Because the old one was getting too big.
1) McAfee caught in Guatemala.
2) Speaking of Guatemala, Mayapocalypse point and counterpoint.
3) “Stop lecturing the rest of us and, dammit, get to fking.”
Because the old one was getting too big.
1) McAfee caught in Guatemala.
2) Speaking of Guatemala, Mayapocalypse point and counterpoint.
3) “Stop lecturing the rest of us and, dammit, get to fking.”
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3) Never forget:
#2, everyone and their brother knows that the world ends on Dec 31, 2099. So sayeth Microsoft’s calender.
I’ve created my own Justice League:
BWHAHAHAHAHAHA
Severely badass.
Thanks. I need Cap and Thor, and possibly Wonder Woman.
And Joss Wheddon.
And Captain Underpants.
I thought that went without saying.
Nothing goes without saying around here.
I like to masturbate.
One should never rely on others for their happiness…
That *should* go without saying.
We take a hands-on approach.
I only need one at a time. You must be hung like a stud field mouse!
No, he just has very small hands.
Ah…that explains many things!
I don’t wanna brag, but there are at least 4 species of beetles that envy me.
You truly are a legend!
You don’t know the half of it.
The second hand is for the nipple, but most men are either not sensitive or way too sensitive there, so pish posh to that, huh?
Expert Tip: I like the chest hair fluffed and petted. The nipple is part of that fun.
[cue George Takei saying, “Ohhh, my!”]
you ARE wonder woman.
Thanks, and go As.
Boobs for you.
pix or stfu
but not here. I’m at work. I have a phone though.
Thanks, and go As.
I didn’t say MY boobs.
I can send mine, if he doesn’t mind ’em hairy.
moobs!
And no sag. Well, not much.
Well then who cares
Thanks, and go As.
You are too kind.
I want boobs!……Oh wait I have them – never mind!! LOL
High five!
Me too!!!
PROVE IT
Thanks, and go As.
L-R, in case you can’t tell:
Hulk, Iron Man, Teddy Roosevelt, Lincoln, Batman, Bane, Mark Ellis
A Jedi or 2 wouldn’t hurt.
Or Chuck Norris.
And Rickey.
I trust them to fight ALL THE CRIME.
3.) So, if you have babies you can’t afford then you’re selfish. And if you don’t have babies you can’t afford, then you’re selfish.
And we’re dealing with overpopulation, so you’re selfish.
And you can’t have contraception or abortions. So I guess your only choices are abstinence or children you don’t want or can’t afford.
To nap, or not to nap; that is the question:
Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous conciousness,
Or to close eyes against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them?
To sleep–perchance to dream, (ay, or out one
evenrub)For in that sleep of naps wet
whatdreams may comeWhen we have shuffled off to the couch,
Must give us pause.
That decides it! Nap time it is!
Take me with you.
A nap and boobs? I’ve been an awfully good boy, it seems!
Nice
The rarely attempted self-fillibuster
Mitch McConnell is a farce.
At the same time, Congress would be stupid to give any president power to raise the debt on his own.
Well, yes. But how about spending your time working out a compromise instead of trying to embarrass the other side and then actually embarrassing yourself? This is the kind of stuff that makes people hate politicians. It’s pretty obvious that McConnell is less interested in doing his duty to the American people (or at least the people of Kentucky) and more interested in serving his
corporate mastersparty leaders.but that’s not what the debt ceiling is. The money was appoved my congress and the debt ceiling is the limit on what the president (as part of his constitutionally mandated execution of the budget) can pay out.
The service has been done the products have been bought, but without a rising limit, the country is saying “We will not pay for that service/product”
I’m not saying it shouldn’t be raised, necessarily. I’m saying it is THEIR job to do so or not. That’s what we put them in office for. I personally want the 535 members of congress to do their job. I DON’T want a single person to make the decision. This is one of the main problems in DC. People won’t take responsibility for their actions.
Disagree. *THEY* already did their job and approved the expenditures. Simply automatically allowing it to raise in concert is simply a necessity for debtor trust. It’s the equivalent of a husband taking out a loan, spending all the money and then telling his wife she can’t pay the loan back.
Not in a checks and balances system. I want the same people saying “Spend!” to be the ones to explain why we have to go further into debt. The “automatic” way makes it tuu easy to play the partisan blame game.
