The Price Is Wrong: Why The New York Yankees Are Not The Perfect Fit For Matt Garza
by Brandon C. on Jan 5, 2012 5:13 PM EST
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Yes, the title is a reference to Happy Gilmore, though I could not finish the quote, of course.
Recently I discussed the possibility of a Yankees trade for Matt Garza with Bleed Cubbie Blue, the SB Nation Cubs Blog.
The Cubs are semi-rebuilding, right now, so Garza is available--for a high price.
While the folks over at Bleed Cubbie Blue did not seem to agree on a possible trade offer, there seemed to be one sentiment. The Cubs should not trade Garza to the Yankees unless the trade is an obvious Cubs win.
With the likes of Jacob Turner, Gaby Sanchez, (not likely anymore) and Kyle Drabek being discussed for Garza, the Yankees would likely need to offer at least Manny Banuelos of their top three prospects (Jesus Montero, Manny Banuelos, Dellin Betances), if not more.
In fact, in the poll at Bleed Cubbie Blue, the majority opinion was that the Yankees need to give up Jesus Montero to get Matt Garza. While I do not believe Theo Epstein/Jed Hoyer voted in that poll, it shows that the Cubs and their fans value Matt Garza quite highly.
To put it simply, I would be shocked if the Yankees give up Jesus Montero, their best prospect in a long time, for Matt Garza. Anyway, why would the Cubs want Montero if he supposedly can not play catcher? For first base? With the lack of a DH in the NL, in addition to the Cubs already having Geovany Soto entrenched at the catcher position, Montero and the Cubs are not a fit.
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Frank provided some insight in the comments of a separate thread as to why Garza is not worth dealing Montero.
Garza isn’t good enough to warrant that type of price tag. And since he’s a Super Two, he’s making more money than the average player with two years of team control left would normally make.
Dave Cameron just discussed his trade value, and it’s not worth Montero alone, so asking for Montero and Banuelos or Betances is nonsense.
Also, Garza isn’t great. Fangraphs has him worth 12.6 WAR over the last four years (3.2 WAR per year), and Baseball Reference has him at 11.9 over the last four (~3 WAR per year).
His ERA+ is pretty average for his career at 109, and his career FIP is about 4.00. Garza is a fine starter, but he’s not good enough or under team control long enough to demand top prospects.
To add to that, better options should become available at the Trade Deadline, by which time we will know if the Yankees need a pitcher, or if Phil Hughes/A.J. Burnett/random rotation stater man filled the openings.
Unless the price drops, it seems like the Yankees are not the perfect fit for Matt Garza.
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I’d rather just throw ‘random starter’ out on the mound then acquire Maholm; he doesn’t miss bats, and his velocity has gone from 89.4 to 88.3 to 87.4 the last 3 seasons.
worth a flyer
"Don't you think it's strange that you'll make more money than President Hoover this year?"
"Why not? I had a better year than he did." - G.H. Ruth
It wouldn’t be a flyer, though, it’d have to be a guaranteed 2-3 year deal.
By the way, never replied to your Nationals Stadium pictures. Thanks for those, looked through them.
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I wonder what the asking price for Colby Lewis would be?
Warren and Mesa? More? The Rangers have a surplus of SP, and Lewis is their most expensive. It could help free up some $ for Prince Fielder for them. Colby isn’t great, but he would be a good mid-rotation guy.
I like Lewis
Seems like the kind of gutty innings eater that would be a solid 3 or great 4. Only problem is we need a #2, which I don’t believe he is
by Arkansas Yankee on Jan 5, 2012 6:44 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Garza is a good pitcher
but know way in hell is he someone you gut your farm for. Ugh, I know prospects are inherently fungible but I would rather gamble and lose in the short term, than see them stuck in a constant loop of getting robbed blind in Cash/ Prospects for the foreseeable future
Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, and Matt Garza?
One of those three names does not belong and it has to do with Jesus Montero not being offered in a trade for one of them.
"Just trying to reload my weapon, you know?"-AA42
no way, no how
I wouldn’t trade Montero for anybody but a sure fire #1. If you have to deliver him and one of the killer Bs for Garza….well, thanks but no thanks
by Arkansas Yankee on Jan 5, 2012 6:46 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Yeah, basically Garza is a slightly above average pitcher making more money than players with two years of control normally make.
The Cubs seem to value him as a great pitcher that isn’t making a lot of money, and that’s just not the case. They will not get multiple top prospects for him (maybe one) with guys like Oswalt and Kuroda on the open market, and if they do, the acquiring team is making a very questionable deal.
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by Frank Campagnola on Jan 5, 2012 7:18 PM EST reply actions
Totally agree, Frank!!
Sign Oswalt to 1 or 2 years, keep Montero, ManBan and Detances and let’s see where those guys are in 2014. The ONLY 2 guys I would trade Montero for are Felix Hernandez or Clayton Kershaw, young guys who are legitimate aces. Those guys would be worth Montero and ManBan or Detances.
Just for questioning sake, why don’t you think his improved season is going to be a trend rather than a fluke?
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It’s not only about his numbers. Garza doesn’t make sense for a multitude of reasons, as I indicated in my quotes from your article.
Anyway, I’d say it’s likely to be a trend if he stays in Chicago, but not if he returns to the AL East. The Cubs have a guy with a 3.32 ERA and a 2.95 FIP. The Yankees are probably getting someone more like the 3.95 ERA, 4.25 FIP Garza of the past. 2011 was really the first season he had strong truly strong peripherals.
Basically, I see a guy who never had a FIP below 4 while pitching in the AL East, and then a guy with a sub-3.00 FIP in the NL Central. And even worse, his worst year in the AL East was his last year there, so was the division/league beginning to catch up to him?
The other issue is that he makes a decent chunk of change for an arbitration pitcher, and he’s only under team control for two seasons. Meanwhile, the Cubs wouldn’t give the Yankees any money in the deal, and they’re expecting top prospects in return. Basically, it boils down to the fact that Garza isn’t exceptional, he isn’t cheap, and he isn’t under team control for a long time. He’s a slightly above average pitcher getting paid more than most pitchers like him.
