Gameday Thread, #62: 6/7 vs. Pirates
by Jim McLennan on Jun 7, 2008 5:30 PM EDT
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You have to look at today's pitching match-up and think that Arizona has a slight edge. Dan Haren has nine quality starts in twelve outings. Gorzelanny has three - and probably thinks a quality appearance is one where he isn't pulled before the end of the first inning. Don't laugh: the start before last, he got two outs and allowed six earned runs. There should be more smackage this afternoon than on a Jerry Springer marathon.
However, the way our offense has been hitting - or not - of late, it might not be so easy. As documented elsewhere, it's been a long time since we've posted as many as a dozen hits in a game, with Upton's slump particularly troubling. Great though the pitching has been, and 37 quality starts leads the league, we can only ride those arms so far. The return of Jackson to the lineup will be a boost, and we can probably expect to see him tomorrow and Monday too, as the Pirates roll out lefties those games too. A dozen hits today would be very nice.
I won't be about for much of this one. Mrs. SnakePit is already at The Sets, getting ready for the Romantasy Cabaret show this evening. I'll be heading down there too, leaving round about first pitch; I think she has taken the laptop, so I might be able to hurl the odd comment in your general direction.
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soco's keys to the game
1) Holdin’ down the fort
2) Watchin’ the game
3) Thinkin’ about dinner
4) Dessert?
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I'm hoping up the lovely lass
will bring luck to our languid lads.
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That's unfortunately the problem
when the avatars are so small, but oh well. I know ;-)
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You check out the profile
and you can see the larger version of the avatars.
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Evening All
Should be a good one, interesting to see how BoMel constructs the lineup with CoJack back
So...time for another drink then?
Today’s lineup:
C. Burke lf .200
S. Drew ss .266
O. Hudson 2b .304
C. Jackson 1b .301
C. Young cf .235
M. Reynolds 3b .249
C. Snyder c .255
J. Upton rf .262
D. Haren p .120
We have a very RHB heavy line up against the lefty Gorzey. Burke hits lead off and gets the nod in lf, CJ is back in the lineup and J-Up moves down to the 8 hole. The only LHB today is Wolf at ss.
Chris Burke
is freaking batting leadoff??
The Dodgers will NOT lose forever, BoMel.
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Who can say?
The attendance on these shows tends to depend on the vagaries of Mexican life – like what soccer game we’re up against. Could be 50, could be 300. We’ve seen both!
Dodgers looking winnish
Zambrano got torched for seven runs, so there’ll be no nine-game winners in the NL today – bar Webb, of course!
There was some real
sloppy defense by the Cubs in the seventh inning.
But since no errors were charged, they must not have been that bad.
Zambrano got torched for seven runs,
He went nuts in the dugout after he got pulled. He was throwing/kicking water coolers around etc. It was pretty funny.
So that's what it was
I walked into a restaurant and saw a flash of someone throwing things around in the Cubs dugout, which I took to be a bad sign for my hopes for a Dodgers loss.
Currently blaming the D-backs struggles on: this pain in all the diodes down my left side.
Z is such a dick.
My dad ran into him at a BMW dealership in Tucson, once.
Presumably, it was during ST.
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Only once?
Was your dad’s car okay?
Currently blaming the D-backs struggles on: this pain in all the diodes down my left side.
HAHA
I WISH it were something like that.
Z was there getting his beamer fixed, apparently. Dunno why he’d go to the Tucson dealership rather than one in the Valley.
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So I started reading today
The Soul of Baseball and it’s really good. A kind of homage to what makes baseball so lyrical and captivating, the author follows Buck O’Neil around for a year and writes about it.
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That sounds
like a great book concept.
Also, Joe Pos is one of my favorite sports writers. If you like his work, you should definitely check out his blog.
This story, especially, is one of my favorites.
I'm about 80 pages in
and it’s funny, moving, and just a great read. It reminds me of Spring Training, when I had the opportunity to sell books with Joe Garagiola. I spent most of the time just sitting there, handing out books, but listening to not just his stories but the way he’d relate to people and talk about baseball. It’s really a rare treat to listen to an old ballplayer talk about something they love.
Checked out Joe Pos’ blog, looks good so into the bookmarks it goes.
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Awesome
I would kill for the chance to be around Joe Sr. for a day listening to him talk about life and baseball.
Well, shoot
we had him in the store today. I just remembered that (being my day off, don’t think about it) and I should have mentioned. I’ll keep an eye for the next we have something going with him.
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I read Joe Garagiola’s book a month or two ago- I’d very much recommend it. Some great baseball stories, and some good mentions of the 2001 D-backs, too.
Currently blaming the D-backs struggles on: this pain in all the diodes down my left side.
Just Play Ball
Currently blaming the D-backs struggles on: this pain in all the diodes down my left side.
The Barnes & Noble near my house had a signing with him a few weeks ago, and I keep meaning to see if they’ve still got autographed copies.
Currently blaming the D-backs struggles on: this pain in all the diodes down my left side.
Just Play Ball. He had another book from the 70’s but I don’t think it’s in print anymore.
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I'm off to catch ASU
in their Home opener of the Super Regionals..
Let’s go DBacks!
I’ll have headphones on listening to the DBacks as I enjoy a summer’s eve of baseball at Packard.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by unnamedDBacksfan on Jun 7, 2008 6:26 PM EDT reply actions
Looking forward to it!
