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Damn it. Group of death. -- nm - Roger More Dec 6, 09:12
easy group for Brazil -- nm - CQ Dec 6, 09:11
Oh jeez. That's a recent history ugh. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 6, 09:10 1
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So if we combined Carrie Underwood and Russell Crowe we get the perfect singer/actor? -- nm - kilbowlful of jelly Dec 6, 09:08 2
- that's Aaron Tveit -- nm - loosilu Dec 6, 09:11
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Sound of Music has NBC's best ratings since ER's finale (exc. sports) - 18.50/4.6 Demo -- nm - MDH Dec 6, 09:07 2
- Quick! Somebody see if Rihanna wants to do Oklahoma! -- nm - NBC Execs Dec 6, 09:12
- Yikes. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Dec 6, 09:11
Color me surprised by the rise in the markets today. I figured they'd sell off due to taper worries. -- nm - ty97 Dec 6, 09:01
Oh shit.....Italy was the Euro team pulled into the other pot - Will Hunting Dec 6, 09:01 3
- They didn't pick yet? -- nm - Krusty Dec 6, 09:03 2
  - They are now....but Italy was the pulled in selection -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 6, 09:04 1
    - Right, I knew one country had to move to even things out but damn are they dragging this out. -- nm - Krusty Dec 6, 09:06
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- Bang. -- nm - Diva Dec 6, 09:01
- That would be enough to compete in the AL West. -- nm - David Dec 6, 09:00 2
  - If they get another quality bat. They can't win if they can't score runs. -- nm - Krusty Dec 6, 09:05 1
    - Seager is up and coming, Ackley, I believe will hit. Cano will hit. - groiny Dec 6, 09:12
- They would go from no chance to impressive in about 48 hours. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 6, 08:59
- King Felix, Price, Iwakuma, and T Walker. - groiny Dec 6, 08:59 1
  - So they'll all lose 2-0 regularly. -- nm - Krusty Dec 6, 09:04
Wait, the release date for Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones is next Friday??!?! - prayformojo Dec 6, 08:57 2
- the last one (I think it was the last one. they come out so fast) was laughably stupid. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 6, 09:07
- Isn't that the Will Ferrell movie? -- nm - Qale Dec 6, 09:06
My preseason picks for divisional winners: PHI,SEA,GB,ATL; NE, SD, BAL, HOU - prayformojo Dec 6, 08:53 2
- Yeah, I'm looking at half as well, depening on Dallas/Philly. - David Dec 6, 08:59
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- that was a much better game than the NFL one last night -- nm - decline Dec 6, 08:54
- That's some serious football mojo -- nm - prayformojo Dec 6, 08:54
- Whoa -- nm - amoxy Dec 6, 08:53
I can't stop watching dogs walking past cats. -- nm - loosilu Dec 6, 08:50 1
- You're easily entertained. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Dec 6, 09:12
Cano to Seattle? wow and haha -- nm - CQ Dec 6, 08:49
What America really needs to better about importing (or imitating) is the Sunday Roast. -- nm - ty97 Dec 6, 08:47 1
- Sunday is for pasta, meatballs and sausage. -- nm - Krusty Dec 6, 08:52
Slackers, You're needed on Ika.org. It's now or never. 7,000 troops on their way. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Dec 6, 08:47
The bookies do realize that Mexico is not playing well, right? - Will Hunting Dec 6, 08:44 3
- bookies play against the players -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 6, 14:06
- I want to know who's the jackass laying down real money on those 2 teams anyway. -- nm - CQ Dec 6, 08:46 1
  - I doubt anyone is putting real money on them, at some point, it's throw $5 on them and hope and pray. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 6, 08:47
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  - bargain basement! -- nm - groiny Dec 6, 08:44
  - ha ha -- nm - CQ Dec 6, 08:44
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- When he became the OC of the Falcons next month. -- nm - David Dec 6, 08:57
- not last night. He looked rather unhappy. -- nm - mud Dec 6, 08:45
groiny! Poutine shop in Chicago! -- (link) - ty97 Dec 6, 08:39 11
- Poutine has become a top dish for cafes here to add when they want to achieve some easy hipster cachet -- nm - con_carne Dec 6, 08:44
- *avoids that entire neighborhood* nm -- nm - groiny Dec 6, 08:40
- is there one in DC? -- nm - loosilu Dec 6, 08:40 8
  - DC used to have a poutine food truck, but no more. -- nm - ty97 Dec 6, 08:42 7
    - I never knew. damn. -- nm - loosilu Dec 6, 08:43 6
      - Elephant & Castle (2 location - Penn Ave & Eye St) have poutine on the menu -- nm - ty97 Dec 6, 08:44 5
        