I can get free agent starters with his upside, or better, for only money.
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by Frank Campagnola on Jan 5, 2012 9:38 PM EST up reply actions
It makes zero sense to give up prospects for a guy that is equivalent to what’s in free agency. It isn’t rocket science. If those free agents didn’t exist I’d consider giving up Betances for him, but nothing more. HOWEVER, those free agents do exist which makes dealing any prospects at all for him(and I mean anything with any value literally) the completely wrong thing to do. I don’t care if they ask for Bichette and Romine. What’s the point? Go sign Kuroda, Jackson, or Oswalt and keep every prospect you can. Never give up more than you have to.
Dave Duncan has stepped down as the Cardinals pitching coach
"As far as how long he’ll be gone, no one knows," said GM John Mozeliak
Family reasons. Respect that
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now that you have offended my honor
Even though they just won the world series, Cardinals fans are probably going to start crying pretty soon. End of an era in a lot of ways.
stepped down, or leave of absence?
The GM’s quote makes it sound like the latter.
by long time listener on Jan 5, 2012 9:41 PM EST up reply actions
There are multiple reports saying different things.
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The best sources I have are a couple of scouts I talk to regularly but rarely have any information worth giving, and one exec in Yankees office that is utterly clueless.
Somehow I managed to be the first to hear about Greg Golson getting traded to the Yankees, does that count for something? Not much of a scoop, but yeah.
Oh, and my grandpa. Good guy, if you want to know of a place to dance with old people he’s the perfect source.
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I hope that Yankees exec doesn't read the comments
by long time listener on Jan 5, 2012 10:00 PM EST up reply actions
Probably wouldn’t know how!
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sounds like he's not much of a source
Also, ESPN says it’s a leave of absence, likely due to his wife’s brain cancer.
by long time listener on Jan 5, 2012 10:18 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I don’t really listen to him. He actually correctly told me about the Hairston trade when it happened, but I didn’t use it.
That’s what I read, but STL Today or something like that said more than just leave
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Johan + 1/2 of his salary for Sanchez and Noesi?
Would you?
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Yes.
Most arguments are really about context.
by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 5, 2012 10:03 PM EST up reply actions
then absolutely not
There’s no guarantee he’ll ever pitch again, and if he does, that he’ll be anywhere near the pitcher he was.
by long time listener on Jan 5, 2012 10:06 PM EST up reply actions
exactly this
He hasn’t pitched since his surgery so who knows whats going on. You don’t trade for someone like that. The most the Mets could hope for at this point is a salary dump, we’re not giving up young talent for that.
Fair enough.
Was just curious of the perception of Johan nowadays. I can understand wanting to stay away. Frankly, if I were Mets GM, I’d offer Johan and 1/3 of his salary for Noesi alone and call it a day.
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by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 5, 2012 10:21 PM EST up reply actions
I would not
and I’d scratch my ass too
Last night, a comedian died in New York. Somebody knows why. Somebody knows
Ass comment.
I don’t get it, and I’m somewhat curious if it’s clever somehow.
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by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 5, 2012 11:31 PM EST up reply actions
disappointed
Most arguments are really about context.
by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 5, 2012 11:33 PM EST up reply actions
hostility
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by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 5, 2012 11:36 PM EST up reply actions
thats not healthy.
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by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 5, 2012 11:38 PM EST up reply actions
Internet boasting.
Not a good look for you.
Most arguments are really about context.
by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 5, 2012 11:52 PM EST up reply actions
I'm back from Canada
Man, it’s much warmer here in NYC!
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 5, 2012 10:31 PM EST reply actions
We all make mistakes.
"Don't you think it's strange that you'll make more money than President Hoover this year?"
"Why not? I had a better year than he did." - G.H. Ruth
by Andrew GM on Jan 5, 2012 10:32 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Canada is very nice.
Toronto > Most places in the US.
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by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 5, 2012 10:33 PM EST up reply actions
Well I find cities in general better than most places in the US
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 5, 2012 10:34 PM EST up reply actions
I know, I’ve been there. Just riffing on Canada, it’s like a silly little brother.
"Don't you think it's strange that you'll make more money than President Hoover this year?"
"Why not? I had a better year than he did." - G.H. Ruth
They're not even a real country anywaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 5, 2012 10:35 PM EST up reply actions
Little Brother?
Canadian Dollar > US Dollar
Most arguments are really about context.
by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 5, 2012 10:35 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah
But they charge a lot even for just fast food!
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 5, 2012 10:44 PM EST up reply actions
Depends..
…on where you are. Toronto is definitely not cheap.
Most arguments are really about context.
by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 5, 2012 10:46 PM EST up reply actions
I was in Quebec City
I got charged $4.50 for a freakin Onigiri. That’s absurd.
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 5, 2012 10:48 PM EST up reply actions
Exactly!
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 5, 2012 10:53 PM EST up reply actions
Real Food Inflation > Whatever you think food inflation is. Paper money is tanking.
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by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 5, 2012 10:50 PM EST up reply actions
Chinatown, NYC > Quebec City
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 5, 2012 10:54 PM EST up reply actions
Not everything comes down to economics…
"Don't you think it's strange that you'll make more money than President Hoover this year?"
"Why not? I had a better year than he did." - G.H. Ruth
I've actually made an argument that everything in life comes down to marketability
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 5, 2012 10:55 PM EST up reply actions
Barney Stinson: So I tell her, Gwendolyn, every international conflict is due to unresolved sexual tension.
Ted Mosby: Every single international conflict?
Barney Stinson: That’s right.
Ted Mosby: The situation in the Middle East?
Barney Stinson: Gaza strippers. Next!
Ted Mosby: Apartheid?
Barney Stinson: Apart tights. What else you got?
Ted Mosby: Cold War?