Let’s go Devils!!
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson
by unnamedDBacksfan on Jun 7, 2008 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions
And a 38-1 shot pulls it off!
I’m kind of relieved. While I would like to see a Triple Crown winner, but the owner was such an a-hole that I really wanted to root against him. It’s what would have happened had Hank Steinbrenner Jr. had taken over his daddy’s horsey farm instead of the Yankees.
Hey, I will be the one person on this board
Who will love Byrnsie with out question.
With the Byrnsie hating, I will be the Byrnsie love. :)
I have been colonized.
I love Byrnsie, but I do look with regret at the “one who shall not be named” with some envy.
On another note, sad to hear that broadcaster Jim McKay died earlier today. His storytelling of different sporting events is unsurpassed.
DbacksSkins?
I laughed. The entire time.
Just sayin’.
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Well, they are right this time
It’s a terrible movie, but I think everyone knew that going in.
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Everytime I see an ad for another Adam Sandler comedy,
I can’t help but be reminded of AWESOM-O.
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
Burke's OBP is .305??
That’s higher than CY’s last year.
And… draws a walk.
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Burke takes a walk
took an ugly hack before that, but hey, I’ll take it.
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Cheers
Wish my English was better eugh…
Have a Bisons game at 2pm tomorrow so hopefully this won’t go too late :)
So...time for another drink then?
Better English?
Been spending too much time with your Polish teammates?
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What do you speak over there?
I’ve always wanted to visit but don’t really want to learn a new language.
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When I was at Edinburgh Castle in Xmas 05,
in the Museum of Scottish Military History, (it’s inside the castle) one of the elderly museum docents noticed I was wearing a wool scarf with the Bruce tartan. He asked me about it and then proceeded to talk to me for the next 25 minutes.
I didn’t understand a single word besides “the” or “and”.
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That is hilarious
When we were in Puerto Rico during the honeymoon, at a restaurant this family sat down and someone asked the waiter worriedly, “do you speak English?” And then another person at a different table mentioned it was their first time out of the States, which her husband quickly corrected.
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Well
she didn’t say States, but I can’t remember the exact wording. Irregardless, it was funny.
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What's that yellow patch on the Pirates' vests?
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Of the city?
Or the last time the Pirates had a winning season?
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I was thinking of the Pirates,
but you could be more right than you know.
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Google-fu tells me it's for Pittsburgh
but I still like my sick burn.
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Holy shit!
After consulting wiki…. my blind guess was right. It’s Blitzburgh’s 250th anni.
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It's apparently true
though that could be only thing that would make sense as the Reds are the oldest pro baseball team and they started in the 1860’s I believe.
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I know. I was just making a joke
about how old the Pirates are. Us expansion team fans are allowed to do that.
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Remind me
to send you the Oxford Dictionary of the English Language.
Maybe I could just order it from B&N and have you pick it up?
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If saying "irregardless"
would get you to buy me the OED in it’s entirety then I’m going to use it every post.
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Double shit
They were named after the OG Cincinnati Red Stockings, who started in 1869. I KNEW it.
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CoJack hits a laserbeam to left for the rib sammy
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Watch for Dbacks
to be running back and forth between the dugout and the clubhouse all game.
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That's two.
The over/under on foulpole sweets is 14.
Anyone? Anyone? Taking the under?
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Eh
this probably isn’t helping the two of you burying the hatchet.
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I've always thought
the “sweet” counter was a fun gauge of team success.
It never occurred to me that malice would be its intent.
Definately
but on the other hand, he may not appreciate it. Or perhaps I’m sticking my big nose in a non-situation.
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I don't think anything
will every bury that hatchet. Not until formal diplomatic lines of communication are reestablished
I'd quit shitting all over foulpole,
if he’d EVER respond to what I say. I couldn’t give a crap about an apology or anything like that. I just want him to quit being so damned annoying.
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It was never meant in malice.
The number of foulpole sweets is a definite gauge of how well our team is doing.
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I say it too
it’s a Manchester thing.Do I get snarked too?
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
I say it too.
Just not every single time something good happens.
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If we lose by one run
then sure. Right now it’s just kind of dumb, but oh well.
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At least this time
the truism was wrong. “Play for one run and that’s all you get.”
It’s still way too early in the game for small ball.
They were the best of times, they were the worst of times.
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Wait a second,
Where are the huge ugly 80’s Blocker sunglasses? Burke, you disappoint me.
I have been colonized.
I'm hoping for a
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15… myself.
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Goldarn it
this stupid site has just gone bonkers,and refused to let me post my squeeeeee-ing at Mark’s RBI.
We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.
Can I just say
Matt Williams is really intelligent and charismatic in person.
I have been colonized.
It's like he's a walking fountain of bad baseball cliches
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I think that we are looking at a Webby vs. Johan match up against the Mets next week.
That should be good stuff.
Damn.
But we’ve already seen Haren vs. Johan!!
Plus, that’s a matchup that occurred a few times in the AL. Webby vs. Santana would basically be the two NL CY frontrunners pitching against each other.
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And Dan Haren hogstomps the Pirates to end the inning
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It's always wonderful
to have substantive analysis during our broadcasts.
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Grounded Into Double Poop?
Well, that doesn’t sound very pleasant at all!!
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Trust me, it's not
it’s what happens when you have too much Pittsburgh pierogis.
