Saturday a.m. Rangers stuff
by Adam J. Morris on Feb 6, 2010 12:01 PM CST
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PrintThe calm before the storm that is spring training...
Jeff Wilson has a blog post running down the various notes from this past week...
Richard Durrett has a video up with a Q&A with Jon Daniels...
T.R. Sullivan has a story about the Rangers equipment being shipped out to Arizona.
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Wow, T.R.
That equipment moving story was simply riveting.
"The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason." - Benjamin Franklin
Is that a product of needing to write a story and having absolutely nothing original to discuss?
"Dying ain't hard. It’s living in the wake of a thorough public humiliation that’s hard.--JDT217
Internet greatness http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/10/1125340/will-carroll-calls-out-josey-wales
Heh, probably.
I especially like that he even interviewed people for the story.
"The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason." - Benjamin Franklin
If I was T.R., every once in a while I'd write a satirical article with a title like "When Will the Rangers Acquire Enough Pitching?"
Just to mess with the minds of all the idiot TexasRangers.com commenters.
"Dying ain't hard. It’s living in the wake of a thorough public humiliation that’s hard.--JDT217
Internet greatness http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/10/1125340/will-carroll-calls-out-josey-wales
Haha, I think that kind of thing would go over T.R.'s head.
I sometimes wonder if the stupidity of the commenters is bleeding over to T.R. (not that he needs the help).
Though if he did start writing a few satirical articles here and there, I’d gladly read the hell out of them and possibly develop something resembling respect for him.
"The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason." - Benjamin Franklin
by JBP on Feb 6, 2010 2:21 PM CST up reply actions
Exactly what I was thinking
Amazing insight from texasrangers.com
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
kinda heartening to read:
… name plates for every player’s locker. The plates for pitchers Omar Beltre and Alexi Ogando are ready to go with the rest of them.
Rangers pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report on Thursday, February 18.
I found it fitting and amusing that our pitching machine is called "the hack attack".
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
by LSJ on Feb 6, 2010 4:52 PM CST up reply actions
I love Durrett's homoerotic gaze into JD's eyes...
Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!
I propose
…that from now on we as a community police ourselves and stay away from any comments regarding race, sexual orientation, or anything like that in threads that are in the main section of the site.
by Black Francis on Feb 6, 2010 12:35 PM CST up reply actions
I propose
…. that from now on we as a community refer to ourselves, the LSB regs, as Japs.
I think it would solve a lot of problems around here.
Rangers pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report on Thursday, February 18.
Nice
"Dying ain't hard. It’s living in the wake of a thorough public humiliation that’s hard.--JDT217
Internet greatness http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/10/1125340/will-carroll-calls-out-josey-wales
it's a nice thought
it’ll just never happen
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
What if someone...
..from the ‘offended’ groups gave clearance? For instance, I’d give clearance to “That dude looks like he smells worse than Apu’s curry-stained armpits” but not “Those stupid brown people are all terrorists who want to take my freedom of driving a Hummer!”
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Feb 6, 2010 5:51 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I give clearance to all Irish Catholic jokes
Got a good Pope joke? Cool (not “poop” – that offends me). Wanta call people micks? Awesome.
"You promised me, Eckstein, that if I followed you, you would walk with me always. But I noticed that during the most trying periods of my life, there have only been one set of prints in the sand. Why, when I have needed you most, have you not been there for me?" David Eckstein replied, "Because my little legs had gotten tired, and you were carrying me." And I looked down and saw that I was still carrying David Eckstein.
Then he grounded out weakly to second.
One person cannot speak for everyone
and give “clearance”.
Freude, schoener Goetterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische dein Heiligtum.
you're making me hate the Pixies
stop it.
Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!
by ElMerkoMuffley on Feb 7, 2010 7:47 AM CST up reply actions
Quit trying to just run up your post counts Mike.
