- Premium snark:
Tulips and crocuses. Robins. Meaningful college basketball games. All of these are classic harbingers of spring, but perhaps the surest sign that spring is here is the annual Eric Chavez comeback story. Hark! There it is!
- I really do not understand the Tigers crying poverty on Granderson, and then signing Damon
- I thought for sure it was Harden
- Maybe you can hug trees with (non-nuclear) arms
- How does this guy still not have a gig?
- What? No gratuitous Berkeley pro-gun barb?
- In former Soviet Union, Obama nominee lashes out at Yoo
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Trainman’s favorite Agatha Christie whodunit
Alexander BonaPARTE CUST!
In the hierarchy of unintentional acronyms for my username, I like Former Soviet Union about a hundred times more than Florida State University, which I despise. I’m agnostic about Fresno State University.
But Fuck Something Up may trump them all.
The FSU Gang
JL & LB’s favorite
3rd Nephi Nacho Runs!
1st Neifi Nacho Runs!
Chavvy’s favorite
Re 2: I’d certainly rather have Granderson.
7 = win.
Yeah, I was pretty pleased with that
Ditto the raven, that’s some quality wordplay right there.
Re 4: I’m nearly confident you played the det cord for the Two Very Loud Kabooms
also known as, “snark softball”
Or irony.
12-year-olds,
DudeDuceMonsignorBwa-ha-ha-ha
Sweet. I imagine a lot of these blogs would sell their URL for the right price. Porn industry, ASSEMBLE!
BWA-HA-HA-HA-HA
Link fail.
I was wondering if it was just me.
Dammit. Here.
Meh. Crazy people are crazy.
Brown isn’t some kind of hero here.
I’m not the one who was saying he was — the crazy crazies were. And now they’re crazy-mad.
See comment #2:
Um. Hm. This certainly seems suggestive of grander schemes having been afoot …\
This seems like hysterical wishcasting, but there could be a grain of truth in it.
I wonder how Cenk Uygur keeps his hair so nice, what with it so far up his ass and all.
I don’t understand why anyone would read him regularly.
Concern troll is concerned.
troll… where???
lemmekillitlemmekillitcanIpuhleeeeaaazzzekillit????
DeLong’s take
Top gotta write something strategies for political bloggers/columnists running thin on content:
1. If you are a liberal, make fun of the latest stupid thing some reliably stupid conservative said. If you are a conservative, make fun of the latest stupid thing some reliably stupid liberal said.
2. Find a recent poll. Extrapolate wantonly.
3. Speculate about West Wing dissent. If you’re feeling especially randy, infer various outcomes from that speculation, then assess the (hypothetical) political implications of the (inferred) outcomes.
Top gotta write something strategies for
krauthorsmb:1. iFSU
2. Christ, what a #2
3. 3 year olds, dude
SWAG!
I forgot that USPS delivers to my building’s central mailroom, while FedEx/UPS deliver directly to the lab. The swag was probably sitting there all weekend while I sulked.
iFSU, swag sulks while you sit there all weekend
that’s advanced swag–self-sulking.
iFSU, swag belongs to everyone.
well, none of you worked for it, so maybe this is FSU.
I got my swag, but my surplus value got lost in the mail
proletariat nabbed it.
I’ve got Proletariat in the eighth race at Existential Downs tonight…
Will I win?
iFSU, Proletariat has you in the eighth race …
I’ve got Angst, Ennui and Nausea to win, place and show.
If I could be bothered, I’d put my money on Weltschmerz. And when you lose your bet (as you must), I’ll ride my swayback nag Schadenfreude for a victory lap around the backyard.
There is no birthday party. The clowns are coming. Act busy.
{snerk}
mikeA would sure call that a party.
it’s more fun when you’re anticipating swag and none comes. Remind me to intentionally forget to mail yours next time.
The entwittered one
“Thicket of the Devil”? Howzabout we just call it “Mt Euphemism”?
“mount Reagan?” That’s obscene.
Yeah. The whole “golly gee I had no idea this would happen” schtick is nuts.
The story (minus the obvious political issue) reminds me a bit of the forced highway renumbering down in New Mexico a few years ago.
BA Top 100 prospect list is out:
Wallace-Carter-Taylor are 27-28-29 (Carter ranks a 75 power on the 20-80 scale).
Grant Green is the only other A at number 52.
Huh. I thought Carter was higher on power than that. It’s also very odd that the three are so close (or at least so I think)
I thought everyone was ranking Stassi in that range.