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I thought the herds of buffalo
roaming the outfield were at Colorado?
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You'd think that would be true
but that would actually be at Dunn Tire Park
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Better than EnergySolutions Arena
or the many other atrocities out there.
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By the way,
“Corporate sponsorship gone wild” sounds like an incredibly disturbing porno.
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McDonalds
seriously has the worst commercials EVER.
Well…. besides anything done by Alltel.
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By the way,
it’s really nice to be saying that about the opponent, rather than about the Dbacks.
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If he was fast we could call him Radio Flyer
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Or perhaps if he was a kid
using his red wagon to escape his real world problems.
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Okay, I can live with Byrnsie (though I prefer Bam-Bam)
But Burke-y? REALLY? I vote for new Burke nickname.
I have been colonized.
I agree
It kind of sounds like a radio, but it is better than Burkey. But I am okay with CB. What about Burke-Burke. (In the voice of the Swedish Chef? ;))
I have been colonized.
I don't think the Pirates were ready for his jelly
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Chris Young:
2-2, 2 2Bs.
Sut thinks it might have been a homer without the bat shattering.
By the way, these maple bats SUCK.
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I wanna see a bat
made out of sequoia, or mahogany, or something.
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Friend's over to watch the game
So I’m gonna head off. Bad manners to sit in front of a laptop with company, I think.
Fine. Be that way.
I guess WE know who your true friends are….
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Ow to that stat
We have 3 batters in the top 5 for strikeouts in the NL :/
So...time for another drink then?
Almost a home run
but you can’t double up CY, son.
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GODDAMIT.
Jason Bay catches the deep, deep, deep flyout by Snydes. About a foot away from being a HR.
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Sutton called it an IF single,
but now the Bucs suddenly have an E, so
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Jupton
with the IF single off the glove.
Runners on the corners now, 2 outs.
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Come in! And know me better, man!
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by soco on Jun 7, 2008 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I was about to +1 someone for the Muppets reference
But instead I just realize I married the right guy.
I have been colonized.
Easy fly, easy out, easy commercial break
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Give Haren this:
He’s putting the ball into play to the OF today.
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Not a lot to celebrate if you're a Pirates fan
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I would think an economically depressed city like Pittsburgh
would hate a Canadian like Bay stealing American jobs—like baseball player.
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Well it's not like Joe the Steel Worker was going to play left field
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I asked him
and he mumbled something about the Steelers and then shuffled away.
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Well, this could be a disappointing game
if we can’t scratch out more than 3 runs off Tom Gorzy.
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Conversely
if Drew had done a flip to the bag, he would have got him.
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Jupton did a great job playing that double off the wall.
Made a strong throw into 2nd, but the throw was a bit off the plate.
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PB?
I thought that ball was fouled….
In the replay, I guess not.
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Can someone please
ask Foulpole to read my latest response to him the Defense thread. I’m being serious here, t’s an entirely serious rebuttal to his position and I think that the site would be best served if he read it, responded to it and continued the discussion. There’s no snark, no jokes, just pure baseball discussion.
It doesn't usually work like that.
You have to actually repost it for dahlian, because foulpole refuses to acknowledge dahlian’s existence.
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Somebody
please tell foulpole that she’s referring to the one in the defense FanPost.
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Yes. There's even a number for that.
It’s called “on-base percentage”.
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Man, I hope CoJack’s not checking the board between innings.
Currently blaming the D-backs struggles on: this pain in all the diodes down my left side.
If we see him blush, we'll know what's up.
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Sutton, I don't want a ballgame
I want the Diamondbacks to be just blowing the Pirates out of the stadium.
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CoJack pissed at himself.
Popped that one up, shoulda had an RBI.
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I don't hate THE blind.
Just THAT blind guy.
He may be blind, but he doesn’t know shit about beers.
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Oh, that guy!
I was lacking context. But, yeah, I agree.
Currently blaming the D-backs struggles on: this pain in all the diodes down my left side.
With out context
I would think you rather crass.
With context… DAMN BLIND GUY.
I have been colonized.
I think that my sick burn was pretty self-explanatory
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To think
you call yourself a nerd….
I have to ask: do you also hate freedom??
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He is in fact a turrurist
I can attest to it. I do his laundry.
(Part of the time)
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I knew it!!
It couldn’t be a coincidence that he didn’t like LOTR but liked Zohan….
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That's like saying
do you like pie or gasoline?
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Be careful.
There’s a correct answer to both of those questions.
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Okay
do you like to eat pie or gasoline?
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I refuse to give away this secret information to an enemy of freedom.
Be careful next time you go through airport security. They may ask you.
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Zohan was funny
But only if you know Palestine or Israel or … um… ridiculous Jewish men.
I have been colonized.
I'm sure I'm just not Jewish enough,
but it could also be because I hate Adam Sandler.
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soco isn't a huge Sandler fan either
And he liked it! I don’t know. You would have to see it to see if you would like it. I think like 5 of us in the theater laughed and it was pretty packed.
I have been colonized.
Nice range by Burke there.
Looked like a base hit coming off the bat.
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Okay, now we can poop on that first inning bunt
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You know I never got that phrase
I don’t kiss my mom. So, no, I don’t kiss my mom with this mouth. ;)
I have been colonized.
Really?
See since I’m in an Italian family, I even kiss my dad.
