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Your Wish is my Command Grill 380

This one is for FSU.

I sold my company last week, so I suppose I’ve got some free time to make grills.

Of course I have no links, so there is that…

I do have an adorable video of Teddy Bear the porcupine eating corn on the cob.

380 thoughts on “Your Wish is my Command Grill

  1. FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 6,2015 1:01 pm

    Wow, I gotta think of a better wish next time.

    You sold the company? Is this good news? Are you now freed to pursue fashion maven status in a new and different way? So many questions!

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • batgirl Mar 6,2015 1:43 pm || Up

      Yes it is good news. I’m very excited! I’m working for the new owner for 3 months to get him up to speed, then I’m taking the summer off and doing nothing. And by nothing I mean walking shelter dogs, watching the A’s, and doing projects around the house, most likely. Then I’ll get a new job that in no way involves clothing.

      • AV Mar 6,2015 1:51 pm || Up

        awesome to hear and super congrats.

        *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
      • Future Ed Mar 6,2015 2:23 pm || Up

        woof!

        I have $5. No I don\'t.
        • AV Mar 6,2015 9:47 pm || Up

          down fido, down! i think she means, involves making clothing.

          *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
      • FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 6,2015 2:43 pm || Up

        Congrats Batgirl. Enjoy an awesome summer of fun as reward for everything you put into cats pjs over the years. And try not to let the anti-Stanford prejudice get you down when it comes to the next job search.

        "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
        • colin Mar 6,2015 3:02 pm || Up

          anti-Stanford prejudice

          We shall overcome!

          • Future Ed Mar 6,2015 3:09 pm || Up

            what’s f-ed up is that shit matters. When we lived in Seattle in the late 90s, my resume stood out for people because I went to big university, whereas SLF who had an undergraduate degree from quinipiac (along with a masters, which i didn’t have at the time) had a harder time getting interviews

            I have $5. No I don\'t.
            • colin Mar 6,2015 3:31 pm || Up

              Oh yeah, you don’t have to remind me that the names of institutions on my cv are very important.

            • DFA Mar 7,2015 3:22 pm || Up

              also she was a woman.

              In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
              • Future Ed Mar 7,2015 3:47 pm || Up

                right. And I was going to say “and a jew.” but maybe I am wrong, but I have found most people that are prejudiced against jews don’t really recognize jewish names.

                I have $5. No I don\'t.
                • ptbnl Mar 7,2015 4:08 pm || Up

                  And would likely be as prejudiced against you too.

                  If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
                • DFA Mar 7,2015 4:37 pm || Up

                  this

                  In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
                • nevermoor Mar 9,2015 1:45 pm || Up

                  prEDjudice is real.

                  "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
        • batgirl Mar 7,2015 11:05 am || Up

          Thanks! My first resume in18 years. It’s a bit terrifying!

      • MikeV Mar 7,2015 2:24 pm || Up

        Then I’ll get a new job that in no way involves clothing.

        I’ll take quotes taken out of context for $1000, Alex.

        And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

        Thanks, and go As.

  2. Glorious Mundy Mar 6,2015 1:14 pm

    Joe Maddon’s gripes about the Venditte Rules have me really excited to find out how pissy Scioscia will get about this. We need to have him on the team just to provoke the fat man.

    • Future Ed Mar 6,2015 1:26 pm || Up

      no ass wipe, you don’t get more time to “warm up” to fucking hit

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
      • Glorious Mundy Mar 6,2015 1:27 pm || Up

        Right?

        • Future Ed Mar 6,2015 1:33 pm || Up

          in a real game, you shouldn’t have to elect until the batter is announced

          I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • Glorious Mundy Mar 6,2015 1:32 pm || Up

      Huh. The Angels only have one switch hitter on their 40-man roster. He’s one I certainly endorse screwing with though.

  3. AV Mar 6,2015 1:35 pm

    the DEA is investigating messi. sorta. that tour of friendlies in his name that was coordinated by someone else to more than a little public and legal trouble already (cheap-ass promo schwag for expensive-ass tickets, and whether players who may or may not have gotten money paid spanish taxes on that money) is now allegedly a mexican drug cartel’s money laundering scheme. under the guise of allowing people to donate to the actual nonprofit cause (unicef or one of those international non-adults groups, who cares really?) there was a row of seats called row zero, which didn’t represent actual seats, but was meant for people who wanted to give money without going to the game and thus not taking any seats away from people who were buying tickets. well, since it was all different amounts of donation money, with no seats to count, there’s no way to check if there are discrepancies between what was said to’ve been collected and what was. there’s no allegation that players were involved. just the organizers, using M’s name for the tour.

    facelift!

    no-lift face.

    how löw can you gö?

    *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
  4. ptbnl Mar 6,2015 2:00 pm

    I’m happy to announce that I’ve just filled the Opening Night keg with A’s pale ale; after last year’s intrigue this really ought to be called putting a Milo on.

    For the brewday folks (and andeux in particular) the partigyled brown porter made from the second runnings of the pale ale and a Russian Imperial Stout came in at 5% ABV and will be on tap on the 28th.

    If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
    • andeux Mar 6,2015 2:27 pm || Up

      You had me at porter.

      TINSTAAFK
    • Future Ed Mar 6,2015 2:33 pm || Up

      we don’t have opening day tickets. I don’t know if we will. I hope to stop by the tailgate.

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
      • FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 6,2015 2:45 pm || Up

        You gotta believe, Ed!

        "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
        • Future Ed Mar 6,2015 2:46 pm || Up

          should I wander the parking lot looking for a miracle?

          I have $5. No I don\'t.
          • FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 6,2015 3:40 pm || Up

            Yes. I would bet that if you walked the lot with a finger raised, dressed in legit A’s fan garb (ie not a scalper), you would get a ticket at face value or less within 20 minutes. I actually used to really love the day-of-show ticket search process, because i was 100% certain i would get a ticket.

            "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
      • ptbnl Mar 6,2015 11:40 pm || Up

        How many do you need? FSU kindly offered me his spare pair, but now it turns out that I’ve got the front row seats too.

        If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
        • Future Ed Mar 7,2015 6:15 am || Up

          its a miracle!

          I don’t know, let me ask the boys. The older one may not want to go, if he doesn’t, I will tak you up, if he does, I’ll think of something else

          I have $5. No I don\'t.
          • FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 7,2015 4:45 pm || Up

            I will keep the extra pair open pending your further instructions.

            "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
            • Future Ed Mar 7,2015 4:47 pm || Up

              i’ll determine quickly

              I have $5. No I don\'t.
            • AV Mar 7,2015 4:48 pm || Up

              “truck ticketz”

              *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
      • DFA Mar 7,2015 4:32 pm || Up

        Could you stop rowing the wrong way? Im in this boat too.

        In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
  5. Glorious Mundy Mar 6,2015 2:40 pm

    LOL

    • Kay Temple Kirk Mar 6,2015 3:27 pm || Up

      You mean that’s not how all the major colleges operate these days?

      \"Weren\'t you already aware the Kay is already writing everyone\'s story? We\'re all just characters who believe we are real. Things make more sense now, don\'t they. Be honest.\"- DMOAS
      • Glorious Mundy Mar 6,2015 3:27 pm || Up

        I assume it is.

        • FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 6,2015 3:43 pm || Up

          Truth be told, it’s how FK works too. There are actually only 2 real commenters, plus nevermoor using everyone else’s log-ins.

          "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
          • andeux Mar 6,2015 3:47 pm || Up

            Plus there’s the outsourcing to India, which explains all the comments about cricket.

            TINSTAAFK
            • Future Ed Mar 6,2015 6:47 pm || Up

              dfa informs me that de villiers just gave up a huge over. south africa won the toss and chose to chase, which is bonkers. I have to go out again

              I have $5. No I don\'t.
              • DFA Mar 7,2015 4:33 pm || Up

                Why wouldn’t you choose to chase all the time?

                SA was destroying their innings when I left after wicketting out Pakistan

                In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
                • ptbnl Mar 24,2015 8:17 am || Up

                  One example would be if the wicket was going to break up over the course of the day, giving the spinners more to work with, when you would choose to bat first.

                  As for the second sentence … SA is either singular or plural but not both, a side gets bowled out, and I doubt even you could dismiss an entire test side single-handed.

                  If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
                • DFA Mar 24,2015 11:01 am || Up

                  What does giving the spinners more to work with mean?

                  Also South Africa couldn’t bowl out Pakistan?

                  In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
                • ptbnl Mar 24,2015 11:11 am || Up

                  If the ground dries out and cracks around the wicket then the spinners can get even funkier bounces.

                  And South Africa could bowl Pakistan out, but you couldn’t (“… when I left after wicketting out Pakistan.”)

                  If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
                • DFA Mar 24,2015 11:32 am || Up

                  interesting.

