Dec
19
Snowstorm Open Thread
ByIs it actually snowing by any of you? It’s just flurries here in Bergen County, not really sticking. The snowstorm showed up, and even though it’s been a disappointment so far, it still shows some promise. I shall call it … Melancon.
Anyway, the Cowboys and Saints play at 8:20pm ET, but you need the NFL network to watch that one. The Isles, Devils, and Nets are all playing. You know how this works, so have at it.
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I’m down on the Jersey Shore(Point Pleasant) and I have at least 10 inches. The snow’s coming down harder now than it has all day.
I had a run-in with a median earlier in the day but I got lucky. Slid around and hit the thing head on rather than scraping the side of my truck. Minimal damage.
I’m down on the Jersey Shore(Point Pleasant) and I have at least 10 inches.
Nobody like a braggart.
likes
I have at least 10 inches
TMI
Welcome to the club, buddy.
The Big Penis Club.
/Chappelle’d
yankeeshub.com says it’s snowin’ like crazy in Marlton, NJ
Laffo @ the Melancon joke. If I wasn’t in Boston right now, I’d steal that.
call it Buchholz then
Well if its Boston the snow really shouldn’t even be there, so maybe Bowden…lot of hype, haven’t seen any of it yet.
Dominik says:
…If I wasn’t in Boston right now, I’d steal that.
Tom Zig says:
call it Buchholz then
Accidental humorous juxtaposition FTW.
IETC.
While talking about the outdoor hockey game today, it dawned on me that the NBA should do the same. The Knicks should play a game at Arthur Ashe Stadium at the National Tennis Center. I don’t know, maybe the NBA has already though of it. It would be pretty cool though.
“The Knicks should play a game at
Arthur Ashe Stadium at the National Tennis CenterRucker Park in Harlem.”Heh. That would be HI-LARIOUS.
Seriously, though, your idea isn’t all that crazy. The regular season ends mid-April; it’s warm enough to schedule a game outdoors then.
Run it up the flag pole TSJC. Let’s promote this bitch. I just want muchentuchen restaurant.
The Pheonix Suns have this planned I think, maybe in like Palm Dessert, CA or somewhere like that
here in central jersey in the new brunswick area we’ve got at least 4 inches right now. looks like it’s actually getting worse.
Anyone like the idea of possibly signing Damon for 2/18 after he exhausts all avenues? Damon can play LF this upcoming year and bat 2nd. Then, next year, slide Damon to the DH spot after signing Crawford for LF.
apparently the yanks are worried that he may play hard if he gets a crappy contract (well, at least crappy in his mind)
may not (sorry)
Hell yeah I’d sign him for 2/16-18. I think Cash would too.
As far as 2011 we’ll let the chips fall where they may.
Thought the same thing – 2/16 wouldn’t be so bad. (Wonder if he’d sign at 1/8 or 1/9?)
I’m just outside DC – we’re at 15″ and growing. The snow is deep, too
Anyone like the idea of possibly signing Damon for 2/18 after he exhausts all avenues?
Not really, no.
If he’s exhausted all avenues, then the contract will not be for more than 1 year.
With Nick Johnson now on board, the contract length and salary figure at which I’m prepared to sign Johnny Damon at is so low, I’m 99% positive he’d find a better offer from all 29 other major league teams.
Agreed. Yanks offered him 2/14 and he said no. If he wants to take that, it would mean that literally no team wants him. Then we just offer 1/7. But I’m sure some other will offer that much too
what about 2/16?
Not only could he potentially DH in 2011, he could be flipped for some prospects.
No.
Any reason? I think JD at 8 million is a bargain. His value for 2010 would easily surpass 8 mil and next year he would be attractive to other teams.
Of course 1 yr would be ideal but I think 2/16 is completely reasonable. If Cash’s first offer was 2/14 then you’d have to think he’s willing to go to 16.
I know that was before NJ but still..
One year only. JD at two years was always a year more than I was comfortable with, due to his decline red flags. I was reluctantly willing to go to a second year, however, because we needed to replace his bat in the lineup.
We have since replaced it with Stick Johnson. Johnny is no longer a need, merely a luxury.
One year deal only. No budging.
Who the hell is going to give up prospects for one year of Johnny Damon?
Is everyone forgetting how good of an offensive player he was this year?
Plenty of teams could use his stick at 7-8 mil.
I’m not saying people would give us Strasburg, I said prospects.
Eh I shouldn’t have said everyone, just meant you.
Ok let me put it this way. Damon signs with lets say the Giants for 2 years.
2011 we are looking for a DH.
The market is flooded with guys like Matsui, NJ, Thome, Delgado, etc. again
Would you trade prospects for Johnny Damon to be the Yankee DH?
I wouldn’t but he’s a valuable piece. At one year 7-8 mil a lot of teams would probably be interested, imo of course.
They would be interested and then look at the list of free agents and say why the hell would we trade prospects for Johnny Damon when we can just sign someone for the same price or less to do the same exact thing.
First off, half of those DH types will either be unavailable or will have serious injury woes.
Secondly, I think you’re misconstruing the term prospect. Most prospects don’t pan out, that’s just a fact.
If JD played in SF in 09, had the year he had and we needed a LF/Dh, I would bet that Cash would have seriously considered sending a prospect or two for one year of JD at 8 mil.
Why would half of those DH types be unavailable?
Johnny Damon at his age has injury issues and will have even more in a year.
I cannot see any circumstance where Cash would ever even entertain trading a prospect unless it is Pat Venditte for 37 year old DH.
He would just resign someone like NJ or NJ himself.
