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Poll, expensive brew edition: How much was a beer at the last ballpark you visited? - musubi Oct 12, 13:21 6
- $7 I think at Citizens bank park (Phillies) about a month ago -- nm - decline Oct 12, 13:27
- no idea, but I had a great time seeing Paul McCartney play -- nm - peglegpete Oct 12, 13:26
- around $7 for a small cup at a Seahawks game -- nm - crash davis Oct 12, 13:25
- I dunno...don't drink in a ballpark. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 12, 13:22
- I think $7.25 for 16 oz. -- nm - Ender Oct 12, 13:22
- A Mountain Dew was $4. -- nm - David Oct 12, 13:22
million-dollar idea: the glove flask. -- nm - Reagen Oct 12, 13:18 3
- that might be enough to change my opinion -- nm - crash davis Oct 12, 13:19 2
  - Right up till the point a pop-up comes your way in the middle of a swig of rum and you spill both the drink and miss the ball becuase of the resultant - Will Hunting Oct 12, 13:21 1
    - tiny straw embedded in the webbing, so you don't have to look weird tipping your hand up all the time. -- nm - Reagen Oct 12, 13:26
Are we having the same Rush Limbaugh debate we did when he was fired from ESPN? - David Oct 12, 13:15 13
- that's a half truth! He quit before he could be fired. -- nm - Reagen Oct 12, 13:26
- we could, but I'd prefer the debate of musubi & gloves: wussy or not wussy? -- nm - crash davis Oct 12, 13:17 10
  - I'd bet $10 he bedazzles them. -- nm - David Oct 12, 13:21 1
    - You owe me $10. (nm) - musubi Oct 12, 13:26
  - The idea of "manning up" is silly. Do you think Chipper Jones is a wuss for using a glove? - musubi Oct 12, 13:19 7
    - no, but he's in the field. the odds of a ball coming his way are a lot higher. -- nm - TFox Oct 12, 13:21 3
      - Like I said, projectiles in flight don't change their velocity based on whether you have a glove or not. - musubi Oct 12, 13:25 2
        
        Chipped would be equally adept at getting out of the way of baseballs as he is at catching them... but they pay him to catch them. -- nm - TFox Oct 12, 13:26 1
        
        Even moreso then. He gets paid, I paid, I have *more* of a right to glove than he does. (nm) - musubi Oct 12, 13:27
    - no, but he could barehand most fouls that fans deal with, the high loopers....rocket fouls usually head for women on cell phones not paying attention -- nm - crash davis Oct 12, 13:20 2
      - My buddy who used to play ball said they used to call those "ugly-finders". - musubi Oct 12, 13:22 1
        
        I read this a couple minutes ago and I'm still laughing -- nm - crash davis Oct 12, 13:25
- Agreed. I looked around and the quote I posted on B2 may be fake, but there's enough real racist BS to come to the same conclusion. -- nm - TWuG Oct 12, 13:17
All this talk about ballhawking: here is a Page 2 story about the King of getting baseballs at ballparks. -- (link) - Beaker Oct 12, 13:14 3
- he was on Conan last week...it was a funny interview -- nm - crash davis Oct 12, 13:16
- He somehow manages to strip all the fun out of it. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 12, 13:15 1
  - Major OCD issues from the sounds of it. At least he found a non-destructive way of dealing with it. -- nm - TWuG Oct 12, 13:18
Last night, I was watching the History Channel's 3 Shots that Changed the World or whatever the Kennedy thing was. I was stunned by - Will Hunting Oct 12, 13:14 3
- tonight is part 2 -- nm - peglegpete Oct 12, 13:25
- ...or they were expecting it. *dum dum dum* (nm) - musubi Oct 12, 13:15 1
  - After seeing this...I can't imagine you'd need to be too paranoid to see a conspiracy. - Will Hunting Oct 12, 13:16
That Ardi special on the Discovery Chanel was pretty good. Cool stuff -- nm - CQ Oct 12, 13:12 1
- Yup, very neat!! -- nm - MojaveMeg Oct 12, 13:18
ST Poll -- foul ball comes right to you, and you catch it. there's a 10-year-old kid in the seat right next to you. do you keep the ball? - znufrii Oct 12, 13:08 20
- depends on if he was a cute kid and if he was wearing a Yankees hat -- nm - Jovian Oct 12, 13:21 3
  - If he's wearing a Yankees hat, I'm selling him the ball for 10x its value just to get him used to the process. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 12, 13:22 2
    - lol -- nm - Jovian Oct 12, 13:31
    - heh -- nm - CQ Oct 12, 13:25
- I probably already elbowed him in the throat just getting the ball. -- nm - mafic Oct 12, 13:15
- sure my ball's are big enogh as it is -- nm - Danedukenuuk Oct 12, 13:14
- Not a chance. I have 2 boys at home and they get balls before some random kid at a ballgame. -- nm - Jim Oct 12, 13:13
- keep it. -- nm - Beaker Oct 12, 13:12
- Yes. The kid could grow up to be a killer. -- nm - Loyola Oct 12, 13:11
- I'm a dad, hell no. My kids get it. -- nm - Subversive Oct 12, 13:11
- Only if the kid is with me. Otherwise it goes home to moose jr. - musubi Oct 12, 13:10
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- If I were single and there were hot chicks around, I'd give the ball to the kid - CQ Oct 12, 13:10
- Nope. -- nm - kelly Oct 12, 13:10
- Ageist! - Dr.Vermin Oct 12, 13:09
- I would give it either one to the kid (unless it was a special hr - like a milestone) -- nm - decline Oct 12, 13:09
- Let that kid's dad catch one and give it to him. - the wrong element, bad guy Oct 12, 13:09 1
  - You gave a home run ball to the next Hitler?! What were you thinking?! -- nm - TWuG Oct 12, 13:10
- Only if the kid is mine or my guest. -- nm - TWuG Oct 12, 13:09
- Is the kid property of my family? If yes...I give em the ball. If no, they can look in awe of my souvenir. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 12, 13:08
Kilbo, actuals are in. Paranormal Activity has a per-venue average of $49,690. -- nm - David Oct 12, 13:04 8
- 80% of the Blair Witch # on multiples more screens. - Will Hunting Oct 12, 13:07 7
  - The most remarkable aspect is that it's working in reverse. - David Oct 12, 13:11 6
    - BWP went up the first two weekends as well. - the wrong element, bad guy Oct 12, 13:19
    - Ummmmm....that's......surprising. - Will Hunting Oct 12, 13:12 4
      - part of that is that a lot of those were midnight-only screenings. -- nm - Reagen Oct 12, 13:15 2
        
