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The Grill about, y’know, baseball 84

  1. Oswalt to Slegna? Not sure what I’d think about that. Do they even have the prospects to do that deal? (Granted, it’s Drayton McLane, but still.)
  2. Interesting question–I mean, they can’t not re-sign him, right?
  3. But when I think of Lima, I always think of … Oh, c’mon, Rob:
  4. Speaking of big busts
  5. Vizquel for Hall? Lofton for Hall?
  6. Bono: not Irish enough

84 thoughts on “The Grill about, y’know, baseball

  1. monkeyball May 25,2010 10:28 am
    you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
  2. monkeyball May 25,2010 10:42 am
    you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
  3. monkeyball May 25,2010 11:00 am

    This certainly smells fishy to me.

    you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
  4. monkeyball May 25,2010 11:09 am

    Vida Blue and Rosey Grier! (Who are the other two guys?) (Via Copyranter.)

    you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
  5. monkeyball May 25,2010 11:13 am
    you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
  6. monkeyball May 25,2010 11:21 am

    Holy fucking crap. And that’s why I (a) don’t use chemical sunscreens, (b) use ZO instead when necessary, (c) always wear a big-ass hat, (d) just stay the fuck indoors unless it’s, like, raining, and (e) prefer night games.

    you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
    • sslinger May 25,2010 11:37 am || Up

      If the FDA started testing in 2000, it must have been because of this.

    • andeux May 25,2010 11:40 am || Up

      That’s some pretty serious alarmism.

      TINSTAAFK
    • salb918 May 25,2010 11:44 am || Up

      You are going to get rickets and die.

      • monkeyball May 25,2010 12:12 pm || Up

        iChicago, Ricketts are going to get you and die

        you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
    • MikeV May 25,2010 1:56 pm || Up

      Breaking News: That fucking gigantic ball of radiation in the sky might kill you eventually.

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

      Thanks, and go As.

      • monkeyball May 25,2010 1:58 pm || Up

        May I welcome you to my and mikeA’s anti-Sol campaign?

        you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
        • mikeA May 25,2010 2:02 pm || Up

          Beautiful day today. I’m leaving for Texas tomorrow, though. What a disaster…

          • monkeyball May 25,2010 2:16 pm || Up
            you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
            • mikeA May 25,2010 2:33 pm || Up

              On Sunday, I’ll be wearing a tux. Outside. I amazed that many people believe in God.

          • nevermoor May 25,2010 2:22 pm || Up

            I was at a wedding in Houston Saturday, am in OKC now, and will soon be driving to Lexington, KY.

            I win.

            "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
            • mikeA May 25,2010 2:32 pm || Up

              I would be happy to forfeit that contest.

              • Leopold Bloom May 25,2010 10:21 pm || Up

                If I may, stay the fuck out of Texas. And Florida, for that matter. IT’S NON STOP DEATH BALL. EVERY FUCKING DAY, IT’S SUNSUNSUNSUNSUNSUNSUN.

  7. sslinger May 25,2010 11:40 am

    Re 5: I’d be OK with Lofton making the HOF, but not Vizquel if only because the Giants’ announcers and fans made such a push for it while he was here. Loved the comment about Lofton’s hat selection for the Hall. I’d say both probably more accurately members of HOVG.

  8. green star oakland May 25,2010 11:45 am

    1. That second paragraph, detailing the Angels’ failures to secure front-line pitching, could just as easily be interpreted as a reason they won’t get Oswalt rather than as evidence that they’ll be front-runners.

    If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
    • salb918 May 25,2010 11:49 am || Up

      same thought here.

      • nevermoor May 25,2010 1:42 pm || Up

        But they got Kazmir!!!

        "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
    • Future Ed May 25,2010 12:17 pm || Up

      I am not seeing the angels as a possibility. Where have you gone Sean Rodriguez?

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
  9. green star oakland May 25,2010 11:48 am

    4. Whoa nellie …

    110/9 K/BB in 364 plate appearances

    If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
  10. green star oakland May 25,2010 11:52 am
    If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
    • monkeyball May 25,2010 12:11 pm || Up

      I still like this and this

      you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
  11. monkeyball May 25,2010 12:30 pm

    Now, yes, there’s some selective omitting going on here, but nothing Boehner says is wrong.

    you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
    • Future Ed May 25,2010 12:47 pm || Up

      does his tanning bed run on coal or oil?