Wait. Congress approves the expenditures in their budgets. Then the President approves said expenditures. There’s your checks and balance. You have to buy for what you purchase. Having to play games to get approval is like pretending you don’t have to pay for you’ve already bought. Any checks and balances over the spending needs to happen WELL BEFORE idea debt ceiling.
That’s what I said. Congress needs to approve the debt increase BEFORE spending the money.
But they already have.
Kind of.
How have they not? The debt ceiling is only to pay what they owe based on the approval of every little thing they’ve spent on, including any APR due to our borrowing. It nothing to do with approving debt increases, that was all done in the past by congress when they originally approved what they spent that on and what they failed to bring in to pay it.
You and I just look at it differently. To me, it is like the prop system we were talking about earlier. They need to find a way to pay for it BEFORE spending it. There isn’t an endless source of revenue.
Well, sure. I don’t disagree that they need to do that, but failing having done that, they still have to pay for it. A bill is a bill. Pretending you don’t have to pay a bill because you failed to balance your budget is foolish at best.
Yeah, paying isn’t my issue. Never-ending increased spending is.
Baseline budgeting is insane.
No disagreement there. Smart, rational spending is what’s necessary. Only problem is agreeing on what that spending should be on.
How ’bout a shortstop?
hehehe
Would it effect your opinion if you learned that the debt ceiling is a modern invention? It fundamentally doesn’t make sense to force action twice on the same spending, particularly where the consequences would be so bad the second time
No, because I don’t approve of the irresponsible spending. Which is why many like me want to require all governments to have mandatory balanced budgets, that require separate votes to increase taxes.
I kind of feel like you’re confusing the notion of irresponsible budgeting (when the actual shit was approved) and actually taking responsibility for your irresponsibility (raising the debt ceiling to actually pay for what you irresponsibly approved).
Probably.
A balanced budget in a time of recession tends to FK the economy over and stall recovery.
I’m more for aiming for a balance over a longer period of time, as opposed to year to year. That way, government can (not that they will) do the right thing, and go austere during booms, saving up money to spend on stimulus and lots of temporary hiring during recessions.
I agree. Very KAYnesian of you.
Kay I was thinking the exact thing while reading through here. I am much closer to Tu and Llama but I would have no issue with such an approach. But the problem would end up being those 4 words in parenthesis. In the end I think both parties would support the doing things to give out crap during busts (be it stimulus, lowering taxes, whatever) but once we got to the boom no one would be willing to (cut the spending, raise the taxes) to build up that rainy day fund.
The only way I can think it would work would be strict definitions that say when x indicators hit this you can now spend more, you must tax more, whatever. But I am sure that no one set of indicators would give what we need and it just changes the arguement to wether this situation is “special” and we should ignore the rules…
Well that’s exactly what happened when Bush II took office. He had a budget surplus, but instead of saving it or paying down debt, he decided on a tax rebate (my cynical side says he was trying to buy better approval ratings; remember that his approval ratings were in the toilet from the moment he was elected until 9/11) that put us right back in the hole again.
@ozzman
There is plenty of blame on both sides during those years.
Does anyone have a good example of a country that has really followed a counter-cycle fiscal policy — not just spending to support the economy in downturns, but also intentionally running surpluses in good economic times? My guess is that some of the Scandanavian countries have pulled this off, or maybe Australia.
@Tutu: I agree only in that Dems pretty much let Reps run roughshod over them in the name of compromise and bipartisanship. A little good old-fashioned right wing obstructionism of the 2009-present variety would’ve served the nation well. Instead, a president who lost the majority of the popular vote pretended he had a mandate to force his ideology on us. And his part perfected their “It’s our way or no way at all” mentality that they still practice today.
sigh-
The Dems controlled BOTH houses from 2007 until Obama was elected. During that time they increased the debt by over $2T. Pelosi averaged that same amount EVERY year she controlled the House. The Dem-controlled Senate has REFUSED to pass a budget in years. “Continuing Resolutions” is flat out BS. That is NOT acceptable!
Tutu, at that time, the economy needed money flowing through it and it was ready to altogether stop. If they cut the debt instead, we’d probably be in a depression right now.