        Right, I think it was just this weekend that they started doing non-midnight shows. -- nm - Ender Oct 12, 13:15 1
        
        sunday afternoon was a packed crowd -- nm - Epiphany Oct 12, 13:21
      - At this rate, it beats The Dark Knight in a couple of weeks. - David Oct 12, 13:13
st poll: Bringing a glove to a baseball game, for girls or damm straight? -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 12, 13:03 5
- Like I said below, if I'm in a prime spot, hell yeah. (nm) - musubi Oct 12, 13:17
- to be fair, my roommate who I mentioned below as always bringing one caught about 15 foul balls one season...so they do help a lot -- nm - crash davis Oct 12, 13:15
- only to hide your flask on the way in -- nm - CQ Oct 12, 13:04
- I wouldn't, but have no truck with people who would. -- nm - Loyola Oct 12, 13:04
- depends. - znufrii Oct 12, 13:04
ST Poll...have you ever gotten a batted ball as a spectator to a pro baseball game? - Will Hunting Oct 12, 13:03 13
- I was hit in the head by a Jody Davis foul ball when I was ~10. Guy in front of me got the ball. - Ender Oct 12, 13:12
- no, but I have gotten a puck shot by Mark Messier. - Reagen Oct 12, 13:06 4
  - ?? How is that thing not encased in lucite in a safety deposit box? - musubi Oct 12, 13:07
  - now that is impressive -- nm - CQ Oct 12, 13:06 2
    - they're orders of magnitude rarer now, thanks to the nets. -- nm - Reagen Oct 12, 13:07 1
      - Thank the Columbus Bluejackets! -- nm - TWuG Oct 12, 13:08
- caught a foul at a minor league game. dude hit it in between the bleachers and it rolled into the concourse. I was getting food at the time. -- nm - mafic Oct 12, 13:05
- No. :( I was *this* close to getting a Billy Wagner warm-up ball though. (nm) - musubi Oct 12, 13:05
- a few, my first one was pitched by Frank Viola and fouled by Tino Martinez -- nm - crash davis Oct 12, 13:04
- 2 or 3 I think. All at spring training games -- nm - CQ Oct 12, 13:04
- nope. usually sitting far too high up for that. -- nm - znufrii Oct 12, 13:03 1
  - closest I ever came was a minor-league foul ball which landed under my seat, but before I could get it, - znufrii Oct 12, 13:11
- no -- nm - oblique Oct 12, 13:03
moose, speaking of high energy transfer, I had a chance to break my hand and a ballhawk effed it up - crash davis Oct 12, 12:56 10
- why didn't you have a glove...dork -- nm - oblique Oct 12, 13:01 9
  - because he's older than 15? -- nm - Reagen Oct 12, 13:02 8
    - this is the correct answer -- nm - crash davis Oct 12, 13:04 7
      - Screw that. If I'm in a prime foul ball territory, I'm bringing a glove. - musubi Oct 12, 13:06 6
        
        I had a sweet hookup for seats in foul territory one season. My roomate always brought his glove. He got mocked mercilessly by my other roommate. -- nm - crash davis Oct 12, 13:07
        
        I'll allow it if you're with a little one and you're using it to protect them. But otherwise, man up. -- nm - Reagen Oct 12, 13:07 1
        
        Eff that noise. Pro infielders who are far more athletic than I get to use glove to field screaming liners, so do I. (nm) - musubi Oct 12, 13:09
        
