
Intrepid reader: Internet Apex:
Best. Idea. Evar.
Quote from: morpheus on August 22, 2011, 01:20:49 PM
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6863498/drankoff-2011
Intrepid reader: Internet Apex:
Best. Idea. Evar.
I was skeptical of the idea until I saw the selections they made and am now COMPLETELY engorged. Thanks for the link because I would never have stuck my head into that toilet otherwise.
While we're drinking from the Grantland toilet, this was a good read (just ignore the obligatory Bartman sidenote). As much as I want to see Planet Fielder eating sunflower seeds with Starlin, he's going to be 400 lbs by the time the Cubs are ready to contend again.
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6884431/the-road-map-cubs-resurgence
Quote from: R-V on August 22, 2011, 01:52:57 PM
While we're drinking from the Grantland toilet, this was a good read (just ignore the obligatory Bartman sidenote). As much as I want to see Planet Fielder eating sunflower seeds with Starlin, he's going to be 400 lbs by the time the Cubs are ready to contend again.
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6884431/the-road-map-cubs-resurgence
Or let's not read anything written by that douchelord ever again.
Quote from: Slaky on August 22, 2011, 02:34:01 PM
Quote from: R-V on August 22, 2011, 01:52:57 PM
While we're drinking from the Grantland toilet, this was a good read (just ignore the obligatory Bartman sidenote). As much as I want to see Planet Fielder eating sunflower seeds with Starlin, he's going to be 400 lbs by the time the Cubs are ready to contend again.
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6884431/the-road-map-cubs-resurgence
Or let's not read anything written by that douchelord ever again.
So what you're saying is we should continue to post links to Jonah Keri articles here?
Quote from: R-V on August 22, 2011, 02:51:53 PM
Quote from: Slaky on August 22, 2011, 02:34:01 PM
Quote from: R-V on August 22, 2011, 01:52:57 PM
While we're drinking from the Grantland toilet, this was a good read (just ignore the obligatory Bartman sidenote). As much as I want to see Planet Fielder eating sunflower seeds with Starlin, he's going to be 400 lbs by the time the Cubs are ready to contend again.
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6884431/the-road-map-cubs-resurgence
Or let's not read anything written by that douchelord ever again.
So what you're saying is we should continue to post links to Jonah Keri articles here?
Shouldn't he have an 'h' in his last name? Kheri? It would be a perfect douche name for a douchelord like him.
Bow before Jonah Kheri - King of Douchelords:
(http://goodmenproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Jonah-Keri.jpg)
Quote from: Slaky on August 22, 2011, 07:37:01 PM
Quote from: R-V on August 22, 2011, 02:51:53 PM
Quote from: Slaky on August 22, 2011, 02:34:01 PM
Quote from: R-V on August 22, 2011, 01:52:57 PM
While we're drinking from the Grantland toilet, this was a good read (just ignore the obligatory Bartman sidenote). As much as I want to see Planet Fielder eating sunflower seeds with Starlin, he's going to be 400 lbs by the time the Cubs are ready to contend again.
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6884431/the-road-map-cubs-resurgence
Or let's not read anything written by that douchelord ever again.
So what you're saying is we should continue to post links to Jonah Keri articles here?
Shouldn't he have an 'h' in his last name? Kheri? It would be a perfect douche name for a douchelord like him.
Bow before Jonah Kheri - King of Douchelords:
I find Slaky's hatred of Jhonhah Khehrhi invigorating.
Quote from: R-V on August 22, 2011, 01:52:57 PM
While we're drinking from the Grantland toilet, this was a good read (just ignore the obligatory Bartman sidenote). As much as I want to see Planet Fielder eating sunflower seeds with Starlin, he's going to be 400 lbs by the time the Cubs are ready to contend again.
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6884431/the-road-map-cubs-resurgence
It was? His roadmap was, "Don't sign Fielder or Pujoles and then do...."
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 23, 2011, 08:24:21 AM
Quote from: R-V on August 22, 2011, 01:52:57 PM
While we're drinking from the Grantland toilet, this was a good read (just ignore the obligatory Bartman sidenote). As much as I want to see Planet Fielder eating sunflower seeds with Starlin, he's going to be 400 lbs by the time the Cubs are ready to contend again.
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6884431/the-road-map-cubs-resurgence
It was? His roadmap was, "Don't sign Fielder or Pujoles and then do...."
