New Calendar For Kosuke

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We all know the story by now. This is the fourth April in a row that Kosuke Fukudome has treated pitchers like they insulted his sister. In the previous three years, he would fall off the cliff in such a Wile E. Coyote-esque manner, you’d want to make sure he isn’t purchasing his bats from ACME, Inc. The key, obviously, is the month of April, thus I think the Cubs should change every calendar in their organization to this more Kosuke-friendly version so that he can keep hitting until the end of the season.

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If they do it, I can definitely foresee a division clinching RBI from Kosuke somewhere around April 178th. That is, unless he is traded at the April 122nd trade deadline.


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  1. Aisle424

    [quote name=Berselius](dying laughing), well done[/quote]
    AC deserves partial credit because for some reason the pictures would not load right. This took way longer to create for the average humor it provides.

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  2. Aisle424

    How many OV administrators does it take to make a simple post?

    2 which is 98 fewer than the number of Nathan H. from Omahas it would take.

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  3. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=dtpollitt]it’s the damn internet–don’t read his shit if you don’t like it.[/quote]
    Who said we don’t like it? It’s comedy gold.

    [quote name=dtpollitt]I’m no Al-homer but I don’t see the point in wasting keystrokes on it.[/quote]
    So you’re saying people should just ignore stuff they don’t like?

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  4. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=Aisle424]My twitter feed hates Castro now and the fucks in the stands gave the sarcastic cheer when he handled a play without making an error. I understand the frustration, but he is the best thing about this team. Fuck this fucking fanbase.[/quote]
    Colby Lewis was pitching for TEX last night. In the fifth inning with the score tied at zero, two outs and two strikes, Lewis gave up a three-run HR. Next pitch, solo HR. Then a walk. Then a 2-run HR.

    No one booed or sarcastically cheered when he retired the next batter. It was amazing.

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  5. Dr. Aneus Taint

    Cubs manager Mike Quade summed up last night’s game best:

    [quote]”If you’re going to get beat, you at least would not like to gift wrap the (darn) thing for the opposition.”

    Obviously, “darn” wasn’t the word Quade used to describe the Cubs’ 5-3 loss to the Rockies; it was also bleeped in this wrap, and not mentioned at all in this one. Only Paul Sullivan in the Tribune posted the unexpurgated version, and “damn” is hardly as strong an epithet as Quade could have used to describe the play of Starlin Castro in a disastrous third inning when he couldn’t handle one ball and threw away two others for a three-error inning that gave the Rockies three unearned runs.
    — Alvin[/quote]
    That’s 54 words talking about why he used “darn” instead of “damn,” including the word “damn.”

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  6. Suburban kid

    Mish, tell us what your ban message says. I see Al deleted huge sections of that perfectly legitimate thread yesterday.

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  7. Mish

    How can I find out? I was able to log in over there? I stopped checking that thread after I made my post, I had no interest in the aftermath. What happened?

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  8. Mish

    [quote name=mb21]Think about May flowers after all that April rain.[/quote]In Chicago we’ve basically got 180 days worth of rain so far this month.

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  9. Aisle424

    [quote name=Suburban Kid]Mish, tell us what your ban message says. I see Al deleted huge sections of that perfectly legitimate thread yesterday.[/quote]
    I just don’t understand deleting stuff off a site. I got flamed on Twitter last night for being pissed that we won’t forgive a kid for having a bad inning and I’m not out banning people or deleting tweets or whatever. People called me way worse than what was in that thread. My day is going on pretty much the same today as it would if everyone had agreed with me. Al is a fascinating character who belongs in a sitcom.

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  10. Suburban kid

    [quote name=Mish]How can I find out? I was able to log in over there? I stopped checking that thread after I made my post, I had no interest in the aftermath. What happened?[/quote]A couple people went over and read the mb21 article and said he might have a point, and a couple people said you and OV are mean to Al. It was pointed out it wasn’t a personal attack on Al, just on what Al said. There was nothing there to be offended by. I assumed since you started it you’d probably be banned but if you can log in I guess you have just been summarily censored.

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  11. Rice Cube

    [quote name=Suburban Kid]A couple people went over and read the mb21 article and said he might have a point, and a couple people said you and OV are mean to Al. It was pointed out it wasn’t a personal attack on Al, just on what Al said. There was nothing there to be offended by. I assumed since you started it you’d probably be banned but if you can log in I guess you have just been summarily censored.[/quote]
    Al Yellon = book burner

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  12. Mish

    While I’ve been contentious, I’ve never actually been vile over at BCB. Other than disagreeing with Al vocally (which very well may be a bannable offense), I don’t think I’ve done anything worthy of a ban.

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  13. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=Suburban Kid]A couple people went over and read the mb21 article and said he might have a point, and a couple people said you and OV are mean to Al. It was pointed out it wasn’t a personal attack on Al, just on what Al said. There was nothing there to be offended by. I assumed since you started it you’d probably be banned but if you can log in I guess you have just been summarily censored.[/quote]
    KOWOH can still log in at BCB. He can browse, but not participate.

    Mish, try to comment at BCB and see what happens.

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  14. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=Mish]http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2011/4/26/2132074/anthony-rendon-or-gerrit-cole[/quote]
    I’d take Rendon and not think twice about it.

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  15. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=mb21]I’m surprised KOWOH isn’t banned from the entire SB Nation.[/quote]
    He’s banned across Alvin’s reach. His contributions are innocuous to everyone else.