                  In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
            • nevermoor Mar 9,2015 1:49 pm || Up

              You have to pay extra for the ones who can talk US sports. Which explains why they just hurl generic cal/stanford insults

              "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
  6. FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 6,2015 5:37 pm

    Here’s a link: How much each band got paid at Woodstock. On a dollar-per-awesomeness basis Joe Cocker and Santana were the best values. Blood Sweat and Tears was the worst. Jimi earned every penny. And Sha-Na-Na got like 18 bucks per guy.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • Glorious Mundy Mar 6,2015 5:51 pm || Up

      CSNY combined got the same as Arlo Guthrie. Crazy.

      • FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 6,2015 6:01 pm || Up

        Well, as Stills famously said on stage, “This is only the second time we’ve ever played in front of people, we’re scared shitless.”

        "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
        • Glorious Mundy Mar 6,2015 6:05 pm || Up

          I’d love to see their full set. All I can find on YouTube is 2/3 of Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, and man is it great.

          ” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen>

          Of course Neil sat that one out.

          • FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 6,2015 6:26 pm || Up

            According to their Woodstock Wiki page Neil dropped in halfway through the acoustic set, then stayed for the full electric set.

            "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  7. Glorious Mundy Mar 6,2015 6:18 pm
    • FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 6,2015 6:27 pm || Up

      There’s still an SF Examiner?

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
      • Glorious Mundy Mar 6,2015 6:33 pm || Up

        Yes. I regularly throw away the one they leave on my steps without even taking off the rubber band.

      • AV Mar 6,2015 9:53 pm || Up

        i deleted sfgate from my browser history and am focusing on the examiner. i kinda like it. don’t have to avoid all the lifestyle sandtraps just to find the couple of local news stories i open the paper for.

        *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
        • dmoas Mar 6,2015 10:52 pm || Up

          sfgate has really tanked the fuck out of their website.

      • AV Mar 7,2015 10:08 am || Up

        though their house style to capitalize “the city” when referring to san franciso is irksome. especially when compared to an uncapitalized the city that’s referring to a an even citier city, such as chicago. at that point it works as one of those reversal nicknames, like when you call a tall person shorty or a 5-year-old big man.

        *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
        • Glorious Mundy Mar 7,2015 10:43 am || Up

          That’s been an Examiner trademark since time immemorial. I’m heartened that they still do it.

          • AV Mar 7,2015 11:45 am || Up

            i know. i still get embarrassed. and don’t want people in other places to know this about us. ’cause it just backfires. wants to be worldly but ends up exhibiting provincialism. not realizing that everybody does it, more casually too when they have more to brag about. just begs for a, “that’s cute.”

            in mendoza there’s this one patch of eucalyptuses next to this one hill. one day my cousin’s all, let’s go see the eucalyptuses, let’s go see the eucalyptuses! we go. there’s like 20 trees. he’s proud of his hometown. and proud to wow us. do you realize some of these are over a hundred years old?! The Eucalyptuses! i don’t have the heart to tell him about that one hill in albany alone. or most of the presidio. tilden park. or, geez, australia.

            *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
            • AV Mar 7,2015 8:17 pm || Up

              was watching the quakes game, not sure what broadcast, but one of the microphonists kept saying the game was from ‘frisco.

              which is such a horrible way to say… santa clara.

              and why didn’t they play at avaya?

              also, bingham comes out too far too often.

              *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
              • MikeV Mar 7,2015 8:32 pm || Up

                Um, it was an away game… Frisco, Texas?

                yes Bingham is not Neuer and needs to stay on his FKing line.

                And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

                Thanks, and go As.

                • AV Mar 7,2015 8:42 pm || Up

                  ha! darrrr, me.

                  *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
            • nevermoor Mar 9,2015 1:51 pm || Up

              I know someone who lives in “Wichita Falls” Texas. The “Falls” is man-made on the side of the highway, and at absolute best 20′ tall.

              "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
  8. Glorious Mundy Mar 6,2015 8:03 pm

    I think World Series Marlins guy is sitting in the 4th row at Oracle tonight.

    • Future Ed Mar 6,2015 8:09 pm || Up

      He is

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
      • Glorious Mundy Mar 6,2015 8:18 pm || Up

        And Spike Lee courtside in a Knicks jersey.

        • AV Mar 6,2015 9:56 pm || Up

          why?

          *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
          • Glorious Mundy Mar 7,2015 9:47 am || Up

            ESPN had Kerr miked up and he asked Spike that very question. Spike said “because I haven’t been to a good basketball game all season.”

            (Because the Knicks are God awful)

            • AV Mar 7,2015 9:49 am || Up

              BURN!

              except it doesn’t look from the score like it was that much of a good game.

              *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
              • Glorious Mundy Mar 7,2015 10:55 am || Up

                The Mavs were outclassed. But he did get to see Basketball Messi do stuff like this.

                And then Klay decided to make him feel like he was back at Madison Square Garden.

                • AV Mar 7,2015 11:49 am || Up

                  dat pass!

                  *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
                • DFA Mar 7,2015 4:37 pm || Up

                  how did he do that?

                  In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
                • vignette17 Mar 8,2015 11:49 pm || Up

                  I am officially calling Steph basketball Messi from now on.

                • AV Mar 10,2015 9:12 am || Up

                  this one is so messi, extracted from a probably NSFW argentine skill ‘o the day page.

                  *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
                • Glorious Mundy Mar 10,2015 12:11 pm || Up

                  That was the second time he did Chris Paul (probably the best point guard defender in the league) super dirty in that game.

                • elcroata Mar 10,2015 1:24 pm || Up

                  That looks very much like a double-dribble

                  Because survival is insufficient
                • Glorious Mundy Mar 10,2015 1:27 pm || Up

                  I don’t think so. He brings his left hand near the ball to sell the shot fake, but he never has two hands on the ball.

                • elcroata Mar 10,2015 10:44 pm || Up

                  Might be, I couldn’t find the conclusive angle to support it either way

                  Because survival is insufficient
                • Glorious Mundy Mar 11,2015 7:32 am || Up

                  I’m confident that if he had double dribbled, Paul and Doc Rivers would still be at mid court swearing and demanding justice.

                • elcroata Mar 10,2015 1:29 pm || Up

                  ya saben dónde encontrar el resto

                  pues yo no

                  Because survival is insufficient
                • AV Mar 10,2015 2:17 pm || Up

                  ¡al pie de la misma página!

                  *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
                • elcroata Mar 10,2015 10:45 pm || Up

                  ¡joder! que ciego.

                  Because survival is insufficient
                • elcroata Mar 10,2015 10:47 pm || Up

                  Also, how have I never seen that Thicke video (linked to in comments) before?

                  Because survival is insufficient
    • FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 6,2015 8:49 pm || Up

      It would be pretty awesome to be wealthy enough to fly around the US attending all the big games, all sports, in great seats. But the whole Marlins schtick turns it into kind of a freak show, like the rainbow wig john 3:16 guy.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  9. Glorious Mundy Mar 7,2015 10:56 am
    • Englishmajor Mar 7,2015 12:53 pm || Up

      “a few requests for hot pink, but not enough to make them” — thank Heaven for small mercies.

      • Glorious Mundy Mar 7,2015 1:11 pm || Up

        I think he may not have understood exactly what she was asking with that question.

      • dmoas Mar 7,2015 1:54 pm || Up

        Sadly, they now sell pink on their website.

    • FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 7,2015 4:39 pm || Up
      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  10. AV Mar 7,2015 8:23 pm

    holy crap, what were the spurs wearing tonight? easy top-ten worst uni of the 2010s, right?

    *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
    • Englishmajor Mar 8,2015 11:07 am || Up

      Looks like something my cat puked on (which is basically any piece of cloth that is accessible to him).

  11. AV Mar 8,2015 11:08 am

    RIP albert, the fly on the wall (or raccoon in the attic, if you prefer). more locally.

    yay barça!

    15th my ass. it’s the 10th decimus that kills. beware!

    *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
  12. MikeV Mar 9,2015 8:24 am

    OH COOL PATRICK WILLIS IS RETIRING.

    And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

    Thanks, and go As.

    • Glorious Mundy Mar 9,2015 9:37 am || Up
      • MikeV Mar 9,2015 9:44 am || Up

        Yeah, reading some sub comments on Reddit, apparently Willis pretty closely followed a, um.. slightly different sort of evangelist:

        Myles Munroe, OBE (20 April 1954 – 9 November 2014) was a Bahamian Evangelical Christian evangelist and ordained Pentecostal minister who founded and led the Bahamas Faith Ministries International (BFMI) and Myles Munroe International (MMI). He was chief executive officer and chairman of the board of the International Third World Leaders Association and president of the International Leadership Training Institute as well as the author of numerous books.

        Munroe died with his wife and 7 others in a private plane crash on 9 November 2014.

        apparently Willis’ facebook feed is filled of plenty of posts about this guy.

        And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

        Thanks, and go As.

        • Glorious Mundy Mar 9,2015 10:47 am || Up

          Hmm. I hope he has someone good and loyal looking after his money.

      • andeux Mar 9,2015 10:38 am || Up

        Didn’t the Niners have another guy who did that – a back they had just drafted the previous year, or something like that?

        TINSTAAFK
        • andeux Mar 9,2015 10:42 am || Up

          Ah yes, Glen Coffee, who retired to become a minister, and is now an army paratrooper instead. The lord works in mysterious ways.