How specific can something like this really be? "2 years from now the Cubs should sign player x and y who may or may not be free agents at that point"? "The Cubs should draft the following players in their next 3 drafts"?
I'll grant you that the article is probably mistitled - most of it is spent on the current state of the franchise. But it seams to me that the conventional wisdom is the Cubs should/need to sign either Pujols or Fielder, and this laid out the reasons why that might not be a good idea.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 23, 2011, 08:24:21 AM
Quote from: R-V on August 22, 2011, 01:52:57 PM
While we're drinking from the Grantland toilet, this was a good read (just ignore the obligatory Bartman sidenote). As much as I want to see Planet Fielder eating sunflower seeds with Starlin, he's going to be 400 lbs by the time the Cubs are ready to contend again.
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6884431/the-road-map-cubs-resurgence
It was? His roadmap was, "Don't sign Fielder or Pujoles and then do...."
Given the state of the organization, that might be enough of a roadmap for right now.
Quote from: Eli on August 23, 2011, 09:03:52 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 23, 2011, 08:24:21 AM
Quote from: R-V on August 22, 2011, 01:52:57 PM
While we're drinking from the Grantland toilet, this was a good read (just ignore the obligatory Bartman sidenote). As much as I want to see Planet Fielder eating sunflower seeds with Starlin, he's going to be 400 lbs by the time the Cubs are ready to contend again.
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6884431/the-road-map-cubs-resurgence
It was? His roadmap was, "Don't sign Fielder or Pujoles and then do...."
Given the state of the organization, that might be enough of a roadmap for right now.
Seams to me that Mr. Kheri fancies himself as a regular Steve Stone.
Quote from: Slaky on August 23, 2011, 09:07:57 AM
Quote from: Eli on August 23, 2011, 09:03:52 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 23, 2011, 08:24:21 AM
Quote from: R-V on August 22, 2011, 01:52:57 PM
While we're drinking from the Grantland toilet, this was a good read (just ignore the obligatory Bartman sidenote). As much as I want to see Planet Fielder eating sunflower seeds with Starlin, he's going to be 400 lbs by the time the Cubs are ready to contend again.
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6884431/the-road-map-cubs-resurgence
It was? His roadmap was, "Don't sign Fielder or Pujoles and then do...."
Given the state of the organization, that might be enough of a roadmap for right now.
Seams to me that Mr. Kheri fancies himself as a regular Steve Stone.
He really needs a suede blazer.
Quote from: Fork on August 23, 2011, 09:35:41 AM
Quote from: Slaky on August 23, 2011, 09:07:57 AM
Quote from: Eli on August 23, 2011, 09:03:52 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 23, 2011, 08:24:21 AM
Quote from: R-V on August 22, 2011, 01:52:57 PM
While we're drinking from the Grantland toilet, this was a good read (just ignore the obligatory Bartman sidenote). As much as I want to see Planet Fielder eating sunflower seeds with Starlin, he's going to be 400 lbs by the time the Cubs are ready to contend again.
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6884431/the-road-map-cubs-resurgence
It was? His roadmap was, "Don't sign Fielder or Pujoles and then do...."
Given the state of the organization, that might be enough of a roadmap for right now.
Seams to me that Mr. Kheri fancies himself as a regular Steve Stone.
He really needs a suede blazer.
I'd go with the crushed velvet Dolan look, if I were him.
Quote from: Bort on August 23, 2011, 09:56:35 AM
Quote from: Fork on August 23, 2011, 09:35:41 AM
Quote from: Slaky on August 23, 2011, 09:07:57 AM
Quote from: Eli on August 23, 2011, 09:03:52 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 23, 2011, 08:24:21 AM
Quote from: R-V on August 22, 2011, 01:52:57 PM
While we're drinking from the Grantland toilet, this was a good read (just ignore the obligatory Bartman sidenote). As much as I want to see Planet Fielder eating sunflower seeds with Starlin, he's going to be 400 lbs by the time the Cubs are ready to contend again.
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6884431/the-road-map-cubs-resurgence
It was? His roadmap was, "Don't sign Fielder or Pujoles and then do...."
Given the state of the organization, that might be enough of a roadmap for right now.
Seams to me that Mr. Kheri fancies himself as a regular Steve Stone.