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My family doesn't do the kissing thing
And we are Jewish, so I guess we are an anomaly. Sometimes cheeks? Maybe?
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Nate McLouth sucks.
3-3.
Which means, we REALLY need to stop putting up goose eggs.
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Uh oh.....
Upton REALLY pissed after taking strike 3….. walks back to the dugout, ripping off his gloves, and very visibly screams, “F_! S_!”
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Sheesh count: 2.
I think at the end of this game, we’ll know who won based on the ratio of foulpole’s “sweet”s and his “sheesh”’s.
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I thought it was a down and outside
breaking ball. Still a strike and definitely something that Upton should have been at least protecting on.
78 pitches through 5.2 so far.
DEFINITELY let him lead off the next.
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Hopefully
running the basepaths doesn’t affect him the way it does Webb.
Then again, Haren seems thinner and in better shape.
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And.... Dan Haren hits for himself
and leads off with a double.
WHY is it that our pitchers ARE OUR BEST FREAKING HITTERS???
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It's really nice
to have an AL lineup.
Well—Burke kinda hits like a pitcher, so
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What would you do
for CoJack if he hit one outta the park this inning?
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No, we're actually saying BOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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ARGH
Drew, channeling Eric Byrnes, pops out with a runner on 3rd.
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This is pretty sick. If our right handed heavy line up can’t do better than this against a struggling LHP. Geez!!!
It doesn't matter that we're using RHB against a JHP.
We can’t hit for shit off ANYONE.
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Leadoff double fails to score.
Talk about a shitty freaking offense.
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I'm pissed at O-Dawg
but really, the failure to score has to be laid on Drew.
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I was preparing an overflow thread
when we were at 200+ comments through 3 innings, but now, with 370+ through 6.5, I don’t think we’ll be needing it….
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Evening, folks
Here I am, ready for a night of semi-naked women, and what do I see? An offense that decided to take the game off after the first. We won’t win this one by scoring three, that much is clear.
Since it's tied at three,
you might be right.
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Big K there with the man on 2nd.
Xavier Nady—the X Man up to bat.
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Burke makes the out,
NOW LETS GET SOME RUNS. I’M SO DAMN SERIOUS.
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YOU DON'T WANT ME TO GET CUKOO
FOR COCO PUFFS
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Burke, again,
with the good range.
What’s Burke’s career SB% look like?
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Here
you can add it to your search bar list.
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One of humanity's greatest achievements
at cluttering up my browser and saving my personal information.
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Okay,
I’ve just never heard anyone refer to the search toolbar as cluttering up the browser.
I don’t get what you mean by saving personal information – there’s no tracing software to install. The algorithm is already in the browser. It just redirects your data to B-Ref instead Google or Wikipedia or what have you.
Ugh....
JUST GET SOME RUNS!!!
WE DON’T CARE ABOUT THE PENGUINS.
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Another deep flyout.
We may never hit another HR this entire season.
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And.....
The Dbacks respond to Haren’s stepping up by…. going down 1-2-3.
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Ugh, I'm sooo hungry
and not for gasoline or pie.
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Maybe because our offense is so bad of late, I can’t even come up with a funny saying about it without becoming a little depressed?
Currently blaming the D-backs struggles on: this pain in all the diodes down my left side.
Hopefully they'll win
other wise it could turn into a full blown storm or hurricane.
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by soco on Jun 7, 2008 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Took me a second to get it, but okay.
Currently blaming the D-backs struggles on: this pain in all the diodes down my left side.
1-2-3 by Cruz.
Will we score this inning? Somehow, I don’t believe so….
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Inning over
Runs. Is it too much to ask for?
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When you say "hitters"
you mean Orlando Hudson and Conor Jackson?
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And it’s a Juan-2-3 for Cruz. Let’s break out the rally caps!
by foulpole on Jun 7, 2008 9:10 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Haha. I don't know why, but this made me laugh.
Definitely deserves a +1.
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U of A
wildcats have let 6 runs in the top of the 4th, they are losing 7-4
I hate to say this, but this place is getting to me. I think I'm getting the fear.
you just posted Juan, 2, 3, man that shit is “lame”
I hate to say this, but this place is getting to me. I think I'm getting the fear.
I think he was referring to U of A losing as lame…
Currently blaming the D-backs struggles on: this pain in all the diodes down my left side.
I only ask for two things today
For my torrent of Doctor Who to finish downloading, and for the Diamondbacks to win. Please, Diamondbacks, you can only affect one of these- make it happen.
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Please, Diamondbacks, you can only affect one of these- make it happen.
The Dbacks are your internet service provider?
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WHOOOOOO!
I have mixed feelings about this week, but it is always nice to see other Dr. Who fans. :D
I have been colonized.
I’m pretty much always in favor of any Stephen Moffat-written episodes. I’m curious to see this week’s.
Currently blaming the D-backs struggles on: this pain in all the diodes down my left side.
To be honest
before I saw it was you, I thought this was my wife.
"D'backs" means seatbelts! "D'backs" means crash positions!
Well
it wouldn’t exactly be a slip or anything.
If he called you his gf, then you might be a bit worried.
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I know how it is
My two year anniversary is in August, and it’s still a little surprising to call her my wife. =)
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I was still getting used to "fiance"
Though we rarely called each other that.
People ask me how my husband is and I get moments of, “Husband—-what?”