"grilled cheese punches like a bitch" -Gdawg
"i feel like k-rod after a save." -by reagan on Jan 23, 2010, that glorious day Hicks was out of our lives.
by AceJC on Feb 6, 2010 1:02 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Heh
"Dying ain't hard. It’s living in the wake of a thorough public humiliation that’s hard.--JDT217
Internet greatness http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/11/10/1125340/will-carroll-calls-out-josey-wales
I liked this from the Wilson blog:
The hope here is that’s the last word about the sale until it’s approved by MLB’s team owners.
Dear God, let it be so.
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
Running Down The AL West Pitching Projections
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
Interesting
We’ll see. This looks to be the most competitive AL West that I can remember.
by Black Francis on Feb 6, 2010 1:50 PM CST up reply actions
That made me happy.
Lewis is very hyped up by most projections IMO. I’m really curious to see how the Angel team works out if someone does get hurt. Settle looks just beastly with their pitchers too. I can’t wait for the first series with them.
"grilled cheese punches like a bitch" -Gdawg
"i feel like k-rod after a save." -by reagan on Jan 23, 2010, that glorious day Hicks was out of our lives.
M's
They have a studly 1-2 punch but if one of their top 5 pitcher goes down for an extended period of time they are going to have trouble getting quality innings from their 6th, 7th and 8th starters. That’s something JD has tried to address with the Rangers which I think could separate the Rangers from the M’s.
"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence." -- Vince Lombardi
Bedard throwing 105IP=nevah!
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
What's the status
on his injury? Is it a “not going to be ready for ST” thing or is it a “high chance of recurrence” thing?
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
"I will not stop referring to Japanese people as Japs despite how racially charged that term is." - LSJ on being asked by WyoRanger
Not expected to pitch in the Majors
Until after the ASB.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
Read
somewhere that he might be ready at the ASB. It was a torn labrum so I don’t know how effective he is going to be.
"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence." -- Vince Lombardi
Aug 14th, 2009
Dr. Lewis Yocum repaired the labrum and also debrided an inflamed bursa during the surgery in Los Angeles. Bedard will spend the next 2-3 weeks in a sling and will return to baseball-related activity in 4-6 months, the Mariners said.
Paging Trip…
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
Bedard underwent shoulder surgery in Los Angeles on Aug. 14, during which Dr. Lewis Yocum repaired a torn labrum, an injury that typically has a 10- to 12-month recovery period.
I doubt he is very effective this season if he pitches.
"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence." -- Vince Lombardi
Oh, I agree
I grabbed my quote from the local (read:homer) newspaper.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
Alternatively...
it makes it a bit easier to upgrade the their team. Getting a 3 WAR player at some of those weaker positions could be a 2 win upgrade. Outside of 1B and C, I’m not sure there’s a lot of spots like that for the rangers.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Feb 6, 2010 5:56 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
The A's apparent "depth" seems a bit misleading to me.
Those 8 starters represent a volatile combination of youth and injury history, don’t they?
Of course, you could say the same thing about the Rangers…
True
But, the top 5 projected IP total for the A’s is ugly, equaling 576. That (apparent) revolving door could really dishearten the team, as frequently seemed to have happened to the Rangers in the Aughts.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
Agreed. I meant that David's description of the A's depth seemed a bit overstated.
I love (and thus hate) Anderson, and I think Cahill could come through in a big way for Oakland this season, but any dependence on Sheets and Duchscherer as the veteran starters? Meh…
I’d certainly rather be in the Rangers’ shoes than the A’s (though obviously there are many doubts to be shared about the minyan David listed).
Because you don't buy the talent,
or because you don’t think he’ll recover from Oakland rushing him?
As a Rangers fan, I hope that’s (w)right, but personally, I’m not ready to close the book on Cahill yet.
I'm not convinced...
…he’ll ever throw enough to be that good. He had issues with his walk rates in the minors, as well.
by Adam J. Morris on Feb 6, 2010 2:56 PM CST up reply actions
Throw enough strikes, I mean
Geez. I’m having concentration issues.
by Adam J. Morris on Feb 6, 2010 3:04 PM CST up reply actions
Figured you meant "strikes."
