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by Adam J. Morris on Nov 9, 2009 9:17 PM CST
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"Pick Six" is the new "Walk Off."
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What the fuck is a pick six?
Aside from a Lottery ticket?
(no, I don’t watch football)
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
by lonestarJon on Nov 9, 2009 9:20 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I think it's an interception that is run back for a touchdown
by oc on Nov 9, 2009 9:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I see.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
by lonestarJon on Nov 9, 2009 9:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
If you didn't know what a Pick Six was...
how did you know it was football related?
by cmkelly29 on Nov 9, 2009 10:12 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHH
by oc on Nov 9, 2009 10:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
'Cause it's Monday night
And Monday Night Football is the only sports-related thing going on.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
by lonestarJon on Nov 10, 2009 12:12 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
And pink is the new black
That's why they call them business sox
by egriffey on Nov 9, 2009 9:28 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
What about a Walk Off Pick Six?
Spontaneous Combustion of Newness ?
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Nov 9, 2009 9:32 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Happened to Brett Favre in the playoffs 2 years ago
by tyd3311 on Nov 9, 2009 9:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
"We wasn the ball...
…and we’re going to score"-Matt Hasselbeck on “Things not to say into a microphone”
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Nov 9, 2009 10:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
ugh...
“We want the ball”
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Nov 9, 2009 10:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like equal lameness to me.
Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.
by rooster on Nov 9, 2009 9:46 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Other random thought
The new Sherlock Holmes movie looks unwatchable.
by brettgardner on Nov 9, 2009 10:01 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Must be high expectations for Sherlock
if the studio is giving it a Christmas release.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
by Josey Wales on Nov 9, 2009 10:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s by the same guy who did Donnie Darko which I still can’t figure out is good or not
by oc on Nov 9, 2009 10:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Easy answer.
The only thing worse than Donnie Darko is Donnie Darko 2.
by brettgardner on Nov 9, 2009 10:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Heh.
Fletch 2 is Citizen Kane compared to DD2.
by brettgardner on Nov 9, 2009 10:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I applaud Donnie Darko for being imaginative
As a film however, all of those imaginative components didn’t really come around to anything
by oc on Nov 9, 2009 10:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I just saw that
Gyllenhaal will be in Prince of Persia.
That first Prince of Persia from like 20 years ago was awesome.
by brettgardner on Nov 9, 2009 10:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought Gyllenhaal played a good Darko
He was a bonafide puss in the The Good Girl
Never saw Jarhead or Brokeback
by oc on Nov 9, 2009 10:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
His two best movies.
Brokeback is probably one of the best of this decade.
Jarhead was pretty self-important.
by brettgardner on Nov 9, 2009 10:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
What does that even mean, 'self-important'
Too in-love-with-itself?
by oc on Nov 9, 2009 10:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
to me, yeah.
It tried so hard to be the next-gen “Full Metal Jacket” in a lot of ways. It failed miserably.
by cmkelly29 on Nov 9, 2009 10:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
It was too busy trying to make a statement that it forgot to make an interesting story. And that last line made me want to throw something at the screen.
by brettgardner on Nov 9, 2009 10:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Don't bother with Jarhead...
I’ll sum it up for you:
Self-important shit.
by cmkelly29 on Nov 9, 2009 10:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
He certainly wasn't a good fit in Aquaman 2
That movie royally sucked.
"Feldman and Feliz and and pray for…infectious disease?"--TheJeezus on Sep 9, 2009 1:01 PM PDT
by WestTxAg06 on Nov 10, 2009 6:04 AM CST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
I heard...
That they gave the role to Gyllenhaal because the kid who plays Ron Weasley was unavailable and they felt like Matt Damon was “too ethnic looking.”
"Blalock in the cleanup spot makes gives me agita." - Dustin
by benmor78 on Nov 10, 2009 2:56 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Apparently The Box is a horrible movie.
That’s all I’ve heard.
by cmkelly29 on Nov 9, 2009 10:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I mean
It’s obviously a retarded premise, but in another universe, I bet it could be an interesting movie.
Just not with Cameron Diaz and Cyclops.
by brettgardner on Nov 9, 2009 10:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That may be.
Doesn’t mean it won’t be horrible. It’s possible the marketing is trying to get people into the theater and not focusing on the real meat of the movie, but as is, it looks like shit.
by brettgardner on Nov 9, 2009 10:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I had high hopes for it with Downey Jr. and Guy Ritchie directing
by tyd3311 on Nov 9, 2009 10:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Holy shit
It’s a Guy Ritchie movie? I didn’t know that—I know longer need to speculate.
