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Worse Contract. Arod with the Yankees, or Puljos with the Angels? When it's all said and done -- nm - Bacon Oct 12, 18:47 7
- Vernon $@%�* Wells -- nm - JD Oct 12, 18:54
- The writing is on the walls that the Yankees are ready to sell ARod for spare parts. -- nm - David Oct 12, 18:54 2
  - Who would take that on, though? -- nm - Reagen Oct 12, 18:57 1
    - If the Red Sox could get rid of Crawford's deal, I won't say anything is impossible. - Will Hunting Oct 12, 18:58
- ARod given the years he has left, the money involved and what I think we're seeing as a fairly steep decline. - Mel Profit Oct 12, 18:50
- ARod. He's in serious decline halfway through and part of the contract was built on him being clean which went away within 2 years of signing it. - Will Hunting Oct 12, 18:50 1
  - Right...Pujols is still a good player without rumors of PEDs. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 12, 18:52
Good grief. -- nm - mara Oct 12, 18:38 2
- thanks for the Coasters earworm - zork Oct 12, 18:41 1
  - Fe-fe, fi-fi, fo-fo, fum - Spawn Oct 12, 18:45
Adam Wainwright looks really gawky at the plate. And then I look him up and he's only an inch taller than I am. -- nm - Reagen Oct 12, 18:29 2
- if you can trust published statistics of pro athletes -- nm - zork Oct 12, 18:37 1
  - tall dudes don't exaggerate, because we don't have to. -- nm - Reagen Oct 12, 18:44
Wow, does Battleship start off awkwardly -- nm - prayformojo Oct 12, 18:13 9
- and I have no idea how this thing was cast, but....yikes -- nm - prayformojo Oct 12, 18:30
- See, that's the only part of it I liked. -- nm - David Oct 12, 18:29 2
  - Agreed. The first 15mins were an earnest attempt at a serious movie. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 12, 18:53 1
    - spoils - prayformojo Oct 12, 18:56
- it is laughably bad. wait till the end! -- nm - Andie Oct 12, 18:27 1
  - Maha....................LINE?! -- nm - Rihanna Oct 12, 18:29
- I never got that game. Who cares about your battleship, the sub was the most important ship -- nm - Beaker Oct 12, 18:20 1
  - only because it has a Romulan Cloaking Device :) -- nm - peglegpete Oct 12, 18:22
- Not if you think of it as FNL. -- nm - Spawn Oct 12, 18:19
What was that? Did Freese think it was a passed ball? -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 12, 18:11
Good grief. -- nm - mara Oct 12, 17:53
I love Shark Tank (spoilers) - Dano Oct 12, 17:53
Does ST have an opinion on 666 Park Ave. -- nm - Dano Oct 12, 17:33 5
- It's on against the Mentalist. -- nm - the liioulu with Oct 12, 18:30
- Eh. It was okay. I'm not enthusiastic about it. -- nm - Kim Pine Oct 12, 18:26
- I'll give it one mors episode. It's on the brink of being much ado about nothing. -- nm - CovingtonCat on Fire Oct 12, 17:44
- DVRing, but waiting to see if it makes it before watching. -- nm - Spawn Oct 12, 17:42
- I just realized I didn't watch or tape the 2nd episode, and didn't really care -- nm - prayformojo Oct 12, 17:36
Giants vs Yankees world series. giants sweep them and on the last out (by Arod of course) of the game a huge earthquake hits and all the Yankees fall - Bacon vis Droid Oct 12, 17:33 1
- *coughs* as long as you aren't rooting for the Tigers ... ;) -- nm - JenBro Oct 12, 18:12
Who would have guessed that Louie De Palma would be a cheater? -- nm - Spawn Oct 12, 17:29 1
- *wonders if he introduces himself as Ron Jeremey -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 12, 17:41
Congrats to Baltimore on a great series and season. Welcome back! -- nm - Krusty Oct 12, 17:26 10
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  - I just hope Angelos doesn't do something stupid this offseason - Will Hunting Oct 12, 18:41 3
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      - Hamilton scares me in every way. - Will Hunting Oct 12, 18:48
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- Thanks. Tough loss, but CC and Ibanez are studs. -- nm - Inigo Oct 12, 17:28 3
  - The pitching on both sides was unbelievable. -- nm - Krusty Oct 12, 17:30 2
    - Yeah, 9 runs in 5 games shouldn't give you much hope...we didn't hit more than you guys didn't hit. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 12, 17:31 1
      - I have hope because the Yankees have a track record of hitting and scoring. - Krusty Oct 12, 17:35
- ... to being out of the play-offs? -- nm - Spawn Oct 12, 17:28
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The Cubs were so bad this year that I don't care about the post season at all. -- nm - the liioulu with Oct 12, 17:18 8
- You must be refering to *every* season, then. -- nm - Spawn Oct 12, 18:20 1
  - They don't suck as bad as they did this season every season. -- nm - the liioulu with Oct 12, 18:25
- next time I am in a casino, I will check the sports book for them for next season -- nm - peglegpete Oct 12, 17:23 5
  - Loonnngg odds. -- nm - the liioulu with Oct 12, 17:24 4
    - I just checked. they are already mathematically eliminated :(( -- nm - peglegpete Oct 12, 17:33 3
      - The goat worked for the mob -- nm - Bacon vis Droid Oct 12, 17:36
      - And it isn't even Spring Training yet. -- nm - the liioulu with Oct 12, 17:34
      - And it isn' -- nm - the liioulu with Oct 12, 17:34
Shark Tank spoiler - prayformojo Oct 12, 17:17 1
- more spoilers - prayformojo Oct 12, 17:48
I just saw the home run foul ball.....why the hell do you have @#$@#$ replay if you miss the goddamned result?! -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 12, 17:15 21
- I thought it was foul. -- nm - Dano Oct 12, 17:18 20
  - Just saw the replays...it ricocheted.enough that visually you should go, what and get out a straight line to see. - Will Hunting Oct 12, 17:28 16
    - What are the ground rules for the stadium? - the liioulu with Oct 12, 17:33 15
      - If it his the pole it's fair. The ground rules don't come into play with that hit. -- nm - Krusty Oct 12, 17:37 14
        