And you’re right about the walk rates, of course. Cahill’s raw stuff is impressive, though, and he’s still young ~ and the A’s did rush him something fierce last year. Might be he’d be better served starting out 2010 in the minors, but I’m not willing to write off the chance that he’s able to refine his control and give Oakland something valuable this season…
He averaged 89.8 mph on his fastballs, per Fangraphs
And he’s never been a real hard thrower.
If he were getting a bunch of ground balls and had a history of throwing strikes, I’d feel better about his chances, but right now, I’m not all that bullish on him.
Not to say that he can’t ultimately end up as a top of the rotation starter, or that he won’t be serviceable in 2010, but I have my doubts about what he’s going to be able to accomplish long-term.
by Adam J. Morris on Feb 6, 2010 3:19 PM CST up reply actions
Yup. The fastball wasn't expected to be his huge pitch.
So it was especially notable, last year, how much he threw it, and how little he relied on his breaking stuff. He built his prospect status as a (rare) high K/9, high GB% guy, right? He certainly didn’t have the former going for him last year, and even the latter was lower than he needed it to be, particularly against LHB.
Maybe you’re right, and he’ll never be able to get back to that profile at the major-league level. I certainly wouldn’t wager on his 2010 results. (I might should’ve written that I wouldn’t be surprised if he came through in a big way for Oakland this season, not that I think he could.) I do think it’s too early to call him the next Jamey Wright.
Ack. *A* huge pitch.
What I meant to communicate was that it was the movement, not the speed, on Cahill’s fastball that won it plaudits.
Hah.
If those two [Kazmir and Santana] prove to be unhealthy or ineffective, then the Angels’ staff could begin to look like the Rangers’ of the mid-00’s.
I think I would be pretty contented to see the Angels become the modern day equivalent of the mid-00’s Rangers.
"The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason." - Benjamin Franklin
by JBP on Feb 6, 2010 2:11 PM CST up reply actions
6 starters expected to be +10 or better
Yeah, they’d better pray for health, or, as you said…
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
The Ballpark in Arlington
as depicted in Japanese Anime.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
"I will not stop referring to Japanese people as Japs despite how racially charged that term is." - LSJ on being asked by WyoRanger
The anime
Major
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
"I will not stop referring to Japanese people as Japs despite how racially charged that term is." - LSJ on being asked by WyoRanger
OT: Mexico v. Dominican on MLBTV
Ahhhhh, baseball.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
Is that THE Vinny Castillo playing 3b for Mexico?
I didn’t know they let senior citizens play.
"grilled cheese punches like a bitch" -Gdawg
"i feel like k-rod after a save." -by reagan on Jan 23, 2010, that glorious day Hicks was out of our lives.
It is.
I bet he can still destroy a mistake.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
The Mexico team sure has a lot of guys named Tecate on their team.
"grilled cheese punches like a bitch" -Gdawg
"i feel like k-rod after a save." -by reagan on Jan 23, 2010, that glorious day Hicks was out of our lives.
Hey, baseball+beer.
Great combination.
"The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason." - Benjamin Franklin
by JBP on Feb 6, 2010 3:08 PM CST up reply actions
Si
/MiguelE
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
by scoop16 on Feb 6, 2010 3:16 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
It took me a minute, but I see what you did there.
"grilled cheese punches like a bitch" -Gdawg
"i feel like k-rod after a save." -by reagan on Jan 23, 2010, that glorious day Hicks was out of our lives.
Dominican team
Why are there two Americans playing for them? I thought you had to be from the country you were playing for…
"Jesus, Spanish- first our jobs, now our words?"
-- Sterling Archer
It's not a national team
it’s the team that won the Dominican summer league portion of the Winter Leagues. That’s why Salty could play with the Dominican team during Winter leagues.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
"I will not stop referring to Japanese people as Japs despite how racially charged that term is." - LSJ on being asked by WyoRanger
Never mind
I see now that the “Dominican Republic” team is actually a team from the DR winter league. Seems like they’d just refer to them by their team names, instead of the country.