Good to know it doesn’t wear off though. :D
I have been colonized.
We never used fiance much, so, once we did get married, I went through a while when I had to work to stop calling her my girlfriend. A couple of my co-workers would tease me about it, so I’d get in the habit of using wife.
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At our wedding reception
I asked my one of my friends, “Where is my boyfriend?” I doubt I will ever live it down. She screamed, “You are wearing the dress!” ;)
I have been colonized.
Huh?
He had been hitting the ball hard. It’s finally nice to see one of his shots go ten feet longer and get out.
Sorry, bad pun
Because it’s spelled Snyder.
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yup
im new (fan since 98), and good luck apparently!
by CPAYNEonaplane on Jun 7, 2008 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Before you call yourself "good luck,"
let the game end. Don’t want to jinx it.
But again, WELCOME!
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Good thing Snyder hit that HR,
because followed by 2 quick groundouts.
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Lyon with back to back save situations.
What is this odd beast they call “a lead”?
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6-4-3 double play is want im asking for
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Rumor has it
That a D-backs win has special rejuvenating properties.
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Those Pirate coaches sure are touchy feely
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No.
Sorry.
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If the 'Pit freaking out on you means a Dbacks HR,
I hope you’ll take it everytime.
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SWEEP THE LEG
THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE. God I love 80s movies
I have no legs…(kids)
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Others know that movie!
My friends in high school used to sing that “song”. We were a demented bunch.
I have been colonized.
pop up
Byrnes is working his voodoo on the opposition
Hudson let Upton catch a fly ball?
WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH THE REAL O-DAWG?
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Snyder
Did Snyder pull his homerun or go oppo?
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Caught stealing!
Excellent!
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Hey.
Don’t knock manners, just because they’re the way of the past.
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Hey I work at a preschool
I revel in the novelty of manners and preach its greatness to all. ;)
I have been colonized.
A preschool?
Now I understand why you feel so at home around the ‘Pit.
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I can't believe
it took somebody this long to think of that joke.
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And a walk
The Pirates are now regretting that steal attempt, I imagine.
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you know
When something like that happens in a regular season game, you have to appreciate that Babe Ruth isn’t known as the biggest goat in Baseball history. He ended the World Series one year by getting caught stealing for the last out in a one run game.
My references are like clusterbombs
sure, most of them will probably land on schools and hospitals, but every once and awhile I connect.
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What if you use it
in reference to this?
I didn’t see Babe for the longest so I had no idea that the Disco Pigs usage was a reference. For the longest time I marveled at the ubiquity of such a seemingly niche movie.
Ballgame!
Wooh!
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I'm claiming credit
For this win. Me and the She-Wolves of the Wasteland. Despite the snarky response from certain quarters. :-)
Yes
Persis Khambatta and Kathleen Kinmont will be around to discuss it in detail later, and to remove several organs. :-)
Not quite as short as the Webb shut out a week ago
We sat down in our seats and the game was practically over. ;)
I have been colonized.
So....
should we take bets as to when Lyon will give up another run?
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No
I say we shouldn’t tempt the fates like that.
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See, I think that's jinx-neutral,
because we’re implicitly allowing for the possibility that he WILL give up another run.
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We won't be doing that. Do you know why?
Because there’s a little thing called what, DbacksSkins?
“Tempting fate”.
Tempting fate is what it’s called. In the two months this team has been on my radar screen, I have aged 48 years. This is my Day of Jubilee and I will not have it screwed up by what, DbacksSkins?
“By tempting fate.”
By tempting fate. These things take patience. These things take skill. These things take luck. In the two months we’ve been on the field, what kind of luck have we had, DbacksSkins?
“Bad luck.”
What kind of luck?
“Very bad luck.”
Too lazy
to google this reference.
I still maintain that betting on WHEN something will happen, rather than WHETHER, is not an autojinx.
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GADZOOKS MAN!!!
Drop everything you’re doing and go out and rent the first season of The West Wing. The first four seasons are quite probably the greatest television ever produced.
Is that from The West Wing?
Ah. I’m not sure I should necessarily have it memorized, but that would mean I HAVE seen it before.
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I should have guessed
It reads like Aaron Sorkin.
(Never seen the West Wing, but I’m a big Sports Night fan.)
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I’ve got that at the library waiting for me to pick up.
Currently blaming the D-backs struggles on: this pain in all the diodes down my left side.
I had never seen it
until my boy made me watch it last sunday morning. Good flick, and especially well-written.
I noted a bunch of clips of American aircraft exploding during some of the montages, though.
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If it's the East Valley regional library
get your ### down there and pick it up. I volunteer there a few days a week and they’re being overrun by ridiculous amounts of hold request and people waiting too long to pick them up.
Of course, it’s management’s fault for not putting a limit on the number of holds a patron can place at one time.
Um....
Wouldn’t it be a library in Utah? Or has Devin already moved?
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He's moved
Now he’s somewhere in the West Valley….
It's like living with a six-year old.
by 4 Corners Fan on Jun 7, 2008 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah.
I should really keep track of these things. I thought he was moving in July.
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Moved already
I’ve been in Surprise for a few weeks now.
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jun 23 in Fenway…I will be thier…with a sign..
I hate to say this, but this place is getting to me. I think I'm getting the fear.
we will be up by 2 runs Im gonna catch a hr (and not throw it back I will be on TV then)...im sitiing on the green monster for all three games…we will sweep
I hate to say this, but this place is getting to me. I think I'm getting the fear.
