Olympic Game Thread: August 15, 2008
by Ryan on Aug 15, 2008 9:58 PM EDT
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OK I thought I clicked on fencing and I got wrestling instead? interesting.
I am really excited to see Weglarz!. More so even than LaPorta.
Only changes for us is that Stubby is leading off instead of batting 2nd, Adam Stern finally goes to the 9-hole where he belongs, and Garcia gets moved from 9 to 2.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:09 PM EDT reply actions
HOLY MOSES PHELPS. He really lucked out that he was in stride there.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:11 PM EDT reply actions
Cavic crapped the bed big time.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
As if you guys are starting a lefty. What the hell.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:12 PM EDT reply actions
Hey cool, this guy was traded with Eveland.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Do swimmers realize they’re on TV when they’re visibly seen drinking the water then spitting it out?
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:13 PM EDT reply actions
Ewwwwww. This is why I don’t go to swimming pools. Well that, and I can’t swim.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I wonder if olympic pools have as much pee as rec pools.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I learned yesterday that apparently that smell at swimming pools isn’t chlorine, but the compound created when sweat and chlorine mix.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Not much a first base crop this offseason, he might have a shot at a non-guaranteed deal
by bewwolv on Aug 15, 2008 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
OUR OTHER WRESTLER BEAT THE MONGOLIAN!!!
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:19 PM EDT reply actions
Is there gonna be commentary on this game online? Cuz when Lithuania spanked Iran, there was no commentary.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 10:20 PM EDT reply actions
mario i am upset with your countrymen
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 15, 2008 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
it wasn’t molson’s or labatt. ergo, i hadn’t heard of it, so it must have been better than those mass produced beers
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 15, 2008 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
it was also too high up on the shelf for me to reach
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 15, 2008 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Amazingly enough, my favourite beer is bud light.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I just hate the taste of beer and I guess Bud Light is as close to water as you can get.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
this British chick has a beautiful stroke and is going real fast
by APV on Aug 15, 2008 10:22 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
If I had a penny for every time I said that…
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow, I just turned it on and I thought we were already brawling. Turns out we were just exchanging pins.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:26 PM EDT reply actions
Hey, guys … just FYI, I’m going to go invite the A’s and Rockies fans to join us here via FanShot … they also have a couple significant prospects on Team USA.
Might as well invite the one guy from Bluebird Banter too.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
That thread sucked.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
These speed walkers are cheating so bad. Like they’re basically just running awkwardly.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:28 PM EDT reply actions
Why are we staring at some folks in the stands.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 10:31 PM EDT reply actions
Terry Puhl. Guy has pissed me off nearly every game so far.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Does Canada have any fat players? If so, I could use my Stephen Harper Diet jokes.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 10:32 PM EDT reply actions
Yeah, they turned everything off 2 weeks ago. Air just finished cleaning yesterday.
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In Cliff we trust.
I was being sarcastic…the panoramic shot made it look like the city was shrouded in fog…a fog of stink
The fact that Clapp can still swing a bat is pretty remarkable. Like the guy is a minor league hitting coach.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:35 PM EDT reply actions
Emmanuel Garcia is not incredibly talented. Minor leaguer with the mets
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:35 PM EDT reply actions
You guys want little info on these Canadians?
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:36 PM EDT reply actions
Well Stubby of course was a late-blooming career minor leaguer who had a cup of coffee with the Cardinals. Currently a hitting coach with the Astros single-A affiliate. Hasn’t played pro baseball since 2006.
Garcia is a scrub shortstop in the Mets system.
And Saunders is a highly-touted AAA-prospect with the Mariners. Hit a homer against the Cubans.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
the netting has the pleasing effect of making the game look like a microleague baseball game on my old Apple IIe
WEGZ
Alright I’ll say it, these fans are dumb as nails.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:40 PM EDT reply actions
My dad was astonished this morning. That Korean throws over 140? Why isn’t he in the majors?
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
This Thorman guy makes me think of Pronk for some reason.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:45 PM EDT reply actions
Braves. Been up to the big club a few times. Very Marte-ish numbers I think.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Don’t worry Americans, the rest of our lineup sucks.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:48 PM EDT reply actions
Hey hey hey, they’re….trying hard. We’re not allowed to criticize their poor performances. Unless we promise to fund them better.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
If they got a lot of help, it is possible, but they’re pretty much done.