"Jesus, Spanish- first our jobs, now our words?"
-- Sterling Archer
Nice interview with
albeit short. Nice political answer to the last question.
Vladimir Guererro - 2010 AL MVP
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@jorgearangure #Bluejays #Rockies and #Rangers are the three teams that appear to be the most interested in the other Cuban 1B Jose Julio Ruiz
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
25 y/o
good average, mediocre power. Seems like a decent bench bat, maybe.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
"I will not stop referring to Japanese people as Japs despite how racially charged that term is." - LSJ on being asked by WyoRanger
Warren Sapp arrested for pulling his girlfriend out of bed at 5:00 AM because he was "expecting company".
He apparently grabbed her and choked her.
He says he tried to help her and she fell. LOL!
Sapp is bullshitting out of his ass. Thank god I don’t have to hear him all day Tomorrow.
by TooLegitToQuit on Feb 6, 2010 6:51 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Yes. And I will continue to do so.
Fuck off.
by TooLegitToQuit on Feb 6, 2010 7:29 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Why, though?
Nobody cares about anything you think, and you’re clearly racist and homophobic. Why not cut your losses and try somewhere else?
How many times can we make this joke in one
comment tree?
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
"I will not stop referring to Japanese people as Japs despite how racially charged that term is." - LSJ on being asked by WyoRanger
I'm not leaving. So deal with it.
I enjoy reading what some of the people have to say. And nobody is gonna take away my right to comment. Lol
So, fuck off.
by TooLegitToQuit on Feb 6, 2010 7:53 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
You don't have a right to comment.
So there are people who could easily take away your ability to comment. And I wish they would. You’ve brought nothing to the table except embarrassment for this site.
Sue me. I'm gonna continue to comment here.
Too fucking bad if you don’t like it.
Get over it.
by TooLegitToQuit on Feb 6, 2010 8:04 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Look man
I don’t have any room to talk here, because they’re all after me for pretty much the same reason they’re after you, but I think you have to realize we’re both basically walking around with targets on our backs here. We prolly would’ve been banned from most forums sometime during our original respective arguments, and all AJM has to do is pull the trigger.
I’m not conceding anything to the LSB pundit patrol here, and I’m not saying you should either, but it’s best to realize it’s likely neither one of us is exactly safe in their “right” to post here right now.
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
by LSJ on Feb 6, 2010 8:23 PM CST up reply actions
I just think it's funny when one of us says something offensive to a poster, not just that poster comments. But everybody in their whole little "Girls Only" clubhouse has to comment.
I agree, if AJM were to ban me solely on that thread, I’d have no problem with it.
But he didn’t, so I’m going to continue to exercise my ability to comment. And I’m not going to listen to Brett, the fuck acts like he’s Joe fucking Cool all the time.
This Board has it’s “cliques” and those people have an inability to let shit go. They’ll troll somebody they don’t like all day long 365. Oh, but we’re the problem. LOL!
I’ll say it, those motherfuckers are more of a problem than either of us. They can gtfo.
by TooLegitToQuit on Feb 6, 2010 8:54 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
This is certainly
a hilarious execution of victim complexes by two gigantic fucking morons. One of which is too obstinate to believe that he’s made a mistake despite a mountain of evidence to the contrary and the other too stupid to see how ignorant his hate speech was.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
"I will not stop referring to Japanese people as Japs despite how racially charged that term is." - LSJ on being asked by WyoRanger
by FirebatM3 on Feb 6, 2010 9:24 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Creative genius.
He wrote it himself.
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
by LSJ on Feb 6, 2010 9:37 PM CST up reply actions
Long story short
LSJ referred to Japanese hitters who Colby Lewis faced “Japs”, which WyoRanger and a whole host of others took offense to. He proceeds to defend himself by putting his fingers in his ears and insisting that it’s just an abbreviation and absolutely refusing to admit fault.