Ah, but Reps controlled both houses for the 1st 6 years of Bush’s presidency. How much did they add to the national debt during those years? Besides, you can’t call out the increase in the debt from 2008 onward without acknowledging that the economy had collapsed and tax collection fell. You also can’t ignore the fact that the country was fighting 2 wars and that military expenditures account for more than half of federal spending. Who started those wars again? Which party keeps pushing for more defense spending, even when the Pentagon doesn’t want more money?
You keep saying it is always the other guys fault, without taking responsibility for for the Dems’ failures. When Clinton had two years of balanced budgets, it was because of Bill’s genius! The Rep controlled congress had nothing to do with it, obviously! Sounds like you want it only your way. As for ramrodding, Obama himself said, “Sure they(Republicans) can come along for the ride. But, they have to sit in the back seat!” WOW, he sure showed some good ol’ bipartisanship, didn’t he? So, maybe I will have to agree…ALL SUCCESSES ARE BECAUSE OF DEMS, AND ALL FAILURES ARE BECAUSE OF REPS. NO matter HOW far in the past Bush’s term is, all failures are his fault. All of Obama’s/Dems’ programs are honorable, and all failures of those programs are the other party’s fault.
Yes, that’s exactly what I said. And of course, it’s ridiculous to think that any of Bush’s policies could have effects that lasted past the day he left office. We should also blame Bush’s failures on the party that was in the minority in Congress for 75% of his time as president. While we’re at it, we should also blame the Dems for Reagan’s deficit spending. After all, they controlled Congress (well, the House anyway). Never mind that the budget bills they passed actually had less spending in them than the bills Reagan proposed. Let’s just call them “tax and spend” Dems and pretend it actually makes sense.
Seriously, Tutu. Show me the evidence that Republicans have been more fiscally responsible than Democrats since Reagan took office. You’re accusing me of being partisan (and you accuse Obama of the same, which is hilarious since Republicans have made absolutely no effort to compromise since the day he was elected president the first time; meanwhile, Obama has given in to Republican demands at virtually every turn), but trying to pin conservative failures on liberals is simply being intellectually dishonest.
Actually, my point was that this entire discussion had NOTHING to do with political parties until you brought it up!!!! This was an intellectual discussion on how to best fix this country’s problems. In your response, you once again refuse to admit that the Dems have been part of the systemic problem. You think the answer is to be MORE partisan.
I DON’T GIVE A DAMN WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MESS, BECAUSE THEY ALL ARE!!!!!!!!!THAT THE PROBLEM WITH DC!!! ITS ALL ABOUT GETTING RE-ELECTED, AND PAYING OFF YOUR BACKERS! The losers are the rest of us, Dems, Repubs, and Libertatians alike.
Actually, I brought up an individual, our previous president. You then proceeded to place blame on parties. And sure, I’m partisan and so are you. I support the group that has good ideas for fixing the problems. They happen to be a political party.
Hmm…
When I read between the lines, I think a lot of Tutu’s arguments are against endemic human corruption, more than they’re about partisan politics.
Frankly, I think it’s best to learn to live with endemic human corruption and account for it in fiscal and social models, as opposed to bitch about its’ effects in relation to “how things ought to be.”
Of course, someday when we’re fully integrated with each other and the interwebs and we can feel each others’ thoughts and emotions and privacy is an archaic and quaint curiosity from the past, we can then begin to learn to live in the post-corruption era.
1. Russia get in on the act.
This whole “is the world ending” thing is really messing with my internal debate on whether or not to buy Christmas gifts this year.
You could use the wait-and-see approach, then fight off the crowds on Christmas Eve. Now THAT would be my own personal version of the apocalypse.
I don’t even think I have any gifts to buy this year. Go me!!!
That sounds a little bit sad, but I’m a little bit envious, too.
I prefer it this way. It’s not like I couldn’t find someone to play the “Tell me what to buy you or I’ll buy you something you don’t need” game. But we’re all broke and why bother spending money none of us have to buy things none of us need/want. Better to spend the time together and let that be that.
I’m abiding by that philosophy this year, too. But I kind of miss being able to give certain people things that I know they’d like/need/enjoy.
Do that on a non-holiday just randomly. It’ll mean a lot more.
So true.
Totally. And I used to, when I could afford it. Hopefully those days will return soon.