I meant if JD played in SF last year.
Half of those Dh’s would be unavailable because they will either resign after the season or workout an extension during the year.
You’re undervaluing JD’s offense and durability.
Cashman is barely willing to sign him as a free agent so I cannot see how he would trade anything for him.
1 yr 7-8 mi of nearly guaranteed production >>>>>> Mid level prospect.
This argument could go on forever. To me it makes no sense. To you it does. Agree to disagree
ha +1
no one’s forgetting. it’s just pretty clear that his 2009 resurgence has been a result of the new yankee stadium. not only that, but do you remember how lost at the plate he was for that prolonged stretch of time? he went cold when the team got hot.
Agreed. Five, and a half million to bench sit, is not my idea of depth.
Your commas confuse me.
W,H,Y,?
I’d still like to see Damon come back. 2/18 or 2/16 isn’t too bad. The Yankees lineup would be sick with Damon in it.
1. Jeter
2. Damon
3. Teixeria
4. Rodriguez
5. Posada
6. Johnson
7. Swisher
8. Cano
9. Granderson
That wouldn’t be my preferable lineup.
Then what would?
Hard to say but Johnson wouldn’t bat 6th imo. Not enough power(unless he regains it). I’m almost tempted to throw NJ at 2 and have Johnny down around the bottom. The lineup would be so ridic it’s hard to even fathom.
If Damon came back, I’d be utterly SHOCKED if he wasn’t still the #2 hitter. He’d get it out of seniority/respect/comfort. Nick’s the newcomer, he’d be bumped down.
Johnny’d have to slump for a good month or two to lose the #2 spot.
Probably but where would Nick go. Now if he has his power it doesn’t matter, he could hit 1-9, but if his power is still gone, I don’t think I want him hitting 5-6, maybe even 7.
If Damon did come back, here’d be the thought process, IMO:
1-SS Jeter (R) – locked
2-LF Damon (L) – locked
3-1B Tex (S) – locked
4-3B ARod (R) – locked
5-C Posada (S) – locked
6-2B Cano (L)
7-RF Swisher (S)
8-CF Granderson (L)
9-DH Johnson (L)
Johnson gets the #9 hole to use his unique OBP skills as a secondary leadoff guy. Get on base for the 1-2-3-4 hitters to drive in. Also, of the bottom 4 hitters, he’s got the least power, so leave the other three in the 6-7-8 holes to drive in whomever’s still on the bases after the heart of the order finishes with their XBH prowess.
Cano-Swisher-Granderson are pretty interchangeable. Give the top two spots to the guys who’ve been here longest; show faith in Cano by batting him highest. Hide Granderson’s deficiency against lefties by putting him in between two guys who hit lefties well. Nick’s reverse split means there’s no need to keep him separated from any other lefties anyway.
That is my ideal lineup, I may flip flop Jorge and Robbie but other than that, what’s not to love?
You could flipflop Posada and Jorge, sure, but I doubt Girardi does.
Show respect and deference to your veterans. Jorge’s been a heart of the order hitter pretty much his whole career, Robinson’s still “earning” it.
Besides, Jorge’s probably still the slightly better bat at this point.
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An aside: If it wouldn’t piss him off royally, I’d bat Jorge 8th or 9th if I could (and if I was confident that Cano/Swisher/Granderson/Johnson could all approximate his total offensive production, which I’m not quite sure of yet.) Just so that pulling him from the lineup for a pinchrunner/defensive replacement wouldn’t change the heart of the order, just the bottom.
But, that’s not happening.
If you flip flop Posada and Jorge you get Posada Jorge! New and improved!
I have shamed myself.
hahaha the posada and jorge thing was funny…but i agree with that lineup, but i would consider moving granderson ahead of swisher. swisher and johnson batting back to back would be killer for pitchers, and if they start an inning there is potential for some huge innings.
That is way too much for Damon with the DH spot already locked up. At this point I would only want him back for 1 year and max about 8 million.
That sounds about right. It may even be too high, though.
Johnny is way down on the list of priorities. First is Chapman, second is a high-upside pitcher or two (either of the starting variety like Sheets or J-Douche or of the relieving variety like Escobar or Capps), and only after that is Damon.
And, at that point, we may not even have room for a 1/8 in the budget. It may be more like a 1/5 he has to settle for if he wants to come back. It may be “Sorry, fella, we’re all closed for business.”
I don’t think anyone considers Damon a priority. Well, maybe that cat from the end of the last thread. If we did get him at an affordable price we’d be looking at an absolutely ridiculous video game offense.
But that’s why even a 2/16 is too much for Damon, because,
A) he’s not a priority
B) we have other priorities
C) we have a budget
The 7 or 8 AAV we’d give to Johnny should go towards Chapman and some other arms first. And when it does, I bet there’s no room in the budget for the luxury of Johnny.
Yeah I know where you’re coming from. Chap is my main priority. After that, I’m set. That said, if Cash gets some more leverage on Damon and pulls the trigger, I’d be pretty happy.
Not anymore. I’m very pleased with what the Yankees have done so far this offseason. Already, we’ve got an adequate-to-awesome outfield with Swisher, Granderson, and Melky. Johnson will be our DH this year and most likely Posada will take the majority of DH-ing duties in 2011.
Damon? We don’t need no stinkin’ Damon.
Me too, I think Cash has done a great job. He has approximated the production we got from Matsui/Damon for 26 mil with Granderson/Johnson for only 11 mil and we got younger and (yes) much healthier as well. That leaves us 15 mil to make further improvements, or maybe just sign a pitcher and cut payroll 5-10 mil.