"...leading the league in most offensive categories. Including nose hairs."
by sarcasmdave on Aug 15, 2008 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
just wandered in from The Purple Row
thanks for the invite
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
Dexter Fowler
Casey Weathers (reliever)
Jason Nix…oh wait…he’s in the hospital
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
nope not a prospect.
Opening day starter at 2nd for the Rockies this year……..but not a prospect.
Apparently you have to hit in the majors to be a prospect.
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
All kinds of parallels to that here … I like your sig, by the way. Don’t really know exactly what it means, but I like it. I was pretty critical of Hurdle in the playoffs last year, although mostly it was because I thought he should have been playing Spilborghs over Taveras in pretty much every game.
Seconding the flag, or seconding the comment that got flagged?
And why are we seconding things again?
the flag.
i didn’t have anything clever to say.
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 15, 2008 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Seriously, I think it’s actually a pretty good comp. Check out Sickels’s prospect retro on Burnitz. The first few paragraphs could have been written about Weglarz.
Thanks fans for tricking me good there.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 11:00 PM EDT reply actions
LaPorta is 1-for-12 with six strikeouts and no walks. His one hit was a three-run homer, but he’s looked pretty awful
..
The glogger hates La Porta.
Who is this pitcher for Canada? and when can he join the Rockies rotation?
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
I’m sure the Reds won’t ask much for him.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Geez LaPorta, you just got struck out by Uncle Phil.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 11:03 PM EDT reply actions
I remember this Stern guy — the Red Sox Rule 5’ed him off the Braves a few years ago, sort of a poor man’s Coco Crisp. Apparently a free agent now, which makes this kind of like a glorified independent league stint for him.
LaPorta does take a nice cut at the 0-2 pitch there, but pulls it just foul. He’s been trying to pull every pitch he’s seen.
This sounds weirdly familiar.
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In Cliff we trust.
3-0
Soft throwing lefty that likes to work up in the zone…..I smell a future Rockie~
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
screw that. that 0-1 pitch was nowhere near a strike
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 15, 2008 11:15 PM EDT reply actions
in AA. put it together this year, and is tearing it up. Will be the starter in CF next year (actually after the rosters expand this year).
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
oh yeah. He’s our last A prospect postion player. The team seems to be a little tired of Tavares, and his very low OBP. The fact that Tavares leads the NL in steals is over looked
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
ol stubby dived and made a great catch on a line drive
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 15, 2008 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
I know I sound like a fanboy broken record, but that’s a minor league hitting coach that just made that catch.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 11:19 PM EDT reply actions
Here’s something weird … the Brewers not only have a player named Corey Hart, they also have another guy who’s a minor league hitting coach, also named Corey Hart.
do either of them wear their sunglasses at night?
"...leading the league in most offensive categories. Including nose hairs."
by sarcasmdave on Aug 15, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Canadian Olympic baseball team : US Olympic baseball team : : US in general : Canada in general
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:20 PM EDT reply actions
You heard me.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
People think that because I am a libertarian, I should love Canada. But except for drug laws, Canada has many fewer freedoms.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Sorry, just elaborating.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
No, it’s okay. Libertarianism isn’t a real political position, it’s just a cozy excuse not to take one.
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Zing! I am burned.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
i disagree. i think common defense is backed by libertarians.
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 15, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
We can shoot at each other from our carefully marked property lines.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Good call.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I think you and I, at least based on your columns, could have quite a political argument.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
i can find ways to argue with someone who agrees with me 100%, so you’re probably right
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 15, 2008 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I agreed with you 5% maybe, so even more so.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, it was on the way to the ledge, and I knew you from LGT, so I figured why not.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
i like canada too. they repaired a chip tooth in a toronto pool i got in 94 in like 30 minutes after it happened.
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 15, 2008 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I have nothing against Canadians, or Canada’s beautiful national parks – I loved Yoho and Banff and Jasper the last time I was there.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
i have something against sleeman’s
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 15, 2008 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
i’m gonna go ahead and say i was pretty sure dexter fowler was white
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 15, 2008 11:22 PM EDT reply actions
Oh, hell no. He could probably even play for the Netherlands.
by Jay on Aug 15, 2008 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
that was really funny when that catcher thought that was strike 3. which it was.
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 15, 2008 11:23 PM EDT reply actions
If anyone is streaming wrestling, can you tell me how the Canadians are doing in the semis? CBC is deciding to ignore our best chance at a medal so far in these games. Unbelievable.
by supermarioelia on Aug 15, 2008 11:24 PM EDT reply actions
"Sorry, dear, I already filled the memory card up with all those incredible foul balls. :-( "
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In Cliff we trust.
by vbc3 on Aug 15, 2008 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hey, look at the bright side, guys. Stevens won’t be known as “the guy from the Brandon Phillips trade” anymore, he can be known as “the guy who blew the last Olympics.”