Barney Stinson: Mrs. Gorbachev, take down those pants!
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by Andrew GM on Jan 5, 2012 11:11 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Perspective
I think the world would be a much better place if everything were explained in economic terms. Economics dominates everything we are.
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by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 5, 2012 10:56 PM EST up reply actions
No
Marketing dominates everything we are
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 5, 2012 10:57 PM EST up reply actions
Marketing is the manipulation of economic perception.
Most arguments are really about context.
by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 5, 2012 10:58 PM EST up reply actions
So I'm still not wrong
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 5, 2012 11:02 PM EST up reply actions
Didn't say you were.
There’s no definitive right answer here. I could just as easily argue in favor of your side. By defining the strong relationship between marketing and econ, I’m pointing out that I think we are more in agreement than disagreement. In the philosophical spectrum, marketing and econ overlap a lot.
Most arguments are really about context.
by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 5, 2012 11:07 PM EST up reply actions
However..
I think econ is part of the fundamental basis for the value of marketing, while nature drives economics. In other words, marketing requires econ, but econ stands on it’s own.
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by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 5, 2012 11:11 PM EST up reply actions
Now that I disagree with
I think the opposite is true, that marketing drives everything in life. Relationships, economics, politics, media, sports, everything. Economics requires marketing and the philosophy of marketing as much as everything else in existence.
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 5, 2012 11:13 PM EST up reply actions
Cavemen didn’t need a commercial to know that it was better to use limited stones to build weapons instead of ornaments.
99% of what we do is based on the perception of it’s impact on our ability to reproduce.
Most arguments are really about context.
by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 5, 2012 11:19 PM EST up reply actions
Yes
But it took one or a few cavemen to come up with that idea and that idea was shown to the other cavemen (I.E. Marketed) to follow along with that philosophy for survival purposes.
Life is based on two basic philosophies, survival & reproduction. Almost every species on the planet uses marketing to survive easier and find someone to breed with.
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 5, 2012 11:25 PM EST up reply actions
Eh.
I’m not a fan of the association you are making here.
For what it’s worth, I’m jealous of your dog sledding trip. I grew up a very short flight from Canada and never thought to do that.
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by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 5, 2012 11:27 PM EST up reply actions
10 years ago
I never would’ve been able to do that dog sledding trip. I use to be terrified of dogs, then my best friend got one and I got use to them. Heh, even found out my fear wasn’t so much dogs as the sound of dog’s barking (thank you next door neighbor was I was younger). But yeah, it was a lot of fun!
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 5, 2012 11:30 PM EST up reply actions
wait you were seriously dog sledding?
by long time listener on Jan 5, 2012 11:31 PM EST up reply actions
Oh yeah
I’ll post some pics some time tomorrow when I upload them!
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 5, 2012 11:32 PM EST up reply actions
was it serious dog sledding?
My mom did it in Alaska, but it was very low-key dog sledding for tourists – the Alaska equivalent of pony rides. I’m sure they didn’t have you doing a serious Arctic run, but was it more than just a quick ride?
by long time listener on Jan 5, 2012 11:34 PM EST up reply actions
It was touristy, but still a lot of fun
It was a 2 hour ride with a bunch of other people. My friend and I had a really good pack of obedient huskies!
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 5, 2012 11:40 PM EST up reply actions
I were in Canada, yes
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 5, 2012 10:33 PM EST up reply actions
Dog sledding!
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 5, 2012 10:34 PM EST up reply actions
I found out I dog sled drive just like I drive a car
Impatiently and always wanting to pass the slow motherf#$ker in front of me!
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 5, 2012 10:39 PM EST up reply actions
PSA Writers
Are you doing a post on what each of your Hall of Fame ballots would be? That could be interesting.
"Don't you think it's strange that you'll make more money than President Hoover this year?"
"Why not? I had a better year than he did." - G.H. Ruth
It could, but it won't be.
I mean, look at our PSA writing stock nowadays. We need new blood for the new year!
(I’m behind on my writer mocking)
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 5, 2012 10:37 PM EST up reply actions
Happy New Year! Hopefully the new year brings a movie thread
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 5, 2012 11:11 PM EST up reply actions
don't go see War Horse
I don’t care what anybody says, it’s a 2-hour movie about a horse.
by long time listener on Jan 5, 2012 11:15 PM EST up reply actions
So...
You vote “Neigh”?
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he plays second fiddle to a horse
At best. He’s probably more like third fiddle.
by long time listener on Jan 5, 2012 11:19 PM EST up reply actions
At that point there's not much fiddling going on
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 5, 2012 11:20 PM EST up reply actions
I said the same thing
About the two Sex & the City movies!
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 5, 2012 11:19 PM EST up reply actions
Okay, two things:
1. Laugh.
2. Why did you watch 2 Sex & the City movies?
sixseasonsandamovie
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I'm fascinated by Sex & the City
At some point in our culture, that behavior was considered admirable by young women. Women looked up to the characters and sought to emulate them. Historians won’t have to spend too much time figuring out why western civilization came crashing down.
by long time listener on Jan 5, 2012 11:23 PM EST up reply actions
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 5, 2012 11:28 PM EST up reply actions
Oh I didn't watch them
The only Sex & the City I’ve ever watched was during an art of film class exercise in which the student had to describe techniques & ideas used in a certain sequence of the film. She failed this exercise by only describing what was happening and not why.
…although I doubt she could’ve fully explained why either…
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 5, 2012 11:28 PM EST up reply actions
My sister said it was the worst movie she's seen.
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by MattF15 on Jan 6, 2012 12:40 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
I’m not going to lie, I haven’t even looked into the numbers. Got a link to the list of candidates?
For some odd reason, the HOF debates don’t interest me much.
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B-Ref has one
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No Morris
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It’s really kind of a crime that so many people seem to forget how legendary a player he was even beyond the Streak and the “Luckiest Man” speech.
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"Why not? I had a better year than he did." - G.H. Ruth
Yes, thank you. .447 career OBP. .447!!!!