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
      • monkeyball May 25,2010 12:51 pm || Up

        He just uses tainted sunscreen. Keep up with me here!

        you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
        • Future Ed May 25,2010 12:54 pm || Up

          and that’s why Kenny lofton will make the hall of fame as an indian

          I have $5. No I don\'t.
  12. monkeyball May 25,2010 2:18 pm
    you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
    • nevermoor May 25,2010 2:25 pm || Up

      Sal has a charity for that.

      "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
  13. salb918 May 25,2010 2:30 pm

    Now that’s a bad trip.

    • mikeA May 25,2010 2:36 pm || Up

      A friend of a friend threw his wallet into a bonfire. Sometimes you throw no-hitters though.

  14. monkeyball May 25,2010 2:37 pm
    you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
    • nevermoor May 25,2010 2:42 pm || Up

      Meh. Standard joke.

      "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
      • monkeyball May 25,2010 2:51 pm || Up

        Yeah, but in context …

        you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
  15. monkeyball May 25,2010 3:07 pm
    you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
  16. monkeyball May 25,2010 3:46 pm
    you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
  17. monkeyball May 25,2010 3:51 pm

    you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
    • nevermoor May 25,2010 4:20 pm || Up

      I assume that person is protected by whistle blower statutes, but render no legal advice on the subject.

      "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
  18. monkeyball May 25,2010 3:52 pm
    you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
    • green star oakland May 25,2010 3:54 pm || Up

      Sweeney in left too, according to the twit.

      If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
    • salb918 May 25,2010 3:55 pm || Up

      Both Patterson and Sweeney in LF – now that’s an aggressive shift!

      • green star oakland May 25,2010 3:57 pm || Up

        Heh heh heh … guess who discovered that you can edit the time-stamp of a comment.

        If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
        • salb918 May 25,2010 4:02 pm || Up

          Wow, He is you are a sonofabitch.

          Actually, FK prevented from posting until I undid your timestamp!

          • green star oakland May 25,2010 4:15 pm || Up

            And the message wouldn’t stick as having been read either.

            So wordpress isn’t compatible with time-travel … paging nm, we need a bug fix here.

            If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
            • nevermoor May 25,2010 4:21 pm || Up

              This is actually kind of a pain during the hour after I do savings time (WP doesn’t auto-leap)

              "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
            • andeux May 25,2010 4:26 pm || Up

              It doesn’t matter. None of this is real anyway. We all died when ** crashed, and we’re only here until we learn the importance of playing the game the right way.

              TINSTAAFK
              • green star oakland May 25,2010 4:27 pm || Up

                Winner.

                If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
              • monkeyball May 25,2010 4:30 pm || Up

                FK is a “bottle” episode, doing a cheap, single-set run-through with only the limited number of significant ** cast members who are under contract to appear in every thread.

                you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
                • grover May 25,2010 5:54 pm || Up

                  Does that mean I get “Special Guest Star” treatment in the credits?

                • monkeyball May 25,2010 5:58 pm || Up

                  “And featuring”

                  you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
                • grover May 25,2010 7:19 pm || Up

                  I’ll take it. As long as I’m getting paid above scale.

              • JediLeroy May 25,2010 8:36 pm || Up

                Wait, you aren’t implying that they were all dead on the island all along, are you?

                Because I’m pretty sure that’s not the case.

                az di bobe volt gehat beytsim volt zi geven mayn zeyde
                • dmoas May 27,2010 7:32 am || Up

                  It’s not. They were very much alive during the island.

    • mikeA May 25,2010 3:59 pm || Up

      No Crisp according to gameday, which is probably correct.

    • green star oakland May 25,2010 4:04 pm || Up

      Updated to: Pennington SS, Barton 1B, Sweeney RF, Suzuki C, Cust DH, Kzmnff 3B, Gross CF, Ellis 2B, Patterson LF

      If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
      • JediLeroy May 25,2010 8:37 pm || Up

        What’s Grosser than Gross in center?

        az di bobe volt gehat beytsim volt zi geven mayn zeyde
  19. nevermoor May 25,2010 8:47 pm
    New Feature

    You can now set your preference for the AJAX refresher’s default time. In your profile (Dashboard -> Users -> My Profile or here), just use the radio buttons. After that, your selection will be what loads on each FK page (but you will be able to change it on a given page as normal).