        I am a 2-minute walk away from poutine. I had no idea. -- nm - Diva Dec 6, 08:53
        
        we have one of those here. I used to win karaoke money there. - Diva Dec 6, 08:46 2
        
        I'm not ashamed. I'd send you up there for one, maybe two songs...have you belt out some standards and then it was... - Mel Profit Dec 6, 09:05 1
        
        lol -- nm - loosilu Dec 6, 09:06
        
        thanks! -- nm - loosilu Dec 6, 08:45
Fun fact: I was eating a ham and cheese sandwich when I read Poutine Boy's post. - David Dec 6, 08:37 6
- I'm actually going out for poutine for lunch today. -- nm - Roger More Dec 6, 08:38 5
  - Should we start like a charity to help you or something? -- nm - David Dec 6, 08:39 3
    - Only if you can get Vladimir Putin to be the spokesperson. - Roger More Dec 6, 08:41 2
      - So you love homophobic food? -- nm - David Dec 6, 08:42 1
        
        dictatorial, repressive, homophobic food -- nm - Roger More Dec 6, 08:50
  - ain't live television great? -- nm - zork Dec 6, 08:39
ok, ok, ok ML...I'll keep an MLB Traderumors.com tab up at all times. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 6, 08:33
Wait, the guy who wrote X-Men: The Last Stand is now in charge of the Marvel universe at Fox? - David Dec 6, 08:31 9
- He's also working on some of the Star Wars stuff. -- nm - Roger More Dec 6, 08:37 4
  - That sounds more appropriate for his talent level. -- nm - David Dec 6, 08:39 3
    - I don't think he's being trusted with any of the movies, which says even more. -- nm - Roger More Dec 6, 08:42 2
      - All joking aside, that's a mystifying selection unless his script got shredded during production. - David Dec 6, 08:43 1
        
        I agree it was a terrible movie, but I think I blame that more on Singer leaving and Ratner coming on board -- nm - Roger More Dec 6, 08:49
- Speaking of X-Men, here's a shot of Fassbender in costume. -- (link) - Shaun Dec 6, 08:34 [Image]
- this worries me for the future projects. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 6, 08:33
- He shouldn't ever work again, much less get a promotion. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 6, 08:32 1
  - Well Cyclops is pretty irrelevant in the X-Men universe. -- nm - Shaun Dec 6, 08:38
It's french fries with cheese and gravy. of course it's good. -- nm - loosilu Dec 6, 08:30 4
- and the same people will likely eat chili cheese fries or fries and gravy with much enthusiasm -- nm - zork Dec 6, 08:36
- Cheese *curds*, at least if it's made properly. The curds are key. -- nm - Shaun Dec 6, 08:31 2
  - they gotta squeak when you bite down -- nm - zork Dec 6, 08:40 1
    - Duh. -- nm - Shaun Dec 6, 08:40
Okay, let's say tomorrow all MLB players were free agents -- you could offer any deal with only the following condition 10yrs max. - Will Hunting Dec 6, 08:30 15
- Trout would get more than Harper and Machado combined if I'm writing the checks. - David Dec 6, 08:36 9
  - Straburg borders on overrated, but he's gone quiet while being really really solid still. - Will Hunting Dec 6, 08:46 1
    - They absolutely are and that's why I didn't say he was wildly overrated. - David Dec 6, 08:59
  - Trout's the one guy there that I just can't value in any context. $35mil a year is absurd, but given what we see elsewhere.... - Will Hunting Dec 6, 08:39 6
    - see, this is the problem, all the idiot owners who open up the pockets for these guys. - groiny Dec 6, 08:41 1
      - I'm surprised Dreifort didn't blow out his arm signing the contract. - David Dec 6, 08:45
    - Right now, Trout is ARod without the ARodity. Still, there are practical payment limits so I would say $30 million is still about right. - David Dec 6, 08:41 3
      - Trout has age on his side. 10 years and 300 million is certainly viable. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 6, 08:43 2
        
        That's why I picked those 6 guys...10years still puts them in baseball prime ages. - Will Hunting Dec 6, 08:45 1
        