          TINSTAAFK
          • FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 9,2015 10:49 am || Up

            Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition.

            "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  13. nowBodhi Mar 9,2015 11:50 am

    A week ago today I was singing the praises of Lou Reed, Velvet Underground founder and acknowledged Punk Godfather. Seven days later, I am back to honor the VU’s Other Side Of The Coin, who was born precisely one week after Lou in a completely different part of the world. Blog with us now for phenomenal Welshman John Cale, born this day in 1942 and featured today in a primal and blistering FM concert — remastered by yours truly — from 1975’s HELEN OF TROY tour.

    Never suck on a Blow Pop with the microphone open.
  14. MikeV Mar 9,2015 1:38 pm

    Rick Tittle: HURR DURR STAT NERDS

    I like how he doesn’t actually have a reason for saying Coco should stay in centerfield

    And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

    Thanks, and go As.

    • colin Mar 9,2015 1:48 pm || Up

      This isn’t Tittle’s point at all (because he obviously doesn’t know anything about UZR), but Coco’s pretty bad -13.7 UZR from last year isn’t very strong evidence that he can’t play defense anymore. We all know that his arm is bad, but his range score in 2014 could just be a bad fluctuation.

      • MikeV Mar 9,2015 1:51 pm || Up

        I’d prefer my CF to be able to throw the ball all the way back to the infield. I’m weird I guess.

        And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

        Thanks, and go As.

        • colin Mar 9,2015 1:54 pm || Up

          I’m not saying that the A’s shouldn’t play Fuld/Gentry in center, but Coco’s UZR isn’t the best argument. (Gentry’s super awesome UZR is a stronger one.)

          • MikeV Mar 9,2015 2:23 pm || Up

            Sure, it’s not the best argument, but it’s a hell of a lot better than “I like him so I think he should be in CF”

            And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

            Thanks, and go As.

      • Glorious Mundy Mar 9,2015 1:52 pm || Up

        What the hell is his point?

    • DFA Mar 10,2015 12:50 pm || Up

      And hes a fucking asshole

      In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
  15. nevermoor Mar 9,2015 2:27 pm

    Respect for the President on Foreign Policy the last thing we could all agree on?

    Nah.

    "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
    • dmoas Mar 9,2015 2:53 pm || Up

      There’s nothing like a good treasonous undermining of a sitting President.

    • Future Ed Mar 9,2015 2:57 pm || Up

      ubbelievable

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
      • dmoas Mar 9,2015 3:04 pm || Up

        Isn’t that a pretty severe violation of the Logan Act? One that comes with signatures of all that violated it?

    • Glorious Mundy Mar 9,2015 3:14 pm || Up

      This is seriously crazy.

    • MikeV Mar 9,2015 3:32 pm || Up

      YEAH DUDE BUT WHAT ABOUT HILLARYS EMAIL SERVER?!?!?!!

      And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

      Thanks, and go As.

      • nevermoor Mar 9,2015 3:42 pm || Up

        In fairness, that’s a pretty solid clintonesque facepalm story.

        "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
        • MikeV Mar 9,2015 4:26 pm || Up

          I guess? I mean I looked it up for like 10 minutes and when I realized that pretty much everybody does that, I was like meh.

          And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

          Thanks, and go As.

          • nevermoor Mar 9,2015 4:30 pm || Up

            Except that the rules changed after them and before her (for Feds). I’m not saying it’s disqualifying, but it sure is a reminder of how much worse she is at campaigning than Obama.

            "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
            • Glorious Mundy Mar 9,2015 9:55 pm || Up

              I’m legit worried that she is going to screw up what should be a pretty straightforward election for her.

              • dmoas Mar 9,2015 10:17 pm || Up

                To be honest, I’m hoping someone better shows up. There’s just something about her that is very much old guard that I don’t like. I don’t see her helping the country by being President. I’d prefer someone like Sanders or Warren who are far more vocal and aggressive against idiocy. She comes across backdoor and shady. On the right side of things, sure, but that doesn’t mean much beyond “at least it’s not one of those idiots in the GOP.”

                • nevermoor Mar 9,2015 10:39 pm || Up

                  Agreed. Bush v. Clinton isn’t an election to be proud of. And the GOP roster only gets worse.

                  "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
                • elcroata Mar 10,2015 12:13 am || Up

                  From little I know, I would prefer Warren over her a zillion times. Would also help the worlds perception (not that anyone cares, I know) that USA is a banana republic where two or three families keep governing for decades.

                  Because survival is insufficient
                • dmoas Mar 10,2015 7:11 am || Up

                  We need to start considering the world perception. The dysfunction is going to eventually have some pretty negative consequences at some point. But yeah, stupidly no one really cares about that.

                • nevermoor Mar 10,2015 3:13 pm || Up

                  I mean, we did elect Obama twice, so that should be helping some.

                  "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
                • ptbnl Mar 10,2015 3:19 pm || Up

                  But (re-)elected Shrub once.

                  If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
              • AV Mar 9,2015 10:52 pm || Up

                …over the workaday equivalent of a vanity license plate.

                (unless of course, she’s actually hiding something.)

                *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
  16. Glorious Mundy Mar 9,2015 5:08 pm

    Baseball Prospectus sold to “a group of baseball enthusiasts.”

  17. Glorious Mundy Mar 9,2015 9:26 pm

    Warriors
    50 Wins
    March 9
    This Is Crazy

    • FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 9,2015 10:34 pm || Up

      I’m going to be so nervous come playoff time. Expectations are a bitch.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
      • vignette17 Mar 10,2015 8:58 am || Up

        If they play OKC in the first round and Durant’s healthy…well, it won’t be a picnic either.

        • Glorious Mundy Mar 10,2015 9:24 am || Up

          I’m not afraid of that matchup (we beat them 3 of 4 this year with D&W playing three of those), but I am afraid of my health if the Warriors have to go through, say, OKC, San Antonio, Memphis to get to the finals. We’ll be favorites in each series, but the stress…Plus, I’ve never experienced a finals run. The playoffs last a looooooong time if you make it to June. I’m going to have to learn to pace myseslf emotionally.

          • vignette17 Mar 10,2015 1:04 pm || Up

            There’s not a team in the league that I don’t think GSW can beat with homecourt advantage. But in the playoffs where hero ball becomes more valuable, OKC is as scary an opponent as you could get in Round 1. I will never not be scared by SAS either. And Memphis is a bad matchup for GSW.

            That road is worst case scenario. Dallas, Portland, NOP, and Houston are nice matchups. LAC is semi-worrying but I have confidence the Warriors would win.

            • Glorious Mundy Mar 10,2015 1:15 pm || Up

              I don’t agree that hero ball becomes more valuable in the playoffs. The Spurs are the antithesis of hero ball, and they’ve done pretty well. If anything, I’m more confident this year because the Warriors are less reliant on hero ball from Steph than ever (not that he can’t be a hero when needed). There are a few things that probably do change in the playoffs, but I don’t think any of them cut against the Warriors:

              Fewer foul calls? We don’t get many calls anyway, and we have a couple of guys in Bogut and Green who like to touch other guys vigorously.

              More rest between games? Bogut, Iguodala, and Steph could certainly use that.

              More time to game plan against a single opponent? I’ll take Kerr and his staff over anyone but Popovich (and certainly over OKC’s terrible coach).

              More minutes for your top guys? We’ve got the best top 6-7 in the league by a large margin.

              • vignette17 Mar 11,2015 9:50 am || Up

                The reason I think hero ball becomes more prevalent in the playoffs is there are fewer fast breaks and more half court sets. The team that benefits the most from that is Memphis, but the Warriors always have quite a few fast break points as well.

                That said, this Warriors team is by far the best incarnation of GSW that I’ve ever seen (most games above .500 in franchise history currently). They have the best home record in the league. Oh, and the best road record. Their point differential is historic and can only be matched by prime Bulls. And though obviously it’s an opinion, they’re quite possibly the most entertaining team in the NBA as well.

                My excitement for the team is so much I’ve been reading more GSOM (the Warriors SBN site) than I ever have before and I’m seeing some old names. Apricot is a really good poster there.

                • lenscrafters Mar 11,2015 10:10 am || Up

                  Their point differential is historic

                  Uh oh

                • Glorious Mundy Mar 11,2015 10:17 am || Up

                  Why fewer fast breaks?

                • vignette17 Mar 11,2015 10:23 pm || Up

                  Conventional wisdom says teams don’t gamble as much on long passes or bad shots in the playoffs. They play at a deliberate pace to ensure they aren’t giving up easy buckets.

                  If there is evidence to the contrary, I will happily revise my opinion. I only know enough to be dangerous with NBA stats; I don’t know them nearly as well as baseball.

                • Glorious Mundy Mar 12,2015 12:27 pm || Up

                  You may be right. I’m just very skeptical of NBA conventional wisdom on the whole. Plus these Warriors seem designed to break a lot of that conventional wisdom. Top defense + breakneck pace + Steph Curry isn’t a problem the NBA has had to deal with before. I see no reason to think that won’t be just as effective in the playoffs as in the regular season, except for the fact that they won’t be playing any bad teams.