        Uhm...that would be a ground rule for that stadium. -- nm - the liioulu with Oct 12, 17:44 13
        
        It's not even a Universal Ground Rule. -- (link) - mara Oct 12, 17:53 1
        
        I stand corrected then. -- nm - the liioulu with Oct 12, 17:54
        
        That's the rule in every stadium, that's why I said it doesn't come into play. - Krusty Oct 12, 17:48 6
        
        There was one angle where it was *glaring*. I'm not bitching too badly.... - Will Hunting Oct 12, 17:50 5
        
        Just consider who's in charge of baseball. - the liioulu with Oct 12, 17:58
        
        I didn't see the ball change direction which would indicate it got a piece of the pole. - Krusty Oct 12, 17:57 3
        
        *throws Jeffrey Maier another beating just becuase* -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 12, 17:59 2
        
        You guys still owe him one. That was clearly not a home run without him. -- nm - Krusty Oct 12, 18:05 1
        
        I told you, I would have drafted him and basically sent him up and down the farm system to take abuse. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 12, 18:08
        
        No, that's a baseball rule. If it's hits the fair pole, it's a homer. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 12, 17:48 3
        
        Doesn't stop it from being a ground rule too. - the liioulu with Oct 12, 17:53 2
        
        Why....wha....never mind. I am getting another headache. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 12, 17:59 1
        
