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interesting Francoeur stat, he has batted ZERO times with a 3-1 or 3-0 count other than the counts he walked on. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 20, 09:47 1
- 9 for 13 (.692) on the first pitch. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 20, 09:49
Winnipeg's lapdancing teachers are gone ... -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 20, 09:46 1
- boooooo -- nm - Beaker Apr 20, 09:48
hey pot heads, is 120g considered a lot? -- nm - Reagen Apr 20, 09:39 17
- in your case or in general? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 20, 09:46
- I've never bought or had any, so I have no clue. -- nm - CQ Apr 20, 09:45
- 28g per ounce IIRC, so that's more than 4 ounces. I recall buying an ounce being a pretty good score. -- nm - zork Apr 20, 09:43
- It's more than 4 ounces which is a lot of herb. - Krusty Apr 20, 09:42
- are you negotiating an alternative form of payment? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 09:40 8
  - mother's (in law) day gift -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 20, 09:41 7
    - he just was glad to see her leave. next visit will go much smoother -- nm - zork Apr 20, 09:46
    - Hopefully it's BC Hydro. Inter-provincial trade is important for stabilizing the economy. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 09:43 5
      - You guys have the best herb in North America. - Krusty Apr 20, 09:44 4
        
        Ontario has a gazillion grow-ops. A fair percentage of house fires are at them. I remember way back people used to talk about the good pot coming from - zork Apr 20, 09:48 1
        
        The best comes from Canda now. The indoor grow ops in Canada have cornered the market on good weed. - Krusty Apr 20, 09:51
        
        ... and I don't do any drugs at all, even that, so it's all wasted on me :) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 09:45 1
        
        I don't do drugs either. :-) -- nm - Krusty Apr 20, 09:47
- Yes. -- nm - Krusty Apr 20, 09:40 3
  - Are you sharing? -- nm - Krusty Apr 20, 09:40 2
    - cop story. -- nm - Reagen Apr 20, 09:41 1
      - Ah, I don't like those. ;-) -- nm - Krusty Apr 20, 09:43
Are school lunches a national security threat? -- (link) - Strongbad Apr 20, 09:36 1
- So what you're saying is that Jamie Oliver can get his food revolution funding from the CIA black budget? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 09:37
Damages season finale: B/B- - prayformojo Apr 20, 09:35
LPGA player of the year Lorena Ochoa announces her 'retirement' at age 28. -- (link) - Will Hunting Apr 20, 09:29 4
- one less person for Michelle Wie to lose to! -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 20, 09:30
- well, I know she is not going to go into modeling. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 20, 09:29 2
  - After the collagen creation listed here yesterday as a model, don't be so sure. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 20, 09:30 1
    - yeah, but she was modeling fish hooks. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 20, 09:31
as ashburn park turns: D-Mac wants the Epithets to add T.O. to their roster -- (link) - the 40 year old virgin Apr 20, 09:24 7
- and draft Claussen -- nm - Beaker Apr 20, 09:37 1
  - or trade up for Sam Bradford - the 40 year old virgin Apr 20, 09:39
- not exactly a student of history, is he? -- nm - prayformojo Apr 20, 09:37
- Please god let this happen -- nm - MDH Apr 20, 09:33
- Ummm, Donovan, we've seen this movie before. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 20, 09:25 2
  - I'm treating this as satire for the moment. I'd sooner believe there is a sex tape of them floating around. -- nm - David Apr 20, 09:26
  - getcha popcorn ready -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 20, 09:25
I'm not sure the jays' management would want either a more balanced schedule or to move out of the AL east. - mafic Apr 20, 09:23 4
- I would rather have a higher average attendance than the peaks and valleys that come with their current situation -- nm - zork Apr 20, 09:25 2
  - and I bet the execs are happy with the way things are. - mafic Apr 20, 09:30 1
    - that's been the case in the past but I suspect in the future they would do better in a divisionless league -- nm - zork Apr 20, 09:38
- It's true. Having the Yanks/Sox come to town easily doubles attendance for each game. -- nm - Shaun Apr 20, 09:24
i might have 2-3 cans of pop in a month - prayformojo Apr 20, 09:23 21
- I'd been trying to quit but Mountain Dew helps with my dehydration issues for whatever reason. - David Apr 20, 09:31 12
  - I guess the crab juice didn't have those benefits? :) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 09:34
  - It's all the crack they put in it. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 20, 09:32 10
    - Hmm, that's a problem. I recently found out that my wife has a strict "every junkie for himself" policy. -- nm - David Apr 20, 09:34 9
      - But she drinks Diet Dr. Pepper. That's like a pot smoker wanting crack. - JaxSean Apr 20, 09:39 4
        
        I was *thrilled* to find that a good number of convenience stores/fast food places around here have Diet Dr Pepper in the soda machines. - kelly Apr 20, 09:45 1
        
        In Texas, you can even find it in the fountain drinks at times. - ty97 Apr 20, 09:49
        
        I...don't really like Mountain Dew very much. - Callisto Apr 20, 09:42
        
        It's a gateway soda. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 09:40
      - Don't touch the Pringles! -- nm - Callisto Apr 20, 09:35 3
        