  18. Glorious Mundy Mar 9,2015 9:52 pm

    Butler is twice as wide as Reddick.

    • FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 9,2015 10:31 pm || Up

      That’s why Butler gave Reddick the winch, to pull Butler out of ditches.

      Also, Ford, yuck.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
      • Future Ed Mar 10,2015 6:54 am || Up

        set it up at home plate for when butler tries to score from second on a single

        I have $5. No I don\'t.
      • Glorious Mundy Mar 10,2015 7:09 am || Up

        Not pictured: the Calvin-peeing-on-Chevy decal on his ass.

  19. Future Ed Mar 10,2015 3:22 pm
    I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • dmoas Mar 10,2015 3:45 pm || Up

      Nice puff piece. I like that his father wasn’t looking really beyond “hopefully” high school and “maybe” college ball. Nothing that really constituted pressure, just going out there and playing.

  20. Glorious Mundy Mar 10,2015 6:02 pm
    • Future Ed Mar 10,2015 8:03 pm || Up

      anybodybutshootyfosse

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 10,2015 9:34 pm || Up

      1. “Taylor…was rated as the No. 20 prospect in baseball in 2010…” This is why I can never get on board with the Prospects Uber Alles fan ethos. I like at least some of my birds in the hand.

      2. I hope his Stanford education doesn’t hold him back. People can be cruel that way.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
      • Soaker Mar 11,2015 7:33 am || Up

        “Welcome in to Oakland A’s baseball! Along with Michael Taylor and Ray Fosse, I’m Ken Korach. It’s great to have you with us!” See, I’m not going to let the rivalry stand in the way of that.

        What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
        • Future Ed Mar 11,2015 6:18 pm || Up

          right? heck, I would endorse Zito or Mcgwire. (not Milone)

          I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • batgirl Mar 11,2015 12:08 pm || Up

      It’s good to have a plan B.

  21. mother pucker Mar 10,2015 10:26 pm

    Seriously, how does Reggie McKenzie still have his job?

    • FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 10,2015 10:40 pm || Up

      He had one of the very best drafts in the league last year. He just signed a better center for less money than it would have cost to keep Wisnewski. And he has avoided making cripplingly bad free agent signings so far, leaving the salary cap in excellent shape. He’s made some mistakes for sure, but I’m still cautiously optimistic that after this FA period and the coming draft that the McKenzie scorecard will look good. Though they better win a bunch more games this year.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  22. nevermoor Mar 11,2015 11:12 am
    "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
    • Glorious Mundy Mar 11,2015 11:19 am || Up

      I’m officially embarrassed that I really liked McCain from about 1997 to 2003.

    • dmoas Mar 11,2015 11:30 am || Up

      It’s seriously terrifying that he thinks (and likely other reps from both sides of the aisle think) that is appropriate and not a big deal. I say we stick a resignation letter in front of him and ask him to sign.

    • dmoas Mar 11,2015 4:55 pm || Up

      Dumb. But dummer.

      And here’s the first thing I would do if I were president of the United States. I wouldn’t let Congress leave town until we fix this. I would literally use the military to keep them in if I had to. We’re not leaving town until we restore these defense cuts. We are not leaving town until we restore the intel cuts.

      • Glorious Mundy Mar 11,2015 5:01 pm || Up

        Are these morons getting dumber, or just louder?
        [checks paper]
        Dumber, sir.

        • Future Ed Mar 11,2015 6:23 pm || Up

          Hey now. I like the fainting couch senator’s idea. My only tweak? its him and his kind I keep out

          I have $5. No I don\'t.
        • dmoas Mar 11,2015 6:42 pm || Up

          My graph says both.

    • elcroata Mar 13,2015 12:42 am || Up

      His latest pearl of wisdom:

      I believe that German chancellor and president of France legitimized for the first time in 70 years the dismemberment of a country in Europe.

      History says: Excuse me?
      I say: Fuck you

      Because survival is insufficient
      • Future Ed Mar 13,2015 6:22 am || Up

        Well, you can’t expect anyone from the us to know any history. That is on you.

        I have $5. No I don\'t.
  23. Glorious Mundy Mar 11,2015 12:06 pm
  24. Glorious Mundy Mar 11,2015 12:43 pm
  25. Future Ed Mar 11,2015 6:59 pm
    I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 11,2015 7:26 pm || Up

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • sslinger Mar 11,2015 11:34 pm || Up

      excellent!

  26. FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 11,2015 10:21 pm
    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  27. nowBodhi Mar 12,2015 1:43 pm

    Happiest of Thursdays to you all and welcome to another birthday tribute to wax your woofers and touch your tweeters right nice, I’d expect. This one’s maybe a little outta character for a jazz snob such as I, but as long as you swirl your hair to the music like the real headbangers do ball, it’ll all work out well. Blog to the hills with us now as we bring you a pre-FM remaster of “The Beast On the Road”… Eddie good on ya! It’s IRON MAIDEN on the radio at the old NYC Palladium way back in 1982, and it’s in honor of their founder and bassist Steve Harris, who was born this day in 1956 :P

    Never suck on a Blow Pop with the microphone open.
  28. Glorious Mundy Mar 12,2015 4:16 pm
    • FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 12,2015 6:22 pm || Up

      It’s Bruce Jenkins versus the Red Sox latest megamillionaire. Everybody loses!

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
      • Glorious Mundy Mar 12,2015 6:27 pm || Up

        I hope Jenkins is lifting with his legs. Wouldn’t want him to throw out his back carrying all that water for Sabean and Baer.

        • Future Ed Mar 12,2015 8:44 pm || Up

          right? and quoting huff?

          What Did he say? If its just the only will miss pence thing, so what?

          I have $5. No I don\'t.
          • Glorious Mundy Mar 12,2015 9:11 pm || Up

            Judging by the way these “women with kids” who Jenkins invents a quote from reacted, it must have been pretty awful.

            • ptbnl Mar 12,2015 10:58 pm || Up

              Those women with kids don’t mind a rapist, but be second-hand quoted bad-mouthing a sports franchise’s management and you’ve lost them, hearts and minds.

              If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
  29. Thunderbutt Mar 12,2015 7:43 pm
    There is always a score.
  30. elcroata Mar 13,2015 6:43 am

    Must be a slow day at MLB Trade Rumors site:

    A’s outfielder Sam Fuld discusses how he deals with the pressure of constantly fighting for spots on Major League rosters in an interview with Nico of the Athletics Nation blog.

    Because survival is insufficient
    • Future Ed Mar 13,2015 11:41 am || Up

      before newspapers died, talking with fan sites was interesting. now its just tired

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
  31. nevermoor Mar 13,2015 8:22 am

    Everyone gearing up for Pi Instant tomorrow?

    "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
    • Glorious Mundy Mar 13,2015 9:54 am || Up

      I’m dragging my kids to a “celebration” at 9:26:53 + a little.

    • dmoas Mar 13,2015 10:10 am || Up

      Sorry, but that was 2000 years ago.

      • AV Mar 13,2015 10:36 am || Up

        well, MM years ago, tomorrow was: ante diem I XV/III. (day 1 before the ides of march.) i have no idea what year they thought it was.

        but that’s OK, because 1970 years ago, tomorrow was february 28.

        *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
        • andeux Mar 13,2015 10:40 am || Up

          But if you write your dates in compliance with the ISO 8601 standard, π day would be, hmm, never I guess.
          (Edit: OK, not never, but you would have to go out far enough to get numbers that work simultaneously in the tens digits of month, day, hour, minute and second.)

          TINSTAAFK
          • AV Mar 13,2015 12:39 pm || Up

            maybe if we go with binary Ï€…

            11.001001000011111101101010100010001000010110100011

            1100/oct/01, 11 seconds after midnight. WE MISSED IT!

            *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
    • sslinger Mar 13,2015 10:16 am || Up

      Is that eastern or pacific time?

    • ptbnl Mar 13,2015 10:29 am || Up

      There will be a countdown clock at the annual Pi Party, but I’ll be on a plane to Paris :-(

      If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
    • colin Mar 13,2015 1:33 pm || Up

      I get irritated by the way people are mixing the base-10 representation of pi with hours/minutes/seconds that are 24ths or 60ths. And I won’t even get started with the idiocy of ordering things by month, then day, then year-2000.

      • Future Ed Mar 13,2015 1:40 pm || Up

        I really like this comment. I agree…but I can’t help myself:

        NERD!

        I have $5. No I don\'t.
      • Future Ed Mar 13,2015 1:42 pm || Up

        Serious question. Can we base 10 time easily? My hunch is days would have to be broken up somehow.

        I have $5. No I don\'t.
        • andeux Mar 13,2015 1:54 pm || Up

          Days and years are both natural units defined by the earth’s orbit that don’t reconcile easily. So we’re kind of stuck there.

          Hours, minutes and seconds are all arbitrary, so you can easily make time within a day decimal as long as you were willing to change those (e.g. based on .00001 days, which is around 0.86 seconds.)

