Jan
12
Saturday Night Open Thread
ByIn exactly one month, pitchers and catchers will report for duty down in Tampa. It’s so close, yet so far. The Yankees still have quite a bit of work to do this offseason, so they’re going to need these next four weeks to iron things out before camp begins.
Here is your open thread for the evening. The Ravens and Broncos are still playing (on CBS), and later tonight you’ve got the Packers and 49ers (on FOX). Neither of the basketball locals are in action. Talk about the football games or anything else, you folks know how these work by now.
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Champ Bailey is getting eaten alive.
34 is pretty old for a CB, even a future HOFer like Bailey.
At this stage of his career, he’s no match physically for Torey Smith. The Broncos better give Champ some help from the safety in the 2nd half or he’s toast.
Jason Sudeikis is engaged to Olivia Wilde. Hope for guys everywhere.
Age aside I think that it’s not too lopsided.
Not too lopsided is still lopsided right?
If you’re still using “lopsided” in the sentence, then…
Isn’t Sudeikis supposed to be a major ladies’ man?
Adam Carolla had a theory that you only need to get one hot chick to date you. The rest will then flock once they hear that. The Can’t buy me Love theory.
Then I’m going to get laid like a motherfucker in the afterlife.
Was trying to be civil but I personally think that Sudeikis is more handsome than Wilde is pretty.
To me, Sudeikis is “eh” while Wilde would only get a blink from me.
I had to look her up. I’d say that’s a mighty good looking woman.
Part of the blink was due to “who’s that?” Because my first thought was Oscar Wilde.
F, Marry Kill:
Olivia Munn
Olivia Wilde
Oscar Wilde
I would blink the shit out of Olivia Wilde…
+1 for “13″, especially in the “wildly promiscuous and bi-curious because I am battling with my own mortality” season of House.
I really need baseball right now it is not even funny
Yeah dude, I’m pining for it like crazy. My problem is that I really don’t give a shit about other sports. Football is okay, and I’ll watch the Giants when they play. Still though, that’s only once a week and they’re done anyway. I don’t even bother watching other teams, even the playoffs. Hockey is cool, but I just never really got into it. I should, I suppose, since my school was a hockey school (GO CATS GO!). I went to a ton of UVM hockey games and loved it, but I never really got into watching it pro. I hate basketball. So all I’m left with is waiting for baseball to come back.
When the season ends, I actually like the break. I get to do other things when I get home from work, and I don’t have a time limit on running my weekend errands (assuming there’s a 1 PM day game). But after the holidays, I’m done with that break and I just want to watch baseball again.
While I’m on that subject, I have a question for the fellow out-of-towners: Does MLB.TV broadcast spring training games? I never really bothered to find out when I had MLB.TV in college, and I moved out of market well after this past spring training.
I love basketball but they play like 3 times a week and I am not in NY so I don’t get many knicks games + they have sucked ass this month. As for MLB.TV I want to say that they do but I have never had it during spring training
Yeah they do or at least last year they did. I remember watching the game where Andy announced his comeback on MLB.tv.
Cool, thanks. Can’t come around soon enough.
Frank Isola has some terrible taste in music! First hating on Slick Rick and now Beyonce??? Very comical as a basketball guy but lay off the other subjects Frank
I just noticed a two-hour argument about absolutely nothing in the Nunez thread.
Hobbies, people. They are good for you.
That’s your hero
Nice try. I’m not as easy to bait.
I’m not trying to bait you at all. He’s your guy and this is his schtick. Can’t be surprised by this point
I didn’t see it (I’ll look now out of morbid curiosity), but I assume we’re talking about Ted Nelson.
I don’t approve of the way he gets into these monster arguments with people. I’ve been in a couple of them myself with Ted. But I generally like the things he has to say before the argument gets ridiculous. I also agree with a lot of what he has to say (about baseball, not attacks on other commenters).
Most of the time he’s just going after low hanging fruit. Of course he’s right when he does that. That’s just juking the numbers.
