Dec
05
Saturday Night Open Thread
ByI think all of the MSM is enjoying some time with their families before the hell of the Winter Meetings, hence the slow news day. It’s okay, things will start getting rather psychotic tomorrow, so rest up and use this thread to talk about whatever you want. The Rangers are in Buffalo, plus there’s a zillion college football games on. You know what’s up, so enjoy the thread.
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TIDE.
Not matter what happens, Tim Tebow will still be a very successful mohel next year.
****SHAMELESS PROMOTION ALERT***
Check the link on my name. We need everyone to join.
Remember, Melvin loves us, even if our mothers don’t.
I’m one of the first ten members. This makes me proud
Of course, discriminate against those of us who don’t use Facebook.
All the cool kids are on facebook.
ROLL TIDE.
Florida is getting killed
TIM TEBOW IS NO JESÚS!
I don’t like either team.
Exactly. But hatred for Florida > hatred for Bama.
I don’t hate Florida. I just hate Tim Tebow.
The way I look at it, Tim Tebow = Florida.
Fair enough.
It’s un-American to hate Tim Tebow. And Brett Favre. And Coach K (BTW I really do like Duke).
/National Sports Media’d
Oh, and Notre Dame in general.
…And I am also a Notre Dame fan, unfortunately.
+1. Hate Saban, hate Tebow.
I like Saban. A bit of a rolling stone, but the man can coach some football. No gimmicky offense, just smash mouth football.
I lived in Miami during his tenure with the Dolphins. His losing, then bullshit routine of adamantly denying going to Bama rubbed me the wrong way.
Here’s why the Gators are losing:
Those horrible Good Humor ice-cream-man uniforms.
For shame, Nike.
These aren’t the Nike ones. No webbing on the shoulders.
This all-white jersey combo is part of the new Nike kits.
http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=16992
Feel that sting, Florida? That’s Pride, fuckin with ya.
HOLY SYRACUSE BATMAN
Are there any non-Gator fans actually rooting for Florida? I don’t think so.
Auburn fans, probably
Don’t know why but I am
Yes, because even though they’re favored the National media made Florida sound like the underdog. And, BTW, I actually like Tim Tebow and think that, by virtue of everybody saying he’s overrated he’s become underrated. I think the kid really does have a decent pro career in front of him.
Who says Tebow is overrated? I’d say you hear him called the greatest college football player of all time an exponentially more amount of times than you hear that.
The common line I hear with Tebow is “he’s a good college player, but he’ll be a terrible NFL player”.
Fuck, Red Wings scored.
Well you can say that about a lot of good college players. Some guys are good in the college game and just don’t translate to the NFL. That’s not really the same thing as calling him an overrated college guy (which he is, but that’s more about the hype than anything else).
I’m a Georgia fan and I’m rooting for Tebow. Used to hate him because I thought he was overrated, but you know what? I’d love to have a guy like him as my QB. He’s a winner, inspirational, and regardless of if people disagree with his religious beliefs, at least he’s genuine and seems like a really good person.
Jesús >>>>>> Jesus >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tebow
You forgot Melvin.
Melvin is off the charts.
RT @JoelHenard
Dominican SS prospect Miguel Sano,suspected by MLB of being older than 16,has been granted work visa. http://shar.es/aIAF4
As he should be. MLB got nothing on him. Just trying to keep a young man from getting a big bonus.
Announcers really need to stop trying to be poetic.
And funny.
Sigh. No love for the Isles.
None for the Devils, either
The last pro hockey game I went to was an Islanders/Rangers game in either late ’05 or early ’06. I didn’t have any hockey stuff, so I wore a white t-shirt, printed out a Whalers logo, and taped it to my chest.
Sigh. A goal already.
Pussies. Step on their Gator throats.
STUFF IT, GATORS!!!! NO NATIONAL TITLE FOR YOUUUUUUUUU!
Tebow sadface. haha
Why all the hate on Tebow and Florida?
I kinda hate Tebow for the same reason I hate Favre—it’s really not him, it’s the coverage thereof.
I’m also not big on the super-Christian thing, but that’s another story.
Understandable. I really don’t care one way or the other, but if I could have chose – I would of wanted Florida to win this game. Plus, I’d rather see more coverage of a Tim Tebow doing good things than some other idiot college athlete getting arrested for some kind of misdemeanor.
Yeah, I hear you. If I had to pick, I’d probably have rooted for Florida, but I really didn’t care.
Maybe it’s a bit petty but I don’t buy, nor like his holier than thou act.