If it makes you feel better we gave you Jamey Carroll.
(and if you need more utility infielders, we have a ton of em!)
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
Oh come on. Do bears shit in the woods?
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Jay might not have mentioned that we’re all between the ages of 12 and 16 and eating cheetohs in our parents basement
and salsa spilled on said underwear
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 15, 2008 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Hell no.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Although I do live in an S&M dungeon.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
lmao.
no…on the NBC site. I have the commentary button on….and the writer is making snarky comments
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
So without reading this whole thing, how we doing? Just caught 3 minutes of US v China mens volleyball… pretty much a joke.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
You know, I was actually watching the online feed live when LaPorta hit that three-run bomb the other night — and it was a bomb, a no-doubter — and for that one, perfect moment, watching many hours of Olympic baseball seemed like a really great idea.
Commentary:
“Sadly, That’s LaPorta’s 2nd best at bat of the tourny.”
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
It’s true, the commentary guy knows his stuff. It’s so weird to be reading someone who’s paid to write about baseball and actually mentions useful things.
I can’t wait for the day when tv and the internet truly merge. Where I have 80% of the screen devoted to the game, and then other information accessible at the bottom with the click of my mouse (or pointing device).
Ryan Gosling.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:47 PM EDT reply actions
George of the Rose (Jorge De La Rosa) got some big HRs from Hawpe and Tulo to make his 6 hits in 6 innings plus 3 walks, 2 wild pitches, a Hit Batter, and 7 K’s stand up for a 4-3 win against the power house team, known as the Washington Nationals
oh..you meant the Indians game….sorry
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
by Redhawk on Aug 15, 2008 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
which night would you like? He’s doing better….but that’s not good. Extremely inconsistent,. One night…looks like a superstar, the next 3 looks like he needs work in AAA.
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
You don’t think that’s still lingering injury stuff?
My God, he was just a tremendous player last year all-around.
Our guy Peralta also had an incredible first full season in 2005, though not quite as good as Tulo — certainly not on defense — and has had trouble off-and-on being a good player since then. Kicking some ass this year, though.
Unfortunately not.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Mickey Rooney.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:53 PM EDT reply actions
Morley Safer.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:54 PM EDT reply actions
I bet he got all kinds of ladies.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
if he did Mary Tyler Moore…I’d be very impressed. He could be as gay as he wanted with that one in his belt
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
Oh yeah. Back in the day, damn. Her or Jane Mansfield.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Dead in Canada?
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Correct answer was gay.
(adjusts collar)
by supermarioelia on Aug 16, 2008 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
I wonder how many journalists were tortured in that building in the background?
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 15, 2008 11:58 PM EDT reply actions
instantrimshot.com
side note: i once typed rimshot.com instead of instantrimshot.com in an aim chat. Not the same thing.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
In the butt.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
I’d answer this if I could get more than 1 frame every 10 seconds on nbcbogus.com
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
Canada is sort of like the show Friends: it’s widely loved, but people with taste know it sucks.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:07 AM EDT reply actions
I’ll agree with the second half.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
I’ve always wondered how people can characterize entire countries as sucking.
by supermarioelia on Aug 16, 2008 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
half of the middle east begs to differ
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
I’m just still bitter since a Canadian team kicked our ass at the ICT quiz bowl event.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Actually, Friends was very highly regarded by professionals in the field. While rarely innovative or brilliant, the writing, acting and directing were all at a very high level, very consistently, over a very long time. You could hardly find an episode that wasn’t pretty well crafted.
If Friends was well crafted, the Kansas City Royals over the past ten years and the LA Clippers over their existence have been well crafted.
And I said people with taste, not professionals in the field.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Frankly, it is professionals in the field who get to say what’s well crafted, not self-impressed critics who’ve never made a TV show or anything else.
You sound like someone in the business.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Only tangentially — I run a recording studio, we occasionally do sound mixing and scoring work for TV.
I do know some writers, actors and producers.
Well, I have nothing but respect for the sound mixing and scoring on TV. But I hate friends because it was as bad as Seinfeld was good.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
First, it certainly wasn’t.