It will be total shit.
by brettgardner on Nov 9, 2009 10:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm cracking under the pressure.
Or I’m just a dipshit.
by brettgardner on Nov 9, 2009 10:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
but you like Brokeback
got it
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
by NothinG on Nov 9, 2009 11:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
brokeback
was a great movie.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Nov 10, 2009 7:43 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I mentioned this myself during one of the playoff threads
Robert Downey Jr as a rockstar-esque Holmes seems like a recipe for disaster. Or at least extreme stupidity.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
"...he wasn’t a good hitter, just a good middle of the order bat that hit a lot of homers." - NYTXFAN on Mark McGwire
by lonestarJon on Nov 10, 2009 12:14 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
No kidding...
out of all book franchises available, they thought it’d make sense to take that in the direction of Sherlock Holmes? I think it would make more sense if the movie had been about Jesus Christ. At least then the Christmas release date would mean something.
by jwiscarson on Nov 10, 2009 7:31 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Great news...
The Rangers won the WS in 2011.
Feliz won the CY Young and finished off the Cubs in Game 6.
Smoak was top 5 in MVP.
MY was hitting 7th, deal with in Mr. Franchise.
Holland won 18 games and had an ERA in the low 3’s.
The season was so impressive that Grady Sizemore just signed a FA deal for 5/95 to be the new Rangers CFer.
Now if you will excuse me, I need to get a life.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Nov 9, 2009 10:04 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Word
is that Mark Cuban is interested in buying the Dodgers.
Please, make this happen.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
by Josey Wales on Nov 9, 2009 10:06 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Does YouTube allow you to add music to your video?
by oc on Nov 9, 2009 10:17 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Lol, Mendenhall, why the F did u go out of bounds?
by tyd3311 on Nov 9, 2009 10:18 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I trying to squeeze home the under at 41.5.
Pitt keeps breaking big plays and Orton absolutely blows.
Denver’s carriage just turned into a pumpkin.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
by Josey Wales on Nov 9, 2009 10:21 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I'll be interested
To see if San Diego can make a charge.
by brettgardner on Nov 9, 2009 10:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
I don’t think so either. Looking at their schedule, I’m thinking 9-7.
by brettgardner on Nov 9, 2009 10:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of schedules
Cincy has to have the easiest schedule left.
by brettgardner on Nov 9, 2009 10:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm thinking Marshawn Lynch is going to have a big 2nd half because of their schedule
by tyd3311 on Nov 9, 2009 10:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Music to my ears
maybe we can hear TO complain even more about not getting the ball, while sown here, we’re going to be in playoff contention
After Fuentes blows a save and an Angels loss to the Indians:
"Angels still in first place" - UCI Halo
"Hey you know who would have gotten those 3 outs in the 9th?
Darren O’Day." - FirebatM3
LOL
by hinduplaya on Nov 9, 2009 11:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Rivers is an awful quarterback
He just inspires no confidence in me. He really represents every QB stereotype, and not in a good way.
That said, the Chargers always do well to close out the year, for whatever reason. I think they make the playoffs
Go Rice Owls!
by JBImaknee on Nov 9, 2009 10:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Awful?
Wow. I don’t see how you can say that.
by brettgardner on Nov 9, 2009 10:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
To be fair
(and this is a response to all of the below)
I claim fan goggles on this one. I’m a Chargers fan, and so I claim the well-established right to complain about my QB sucking in spite of all quantitative evidence to the contrary. When I see Rivers play, I think “Drew Brees should be the QB here” (Drew Brees is one of the two reasons I became a Chargers fan upon moving here; the other one is obvious) Rivers may be a solid QB in some respects. I just don’t think he’s a leader who can carry a team on his own like Brees is.
Go Rice Owls!
by JBImaknee on Nov 10, 2009 10:08 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Brees, with his 55-51 career mark, can carry a team on his own?
by tyd3311 on Nov 10, 2009 10:15 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Rivers is one of the top 5-8 QBs in the NFL.
He has a mediocre coach and a 30-something has been RB (who nobody wants to tell that he’s done) as baggage and only one very good WR.
Give that team somebody like Jason Campbell, Jake Delhomme or Jamarcus Russell and they’d go 4-12.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
by Josey Wales on Nov 10, 2009 11:15 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Rivers is one of the top 5-8 QBs in the NFL.
He has a mediocre coach and a 30-something has been RB (who nobody wants to tell that he’s done) as baggage and only one very good WR.