Tremendous job by Cash, he can run my biz any day.
Pimp of the Year:
1988: Flyguy
2009: Brian Cashman
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Let’s see how the new guys handle big time pressure…NJ did poorly in the postseason last go around and I can see Granderson going oh fer against quality lefties. Let’s see what we do with the extra cash but we have just lost two big game clutch performers for a dainty no power DH and a guy who can’t hit lefties.
For Christmas, I want Santa to leave you some perspective under the tree.
I appreciate your perspective but I just hate losing two proven gamers…I don’t think Johnson would have gone onto third like Johnny did. I just don’t trust a guy until I see them come thru in the big games.
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3″ so far on south shore of LI. supposed to get 16″
8 inches in morris county, nj… calling for 12-18
weird, i in morris county and we only got about three or four inches with some flurries right now.
Dude, I just saw Avatar
HOLYFUCKINGOMGSHIT
Really?
I expected bad things from that. Nevermind the special effects and the “realness” of the CGI, which I’m sure was awesome.
Was the actual story interesting? That’s what I want to know.
I thought the story was good, but a friend of mine wasn’t so bullish. I believe he referred to it as ‘James Cameron does Ferngully”.
The CGI realness was worth it though. Regardless of what you feel about the story, it made Avatar feel epic.
If you have someplace close-by that offers it, I think it is a must see in IMAX 3D.
The CGI realness was worth it though. Regardless of what you feel about the story, it made Avatar feel epic.
For me, though, I’m definitely a story-driven person and not an effects driven person. If the story sucks, I don’t think there’s any possible way I’ll enjoy a movie, no matter how awesome it is visually.
Whatevs. Probably not my cup of tea.
Heh, disregard the fact my comment came 10 minutes after yours. I’m very rarely refreshing.
On the topic of the importance of story/characters in films, and the crappiness of movies that rely too heavily on CGI/effects while neglecting story/character…
If you ever have the time/inclination, watch this video review of Phantom Menace. It’s really kind of awesome (and comes recommended by Damon Lindelof, apparently, which is awesome).
http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/.....om-menace/ (safe)
MOLY SHITBALLS A 70 MINUTE MOVIE REVIEW?!?!?
I’ll bookmark it and watch it sometime when I really have nothing else to do.
I agree with the thrust of what he’s saying in the printed description, though. Bad writing makes everything unwatchable. Good writing makes anything watchable.
Yeah it’s really long, but you can watch it in pieces. It’s really pretty awesome, you (and anyone else interested) should check it out sometime. He kills Lucas and the prequels in a pretty entertaining way.
For the record, I agree that Phantom Menace sucked, but I thought Episode II and III were both quite good.
Hayden Christensen brings them down with his wooden acting, sure, but the stories were solid and intriguing, IMO, on a way that Phantom just wasn’t. And, to be fair, it’s not like ANY of those 6 movies had any good actors in them (Alec Guinness excepted, of course), so it’s a little harsh to love the first trilogy as awesome but poop on the second for bad acting.
I don’t recall Mark Hamill winning many awards for his craft.
Right, but at least we had a reason to like and care about the character Mark Hamill played, his shitty acting notwithstanding. Neeson, Jackson and even McGregor (who could have been a very likeably Obi-Wan given a decent script) were totally wasted, and the rest of the cast just wasn’t very good (but, like Hamill, could have been fine if given decent characters/scenes). The writing was just awful, there’s no way to save movies that start with that flaw.
I’m surprised you’d defend 2 and 3… I can see 3 being ok, but I thought 2 was actually worse than 1. At least Darth Maul was fun/interesting in 1, I thought they made a mistake by killing off the only intriguing character so early in the trilogy. Then again, he had like 2 lines, so who really cares anyway. To each his own, I guess.
Attack of the Clones was the meat of the story, though. It’s where all the exposition goes. Palpatine’s scheme to play both sides against each other, Anakin’s weakness revealed, the origin of the Stormtroopers, the blindness of the Jedi Council, etc.
The middle movie of a trilogy is almost invariably the best film of the three. I liked Episode II quite a bit.
Man, what makes a story epic is never special effects.
I’m sure all the Emo-Cap technology & CGI to embellish it is stunning, but without any real solid story behind it, I’ve got a hard time watching.
Waterworld had some amazing special effects, or so I’m told.
So did Matrix 2 & 3, most of the butcherings of the Marvel movies, anything by Michael Bay…
I live & work in Hollywood. It can be trying.
…anything by Michael Bay…
Oh, Jesus H. Montero, do I hate that guy.
I assume that waterboarding is probably worse and more painful than watching Transformers. I’m not 100% positive, though.
Got me there. Those are terrible movies regardless of the effects.
Does the uniqueness of the special effects help at all for you guys? Most of those movies just rehashed effects seen elsewhere, but if a movie is truly innovative in its presentation it always gets bonus points with me (think Matrix 1, though the story there was probably good enough to carry the film without bullet time / cgi / et al).
Well my opinion is obviously biased, because I enjoyed the story and the entire presentation managed to blow me away.
I’ll put it another way: I felt the story was good enough to carry the movie without the stunning visual effects, but my friend didn’t. We both thoroughly enjoyed the experience though.
I’m watching right now, I’ll let you know.
I watched an hour of it, realized it was well over 2 hours long and lost patience.
The new guys on “At the Movies” both pretty enthusiastically recommended Avatar, for what it’s worth. The new version of the show with AO Scott and the other guy whose name I don’t remember, not the stupid version of the show they had with the younger critics.