He really needs a suede blazer.
I'd go with the crushed velvet Dolan look, if I were him.
Mercy.
Quote from: Slaky on August 23, 2011, 09:07:57 AM
Quote from: Eli on August 23, 2011, 09:03:52 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 23, 2011, 08:24:21 AM
Quote from: R-V on August 22, 2011, 01:52:57 PM
While we're drinking from the Grantland toilet, this was a good read (just ignore the obligatory Bartman sidenote). As much as I want to see Planet Fielder eating sunflower seeds with Starlin, he's going to be 400 lbs by the time the Cubs are ready to contend again.
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6884431/the-road-map-cubs-resurgence
It was? His roadmap was, "Don't sign Fielder or Pujoles and then do...."
Given the state of the organization, that might be enough of a roadmap for right now.
Seams to me that Mr. Kheri fancies himself as a regular Steve Stone.
He should name his blog "Said in Keri".
A shitload of words about the divergent careers of Tyson Chandler and Eddy Curry.
(http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7887970/the-divergent-careers-miami-heat-eddy-curry-new-york-knicks-tyson-chandler)
Has potential.
(I haven't read it. I'm going to right now.)
Pretty decent read.
Though, instead of being angry about the Bulls trading Elton Brand or Jay Williams getting hurt, I'm now mad about trading LaMarcus Aldridge for Tyrus Thomas (since that pick came from the Eddy to NY trade.)
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The trade is more lopsided today. The Knicks received Curry and Antonio Davis from the Bulls. Davis's most noteworthy moment as a Knick came when he went into the stands in Chicago to confront a fan he alleged had harassed his wife. The fan turned out to be Michael Axelrod, the son of Barack Obama's future campaign adviser. The Knicks later swapped Davis for Rose, who was nearing the end of his career. The Bulls received Tim Thomas, Michael Sweetney, and Jermaine Jackson and a 2006 draft pick that evolved into the second overall selection. The pick became the eventual All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge, whom Chicago traded for Tyrus Thomas and Viktor Khryapa. The Bulls traded Thomas in a 2010 deal to Charlotte that included a future first-round pick. The pick is protected, but becomes less guarded each year the Bulls do not use it: It is lottery protected in this draft, top-12 protected in 2013, top-10 protected in 2014, top-eight protected in 2015, and unprotected in 2016. In other words, the pick will be very valuable in the future unless Charlotte turns the franchise around. And of course, the Bulls gained the right to swap picks with the Knicks in the 2007 draft and landed Joakim Noah at ninth overall. The Knicks, relegated to the 23rd pick, selected Wilson Chandler.
Quote from: PenPho on May 04, 2012, 05:16:09 PM
I'm now mad about trading LaMarcus Aldridge for Tyrus Thomas
Don't be. Given Aldridge's competence over Tyrus, the Bulls wouldn't have Rose without that trade.
Quote from: Eli on May 05, 2012, 09:55:00 PM
Quote from: PenPho on May 04, 2012, 05:16:09 PM
I'm now mad about trading LaMarcus Aldridge for Tyrus Thomas
Don't be. Given Aldridge's competence over Tyrus, the Bulls wouldn't have Rose without that trade.
Yeah, but at least then they'd have a guy with a torn ligament in his hip instead of his knee.
And now we have Sports On Earth.
Not a Bill Simmons joint but instead a Joe "I Wrote A Bio on Paterno And All I Got Was This Tarnished Reputation" Posnanski, among others, joint.
http://www.sportsonearth.com/
Quote from: Slaky on August 27, 2012, 09:02:30 AM
And now we have Sports On Earth.
Not a Bill Simmons joint but instead a Joe "I Wrote A Bio on Paterno And All I Got Was This Tarnished Reputation" Posnanski, among others, joint.
http://www.sportsonearth.com/
Jesus, what a dumb name.
Also. (http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/37230408/)
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on August 27, 2012, 10:31:17 AM
Quote from: Slaky on August 27, 2012, 09:02:30 AM
And now we have Sports On Earth.
Not a Bill Simmons joint but instead a Joe "I Wrote A Bio on Paterno And All I Got Was This Tarnished Reputation" Posnanski, among others, joint.
http://www.sportsonearth.com/
Jesus, what a dumb name.
Also. (http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/37230408/)
At least the Internet is stashing all these turds in one place now.