        Couples share, Kim. Couples share. -- nm - David Apr 20, 09:37 2
        
        But it's pringles! -- nm - Callisto Apr 20, 09:43 1
        
        I gave you Tonberries and you won't even share the Pringles. For shame. -- nm - David Apr 20, 09:45
- I have a cup of soda once every few weeks. I used to drink around two 2 liters a day. -- nm - Krusty Apr 20, 09:28 2
  - Same here. I think I used to drink close to 3L of diet soda a day. Now I drink *much* less. (probably close to 1L.) - kelly Apr 20, 09:30 1
    - I don't buy it unless we're having company. I make iced tea with lemon and much less sugar than normal. -- nm - Krusty Apr 20, 09:39
- I've had a bottle of Diet Dr Pepper (which is my addiction). - Callisto Apr 20, 09:26 2
  - Pibb Zero for me. I don't drink, smoke or do drugs. You'll get my Pibb from me when you pry it from my cold dead fingers. -- nm - Jim Apr 20, 09:28 1
    - that is generally how it works -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 20, 09:29
- I probably have not had a can of soda in 20 years. -- nm - decline Apr 20, 09:24
- I've already had 2 today. Have 2 more on my desk waiting for me. Yummy! -- nm - Jim Apr 20, 09:23
chef ty: here's a bittman iphone app on "How To Cook Everything" -- (link) - the 40 year old virgin Apr 20, 09:20 1
- epicurious has a great app for the iphone too - and it's free -- nm - decline Apr 20, 09:31
Jack, first you'd have to point out where I said hockey playoffs are responsible for last year's drop in attendance. - Reagen Apr 20, 09:19 28
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  - part of my point is that we don't know what the broader trend is or will be until the playoffs die down a bit. - Reagen Apr 20, 09:27 2
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      - (in Toronto) -- nm - Reagen Apr 20, 09:31
- really, how popular is baseball in Toronto? nm -- nm - groiny Apr 20, 09:20 23
  - directly proportional to winning percentage. sold out every game in the early '90s. -- nm - mafic Apr 20, 09:24 7
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      - Skydome being new and shiny helped the attendance a lot, imo. -- nm - Inigo Apr 20, 09:30 2
        
        they actually led (or were #2) the AL in the years prior to the Skydome opening up too - Reagen Apr 20, 09:34 1
        
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      - People much smarter than I have already made the case that winning results in increased attendance. (link) - musubi Apr 20, 09:30 2
        
        it's funny how that works -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 20, 09:31
        
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  - it's directly as popular as their win totals. -- nm - Reagen Apr 20, 09:22
  - more popular than it was in Montreal -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 09:21 4
    - IIRC, Montreal was leading MLB in attendance back in 93 prior to the strike. (nm) - musubi Apr 20, 09:26 3
      - next to last, actually. -- nm - Reagen Apr 20, 09:37 2
        
        You're right. My memory failed me. They were on pace to set a *team record* attendance, but weren't close to the leaders. - musubi Apr 20, 09:48
        
        heh. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 20, 09:38
  - Like every city outside of Boston/NY, it varies with the times. They lead baseball in attendance in the early 90s. (nm) - musubi Apr 20, 09:21 8
    - well, considering they have no shot at winning the division now..... - groiny Apr 20, 09:27 3
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        Using the Cubs in this is flawed; they are a special special case of comical. - Will Hunting Apr 20, 09:34
        
        Cubs and Marlins are completely out of the scope of reality. - groiny Apr 20, 09:31
    - first team to go over 4 million home attendance in a season. the strike and management stopped wanting to pay for a competitive team killed that. -- nm - zork Apr 20, 09:23 1
      - the new stadium drove a lot of the higher attendance figures though. Retractable roof in this climate was the only thing they could do. -- nm - zork Apr 20, 09:24
    - The early 90s were when I cared about baseball, and I was a Jays/Mariners fan. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 09:21 1
      - ... when the Jays won back-to-back world series ... -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 09:23
Divisional play isn't (competely) about proximity of travel. It's how rivalries and interest are created. - musubi Apr 20, 09:18 16
- I love the NHL's division play. 8 games a year against each division team. 39% of your games are intradivision. -- nm - Shaun Apr 20, 09:21 4
  - it's down to 6. -- nm - Reagen Apr 20, 09:24 3
    - Boo. -- nm - Shaun Apr 20, 09:25 2
      - C'mon, another 6-8 games vs our division, we'd be challenging the all-time points record. -- nm - Capitals Apr 20, 09:26 1
        