I’m pretty fucking skeptical about Avatar. But I cannot deny: a feast for the eyes is still a feast for the eyes. My only annoyance is when people mistake their personal taste (I can easily see why someone would think Avatar is a colossal waste of time, money, and talent) for objective fact vis-a-vis artistic merit/quality.
So Thunder Smurfs the movie apparently kicks major ass??
Can we translate that to “yes, you should go see this movie,” or “a bizarre waste of 2+ hours?”
I think James Cameron is incapable of putting together an experience that you’d walk out feeling like you wasted 2+ hours. We all love T2, Aliens, & Titanic. Aliens remains the benchmark of sci-fi adventure/action. Okay so True Lies hasn’t aged very well.
I’m catching Avatar b/c i trust James Cameron.
I think “True Lies” has aged just fine. It’s a good remote stopper. It’s no “Airborne”, but it’s not bad.
I still love True Lies. It always makes me laugh.
To be frank, True Lies may be the MOST rewatchable of all 4 of those movies.
I’ll stop and watch True Lies when it comes on basic cable. Can’t say I’ve ever done that for Terminator 2, Aliens, or Titanic.
FACT: I will never voluntarily watch Titanic again. FACT.
Airborne>>>>>>>>>>>>>True Lies>>>>>>Aliens>>>>>>>>Terminator 2>>X 1000000>Titanic.
Don’t let go, Tommie!
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Google Image Search FTW.
Damn, you totally just made this thread your bitch.
I’m impressed.
Damn, you totally just made this thread your bitch.
Yup, I did.
/Cashman’d
Almost forgot–
“I’ve got a little dick, it’s pathetic!”
Cousin Wiley!! What an awful movie, and yet I still love it. Jack Black is actually kind of funny in that movie.
It is the perfect awful movie. “The Devil’s Backbone”? Perfect ending. Couldn’t have wrote it any more cliched.
I saw it yesterday. The story has been done before, think “Dances with Wolves” except the Indians are replaced by huge blue aliens. However, the visuals are ridiculously cool, definitely worth seeing in a theater.
So is Matt Capps the best remaining reliever on the market for the Yankees? His lack of type-anything status makes him a perfect fit. How ironic would it be if Capps didn’t have to settle for a number lower than he wanted to take? That’s definitely not the case with Soriano.
Yeah it would be a classic Pitt move if Capps is able to get contract (and rumors had 2 yr contracts being offered) for around what he would take, when his trade value was killed as a potential non-tender candidate, which of course Pitt could have stopped by coming and saying we don’t intend to non-tender him.
“which of course Pitt could have stopped by coming and saying we don’t intend to non-tender him.”
Because GMs always tell the truth….
If we sign a Sheets or Durchester, we don’t need a reliever.
But, if Escobar can be had on a minor league deal, we should add him even if we don’t need him.
after the bradley trade, ccubs may apparently be interested in melky or gardner if they become available
Figure for them its either another Texas of/disappointment in Marlon Byrd, or trade.
Would be interesting in what exactly are they going to offer back?
podsednik apparently too
Would trading Melky Cabrera free enough salary to make Damon affordable?
what would the cubs possibly offer that would make us give them either Melky or BG……..do they have anything that would make sense for both sides?
Now we could get Carlos Zambrano, ha just kidding.
Give us Vitters or no deal.
Vitters sucks.
i know that, but as far as I know, the Cubs got no one in their system. Then again, I do admit I really shouldn’t talk about a system I know nothing about.
Hak-Ju Lee would be nice.
He’s just like Cliff Lee, only he’s Korean and not a pitcher. Other than that, they’re identical.
Melky and Wordekemper for Aramis Ramirez and D.J. LeMahieu.
We cannot get rid of Palabrakemper. He’s the star of my NY TIMES Crossword Puzzle fantasy team.
Mark Cuban?
Where will Pedro Martinez end up?
In the HOF
Searching for the real killers with David Ortiz.
Sitting under his old mango tree.
Hopefully on television. Damn, can he hold a press conference. That was some great shit.
He would be a hilarious commentator for a network.
I can’t wait for Fox’s World Series 2010 desk with Pedro AND Ozzie Guillen.
Chaos in Long Island brewing with snow.
I can’t wait for the BA prospect handbook. My wife hates them and asks every year if I need another one.
Any chance Damon’s market crashes and he comes to the Yanks on a one year deal?
Let’s hope.
If Johnny Damon’s market is only one year deals, he would have to be really stupid to not come back to the Yankees.
His production would be substantially better hitting at YS and between Jeter and Tex then it would anywhere else. And at the same time he would have the chance to prove he is not absolutely brutal in LF. If he goes anywhere else on a one year deal he stands to make substantially next money next year.
That said, Johnny Damon is incredibly stupid and probably would not be able to swallow his pride in order to crawl back to the Yankees on a 1 year deal.
2 feet and rising in Fairfax, VA. My car has completely disappeared.
I almost moved to Fairfax 6 years ago. Worked for Best Buy, was going to be relocated by the company to help open a store in Tysons Corner when 3 days before I was supposed to leave, they offered me more money to open a store in Manhattan instead.
It’s great there. If I leave NYC, I’d probably move to the DMV.
No kidding, I know exactly where that Best Buy is. Tyson’s is actually my least favorite place in the area, but NoVa has a lot going for it. Been here 5 years and looking forward to the next 5.
The DMV?
You’ve only been there 5 years, so you probably don’t know the lingo yet.
The DMV:
D.C.