I got a good feeling my first time at fenway, and I get to see 3 d-back games that will be heaven.
I hate to say this, but this place is getting to me. I think I'm getting the fear.
Hmmm...
Yeah, that works. A “Car” sign at a foreign park will prolly get some FSAZ airtime, too.
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Ah to be a Dodgers fan
Your team finally wins a couple and the D-Backs keep pace.
Sure
But being incarcerated is better than being a Pirates fan depending on the length of sentence and whether you are pitching or catching.
It's all relative
However, a life sentence as a “catcher” is still better than being a Clippers fan.
you and my parole officer
Jump to way too many conclusions about me
Heh....
I could have responded with more details, but didn’t want to allow room for similar conclusions.
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Cats have the game tied at 7,
with a runner on 2nd, still in the 4th.
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Just as I post this,
groundout. But still, Cats somehow tied the game. (I just switched to it, so I don’t know how)
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why did we draft an injured player?
I hate to say this, but this place is getting to me. I think I'm getting the fear.
Cause he is local
Better than importing an injured player?
I would first look at if players arm is going to fall off before I draft him.
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well
It’s not like there was any kind of warning. I suppose if he had had Tommy John surgery in high school that would have tipped us off but short of that. . .
Apparently it's just his side.
So that’s something.
We at least have the new draft rules saving us from our stupidity; if he fails his physical and the teams don’t come to terms, we get an extra first round pick next year.
If he is injured, do you think that we can really low ball him on the bonus?
I hate to say this, but this place is getting to me. I think I'm getting the fear.
And
the ESPN guys are talking about how it’s not his arm, or his elbow, it’s just an oblique muscle.
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arm, elbow and shoulder are the biggest areas of concern
if it’s really an oblique, I’m not too worried, but you have to consider the possibility that a just-drafted kid with the big league on his mind may not be the most reliable source of full injury disclosure.
you really cant go wrong with a lefty in the late 1st rd if his arm is not gonna fall of tommorrow
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Does that still hold true
if his arm falls off the day AFTER tomorrow
maybe he can throw with his right arm, jim abbot i think was his name had only one arm, he pitched with the angles and yankees
I hate to say this, but this place is getting to me. I think I'm getting the fear.
Yeah,
I pretty much ignored it and just responded to what I thought it was saying.
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A switch-pitcher?
I always wondered how awesome it would be to have one of those. The ultimate reliever.
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you guys really dont remember that guy with the half arm…he threw a pitch then real fast put his glove on?? early 90’s
I hate to say this, but this place is getting to me. I think I'm getting the fear.
Now that you've essplained it,
it’s kinda clever, in retrospect.
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Vaguely.
But that doesn’t really have anything to do with someone who can throw with both arms….
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Clearly, that's what I meant.
Apparently, I didn’t realize how many females we have at this site.
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Well, I'm considering creating a Facebook group
for all the ‘Pitters who use it.
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I'd join
But I’m also the kind of facebook user who is updating her profile for the first time in three years.
It happens.
I added you. You’d be the 6th ‘Pitter I know on FB. (Plus Silverblood and Russ from Purple Row, who post here occasionally)
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Great
Now I’m debating giving in and signing up for Facebook.
Currently blaming the D-backs struggles on: this pain in all the diodes down my left side.
Don't do it!
Social networking sites = High School – only without the learning ‘n’ stuff.
Just my not-so humble opinion, of course…
by Jim McLennan on Jun 8, 2008 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Wrong.
MySpace = High School—only without the learning ‘n’ stuff.
Facebook is a cut above—it WAS started at Harvard, after all.
We were one of the first non-Ivy schools to have it. (Gtown, I mean. Not UA.)
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Dooooooo it....
you know you want to.
=)
by emilylovesthedbacks on Jun 8, 2008 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions
I stand corrected
Facebook is MySpace for those too pretentious to go on MySpace…
by Jim McLennan on Jun 8, 2008 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions
My, aren't we judgmental? ;-)
We’ve been over this. I have a MySpace. I just never use it.
Besides, I thought pretension was a prerequisite for joining the Snakepit—clever disguised as “nerdiness”?
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Yeah
I’ve got a MySpace too. All mockery aside, it’s actually pretty nice for keeping up with old friends from high school.
Currently blaming the D-backs struggles on: this pain in all the diodes down my left side.
Exactly, that's the best thing about Facebook.
Good way to keep track of people from HS. Also, since you’re limited by schools/companies/regional networks, it’s a lot less stalker-friendly than MySpace.
Also less annoying, because unlike on MySpace, there aren’t fake profiles constantly being created, asking you to view their webcam on a dating site, and then eventually getting deleted.
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It's the assertion
That Facebook is, in some way, radically different from MySpace which amuses me. From what I’ve seen, the only difference is slightly-better spelling…
by Jim McLennan on Jun 8, 2008 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
There's big structural differences
in the basic software that underline philosophical rifts between the two, and make Facebook a lot less cluttered, more organized, less of a free-for-all, and even less commercial, than MySpace.
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Plus, at least it isn’t owned by Rupert Murdoch.
Okay, I’ll give in.
Currently blaming the D-backs struggles on: this pain in all the diodes down my left side.
Yeah, that's the biggest thing that annoys me about MySpace.