Not sure I follow. I think Ted has plenty of intelligent, thoughtful things to say about baseball. He just has internet-temper. And at this point, he has a reputation that causes people to bait him, which really doesn’t help, and a relationship with people he gets into it a lot with, which makes it easier to escalate.
I think I have to agree with you on that.
Dude, I have internet temper. I don’t spend two hours straight (and we’ve seen worse!) on the PC with it. At some point, you go for a walk and realize “oh, I don’t really know these people. How stupid is it that they’re pissing me off?”
Also agree. I guess Ted has ultra-internet temper?
I mean, I’ve seen much worse. I’ve had run-ins with truly insane people on the internet that have honestly had me wondering whether I should be concerned for my safety….and this was people who lived on another continent.
Yeah, I’d say a more acute version of internet temper would be my diagnosis. It’s too bad. A calmer, funnier version of him would be such an asset on here.
Good Point.
He attacked Blake and someone else unprovoked. I made one comment and then stay out.
Baby steps, baby steps, baby steps…..
Oh I know. I do too, everyone here has probably seen me go off at some point or another. I’m not defending Ted’s internet-temper. I’m just saying that while many would like to see him stop commenting and leave RAB entirely, I would not. I think he brings a lot to the discussion. I do wish he’d learn to calm the fuck down when needed, though.
Oh, agreed 1000%.
I imagine him getting all enraged after one of his uber arguments and then going out at night committing serial murders like Dexter.
I think he’s from the DC area so you should be careful.
I’ve gone absolutely ballistic on here in the past. Not making any excuses about that.
APF, not cool dude. Not cool.
*locks door*
What was the name of that weirdo character that got you banned?
That was some weird shit. I hope you were high that night.
I would absofuckinglutely have a beer with Ted.
R Tils, I would too We’re not exactly splitting the atom here arguing about LOOGYs, back up catchers and utility infielders.
Nothing to get upset about and nothing should be taken personally.
RT, I’m with you. I’d totally have a beer with Ted. I find him to be one of the more interesting characters here on RAB. He’s not a troll, clearly loves the Yankees, and has very intelligent things to say. Yet there is that one area of his personality that when tripped, it’s like doomsday. No turning back.
For the record, I miss the Ted and Plank wars. I know they pissed off Mike, but I found them far more entertaining than the trolls because both were so passionate. I still have no idea if Ted is 14 or 40!
I think he tends to say something good when nothing or something simple is needed. Gives him perceived power when he decides to go HAM on someone with strawmen, red herrings, etc…
He derives his respect on this board from taking down small game. He uses this respect to disrespect bigger game. If you are into poor analogies.
I agree with his basic points on the team and organization about 90% of the time. That’s not the issue. I don’t even care about his calling folks out when it’s clear they’re talking out their ass. It’s when the argument has escalated to ridiculous levels hours late where I roll my eyes. He doesn’t personally piss me off. I just wish there was a better way to go about this.
I agree with all of this. I feel the same way.
So do I. I think some just like to provoke Ted for shits and giggles.
Of course, then there’s Greg and me…
Again, I’m not sure I follow you. We all take down “small game”. What “big game” is there? Eddard? Dalelama? Stuart?
I’ve had several civil discussions with Ted. I’ve seen him agree with other commenters, or add in something I hadn’t thought about. There’s more to baseball discussions than “hunting” and “bring down the right kind of game”.
Pfffft, jj you only say that because you’re not a good hunter.
One day I’m just going to invite trolls to my island and challenge them one on one. Evade me for three days and I’ll let you go, but if I catch you I’ll feed you to my dog.
And it’s not even “taking them down.” This is all in fun, for God’s sake.
I think he sometimes goes after statements he doesn’t care about only for the sport of it. This is not usual and dependent on his mood.