So *creepy*
Maybe I’ll wait and then, if necessary, just give away stuff from around the house. Who wants a Sharpie?
Depends. What color?
Much like a Model T, you can have any color you want as long as it’s black.
I had one under my belt (for my sister-in-law) and then my bro emailed and asked if we could skip exchanging gifts this year, so there went that one down the drain. I went ahead and made a list, crossing off my SIL and BRO, just so I could feel I’ve accomplished something.
BRO, do you even gift?
OATZ N SQUATZ.
Thanks, and go As.
Important public opinion research finding:
I have no opinion on Camilla Parker Bowles and Jessica Simpson. Consenting adults and all that.
That generated a mental image that screamed out DO NOT WANT.
My work here is done.
but only 7% approval rating for Panetta/Burns
Patience, Monty. Climb the ladder…
Actually, a lot of those people thought it was
(Not that I should talk, since I did a spit-take when I heard the NFL announcer introduce Mychael Urban as part of the Thursday Night Football panel. Oh, Michael Irvin? Never mind.)
LMAO
av bait
Where in the world is AV? Come back AV!!
fb
Why is Panetta saluting Hitler?
I’m reminded that spring training tickets for games at Phoenix Muni are on sale (with the usual online fees) tomorrow at 10 a.m. I’ll be buying for the Friday Giants game and the two weekend games there during the planned trip. The other two on-sale dates I care about are December 17 (Surprise for Royals/Rangers) and January 5 (Talking Stick for Rockies/Dbacks).
I have to upgrade my computer if I want to listen to spring training next year. Grr.
This must have been answered somewhere. The obvious question for me is, what the FK is going on in North Dakota?
Maybe its Devils Tower?
artificially lit oilfields?
That’s the only explanation I could think of. The thing is the size of Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth or Atlanta but not nearly as bright.
That was my first thought. When was this taken? I’ve heard that ND has gotten a significant population boost on account of their energy boom.
It was taken earlier this year, according to NASA.
Construction on the NAFTA superhighway?
I think that’s southern Canada.
Cows lighting their farts?
I just saw the black version of FK for about 30 seconds that someone mentioned a couple of days ago, its kinda spooky and it wont let you log in.
Its the FK “blueballs” skin.
It’s FK’s way of telling you to give it a good jerk.
I only see it on the phone.
Call me maybe?
THASS RAYCESS!
So LIGO happened.
Caltech’s laser development has benefited from the proximity of the cosmetic surgery industry, and dinner last night was interrupted by a panelist’s wife texting “Michelle and me” shots from the White House.
You are a cosm(et)ologist…
Ice Cube brought temporary tattoos with them this year and I am super jealous.
I wish the Dbacks would come to their senses and stop shopping Upton.
And in a market so saturated with OF… I’m hoping that if he does get sent to Texas they extract fair value, but I would be surprised.
If the Rangers get him without giving up Profar or Andrus I will not be happy.
Actually, if they get him at all I won’t be happy.
At least both the the Angels and the Rangers have gotten weaker in the offseason.
Really hope they miss out on Grienke.
Greinke is my worry either way. did you see stupid grant’s rangers piece?
My biggest worry is Olt and Profar running away w/ it by the end of the year.
I get that fear, if both of them hit, its game over for a while.
They’ve lost Hamilton (maybe), Napoli, and Young (who regardless of how he hit last year, kills us). Olt has K problems and Profar, while very good, likely isn’t that much better than Andrus.
Profar is projected for power, Bill James has him for 16 HR’s and a .160 ISO, trimming that back a bit ( we all know Bill’s generous/ optimistic ) thats still great production from a SS and miles beyond what Andrus is providing, add that the boy still cant purchase alcohol legally we very well may see more yet.
He also has posted some really low K rates ( 12-14% w/ a 10% + BB rate )over 1000 AB’s in the minors and has legit speed, he could be a real threat on the base paths.
ALSO GRIENKE SIGNED W/ LOS DOYERS, WOOHOOO!!!!!!
Andrus has been a 4 win player the last couple of years. I’d be hard pressed to project any rookie for that. I do think Profar will be a good player, but not necessarily immediately.
So… this is the place that we moved my dad into last month — link
Damn. I hope she didn’t steal from your dad.