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  16. mb21

    [quote name=Jame Gumb]I’d take Rendon and not think twice about it.[/quote]From what I’ve read, I’d rather have Rendon as well. He’s too good for the Cubs in the first round though.

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  17. Mucker

    When I got banned, as soon as I logged on, the ban message popped up. Unless Al now likes fucking with his flock and making them think they can still participate only to rub it in their faces when they go to post something.

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  18. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=mb21]From what I’ve read, I’d rather have Rendon as well. He’s too good for the Cubs in the first round though.[/quote]
    Cole has been better this year, but their talent is a wash. All things equal, take the position player.

    But yeah, Cole and Rendon will be long gone by No. 9.

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  19. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=Muck Muckintuck]When I got banned, as soon as I logged on, the ban message popped up. Unless Al now likes fucking with his flock and making them think they can still participate only to rub it in their faces when they go to post something.[/quote]
    KOWOH doesn’t see the ban message when he logs in. Just at the bottom of each page and when he tries to post.

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  20. Mucker

    [quote name=mb21]Do you think Quade has written out the lineup for the April 67th game?[/quote]What’s Quade’s deal? He can’t really be as dense as he seems can he?

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  21. Mucker

    [quote name=Jame Gumb]KOWOH doesn’t see the ban message when he logs in. Just at the bottom of each page and when he tries to post.[/quote]Well to be honest, I never went back to log on after I was banned but I remember the first time I logged on after calling an entire thread a bunch of fucking retards it said I was banned for inappropriate language or something like that. I’ll try to log on and see what happens.

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  22. mb21

    [quote name=Muck Muckintuck]What’s Quade’s deal? He can’t really be as dense as he seems can he?[/quote]I doubt he’s much different than any other manager, but he likes to talk and I think he’s probably going to learn that his job is to manage and not be their friends. I’m not sure he knows the difference yet.

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  23. Mucker

    Yep, you were right. It let me log in but down at the post box at the bottom of the page it says in big bold letters:

    You are banned from Bleed Cubbie Blue.
    You can browse the blog, but you can’t participate.

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  24. Dr. Aneus Taint

    Current MLB draft board top 9 for you Cubs fans:

    1. Anthony Rendon, 3B, Rice
    2. Gerrit Cole, RHP, UCLA
    3. Trevor Bauer, RHP, UCLA
    4. Dylan Bundy, RHP, Owasso (Okla.) HS
    5. Taylor Jungmann, RHP, Texas
    6. Bubba Starling, OF/P, Kansas HS
    7. Daniel Norris, LHP, Tenn. HS
    8. Danny Hultzen, LHP, Virginia
    9. Sonny Gray, RHP, Vanderbilt

    And I’d take a flyer on Matt Purke in the top 5 rounds.

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  25. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=Muck Muckintuck]You are banned from Bleed Cubbie Blue.
    You can browse the blog, but you can’t participate.[/quote]
    What happened to the personalization? Just a plain message? Come on, Alvin.

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  26. Dr. Aneus Taint

    Bigfoot had a mediocre outing yesterday and Vitters is in the middle of one of his trademark cold stretches.

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  27. Berselius

    [quote name=Jame Gumb]That’s 54 words talking about why he used “darn” instead of “damn,” including the word “damn.”[/quote]
    (dying laughing), and a single sentence

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  28. Aisle424

    [quote name=Jame Gumb]What happened to the personalization? Just a plain message? Come on, Alvin.[/quote]
    Deleting unsavory comments has taken up a much larger part of his day. Bewteen that and sitting at the ballpark for 5 hours every day, he’s pretty swamped.

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  29. Mucker

    I don’t have any recent comments in my profile at BCB. I was banned about a year ago. How long are the comments available for, anybody know?

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  30. Berselius

    [quote name=Muck Muckintuck]I don’t have any recent comments in my profile at BCB. I was banned about a year ago. How long are the comments available for, anybody know?[/quote]
    25 years or so is recent around here (dying laughing)

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  31. mb21

    [quote name=Berselius]25 years or so is recent around here (dying laughing)[/quote]I’ve got a shirt that says 1908 is recent.

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  32. mb21

    Keith Law has Tyler Jungmann and Matt Purke ranked 11th and 12th. I know the Cubs wouldn’t take either of them if they were available, but it would be nice if they did. Some other team will appreciate them not taking them though so there’s that.

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  33. mb21

    Tomorrow is the one month anniversary of the start of this blog. We’re going to have a cookout. Who wants to bring the coleslaw?

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  34. Berselius

    [quote name=mb21]Tomorrow is the one month anniversary of the start of this blog. We’re going to have a cookout. Who wants to bring the coleslaw?[/quote]
    I’m bringing TGI Fridays take-out.

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  35. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=mb21]Tomorrow is the one month anniversary of the start of this blog. We’re going to have a cookout. Who wants to bring the coleslaw?[/quote]
    So hateful.

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  36. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=mb21]Keith Law has Tyler Jungmann and Matt Purke ranked 11th and 12th. I know the Cubs wouldn’t take either of them if they were available, but it would be nice if they did. Some other team will appreciate them not taking them though so there’s that.[/quote]
    Jungmann would be a great pick. Purke’s velocity has been down and he’s seeing James Andrews about his shoulder.