Hahaha, nice. I did slay a troll once by accident. I think I responded to a troll post, tearing his statement apart, and then left. It wasn’t even a long, drawn out argument. Just one comment. I found out in the following evenings open thread that his response to mine was a homophobic slur, and Mike banned him.
So don’t you tell ME about hunting!!!!
There was one night someone was making homophobic comments about you, R Tils and Pat D.
Hopefully that guy was banned.
APF, unfortunately, that’s not the first time that’s happened. Mike deleted the comments, so I can only assume that service came with a ban.
Pretty sad that’s what it comes to for some people. Completely unprovoked, too.
I saw that. Whatever.
There’s also one guy who occasionally posts as “Tilapia Mother in Law,” or something like that. I honestly find that hilarious.
I don’t think he just targets trolls though. He’ll just go off on someone for sport.
I don’t think that’s it… He’s just really easy to provoke.
I can’t condone that kind of nonsense going on for two hours, as much as I think he brings something to the table as far as actual baseball knowledge goes.
When the other side of the argument consists of Eddard and a guy who seems to post “get Upton” every other comment, that should have been beneath him. Two hours?
These arguments are becoming self-parody at this point for all involved. Just walk away.
Apologies for thinking you were trying to bait me.
When I do post here (which isn’t that often) I do talk about other things besides Upton ya know…..I made a comment about Nunez and Ted decided to be a jerk and I responded…..didnt go on for 2 hours as it was really only like 5 posts and I was doing stuff in between…..anyway….really could care less
That whole thread had me at “Eddard Underrated”. Yeah, that shit happened…
I saw that. Hopefully “as a troll” was accidentally chopped off there. God help us all if it wasn’t.
Considering he was on an epic troll-off, I think he was serious… Which scares the shit out of me.
“Beasts of the Southern Wild” or “Prometheus?”
Beasts hands down.
Thanks.
I thought Prometheus was a let down. I was expecting too much.
Preview looked amazing, and it’s Noomi.
Third and fourth choices are “Ted” (which I don’t want to see – I still own my childhood stuffed animals) and, sadly, the “Tron: Legacy” Blu-Ray I bought a year ago and still haven’t opened.
Prometheus was OK though it could have been so much better.
Ted was actually hysterical if you like the whole Family guy thing which I do love.
I liked the new Tron. I think the Daft Punk cameo sealed it for me.
The Crystal Method remix of “The Grid” is one of my favorite workout songs.
Prometheus on its own is about a B-minus. Watch the blu-ray with all the extras and deleted scenes. That pushes it to A-minus territory.
More Idris Elba is always a good thing.
anyone else sick? nothing worse than being sick on a Saturday.
not sure if it’s a cold or this flu epidemic, but day/nyquil has been my best friend the last week.
I’m counting the days until the two weeks it takes for the flu vaccine I got on Thursday kicks in. I’m also bathing my son in a giant vat of Purell.
#halfkidding
I really hope I don’t get the flu, because as far as my coworkers/boss are concerned, I already had it for 3 days last month. Heh.
haha.
New strain, dude… It’s like seem sort of super flu…
(Just go with me here, you might just score another few days this year…)
I wasn’t actually sick. At the time, I was both thrilled and mildly pissed off about not getting paid for 3 days.
If I do actually get the flu, it would suck because: 1. My boss will give me shit. And 2., I won’t get paid AGAIN. I could use vacation/personal days this go around, but PNC policy is that I have to pay them back for any paid time off if I don’t finish the calendar year, which I won’t.
your needs-
1. flu shot
2. new job
Only the purell part is real.
Oh, I ain’t fucking around. The last thing in this world I want is to deal with a flu-ridden 18 month-old. I don’t even want people with the flu to even comment on here. Stay away.
#garlicaroundneck
You can give a child alcohol poisoning from Purell so I hope that part is a joke.
*pats APF on back*
Relax, dude. I got this.
Nonsense, his kid’s mouth is taped shut.
Let’s not imply that RT isn’t a responsible parent!
S’all good.