I don’t think it’s possible since he doesn’t have any money. Actually we’re hoping that it shakes things up for the better, because we haven’t been really impressed with management for the first month.
Doesn’t sound like it could get much worse. Unless a meat pie shop opens up nearby.
Well that’s less than reassuring :-(
elder care is a shitty underpaid job. It is going to happen everywhere. It sucks. it happens.
An old but interesting look at how a trade happens from Business Week: link
So, they have binders full of players???
Fun read.
OMGodfrey, he’s gone. It’s gotta hurt, getting traded for a guy that was almost instantly DFA’d.
God speed Godfrey
I love shit like this, story of Clooneys at 25th and Valencia
lets talk about this more
Sigh… At least you went to an okay place.
A frequent trading partner no less.
Foreshadowing a second stint, eh?
I would love it!
FKFKFKFKFKFKFKFKFKFKFKFKFKFKFKFKFK
I do not like this. At all.
Fuck everything. I wanted him here for life, everything else be damned.
yeah, pretty much.
It’s like you read my mind and transcribed it.
I’ve had movements like that. They feel like… victory!
Well, shit. I’m happy at least that he’s not on a team I have to root against, and that he can recommence making fun of Cahill on twitter.
My thoughts exactly.
Sigh.
This bothers me more than Gomes. I understand-hell I understand both sides- but it doesn’t mean I have to like it.
Agreed.
This.
NOOOOOOOOOOOO
FKing Arizona is trying to be the Valley Fever A’s. Chavez, Penny, McCarthy, Cahill, Ziegler…
I hate everyone and everything, forever.
YOU PROMISED TO KEEP THE BAND TOGETHER, BILLY. YOU PROMISED.
If anyone needs me, I will be chucking my McCarthy pendant against a wall while ugly crying and cradling the glass.
Shit. I really shouldn’t be turned on by that… should I?
You aren’t when I do it.
So?
Do you want me to ugly cry some more? Do you?
Be my guest, but I won’t be turned on by it now matter how much you beg.
That’s it. You better start checking your food for cayenne and mayo.
I always do. People don’t know how to fking listen to an order.
Or they do, but no one likes you. I mean, at all.
Everybody loves me. My mommy told me so.
No, she meant she loves everyone. If you know what I mean.
Oh… you know what. Suddenly things make a lot more sense.
Thought you had a lot of “uncles,” didn’t you?
No… older brothers.
In case anyone needs a pick-me-up after this, there is at least one A’s fan who won’t miss Brandon.
Babies are best held as footballls,, btw.
With the classic NFL Films dramatic music running through your head.
lol
the autumn wind is a nevermoor
And Von Miller bearing down on you from the edge.
…too soon?
What a cutie! Remember, they also give you a reason to take naps. “I’ll watch the baby for you, honey!”
Ooooo gorgeous!!!!!
very cute
Nice!
I dunno, she looks like she’s trying to form little fists to punch Billy in the face.
Adorable. But I’m gonna go ahead and say what everyone’s thinking: she’ll look better in Green and Gold.
Three packs come with one GnG, that one, and one solid pink. The GnG one was dirty.
Don’t blame me, blame MLB.
What did MLB have to do with her spit-take dirtying the GnG one? :)
They rudely failed to sell me two GnG ones
Good point! They should make good on it by sending you twu more free of charge!
No, you rudely failed to buy multiple 3-packs.
Has she done this yet?
No. She’d better get to it soon though.
If she doesn’t, you might want to make another.
She really is awfully cute, though.
Thanks.
She can Bernie Lean!
I hadn’t even seen that. Cool!
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Well, at least it’s not LAAAA or NY or Boston or Giants or another monstrosity like that. And judged on the frequency of OAK-ARI trades, he’ll be back in green and gold by the ASB
This.
Anyone see how much the contract is worth yet?
$15.5M
Ugh…
Seeing as we’re paying $0.78 for are rotation we could have easily done better than that.
$15.2 2 years
$15.5
I’d given him an even twenty bucks and would not even have flinched. Feels good to be able to outbid an MLB team
Brandon just favorited my tweet about how no fanbase will love him the way we did. I am going be sobbing if anyone needs me.
At least he didn’t go to the Angels. That’s really the only thing keeping me from ripping the couch apart.