How’s it an act? There’s no evidence to the contrary. I’m a die-hard UGA fan and even I gotta admit the guy seems genuinely good. I think people have a hard time grasping that a “celebrity” can just be that good of a person.
Eh, a bit too perfect for me. To be honest, if he was on Miami I’d probably like him but whatevs.
Check out his girlfriend too: http://tinyurl.com/yzh4b4b
I find it hard to believe he hasn’t got with her because of the whole virgin till marriage thing. I mean, damn, look at her.
I’m not going to call it an act, but I just don’t need to hear about God 21 times per 4 minute interview. That’s his faith and that’s fine, but it’s like anything- if you put it infront of the camera long enough it rubs people the wrong way.
This is my sentiment, as well. It annoys me when Josh Hamilton does it, too.
And Dwight Howard, who then gets a magic cheerleader pregnant.
Yes well hypocrisy is a different matter.
I didnt mean it as Tebow is a hyprocrit or anything; but like everything a small number of people ruin it for everyone else.
I dont watch sports to be preached too, especially when 90% of them are hypocrits, and it sucks for the other 10% but oh well.
I wonder what the reaction by the media would be if an athlete was very vehemently atheistic.
“Vehemently atheistic” is probably the state of a lot of those athletes. The very fact of being atheistic means they have nothing to profess.
I mean really beating that atheist drum like a lot of players do for their respective religions–giving talks, organizing groups, etc.
That would mean you’re not really atheistic, because that’s turning atheism into a religion. Atheists profess to have no beliefs.
Religion means something is being worshiped. Giving talks, writing books, forming groups, etc., is not making atheism a religion, but just talking about it.
Mostly, I’m just curious as to what the reaction would be. That’s all.
I know what you mean, but if you’re giving talks and shit, that means you have specific beliefs, which contradicts atheism.
Yes, atheists have beliefs: they believe there is no God or gods. That’s still a belief.
It depends on the atheists.
Trust me, I’ve studied this. Certain atheists just say they have no idea whether there’s a God/gods or not.
Anyway, It’s kind of hard to profess athism since that’s their ONLY belief. Everything else depends on the atheist.
If you start making specific criteria for lack of belief in God/gods, it stops becoming just a lack of religious beliefs and turns into a club.
Trust me, I’ve studied this. Certain atheists just say they have no idea whether there’s a God/gods or not.
Those aren’t atheists; those are agnostics. That’s what I am and there’s a subtle, but important, difference.
If you start making specific criteria for lack of belief in God/gods, it stops becoming just a lack of religious beliefs and turns into a club.
I’m not making any sort of criteria. If you don’t believe in God, you don’t believe in God.
I apologize (and myself looking really stupid for saying I studied this). Of course those are agnsotics. My bad.
But I really did study this, and I’m not saying you made any criteria. I’m just saying that since atheists have no beliefs but one, their really isn’t much they could preach. If they make any other riteria for atheism, it’s not atheism.
I’m also not making any judgements on atheists or agnostics, negative or otherwise. Just want to be clear on that.
Did not know about either one of those things.
Yeah that useless info gets stuck in my head from time to time
For the same reason everyone hates the Cowboys, Pop
…and the Yankees.
Beat me to it.
It’s all about the []_[].
Oh, also, Florida quite possibly has the most obnoxious fans in all of sports (think about Red Sox fans and then think about what I just said).
WHOOO now I can go watch Syracuse WHOOO
Open Question: Your house is a bit cold. Which do you look to do first?
A)Put on a sweater
B)Turn up the heat
Sweatshirt, yo. Heat’s fucking expensive.
I’m wearing a wool hat right now rather than turn up the heat.
Living in my father’s house, it is C) get a blanket.
Sweater, blanket, either way. You’re in the A) category.
where does the Snuggie fall?
Into a dumpster, hopefully.
http://www.hiyoooo.com/
Vodka.
False.
That will make you colder in the long run!
/Mythbuster’d
Turn up the heat is my first instinct,than I remember that I’m in massive, paralyzing debt and go pull on a sweatshirt.
C)Think of Melvin. It will warm your heart, at least.
You stay out of this, bubby. Your idea of cold is a 50 degree night.
It’s about 58 right now. bbbbrrrr. I may have to wear some pants instead of shorts.
I think I speak for pretty much everybody when I say fuck you, I’m freezing.
http://tinyurl.com/cankn3
My sentiments exactly.
B, cos I ain’t payin for it.
bit cold? ha–I can’t turn off my heat, or even adjust it. and my window is jammed shut
OK, I didn’t want to skew the results with my answer but it looks like I have company. I haven’t touched my thermostat in years. Not over the cost, but it just doesn’t cross my mind.