Maryland
Virginia
Been consulting down here since 2002, but only moved here in March – so DMV is new to me. (Speaking of acronyms, I like DelMarVa tons – even Ocean City is awesome after Labor Day or before July 4th)
DC and Old Town Alexandria have a ton of places to see and visit, and the bike paths around here are impressive. The only downside so far – stuff shuts down early.
Georgetown/Dupont/Foggy Bottom are all awesome too.
I’m lucky enough to work in Foggy Bottom
Just discovered the joys of Moby Dick (great cheap Iranian food) a few blocks away. Hudson’s is nearby, and can’t beat the bar at Old Ebbitt’s for atmosphere.
I highly recommend Blues Alley. It’s literally in an alley just off Wisconsin Ave, south of M St.
Live music, good food, nice ambiance (not too haughty, not a dive). Take a date there and impress her with your refined sensibilities and cosmopolitanness and shit.
(Tommie’s Tips to Help You Schlubs Get Laid #2 of 1000)
I used to live in Old Town. I’ve still never had a bad meal at King Street Blues.
Also check out HR 57 some Saturday night, if you like jazz.
Tyson’s is actually my least favorite place in the area,
It’s everyone’s least favorite place in the area. It’s like White Plains, but with more traffic.
I like the De La Soul album reference
Fortunately I’ve got underground parking, or my car would have disappeared a few inches ago. And of course I need new snow tires, and figured I wouldn’t need them in Virginia.
I hear you. It hasn’t snowed like this in 15 years, so I’ve heard.
Clearly, climate change is a hoax. My eyes tell me so.
2 Feet? Do you drive this?
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That’s funny. I took this photo a few hours ago: http://imgur.com/Ymx4Q.jpg
We’ve got 17 inches in Richmond
I will be sleeping with an extra blanket tonight.
WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU TIED SYRACUSE?!?! You’re playing St. Bonaventure! WTF, score some damn points!
St. Bonaventure are no LeMoyne, that’s for sure.
Meanwhile, Old Dominion is beating GTown by 11 at halftime.
hey ODU is sweet.
I’m more upset at how close the Memphis game is..
When did they get the Lepricon coach?
GO! GO U! GO U-MASS! GO UMASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
snowstorm=burrito in the microwave
Im goin to be a dick and complain about the weather tonight in Miami. Its only in the freaking 60′s!!!!
I bet when you go outside your balls shrivel up and hide like little turtles.
The sad part is there will be people tonight wearing scarves and mittens down here, they freaking exaggerate so much. To me the weather is beautiful tonight but not to most South Floridians.
Tell me about it Al. I have 2 tee-shirts on right now.
Yeah I had a game to umpire earlier today and had on an undershirt!! BTW freakin game went 10 innings and over 3 hours since it was the championship game of the 15-17 yo age group league. Freakin annoying.
How do you like living in Miami?
On days like this when it is snowing and earlier had the pleasure of being pressed up against a fat sweaty guy on the subway, it definitely crosses my mind to pack it all up and move to somewhere like Miami.
Miami is amazing. Lived there for two years. No complaints, just stay east of the train tracks if you can.
Would you say the people in Miami are generally more like New Yorkers or people from Cali?
They’re Cuban. Like, all of them.
People in Broward and Palm Beach are like New Yorkers, since most of them are.
They’re Cuban. Like, all of them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xo3f93gQXs (safe)
I saw on Facebook that it’s going to be in the low 50′s in Broward and they issued a cold weather emergency.
To think that I was in the 85 degree heat of Miami just 2 days ago and now there are ~6 inches of snow outside my window.
I’m getting cabin fever already.
Randomly hung out with Tim Lincicum’s ex-girlfriend last night who’s now dating my friend…which may be even more random. Dated him for 6 years apparently…so I’m assuming they still talk. From Seattle…now living in San Diego. Cute girl. My friend’s a good guy but I’m sure she wishes she could cash in on some of that arbitration money coming his way lol
well at least he knows she’s not in it for the money.
The RAB Radio show coming up soon?
Why, do you need work, Bob?
Who do you think cleans Michael Kay’s dictionaries when he’s gone?
Now I know you’re bullshitting.
Michael Kay doesn’t have dictionaries.
I miss baseball season already..not a fan of college sports or Football…and the Knicks…well…you know
Hey the Knicks have gone 8-8 since starting the season 1-9!! They are at least watchable right now. Currently have won 5 of 7 and have some favorable home games coming up, might actually sneak into playoff contention by the end of the month.
There’s an incredibly irritating ‘hockey sucks’ joke in there somewhere, Tommie. I’m disappointed it’s taking you this long.
Meh, I’m taking the night off.
(Just like hockey took the year off back in 2004-2005.
http://www.instantrimshot.com)
Ha, well-played.
The NHL: Where Amazing Doesn’t Happen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lujrz76FZjs
(peremptory response to your rebuttal: Yes, I know most if not all of the things this person has to say about the NHL also occurred in the NBA. I’m not starting a real discussion here. Just linking to a mildly humorous YouTube vid. That is all.)
Dude, half the things in that video are reasons why the NHL is awesome. You’ve got to embrace the lunacy, Tommie. Learn to love it.
I’m a ravenous Yankee, Jets, Knicks, and Miami Hurricanes fan. I watch soccer when it’s on and there’s nothing more interesting on the broadcast nets. I’ll peep out college basketball from time to time.
If I add another sport to my viewing calendar, the wife will buy a shotgun and shoot both the TV and my computer.
2003 alcs game 7 on mlb network. Some alternative viewing for those snowed in.