I’m doing just fine. I better be, since I work in child welfare.
Which is where you get that “kid safe duct tape”, right?
We get it in bulk.
In the baby aisle next to the orajel when they start teething.
$2 off when you buy them together.
A high school runner from my home town actually died of salicylate toxicity from overusing Ben Gay of all things that she slathered herself with after training for her muscle pain.
It was awful.
Mark Texiera got a walkman for christmas?
Jacoby Jones. Wow.
Broncos Defense. Wow.
Um….wow?
Great play, but WOW what an awful job by the Broncos.
I endorsed the Broncos as my Super Bowl pick this morning just because I’d love for Peyton to stick it to every team who thought he was done. I don’t want to have to switch next week.
Alright my kid needs to get tired and stop watching Wiggly Pig so I can get some football on.
WTF is Wiggly Pig and can I successfully avoid my son finding out about it? He only knows of the existence of sports, Yo Gabba Gabba, and Sesame Street.
wiggly Pig is a Sprout show. It’s only saving grace, like everything on Sprout, is that it carries a run time of like 12 minutes an episode. Still about 10 minutes too long.
I successfully showed him something shiny and distracted him long enough to throw the game on, so hooray for me.
Do you know how hard it is to explain football to an 18 month-old? At least my wife encourages me to continue as I try to explain the role of the QB to him. His response is the same as it is for any sport, which is what I taught him the sound effect is for any slam dunk – he throws his hands down and goes “BOOM!” at the sight of any sport.
I can’t wait until spring. We are learning how to play catch.
I’m busy teaching my kid how to look at boobs without being noticed. But yeah, catch works too
Mine knows the word “boobs.”
Don’t look at me. Mommy taught him.
“Remember son, there’s a fine line between just getting a good red-blooded thrill from cleavage and sexual harassment. Just follow these six simple steps…”
Son, you see those two stripes coming up that girls butt in the yoga pants? That’s called a thong line. When it pops out the top we call that a whale tail… Now go get some juice and ill teach you how to tell if she’s cold.
LOL.
“In exactly one month, pitchers and a bunch of guys pretending to be catchers will report for duty down in Tampa.”
Amirite?
/they’re not pretending to be catchers, they’re pretending to be hitters
Yup. Duly noted.
Well, in fairness I got scarred memories of Cervelli flicking throws to Cano into CF that would disagree with you…. But also, fist pumps.
Yeah i agree cervelli is way overrated(by the NYY at least) as a quality receiver. Intangibles do get lost in baseball though.
So what’s the NLFs official rule on OT in the playoffs? Just sorta keep going?
And also, fuck Keapernick. That is all
Hey punt returner, run fucking forwards! Starting to think Denver doesn’t want to win this
Like I said… Denver acting like a team interested in going home
I was hoping that the Ravens were going to lose on a safety there.
Has anyone seen the biopic on John Lennon called Nowhere Boy? I would not look into it if I were you. It is pre-beatles, so if you were hoping for a beatles movie this is not for you(or me). Also his relationship with his mother is to close and gets very disturbing, almost inscestual at times. And in no way does the actor really resemble John Lennon to me
Holy shit, can’t believe Peyton made that throw. That’s something Brett Farve would have done.
Kick for the win….
…for the win.
Sonofafuckingbitch. Ravens.
Oh, Ray Lewis…
I was happy about the Ravens winning because of my dislike for Peyton Manning for about….. 20 seconds. Until I remembered how much I cannot stand Ray Lewis. Fucking DETEST Ray Lewis. DE-TEST.
This is so similar to the 07′ Giants-Packers game. Another great game decided when an all-time great QB that couldn’t win in the postseason threw an interception in OT to lose the game on a FG.
For an a guy who’s had an amazing career, Peyton Manning has sure had to eat a mountain shit in the postseason. I can’t believe he threw that pick.
Guess I have to root for the Ravens now cause I can’t stand to see Belechik go to his 6th Super Bowl.