        I would now only when I'm taking the niece or nephew to a game. - Will Hunting Oct 12, 13:06 2
        
        also, it's harder to two-fist beers. -- nm - Reagen Oct 12, 13:09 1
        
        But in this economy, who can afford to? - Will Hunting Oct 12, 13:10
ok this is if it's real truely one of the most amazing performances ever - Danedukenuuk Oct 12, 12:52 [youtube]
What do you think Flickr would have done if the picture was of some dude's junk? -- (link) - oblique Oct 12, 12:52 1
- picked something pretty instead. -- nm - mafic Oct 12, 13:03
4-month old denied health insurance for being too fat. -- (link) - znufrii Oct 12, 12:47 3
- Although he really made a mess of the application form. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Oct 12, 12:57
- goddam happy meals -- nm - Danedukenuuk Oct 12, 12:50
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so the Jeff Dunham show on Comedy Central starts this week, is anyone gonna watch. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 12, 12:47 19
- If it's added to the DVR, it won't be by me!!! - kelly Oct 12, 13:09
- Hell no. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 12, 13:06
- I don't know him, but I generally think of ventriloquists as seriously disturbed individuals. -- nm - Loyola Oct 12, 13:03
- Probably dvr it. -- nm - Stephen Oct 12, 13:02
- Ugh. -- nm - nubby Oct 12, 13:00
- I'm pretty sure his show will outlast my tolerance for ventriloquists by at least 20 minutes. - Dr.Vermin Oct 12, 12:56
- absolutely! -- nm - CrankYanker Oct 12, 12:53
- He's awesome, but I don't get CC so I won't -- nm - oblique Oct 12, 12:51 1
  - it will be on hulu though, I think - tRuMaN Oct 12, 12:53
- Zero percent chance. - Spawn Oct 12, 12:50
- no clue who that is -- nm - CQ Oct 12, 12:50 7
  - ventrilaquist, famous for his Peanut and Walter puppets had two specials on Comedy Central in the last couple of years - tRuMaN Oct 12, 12:52 6
    - is one puppet an old man and the other some green being -- nm - CQ Oct 12, 12:55 5
      - yes -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 12, 12:55 4
        
        yeah, see, ventriloquests suck imo. they can't hack it in real comedy so they hide behind puppets. stupid -- nm - CQ Oct 12, 12:57 2
        
        never have you said something so wrong. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 12, 12:58 1
        
        Not a big fan -- nm - CQ Oct 12, 12:58
        
        and there is a jalapeno on a stieick -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 12, 12:55
- Yep...we'll be TiVoing it. -- nm - Jim Oct 12, 12:49
I'll admit I'll be conflicted when I hear about one of those ballhawks getting pounded to death by an unruly home crowd. -- nm - Reagen Oct 12, 12:47 6
- What's the point of throwing the ball back? I thought the default was that fans get to keep the ball. - TWuG Oct 12, 12:50 5
  - spite. -- nm - znufrii Oct 12, 13:14
  - It probably started because a drunk fan in Chicago was desperate enough to try anything to help the Cubs. - the wrong element, bad guy Oct 12, 12:56 2
    - Or he was so sick of watching the Cubs suck, he just did it out of frustration. - Will Hunting Oct 12, 12:58 1
      - Well, I figured that for the reason he was drunk. - the wrong element, bad guy Oct 12, 13:11
  - you'd be celebrating the other team's home run, is the theory. -- nm - Reagen Oct 12, 12:54
LYC: John Heffron. Still funny - oblique Oct 12, 12:46
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So that's why it's called the Blood Feud. -- nm - nubby Oct 12, 12:43 6
- *walks in and does buffalo stance* -- nm - Spawn Oct 12, 12:51
- some dude's murder appeal got held up while scoring averages were computed.....this is some serious sh!# -- nm - crash davis Oct 12, 12:44 4
  - *immediately heads to backboards* -- nm - David Oct 12, 13:05
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    - I still had to make the joke :) -- nm - crash davis Oct 12, 12:58
    - "Awwww, c'mon, really, isn't all doubt reasonable?" (nm) - ML's client Oct 12, 12:51
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- congrats on the peace and quiet -- nm - crash davis Oct 12, 12:46
- Sadly her father still uses one himself every now and then:) -- nm - eag Oct 12, 12:44 1
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- Congrats. (nm) - musubi Oct 12, 12:44 2
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    - Yup, that's how the mooselette is. No interest in a pacifier. - musubi Oct 12, 12:48
- VN. Logan has had a highish fever since Tuesday. Not VN. -- nm - Spawn Oct 12, 12:43 4
  - you should get him that sleeping bag I linked to on bsomething. - tRuMaN Oct 12, 12:46 2
    - I thought they smelled bad... on the outside! -- nm - Spawn Oct 12, 12:50 1
      - who knows, maybe they used a lot of frebreeze -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 12, 12:56
  - Poor little guy -- nm - eag Oct 12, 12:45
- Did you do anything special to fascilitate the event? -- nm - oblique Oct 12, 12:43 2
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    - very nice -- nm - oblique Oct 12, 12:45

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