Pedro Alvarez, Mike Stanton and Jesus Montero were the only 3 guys (I saw) on the 100 list with an 80 power score. I’ve heard the hype about Montero, enough that I could see him getting a higher mark than Carter but I’m not sure how Alvarez and Stanton edge Carter. I’m a little surprised that Stassi didn’t make the tail end of the list… then I remembered… this is BA and they tend to hate on the A’s a bit.
I remember after the first day of the draft BA was shocked that nobody had taken a flyer on Stassi, so I thought they were pretty high on him.
As memory serves, a lot of draft outlets were talking about Stassi as a late 1st/Sup 1 pick. Just looking at the Top 100 list, Mike Trout is listed at #85 and he was talked about as a potential mid-1st pick (in fact, the A’s were rumored to be considering him if Green was gone) plus he’s coming off a 352/419/486 in 179 AB debut. (Please excuse the poor sentence structure.) Stassi just doesn’t have the early numbers or pedigree to match. I’d be surprised is Stassi hadn’t been in the conversation for the last 5 or so spots.
… my rabbit has been cut to look … just … like … a … star!
I think Deep Purple just emerged from that dessert.
Hunh. Jimmy Carter put the F in FSU.
Kinda creepy. But Carter does deserve more credit than he gets. Him and Volcker pretty much produced anything good that came out of the reagan administration. (except JFA, Old skull and Regan Youth)
Plus, the elevation of Brzezinsky to prominance opened the door for a whole generation of kids named Zbiggy.
Zbiggy played guitar.
Zbiggy Smalls
Gettin’ Zbiggy With It
Ah. This explains the switch to Michael Savage as the pregame leadin:
I think we’ve found an enhanced interrogation tactic mikeA can support:
They were probably sick of him being so dour.
http://www.castrotheatre.com/p-list.html
Don’t be square!
The second date is the first spring training game.
And my 40th birthday.
Do the Angels wanna wear them?
Since all they do is beat their PECOTAs, they are unfamiliar with the doubtful comforts of human love.
Elvis Costello always beat his Pecota too…. Except in his case, it was a Peruvian hooker, not a projection system.
< sigh >
Moira Shearer …
I bet she hated the sun.
He told her to wait by the magazines
He had to take care of some business it seems
Bring a raincoat
And a suitcase
And your dark eyes
And wear those red shoes
Two reactions:
1. Believe it when I see it.
2. God I hope so.
Ditto this.
Maybe they can do something about this. (The tone of the article is somewhat rabble-rousing, but that’s probably justified. Isn’t this the kind of thing the AMT is supposed to prevent?)
In a similar rabble-rousing vein:
I’d also love to know how this is anything other than blatant tax dodge:
The latter point is a loophole that needs to be closed. So far, no joy.
Whether MGL realizes it or not, this is a fairly typical small businessperson’s lament of underappreciated tribulation.
What I find interesting about such screeds is how frequently the narrative of middle class overcoming (stock market losses, broken water heaters) is unconsciously extrapolated to imbue the very wealthy with an immunizing aura of bootstrap pulling virtue (if you criticize their tax rate, you are criticizing hard work, entrepreneurial spirit, and so forth). Present day revilement of Wall Street aside, a sizable segment of the almost-affluent seems to feel a reflexive solidarity with the rich, though of course not many would articulate it that way. I think this has something to do with how aspiration is defined within various socioeconomic strata, and our desire to preserve the moral standing of whatever ladder rung happens to be just above us.
Use of the phrase “essentially double taxation” is a pretty reliable indicator of an essentially bogus argument.
So he built up $334K on which he paid taxes, lost it all in the stock market (i.e. gambling), declared bankruptcy, and 22 years later made money in the stock market (i.e. gambling) which is now tax-free because of the previous offsetting losses. That’s legal, so … bully for him, I guess. But if the laws were changes to disallow that, it wouldn’t be “double taxation” any more than all the other similar losses or deductions that can’t be carried forward from year to year: other gambling losses, mortgage interest deduction, etc. The law is the way it is because Congress in its infinite wisdom has decided to encourage certain types of speculation, on the grounds that liquidity is good for the economy. Maybe they’re right. But there’s no fundamental reason that capital gains and losses have to be treated differently than any other type of income.
So it has always been. A huge portion of 19th century southerners didn’t own slaves.
slackers!
That’s just not properly allocating the resources available.
{blinks}
You know, maybe one of the reasons the sign shop’s failing is because of my disdain for capitalism.
Nowhere near enough information to draw a conclusion. Depreciating assets are, and should be, recognizable losses.
In general, sure. If I pay $1 million for some sort of property that generates $100K for 10 years but is then worthless, I’ve netted nothing. But it’s one of the areas of tax law that is rife with abuse. It’s impossible to agree on what system of taxation would be fair for all situations, let alone codify it. But I’m pretty sure that people who own 8 personal homes and a private jet (and a baseball team) paying no personal taxes for 6 years (during many of which the economy was doing quite well) fails to meet my personal definition.