When I lived home my parents would be turning the thing up and down all night. Yet my grandmother would throw on a sweater and take it off, which is what I do. I wonder if its a generational thing.
D) Move to Miami
I have the opposite problem. I’m sweating but I don’t wanna lower the thermostat.
You’re just as bad as that Andy asshole. Same sentiments to you. My hands are like fucking icicles.
Miami is a sauna compared to Daytona Beach.
You really don’t know how much I hate you both right now, do you?
I live deep in a converted warehouse in Brooklyn. The many walls for a combined like 12 feet of concrete keep me warm.
Between me and the outdoors that is.
Whew. I was tworried that you were stuck in a concrete tomb of 12 foot thickness.
He’s warm, but that damn tool and die machine is a real eyesore. Makes it tough to invite a date over to his place.
I’d rather be cold. I’m hot all the time and I hate sweating so much.
I tell people this all the time: you can always add more layers, there’s a limit to what you can take off.
Exactly.
Are you trying to tell us that you’re sweaty and naked right now?
Ah the joys of being a female commenter on a blog. Between the marriage and nudity jokes it seems like a blast. But seriously, Kiersten and I are having a nude wedding next summer.
Hockey fans – Did the Islanders make a mistake picking Tavares over Victor?
No, either was fine. The old saying is that you build a team from the net out (like building a baseball team up the middle), so maybe Hedman would have been a better pick. Both are studs, though.
Damn, just checked the Devils store, already up 2-0 on a really good team.
We’re fucking good this year.
As good as the Devils are—and you know how much I love them—Syracuse is dominating even better.
BTW, do you read http://www.inlouwetrust.com ?
I’ve never read a Devils blog before. Alas, right now I can’t watch the game. I’m listening to it on the radio.
Good for Syracuse, but I don’t follow them. All I know is, the Devils have played really really well all year.
Syracuse is only good cause the Big East schedule hasn’t started yet. 9-7 is inevitable with these guys.
Have some faith!
(We already beat Cal and UNC (which is overrated) and we have to play Florida (yes, that Florida) in Tampa)
No I know the team is good. It just seems like at this point the 2nd biggest basketball tradition in March is Boeheim complaining about seeding/being left out.
I don’t think we were complaining about the three seed last year…
Ugh. The one time they don’t get fucked by the committee, they get over-seeded. Always on the overrated/underrated extremes.
Wow Florida got crush today by Bama.
What do I have to do to get some damn candy?
Strip.
If I strip will you bring me a box of Mike and Ike’s?
Yes.
That is all.
BTW, glad you’re using my nickname suggestion in your screenname!
2-4 in conference, UConn? Weak. Those close losses really hurt.
Per Ringolsby, Towers is close to accepting a job with the Yankees.
And this is a very good thing, right?
AFAIK
…what?
“as far as I know”
Ah, cool. Thank you.
Yes.
Link?
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/.....-sano.html
Thank you.
That’s so awesome
Soriano May Accept Arbitration
By Zach Links [December 5 at 5:30pm CST]
After it was reported earlier this week that Braves reliever Rafael Soriano would look for employment elsewhere, his agent tells Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com that his client is giving serious consideration to accepting arbitration.
He may not be a FA after all. Could be a smart move if he takes it, he could get more than he would as a FA and then he can hope the economy improves next year, when he’d hit the market as a 31 year old. Only real risk is injury, and given his history, that’s significant.
BTW-Zach Links is not a real name. A blogger calling himself that is so cheesy.
Personally I think that “Mike Axisa” nickname on MLBTR is the cheesiest of all.
‘Axisa’ would be cheesy if he was a Guitar player. For a blogger, it’s a fine stagename.
Unless he was blogging about guitar playing, of course.
For a blogger, it’s a fine
stagebasementname.For a blogger, it’s a fine
stage basementnamegarden apartment name.Touché
They said he can probably make 8m in arbitration, and if he’s not getting a lot of offers why not take it.
If he accepts are the Braves allowed to trade him? People posted different answers there and you know 90% of the posters there are clueless.
i believe they can trade him. if he accepts, he becomes a signed player under contract to the Braves for 2010. they should be able to trade that contract.
8 mil for a setup man in this economy? They just gave Billy Wagner 7 mil to close for them. I seriously doubt Soriano would get 8 per from anyone on the FA market.
i was only answering if they are *allowed* to trade him.