It was highlighted by Adam deleting the whole episode.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
"I will not stop referring to Japanese people as Japs despite how racially charged that term is." - LSJ on being asked by WyoRanger
He deleted the whole episode because it was pointless and stupid, and he didn' want it to go any further
You’d think you’d have figured that out by now, instead of continuing to harp on it.
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
by LSJ on Feb 6, 2010 9:55 PM CST up reply actions
OT: What's the deal with your profile pic?
I’m not trying to pick a fight or anything. Just curious.
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
Well, I've had a whole series of Miranda Lambert avys
Since I ran out of avy ideas at some point last year and decided to throw her up there because she used to be my #1 celebrity crush, kinda like guys do on some non-baseball sites I lurk at.
Recently, after I watched “Annapolis” and then saw her in some “Chuck” back episodes, Jordana Brewster upstaged Miranda as my favorite celeb, so I put her in there now.
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
The motherfucker trolls you on the board as well as his fucking sig. LOL!
“We don’t care what you think!! No Boys Allowed!!” Lmao
by TooLegitToQuit on Feb 6, 2010 10:02 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
You know
I don’t think I’m the type of guy who says “but he hit me first” but really fuck you.
You keep saying I brought it back up but you started the conversation by continually butting your ignorant, shallow unwanted ass into other conversations. Look at the thread you impotent moron. When have I ever “kept harping on it”? If you want the conversation to stop, stop making obvious references to it during your little pity parties.
Jesus Christ, and your dumb ass wants to join the air force.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
"I will not stop referring to Japanese people as Japs despite how racially charged that term is." - LSJ on being asked by WyoRanger
I've never made any references to it to invite you to continue coming after me
I suppose I broached the subject in the Sickels thread, but that reference was intended as a joke about what happened in the facebook page thread (which was an OT thread). ab03 and you where the ones who brought up my deal again, I simply defended myself.
Here in this thread, I was talking to Too Legit when you swooped in on the offensive about it. You’ve got it in you’re signature for fucks sake. Don’t pretend like you’re not harping in it.
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
Whatever
don’t flatter yourself jackass, you’re not important enough for me to harp on your ignorance. The signature was originally a joke, but seeing as you were so obstinate about it, I might as well leave it in.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
"I will not stop referring to Japanese people as Japs despite how racially charged that term is." - LSJ on being asked by WyoRanger
The Animated Ballpark in Arlington
I don't give a flying fuck about your signature.
I just think it’s rather telling that you’ve gone to the trouble of making shit up in order to denigrate me.
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
Can I ask...
…since I didn’t see the actual thread, do you really not see their side of the argument? I see your point in that it’s a convenient abbreviation that isn’t really a modern derogatory term so much as a historical one. But can’t you see their point that because it was a historical one, why mess with it?
It’s like the Confederate flag deal. I see the other side’s point, that the Civil War was fought over more than one issue and that you are proud of the South and Southern Culture. But surely you must see the point that most people have that the Civil War was also fought (in large part) because of slavery and so it would be better to find other ways to express your Southern pride than to choose a symbol that could be confused with slavery?
Same deal here, surely you can see why people would find it offensive, so why not type out the next few letters?
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Feb 6, 2010 11:58 PM CST up reply actions
He did but not in that thread
I shouldn’t even say this since I like my name being used in someone’s sig.
"You promised me, Eckstein, that if I followed you, you would walk with me always. But I noticed that during the most trying periods of my life, there have only been one set of prints in the sand. Why, when I have needed you most, have you not been there for me?" David Eckstein replied, "Because my little legs had gotten tired, and you were carrying me." And I looked down and saw that I was still carrying David Eckstein.
Then he grounded out weakly to second.
I see the other side of the argument
And I know I’m technically on the wrong side of it. I pretty much admitted as much when t-ball made the point you’re making to me in that thread.
To me though, this issue is really about not giving the LSB brain trust (namely ab03 and Firebat) the satisfaction of being able to issue an edict and expect people to follow it because they believe it to be true.