Interesting — esp. the bit about job growth being driven by 70s-founded co.s
I completely agree that consolidation is the problem. And not just of companies.
Yeah, we were much more innovative and expansive back before East and West Dakota got annexed by their longitudinal aggressors.
God, do I hate Slate.
Do you see guys who flamed out in the minors, maybe even had a cup of coffee in the show, puling like this?
(I mean, not before they’ve had 6 or 7 beers at the bar, that is.)
My favorite is the world series analogy. There are, what, 60 athletes in each event? MLB is a better comparison, and people absolutely would ask that.
Also, speaking as someone who knows both medalists and non-olympians, there just isn’t so much of a difference after you retire.
No A.R., you’re wrong. I was champ, and can’t nothin’ take that away.
I am proud to say that I haven’t read a slate article in years.
Who the hell is Connor Hoehn? Grover?
The A’s drafted him out of a Florida JC in the 12th round last year. Pitched out of pen in his pro debut but has a good enough arsenal (including a low-90’s fastball) that the A’s are going to try him as a SP this year. Right now I’m penciling him in to start for Kane County next year.
You concur with the sleeper alert?
There wasn’t a lot on Hoehn pre-draft. (‘Course, I don’t frequent all the draft sites so maybe I missed a treasure trove of info.) Hoehn’s pro numbers are all based on his work out of the bullpen, which I consider of dubious value with the switch to the rotation. Sickels actually lists his velocity at 90-95… I handicapped that to low-90’s due to the fatigue of starting vs. relieving. What is his K/9 rate going to look like when he has to pace himself?
All of which is the long way of saying that Sickels likes Hoehn’s 3 pitch repitoire and he got better eyes on him than I got, so I have no reason to doubt the Sleeper Alert.
Well, hunh. Ian McShane as Blackbeard is a great conceit — but not in this franchise, and not with this director.
I actually liked the first one.
Ugh.
Or, I should say, ZZZZZZzzzzzzzzz …
It was good. Depp and Rush r awesome.
Who do you take in the villain draft: Geoffrey Rush or Gary Oldman?
He died today.
crazy. I hope your loved ones are ok.
what sal said. :(
Wow. Hope your ex and his family are ok.
what Poppy said.
Thanks, all.
She’s pretty messed up, and I’m sure they’re not well at all, either. Just a fucked up situation.
ouch…
sorry, duder…
:(
Small men with small ideas. Both physically and mentally!
I’ve officially decided that’s a shitty blog (from reading down the page just now.) I always like that reference, though…
They’ve added some shitty writers, but JC is actually quite good (at least if you need an angry liberal vent from time to time)
I think I only need one of those biannually or so.
Oakland: we want to build a Niners/Raiders venue.
FSU and other stadium mavens: what. the. fuck?
Well if you’re likely to lose the A’s, what better way to save face?
It’s a good idea, low risk at this stage, and it shouldn’t make the chances of keeping the A’s any more or less likely. Oakland’s already bought and banked a lot of land around the Coliseum (the RV lot on 66th, the old Malibu Grand Prix site, the old Homebase site on Hegenberger, etc.). The plan is a sort of football park village mall which would cover a footprint more than twice as big as the current Coli does, with shops etc etc. The shopping access right on 880 should be a tax revenue winner independent of any sports development; as a result, the land will still be valuable even if the stadium never happens, so the City won’t get screwed.
The dual-team stadium idea makes a lot of sense too…less than half the public funding required, and probably much much less public opposition (since there’s already a stadium there). Bear in mind also that this is in a different redevelopment area than the hoped-for A’s park, which means the redev money for the land does not come from the same pockets that would be buying land for an A’s park. So the football plan doesn’t make an A’s park any less likely to happen, and in the sense that it indicates that the City/County are capable of “getting something done,” it could even help the A’s park effort in some ephemeral way.
I like it.
Is it safe to assume that the MLB task force report is now in Bud’s bony hands?
Yes, that’s a safe assumption. One might also assume that, instead of rendering a verdict, the bony-handed one might instead publicly say either nothing at all or nothing specific/committal, by way of generally wanting to give as all the bony finger. (FSU self-edit)
Thanks. I will make such assumptions going forward.
… and then, to complete the Dickey Plan, the A’s rent/assume some of the debt for Warrantless Wiretap Park. Works for me!
A’s even more proximal to mb HQ, football outside of the City limits. Win-win.
That would make my day.
Also, I would quickly go broke attending A’s games.