          TINSTAAFK
        • colin Mar 13,2015 3:39 pm || Up
      • AV Mar 13,2015 9:40 pm || Up

        the irony… “pi day” doesn’t work all the way around the circumference of the globe.

        *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
  32. AV Mar 13,2015 8:40 am
    *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
    • Glorious Mundy Mar 13,2015 9:55 am || Up

      It’s a little thinly reported for my tastes, but none of it is remotely surprising.

  33. nevermoor Mar 13,2015 8:40 am

    Good on XKCD.

    Terry Pratchett

    "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
    • AV Mar 13,2015 9:16 am || Up

      stick to handwriting XK. that’s no way to set any of that.

      *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
      • nevermoor Mar 13,2015 9:32 am || Up

        In fairness, he probably didn’t have a ton of time. But yes.

        "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
    • dmoas Mar 13,2015 10:12 am || Up

      I don’t get it.

      • nevermoor Mar 13,2015 11:49 am || Up

        Tribute to Terry Pratchett who died yesterday (too soon, at 66). The alt-text makes his point clearer, which is essentially that Pratchett helped many people see the world in new/bigger ways.

        "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
        • dmoas Mar 13,2015 12:14 pm || Up

          Boo. I was still hoping for that sequel to Good Omens.

  34. andeux Mar 13,2015 10:38 am


    Part of the Bailey/Sweeney/Reddick/Alcantara deal.

    TINSTAAFK
  35. Glorious Mundy Mar 13,2015 11:08 am

    That sucks. I wish pitching weren’t an inherently self-destructive act.

  36. Glorious Mundy Mar 13,2015 1:00 pm

    Welp

    • FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 13,2015 2:10 pm || Up

      Is it bad that I when I read his name I hear it in Scooby Doo’s voice?

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
      • andeux Mar 13,2015 3:00 pm || Up
        TINSTAAFK
  37. andeux Mar 13,2015 1:47 pm

    The good face lives.
    Or your periodic reminder that there will always be a market inefficiency in bullshit.

    TINSTAAFK
  38. nowBodhi Mar 13,2015 3:03 pm

    Well, you didn’t expect Friday the XIIIth to be smooth sailing, so it is with tremendous sadness I write this message about the passing of one of my personal musical heroes. Blog with us now for a fitting memorial to a Octave Doctor Emeritus, as we celebrate the singular life of Earth’s Ambassador form The Planet Gong, who passed away this morning after a long fight with cancer. It’s a never-officially-issued complete GONGcert from May of 1973, and it’s here today so you’ll have something by which to remember the amazing and thoroughly one-of-a-kind Daevid Allen.

    Never suck on a Blow Pop with the microphone open.
  39. nowBodhi Mar 14,2015 12:33 pm

    All right, you’ve been working for the weekend and what a wild weekend it is… not one but TWO superstars of modern music have birthdays. So let’s begin with Saturday (Pi Day, 3/14), the 17th letter of the alphabet and the man with possibly the most fingerprints on the sounds of our lifetimes of almost anyone you can name. Producer, composer, arranger, and megamastermind of projects from WE ARE THE WORLD to THRILLER by some dude called Michael, blog with us now for a never-DVD’d 1981 concert from someone who’s been doing STUFF LIKE THAT for 50+ years of artistry: the inimitable “Q”… Mr. Quincy Jones :)

    Never suck on a Blow Pop with the microphone open.
    • Future Ed Mar 14,2015 5:29 pm || Up

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
  40. Future Ed Mar 14,2015 5:32 pm
    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  41. Future Ed Mar 14,2015 6:11 pm
    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  42. doctorK Mar 14,2015 8:36 pm

    FK YEAH IOWA STATE.

    • doctorK Mar 19,2015 12:43 pm || Up

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  43. MikeV Mar 14,2015 9:21 pm

    Warriors squeaking by the Knicks i see

    And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

    Thanks, and go As.

    • AV Mar 14,2015 9:32 pm || Up

      barely.

      *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
      • MikeV Mar 14,2015 9:36 pm || Up

        …wait

        they were losing after the 1st quarter???

        And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

        Thanks, and go As.

        • AV Mar 14,2015 9:46 pm || Up

          only by 1.

          *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
          • MikeV Mar 14,2015 9:52 pm || Up

            SAME AS SEATTLE!! WOOOOOOOOONDO!!!

            also, I guess scoring 85 in teh 2nd and 3rd quarters helps.

            And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

            Thanks, and go As.

            • AV Mar 14,2015 9:54 pm || Up

              crap. i meant to watch that one. nice though!

              *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
              • MikeV Mar 14,2015 9:58 pm || Up

                Great game. FK seattle.

                And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

                Thanks, and go As.

                • AV Mar 14,2015 10:42 pm || Up

                  so do you like ermergerd yet?

                  *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
                • MikeV Mar 14,2015 11:05 pm || Up

                  That was certainly a promising start.

                  And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

                  Thanks, and go As.

  44. nowBodhi Mar 15,2015 3:01 pm

    It’s time for Part II of our weekend Cultural Icon For All Times birthday tribute series, so let’s dub this a Funk Sunday and get things going in a Family way. Yes, he may have shown up for TV shows higher than any other human being in the history of the medium. He may have missed 1/3 of the gigs on a couple of tours. His bass player (who also invented that slapping-n-popping thing, by the way) may or may not have once hired a hit man to take him out. Why should any of this matter? When you, me and everyone we’ve ever known is long gone from this rock, people will still get down to SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE. So get on up and dance to the music with us now, as we celebrate the 72nd birthday of their leader Mr. Sly Stone… all via a mega-rare pro-shot DVD of a performance at the legendary Harlem Cultural Festival in the Summer of 1969!

    Never suck on a Blow Pop with the microphone open.
  45. doctorK Mar 15,2015 3:41 pm

    UCLA?

    Someone needs to remind the NCAA that the 1970s ended a long time ago.

    • elcroata Mar 16,2015 4:31 am || Up

      Yeah, that was… puzzling.

      Because survival is insufficient
      • Future Ed Mar 16,2015 6:39 am || Up

        you dont expect them to go to the NIT do you?

        I have $5. No I don\'t.
  46. FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 15,2015 7:50 pm

    The Crimson are going down, andeux!

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • andeux Mar 15,2015 8:01 pm || Up

      Oh, that basketball thing?
      Yeah, probably.

      TINSTAAFK
      • FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 15,2015 8:06 pm || Up

        I am actually terrified, since Harvard has proven itself a dangerous tournament team, and Carolina has on several occasions this year played horribly against teams they easily beat.

        "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
        • andeux Mar 18,2015 1:18 pm || Up

          Forgot to ask, are you going to be watching that after work tomorrow somewhere around here?

          TINSTAAFK
          • FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 18,2015 1:29 pm || Up

            No, my plan is to covertly watch the first half on my phone at work, then rush to catch second half at home. I mostly cannot be around other people while Carolina plays an important game. Hopefully I can ascribe my inevitable first half cursing to work reasons.

            "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  47. elcroata Mar 16,2015 2:19 am

    I started writing a rant here about how Duke got the #1 seed over Virginia, but something else caught my eye. How often they have home games until Sweet 16.

    In last twenty years, their median distance from the campus to the 1st & 2nd Round arena was 140 miles! Only eight times did they have to play outside of NC, never further than 500 miles if they were #1 or #2 seed (16 times).

    I would really like to get my hand on a database of NCAA tournament results, if there is one, to do some stats out of it…

    Because survival is insufficient
    • nevermoor Mar 16,2015 9:25 am || Up

      538 makes the point that travel really matters.

      "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
      • FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 16,2015 2:26 pm || Up

        I haven’t read what 538 said, but there has to be an inherent advantage for east coast teams, so much more closely concentrated near appropriate sized arenas than the central or western teams are.

        "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • AV Mar 16,2015 10:37 am || Up

      to do some stats out of it…

      tagline.

      *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
    • elcroata Mar 16,2015 12:23 pm || Up

      My interest was piqued enough to start the tedious work of creating the DB for the last 20 years of the tournament. So far, I think the chances are not bad to have numbers support the theory that Duke is the most overseeded team in that era.

      Because survival is insufficient
      • FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 16,2015 2:24 pm || Up

        Overseeded compared to what? RPI or kenpom, or ranking, or record? I am one who believes that my team, Carolina, often gets seeded one higher than I think they deserve, and virtually never lower than they deserve.

        "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
        • elcroata Mar 16,2015 10:59 pm || Up

          Overseeded compared to what the baseline success in the tournament is for the team at that seed.

          Because survival is insufficient
          • elcroata Mar 17,2015 2:03 am || Up

            And you’ll be surely pleased that NC was actually the fourth most underseeded team in the last 20 years. Unfortunately, while overseeded, Duke is not nearly at the extreme

            Because survival is insufficient
          • ptbnl Mar 17,2015 2:15 am || Up

            How are you calculating the baseline if you think the seeding includes biases?