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More... all best among first basemen.
.632 SLG (3rd all-time)
1.080 OPS (3rd)
1,888 runs (10th)
1,995 RBI (5th)
178 OPS+ (4th)
125.9 fWAR (12th)
174 wRC+ (4th)
.474 wOBA (3rd)
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Eh.
The pitchers were trash back then and they were allowed to go deeper into the game than pitchers now.
I.e. I bet Fred Mcgriff would have gone bonkers back then.
Most arguments are really about context.
by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 5, 2012 11:40 PM EST up reply actions
Yes, Lefty Grove was clearly trash.
"Don't you think it's strange that you'll make more money than President Hoover this year?"
"Why not? I had a better year than he did." - G.H. Ruth
Come on.
The sport was a joke back then compared to what it is today.
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by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 5, 2012 11:51 PM EST up reply actions
Year long interleague & Bud Selig
Are working really hard to prove that point wrong
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 5, 2012 11:53 PM EST up reply actions
Not all bad.
I like interleague and the new wild card rules. more incentive to win the division and avoid the randomness of 1 game.
An annual 1 game thriller in each division.
Both good for the game in my opinion.
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by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 6, 2012 12:00 AM EST up reply actions
Interleague is a joke and year long interleague will only lead to a more unbalanced schedule
It adds no further incentive to win the division because #1. Teams should and are trying for that anyway. #2. It almost guarantees the same teams will be in each and every year, especially in the AL East.
Before the Wild Card, teams had a much much greater incentive to win their division, because if they didn’t it meant that they didn’t make it in. Last year with the Red Sox/Braves collapse was probably the most exciting end of the year due to the Wild Card and so there will soon be almost zero chance of that every happening again.
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 6, 2012 12:09 AM EST up reply actions
By the way....
…if it were up to me, baseball would go back to 4 divisions and 4 playoff teams, but the game would lose money.
More money leads to expansion of the talent pool, so there are pros and cons. I prefer weighting the regular season more, but kids nowadays don’t have the attention span to appreciate 163 games. They like 1, 5 and 7 game series’ for all the marbles.
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by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 6, 2012 12:09 AM EST up reply actions
I know that you love to talk economics
But this isn’t an economics blog. Much as I like the subject, having it dragged into EVERY discussion is a little tiresome.
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by Hasan Paliwala on Jan 6, 2012 12:11 AM EST up reply actions
'Nomics
Every blog is an economics blog, whether people know it or not. ; )
(Note: I know what you’re trying to say.)
Most arguments are really about context.
by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 6, 2012 12:16 AM EST up reply actions
Haha, great
No offense intended, and all.
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by Hasan Paliwala on Jan 6, 2012 12:26 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, agreed with him.
I’m a baseball fan and a fan of the league MLB. Not the company MLB.
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I get it.
Most arguments are really about context.
by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 6, 2012 12:40 AM EST up reply actions
YOU!
Update on the iPhone. Love it, love every bit of it, not used to the typing yet. Improving, not 100% yet.
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I don’t think I’ll buy one just yet – I’m happy having an iPod Touch and a phone for now. Maybe if a new one comes out next year and I haven’t splurged on any camera lenses by then.
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by Hasan Paliwala on Jan 6, 2012 12:32 AM EST up reply actions
I stopped wearing contact lenses!
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Well, aren’t you lucky.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Jan 6, 2012 12:35 AM EST up reply actions
Got glasses that I think I don’t look bad in. Just stopped wearing contacts randomly one day. Doubt that will go over well.
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My power reduced after not wearing glasses for a year
Go figure.
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by Hasan Paliwala on Jan 6, 2012 12:37 AM EST up reply actions
I’ve been told that I don’t look bad in glasses, but I only wear them when my contacts aren’t in or I’m sick. I hate the inconvenience of them, so it’s always been contacts for me.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Jan 6, 2012 12:38 AM EST up reply actions
Inconvenience of glasses? I gave up contacts because I tired of the extra minute or two, and especially that they made me more tired at night.
Really just a lazy switch for me.
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I played soccer and was a cheerleader through high school and took dance until I graduated college. Having glasses would have been a huge block for all that.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Jan 6, 2012 12:42 AM EST up reply actions
Ahh. I wrote about sports instead of playing them in HS/College
Was best goalie in my soccer league, chose to stop playing out of boredom, and the fact that getting my hand stepped on by cleats got boring. Baseball I was awful at, football I would die, basketball never played in leagues, but I’m good at it!
Probably needed glasses for them but never realized it. Maybe that’s why I always saw four soccer balls!
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You'd look hot in glasses
(Okay, I say this to every girl)
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 6, 2012 1:01 AM EST up reply actions
Uh “hipster glasses” apparently. Told I look like Buddy Holly. Not sure if that’s a compliment or not.
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Alright!
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Do you think you actually look like him?
by bloppy_ploppy on Jan 6, 2012 12:42 AM EST up reply actions
Actually yes, a lot
If I changed my hairstyle a bit, I’d say we’re basically twins in this picture.
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Glasses look identical, ha.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Jan 6, 2012 12:47 AM EST up reply actions
Coloured or clear?
Or primes, like I want!
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by Hasan Paliwala on Jan 6, 2012 12:34 AM EST up reply actions
I've wanted that for a while
My Tamron 17-50 kind of broke. I want the 17-55 IS, or the 85 1.8 and 35 f2 for nearly the same money.
My friend just got a 24 1.4L. It’s beautiful.
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by Hasan Paliwala on Jan 6, 2012 12:56 AM EST up reply actions
I want a wide angle lens too.
Just can’t seem to decide which one.
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If you want a prime for sure, the 24 isn't a bad place to start
He’s got a 5D, though. I have a crop (a 60D), so I was thinking either the 10-22 or the 14 2.8.
The most fun I’ve ever had shooting is with his 5D and 17-40.