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  37. mb21

    Law has Blake Swihart ranked 9th, which is where the Cubs pick. I’ll be surprised if they take anyone in the top 30.

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  38. Berselius

    [quote name=Jame Gumb]Jungmann would be a great pick. Purke’s velocity has been down and he’s seeing James Andrews about his shoulder.[/quote]
    If Purke ends up having surgery the Cubs will draft him. Done deal sealed (dying laughing).

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  39. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=mb21]Doesn’t matter, Ryno. There’s a zero percent chance they take someone ranked in the top 40 anyway.[/quote]
    I wouldn’t be surprised, but no one should have a high school catcher rated above Rendon, Cole, Gray, Jungmann, Norris, Bundy, the Bradleys, Hultzen and Springer.

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  40. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=Berselius]If Purke ends up having surgery the Cubs will draft him. Done deal sealed (dying laughing).[/quote]
    Hmm… Taking an injured pitcher would fit the Cubs’ MO. Taking Purke outside the first would be a smart choice, imo, and that’s NOT the Cubs’ MO. Which wins out?

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  41. GBTS

    Ryno, which of your top 9 would make the best transition from position player to pitcher, or vice versa? I think that’s the one the Cubs will target.

    Jungmann would look good in left field.

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  42. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=GBTS]Ryno, which of your top 9 would make the best transition from position player to pitcher, or vice versa? I think that’s the one the Cubs will target.

    Jungmann would look good in left field.[/quote]
    Starling. He’ll likely start out as an OF, but he can switch to the mound if he can’t hit (Harvey, Burke, Wells, Marmol, etc.).

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  43. mb21

    [quote name=GBTS]Mobile site is fucked up.[/quote]Are you seeing JPEG library reports unrecoverable error… at the top? Everything else below it is fine though, right? It is on my iphone, but looks like this image that 424 put together might be the issue. let me see if I can fix it.

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  44. Aisle424

    [quote name=AndCounting]Speaking of t-shirts, the Darwinning shirt is coming soon. It’s evolutionary.[/quote]
    I wish it was in my administrative powers to grant you more than one faget point.

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  45. mb21

    I replaced the images in this thread with the original that 424 had issues with. Not sure what happened, but all if fine on the iphone now. Let me know if it’s OK on your device.

    No idea what happened.

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  46. Aisle424

    [quote name=mb21]Are you seeing JPEG library reports unrecoverable error… at the top? Everything else below it is fine though, right? It is on my iphone, but looks like this image that 424 put together might be the issue. let me see if I can fix it.[/quote]
    We apologize for the error in the images. Those responsible have been sent to their rooms without dinner.

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  47. Rice Cube

    [quote name=Aisle424]We apologize for the error in the images. Those responsible have been sent to their rooms without dinner.[/quote]
    Is that three errors for the post? Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo…

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  48. GBTS

    Yeah, it’s back to normal. I was getting those image error messages and the comments were fucked up too, they were running on top of the add comment box. But it’s back to normal now.

    I’ll just take my refund and be on my way.

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  49. mb21

    Thanks for letting us know about the mobile site. I rarely check it. I don’t know how much the others do, but if there’s a problem I’m probably not going to be aware of it so thanks a lot.

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  50. Dr. Aneus Taint

    No NFL talk today? I think the next few days will be very interesting. I think there’s a great chance Nelson denies the owner’s request for a stay on judgment, igniting a flurry of FA signings and trades.

    It could be a wild week for the NFL if FA opens the same time as the draft.

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  51. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=Mish]http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2011/4/26/2132299/whats-driving-matt-garzas-bizarre-early-stats[/quote]
    That link didn’t say how many wins he has.

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  52. GBTS

    [quote name=Jame Gumb]No NFL talk today? I think the next few days will be very interesting. I think there’s a great chance Nelson denies the owner’s request for a stay on judgment, igniting a flurry of FA signings and trades.

    It could be a wild week for the NFL if FA opens the same time as the draft.[/quote]The judge hasn’t even ruled on the stay, and you want to talk about its ramifications?

    Way too early. No thanks.

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  53. Berselius

    [quote name=Aisle424]We apologize for the error in the images. Those responsible have been sent to their rooms without dinner.[/quote]
    Those responsible for sending those to their rooms without dinner have been sent to their rooms without dinner.

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  54. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=GBTS]The judge hasn’t even ruled on the stay, and you want to talk about its ramifications?

    Way too early. No thanks.[/quote]
    Well, Alvin, the ruling on the stay is the compelling factor here. She either allows the stay and dozens of FAs are unemployed throughout the appeals process (which could drag on for months) or she denies it and teams are scrambling around to acquire veteran players the same time they’re finalizing their draft boards.

    I doubt Nelson allows the appeals court to rule on the stay (which means that’s what will happen).

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  55. Berselius

    [quote name=Rice Cube]http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/26/most-predictable-thing-ever-charlie-sheen-bails-lenny-dykstra-out-of-jail/

    …wow[/quote]
    (dying motherfucking laughing)

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  56. Mish

    [quote name=Jame Gumb]http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2011/4/26/2133842/cubs-four-errors-give-rockies-5-3-gift-win#65370573

    I’ll see your FIP, xFIP, K/9 and HR/9 and raise you 10 IP and my feelings.

    (dying laughing)[/quote]
    I’m not banned!

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  57. Aisle424

    Quade joked in his postgame remarks that he was “going to put an April calendar in his locker the rest of the year”.