If Adam or Z had confronted me about it, different deal. I would’ve accepted it and moved on. But I’m not going to be pontificated to by the pompous assholes of LSB, no matter whether I’m right or wrong.
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
Connect the dots...
http://www.lonestarball.com/2010/2/5/1297115/john-sickels-with-an-all-questions#30365668
"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence." -- Vince Lombardi
I doubt anybody besides your little girlfriends gives a shit about what you think.
by TooLegitToQuit on Feb 6, 2010 9:59 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
You repeatedly
belittle the female gender while aggressively criticizing homosexuals. The pent up urges are strong within this one.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
"I will not stop referring to Japanese people as Japs despite how racially charged that term is." - LSJ on being asked by WyoRanger
This one? Where am I criticizing homosexuals, in this fucking thread, you fucking moron?
Only bitches continue the same old bullshit day after day. Now quit being a bitch, and let it fucking go. Douche.
by TooLegitToQuit on Feb 6, 2010 10:31 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
You are ruining this site
Insert name call here
How's that game gonna help your putting?
by Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge on Feb 6, 2010 10:37 PM CST up reply actions
Lol. I apologize for defending myself in a thread I was trolled.
by TooLegitToQuit on Feb 6, 2010 10:40 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Just take a step back man
There are no winners and losers here. All you can do is dig a deeper hole. If people are still bringing shit up a week from now then fuck ’em, but everyone is posting from emotion right now. Remove emotion from the equation.
How's that game gonna help your putting?
by Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge on Feb 6, 2010 10:45 PM CST up reply actions
YIKES
Doing the FirebatM3 and BrettGardner tango. That’s an awful lot of brainpower there. Good luck!!! The dream team part 2 has arrived!
I did not ask you if you have herpes. I said is that a hairpiece?!?
if the 2 of you ever get a law firm together...
may I suggest Shock and Awe Law.
I did not ask you if you have herpes. I said is that a hairpiece?!?
I feel like Steve Buscemi from Armageddon....
when he walked into the shuttle with everyone pointing guns at each other and said….
What did I miss?
by death of the cool on Feb 7, 2010 10:03 AM CST up reply actions
This moment
Right here, right now…is literally the death of cool.
Armageddon was the absolute worst film ever made. It makes Plan 9 from Outer Space look like Citizen Kane.
by Black Francis on Feb 7, 2010 10:05 AM CST up reply actions
Your thoughts on "The Adventures of Pluto Nash?"
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Feb 7, 2010 10:09 AM CST up reply actions
Finally saw Inglourious Basterds last night...
Good, not great. Pulp Fiction was better.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
If not, it has to be close
A bunch of wild ass roughnecks whisked away on secret space shuttles to drill a giant hole in an asteroid for the purposes of putting a nuclear bomb inside. That’s before even getting to the script, acting, and directing, all of which were bad.
by Black Francis on Feb 7, 2010 10:34 AM CST up reply actions
It was a cheesedick movie, do doubt about it.
And the animal cracker scene with Benafleck and Liv Tyler might be the most gratingly unwatchable syrupy sweet love scene in the history of cinema, but the movie itself wasn’t truly terrible.
Not in a Ballistick: Ecks vs. Sever kind of a way, and certainly not in a Million Dollar Baby kind of a way.
I enjoyed some of the characters anyhow.
BTW, since you mentioned the script, have you ever read the script by James Cameron that much of Armegedon was stole/borrowed from? It’s actually pretty good, and might’ve made a decent popcorn movie.
Unfortunately they stole they basic premise to make Armageddon and then added in a bunch of horrible-ness. Oh well. Here’s a link to download it if you’re interested and/or just bored. (Hat tip to Scriptshadow.)
The 40 Trumps All!!!
by thedirkatron on Feb 7, 2010 10:46 AM CST up reply actions
I will revise my comment
Armageddon is one of the two or three worst movies I have ever seen. There are likely worse movies that I have not seen, thank God.