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by Hasan Paliwala on Jan 6, 2012 1:05 AM EST up reply actions
I have a Panasonic Lumix
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 6, 2012 1:06 AM EST up reply actions
The D4 looks amazing
Don’t have the money, though. Or the will to change systems entirely based on a camera.
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by Hasan Paliwala on Jan 6, 2012 1:07 AM EST up reply actions
It's just a rumor right now, isn't it?
I can’t afford the higher end ones. I have the D90.
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It's been announced now
There were just too many leaks.
I used the D90 once and loved it. Honestly, there’s such little difference anyway. I personally like the colours of the Nikon more.
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by Hasan Paliwala on Jan 6, 2012 1:10 AM EST up reply actions
Oh sheit, it really is out.
Godtopus, there are a lot of buttons on that thing.
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Haha, yeah
At some point I want to move to a full frame, if only for the HUGE viewfinder. It’s just a lot more fun to use.
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by Hasan Paliwala on Jan 6, 2012 1:15 AM EST up reply actions
I'd like one too.
It may take a very, very long while though.
Start saving up now.
Then again, I want a lot of things.
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I know
The difference just isn’t justifiable, for now. I should start using the stuff I have more first.
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by Hasan Paliwala on Jan 6, 2012 1:23 AM EST up reply actions
What?
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Oh, are you doing this now?
Updating us on your feelings about the iPhone?
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YOU!
Is there an iPhone app that convinces people that you are figments of their imagination?
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thank you!
i know that personal attacks are a no-no, and i hope that it’s understood that this isn’t one, but… since this site has turned into an econ 101 class, it’s no longer any fun to come to… wake me up when we’re talking baseball again, ok? oh yeah, and one more thing: the sport was a joke back then? fred mcgriff??? nice idea… yeah, gehrig sucked… i’ll inform my dad: i’m sure it’ll change the way he feels about being in the stadium for the “luckiest man” speech…
by sing_or_die_1818 on Jan 7, 2012 10:38 PM EST up reply actions
And I'm only referring to
More money leads to expansion of the talent pool, so there are pros and cons.
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by Hasan Paliwala on Jan 6, 2012 12:12 AM EST up reply actions
I disagree
I think if done correctly, the game and certain teams would actually gain money. If you have 4 divisions, then you have more chances for naturally developed division rivals and not just the force fed bullshit type of rivalry Selig is trying to do by moving the Astros to the AL West to play against the Rangers for the same amount of games we play the Red Sox. Naturally developed divisional rivalries add to greater attendance during the year for those specific teams which eventually, and sadly, adds to ticket price costs.
It would add greater incentive to win divisions and would quite possibly make September baseball a hell of a lot more exciting than knowing that your team will be in the playoffs in August.
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 6, 2012 12:17 AM EST up reply actions
This topic is too broad for a comments section. I’ll just say this. (and I’ll use smaller words so as not to piss people off.)
Even though the world is having money problems, baseball is making more money and there are more people playing the game than ever before. There are pros to this.
We take this for granted because we love the sport, but Selig deserves some credit. Lots of people were angry when blacks were brought into the game, and their reasons made just as much sense to them as your reasons do to you.
I’m guessing you’re a bit older based on your view. If not, you’re a bit of an oddball. A lot of our preferences are based on conditioning.
With apologies to Hasan Paliwala, the game is evolving based on fan preference, and we vote with our money and eyeballs.
Most arguments are really about context.
by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 6, 2012 12:30 AM EST up reply actions
Not what I intended at all
I understand that there’s a monetary aspect, and a very important one. Also, it’s specially relevant to any discussion of the Wild Card. Oh well, no delete/edit button.
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by Hasan Paliwala on Jan 6, 2012 12:33 AM EST up reply actions
This topic is too broad for a comments section. I’ll just say this. (and I’ll use smaller words so as not to piss people off.)
….watch the, uh, tone I guess?
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Someone actually....
….got pissed off at the size of my words in another thread. That part wasn’t directed at Hasan or “Raise”.
They are very clearly comfortable with the size of my words. Anyways, good you pointed it out. Didn’t think of how it could be misconstrued.
Most arguments are really about context.
by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 6, 2012 12:38 AM EST up reply actions
If you’re referring to the one that I was involved in, it wasn’t the size of words, it was you making comments about how people had to be educated differently to understand your argument (which is untrue)
"Don't you think it's strange that you'll make more money than President Hoover this year?"
"Why not? I had a better year than he did." - G.H. Ruth
not to "understand".
To agree. And someone did mention “big words”.
I listed educational background as one potential cause for different views. The comment was misinterpreted.
“Field of study” would have probably been a safer choice of words.
Most arguments are really about context.
by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 6, 2012 12:54 AM EST up reply actions
Fantastic.
Except your whole post has absolutely nothing to do with the original point…
The sport was a joke back then compared to what it is today.
I never said the sport wasn’t making money, because it definitely is. Believe me, I know. I work for MLB.com, so the better the sport monetarily does the better my job is. But, being able to watch every single game like my job requires me to do I can still tell you that the sport is a joke today, whether it makes money or not. That’s because the sport is solely designed for the sole, sole purpose of making money. That can clearly be seen by looking at how the Yankees/Red Sox rivalry is exploited for every dollar it’s worth, because they know they’ll get it. It’s great for me cause I’ll continued to get paid. It doesn’t make the sport any less of a joke.
It’s no different than the Transformers movies. They make a lot of money, but they’re still a fucking joke compared to so many other movies that do not make as much money. The same can be said of baseball and what is continuing to happen to try and make more money. The Yankees & Mets now play each other 6 games a year when before that it was 3, or not at all. Further expanding the Wild Card system has nothing to do with making the game more fair & balanced and has everything to do with making more money. As long as Selig is in charge, baseball will continue along this “Transformers” path of less substance & more monetary value. If you think something making more money makes something better, more power to your economic view of life, but that’s absolutely absurd.