        well, I agree, no pitcher should get a deal more than 5 years, ever. - groiny Dec 6, 08:47
- Trout and Harper are drooling after seeing that Cano contract. I want to see how Machado recovers after the injury - amoxy Dec 6, 08:34
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  - Yup. How many pitchers actually pitch well for 10 years. -- nm - spamlet Dec 6, 08:36 1
    - Current pitchers -- nm - amoxy Dec 6, 08:39
  - Answer teh question noob. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 6, 08:33
Every time I read or hear about a player getting "posted", I think he just got jobbed on a layup in the paint. -- nm - nubby Dec 6, 08:30
Diva...that's more what I meant. How many superstars would take that risk? - Jim Dec 6, 08:29 [Backboard] 7
- I would imagine very, very few. Taylor Swift might try something like this - she seems quite competitive and up for a challenge. - Diva Dec 6, 08:34 6
  - I don't think Swift has the vocal chops to carry it off. I also said the same thing about an audience. It would have felt less stiff if there was a - pmb Dec 6, 08:40 1
    - If she's given the right role it can work. My thinking here is Carrie got cast - sang well, but couldn't act at all. - Diva Dec 6, 08:43
  - Wait, Laura Benanti was in it? Why didn't someone mention that last night! - spamlet Dec 6, 08:37 1
    - t'was! and she was beautiful and marvelous. I loved how they directed her. -- nm - Diva Dec 6, 08:39
  - She's too busy being a bitch and not putting out. -- nm - Shaun Dec 6, 08:36
  - Wow...even harder. It's one thing to not have an audience but have 50 takes to get it right. - Jim Dec 6, 08:35
Signing McCann was a masterstroke. He's soooooo much better than the baseball world realizes. -- nm - David Dec 6, 08:28 10
- I am very happy to have him behind the dish. -- nm - Krusty Dec 6, 08:53
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  - It's one of those h8er stats that falls apart upon inspection. Mauer++'s OPS in 2007 was .772. In 2013, it was .796. - David Dec 6, 08:34 4
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      - The recent he played less is because he had a chronic condition but played through pain. - David Dec 6, 08:56 2
        
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        His labrum. It bothered him for five years. - David Dec 6, 09:06
  - The Twins? -- nm - nubby Dec 6, 08:32 1
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- now that he can see. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 6, 08:29
10 years/240 million??????? - amoxy Dec 6, 08:27 31
- AND no income tax. -- nm - nubby Dec 6, 08:31
- That's a dumb move for Seattle and him. How are they going to sign anyone else? - Krusty Dec 6, 08:29 25
  - it is not a bad deal for Cano. He is set for 10 lifetimes. - groiny Dec 6, 08:33 6
    - It's going to cripple them tomorrow since they don't exactly have fat stacks to go out and surround him with talent. - Krusty Dec 6, 08:37 4
      - they have a fantastic rotation, a decent sefensive team overall. - groiny Dec 6, 08:38 3
        
        They won't win a ring during this deal. -- nm - Krusty Dec 6, 08:47 2
        
        The three years ARod was in Texas, they finished last all three years -- nm - amoxy Dec 6, 08:52 1
        
        It wasn't because ARod was bad though....it was they had no other real talent - Will Hunting Dec 6, 08:55
    - Seattle has the money right now and needed to overpay...no one wants to go there. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 6, 08:34
  - $65mil isn't a few extra bucks. It's about 30% more money. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 6, 08:31 14
    - He never went back to the Yanks to match or come up a bit. I think he wanted out. It's fine. - Krusty Dec 6, 08:34 6
      - they said they would not go over 200 mil IIRC, so why would he go back? -- nm - groiny Dec 6, 08:35 5
        
        Because you have a deal on the table and teams have been known to change their minds, especially about money. - Krusty Dec 6, 08:42 4
        
        65 million is not a mind changing number. - groiny Dec 6, 08:44 3
        
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        he probably did them a favor, in hindsight. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 6, 09:02 1
        
        Very true. I fucking hate him. -- nm - Krusty Dec 6, 09:07
    - for all intents and purposes, they're the same thing, really. - znufrii Dec 6, 08:33 6
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        damn znufrii for putting you and I on the same page! -- nm - groiny Dec 6, 08:39 1
        
        he just made that happen in the spirit of the season. -- nm - Diva Dec 6, 08:40
      - no it's not. 65 million bucks is its own thing entirely. I would take 65 million bucks to leave NY. jeez. -- nm - Diva Dec 6, 08:35
      - I will gladly take 30% more points when offered me. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 6, 08:34
      - OMG - groiny Dec 6, 08:34
  - I'm sayin'. -- nm - Ken Griffey, Jr. Dec 6, 08:30 2
    - Did the Mariners retire your number? Because that is Cano's current number -- nm - amoxy Dec 6, 08:36 1
      - can they give him #240? -- nm - groiny Dec 6, 08:37
- I'm not sure what it says but I don't even know who that guy is -- nm - kilbowlful of jelly Dec 6, 08:29 3
  - Arguably, the best second baseman in baseball. -- nm - Krusty Dec 6, 08:30 2
    - I do not even think it is arguably. - groiny Dec 6, 08:34 1
      - Pedroia is pretty damn good as well. I'd say Cano is the best. -- nm - Krusty Dec 6, 08:49

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