        That division was atrocious this year. -- nm - Shaun Apr 20, 09:32
- baseball needs more divisions. mn -- nm - groiny Apr 20, 09:19 10
  - Add 2 more teams, drop to 4x4 in each league and there ya go. - Will Hunting Apr 20, 09:20 7
    - easy way to get rid of the Wild Card there, too... -- nm - znufrii Apr 20, 09:29 3
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        that could still happen. - groiny Apr 20, 09:33
        
        well, yeah, there is that... -- nm - znufrii Apr 20, 09:32
    - We just wish there was a way that Boston could play New York every game of the season. -- nm - ESPN Apr 20, 09:21 2
      - I like it!! -- nm - Os, Blow Jays, and Rays Apr 20, 09:22
      - I did think it was a bit much the other night in the rain delay of the Cardinals game, they replayed the 04 Bos/Ny series. - Will Hunting Apr 20, 09:22
  - and a relegation league -- nm - znufrii Apr 20, 09:19 1
    - No. (nm) - musubi Apr 20, 09:20
TFox, I was looking at the Chicago stop - ty97 Apr 20, 09:18 4
- What happened to Sarah? Last I saw her on an Olympics commercial I thought she looked pretty good. -- nm - HdnAgnda Apr 20, 09:21 2
  - Her career, not her looks - ty97 Apr 20, 09:22 1
    - Yeah, I think the last album I bought of hers was on 2003 and it wasn't very good at all. Unreal that Surfacing was released 13 yrs ago! I have a lot - HdnAgnda Apr 20, 09:29
- she is too busy saving dogs to do new music. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 20, 09:18
Dawson PSA: Kylie Minogue Announcement -- (link) - MDH Apr 20, 09:18 [youtube]
you know who has hockey mania? the Washington Capitals, baby! -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 20, 09:16 1
- Looks like they found their groove. -- nm - HdnAgnda Apr 20, 09:20
The soda thing isn't really a weight loss thing for me (although maybe it should be) - I'm counting milkshakes as a valid replacement. :D -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 09:15 2
- In that sense, you should go back to soda and save some money. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 20, 09:22
- since a 16 ounce bottle of soda is about 300 calories, more than one a day IS a weight loss thing. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 20, 09:18
How to be cruel to old men....(link) -- (link) - Walt_Disney Apr 20, 09:15
The answer to all of major league baseball's woes is Jason Heyward. -- nm - David Apr 20, 09:14 28
- well, that and a salary floor. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 20, 09:17
- Selig just needs to say the word, and Heyward will balance the schedule with one mighty swing of the timber. -- nm - TFox Apr 20, 09:16
- cloning technology has only progressed so far. -- nm - Reagen Apr 20, 09:16 25
  - and besides, if it had, wouldn't everyone just clone the Griffeys? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 09:16 24
    - "Let's see what happens when we combine Pujols with Howard." - Will Hunting Apr 20, 09:17 23
      - Why would you want to dilute Pujol's DNA? (nm) - musubi Apr 20, 09:19 22
        
        Adds the lefty genome; only reason. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 20, 09:21 20
        
        The Pujols Hitting Machine has almost no platoon split, whereas Howard is completely incapable against LHP. Again, don't mess with perfection. (nm) - musubi Apr 20, 09:23
        
        Side effects may include extreme increase in strikeouts. -- nm - David Apr 20, 09:22 18
        
        Okay, Pujols and Ichiro. - Will Hunting Apr 20, 09:23 17
        
        So, a giant slugger who can run a 4.4 40? Hey, who does that sound like? -- nm - David Apr 20, 09:25 14
        
        Lord, I remember hte last Braves player you were so ecstatic over 2 weeks into his career. How is Frenchy doing now? -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 20, 09:27 6
        
        Lost in all of the silly is the fact that I was always bothered by the fact that he never walked. - David Apr 20, 09:30 5
        
        plus, players tend to walk more the longer they are around. - groiny Apr 20, 09:35 4
        
        Frenchy has walked more this year. The problem is when he (inevitably) slumps, if he'll regress to his old bad habits. - musubi Apr 20, 09:40 1
        
        He has Hero Syndrome, which is perfectly understandable for someone who had accomplished as much as him by 22. - David Apr 20, 09:44
        
        It's frustrating to me that Heyward already has a better plate approach at 20 than Frenchy will ever have in his entire career. - David Apr 20, 09:36 1
        
        I am with ya, the tools are there for him to use - groiny Apr 20, 09:37
        
        Ike Davis? -- nm - Jim Apr 20, 09:26 6
        
        Ike was also a pitcher with a 94 mph fastball. Just sayin'. (nm) - musubi Apr 20, 09:31 5
        
        Did you see that Frenchy was going to pitch in the 21st? -- nm - David Apr 20, 09:31 4
        
        That would have been *awesome*. To bad Ike wasn't up then. I bed Jer would've pitched him. - musubi Apr 20, 09:34 3
        
        He says he can hit 98 on the gun. It would be Nuke LaLoosh-ish. -- nm - David Apr 20, 09:35 2
        
        Wait. Frenchy says that? - musubi Apr 20, 09:37 1
        
        That's exactly what I'm saying. He might knock out the umpire with a fastball. -- nm - David Apr 20, 09:40
        
        Ooooh, a fast Pujols who can play CF? That is the perfect baseball machine. (nm) - musubi Apr 20, 09:24 1
        
        Yeah, laser rocket arm indeed. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 20, 09:24
        
        I love how these posts get made and I don't even have to type them anymore. -- nm - Jim Apr 20, 09:20
antibacterial mouthwash being recalled ... because it contains bacteria. heh. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 20, 09:14

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