Second, that is basically like saying Glavine shouldn’t be in the Hall of Fame because he wasn’t as good as Maddux. Seinfield had all the commercial success that Friends did and was also innovative and influential — it’s a much bigger deal. Having said that, was it really as consistently well executed as Friends? No. Quite a bit of it, especially in the first few seasons, was pretty amateurish.
No, I feel like Friends is like Nomar or Jeter: widely loved, and certainly professional, but besides fan appeal, what is there?
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
The thing is this: 50 million fans or whatever, an enormously successful run by any measure, one of the longest-run, most-watched shows in history.
On top of that, the creative pros behind it are well respected by their peers.
What is there really to criticize beyond that? It wasn’t erudite enough for you? Dude … it is a sitcom.
The characters were boring and predictable, the jokes got old quickly. We were told we had to love it after 9/11 because it was comfort food television, it launched a bunch of regrettable careers, and it was agonizingly low brow.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Also, there was an episode where Fibi couldn’t ride a bike, and I saw it, and it was so stupid I took a hammer and hit the TV. No joke.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions
I don’t remember the First International Bank of Israel making an appearance in Friends. But I only ever watched like two episodes.
by supermarioelia on Aug 16, 2008 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Also, after like 3 billion seasons, I couldn’t believe why so many otherwise reasonable people cared about whether Rachel and Ross got together.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions
I personally couldn’t have cared less about whether they got together — I was curious as to the decision the creators would make about that, and how, but I could say the same thing about the end of The Sopranos.
Okay, clearly you have some personal axe to grind with this show. I get that you hate it, and I don’t mind your saying so. But to be so strident and insistent on its awfulness just seems misplaced considering essentially the whole world disagrees with you.
The 9/11 thing, I have no idea where that’s coming from. Friends had already been on the air for seven years at that point and was already immensely popular, closely behind ER and Seinfeld. If people did cling to it after 9/11 — I have no recollection of this — it’s probably because ER was depressing, Seinfeld was already off the air, and Friends was both funny and harmless.
Jennifer Aniston has been in a bunch of good movies, and I can’t see describing any of their careers as “regrettable” other than Courtney Cox, who is pretty close to a no-talent hack.
Finally, while Friends certainly was never high-brow for a moment, if you think it was low-brow, then you pretty clearly have never seen any other network TV program other than Seinfeld. This show’s brow towers above 95% of everything out there, that’s the reality. Like I said … it’s a sitcom.
sitcoms are like MLB Trade Rumors
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 16, 2008 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions
95% of everything is crap. i like that.
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 16, 2008 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions
I admit I am out of place with the rest of the world, but that would apply to most of my cultural tastes anyway, so I don’t feel too bad.
The 9/11 thing comes from how its ratings went to like Olympics ratings for a year after 9/11 and it was the epitome of all the “comfort food” America was instinctively falling back on afterward. I understand why people bought into it, but it seemed like we were supposed to be watching it since everyone was.
It isn’t a stretch to say, everything Jennifer Aniston has done since then has sucked, Joey the series was suicide-inducing, David Schwimmer is the biggest wimp ever, and the rest have fallen into obscurity.
I know Friends wasn’t any more low-brow than anything else, but it reminded me of Gilmore Girls in that a lot of people felt smart that they got the jokes, but it was really not high level at all.
And yes, 95% of everything does suck.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 1:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Just to name a few … Office Space, Rock Star, The Good Girl, The Break-Up … those didn’t suck. I don’t think hardly anythign she’s done has actually just flat-out sucked, although a lot of it wasn’t anything special.
Your comments re: Schwimmer are pretty much did on Christopher’s critique of Jon Favreau, to wit: WTF are you even talking about anyway? He’s a wimp? How would you know, and what does that have to do with anything anyway? THought he was quite good in a limited role on Curb Your Enthusiasm, which no doubt you love with your superficially intellectual judgments on everything.
Anyway, there’s nothing wrong with comfort food. You can’t sit around sipping single malt and listening to Giant Steps every day, can you?
Man, I wish I could hear the dugout chatter in my right speaker when watching MLB games …
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In Cliff we trust.
Alright what song were they playing there?
by supermarioelia on Aug 16, 2008 12:14 AM EDT reply actions
US:Canada::Michael Jordan plays basketball:Michael Jordan plays baseball
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:18 AM EDT reply actions
If people are bored by my analogy jokes or are tired of me ripping on Canada, I’ll stop.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions
These lefties are getting REALLLLLLLLLLY annoying.
by supermarioelia on Aug 16, 2008 12:22 AM EDT reply actions
Chris Reitsma? ? ? ? ?
so…unemployed pitchers work too. Love the quality of the talent on these 2 clubs
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
Reitsma, who had had five elbow surgeries, is expected to end his pitching career at the conclusion of the Olympics. He’s saved 37 games and posted a 4.70 ERA in seven big-league seasons.