    Make the same jokes as Quade… see what happens.

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  58. Aisle424

    I just cringe when he comes into games.

    His body language is all wrong. Looks like he has no idea what he’s doing out there. And he’s not young — he’s 27.

    Triple-A roster filler, in my opinion.

    Check out Chicago sports coverage at SB Nation Chicago

    by Al Yellon on Apr 26, 2011 9:57 AM CDT up reply

    Al Yellon can tell how good a player you are by your posture. Impressive.

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  59. mb21

    [quote name=Xoomwaffle]Mateo[/quote]I’m not the biggest fan of Mateo, but it has nothing to do with what Alvin was talking about.

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  60. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=mb21]I’m not the biggest fan of Mateo, but it has nothing to do with what Alvin was talking about.[/quote]
    It’s his table etiquette, isn’t it?

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  61. GBTS

    [quote name=mb21]I’m not the biggest fan of Mateo, but it has nothing to do with what Alvin was talking about.[/quote]What’s your beef? Lack of leadership? Doesn’t hustle in from the bullpen? Walks too many batters when the Cubs wear blue on CSN? Or some fagety stat reason?

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  62. Berselius

    [quote name=GBTS]What’s your beef? Lack of leadership? Doesn’t hustle in from the bullpen? Walks too many batters when the Cubs wear blue on CSN? Or some fagety stat reason?[/quote]
    He acts like a savage. Gotta keep those for’ners in line. This is Amurica.

    /Luke Scott

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  63. Hector Villanueva

    [quote name=Aisle424]Al Yellon can tell how good a player you are by your posture. Impressive.[/quote]
    That was pretty funny. Mateo is sloppy looking, but plenty of MLB pitchers not named Carlos Silva have succeeded despite looking like they just left the buffet.

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  64. mb21

    [quote name=GBTS]What’s your beef? Lack of leadership? Doesn’t hustle in from the bullpen? Walks too many batters when the Cubs wear blue on CSN? Or some fagety stat reason?[/quote]He ain’t no Vatican assassin warlock.

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  65. Mish

    BTW – I still haven’t made my first purchase from the OV store and I plan on doing so, but I just want to check if there are any other hot new items in line that I should consider waiting for.

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  66. Aisle424

    [quote name=Mish]BTW – I still haven’t made my first purchase from the OV store and I plan on doing so, but I just want to check if there are any other hot new items in line that I should consider waiting for.[/quote]
    Buy the cool things now and then also buy the new cool things later.

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  67. Mish

    [quote name=Aisle424]Buy the cool things now and then also buy the new cool things later.[/quote]
    Don’t presume to tell me how to consume goods.

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  68. Suburban kid

    [quote name=AndCounting]In t-shirt form as soon as cafepress stops failing:

    [/quote]Not showing up for me, so I’ll quote it and see what happens.

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  69. AndCounting

    [quote name=Suburban Kid]Nope, still not showing for me.

    Someone has failed.[/quote]I’m surprised it showed up at all. It’s from twitpic, and they’ve started including some kind of weird access code to the end of their files. If the link b posted doesn’t work, this should. http://twitpic.com/4pt30y

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  70. bubblesdachimp

    This judge in the NFL is such a cunt. I really dont know who the fuck she thinks she is. I mean she is literally trampling all over business owners rights. I think she is looking at this as squarely an NFL issue when this is going to have much broader implications

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  71. Hector Villanueva

    [quote name=Mish]http://www.platoonadvantage.com/2011/04/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love.html[/quote]
    That blogpost makes me sad. When I was a kid I couldn’t wait to go to Wrigley Field the couple times a year that my dad took me. I for damn sure wouldn’t have been caught dead riding down a slide during the 9 innings that I was able to see the Cubs live and in person for that year.

    To me rather than an argument against Wrigley Field, that is a sad commentary on today’s kids.

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  72. Hector Villanueva

    [quote name=bubblesdachimp]This judge in the NFL is such a cunt. I really dont know who the fuck she thinks she is. I mean she is literally trampling all over business owners rights. I think she is looking at this as squarely an NFL issue when this is going to have much broader implications[/quote]
    You are basing this on…..? I assume you aren’t a labor lawyer.

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  73. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=bubblesdachimp]This judge in the NFL is such a cunt. I really dont know who the fuck she thinks she is. I mean she is literally trampling all over business owners rights. I think she is looking at this as squarely an NFL issue when this is going to have much broader implications[/quote]
    Yeah, fuck her for siding with employees who are asked to take a pay cut by billionaires who lie about losing money…IN THE NFL.

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  74. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=dylanj]bubbles.

    That was a very stupid comment. – 100 faget points[/quote]
    Who do you want at No. 7? Who do you expect at No. 7? Do you think SF will pick at No. 7?

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  75. GBTS

    JG, the poor owners lost in the last negotiations in 2006. You know, the ones that made then NFL the most profitable sports industry in history. They clearly deserve way more this time around.

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  76. dylanj

    fuck her for not siding with owners when they clearly are in violation of anti trust laws.

    We need more business models that allow you to not choose who you work for, force you to sign wage & length approved contracts and allow you to be sent to other companies against your will.

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  77. Dr. Aneus Taint

    I know this has no bearing on the case, but NFL owners lost all my respect when they claimed they were losing money in sports’ biggest cash cow.

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  78. mb21

    AC, that image is pure WIN. Nicely done.