Doesn’t look like Clemens has it tonight…Torre better start warming up Moose.
Anyone else notice That Karim Garcia looks like a fatter version of Cervelli?
No matter how many times I watch that game, I still shit myself over Boone’s first pitch homerun. You have Buck nattering on all blase in the booth and then, BOOM.
This “could” take the Yankees to the WS? Please, Joe, it got them there off the bat.
4-1 in the 6th. This isn’t looking good guys…
20 inches here in DC… can the yanks please sign ben sheets?? so i have something to occupy myself with…
so i have something to occupy myself with…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography
Make sure to make a donation while you’re over there.
Oh, I’ll be making a donation, alright.
/nasty’d
Non-baseball related question. If you are talking about someone’s name that ends with an “S”, like..Morales. If something belongs to Morales…do you say it’s Morales’s government or Morales’ government?
Or Morales’s fastball to stay relevant.
I always check what Strunk said on the subject:
http://www.bartleby.com/141/strunk.html#1
That book was well worth the $2 or $3 I paid for it in HS.
Agreed.
Also, this site doesn’t answer the above question, but it’s an awesome reference and should be bookmarked by all:
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html
“ATM” means “Automated Teller Machine,” so if you say “ATM machine” you are really saying, “Automated Teller Machine machine.”
I’ve always hated this one.
Really? I always thought ATM meant something else.
http://www.hiyoooo.com
Pizza pie anyone?
PIN Number, pizza pie, etc.
There’s actually no hard and fast rule. I should know, I have one of those last name!
Thanks! I like the Morales’s version better.
because Morales is singular, you have to add the apostrophe and s. I just went over this in school since we were doing a paper on Charles Dickens so we had to follow that rule.
Really? English was my weakest subject but I thought that if it ended in a s, you just put another apostrophe and nothing more
only if the word itself is plural. Because Morales or Dickens is referring to a singular person, it does in fact get an apostrophe s.
That.
Correct: All of Charles Dickens’s books are large.
Correct: All the books’ pages are gold-trimmed.
Now, let’s get tricky:
Correct: The Yankees’s wish list this offseason is small.
Correct: The Yankees’ jerseys need to be laundered after every game.
Your mind, it is blown.
Please explain.
Please don’t
Oh, come on, don’t be afraid of learning.
The English language is often confusing and arcane, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t strive for accuracy when using it.
“The Yankees” can be both a singular entity (i.e. The Yankees organization) or a plural one (the collective Yankee players together).
So, if the thing in question belongs to a group of individual Yankees, like each Yankee player’s individual jersey, than the group of “Yankees” is a plural, and thus, doesn’t get an “s” after the apostrophe.
However, “The Yankees” as the singular organization would be a singular noun that ends in “s”, just like Charles Dickens or Pablo Zevallos. So, the organization “The Yankees” is a singular entity, and thus, DOES get the “s” after the apostrophe.
Because the Yankees “offseason wish list” does not individually and separately belong to numerous “Yankee” people, it belongs to the singular Yankees organization as a whole.
I see.
However, this does not apply to Jesus and Greek names.
Morales’ government. That’s it. End of story.
Nope.
so not the end of the story their toad
See what I did their?
Did it again.
Googling around, I find some disagreement. Some sites suggest either is acceptable.
So, not end of story, I guess, but not all wrong either. It’s the way I was taught back in the dark ages, anyway.
Just going through some old NoMass archives.
http://nomaas.org/archive2005maydec.html
The pix are as funny as ever, but DAMN are their predictions bad.
Looking for some new graphics for your blog posts?
http://buuurn.com/
What can I say, I’m a huge fan.
Heh, I know, just giving you a hard time.
Snowing like crazy on long island
if anyone wants to laugh, go on mlbtraderumors and read teh comments in the odds and ends post with the Yankees possibly trading Melky or Gritner to teh Cubs.
The funniest proposal, Ted Lilly for Robinson Cano and Gritner. LOLZ, that creates a bigger hole for teh Yankees.
Trade Robbie, he’s easy to replace.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/b...../league/al
Batting average? Really, Nostra? Come on, bruh.
http://www.fangraphs.com/leade.....38;month=0
(He’s not number 1, but there’s nothing wrong with being #3 behind Zobrist’s career year and Chase Utley.)
Ugh. I just punched up his name and didn’t even look at the category. You don’t have to with Robbie, he’s typically among the leaders at his position in a normal year.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/b.....order/true
Here, #2 in OPS after Ben Zobrist forgot he was Ben Zobrist for one year, who will probably end up in the outfield anyway.
The Cubs are in need of a center fielder after the trade of Milton Bradley, but they are not leaning towards any particular candidate, according to Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. According to sources, Marlon Byrd and Scott Podsednik are the strongest options on the open market. However, the duo writes that GM Jim Hendry may also look into striking a deal with the Yankees for Brett Gardner or Melky Cabrera if they become available.
Melky for Marmol.
Deal.
PeteAbe said that Lowell has torn ligament in his right thumb, needs surgery and the trade to Texas is off.
Texas caught a break?
The albatross of Lowell’s salary remains on boston’s books.
Nah, The Sox were paying most of his contract. Pretty much a no-lose for Texas. The Sox are the ones who got screwed here, they may have to keep him and they don’t think he has anything left. They were willing to pay off most of his contract to open up the roster spot for someone who might contribute and/or make a deal of some sort (A-Gon). Now, looks like that’s not going to happen.
Tsk tsk. I feel so bad for them.
Yea, you’re right. I knew the trade was good for Boston but didn’t really look at the Texas side of it. Either way, I’m not complaining about this news.