Isn’t there a rule about trading free agents you sign? Like, they have to agree to a trade before a certain date?
They have to agree to a trade before June 1st, I believe.
I thought so. Thanks.
Good question, but what residual value would he have? You’d be lucky to get someone JUST to take the 8 mil, so you’d get zilch back for him. In which case, you’re kicking yourself for offering arb in the first place.
THey should be kicking themselves for running out to sign ancient Type A relief pitchers in the early days of free agency. It made no sense.
So my computer is a bit better somehow today (really, after not working at all yesterday, it’s perfectly fine today). But I dont trust it, so should I just reinstall Windows anyway?
I wonder if Cash will take a shot on Igarashi.
Nice INT for the Huskers.
I hate both of these teams, too.
Damn, Nebraska’s kicker can fucking boot it.
Went and got a haircut–what’d I miss?
Rebecca’s gonna strip for a box of Mike and Ike’s from RRR.
Dammit. Anyone got ten ones for a $10 bill?
For Kit-kats I heard she pole dances. Though this may be a rumor.
I have no idea who on Earth could possibly have started it, though.
Carroll’s hinting that the Cubs are going to get Cameron. Dunno what his source is, though.
Damn, this makes me sad.
Oh well.
“Hinting at” doesn’t necessarily mean anything.
I won’t believe it until Jon Heyman vaguely alludes to it.
[Golf clap]
Well played.
I would like that not to happen.
They have to get rid of Bradley first…
Has anyone heard anything about Yu Darvish?
Yes, I’ve heard. Kills men by the hundreds. And if HE were here, he’d consume the English with fireballs from his eyes, and bolts of lightning from his arse.
But, seriously, nothing.
FREEEEEEDDDOOOOOMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmaaaaaahhhhhhhhh.
My favorite SportsCenter moment ever:
It was in ’06, during the NCAA tournament, and someone named “Wallace” for one of the teams made a last second shot and as the play was developing, Scott Van Pelt goes “Every man dies not every man really lives…” and as the shot goes in he yells “…FREEDOM!”
There is something unsettling about Chico Resch saying “yummy yummy”
There is something unsettling about
Chico Reschanyone saying “yummy yummy”Went ahead and fixed that for you.
There’s something unsettling about anyone over the age of 10 saying “yummy yummy”.
Please don’t tell me he rubbed his belly when he said it.
http://nomaas.org/?p=510
That was one hell of a week for NoMaas. The Gammons-Pedroia pic still makes me laugh and squirm simultaneously.
[...] Saturday Night Open Thread | River Avenue Blues [...]
Fuck. Third period collapse for NJ.
Some dude that lives near me is giving away the PS3 games Heavenly Sword and Borderlands. Should I get them?
If they’re free, why not try them?
Yea, but why waste them when someone else might actually like them?
Well, try them, if you don’t like them, sell them to Gamestop.
if it’s free, then yes. but i personally wouldn’t buy either.
Yeah, you should go for it. When you said you got the PS3, you said you hardly had any money for games, so this is a start.
True, though one of my friends let me borrow Madden ’10 for a bit and I’ve been playing that since last night
BTW, if you’ve got the internet hook up and PSN and what not, my ID is mimbro1; drop a friend request.
Mine – MikePop1027
Swt.
AndySants here.
‘Cuse @ #7!
Oh that is so going higher.
Especially when we beat Florida.
# 15
Whew! Devils win!
And they survive that awful 3rd period.
Aybody see the pics of The Captain in St. Bart’s with Minka Kelly? El Capitan had a much better month than Tiger. Stay single Derek!!! People magazine Dec 7th page 18…
any chance the rays non-tender dioner navarro?
if they do, is he worth bringing back into the fold?
Yes, they might.
And no, don’t bring him back.
he’s still only 25. what happened last year?
You know he was an All-Star in 2008?!
/Kay’d
speaking of marginal catchers, i’m happy that chad moeller re-signed with baltimore
Is Moeller even marginal?
he aspires to marginality
Everyone needs to have goals in life.
Wow. In 2007 his ops+ was 3. Yes, 3. And that’s in 58 PA’s, so not a ridiculously small sample size.
Romulo Sanchez tonight in the VWL…2 innings, 6 strikeouts, zeroes.
/DOTF’d
Fantastic.
We need to continue to make trades with the Pirates.
(FYI, now a member)
Love it. More importantly, Melvin loves it.
Anything for Melvin.
saw him throw 99mph at Scranton this year. Any other Yanks playing?
There’s a few players on various rosters. The Jesus is on a roster but hasn’t been playing well so he’s sitting. They play for keeps in the VWL.