    Sports is the only business on the planet in which people regularly side with the owners. It’s bizarre and something I’ll never understand.

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  79. Mish

    I don’t know or care about the NFL as much as others here, but I’m always baffled by the fact that baseball takes all the heat for PEDs and basketball is the posterchild of “athlete thuggery”, even though I’d wager both problems are worse in the NFL.

    Just an unrelated observation.

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    [quote name=GBTS]JG, the poor owners lost in the last negotiations in 2006. You know, the ones that made then NFL the most profitable sports industry in history. They clearly deserve way more this time around.[/quote]
    And they players deserve way less. I mean, they’re pro athletes! Which of us wouldn’t trade our career for three years playing football for $4 million. I mean, it’s not like football players ever have debilitating injuries.

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  81. bubblesdachimp

    [quote name=Hector Villanueva ]You are basing this on…..? I assume you aren’t a labor lawyer.[/quote]
    Not a labor lawyer. No i am not. I just see what is happening to Boeing and I see what is happening in the NFL and it makes you wonder why anyone would ever open a business in a unionized state. These unions are completely crippling private enterprises ability to generate profits. Which is the goal of business the last time i checked

    [quote name=Jame Gumb]Yeah, fuck her for siding with employees who are asked to take a pay cut by billionaires who lie about losing money…IN THE NFL.[/quote]
    So what i dont see the issue. They are the owners. The players are the players. They are on contract

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  82. dylanj

    the bottom line is that the NFL violates anti trust laws. If the players really wanted to push it they could destroy the league as we know it. Time is not on the owners side. But as long as the players make a ton of money they wont take the years of legal wrangling necessary to blow up the NFL.

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  83. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=Mish]I don’t know or care about the NFL as much as others here, but I’m always baffled by the fact that baseball takes all the heat for PEDs and basketball is the posterchild of “athlete thuggery”, even though I’d wager both problems are worse in the NFL.

    Just an unrelated observation.[/quote]
    1. Brian Cushing wins Defensive ROY.
    2. Brian Cushing tests positive for steroids.
    3. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/don_banks/05/11/cushing.revote/index.html
    4. ????
    5. Profit

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    well bubbles i live in Wichita and boeing seems to be doing just fine union and all. In fact by being union the people doing the actual work can afford a low-middle class lifestyle which then makes the entire city more pleasant to live in.

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  85. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=bubblesdachimp]These unions are completely crippling private enterprises ability to generate profits.[/quote]
    (dying laughing) Are you Latrell Sprewell?

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  86. bubblesdachimp

    [quote name=Jame Gumb]And they players deserve way less. I mean, they’re pro athletes! Which of us wouldn’t trade our career for three years playing football for $4 million. I mean, it’s not like football players ever have debilitating injuries.[/quote]
    This has nothing to do with the players to me. The NFL is the most likely place you would ever get me to side with employees over the owners (i hate 18 game schedules, un guaranteed contracts, and i support players holding out) its that unfortunately this administration and judge showed no respect for the process of owning businesses in this country and they have stolen more personal property rights than any president ever

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    [quote name=dylanj]the bottom line is that the NFL violates anti trust laws. If the players really wanted to push it they could destroy the league as we know it. Time is not on the owners side. But as long as the players make a ton of money they wont take the years of legal wrangling necessary to blow up the NFL.[/quote]
    Exactly. Antitrust exemptions exist for this reason.

    And yeah, the NFL owners should meet the players halfway if they want to continue this virtual football monopoly.

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    [quote name=dylanj]well bubbles i live in Wichita and boeing seems to be doing just fine union and all. In fact by being union the people doing the actual work can afford a low-middle class lifestyle which then makes the entire city more pleasant to live in.[/quote]

    look into boeing not being able to build a plant in South Carolina because it is a right to work state. For some reason the NLRB sided with the aero mechanics union? Why did Boeing want to build it there. Because they are sick of people striking in Washigton every few years. That makes complete sense to this chimp

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  89. Mish

    I have no thoughts on the matter but as a matter of principle I can understand bubbles point, but without knowing the details of the situation I can’t comment in concurrence or discurrence (I don’t think this is a word, but I like it).

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    [quote name=Mish]I have no thoughts on the matter but as a matter of principle I can understand bubbles point, but without knowing the details of the situation I can’t comment in concurrence or discurrence (I don’t think this is a word, but I like it).[/quote]
    I’ll flag this myself: “Cool story bro”.

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  91. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=GBTS]They’re no longer represented by the union.[/quote]
    Does it specify unions or is it up to the interpretation of the judge?

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    [quote name=Mish]I have no thoughts on the matter but as a matter of principle I can understand bubbles point, but without knowing the details of the situation I can’t comment in concurrence or discurrence (I don’t think this is a word, but I like it).[/quote]I don’t really care one way or the other. I don’t pay attention to the NFL and I’m anxiously looking forward to their missed season so I don’t have to hear about the games.

    I just think it’s interesting that so many people side with the owners when it comes to sports.

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  93. Mish

    [quote name=mb21]I don’t really care one way or the other. I don’t pay attention to the NFL and I’m anxiously looking forward to their missed season so I don’t have to hear about the games.

    I just think it’s interesting that so many people side with the owners when it comes to sports.[/quote]
    Agreed. I really have no horse in this race (I root for the Bears and Tom Brady’s hair, but couldn’t care less minus the three hours during Sundays in the fall).