At least Million Dollar Baby had Clint Eastwood in it. I didn’t think that one was all that bad, just really slow.
by Black Francis on Feb 7, 2010 10:54 AM CST up reply actions
I don't see how that's possible.
There are just so many worse movies by any objective standard.
by brettgardner on Feb 7, 2010 11:31 AM CST up reply actions
It's very possible.
And mine is a subjective opinion, of course.
by Black Francis on Feb 7, 2010 11:45 AM CST up reply actions
We could even just go with recent end-of-the-world movies.
I’d much rather re-watch “Armageddon” than “The Day After Tomorrow,” for example.
I've never seen that one.
Generally these types of movies are going to be pieces of shit, so I don’t see them. The only reason I watched Armageddon is because it was on cable one night. I started watching and it was like watching a train wreck in slow motion. I just couldn’t turn off the television.
by Black Francis on Feb 7, 2010 11:48 AM CST up reply actions
Much of my "worst movies watched" list
stems from being stuck on various forms of transportation in various places. I want to see/hear/do something else, but it’s hard to pry eyes/ears/brain away from all the moving pictures and loud sounds.
I once watched the entirety of “Rocky Balboa” on a long flight. Fucking painful, but I couldn’t just turn it off.
(Of course, it’s hard for anything to surpass the sheer badness of bottom-of-the-barrel Nollywood flicks.)
2012
One of the worst movies ever. Epic dumb. Here are a few examples – he shows up in the morning in California to take his kids camping in Yellowstone. 1) it’s a 16 + hour drive yet they arrive that afternoon and 2) he has a backpack. That’s all. For three people.
And the movie just drug on and on.
"You promised me, Eckstein, that if I followed you, you would walk with me always. But I noticed that during the most trying periods of my life, there have only been one set of prints in the sand. Why, when I have needed you most, have you not been there for me?" David Eckstein replied, "Because my little legs had gotten tired, and you were carrying me." And I looked down and saw that I was still carrying David Eckstein.
Then he grounded out weakly to second.
Dirkatron has terrible taste in movies
his idea of a quality cinematic experience is a Michael Bay Retrospective.
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
I'd have to vote
for Batman & Robin being the worst film of all time.
Armageddon was still terrible though.
"The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason." - Benjamin Franklin
I sat thru 'Honey'
because of Jessica Alba. Turrrible.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
For your consideration
/Highlander 2: The Quickening/
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/highlander_2_the_quickening/
The worst movie...
is Dan Aykroyd’s reign of terror known as “Nothing But Trouble.” I’d rather tongue the devil than watch that shit-fest again.
P.S. I’m mentally calling your new user icon, “God cannot stop cumming.”
by ghostofErikThompson on Feb 7, 2010 3:37 PM CST up reply actions
granted it was a bad movie....
however I was young and in college and got some after the gf cried at the end….
you do have to admit that Steve Buscemi is greatness….Mr Pink comes to mind.
by death of the cool on Feb 7, 2010 11:12 AM CST up reply actions
B-b-but...
I don’t want to miss a thaaa-iiiiinnnnggg!
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
Have we made the corresponding 40 moves yet for the Beltre and Ogando signings?
Apologies if I missed it
How's that game gonna help your putting?
by Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge on Feb 6, 2010 10:52 PM CST reply actions
Based on what I've read, they're not quite official yet.
And I don’t imagine moves will be made or announced until they have to be.
They haven't been reinstated by MLB yet
I wouldn’t expect anything until Ps and Cs report or later.
Freude, schoener Goetterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische dein Heiligtum.
Thanks
Wondering if I had missed to Arias farewell party
How's that game gonna help your putting?
by Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge on Feb 6, 2010 11:12 PM CST reply actions
I swear I know how to reply
Think this thread is dead anyway
How's that game gonna help your putting?
by Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge on Feb 6, 2010 11:13 PM CST up reply actions
Oh, these threads tend to behave like wildfires.
You think they’re surrounded and smothered, and then a gust of wind floats some of the cinders and the whole place is engulfed in flames again.