I’m rooting for the other team, because fuck Ray Lewis’ retirement.
I can see people hating Ray Lewis for the whole murder thing. I can’t stand Belechik for the cheating stuff and I think the Texans are getting crushed tomorrow.
I do think the champion is coming out of the NFC though.
Gimme the cheater over the murderer, thanks.
True though if you play the morality card, you’d have a hard time rooting for any of these teams since so many football players are thugs.
I can’t tell you how many Steelers fans I know whom think their serial rapist QB walks on water.
Oh, I am not playing morals police for the NFL or any athletes for that matter (the Baseball Writers got it covered, Amirite?!?!)
I actually hate Ray Lewis for the fake rah rah rah bullshit and the crying on tv shit he pulls all the time. It’s so put on, he’s such a try-hard.
The more playoff games he plays in the less chance of someone getting murdered after one, at least. #failedjusticesystem
I said it once I will say a thousand times even before the 2 Superbowl wins I will take Eli over Peyton with the game on line every time.
gimme the two headed monster of Peyton for the first 16 games and Eli in January.
He probably wouldn’t make it, but there is no chance in hell that you see Eli taking a kneel with 30 seconds and 3 time outs.
NO CHANCE.
And I would bet on Eli making it.
That’s more of a coach thing than a QB thing.
Dude, Peyton >>>>>Eli.
Asante Samuels and Wes Welker make 2 catches they’ve made 1000 times and Eli has no Super Bowl rings.
Sometimes it just comes down to who gets the breaks.
Agreed, but Peyton is laughable in January.
He’s had his troubles but this loss is on that jackass safety who let Jcoby Jones get behind him with 30 seconds left in the game IMO.
…Except the time he won.
You know, Eli HAS only won one more SB. I know his career isn’t over, but it’s not like he’s anything like Terry Bradshaw in the SB.
I seen enough sports to realize that some players are just “money” when comes to crunch time. I seen Eli enough to know that he is that type of player. So yes Peyton >>>>>Eli overall but 2 minutes on the clock down by 7 Eli >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Peyton.
BTW- Asante Samuels and Wes Welker didn’t.
“All the Woulda-Coulda-Shouldas
Layin’ in the sun,
Talkin’ bout the things
They woulda-coulda-shoulda done…
But those Woulda-Coulda-Shouldas
All ran away and hid
From one little did.”
Eli DID!!!
Don’t confuse good fortune with good play since as they say, it’s often better to be lucky than good.
Also may I suggest you order the decaf
Good fortune explains one event, do it repeatedly and it’s no longer due to fortune. Swiss cheese.
Agree 100%
I love how people always point to the “luck” in those Superbowl, but never bring up how they got there.
That was 5 road wins out of 6 playoff games for 2 Superbowl wins. Oh! yeah all luck maybe you need a little caffeine.
I just don’t understand how people can’t understand that the whole point in playing is winning, not just a game here, or tons of games, but that one game that means you won it all. I mean even playing beer league softball, the whole point of playing and talking shit to the other guys is winning. You could have a team with 0 hrs but if they win enough games and win the big one, their championship>>>>>>>> than bawdy stats or a better record leading up to that final win.
Okay, answer me this: Eli Manning or Dan Marino?
Win or go home game under 2 minutes left needing that one drive for the win.
ELI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay, fine. Now as the QB for your team-this is just as your QB, no special exceptions. Regular season and playoffs, he’s your QB-would you rather have the “clutch” player or Dan Marino?
(Also good to keep in mind-two QBs with more Super Bowls than Dan Marino: Trent Dilfer and Rex Grossman.)
The “clutch” player because in the end with all of Marino greatness what is he most know for?
I’m a Knicks fan that watch one of the best center in game play and all that stands out to me of the Ewing era is how his teams never won a championship.
Can’t remember Ewing’s best game, but I can’t forget Starks missing shot after shot in game 7.