    I agree with your second point though.

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  94. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=bubblesdachimp]judge showed no respect for the process of owning businesses in this country and they have stolen more personal property rights than any president ever[/quote]
    This isn’t a typical business, obviously, but how do you think she did that?

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  95. GBTS

    Money quote:

    But here, the Players are not third parties tangential to an ongoing labor dispute so
    as to be governed by the Act. Rather, the Players–now individual employees (or
    prospective employees) after having disclaimed their Union–have proceeded outside of
    the framework of labor law. Cf. Jackson v. National Football League, 802 F. Supp. 226, 233 (D. Minn. 1992) (holding that Norris-LaGuardia Act no longer applies to preclude
    injunctive relief after court concludes that “any bargaining relationship between players
    and defendants ended”). Thus the Players presently are in the same legal position as employees who are not, and never were, represented by a union. This Court is not
    convinced that the Norris-LaGuardia Act applies, absent the present existence of a union, so as to prohibit or condition injunctions.

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  96. bubblesdachimp

    [quote name=Mish]I have no thoughts on the matter but as a matter of principle I can understand bubbles point, but without knowing the details of the situation I can’t comment in concurrence or discurrence (I don’t think this is a word, but I like it).[/quote]
    Reason i sside with the owners here is becasue the precedent will be extended to all business owners where unions are involved. And quite frankly the point of a business is to make bank not to split everything equal with your employees

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    The problem the players in the NFL have is that they already make the largest percentage of revenue when compared to the other 3 major sports. MLB players make the smallest percentage, which is something that is all too often ignored. The owners in the NFL are going to stand pat and I don’t blame them. They’re looking at baseball right now and how there hasn’t been any rumor of a work stoppage in years. They see that baseball players make significantly less than the NFL players do (as a percentage of overall revenue). Baseball owners also have the costs of the elaborate farm systems, scouting across the world (or just Korea for the Cubs).

    But I don’t know anything about what’s going on between the two sides and couldn’t care less either.

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  98. bubblesdachimp

    [quote name=Jame Gumb]This isn’t a typical business, obviously, but how do you think she did that?[/quote]

    Based on the president who appointed her and the platform that has guided every single labor decision he ahs made since he has taken office

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  99. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=bubblesdachimp]Reason i sside with the owners here is becasue the precedent will be extended to all business owners where unions are involved.[/quote]
    Not necessarily.

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  100. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=bubblesdachimp]Based on the president who appointed her and the platform that has guided every single labor decision he ahs made since he has taken office[/quote]
    ENOUGH POLITICS!

    Seriously, though, how do you think Nenson violated the rights of NFL owners?

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  101. Mish

    [quote name=bubblesdachimp]Reason i sside with the owners here is becasue the precedent will be extended to all business owners where unions are involved. And quite frankly the point of a business is to make bank not to split everything equal with your employees[/quote]
    This would also give me concern given what I believe, but I refrain from commenting further without knowing much else.

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  102. bubblesdachimp

    [quote name=Jame Gumb]ENOUGH POLITICS!

    Seriously, though, how do you think Nenson violated the rights of NFL owners?[/quote]
    ending the lockout. i have to read more but ending the lockout. The players shouldnt just be allowed to decertify when shit goes bad for them in a loophole

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  103. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=Mish]This would also give me concern given what I believe, but I refrain from commenting further without knowing much else.[/quote]
    This is where I’m getting. I understand bubbles’ point, I just think it’s unlikely that a case involving an industry as specialized as the NFL would carry over as precedent across all industry.

    I also can’t argue too much about this because I haven’t read the specifics about the case or the injunction. I’m more concerned about the judgment on the stay.

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  104. Berselius

    [quote name=bubblesdachimp]Sorry for the politics. How will the Cubs blow tonights game?[/quote]
    By starting James Russell (dying laughing)

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  105. dylanj

    im sure they do want to build a plant in SC. Because workers there don’t get paid jack shit for their labor because they aren’t unionized.

    If you really think that having owners of big business like boeing become billionaires many times over while paying the people to do the work barely enough to get by is a sustainable model then power to you.

    Oh and just because Nelson was appointed by Obama doesn’t maker her a puppet. Doty was appointed by Regan and is much more player friendly.

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  106. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=Jame Gumb]By the way, this was a new pic when searching for Alvin.

    Have fun.[/quote]
    By the way, this is a meme high on kinetic energy…

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  107. GBTS

    It’s ironic that Nelson was appointed in 2010 by Barack Obama, but she first became a magistrate judge in 2000 when she was appointed by Paul Magnuson, a Reagan appointee.

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  108. dylanj

    my problem is that people want to the turn the NFL issue into some liberal vs conservative one. When they do that they miss the point in no other industry in our country can the owners treat employees like the NFL does. Its a monopoly that everyone accepts because everyone gets rich.

    Part of being conservative is loving freedom right? Then how many people like bubbles would want to give up your right to choose who to work for? Thats what the owners want AND now they want the workers to take less money. Thats not GOP vs Dem thats just fucking insanity.

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  109. Mish

    [quote name=Jame Gumb]This is where I’m getting. I understand bubbles’ point, I just think it’s unlikely that a case involving an industry as specialized as the NFL would carry over as precedent across all industry.

    I also can’t argue too much about this because I haven’t read the specifics about the case or the injunction. I’m more concerned about the judgment on the stay.[/quote]
    You and I don’t agree often (actually, I think we do), but on this (and many other things), we do.