This is trufax. If he had to go somewhere else, the Diamondbacks isn’t the worst thing in the world.
(Hellooooooooooooo rehab starts w/ the Reno Aces. ROAD TRIP ANYONE?)
I love you
Thanks, and go As.
I love Brandon
Me too.
I want to see what Brandon tweets about Creepy the Giant Baseball.
As soon as I typed that, I realized the meter was calling out for:
Creepy the Giant Baseball
Has a very scary face
Popping up from the scoreboard
Looking like he’ll eat the place
All of the Reno Aces
Wish they’d stayed in Double-A
They want to make poor Creepy
Spring a leak and blow away
When Dan Straily came to pitch
FKers went to see
Creepy raised his giant head
“What the fuck is THAT?†Ralph said.
…but I’m stuck for the final verse, and have to go back to work now.
Then the city, it went bankrupt
And the Aces moved away
Creepy the Giant Baseball
Won’t be filled with air today.
2 years/$15.5 million.
If anyone was interested…
$2.5M signing bonus, $4M salary in ’13, $9M in ’14
Thanks, and go As.
Also can we PLEASE find a way to get Trevor Bauer from Arizona. Please.
Thanks, and go As.
Yeah, huh!?!
That guy’s freaky cool.
Shit. We could have done *THAT*.
Yep.
It’s ok, at least we kept Colon.
Don’t make me punch you.
Don’t make me replace your toothpaste with mayonnaise.
Like I wouldn’t notice?
Not until it’s too late.
BWUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I HATE YOU FOREVER
WHY GOD WHY
Why do you hate me? And why are you asking me why? How the hell would I know?
Keep in mind the difference in taxes between AZ and CA meant that actually matching it for us would be around 2/17-18. I love McCarthy but I don’t know if I’d do that much for a guy who’s a risk to make it to 20 starts. And that’s also assuming McCarthy would choose us if everything was equal; maybe we’d have to top it in order to get him on board (so 2/~20).
Nevertheless, I patiently wait for the A’s to make good on their promise to raise payroll.
We could have paid the contract in liquor and just had Amanda fake her husband’s signature.
THERE WERE SO MANY POSSIBILITIES.
Aw, man. :(
Thanks, and go As.
OMG.
He favorited my tweet.
squeeeeeeeeeeeee
Thanks, and go As.
DOESN’T IT FEEL LIKE MAGIC?
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WUH. He is the best.
Chipotle hacks:
Just found out recently that you can have them make a quesadilla-rrito. They make a quesadilla, then top it with the burrito fillings, then roll it up like a burrito. You have to pay for both a quesadilla and a burrito, but it sounds intriguing.
Also, that’s just what I call it. If you try to order that they’ll probably think there’s something wrong with you.
That sounds impractical. Delicious, but impractical.
I’ve seen it ordered, but I’ve never seen it eaten. If I ever try it, I’ll make sure to film the event.
And I’ll film your death immediately following.
No you won’t. If I’m dying, you have to show me your boobs.
You’ve given me a reason to go to Chipotle again.
Then my work here is done.
Dwayne Murphy. Mark McGwire. Tim Hudson. Brandon McCarthy.
I love you, Oakland A’s. Why do you hate me? Why?
Aw, you can’t hold Murphy against them. Had to make way for Hendu.
Sure I can. One of ’em coulda shifted to LF (RF once Rickey came back), and Canseco coulda DH’d.
Murphy blew out his knee in an outfield collision with Mike Davis early in 1987. He wasn’t the same when he came back (and never would be), which is why they had to go out and get Dave Henderson.
Note that the rest of my list includes a PED user and a guy who gets hurt a lot. The heart wants what it wants.
Now, if they would have kept Mike Davis, or stashed him in a locker or something…
I’ve never been one to heckle A’s players but Davis did incur my wrath a few times. He chose the moment to exact his revenge wisely.
More from textbooks
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Yes, but what about women born between 2000 to 2012!!!! They’re not having children!!!!
So the Gnats are paying $45M over the next 3 years for Scutaro and Pagan, add another $10M for Pagan in 16′.
Does this seem like overpay to you guys as well?
Seems like it, but its probably not “Over pay” in the sense that they would get that kind of money for their services.