My preference has to do with the conditioning of wanting challenges to be fair for everyone. I do not agree with the Marvel vs. Capcom 2 God Tier philosophy that makes playing other characters outside of this God Tier pointless. As it stands right now, baseball scheduling is unfair and a money making joke. If wanting the game to be more fair & balanced for every team makes me an oddball, then get Tom Jones to sing a Bond-esque theme song about me then with that as the title!
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 6, 2012 12:58 AM EST up reply actions
Roll with it brotha. If you think this is bad, wait until 2114. Wins are awarded according to DNA projections. It’s decided that baseball is not a worthwhile use of life, so they just plant digital images of what would have happened into your mind.
Most arguments are really about context.
by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 6, 2012 1:15 AM EST up reply actions
If the human race lasts that long
I’d be shocked!
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 6, 2012 1:17 AM EST up reply actions
I wouldn't say "a joke"
I think there are higher quality players now since the league is integrated, but there were also smaller rosters and 6 fewer teams in the AL, meaning Gehrig never got to face the tons more crappy pitchers allowed by larger rosters and larger leagues.
There’s a give and take to different eras, so I would hesitate before making such a sweeping statement suggesting that McGriff would have done as Gehrig did (not even going into the fact that among several things, Gehrig’s batting eye was way better anyway)
"Don't you think it's strange that you'll make more money than President Hoover this year?"
"Why not? I had a better year than he did." - G.H. Ruth
I think.
The pool of players has grown by much more than the size of the league. In other words, the expansion of the game has outpaced the growth of the league exponentially, more than making up for the extra roster spots.
This debate has been played out quite thoroughly. Just making the point that those stats are grossly inflated.
Drugs and all, I doubt he was half the hitter Palmeiro was.
Most arguments are really about context.
by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 6, 2012 12:05 AM EST up reply actions
Maybe, but you can’t ignore those other big factors previously mentioned. Lou Gehrig never got to feast on the Sergio Mitres of the world that most players usually get at least one PA against every game.
And again, just like McGriff, Gehrig’s batting eye was way better than Palmeiro’s, in an era where the strike zone was much bigger. That stuff is comparable, so I also highly doubt that Gehrig “was half the hitter Palmeiro was.”
"Don't you think it's strange that you'll make more money than President Hoover this year?"
"Why not? I had a better year than he did." - G.H. Ruth
You just llike coming on here to start arguments
you’re nothing more than a freakin Mets troll. No baseball fan with even a SHRED of credence would say Lou Gehrig is half the hitter of Rafael “I Never Took Steroids” Palmeiro. Anything you have ever said that was SOMEWHAT intelligent here was instantly swept away by the stupidity of that statement.
With all due respect....
….I like Scott’s response better. I hope you can understand.
Most arguments are really about context.
by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 6, 2012 12:33 AM EST up reply actions
Dear IGYAR,
I have now seen TWO Lord of the Rings movies. Be proud. Thank you.
Love, WWJD.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Jan 6, 2012 12:35 AM EST reply actions
First and second?
If yes, then Return of the King is fantastic. I recommend the extended edition. Four hours!
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by Hasan Paliwala on Jan 6, 2012 12:36 AM EST up reply actions
Yes, the first two. I didn’t hate them.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Jan 6, 2012 12:38 AM EST up reply actions
I spent a lot of time yelling at/making fun of characters.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Jan 6, 2012 12:42 AM EST up reply actions
I really only know one character as bitch, which I basically called her every time she was on the screen. Oops?
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Jan 6, 2012 12:45 AM EST up reply actions
You should learn how to call her a bitch in Elven
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 6, 2012 1:00 AM EST up reply actions
WHAT DO YOUR ELF EYES SEE
"Don't you think it's strange that you'll make more money than President Hoover this year?"
"Why not? I had a better year than he did." - G.H. Ruth
THEY'RE TAKING THE HOBBITS TO ISENGARD!
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 6, 2012 1:00 AM EST up reply actions
For the record
I will randomly yell this at my friends for no real reason
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 6, 2012 1:03 AM EST up reply actions
don’t we all?
"Don't you think it's strange that you'll make more money than President Hoover this year?"
"Why not? I had a better year than he did." - G.H. Ruth
I'd like to think so
The world would be a much better place if we all just randomly yelled out awesome nerd quotes like this!
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 6, 2012 1:14 AM EST up reply actions
OH HEY
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YAAAAY!
Love you, Waffles!
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 6, 2012 1:00 AM EST up reply actions
Up next: LOTR movie 3 then beginning The Hunger Games books.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Jan 6, 2012 1:06 AM EST up reply actions
You're like a nerd's dream come true with this post!
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 6, 2012 1:07 AM EST up reply actions
I need to read that too.
But gotta start on Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series first.
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I need to read another Gehrig biography, watch a lot of movies (it’s embarrassing how many classics I have not seen) and try Sushi.
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Nope
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Sushi is sooooooooooo delicious
Especially Eel
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 6, 2012 1:15 AM EST up reply actions
Well I think I know what I'm doing for dinner tomorrow
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 6, 2012 1:17 AM EST up reply actions
Southland is back soon! …..anyone?
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WHAT?
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No, what is this? That’s awesome!
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I've missed you all!
Even if it was just for a week!
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 6, 2012 1:02 AM EST reply actions
There HAS been some missing mod-bashing and profanity.
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by Hasan Paliwala on Jan 6, 2012 1:06 AM EST up reply actions
Funny thing is, I haven’t really been “bashed” or whatever in a long time!
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Note to self: Posts in AM, open thread at PM!
So, anyone like Radiohead? Friend of mine is a big fan, trying to get me to listen to em.
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So she’s right? I don’t like the song Creep, but I love the song with the word Promises in it.
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Make that two of us
It’s my favourite band, bar none.
Creep is a good way to get into Radiohead. But that’s ages ago. I’d recommend Let Down, House of Cards, Fake Plastic Trees and There, There, just for starters. Oh, and Street Spirit. I could go on and on.