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  110. Mish

    [quote name=dylanj]

    Part of being conservative is loving freedom right?[/quote]
    As a libertarian, I can firmly say “no”, most conservatives in fact do not love freedom. I do agree with the rest of your point though.

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  111. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=Mish]You and I don’t agree often (actually, I think we do), but on this (and many other things), we do.[/quote]
    +faget point

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  112. bubblesdachimp

    [quote name=Berselius]By starting James Russell (dying laughing)[/quote]
    Completely forgot got so worked up about the nfl i forgot we are starting the worst starter in MLB to night

    [quote name=dylanj]im sure they do want to build a plant in SC. Because workers there don’t get paid jack shit for their labor because they aren’t unionized.

    If you really think that having owners of big business like boeing become billionaires many times over while paying the people to do the work barely enough to get by is a sustainable model then power to you.

    Oh and just because Nelson was appointed by Obama doesn’t maker her a puppet. Doty was appointed by Regan and is much more player friendly.[/quote]
    I mean there is a reason Detroit is the most worthless city in America. There employees bankrupted the companys they work for. Im sorry but people screwing in a door shouldnt be making 25 an hour + benefits. That is unsustainable.

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  113. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=bubblesdachimp]I mean there is a reason Detroit is the most worthless city in America. Eminem.[/quote].

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  114. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=GBTS]Well done actually giving Alvin a shadow.[/quote]
    Thank you for noticing the most time-consuming part of that one.

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  115. Perkins

    [quote name=Hector Villanueva ]That blogpost makes me sad. When I was a kid I couldn’t wait to go to Wrigley Field the couple times a year that my dad took me. I for damn sure wouldn’t have been caught dead riding down a slide during the 9 innings that I was able to see the Cubs live and in person for that year.

    To me rather than an argument against Wrigley Field, that is a sad commentary on today’s kids.[/quote]
    Yeah, that’s probably Wrigley Field’s biggest selling point in my opinion: it’s not at all kid-friendly. Maybe I’m weird, but I loved watching baseball at a young age as well. Maybe the solution isn’t to pander to children’s whims, but to teach them to act like adults when they’re around adults.

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  116. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=Suburban Kid]I tried to put him in the cast of Dallas, but my skillz suck too hard.[/quote]
    Might be too recent.

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  117. Dr. Aneus Taint

    MaioccoCSN: My projected top 4 on 49ers draftboard remains: Peterson, Dareus, Miller, Amukamara. Not feeling confident 49ers like Gabbert or Quinn at 7.

    Prince Amukamara, come on down! Good luck covering WRs with ZERO fucking pass rush…again.

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  118. Suburban kid

    [quote name=Perkins]Yeah, that’s probably Wrigley Field’s biggest selling point in my opinion: it’s not at all kid-friendly. Maybe I’m weird, but I loved watching baseball at a young age as well. Maybe the solution isn’t to pander to children’s whims, but to teach them to act like adults when they’re around adults.[/quote]First game I went to when I was six, I was like, how come I can’t hear Jack Brickhouse? Why do the players look so small and far away? I got bored. But the second time I went (age 7), I knew what to expect and enjoyed the pure baseball watching experience accordingly. It never occured to me that there should be any other activities on offer.

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  119. Perkins

    [quote name=Suburban Kid]First game I went to when I was six, I was like, how come I can’t hear Jack Brickhouse? Why do the players look so small and far away? I got bored. But the second time I went (age 7), I knew what to expect and enjoyed the pure baseball watching experience accordingly. It never occured to me that there should be any other activities on offer.[/quote]
    I’m probably too young to be a curmudgeon, but I get irritated at all the bells and whistles kids have for entertainment. I think our society is too child-centered.

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  120. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=Berselius]I’m still laughing at this one[/quote]
    It’s almost like the image is implying that Darwin Barney is the result of evolution and Alvin fucking a monkey.

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  121. Suburban kid

    [quote name=Jame Gumb]It’s almost like the image is implying that Darwin Barney is the result of evolution and Alvin fucking a monkey.[/quote]Almost?

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  122. WenningtonsGorillaCock

    [quote name=Perkins]Yeah, that’s probably Wrigley Field’s biggest selling point in my opinion: it’s not at all kid-friendly. Maybe I’m weird, but I loved watching baseball at a young age as well. Maybe the solution isn’t to pander to children’s whims, but to teach them to act like adults when they’re around adults.[/quote]
    There is a video game arcade in Miller Park and when I was last up there it was packed with kids during the ballgame. And it’s not like the Brewers don’t have a massive jumbotron and racing sausages to provide entertainment. Then again, this was when the Cubs were visiting, so maybe I can understand why kids would get bored (dying laughing)

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  123. AndCounting

    [quote name=Jame Gumb][/quote]This one made me laugh as hard as I’ve laughed in at least the past year. It just spoke to me. Al’s posture fits so perfectly in this order . . . I’m dying.

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  124. Mish

    I’m no prospect expert, so excuse my ignorance, but I did not know the Cubs had a guy with this cool of a name in their system, from KG:

    Rebel Ridling, 1B, Cubs (Double-A Tennessee): 3-for-3, HR (5), R, 3 RBI, BB. One of those older, big and slow bat-only guys, but he can hit; three home runs in last four games and .436/.508/.764 in 15 games.