That’s not the overall point. You’re posing a hypothetical situation that literally does not refute Eli’s ability. I don’t care if Wes Welker makes that catch, because as far as I know it was Tom Brady throwing that ball.
Obviously Peyton is the better QB but in the win or go home games Eli has been just as good if not better.
Eli has been far superior in these games. not close.
Agree
Eli has been far superior in these games. not close.
And agree
People used to say the same thing about some young shortstops compared to derek jeter. I say the same thing about ever sport: The only thing that really matters is how many rings you retire with. Thats the measure of success in any sport. You can go undefeated, throw for a record TDs, squash the league week in and week out, but if you don’t win the superbowl, it was all for naught.
That’s total bullshit. What if Jeter was drafted by the pirates? You know how many rings he’d have?
0. A big fat goose egg.
In fact the only team sport you can even make a case that winning championships defines a career is the NBA and even there it’s questionable. How great were Barkley, Ewing, Stockton, Malone, Nash, etc and not a ring in the group.
So why even have a championship series. Why not just give the championship to the team with the best statistics. You play to make the playoffs, and you play the playoffs to win the championship. People don’t remember non-winners, period. The most popular non winner in baseball is Ted Williams; however, I guarantee that Mickey Mantle or Joe Dimaggio gets searched more. It’s not utter bullshit, it’s the reason they play, for legacy. Winning defines a career for sure. What’s to say that if the Pirates draft Derek Jeter they don’t build a dynasty around him, you can’t. Your argument is utter bullshit.
And since you want to bring the NBA into it. I’ll give you both an all time great and recent history: Lebron James. Before he won the word on the block was “He’s great but he needs a ring.”
Further thought makes me wonder if you were that kid that never played on a winning team at any level. You could talk to some guy 30 years from now and he could say oh I played ball in high school, hit 400 every year, had crazy home run titles, I’d say that’s awesome dude you ever lead your team to states, he’d say no man but i did mash. reaction, who cares.
What? I’d rather have the guy who mashed. So would MLB teams, by the way. They don’t give s shit how many titles you won, they care how good you are and try to get you on a good team so you can contribute to winning a title.
Of course you want the guy who mashed, but you also wan’t that guy to win. No point in having that guy that mashed if they don’t win.
I don’t give a shit if his teams won or not if he mashed. The MLB doesn’t either. You really think think they look at a prospect and say “Well, he could be the next Mickey Mantle, but he played badly in his 4 playoff games so I’m not so sure.”
Of course not. They’re looking for the best players.
They acquire the best players to win. Unless I’ve lived my whole life misunderstanding the concept of competition. Once again there is no point in having a player, or bunch of players, who mash if they don’t win. Look at every Yankee team in the last decade that hasn’t won, they’re considered a failed team in NY because NY has a legacy of WINNING.
Yet another example:
I box. I’m actually pretty good at it. Never had golden gloves myself but I have beat a few who have them. Now when I enter a match my reason to do so is to test my skills against the other and prove I’m better by winning. If I lose I can’t say but yea I mashed on him a whole lot.
Given that boxing is an individual and not a team sport, your “yet another example” has absolutely no bearing on what you’re talking about.
Completely relevant actually. The entire point of playing any sport or participating in any competition is to win. period. not winning is failing.
And also, teams absolutely look at how a player performs in big spots. Whether it be a draftee who’s scouted in highschool or a player who’s just becoming a FA off a team that won or lost in the play offs. Just because meddling teams will sign players who such in big spots(cough indians) doesn’t mean winning teams make the same mistake.
I like how choosing Eli manning is mutually exclusive to choosing a great player.
This may mean nothing to you youngins, but /Boversimplified
Somewhere TSJC smiled.
Rockin’ it old school.
Jets fan? Because come on.
Packers Niners is turning into a slugfest…
i think its a “lets see how many yards kap can rush for” -fest
Bill James: Kevin Youkilis 357 wOBA prediction. Would love this. Guess I’m just really a closet Youk fan because I love such intensity (lets me know I’m not alone).