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by Hasan Paliwala on Jan 6, 2012 1:09 AM EST up reply actions
Whoops
The rest was a reply to Brandon. Honestly, from Kid A to In Rainbows and Ok Computer, and then The Bends, they have such a wide range of music. Love them.
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by Hasan Paliwala on Jan 6, 2012 1:12 AM EST up reply actions
I usually just borrow whatever CD’s I can from the nearby library. They usually have everything, so I’ll grab a bundle of Radiohead in addition to The Strokes, and whatever else is suggested
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Che?
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Are these names of bands
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Depeche Mode is the band.
Violator is the album. Some Great Reward is also a favorite of mine.
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Like.
Most arguments are really about context.
by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 6, 2012 1:17 AM EST up reply actions
Precious and fragile things, need special handling
My god, what have we done to you?
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 6, 2012 1:19 AM EST up reply actions
People are people so why should it be
You and I should get along so awfully
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Words are very unneccesary
They can only do harm!
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 6, 2012 1:25 AM EST up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_n3JHqLUGo
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Nice voice!
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In order I like 3-2-1 favorite to least favorite. All good, though!
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Then you should listen to the In Rainbows album
I’d still recommend Kid A, though. Amazing album.
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by Hasan Paliwala on Jan 6, 2012 1:30 AM EST up reply actions
Do you know which song Promises is on? Again, not sure if that’s the exact name, but I’m tired and lazy and I think you’ll know which song I mean.
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If you mean "I Promise"
It was never released. It’s just something they played live.
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by Hasan Paliwala on Jan 6, 2012 1:34 AM EST up reply actions
I lied. Surprise, not Promise. It’s No surprises
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Ohhhh.
I love No Surprises. It’s also the intro to House Season 6. It’s on OK Computer.
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by Hasan Paliwala on Jan 6, 2012 1:40 AM EST up reply actions
Never watched House!
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You might not like it
It’s one of my favourite shows, though.
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by Hasan Paliwala on Jan 6, 2012 1:41 AM EST up reply actions
This season has been AMAZING so far.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Jan 6, 2012 1:42 AM EST up reply actions
Suprisingly, yes.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Jan 6, 2012 1:48 AM EST up reply actions
Speaking of Cuddy, she's fantastic on The Good Wife.
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It’s coming back in a couple weeks.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Jan 6, 2012 1:53 AM EST up reply actions
Sigh, it did
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by Hasan Paliwala on Jan 6, 2012 1:54 AM EST up reply actions
I like this season, but then I generally love House
I really, really like what they’ve made of Chase. I do wish they’d stop the artificial story between Park and Adams. And I really miss 13.
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by Hasan Paliwala on Jan 6, 2012 1:54 AM EST up reply actions
Wilson in the net. That is all.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Jan 6, 2012 1:55 AM EST up reply actions
That was gold.
Gold, Jerry! Gold!
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by Hasan Paliwala on Jan 6, 2012 1:56 AM EST up reply actions
I couldn’t stop laughing for about 10 minutes.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Jan 6, 2012 1:57 AM EST up reply actions
I know Wilson never wins
But this was unexpected, and hilarious. I’ll miss the show when it’s gone.
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by Hasan Paliwala on Jan 6, 2012 1:59 AM EST up reply actions
I will too. It’s just perfectly in line with my kind of humor.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Jan 6, 2012 2:00 AM EST up reply actions
I thought the boxing tickets part was done really well too
I was re-watching some of Season 3 the other day. The autistic kid / Lines in the Sand episode.
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by Hasan Paliwala on Jan 6, 2012 2:02 AM EST up reply actions
The boxing tickets thing was great. I was watching a couple marathons on tv the past few weeks. Death cat episode, meth lady takes the baby back from Cuddy, guy who says everything that comes to his mind. Those episodes.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Jan 6, 2012 2:04 AM EST up reply actions
Oooh, those are all great
For some reason, I love the Dave Matthews episode too. And the one where he jumps, of course.
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by Hasan Paliwala on Jan 6, 2012 2:06 AM EST up reply actions
Feel like if I start now I’m way too late. Sort of like how I want to watch the King of Queens, though that’s been off the air for a long time.
I was late to The Office, too.
SIgh.
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Online streaming & Netflix makes such things untrue
I was late on 30 Rock and I caught up in a week or two
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 6, 2012 1:44 AM EST up reply actions
Just finished season 8 Entourage.
I heart technology.
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by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 6, 2012 1:45 AM EST up reply actions
I wish Community was on Netflix.
I want to re-watch it.
Go Netflix Eureka!!
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That's the plan!
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 6, 2012 1:47 AM EST up reply actions
Don’t have either. Not sure of any free sites, but can’t afford to spend money on it!
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A good portion of stuff is free on the main sites
NBC & CBS stream pretty much all their shows the next day after it airs. That’s how I normally watch HIMYM
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 6, 2012 1:48 AM EST up reply actions
Except they don't have episodes from the beginning of the series.
Usually it’s the 5 most recent episodes.
You can try http://www.solarmovie.eu/
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http://www.free-tv-video-online.me
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Jan 6, 2012 1:55 AM EST up reply actions
Seriously. This site has every House episode ever and tons of other complete shows. It’s a great resource.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Jan 6, 2012 2:01 AM EST up reply actions
Thanks. mind blown
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by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 6, 2012 2:04 AM EST up reply actions
Popular Online Movies Links
Jack and Jill
…..really?
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 6, 2012 2:06 AM EST up reply actions
He no funny at all!
I watched an online review of that movie on RedLetterMedia.com and they point out how big of a sham he really really is.
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 6, 2012 2:08 AM EST up reply actions
Really?
You needed an online review to figure out he’s trash?
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by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 6, 2012 2:10 AM EST up reply actions
Not just trash
But just to confirm what pretty much all of his movies really are
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 6, 2012 2:11 AM EST up reply actions
He’s Jim Carey minus the one thing Carey does well.
My theory is that the illuminati planted sandler as gauge of public stupidity. Every dollar spent on his movies makes them more aggressive in dominating the world.