    Let me know if you have any problems.

    "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
    • green star oakland May 25,2010 8:52 pm || Up

      Excellent – many thanks.

      If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
  20. JediLeroy May 25,2010 11:00 pm

    I went to a burger shop today which had a window ad for a new burger loaded with your hopes and dreams. With a serious expression, I pointed to the overhead menu and asked the girl at the register if the burgers truly contained my hopes and dreams. With the register girl not knowing what to say, the fortyish year-old lady managing the store behind her cocked her head sideways and confirmed nervously that my dreams and hopes were, indeed, included with the purchase of said hamburger.

    I flashed a smile and both women laughed uncomfortably. After finishing my burger, I told the girl on my way out the door that my hopes and dreams were much tastier than I ever could have imagined. “Hai” was her only response.

    In other weird Japan news, a group of seventh grade girls pulled me aside after class today to tell me how nice I smell.

    az di bobe volt gehat beytsim volt zi geven mayn zeyde
    • FreeSeatUpgrade May 25,2010 11:21 pm || Up

      Consuming one’s own hopes and dreams makes the body emit a pleasant musk.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • dmoas May 27,2010 7:34 am || Up

      Wow. Sounds like it did actually contain your hopes and dreams if seventh grade girls think you smell nice. I can smell you from here and before that burger it wasn’t something to be desired.

  21. FreeSeatUpgrade May 25,2010 11:22 pm
    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • nevermoor May 26,2010 8:11 am || Up

      How’s that stealy-losey thing workin’ out for ya?

      (seriously, though, just shockingly stupid on the part of the GOP)

      "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
      • mk May 26,2010 9:15 am || Up

        Stupid, but irrelevant in terms of votes. Probably we won’t see Charlie Cook on NBC in November talking about how fallout from the Byrne Incident swung the election to Rubio. Although you never know – if Jackson Browne had been a Republican, we might all be praying for President McCain’s continued health right now.

    • salb918 May 26,2010 8:30 am || Up

      I sympathize completely (and agree with) Byrne’s take, but I recall reading somewhere that he hated that damn song. “Joke’s on you, Crist – that song sucks anyway!”

      • mk May 26,2010 9:16 am || Up

        Wiki:

        According to the sleeve of Talking Heads compilation Once in a Lifetime, Byrne added the choral intro after deciding the song in itself was embarrassingly simplistic and monotonous.

  22. salb918 May 26,2010 7:06 am
  23. sslinger May 26,2010 9:40 am

    Though this may be violating our apparent tacit agreement not to discuss the S****s, it’s clear what the A’s need: moar hockey players.

    • andeux May 26,2010 9:59 am || Up

      Bring back Rich Harden!

      TINSTAAFK
      • FreeSeatUpgrade May 26,2010 10:13 am || Up

        And Matt Stairs!

        "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
      • sslinger May 26,2010 10:35 am || Up

        Harden clearly wasn’t cut out to be a hockey player, but Steve Nash on the other hand could’ve been one:

        Derek Fisher got Nash squarely in his broken nose in the third quarter, sending the Suns playmaker to the court in pain. Nash recovered to make two free throws.

  24. FreeSeatUpgrade May 26,2010 10:14 am

    I don’t understand the whole squirrel thing, and it seems the province of that other place, but this is amusing nonetheless:

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • dmoas May 27,2010 7:38 am || Up

      Even the creators of the squirrel thing don’t really understand it either. It’s more of a fuck it all, that’s just go with it. But it has no providence for location and can be ritually discussed (or ignored) anywhere it damn well pleases.

  25. salb918 May 26,2010 11:13 am
    • nevermoor May 26,2010 6:09 pm || Up

      Typo mars joke. News at 11.

      "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
    • dmoas May 27,2010 7:39 am || Up

      So it wasn’t our Ray? There’d be something amusing about that too.

  26. andeux May 26,2010 12:04 pm

    Recker back to Sacramento from Midland, and Powell not in the lineup today. I’d guess Powell is being called back up.

    TINSTAAFK
    • monkeyball May 26,2010 12:06 pm || Up

      Eother that, or just a DeFrancesco “manager’s decision.”

      you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come

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