If you want my two cents, I think clutch exists. It exists to a very small extent in baseball but I think in football QBs there’s definitely what I would call a “clutch” factor. I really do think there are certain players better in the two minute drill and in big games than others.
As for Peyton, he’s as good as anybody in the two minute drill. But I do think he has trouble in playoff games.
Eli, on the other hand, is nowhere near as talented, but with less talented teams he went all the way, facing a lot of the time clearly superior teams, twice. And now he’s won two SBs with miraculous final minute drives. I do think there’s something to that.
SO AGREE!!!!!
It’s the simple human factor. How long can that super athlete(which, we should all admit that every pro athlete is just on a different athletic level than the average joe, just being humble and why we love the guy that looks like the average joe) put off his natural tendency to revert to being human under insane pressure. Baseball has really suffered in this statisticians era, the intangibles have been downplayed. I’m not talking about his time from home to first or any of that. I’m talking about that fire Paulie had, the ability to rise to the moment that Bernie Williams had(which many hall of famers that get elected these days didn’t have), the leadership someone who plays average can add to the clubhouse, how guys like Mickey Mantle soldiered through incredible pain to will his team to winning. I’m not saying it’s gone, I’m just saying it’s overshadowed more now than it was in the past.
Dude, there’s too much for me to go through here. I just disagree with all of it. I never said I agreed specifically with any of this. I meant exactly what I wrote there and nothing more.
I’m not sure how you can disagree without saying what you disagree with. Basically it was my way of agreeing with you.
You agreed with me AND you agreed with a lot of things I didn’t say or mean to imply.
So I suppose I was technically wrong when I said “all” of it.
Eh I guess I was trying to strike a bored on saturday night conversation. Sorry for insulting you.
By the way, someone responding to one of your statements doesn’t mean they were implying you meant anything. That’s my definition of clutch, beating the basic trait all humans share: imperfection. Retire 26 batters in a row, impressive, but it’s not perfect until you tally that last out.
Also, fun fact: No human was ever born without a genetic imperfection.
Tell me about it… I can barely walk because of mines. And the backache when I see an Emma Stone movie? Holy schnauzers! I can barely stand upright during that new Spderman flick!!
#it’sfunnybecausepenis
I have no idea what you’re talking about.
1) I never said you insulted me.
2) I never insulted you
3)You said it was your way of agreeing with me, but I didn’t agree with a lot of what you said
4) When did I ever say anything about genetics? Huh?
You kind of come off as thick.
What? Like, “stupid” thick?
I’m mystified here.
Yes, exactly, like you don’t understand things too well.
Ooooookaaaaay, this discussion is over. Good luck then.
Sorry for hurting your feelings.
Some players just rise to the moment. I’m still amazed at Jeter’s 5 for 5 with a HR for his 3000 hit of Price.
I mean WTF !!!!
Exactly. They have what the other guy didn’t. Even if it’s for one slight moment. They came, they saw, they conquered.
Also 696 hits til 4000, I think Jeter can do it, and will. In fact I’d be willing to bet a (to me) substantial amount of money on it.
I don’t believe he will do it, but I won’t bet against him.
This. Not doubting he “could” play another 5 years, just questioning whether he “will”
I’ve become accustomed to believing in Derek Jeter. I think that he will certainly be able to reach that number, my only doubt is whether it takes place at SS.
Looks like I picked the wrong night to forget about checking the open thread.
Seriously. This one was bizarre.
Something died inside of me a little when our fried there said he’d take Eli over Dan Marino.
I’ve never been a big Marino fan, mainly because I wasn’t old enough to really be aware of him during his prime years. Obviously he was a great player, but he just couldn’t get to the big one save that one time.
He wasn’t just a “great” player. He was probably the greatest player of his generation.
Someone would take Eli Manning over an in-his-prime Dan Marino? Please have that person shot.