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by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 6, 2012 2:17 AM EST up reply actions
All you really need to gauge public stupidity
is to see how long someone takes at a cash register line.
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 6, 2012 2:19 AM EST up reply actions
If they sold guns next to the cash register, I’d be dead or in jail.
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by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 6, 2012 2:23 AM EST up reply actions
Sandler
Proof that the public can be force fed anything.
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by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 6, 2012 2:09 AM EST up reply actions
The big fish eat the little ones
The big fish eat the little ones
Not my problem, give me some!
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 6, 2012 1:14 AM EST up reply actions
If you try the best you can, try the best you can
The best you can is good enough.
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by Hasan Paliwala on Jan 6, 2012 1:15 AM EST up reply actions
This one's optimistic
This one went to market
This one just came out of the swamp
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 6, 2012 1:16 AM EST up reply actions
So Michael Clarke
/waits for the person who gets this
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by MattF15 on Jan 6, 2012 1:17 AM EST via iPhone app reply actions
not sure how recent this is, but congrats on the 7500 to Holte!
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Thanks
It’s quite fun looking at what I got flagged for
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by MattF15 on Jan 6, 2012 1:22 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
calling all my posts as robot
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That one and Montero 3rd boy's flags of me are so amazing
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by MattF15 on Jan 6, 2012 1:25 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Gardner/WIlliams?
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rec if u agree
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by Hasan Paliwala on Jan 6, 2012 1:26 AM EST up reply actions
He gone
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EEEEEEE-YESSSSSSSSSSS
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 6, 2012 1:28 AM EST up reply actions
YOU CAN PUT IT ON THE BOOOOOOOOARD
how someone hired that man perplexes me
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I'm grateful for that every time I have to watch a White Sox game for work
He seriously makes it that much more enjoyable for me!
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 6, 2012 1:29 AM EST up reply actions
He’s certainly interesting.
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He's so bad it's so enjoyable!
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 6, 2012 1:33 AM EST up reply actions
Not a fan.
By the way, can you guys change the video highlights back to when it would play all of the highlights of a single player if you did a search?
For example, if I want to see highlights of David Wright, I have to search for Wright, select a highlight, and then go back to the search page to select another Wright highlight. In the original version, it would just continue to show Wright highlights in order.
Was this change made to generate more “hits”? Can’t you just count it as a unique hit when it goes from one Wright highlight to another?
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by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 6, 2012 1:35 AM EST up reply actions
Heh, I can bring it up
But I personally have no power or influence over that!
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 6, 2012 1:36 AM EST up reply actions
Please do.
In all seriousness, it’s super annoying. The way it is now, if I don’t click back, I start with watching Felix Hernandez and end up watching Jamie Moyer.
If a fan is willing to get all the way to filtering highlights, s/he should be rewarded with an orgy of media highlighting the specified player, with as little effort as possible.
My eyeballs are too valuable to have to click back every 40 seconds.
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by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 6, 2012 1:40 AM EST up reply actions
Haha, one of my favorite parts of being a mod. Getting to see the insanity that is flags/recs.
Like the time Duggan flagged me for “excessive Barn sauce!”
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If I flag this, what does that mean?
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by Hasan Paliwala on Jan 6, 2012 1:25 AM EST up reply actions
Shows up to mods that someone flagged it. If 3 people flag a comment it appears red to mods, like a comment with 2 recs shows up as green
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I meant, if I flag a post about flags
What does that mean, in the larger scheme of things. Meta fun for everyone, yay!
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by Hasan Paliwala on Jan 6, 2012 1:32 AM EST up reply actions
Bwahahaha
That was so much fun, wasn’t it?
Congrats on the writing gig, too.
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by Hasan Paliwala on Jan 6, 2012 1:22 AM EST up reply actions
I know it was a flat pitch but what on earth
I can’t believe that India are in fact, this crap.
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by MattF15 on Jan 6, 2012 1:32 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
It's hilarious.
I’m hoping for a whitewash.
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by Hasan Paliwala on Jan 6, 2012 1:35 AM EST up reply actions
Definitely think Australia can win at Perth
Just as long as that stupid 100th 100 happens in a meaningless ODI, I’ll be happy
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by MattF15 on Jan 6, 2012 1:38 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
It'll happen in a meaningless match, yeah
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by Hasan Paliwala on Jan 6, 2012 1:41 AM EST up reply actions
I died laughing when he missed out on it in Mumbai
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by MattF15 on Jan 6, 2012 1:43 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
As did we all
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by Hasan Paliwala on Jan 6, 2012 1:55 AM EST up reply actions
Also, Brad Haddin can go and retire right about now
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by Hasan Paliwala on Jan 6, 2012 2:01 AM EST up reply actions
if he got a chance to bat I'm sure he would've ran out Clarke
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by MattF15 on Jan 6, 2012 2:03 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
x
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That's a lot of 3 pointers
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 6, 2012 1:29 AM EST up reply actions
I'm actually curious if someone at work had to cover this!
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 6, 2012 1:31 AM EST up reply actions
John Manuel: “I think Montero will hit enough to be a passable defensive catcher. Just look at Jorge Posada.”
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Manuel also said Gary Sanchez is “offensively more of a pure hitter than Jesus Montero.”
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Stupid outlandishness gets more attention than simple truths, so there’s a fair supply of the former.
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by SheaWasBettor21 on Jan 6, 2012 1:57 AM EST up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FGBw-41EWo
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Hey Brandon
You might like Jane’s Addiction
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 6, 2012 2:01 AM EST reply actions
She's done with Sergio
He treats her like a ragdoll!
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 6, 2012 2:03 AM EST up reply actions
I’ll try it out!
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by Brandon C. on Jan 6, 2012 2:08 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Ritual de lo Habitual is a fantastic album
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 6, 2012 2:09 AM EST up reply actions
LULZ!
Charles Barkley is a spokesperson for weight watchers.
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He annoys me!
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