        You should have read further up the thread before posting this. Under Mara's link. -- nm - the liioulu with Oct 12, 18:02
  - An usher said it hit the pole. - the wrong element, bad guy Oct 12, 17:26 2
    - That's the thing...replay isn't NFL replay. It's not clear to overturn. It's get the call right. - Will Hunting Oct 12, 17:29 1
      - Well, to do that they would need to spend more than 15 seconds watching replay. - the wrong element, bad guy Oct 12, 17:35
hopefully the Tigers will beat those douchebags. -- nm - CQ Oct 12, 17:14 1
- This -- nm - Bacon Oct 12, 17:15
I'm in northern Ohio today - visited 12 cemeteries and took lots of pics of dead relatives, including my great-great grandfather & mother, and his fat - CovingtonCat Oct 12, 17:06 10
- Woah - seeing your name must have been FREAKY!!! LOL @ wimpy squirrels -- nm - JenBro Oct 12, 18:15
- If she'd come to Chicago I could have shown her black, and white squirrels. -- nm - the liioulu with Oct 12, 17:09 6
  - Those are called skunks. -- nm - Spawn Oct 12, 18:02 3
    - Black, (comma) and white squirrels. ;P -- nm - the liioulu with Oct 12, 18:06 2
      - non-black squirrels are rare here - zork Oct 12, 18:40 1
        
        They are kind of in pools of squirrels here. The town of Olney has a lot of white ones. -- nm - the liioulu with Oct 12, 18:43
  - According to her, the black squirrels in Petoskey are evil. The couple I saw up there were a little aggressive for sure. -- nm - CovingtonCat Oct 12, 17:10 1
    - Here they're as timid as all the other squirrels. -- nm - the liioulu with Oct 12, 17:18
- Are you Joe Biden? -- nm - Spawn Oct 12, 17:08 1
  - Why, is he drumming up dead Ohioan votes? -- nm - CovingtonCat Oct 12, 17:09
The further in the playoffs the Yankees get before they lose makes it all the sweeter. Let them have hope. -- nm - Bacon Oct 12, 17:03 18
- Why do you care if you hate baseball so much? Did a Yankee kill your dog? -- nm - Krusty Oct 12, 17:29 17
  - because they abuse the payroll, create an unfair league, and that's the main reason I don't like MLB - Bacon vis Droid Oct 12, 17:35 14
    - Do you also hate Philly, Boston, etc.? - Krusty Oct 12, 17:42 13
      - (You should include the Mets.) - the wrong element, bad guy Oct 12, 18:07 2
        
        Tigers.....Angels...... -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 12, 18:19 1
        
        yes -- nm - Spawn Oct 12, 19:14
      - yes -- nm - Spawn Oct 12, 17:44
      - The Yankees are the poster child for everything wrong in that sport -- nm - Bacon Oct 12, 17:43 8
        
        I am a 49ers fan. We did the exact same thing in the 80s. Then the NFL fixed it, and brought us back down to fairness. MLB won't fix it, and the - Bacon Oct 12, 17:46 7
        
        Look, Redmond's a commie! -- nm - Roger More Oct 12, 18:26
        
        I want a salary cap, so there's no reason not to blame me. But it's not a loophole, it's the rules. Should they not do everything they can to win? - Krusty Oct 12, 17:54 5
        
        I hate Notre Dame, Duke, Miami Heat, and the Yankees. I just hate them. Doesn't mean I hate you -- nm - Bacon Oct 12, 17:58 4
        
        I don't think it's personal or that you hate me. ST loves to bash them, which is fine, but as my favorite team I feel like I have to defend them - Krusty Oct 12, 18:04 3
        
        Ya'll wouldn't have the monster payroll if you didn't pay ARod 115mil for the next 5 years - Will Hunting Oct 12, 18:07 2
        