This. This is probably good news for us. We’ll see how they react and what moves they make from here on out, but for tonight, this is a blow to their offseason plans.
Unless they plan on making Lowell a $12 million bench player what can they really do now?
They cannot sign/trade a 1B or 3B
Cameron locked up their OF.
Package Taco boy for a corner OF and move Cam to CF?
Try to dump Ortiz on someone and move Lowell to DH?
Well, they can sign/trade for a 1B or 3B. They certainly have the money to make more moves.
I don’t know what they’ll do, we’ll see. They’re not dumb, they’ll explore other avenues if they have to.
Yeah, “cannot” was too strong. Probably something more like it will be much more difficult…
Between Ortiz and Lowell, they have 25 mil and two roster spots of dead weight.
Yup. They avoid a broken-down old horse, and I would imagine this complicates things for the Red Sox if they were, indeed, serious about acquiring A. Gonzalez. This non-trade makes me happy.
If they could really get Adrian Gonzalez, and they were already gonna pay 75% of Lowell’s contract, I think when push came to shove, they’d just DFA him.
Maybe, though that’s a lot of money to eat for absolutely no return (b/c I doubt anyone will trade for him or claim him after this). I was assuming they’d be forced to keep him around, which would inhibit a move by Youkilis to 3B. You could be right, though.
Most likely they will have to keep him around. I just think they’d make a special exception if they really had to, to get Gonzalez.
Nah, that looks bad and Bud won’t like it. They’ll make a similar trade, but pay more $ and get less in return.
Why would you say that?
OK, maybe Texas didnt catch a big break but Boston was hurt by hit.
Yeah. Boston is dying to unload him and they can’t.
*it
Santa brings us good news.
Can you imagine walking into that clubhouse next year if you are Mike Lowell? He has got to hate the Red Sox organization right now.
The saddest thing about all of this is that if Lowell remains on the team books and isn’t moved, Sox fans will lament his non-trade as being the one single, solitary thing that prevented them from trading Buchholz and Ellsbury for A-Gonz, even though that deal probably never happens this winter no matter what the hell happens with Lowell.
Self-delusional, poor-Boston, innocent-victim-of-cruel-circumstance false narrative FTL.
What is even worse then that, is some Red Sox fans are already starting to blame Lowell for all of this. They are saying he should have known something was wrong with his thumb and he is messing up the Red Sox future.
I am sure I do not have to remind you that this is the same Mike Lowell who left 13 million on the table to return to this team and fanbase. Smart decision by him…
I didnt know NFL.com broadcasted these Thursday games for free. Or is just for tonight?
Dude, you just made my night. I had no idea they broadcast this, and I was stuck watching “Vampire Diaries” with my wife, lol.
Salty Buggah from Colorado, you are my Santa Claus!
Just in case anyone is interested, MLB Network is showing Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS.
Mussina just got out of a bases loaded jam to keep the Yankees in the game. Fingers crossed that they manage to pull this one out. Pedro looks like he could go all 9!
The single best sporting event that I ever have gone to or ever will go to.
I think thats probably what I remembered watching live the most in my life (not counting this year)
4-0 in the bottom of the 4th?!!!!! FUCK! We gonna lose to the freakin Sox????!!!! Im gonna jump!!!!!!!
/Panicky Yankee Fan in 2003
Amazing game. For all the shit Grady Little caught for leaving one of the greatest pitchers who ever lived on the mound, the fact of the matter was his bullpen options weren’t any better. It didn’t work out, but it wasn’t the horrendous decision the jobbernowls in Boston claimed it was.
Yup. And Jorge hit a blooper into CF, and ended up on 2nd. Not Pedro or Grady’s fault.
Yep, and Jorge’s career numbers facing Pedro were pathetic.
Always love watching Damon when he realizes NO ONE is covering second.
For all the shit Grady Little caught for leaving one of the greatest pitchers who ever lived on the mound, the fact of the matter was his bullpen options weren’t any better.
Embree and Timlin were the two first guys he used in relief of Pedro that night. Not counting an intentional walk to Ruben Sierra, they combined to retire 5 of the next 6 Yankees to bat, the only non-out being a walk to Karim Garcia to bring the ice-cold Alfonso Soriano to the plate with two outs (who promptly wealky grounded out).
Timlin, 2003 postseason (ALDS and ALCS):
8 games, 32 batters faced, 1 hit, 2 BB, 11 K, 3 inherited runners (all stranded), 0.00 ERA, .033/.094/.033 against
Embree, 2003 postseason (ALDS and ALCS):
8 games, 22 batters faced, 4 hits, 0 BB, 1 K, 10 inherited runners (6 stranded), 0.00 ERA, .190/.182/.238 against
Grady probably should have used a quicker hook. He had two hot relievers who had been on all postseason long at the ready.
Talk about a small sample.
03 Embree 4-1 ERA-4.25 IP-55 H-49 BB-15 SO-45 WHIP-1.182
03 Timlin 6-4 ERA-3.55 IP-83 H-77 BB-9 SO-65 WHIP-1.028
03 Pedro ERA-2.22 IP-186 H-147 BB-47 SO-206 WHIP-1.039
And were talking about Pedro Martinez, one of the 2-3 best pitchers who ever lived, facing a guy who he’s owned his entire career.
Posada vs Pedro .183/.290/.450/.740
Not a bad decision, just didn’t work out.
Isn’t that the one time where it’s worth it to trust a small sample though?
In the playoffs, when your reliever is hot and your starter is tired? Embree and Timlin were hot. Pedro was gassed.