            If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
            • elcroata Mar 17,2015 3:22 am || Up

              I’m keeping it simple. I just look at what every #1 seed, #2 seed and so on have done over last 20 years. I give them tournament points based on what they did in the dance. This way I can have expected tournament points for every team based on their seeding over last 20 years. And then I look at the delta. The ones with positive numbers overperformed their seeding or were underseeded for their success. And vice versa.

              I’m taking guesses at three biggest overachievers and three biggest underachievers.

              Methodology is very simple, you get a point for a win in the first round, two for a win in a second, and so on until 32 for a win in a national title game. Eligible teams are the ones who participated in at least the half of the last 20 tournaments and have either expected or real cummulative tournament points of at least 32 over that period.

              Because survival is insufficient
          • elcroata Mar 18,2015 11:16 am || Up

            And because I know you were just dying for the results:

            Team	Appearances	Avg. SeedTp	xTp	delta	avgTp
            Connecticut	15	3.1	296	131	165	19.7
            Kentucky	18	3.6	310	169	141	17.2
            Michigan State	18	4.7	184	114	70	10.2
            North Carolina	17	3.1	228	165	63	13.4
            UCLA	        15	4.7	148	85	63	9.9
            Butler	        11	9.2	71	15	56	6.5
            Florida	        15	4.5	137	87	50	9.1
            Louisville	16	5.4	122	73	49	7.6
            Syracuse	16	4.1	136	88	48	8.5
            Tennessee	11	6.2	83	37	46	7.5
            Maryland	13	4.3	95	67	28	7.3
            Arizona	        18	4.8	142	115	27	7.9
            Utah	        11	6	48	41	7	4.4
            Oklahoma State	13	6.2	44	42	2	3.4
            Wisconsin	17	5.6	55	57	-2	3.2
            Marquette	12	5.8	31	35	-4	2.6
            Indiana	        14	6	41	46	-5	2.9
            Ohio State	12	3.3	83	90	-7	6.9
            Illinois	14	5.6	50	66	-17	3.6
            Memphis	        12	5.4	47	66	-19	3.9
            Duke	        19	2.1	209	229	-20	11.0
            Kansas	        20	2.5	195	216	-21	9.8
            Georgetown	11	4.8	31	54	-23	2.8
            Purdue	        13	5.8	27	53	-26	2.1
            Oklahoma	15	6	38	65	-27	2.5
            Gonzaga	        17	7.4	27	56	-29	1.6
            Texas	        18	6.2	39	69	-30	2.2
            Villanova	13	5.4	28	63	-35	2.2
            Wake Forest	10	4.1	18	63	-45	1.8
            Stanford	14	5.5	38	84	-46	2.7
            Pittsburgh	12	4.3	24	75	-51	2.0
            Cincinnati	15	4.7	22	75	-53	1.5
            
            Because survival is insufficient
            • FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 18,2015 12:06 pm || Up

              Every school at the end of the list is the author of one or more famous flameout games, like Duke last year, Kansas to Bucknell, Georgetown vs fla gulf Coast (and earlier to Steph’s Davidson team), etc.

              I definitely see some 2s falling early this year. And who knows, maybe this will finally be the year a 16 wins a game.

              "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
              • elcroata Mar 18,2015 12:13 pm || Up

                The most you can underperform in a single tournament is 17 points, as this is the expectancy for a #1 seed (16 points in reality, as all #1 seeds so far have won at least one game). So to be fifty under, you have to have some consistency in underperforming or being overseeded.

                Because survival is insufficient
    • Glorious Mundy Mar 16,2015 2:16 pm || Up

      Just looked at the bracket, and assuming Virginia is as good as you are implying they are, them getting Michigan State in the second round is pretty harsh. That’s assuming Michigan State doesn’t suck now, which I can’t imagine is the case.

  48. Future Ed Mar 16,2015 12:56 pm
    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  49. Future Ed Mar 16,2015 3:27 pm
    I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • DFA Mar 19,2015 7:51 am || Up

      Fuck everyone involved.

      Fuck that dude, vandalism is selfish stupid and costly.

      Fuck the assholes that go to the park and don’t pick up their shit.

      Fuck the lobotomized moron that hotwired the bobcat and went joy riding.

      Fuck Scott Weiner for ruining the park with his objection to how this shit has always been.

      Fuck the park and rec who were telling people that hey couldn’t have fucking beach umbrellas there last weekend.

      Fuck the park and rec for giving people drinking in public tickets.

      Fuck whatever city planner decided that radically improving the kids area was a smart idea.

      Look this is an adult park. Its been that way since I have been alive. Just let it be that way.

      Ticket people that litter. Like throw the book at them.

      Don’t let non licensed vendors sell booze and edibles. Fine.

      Don’t let drunk adults play on the jungle gym, whatever.

      But this idea that weve spend a bunch of money so now people cant use the park as they have for decades is the dumbest fucking shit Ive ever heard.

      Thanks everyone for fucking ruining it.

      In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
      • nevermoor Mar 19,2015 9:37 am || Up

        I suspect views differ based on how individuals want to use the park. I certainly liked that there was a solid playground closer than GGP when we lived over there. And I don’t miss the park’s history of drug deals, etc.

        But I do agree with the sentiment that people should be able to hang out in the sun getting drunk as long as they aren’t being complete disasters.

        "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
        • DFA Mar 21,2015 12:41 pm || Up

          Im just saying that no one was bringing their kids there before people started drinking there, why would you let your kids run around where it was pretty clearly unsafe due to drug dealers, poor maintenance etc. Drunks were there before kids. You shouldn’t plant grass on the baseball field thats being used for baseball because some other people want to use it for soccer.

          In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
          • ptbnl Mar 21,2015 12:59 pm || Up

            Drunks were there before kids.

            So much tagline.

            If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
            • AV Mar 21,2015 1:14 pm || Up

              and i’m saving this one for “free nothing! in fact, pay double if you can’t get it outside of manahattan… a blog for yankee fans.”

              You shouldn’t plant grass on the baseball field thats being used for baseball because some other people want to use it for soccer.

              *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
          • nevermoor Mar 21,2015 5:33 pm || Up

            Sure. But no one needs to be drinking there at noon on a wednesday, when it’s a great resource for anyone nearby to bring their kids.

            "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
            • DFA Mar 23,2015 11:18 am || Up

              No one needs to be bringing kids there at noon on a wednesday when its a great resource for unemployed drunk adults.

              In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
              • MikeV Mar 23,2015 1:06 pm || Up

                I can’t tell if you’re trolling right now or really being that stupid

                And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

                Thanks, and go As.

                • DFA Mar 23,2015 1:48 pm || Up

                  Then I have succeed.

                  In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
                • dmoas Mar 23,2015 2:06 pm || Up

                  I feel like you won this conversation.

    • elcroata Mar 19,2015 10:14 am || Up

      and one misdemeanor count for possessing graffiti tools

      wow

      Because survival is insufficient
  50. Glorious Mundy Mar 17,2015 11:08 am

    It’s a start, I guess.

    Rather than forming a panel to examine the A’s stadium situation, as Selig did, Manfred is looking at the issue himself.

    • Dial C for Concupiscence Mar 17,2015 5:06 pm || Up

      A blue ribbon commissioner then

  51. Glorious Mundy Mar 17,2015 11:17 am

    Chavy’s got some Popeye forearms.

    • Future Ed Mar 17,2015 11:23 am || Up

      not enough. and too much Kuiper

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
  52. MikeV Mar 17,2015 11:26 am

    So, um, Chris Borland…

    beyond the Niners being totally FKed by the move, I’m pretty sure the NFL is going to be dead in 10-15 years at this rate

    And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

    Thanks, and go As.

    • Glorious Mundy Mar 17,2015 11:32 am || Up
    • nevermoor Mar 18,2015 9:30 am || Up

      Yeah, the past couple weeks have sucked. He was the only thing keeping me even moderately ok with Willis’ retirement, now it feels like we’re just another 6 win team.

      "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
  53. AV Mar 17,2015 1:49 pm

    la putísima madre que me recontra parió!!!!

    ok, maybe that’s an exaggeration.

    still, somebody watch the boca game for me tonight. i didn’t check the sched and made an appt right during the whole thing.

    starts at 6:15 on ESPN deportes. what we’re looking for, can boca maintain its perfect W-streak in the libertadores and earn an early qualification to the round of 16? it’ll be tough on an away game, with gago et al injured, and lodeiro and osvaldo saved for the weekend league game where boca is 2 pts behind the leader, who’s got 5 Ws compared to boca’s 4W/1T. (so far, i’m enjoying this season.)

    also, go simeone! you got this.

    *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
    • AV Mar 18,2015 9:26 am || Up

      listened a bit on the radio. scrubs’ team playing like a mid-boarder. no shots on near goal. zamora puts one in with the forward’s hand, but the ref makes it count. get to my appt.

      two hours later, i check my phone. and i bang it on the table because it must be broken. 5–1 boca?? 5–1 boca.

      i love this team. and i love this game. FOREVER!!