        That was George. Can't defend that contract. -- nm - Krusty Oct 12, 18:38 1
        
        *laughing* - Will Hunting Oct 12, 18:46
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    - :-) -- nm - Krusty Oct 12, 17:31
*kicks the dirt* -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 12, 17:03 3
- So the Orioles did nothing? - Spawn Oct 12, 17:03 2
  - Evil triumphed. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 12, 17:04 1
    - Evil pays more than any other team, so they can afford to beat you. -- nm - Bacon Oct 12, 17:09
huge SUPERNATURAL convention in Vegas March 10-13 2013. Creation is running it -- (link) - peglegpete Oct 12, 17:02 1
- oops. March 8-10 next year -- nm - peglegpete Oct 12, 17:11
Woooooo!!! Yes!!! -- nm - Krusty Oct 12, 17:02
At least the game ended right on time to switch over to Shark Tank. -- nm - Dano Oct 12, 17:01
Ugh. -- nm - kelly Oct 12, 17:00
Forest Whitaker is a better pitcher than you'd think. -- nm - Reagen Oct 12, 17:00
7 Psychopaths wasn't nearly gonzo enough: C-, Sinister was creepy as hell: A -- nm - ceregon Oct 12, 16:59 4
- question about Sinister - Jovian Oct 12, 17:02 3
  - nmb Jovian - ceregon Oct 12, 17:16
  - yes, not sure but probably yes...if you like that kind of movie, i recommend it -- nm - ceregon Oct 12, 17:04 1
    - which one? -- nm - Jovian Oct 12, 17:06
Come on Orioles!! Time to get hot and win this thing. -- nm - Bacon Oct 12, 16:54
David Fincher doing a Kickstarter for The Goon film adaption....based on a comic series.... -- (link) - Remlik Oct 12, 16:53
They better not fuck this up. -- (link) - Todd Manning Oct 12, 16:45 1
- holy crap. no kidding. I still remember getting dragged to theater by my grandparents to see this -- nm - Jovian Oct 12, 16:46
huh...Stallone and Deniro to star in a movie about 2 retired boxers who step back into the ring.... -- (link) - Remlik Oct 12, 16:41 2
- I'm a little surprised to learn that DeNiro is only 3 years older than Stallone. -- nm - Reagen Oct 12, 16:42 1
  - "I have nipples, Greg, could you milk me?" - Stallone Oct 12, 16:47
Canada vs. Cuba: Cuba has shown up with 11 men, i.e. no substitutions, although only one is not a usual starter. -- nm - zork Oct 12, 16:41
Hey! Baltimore Orioles baseball player! Hit a home run here! -- nm - prayformojo Oct 12, 16:40 3
- or, you know, - prayformojo Oct 12, 16:41 2
  - I am no baseball expert, but why wouldn't they put in a pinch hitter in that situation for a guy who is batting 143? -- nm - GregW Oct 12, 16:42 1
    - Because the .143 is out of 5 games....the guy is better than anyone else within margins of confidence. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 12, 17:04
Mary Winstead now up for a role in Captain America movie -- nm - Remlik Oct 12, 16:35 3
- *passes out* - Jovian Oct 12, 16:44
- agent 13? -- nm - peglegpete Oct 12, 16:37 1
  - that's the thinking -- nm - Remlik Oct 12, 16:50
mom gets 99 years for beating kids and superglueing her daughters hands to the wall during potty training -- (link) - peglegpete Oct 12, 16:35 1
- This has been a strange case. One I have been happy to fast-forward through on every news report for the past several days. -- nm - GregW Oct 12, 16:37
The Daily Show gets their millionth twitter follower: "We'd give you a prize but... come on. Aren't you a little late to the party?" -- nm - GregW Oct 12, 16:30
Two random lexiconical thoughts that are helping me kill the last few minutes of this work week. - Dr. Vermin Oct 12, 16:27
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- Still? I thought you'd hit the worst of it already. - the liioulu with Oct 12, 16:40
Granderson! -- nm - Krusty Oct 12, 16:17
Fuck -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 12, 16:17 4
- You jinxed your team. It's all your fault. - Bacon Oct 12, 16:19 [Backboard] 3
  - No, I think it's Raul Ibanez's fault. - Will Hunting Oct 12, 16:22 2
    - Arod probably put money on the O's and they finally found out and pulled him. -- nm - Bacon Oct 12, 16:24
    - Rrrraaauuullll!!!! -- nm - Krusty Oct 12, 16:24

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