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In Cliff we trust.
Take me out to the Ball game…should so be in Chinese
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
According to NPR, the chant most of the Chinese fans yell translates as “China more gas!” or “China more oil”
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:39 AM EDT reply actions
So Reitsma can’t hit the strike zone to save his life…and you’re bunting. Don’t worry, our manager is even worse.
by supermarioelia on Aug 16, 2008 12:39 AM EDT reply actions
I hope Dexter serially kills this pitch.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:41 AM EDT reply actions
I hope he doesn’t look stupid.
rockies fan=lower expectations
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
BOOOOOOOOOOOO BOOOOOOO
Yeah we’re done.
by supermarioelia on Aug 16, 2008 12:44 AM EDT reply actions
I guess you have to be here to enjoy it, but the drunken harridan across the courtyard from me (who loudly yells at her boyfriend/brother/husband/whatever for hours almost every single night) blends in almost perfectly with the crowd noise on this coverage. For a second, I was astounded who sounded just like her was yelling at someone else nearby.
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In Cliff we trust.
I’ll tell you who the real victor in this one is: the continent of North America.
by fleerdon on Aug 16, 2008 12:46 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Meanwhile, on the other field, Taiwan, which was upset by China, is in a 0-0 battle
with Cuba going into the 6th inning.
The Taiwanese are waving their real flag and not the phonies from the opening ceremonies (don’t tell the Chinese).
The managing in a lot of sports has been suspect: the US men’s soccer coach made a ton of blunders, and a bunch of people blamed him for our elimination in group stage.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions
YOu have to send under 23s
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions
3 exceptions.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Haha Rheal Cormier? I’m sure Jay could give us a nice little essay about him.
by supermarioelia on Aug 16, 2008 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Jay, I was shocked when I found out you liked Friends. But then again you liked A History of Violence, so I guess I shouldn’t be surprised.
Words do not do justice to my hatred for Boston sports teams.
by FaustosSinkingFastball on Aug 16, 2008 12:48 AM EDT reply actions
I like lots of stuff, but as a creative pro, I understand when something is well done even if it isn’t exactly to my taste.
My wife likes the show, as do several very smart friends of mine. I find it to be harmless and well-done, and I find that there’s at least one attractive woman in a tight shirt on-screen just about every minute of every episode.
Well okay, soon we get to see that crazy ass two-runners on rule. Hang tight, North America.
by fleerdon on Aug 16, 2008 12:49 AM EDT reply actions
There’s another double. And now we’re REALLY done.
by supermarioelia on Aug 16, 2008 12:51 AM EDT reply actions
I’d get upset, but when our Olympics hopes basically rest on the shoulders of Cormier and Reitsma….yeah expectations can’t be too high.
by supermarioelia on Aug 16, 2008 12:52 AM EDT reply actions
She’s in the gold medal final now….will be our first medal of the games. Hooray.
by supermarioelia on Aug 16, 2008 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions
around 430am. Our men’s eights rowing team is going around the same time so I might just stay up.
by supermarioelia on Aug 16, 2008 12:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Half the USA team is made up of hot prospects. the other half seems to be Journey-men AAAA players.
Guess which group has looked the best?
Thought Clint Hurdle should be fired before it was cool.
Wegz is gonna go deep here….and you guys won’t know what the hell to do.
by supermarioelia on Aug 16, 2008 12:57 AM EDT reply actions
Yup the national broadcaster has been showing it since the 3rd.
by supermarioelia on Aug 16, 2008 1:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Ahahaha, did somebody actually go to the trouble of singling out Prince Edward Island as being “without style?” While identifying Lake Winnipeg as being “with style” — moreso, evidently, than the rest of Manitoba? I’m so amused by my own confusion.
by fleerdon on Aug 16, 2008 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Casey Blake has homered tonight.
Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.
how come he never played in the olympics
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 16, 2008 1:09 AM EDT up reply actions
i swear i just heard ryan garko called up to the plate
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 16, 2008 1:12 AM EDT reply actions
i think it would be cool to be canadian
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 16, 2008 1:22 AM EDT reply actions
christ i wish i had more of the west wing to watch
by Gradyforpresident on Aug 16, 2008 1:26 AM EDT reply actions
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