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  125. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=Suburban Kid]Would Al still be recognizable if it was a blue Al-shaped blob?[/quote]
    No. I already tried that.

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  126. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=Mish]I’m no prospect expert, so excuse my ignorance, but I did not know the Cubs had a guy with this cool of a name in their system, from KG:

    Rebel Ridling, 1B, Cubs (Double-A Tennessee): 3-for-3, HR (5), R, 3 RBI, BB. One of those older, big and slow bat-only guys, but he can hit; three home runs in last four games and .436/.508/.764 in 15 games.[/quote]
    Meh. Texas Tech alum. I think he’s the next Jake Fox/Hoffpauir/Jason DoBoyz.

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  127. Mish

    [quote name=Jame Gumb]Meh. Texas Tech alum. I think he’s the next Jake Fox/Hoffpauir/Jason DoBoyz.[/quote]
    Just the name, JG. Just the name.

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  128. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=AndCounting]This one made me laugh as hard as I’ve laughed in at least the past year. It just spoke to me. Al’s posture fits so perfectly in this order . . . I’m dying.[/quote]
    My jaw dropped when I saw that picture. I hadn’t seen it before in Alvin image searches. It’s almost like someone posted that today, knowing I’d need it.

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  129. Aisle424

    [quote name=AndCounting]This one made me laugh as hard as I’ve laughed in at least the past year. It just spoke to me. Al’s posture fits so perfectly in this order . . . I’m dying.[/quote]
    I can tell by his posture that he sucks as a blogger.

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  130. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=Mish]Just the name, JG. Just the name.[/quote]
    A kid from Texas named Rebel? That’s like a kid from New York named Mook or one from Hollywood named Faget.

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  131. Aisle424

    [quote name=Jame Gumb]My jaw dropped when I saw that picture. I hadn’t seen it before in Alvin image searches. It’s almost like someone posted that today, knowing I’d need it.[/quote]
    You’re welcome.

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  132. Mish

    [quote name=Jame Gumb]A kid from Texas named Rebel? That’s like a kid from New York named Mook or one from Hollywood named Faget.[/quote]
    My best friend is Mook. Well, that’s not his given name, but his nickname. From Chicago.

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  133. Suburban kid

    [quote name=Jame Gumb]No. I already tried that.[/quote]Too similar to a generic monkeyman hybrid, I guess.

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  134. Suburban kid

    [quote name=Jame Gumb]Holy shit.

    [/quote]Blogger-in-Chief learns whippersnappers about netiquette, 1994 style.

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  135. Aisle424

    [quote name=Jame Gumb]http://blog.lovitt.net/post/510997255/sbn-team-at-batting-practice-tate-tozer-pablo ?[/quote]
    I willed it to happen for you.

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  136. Perkins

    [quote name=WenningtonsGorillaCock]There is a video game arcade in Miller Park and when I was last up there it was packed with kids during the ballgame. And it’s not like the Brewers don’t have a massive jumbotron and racing sausages to provide entertainment. Then again, this was when the Cubs were visiting, so maybe I can understand why kids would get bored (dying laughing)[/quote]
    http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2008/B07280MIL2008.htm

    Yeah, Cubs/Brewers games these days are a far cry from this one.

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  137. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=Aisle424]I willed it to happen for you.[/quote]
    We’ll be in touch about a few things soon…

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  138. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=Jame Gumb][/quote]
    Alvin is either soliciting a high five from his future murderer or speaking very…flamboyently about something.

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  139. Aisle424

    [quote name=Jame Gumb]We’ll be in touch about a few things soon…[/quote]
    Sadly, it only works for hilarious pictures of Alvin.

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  140. Dr. Aneus Taint

    [quote name=Aisle424]
    Green shirt guy (thinks to himself): And then I’ll feed his body to pigs since they’ll consume every bit. And then…[/quote].

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  141. Berselius

    [quote name=Mish]Mock MLB draft from BA guys:

    http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/draft/draft-dish/2011/2611619.html%5B/quote%5D
    [quote name=Jim Callis]I’d be surprised if the Diamondbacks took Guerrieri over one of the many college pitchers left on the board at that point, especially with an unprotected choice. I could see Bauer going there, though I like Conor’s Lincecum/Bauer parallel. While Chicago looks set at shortstop for a while with Starlin Castro, they have a gaping hole at second base. I’m taking Francisco Lindor here, with the idea that he nudges Castro over to second base in a few years. If not Lindor, the Cubs probably would opt for a righthander such as Dylan Bundy (Owasso, Okla., HS), Taylor Jungmann (Texas) or Matt Barnes (Connecticut).[/quote]
    They also have a huge hole at the “anyone who can hit a fucking baseball or take a walk” position.

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  142. Lukas

    Alvin doesn’t own anything other than BCB shirts anymore does he?

    I can easily see him showing up with a BCB shirt at the most inappropriate times. (dying laughing)

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  143. GBTS

    [quote name=Lukas]Alvin doesn’t own anything other than BCB shirts anymore does he?
    [/quote]If you went through what he did just to get one, you would wear it every day too.

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  144. Aisle424

    From Jayson Stark:

    Believe it or not, Chris Carpenter has started five games for the Cardinals this year, and they’ve lost all five.

    Not an ace!

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  145. Suburban kid

    [quote name=Berselius](dying laughing), 424 wins the internet[/quote]JG and 424 are good at the internet.

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