Give that team somebody like Jason Campbell, Jake Delhomme or Jamarcus Russell and they’d go 4-12.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
by Josey Wales on Nov 10, 2009 11:15 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
stop that
I told you I’m not rational about this. I’m an uber-rational baseball fan. I don’t pay enough attention to football to discuss this at that level. I watch maybe five hours of Chargers football a year, and so I make rash judgments on the guy. I miss Brees, because I was a fan of his throughout college and when he was drafted. I hated Doug Flutie, since for some strange reason they started him over Brees, and I hate Rivers, since they dumped Brees because of his whining.
Go Rice Owls!
by JBImaknee on Nov 10, 2009 11:20 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I hear the same thing from Cowboy fans who bitch
about Romo from time to time. They don’t appreciate what they have.
I’m a Raider fan and that team isn’t going anywhere until Al Davis dies and they get another QB other than Russell.
Put Phil Rivers or Tony Romo on the Raiders and that’s a 10 win team (even with Al Davis). He’s a big strong QB with presence and an excellent arm. With maturity he’s going to become an even better leader.
Be happy with what you have.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
by Josey Wales on Nov 10, 2009 11:26 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, I know
I grew up surrounded by Cowboy fans wanting to throw Leon Lett under the bus
Go Rice Owls!
by JBImaknee on Nov 10, 2009 11:36 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
They tend to forget the late Aikman years,
Chad Hutchinson, Quincy, Vinnie T and an over the hill Bledsoe.
Cowboys have been historically very spoiled by the QB play they’ve received – Meredith, Morton, Staubach, White, Aikman and then they somehow stumbled upon Romo (who I believe is in the same range as Rivers as a QB).
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
by Josey Wales on Nov 10, 2009 11:41 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yep, I have to defend Romo to almost every person I know
They’ve shut up lately, though
by tyd3311 on Nov 10, 2009 1:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The only people I want to shut up
Are Key and Chris Carter.
by brettgardner on Nov 10, 2009 1:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I want Chris Berman to shut up
but that’s more of a general thing. Don’t want Berman to ever hear another word out of the man. (Unless it’s when he’s badmouthing his crew when he thinks the camera’s off. Then it’s hilarious…)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TLG_LtWhj4
by MikeEl on Nov 10, 2009 2:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yikes.
As a starter, 3 of his 4 seasons he’s had a passer rating of 92.0 or higher (93.2 career). The one that wasn’t was an 82.4. He’s passed for 3100+ yards every year and passed 4000 last year. A career 62.0% passer (60.5% this year) with a 7.6 YPC (8.2 this year) and a 92 to 42 career TD to Int ratio.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Nov 9, 2009 10:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Arre you kidding me?
I would have to say that he has to be in contention for a spot as one of the nfl’s top 5 QB’s….
After Fuentes blows a save and an Angels loss to the Indians:
"Angels still in first place" - UCI Halo
"Hey you know who would have gotten those 3 outs in the 9th?
Darren O’Day." - FirebatM3
LOL
by hinduplaya on Nov 9, 2009 11:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
WHAT? HUH? WHAT?
[door floats open]
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
by Keynes on Nov 10, 2009 8:24 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah...
I take Manning, Brees, and Brady… and then (off the top of my head) I probably take Rivers.
Where do you see this awfulness?
by cmkelly29 on Nov 10, 2009 8:43 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Good question..
Who’s the next tier? Those 3 guys seem like locks to give you 6-8 great games, another 6-8 good ones, and a couple mediocre games. The next tier can give you 4-6 great games, but spend more of their time in the mediocre to good category and throw in the occasional clunker. For me, in no particular order:
McNabb-sure he gets hurt, but he’s also generally very good
Romo-see above, without getting hurt as often
Warner-damn he’s old, but he can still win you games
Favre-see above
Rivers-yup and he’s not new to the list
Roethlishamburger-the dirty secret in Pittsburgh is that their O-line isn’t that good and they haven’t run the ball consistently over the past couple years…yet their offense isn’t awful
Schaub-this year finally gets him into the second tier
With Hasselbeck and Palmer on the DL and Ryan, Rodgers, and Flacco as the up-and comers. I don’t know what to do with Cutler. He belongs on the list, but I want to see him do better in Chicago first before I add him back there.
So that’s 3 top tier, 7 next tier with 15 total. I think I’m good with this…
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Nov 10, 2009 11:49 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
he sholda be line for his teamate and got both of their asses out of there.
Apparently the Internet has a new poet laureate, and his/her/it’s name is Grace H.
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
by Keynes on Nov 9, 2009 10:21 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I heard the term "pick six"
well before I heard walk-off
by texasraider on Nov 10, 2009 10:16 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
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