VInce breaks his twitter silence:
naturally
oh FK that guy with an oil derrick.
Can’t we trade him to the Rangers for an A(nnouncer)TBNL?
Well that’s one of the awkwarder attempts at a sentence I’ve seen in a while.
Success
6/147 FWIW
IW 147
MT
good point
[ RUNS AROUND HOUSE LAUGHING MANIACALLY ]
I’m so overjoyed the slegnA missed out on Brandon AND Zack, still a little sad about Cupcakes though.
awesome
I am pleased.
Phew. I guess the further good thing about all these NL West deals is that it makes things harder for the Giants.
No likey…
If the world really is going to end on Wednesday, what better way to go than at a free Joe Rut/Loretta Lynch gig.
After committing to nearly $200M in contracts for two pitchers over the last 30 hrs or so I think its safe to say the Dodgers are the new ‘Yankees’.
Not until they start winning.
<3
ZING
The thing about the Yankees is that even though they build their teams by buying good players, they do a better job of that than anyone else.
Linked just so I could add the “Rhesus Macaques” tag
Who among us hasn’t been found wandering disoriented at an Ikea store?
I prefer Toys-R-Us.
I once went to an IKEA store in Sweden. It is exactly like one in the US, except I guess the funny names for the furniture actualy makes sense.
sigh
Anyone has contact with him? Any chance of coming back?
The worst part-at least to someone who knows almost nothing about what started it all-is that it got kicked off as a dispute with 2 people, both of who were well liked, 1 of who is now gone, and the other almost never posts more than a “hi” every few weeks.
Well, FWIW, I reached out today to MB, LB and DFA. Probably not worth much, but at least I won’t have to think that I should have done it and didn’t.
That is kind of you to do, and certainly can’t hurt.
Yes it can. Without going through the whole shitstorm, I felt like I put my hand out there for one of the parties and got spat on.
OK. One loves me and says nothing about the returning, one appreciates the contact but is not coming back and one did not answer
DFA, LB, MB?
F/Marry/Kill?
Thanks, and go As.
I would have guessed LB/DFA/MB.
I’m guessing LB/MB/DFA.
I was thinking this one, but didn’t want to ask for fear of starting meta about out meta.
No matter the order-if any of the 3 are lurking the place is better when you are actively here, but hope you all have a happy holiday, 2013, life, Mayan end times, etc. (The same of course is true for the rest of you lurkers and those who are always here providing the yucks and making me learn stuff before it’s done..)
I second this statement – I miss your presence here, even if I don’t know any of you in person.
Yeah – that first pair was the uncertainty, but I had higher expectations of DFAs return than LBs.
I’m with you on that listing.
Cute little fella.
Oh my gosh he’s adorable.
ik,r?
Update.
Seen this one?
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Kid’s got a future in officiating. It’s not easy to throw a jump ball that nice.
Missed it by thhhaaaaat much: ||
See, and you folks thought Daly City was boring.
Thanks, and go As.
So we traded them Godfrey for Rosario, and then they got Rosario back on waivers anyway. Love it.
Why not just release Godfrey and save someone all that paperwork?
This hurts his feeling more?
I would assume less actually. Better to be traded, even if it’s a farce of a trade, then to be released, right?
Usually, but in this case he was a PTBNL in a trade for a player who had already been waived by the time he was named. That’s harsh.
Maybe Billy’s just trying to FK with someone’s head at MLB’s offices. “Ok, Rosario to the A’s, Godfrey to the Red Sox, Rosario to the… wait a minute, what?”
salary relief
Huge savings there. Anyway, I thought the A’s were gonna increase payroll. If ever there were 2 pitchers to splurge on, it was Godfrey and Rosario.
Rosario wasn’t claimed until after Godfrey was named though right? So for at least a few days it was an actual trade. Or do I have the timeline wrong?
No, you’re right. The cycle of shame wasn’t complete until after Godfrey was named.
On the other hand though, making him think he has some value before the big reveal just rubs the shaming in more.
OK, they have successfully killed the idea of community content on OC:
Last 10 days – 15 FanPosts with average of 13 comments per and a grand total of two recs. But, hey, there is always a mailbag…
NOTHING IS CHANGING!! PEOPLE ALWAYS LEAVE!!! WE ARE JUST READY FOR THE NEXT GREAT WAVE OF COMMENTATORS!!!!