The dry, hot doldrums of February are the worst.
We're still taking bets on whether he leaves via the door or the mailslot, actually
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
No prob, and not yet.
Arias has been clinging tenaciously to his spot on the 40 for a while, now; I’m looking forward to seeing how he Houdinis his way out this time.
Great screename, btw. Though I've always been partial to...
This is great…and all I’ve done is enter my name: “Thrillhouse!”
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Sigh
Maybe we’ll wake up tomorrow and the season will have started.
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
Only if we fall into comas for over a month
/Mike E
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
we could move the island
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
Yeah, but then some of us would wind up stuck in the 1970's and have to live through the Billy Martin yearshe
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
Could you imagine having to wait forty years to see Neftali pitch again?
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
And worse yet, we'd know what was doomed to happen after he left the game his debut night
Gah!
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
So LSJ, kinda OT but
are you going to make a run for the million bucks on MLB2K10 and try to be the first to pitch a perfect game?
I just read the article about it and remembered how much you said you played 2K9.
"grilled cheese punches like a bitch" -Gdawg
"i feel like k-rod after a save." -by reagan on Jan 23, 2010, that glorious day Hicks was out of our lives.
Nah, I play MLB The Show
Not 2k. Hate the 2k series, though I haven’t really bothered with their last two releases beyond the demos.
I did pitch a no-no on MLB 06 with Kevin Millwood though. On easy level, but still. A no-hitter with digi-Millwood is an accomplishment.
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
by LSJ on Feb 7, 2010 1:03 AM CST up reply actions
Heh. I never had the patience to pitch a no-no.
I always wanted to get the game over with and would just pitch to contact. You know, Feldman style.
"grilled cheese punches like a bitch" -Gdawg
"i feel like k-rod after a save." -by reagan on Jan 23, 2010, that glorious day Hicks was out of our lives.
I'm kind of the opposite
I like K’ing guys. It’s my favorite part of the game, although it does tend to drive up pitch counts because sooner or later you get a couple guys who sit there and foul off 20 fucking pitches in the middle of the game.
I kinda hate pitching with Feldman cause he doesn’t have a strikeout pitch unless he’s having a day where his cutter is moving in on guys like a slider. Rich Harden was a freaking godsend for my digi-Rangers. He I rarely take him past the 6th inning, otherwise he’ll be toast for his next start, but I’ve K’d up to 14 guys in 6 innings with him.
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
by LSJ on Feb 7, 2010 1:19 AM CST up reply actions
I'm all about K'ing everyone I can with my ace.
It just makes for a long season if you try to hit 15 K’s each outting. I usually just go for the contact with 2-5 in the roto.
"grilled cheese punches like a bitch" -Gdawg
"i feel like k-rod after a save." -by reagan on Jan 23, 2010, that glorious day Hicks was out of our lives.
do yall play
the entire seasons or just sim games? i play mlb 2k9 and just sim most of the games, partly because they take a long time, but i also like the offseason mode and channeling my virtual JD
Go UNT Mean Green!
I play the entire season.
I feel like I’m cheating sim-players if I let the computer simulate for me. I always can do a better job than that damn computer. The long time keeps me from trying to K everyone like LSJ says he tries to do.
And I’ll usually run two seasons, one where I play the entire season, and another for when I get bored playing and I’ll just sim an entire couple of seasons and only do the offseason things myself.
"grilled cheese punches like a bitch" -Gdawg
"i feel like k-rod after a save." -by reagan on Jan 23, 2010, that glorious day Hicks was out of our lives.
I only play about 2 or 3 games a week
I usually get bored if I’m playing the same team in back to back games. Only time I usually do that is when theres two opposing pitchers I want to face in a row.
I don’t do offseason mode though, because I’m kind of obsessed with keeping all the teams up to date with reality. When i finish a season I just re-load another one I keep around with a pre-prepped roster and start over again.
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
by LSJ on Feb 7, 2010 7:40 PM CST up reply actions
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