      *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
  54. Soaker Mar 17,2015 5:54 pm

    I’ve watched very little Sharks hockey this year and tonight’s game doesn’t look like a very good choice. The positive spin is, they seem determined not to subject their fans to another hideous playoff loss. Also, the Sharks failing to make the playoffs helps keep any A’s games from being bounced off CSN.

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
    • mother pucker Mar 17,2015 10:44 pm || Up

      And, at this rate, they are slowly but surely playing themselves down in the overall standings, and could at least have a small (but not improbable) shot at the best prospect since Crosby in Connor McDavid.

  55. FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 17,2015 10:05 pm

    Hey, one of you people who follows Pac12 sports reassure me about Utah. KenPom loves them, they appear to be solid on O and D, and seriously underseeded. I want to pick them to win some games, maybe even beat Duke. But I can’t shake the nagging worry that the Pac 12 secretly sucks and Utah will lose its first game (and S.F. Austin is a legit team).

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • sslinger Mar 18,2015 10:56 am || Up

      I know zip about Pac12 basketball, but did see this about 12s:

      The No. 12 seed? That’s the sacred spot. In the past 14 years, No. 12 seeds have won 26 of 56 games against No. 5 seeds — almost half. In the past three years, No. 12 seeds have an 8-4 record against No. 5 seeds, suggesting the No. 12 seeds should be favored.
      West Virginia, Arkansas, Utah and Northern Iowa are the teams cursed with No. 5 seeds this time, no doubt aware that at least one of them is probably doomed.

      • elcroata Mar 18,2015 11:11 am || Up

        #12 Seeds had more success than #13 seeds and less than #11. Nothing really out of the ordinary.

        This is the overview of the last 20 years. TP is the average of the tournament points teams with that seed make in one year. They are given for every win, starting with one point for the first round (round of 64) and doubling up for each next round until 32 for the win in the title game.


        Seed Games TP
        1 80 17.00
        2 80 8.91
        3 80 5.31
        4 80 4.43
        5 80 2.94
        6 80 1.70
        7 80 1.95
        8 80 1.81
        9 80 0.70
        10 80 1.09
        11 80 0.83
        12 80 0.75
        13 80 0.35
        14 80 0.14
        15 80 0.10
        16 80 0.00

        Because survival is insufficient
        • FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 18,2015 1:05 pm || Up

          That’s the answer to a different question, though. All the low seeds hardly ever get later round wins. But for first round games only, the 12s definitely seem like they’ve had much more success than 10s and 11s. I wonder if that’s anything more than statistical noise, though. Feels like it is, but who knows.

          "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
          • elcroata Mar 23,2015 12:02 am || Up

            In the last 20 years (1995-2014) the 12 seeds are better than 11 seeds, but worse than 10 seeds in the first round matchups:
            09 seeds - 38:42
            10 seeds - 35:45
            11 seeds - 27:53
            12 seeds - 33:47
            13 seeds - 17:63
            14 seeds - 10:70
            15 seeds - 05:75
            16 seeds - 00:80

            Because survival is insufficient
            • elcroata Mar 23,2015 12:18 am || Up

              And with two 11 seeds (and two 14 seeds) winning this year, even the gap between 11 and 12 is getting smaller.

              Because survival is insufficient
              • Future Ed Mar 23,2015 5:05 am || Up

                and to not defend the call, but there is no reason my 11 seed was within 2. that was a failure of SMU.

                its like the Tyus Edny mad dash in 1995, there was no reason that #1 seed was so behind with less than 5 seconds left. they deserved to lose.

                I have $5. No I don\'t.
            • elcroata Mar 23,2015 5:29 am || Up

              And here is the trivia question of the day. No #1 seed has lost in the first round. But, over last 20 years, three programs have lost in the first round BOTH as a #2 seed and as a #3 seed. Which ones?

              Because survival is insufficient
              • FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 23,2015 8:05 am || Up

                I’ll guess Kansas, Gonzaga, and Pitt.

                "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
              • vignette17 Mar 23,2015 9:31 am || Up

                I will readily admit I’ve never been too much into college basketball. But when I watch, I root for Duke. And I vaguely recall a couple of early upsets. So, Duke?

                And…Villanova and Florida?

                • elcroata Mar 23,2015 12:47 pm || Up

                  Duke it is. Surprised FSU’s missed on that.

                  The other two were not listed in either your or nevermoor’s guess. Hint, one of them is to me partly what Duke is to FSU and one of their two upsets brought us one of the most animated animated gifs.

                  Because survival is insufficient
                • Glorious Mundy Mar 23,2015 12:51 pm || Up

                  Georgetown and Iowa State

                • elcroata Mar 23,2015 1:17 pm || Up

                  Yup on Georgetown.

                  The third one is quite hard. They managed to do it in consecutive years in the late nineties

                  Because survival is insufficient
                • Soaker Mar 23,2015 1:28 pm || Up

                  Somebody who would have been overseeded in the late 90s, likely due to strong performance a few years earlier? I’ll try LSU as a first guess and Michigan as a backup.

                  What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
                • Soaker Mar 23,2015 4:52 pm || Up

                  Was tormented about this and looked it up. They make Cal look like a basketball powerhouse. After their loss as a #3 seed in 1998, they’ve been in the tournament just once in the last 17 years.

                  What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
                • colin Mar 23,2015 1:44 pm || Up

                  Stanford? They made the final four the year before I showed up, then got upset twice in a row (by Gonzaga both times?).

                • colin Mar 23,2015 5:25 pm || Up

                  1999 they were a #2 seed, lost to Gonzaga in the second round. 2000 they were a #1 seed, lost to UNC in the second round. So they made it through the first round both times, but still some pretty good choking.

                • elcroata Mar 23,2015 11:27 pm || Up

                  Yeah Stanford is one of the prime underachievers in my quesry

                  Because survival is insufficient
                • Glorious Mundy Mar 23,2015 2:07 pm || Up

                  Are you not counting this year? I’m pretty sure Iowa State joined the club.

                • Soaker Mar 23,2015 5:09 pm || Up

                  You are correct. Maybe there is an issue with the “First Round” terminology, because in recent years the play-in round of 8 teams has been referred to as the “First Round” and the initial round played by the full 64-team field has been misleadingly called the “Second Round”. Prior to this year’s #3 vs. #14 loss to UAB, the #2 Cyclones lost to #15 Hampton in 2001.

                  What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
                • Soaker Mar 23,2015 5:30 pm || Up

                  Looking into it a little further, I believe EC’s original research is correct regardless of the terminology and Iowa State is the fourth team on the list. In fact, both of Duke’s losses have come since the 8-team “First Round”/68-team field was initiated in 2011: #2 Duke to #15 Lehigh in 2012 and #3 Duke to #14 Mercer in 2014.

                  So, Duke, Iowa State as mentioned above, Georgetown with the 2-15 loss to Florida Gulf Coast shown in the GIF in 2013 and a 3-14 loss to Ohio U. in 2010. The fourth one is XXX with a 2-15 loss to Coppin State in 1997 and 3-14 to Richmond in 1998. And XXX is 0-1 in the tournament ever since, a #10 seed in 2004 with a first-round loss to Memphis.

                  What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
                • elcroata Mar 23,2015 11:27 pm || Up

                  Yeah, crazy right?

                  Because survival is insufficient
                • FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 23,2015 8:53 pm || Up

                  The Round of 64 is still the first round, and the games before it are play-in games. Fuck the NCAA and their lickspittles at CBS for trying to inflict stupid terminology upon us.

                  "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
                • elcroata Mar 23,2015 11:26 pm || Up

                  Agreed

                  Because survival is insufficient
                • doctorK Mar 24,2015 6:03 pm || Up

                  Re 2001: still too soon

                • elcroata Mar 23,2015 11:26 pm || Up

                  I was not counting this year, correct. Iowa State is the fourth team.

                  Because survival is insufficient
              • nevermoor Mar 23,2015 9:49 am || Up

                Nova, Stanford, (Baylor, except that I don’t think they’ve been a 2-seed), Michigan State.

                "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
      • Glorious Mundy Mar 18,2015 11:12 am || Up

        12 U of Wisconsin Green Bay over 5 California Golden Bears was the day my love of college basketball started to flicker.

        • Soaker Mar 19,2015 11:44 am || Up

          And doctorK has just met his own Wisconsin-Green Bay.

          What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
          • FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 19,2015 11:50 am || Up

            Ouch. Sucks bad to have your team’s promising season end so abruptly. I feel for the doc. Also, I had Iowa St in my Final Four, argh.

            "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
            • doctorK Mar 19,2015 12:44 pm || Up

              to repeat

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            • Soaker Mar 19,2015 4:20 pm || Up

              It’s an awfully thin year for FK with the doctorK’s now gone, the Soaker etal’s and the batgirl’s (edit: knew I forgot somebody: …and the elcroata’s) never showing up in the first place, and either the Upgrade’s or the andeux’s about to get KO’d. It’s pretty much up to the Upgrade’s and the Bed’s to advance past the Sweet 16 (and good grief I would like to see the Bed’s dismiss the anointed Kentuckians). It’s a little ironic that the much loathed Ed’s also have a path to the Sweet 16 now.