He can go FK himself with a microwaved potato.
What a waste of a potato!
That came out wrong… I meant that microwaving a potato is a waste.
Letting it touch him would be the real tragedy. That shit could be turned into great food.
There were many things wrong there.
Yes, BS Nation, where you make the effort and someone else reaps the rewards, and then they insult you when you protest and try to make it seem like they are doing you the biggest, most groundbreaking favor of your lifetime.
Someday the disingenuous grifter that runs that thing and I will meet, and I hope it’s in some sort of social context where I can say something to people he’s trying to impress that will make him look even more foolish than nature intended.
Were you planning to buy any donkey cheese next year? Too late. Novak Djovokic owns all of it.
Any link to The Scum needs to have a warning.
Oh shit.
The Greinke contract has an opt out after 3 seasons.
Thanks, and go As.
And opt outs if he’s traded. He has a lot of outs if he wants them down the line.
This one is fun for the Slusser v PL-I’mAnAssHole-78. Too bad she’s too polite.
I like her response. If I were him, I’d be quite embarrassed.
I’m quite sure he’s incapable of embarrassment.
Then, in his second comment, he insisted that E5 was claimed by us before the 2012 season and not the 2011 season…. uh…wrong?
Has he ever been anything but?
aj griffin
Didn’t he want Griffin in the majors after like 12 innings in Stockton? I wouldn’t call that being right.
He is a complete idiot and a jerk to top.
+42!!!!!!:)
I try to be only one of those things at a time.
Complete, an idiot, a jerk, or a top?
All, but only one at a time.
That dude’s got issues.
Put a Milo on him.
gorgeous
Far more than he deserves. Too cute, even with that weird shirt.
nice.
So did anyone else read the obit for Jenni Rivera today? I only read it because I was thinking…hmmm here’s a woman who has sold heaps of records and I’ve never heard of her. But then I got to this:
Wow, Loaiza wasn’t too washed up to snag a hot young superstar two years ago?
Funny thing, being a multi-millionaire.
Thanks, and go As.
You can thank Chickie for this little piece of weirdness. White people be crazy.
If eating babies is crazy I don’t want to be sane.
No no, the crazy part is building a statue of an ogre doing it. If you wanna eat babies, that’s fine. But when you make your statue, own it.
{more sagh}
Awesome people keep dying for some reason.
Bit of a beastly fascist for my tastes.
I expect that you know more about his political leanings than I do, which is to say more than what is mentioned in that article. For what it’s worth, following are the points I count in the awesome column: skilled player and composer of xylophone music; avid cricketer; voluntarily enlisted pilot in the RAF during WWII; strong, vocal opponent of hunting; and 50 years of public service, in television and written word, sharing the wonder of the Sky at Night in a style appealing to geeks and lay persons alike. I think the thing, too, is which 50 years in the evolution of astronomical sciences he covered. Now that has little to do with him, of course. But if you’ve done something for 50 years, it’s safe to say you were somewhat talented. And that lends a certain historical significance to your body of work. Heh, I feel a bit silly saying this to you of all people. So don’t take this as an attempt on my part to unfurl for you a new set of facts. Rather, the only new thing I am introducing is my (limited) perspective.
I admit that (though I don’t know the context) the “too many female teachers” remark is powerfully stupid and makes me more than a little queasy. But the rest of it is stuff I can overlook on account of the points I listed above. At the least, it doesn’t take away from said points. Even if we still disagree here, I think you will find that my original comment about awesome people dying is sadly still true.
No doubt he was a remarkable man, but he was also a popular public figure giving vocal support to little englander causes including the McWhirter’s ultra-right “National Association for Freedom” which advocated – amongst other things – compulsory registration of all Irish people living in England in the 70’s (this being the epoch of the Guildford 4 and Birmingham 6).
What a weird and complicated man.
I wonder if he was a virgin his whole life?
Who gives a cuckoo clock to a 7 year old?
A crazy person who know longer knows the time.
Does anybody really know what time it is?
Let’s ask a physicist!
(Do we know any?)
Does anybody really care?
About time?
That would be an interestingly mediocre mashup…
Morris Day and Peter Cetera and the Chicago Time!