Murdoch’s Minions are constantly advertising everything Fox—sometimes even by sending out private messages.
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Odds on this lasting
That would be “Zero”, Bob. And at the volume of current membership, as more people join, the average IQ of participants is only going to go one way…
by Jim McLennan on Jun 8, 2008 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions
True, perhaps.
I suppose it’s more understandable if you’re actually a member of one or both.
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Besides,
how can myself, snakecharmer, Wimb, luckycc, emilylovesthedbacks, Silverblood, Russ, seton hall snake pit, and whoever else is on there too… POSSIBLY be wrong?
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He's right...
we’re pretty cool.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Jun 8, 2008 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions
If it makes you feel any better by the way,
I was considered a Facebook “holdout” a long time ago (Spring ‘04) when Facebook first came to Gtown and I refused to join for the first two months or so.
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I chose to watch castaway on tnt instead of the wildcats
I hate to say this, but this place is getting to me. I think I'm getting the fear.
class of 2004 im watching the game, I still hate that bayless is going pro even if he will be a top 5 pick
I hate to say this, but this place is getting to me. I think I'm getting the fear.
Well
if the NBA hadn’t changed the rules in the first place, he never would have been to college in the first place.
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That was somewhat redundant.
Strike one of those “first place”’s. Either one.
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Well,
he’s still hitting .222 with no walks…
It’s more an amusing coincidence than a congratulations on his success.
Well, true.
Last year was his first season, and he hit .221. That’s all I’m saying.
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Really? I thought you already graduated from 'Furd.
And yeah, I’m aware of CSF.
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WHAT?!?!?!
that makes two in a row! on the road?!
woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Jun 7, 2008 10:56 PM EDT reply actions
Sounds pretty good, don't it?
Nevermind that it’s the Pirates….
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yes, well.
i’m willing to disregard that miniscule detail.
:)
by emilylovesthedbacks on Jun 7, 2008 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, yeah.
Just sayin’.
But how nice would a 4 game sweep be?
::Furiously rapping on wood::
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That would be amazing.
but I don’t want to get my hopes up.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Jun 8, 2008 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Continue Facebook discussion down here?
Besides, Jim, how bad can Facebook be? There’s a widget called “The Snake Pit” that allows you to express allegiance to the Dbacks. (Versus “The Rockpile”, which is for fans of… well, you get it.)
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I’m just waiting until I get somewhere that can merge all the necessary platforms. Once someone’ll combine my Myspace/Facebook, my Livejournal, and my Goodreads page, that should pretty much take up a good portion of why I’m on the internet.
Currently blaming the D-backs struggles on: this pain in all the diodes down my left side.
Fundamental objection
To these networks is that the increase the number of contacts, at the expense of quality. They contribute towards the current tendency where people are vaguely aware of a large number of people, rather than having meaningful relationships with a smaller number.
You are probably right, in that resistance is futile, and that the future probably involves us never actually leaving our homes, exchanging social networking bulletins of steadily-decreasing relevance with an increasing number of people we hardly know.
Or, you can take the red pill. :-)
by Jim McLennan on Jun 8, 2008 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions
True.
But I’m using it, at the moment, to keep track of friends as we all go off to different places for college (or, in the case of my best friend, stay in high school).
Yeah, I have the people I’m vaguely aware of and only know through witty interwebs message board banter (DbacksSkins…)but for the most part, I only add people I actually know. So I guess it depends on how ya use the technology presented to you.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Jun 8, 2008 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions
For sure
[ I guess it depends on how ya use the technology presented to you. ]
Yep. Like anything else, I guess. It’s a tool. See also…oh, just about anything, from atomic power to the pop-up toaster. In 18 months, you’ll probably find yourself wondering why you bothered in 90% of the cases, as you move on and form new relationships. It was certainly the case when I left school, and again when I graduated from college.
by Jim McLennan on Jun 8, 2008 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions
I have no doubt that in a few weeks, I’ll get bored and delete all those lovely people I just don’t talk to anymore, and then again when the semester ends and again after the year ends.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Jun 8, 2008 1:07 AM EDT up reply actions
I've had a long flame war about this in the BTF Lounge
I agree with Jim, and Durkheim – it’s anomie.
The rise of the transient nuclear family is one of the bigger causes – the internet seems to have only sped things along. I try to fight it by continuing the culture of gift-giving that many anthropologists cite as one of the greatest social inventions for developing and strengthening meaningful cultural ties.
And for the love of god, WRITE LETTERS AND THANK YOU NOTES. None of this email crap. Take the time to sit down and write a little note to someone. You’ll make society better in the long run.
So,
you’re a big fan of the written word? Me too. I still DEFINITELY write TY notes, and not on the computer or email—in handwriting no less, so I understand your concern of anomie.
What is “BTF”, by the way?
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The only thing I hate...
Are the applications. Like bumper sticker? Look at my profile. I don’t know how many I have…but it’s a lot. I’m actually in the midst of an application purge process…Getting rid of the dumb ones and bumper stickers that make no sense.
I agree with soco about Myspace music. But I had a 54 year old man who would add me once a week, and when I blocked him, he’d delete that profile and make a new one. So, I’m not going back to Myspace anytime soon.
Besides. I like Facebook better.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Jun 8, 2008 12:46 AM EDT reply actions
See, I may have too many applications,
but since I have nearly 1200 friends, I have A TON that I haven’t added.