              What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
              • Future Ed Mar 19,2015 8:35 pm || Up

                Are the Ed’s playing tomorrow? they will lose for sure if they are. They have not won on March 20th since I can remember.

                I have $5. No I don\'t.
          • Glorious Mundy Mar 19,2015 12:13 pm || Up

            Hampton University?

  56. Glorious Mundy Mar 18,2015 6:49 am
    • AV Mar 18,2015 9:26 am || Up

      i love this team. and i love this game. FOREVER!!

      i guess there’s still cricket.

      *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
    • Dial C for Concupiscence Mar 18,2015 10:03 am || Up

      I hope he doesn’t get confused and try to sign a rangy center midfielder when Gentry inevitably gets hurt

      • Glorious Mundy Mar 18,2015 11:19 am || Up

        If he does, I hope he keeps in mind the crazy offensive environment in the Dutch League. It’s like the PCL of Europe.

  57. Future Ed Mar 18,2015 7:21 am
    I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • dmoas Mar 18,2015 8:08 am || Up

      I feel like I’ve seen this noted somewhere on here recently. Like very recently. And nearby too…

  58. Soaker Mar 18,2015 9:14 am

    Officially the club lists Reddick as “day-to-day”, but realistically his chances of opening the season on the active roster are fading. “It was just fine when I was swinging,” Reddick told the assembled media. “But when I practiced slamming the bat down after a pop-up, that’s when I felt it pull hard again.”

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
    • dmoas Mar 18,2015 9:40 am || Up

      Good thing we weren’t really expecting him to do anything for us anyway.

    • Dial C for Concupiscence Mar 18,2015 10:04 am || Up

      What was it that happened to him?

      • Soaker Mar 18,2015 12:22 pm || Up

        He was practicing jumping up against walls and strained his oblique.

        What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
    • Future Ed Mar 18,2015 12:51 pm || Up

      heh.

      On my drive I saw a late model volvo wagon with a license plate fram that read “keep tahoe blue and gold. go bears”

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
  59. Glorious Mundy Mar 18,2015 11:14 am

    This is gross. But also OK because it’s J.J. Reddick.

  60. elcroata Mar 18,2015 12:40 pm

    That Ole Miss – BYU was highly entertaining

    Because survival is insufficient
  61. Glorious Mundy Mar 18,2015 4:12 pm
    • colin Mar 19,2015 8:25 am || Up

      I followed the link and my first thought was that the 3D plot was too hard to read. But then I clicked through the various steps of the explanation and it was pretty awesome.

  62. AV Mar 19,2015 7:52 am

    the picture of ice in the veins.

    *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
    • Glorious Mundy Mar 19,2015 10:09 am || Up

      Poor Kun has no idea.

      • AV Mar 19,2015 9:02 pm || Up

        and el jefecito never looked so il duce.

        *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
  63. nevermoor Mar 19,2015 12:56 pm

    FKing Baylor.

    "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
    • doctorK Mar 19,2015 1:04 pm || Up

      I commiserate with you.

    • Glorious Mundy Mar 19,2015 1:32 pm || Up

      I have to assume you’re a Baylor fan, because otherwise that cannot be your primary reaction to that ending.

      • nevermoor Mar 19,2015 2:21 pm || Up

        Mrs. N went there.

        "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
        • Glorious Mundy Mar 19,2015 2:21 pm || Up

          Ah. Still, you had to appreciate the coach falling off his stool.

          • Glorious Mundy Mar 19,2015 3:34 pm || Up

            OK, I’m just learning that the coach is also the shooter’s dad? And that he was on the stool because he tore his achilles celebrating the team making the tournament in the first place? This is too good to be true.

            • nevermoor Mar 19,2015 4:38 pm || Up

              After the way the BCS went (not only not getting into the playoffs, but losing a bowl and watching TOSU wreck shop), it’s been a painful end to good years that feel necessarily fleeting.

              "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
              • Glorious Mundy Mar 19,2015 5:03 pm || Up

                a painful end to good years that feel necessarily fleeting

                Tagline

  64. nowBodhi Mar 19,2015 1:18 pm

    Thursday brings us a birthday tribute to a unique and unsung guitar hero with a penchant for odd tunings and losing strings. He’s been gone three decades, but that doesn’t mean that somewhere right now there aren’t happy people dancing their mess around to what he helped bring into this world. Blog underneath the Strobe Light with us now as we fire up a PAL DVD, from station masters, of The B-52s on German TV in 1983… and celebrate today’s birthday boy, their original and one-of-a-kind guitarist, Ricky Wilson :)

    Never suck on a Blow Pop with the microphone open.
  65. FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 19,2015 2:47 pm

    Wow, what a crushing defeat for SMU. I was watching without sound…did they review that goaltending call on video? Horrible way to lose, poor kid.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • Glorious Mundy Mar 19,2015 2:55 pm || Up

      Apparently they just reviewed 2 or 3. Can’t review anything else.

      • FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 19,2015 3:27 pm || Up

        That is ridiculous. As much fucking time as they are willing to waste on clock reviews in these games, they should at least be able to look at a questionable goaltending call, which video can conclusively answer most of the time.

        "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
        • Glorious Mundy Mar 19,2015 3:39 pm || Up

          This video of the head of officiating discussing the call is amusing. Watch his eyes shift to the left when he says “a chance to go in.”

        • Glorious Mundy Mar 19,2015 3:54 pm || Up

          The people defending this call must be the same people who thought the infield fly rule was properly applied in that 2012 Wild Card game.

    • Future Ed Mar 19,2015 8:41 pm || Up

      he.didn’t.do.anything.wrong.

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
  66. Glorious Mundy Mar 19,2015 5:59 pm

    We have a 26-19 halftime score.

    • MikeV Mar 19,2015 7:09 pm || Up

      expand the tournament to 108 imo

      And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

      Thanks, and go As.

  67. Glorious Mundy Mar 19,2015 6:54 pm

    N.C. State’s uniforms look stupid.

    • FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 19,2015 7:08 pm || Up

      The Steven F Austin mascot is terrifying, a Deliverance reject type swinging an axe.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  68. FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 19,2015 7:03 pm

    Holy shit that game was harrowing. All credit to Harvard for playing great and to Amaker’s coaching (fun fact, he was in my living room one time), but the inconsistency that has been this year’s Carolina trademark was on full display there. It seems likely that I’ll be free for next week Saturday’s brew day.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • Jennifer Mar 19,2015 7:26 pm || Up

      Woo!

      *realizes I don’t live in the Bay* *cries a little*

    • Soaker Mar 19,2015 7:35 pm || Up

      I’m guessing Amaker wouldn’t have wanted the Ratface anywhere nearby during the living room scene.

      What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
      • FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 19,2015 7:46 pm || Up

        It would have been like I went back in time and had a chance to kill Hitler.

        "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • Future Ed Mar 19,2015 8:37 pm || Up

      But was he in your kitchen?

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
  69. Jennifer Mar 19,2015 8:37 pm

    Are you guys just sitting around in your underwear all day watching basketball?

    • FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 19,2015 8:39 pm || Up

      No, I just snuck in some TV watching on my phone while at work. Had pants on, too.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • AV Mar 19,2015 9:09 pm || Up

      yes. but soccer.

      *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
      • Jennifer Mar 19,2015 9:13 pm || Up

        I’ve decided to go pant-less at work tonight.

        • AV Mar 19,2015 9:15 pm || Up

          what’s the catch?

          *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
          • Jennifer Mar 19,2015 9:18 pm || Up

            Uh… I’m fat an no one should have to see me without pants on. That’s the catch.

            • Future Ed Mar 19,2015 11:34 pm || Up

              gonna have to come up with something better than that. like a daemon face on your upper thigh.

              I have $5. No I don\'t.
              • dmoas Mar 20,2015 6:44 am || Up

                A tattoo across your ass that says “if you can read this you’re probably already dead.”

            • AV Mar 20,2015 8:39 am || Up

              oh. i thought it was going to be, not wearing pants… ’cause i’m wearing trousers / a romper / a donald duck suit!! or somesuch.

              *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
              • colin Mar 20,2015 8:40 am || Up

                Donald Duck doesn’t wear pants

                • dmoas Mar 20,2015 8:46 am || Up

                  Captain Obvious, is that you???!

                • AV Mar 20,2015 8:49 am || Up

                  (don’t be mean. vicodin’s a hell of a drug.)

                  *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
                • dmoas Mar 20,2015 11:54 am || Up

                  Well sure, tell me NOW. Where were you at 3 minutes before?

                • AV Mar 20,2015 8:47 am || Up

                  that’s exactly why i picked him over porky pig.

                  *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
                • colin Mar 20,2015 8:51 am || Up

                  porky pig doesn’t wear pants

  70. FreeSeatUpgrade Mar 19,2015 8:46 pm

    Does anyone else find it odd that Coke has an ad using a song about the accidental nuclear annihilation of life on earth?

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • Dial C for Concupiscence Mar 20,2015 9:29 am || Up

      I’ve always just assumed that’s been Coke’s long game all along

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