He’s still on the roster, but I honestly don’t think he’s on the active roster. He would have pinch hit once in a while if he were still active.
Ah, word.
Jesus isn’t playing because he is managing- to turn boys into men.
I can’t believe how many people were praising him after the Florida-Alabama game.
…?
The players were thanking Jesus…….
Now I know what Tim Tebow has been talking about all this time.
Fuckin’ A!
I think the Yankees should sign Wily Mo Pena to a minor league contract, have him play in Scranton for a while and see if they can straighten him out. He’ll still only be 28 in January. PLUS….he’s scary as hell. He’s the Dominican Shelley Duncan.
From 22-24 he had an OPS+ of 110 over 1003 PA’s. Worth a shot. And if there is ever a brawl, he’s your man. When he was with the Sox, I’d always give my Sox friends shit asking why they had a Patriot linebacker playing CF for them. Just stick him in front of a pitching machine and feed him about 10,000 curveballs.
On the Licey roster, he’s listed at 6’3″ 270 lbs. Holy Frijoles. That’s one big Dominican.
Haha. Google Translator from Licey.com
“Wily Mo is so hot that not even a rag can be grasped.”
I like that expression.
If Texas wins this, they’ll be creamed in the national title game.
I’m sure you’d love to see a Longhorn get creamed on.
Real mature, Matt!
But seriously, they can’t tackle ANYONE and they can’t catch the ball (and their running game is non-existent).
Let’s go, UConn.
It’s times like these when their absolutely lack of a passing game will bite them in the ass.
One more play to get it a little closer. Come on, Huskies.
What…was…that? Terrible call.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Nice kick!
I’ll reply just to break this up.
Jerk.
You two need to get a room.
THIS IS FUCKING AWESOME. The BCS computers are gonna explode
May have spoke too soon. At least he can make field goals.
Nebraska is trying to make sure that doesn’t happen.
Colt McCoy may have just done something monumentally stupid.
Wow, mother fucker got lucky.
Colt McCoy: “I have plenty of time”.
Or not.
How often does freezing the kicker actually work?
MOTHERFUCKING TEXAS DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So I’m thinking about moving to Harlem. Rent is cheap ($1000) for a real 1 BR on 137th, no broker, right near the 2,3 line. Good idea?
Do it.
I’m also really cheap, so a friend will move into the bedroom, I’ll take the living room. He pays $600, I pay $400 (!) + utilities. We’re using it (if we get it) as just a place to sleep and that’s it.
Save money for a house.
Can’t move in a 3rd? You get the bathroom for $150?
Well, technically speaking, it’s supposed to only be for one person. But I won’t be there much, so I doubt it would be an issue. Three people would be an issue.
Across 110th Street pimps trying to catch a woman that’s weak.
/Bobby Womack’d
???
Song lyrics……Where the hell is TSJC to catch my obscure references???
He may be living those lyrics.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLNJQLBJ88U (safe)
Sorry I’m late… I had a thing.
I’m pissed he made that. What a shitty year of college football. Worst one in a long time.
I’ve fucking excited he made that. What a awesome year of college football. Best one since 2005.
(I’m a Longhorns fan. And drunk)
Longhorns will get DESTROYED by the Tide in the title but congrats for tonight.
Pfft I fucking doubt that. Texas is better than how they played tonight.
Same thing could be said for Florida, actually.
Nothing better than being buzzed and cruising the blogs on a Saturday night!!!
FUCK YEAH MIKEY P YOU KNOW IT.
Arguelles to the Royals? Boo.
Cash$ should have snuck in last second, Ynoa-style.
Great signing for the Royals though. If they decided to take the money they spend on shitty players like Guillen, Farns, Jacobs, and invested that money in high-upside young guys, fans might have something to look forward to.
If thats true its Moore’s first good move since the Greinke extension. And its not like that one was a tough decision at the time.
Some dude on yankees.com wrote this about Molina. Seriously.
This is up there with some of the stupidest, most ridiculous comments I’ve ever read.
If Game 2 of the WS was Molina’s doing, than so was the first inning of Game 5.
Logic FAIL.
Oh and Molina to the BoSox would be a blessing. They’d probably have 3 catchers on the 25 man roster and two of them are putrid offensively. Either that or they’d just eat ‘Tek’s contract, and that would bring its own sense of joy.
What percent of the time does Molina even TOUCH first base when he grounds out? I guess if he did touch, half the time the other team would be back in the dugout or our next batter would have taken the first pitch already…