That’s all I’m saying.
Ehhh, gassed, but still throwing 95. I can certainly see what Grady was thinking.
Just giving the counterargument a lil’ love.
Here in Boston it is 10000% a complete and utter failure in the decision making process. It wasn’t, a case can be made to go with your best pitcher, who may be fatigued, or to go to the fresh arm in the pen who’s not Pedro. It wasn’t cut and dried. Had Pedro gotten thru it, Grady would have been a genuis (in Boston).
So what you’re saying is, the counterargument needs no love because it already gets way too much love as it is?
Fair enough. I didn’t know, I avoid Boston like I avoid syphilis, which makes sense, since Boston is full of syphilis.
It didn’t work out, but it wasn’t the horrendous decision the jobbernowls in Boston claimed it was.
I was in the bleachers for that game. *EVERYONE* was shocked that Little left Pedro in the game. Didn’t matter if they were rooting for the Red Sox or the Yankees, they couldn’t believe it. The fans definitely felt Pedro had nothing left at that point.
Young Matsui makes me happy.
PSD has a list going on of 10 best P in baseball. Any thoughts?
if it is for the present
in no particular order
CC
Halladay
Lincecum
Greinke
King Felix
Lester
Cliff Lee
Brad Penny
Johan Santana
Mariano Rivera (only reliever who belongs on this list.)
CWIDT?
in no order….
barry zito
john smoltz on the red sox
brad penny
carlos silva
nick swisher
mike timlin
jeff suppan
darrel rasner
jason marquis
pat venditte
1-10: Casey Kelly
He is so good he takes up every spot 1 to 10.
I’m down in Washington DC, we’ve got 20+ inches in some parts. EVERYTHING is shut down. Accidents galore. Gotta love it.
I think in the 5 years I lived in DC, it probably snowed 20 inches combined. Naturally two of the biggest storms in recent memory happen the years before and after I’m there. And how is it less snow in NY? Weather confuses me.
I have no idea, it seems the worst part of it is south of me, Virginia got rocked. Just got off a 16 hour work shift, gotta love it.
This snow is crazy. It’s still coming down like balls and there is well over 12 inches here now.
I don’t mind. My dogs love it and I plan on heading to the park with them tomorrow.
Yeah i’m in Central NJ. Supposed to get 12-18 inches. Snowing pretty hard.
Nice name. I bet Sterling uses it, but of course he won’t stop there. He’ll have to add 3 or 4 more cheesy ones on top of it. Something like this-
Sterling-”It is high, it is far, it is GONE! Oh, it’s a Granderson-slam! A dandy by Grandy! Curtis Blows one out of the park! And the Yankees take a 5-2 lead!”
Oh yeah. He probably devised a whole list already.
Just outside of Boston, hasn’t started yet. What a ridiculously slow moving storm.
T-Pain is the #1 trending topic on Twitter because he lost his virginity at 10.
I lol’d.
ugh c’mon saints
It’s snowing everywhere in the northeast (or so it seems) and of course in up here in good ‘ol Burlington, VT, we’ve got nothing.
Does anyone think that Hoffman could outplay the other internal options and win a considerable amount of AB’s as the everyday LF’er?
Probably not. He’s kinda righty Brett Gardner. I do think that a good spring could lead to a springtime trade of Melky or Brett, if a good return is to be had. Or, just in Gardner getting sent back to AAA.
ESPN on the Lowell deal falling through, with a journalistic faux-pas, a factual ambiguity that they should have phrased better (emphasis mine):
Jim Thome: not a right handed bat
torn labrum in his right him in October 2008 and returned in time for the 2009 season.
That too.
Editors are expensive.
Ask RAB.
ZINGGGGGGGGGG
Did John Kruk write that?
No snow out here in sunny California, but I finally finished my 29-team roundup of places Damon could possibly go, other than the Yanks. After exhaustive analysis, I think he comes back at 2/$17 on a slightly frontloaded deal. Anyone have any info on this? I’d like to know what the hell he and Boras were thinking when they got into this market in the first place.
Anyone have any info on this?
Yes. What you just said: highly unlikely.
A 2/17 offer from the Yankees is probably a year longer and 8-10M more than what Cashman would actually offer Damon at this point, methinks.
link fail
Just post your exhaustive analysis here hombre, it’s more productive and conducive to debate.
I am guessing he was too exhausted to do that.
Just went outside, the snow is up to my knees. ha
So I just went to RotoWorld to see if there was any update on Blake Griffin, and I search for Griffin. Who pops up under NBA players? Eddie Griffin. You think they’d update their player database a little quicker than that wouldn’t you?
Maybe they were talking about the slapstick comedian Eddie Griffin, star of Undercover Brother, and not the late former Seton Hall/Rockets/Nets/Timberwolves star.
That Eddie Griffin is still alive?
I assume so.
Only talented people die young.
Cold. Blooded.
Cowboys’ D-line is doing good on this final drive. DrewDeez can’t get comfy in the pocket.
So the Red Sox deal is off with Texas for Lowell. Does this take Adrian Gonzalez out of equation?
No. The A-Gonz reports have been way overblown to begin with. And if the Sox were eating $9 mil of Lowell’s salary, they’ll eat all $12 mil if there is any correlation to getting A-Gonz.
And the city of Boston sheds a collective tear
Mike Pop where you at? How bout dem Cowboys
He’s otherwise occupied right now.
BOONE<3
Goodnight to stay in and Watch Raging bull…Can’t wait for the next big fight. Free on youtube if anyone’s interested.
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