And, yeah. MySpace, creepy, yeah. What did soco say about MySpace Music?
I find MySpace Music extremely annoying because I’m constantly having random DC/Tucson bands, looking for new fans, add me as a friend.
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Music
That I can see the use for. You like Group X, and through them, you find Group Y, whom you also like. Mind you, a Limewire search is almost as helpful [that’s how I stumbled across groups like PMMP. Who are Finnish…] If there was a MySpace for music, without all the drama…
There is a "MySpace Music".
Part of the problem is, there are slightly fewer than 11 billion bands registered on it. (Every two-bit 7th grader who fancies himself a rapper has a profile….)
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LOL
So, it’s a MySpace for Music, with all the drama. :-) I think I’ll stick to Limewire and Internet radio, it’s a bit more focused.
There was a "Myspace for music"
that I guess still exists, called Purevolume. The great thing about it back in the day was it didn’t have very much social interaction. You just looked for music, and streamed it.
There is a new website that was founded by a band, called ModLife. I don’t know much about it, but it’s supposed to be networking site for musicians. Unfortunately the website doesn’t appear to be live yet, with just the founding band available right now.
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Well I HAD a comment
but I’ll say it again.
The only good thing about Myspace, and you don’t even need to register to do it, is to find music. I’ve found all kinds of music that I’d never known through it.
Facebook was better, to me, when it was limited to the college students and the directly out of college students. Even though it has tighter controls than Myspace, the everyone and their mother bit kind of annoys me because there’s a lot of people I frankly don’t want to be “friended” to. That’s why I put them in Facebook Purgatory and never accept or decline their add-request.
"D'backs" means seatbelts! "D'backs" means crash positions!
Yeah, all those anti-HS petitions on Facebook
back in the day got it right. It was better when it was exclusively limited to people with a college email addy.
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alright...
so, it’s been 2ish years since i’ve been on myspace.
back in the day, the music thing was great. i could find bands i liked, see what they listened to, find new bands, and hear what my friends were recording.
and i kinda refuse to download limewire.
by emilylovesthedbacks on Jun 8, 2008 1:03 AM EDT reply actions
Why do you refuse to download LimeWire?
One of the greatest things about LimeWire is that some people share LimeWire Pro, so you can DL it without paying. Stupid loophole, that.
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true.
i guess it’s just that i got in trouble for using it before, on my old (shared) computer. it made the dinosaur run even slower, so even though i now have a nice shiny new laptop (yay!!) i don’t really want it. although, it would be helpful…
by emilylovesthedbacks on Jun 8, 2008 1:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I ONLY leave LimeWire open when I'm actually actively downloading stuff. Otherwise, I exit it.
You can also limit your upload bandwidth, etc. Since I have DSL, uploading stuff slows down my connection A LOT, so I have LW limited to only uploading to 1 user at a time.
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yeah, well,
I’m basically computer illiterate.
I know how to use itunes, photoshop, microsoft office, and my camera software, and that’s about it…
by emilylovesthedbacks on Jun 8, 2008 1:19 AM EDT up reply actions
oh.
but i did manage to set up my laptop completely on my own.
i’m learnin’!
by emilylovesthedbacks on Jun 8, 2008 1:21 AM EDT up reply actions
You were right!
I DID give you a +1 for setting up your laptop!
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Hmmm....
Yeah, in that case, you might be better off sticking with iTunes.
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You won't use the Firefox search engine toolbar for "privacy" reasons,
but you’re a fan of Limewire?
LOL.
Hey, butthole,
remember, I’m an expert in computer/network security.
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Then I would really like to hear
why you think that the Firefox search toolbar is so invasive. I understand this sentiment when it comes to obvious Malware like Zango or aesthetically unpleasing installs like the Google or Yahoo toolbars, but not the search toolbar.
I’ve used it so long, that I couldn’t even imagine having to load the bookmarked page before looking up stuff on Google, B-Ref, Wikipedia &c.
See, I used to use Limewire, and then most everything I searched for was useless, and the program itself bogged down my computer like nothing else- well, nothing short of iTunes.
Personally, I do most things by torrent nowadays.
Currently blaming the D-backs struggles on: this pain in all the diodes down my left side.
When I'm at school
I have to force myself to not use torrents of questionable morality.
Not only is the network great, but the computer policy is basically a green light for students to download whatever they want. The school promises to never reveal you personal information to a complaining media company and it is only upon receiving the third complaint of illegal behavior that the IT department will even consider suspending a student’s internet access.
It’s one of those cases of an expensive school looking after their own students, most likely to the long-term detriment of their students. It sure doesn’t help to curb the attitude among many of the undergrad students that the world is nothing but their play-thing.
I'd be VERY leery
Of downloading any programs off Limewire, simply because there is basically no quality control. I’ve found out the hard way that how something is labeled is not necessarily what you get. 8-P But regular Limewire is fine for all practical purposes and is great for accessing obscure foreign music, be it Swiss techno, Belgian chanteuses or the aforementioned PMMP.
Yeah, that's true.
If I weren’t so computer literate, securitywise, I guess it’d be more of an issue. I’ve also learned to recognize LimeWire junk just by looking at it. (I.e., you can recognize the filesize, naming, etc. of a lot of fake stuff)
Max Scherzer is all out of bubblegum.
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